[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 119 (Wednesday, June 19, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31092-31093]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-15580]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[FE DOCKET NO. EA-115]


Application to Export Electricity; Enron Power Marketing, Inc.

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: Enron Power Marketing, Inc., (EPMI) has requested 
authorization to export electric energy to Canada. EPMI is a marketer 
of electric energy. It does not own or control any electric generation 
or transmission facilities.

DATES: Comments, protests, or requests to intervene must be submitted 
on or before July 19, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, or requests to intervene should be 
addressed as follows: Office of Coal & Electricity (FE-52), Office of 
Fuels Programs, Fossil Energy, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 
Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20585.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William H. Freeman (Program Office) 
202-586-5883 or Michael T. Skinker (Program Attorney) 202-586-6667.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Exports of electricity from the United 
States to a foreign country are regulated and require authorization 
under section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act (FPA) (16 U.S.C. 
824a(e)).
    On June 3, 1996, EPMI filed an application with the Office of 
Fossil Energy (FE) of the Department of Energy (DOE) for authorization 
to export electric energy to Canada pursuant to section 202(e) of the 
FPA. EPMI neither owns nor controls any facilities for the transmission 
or distribution of electricity, nor does it have a franchised retail 
service area. Rather, EPMI is a power marketer authorized by the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to engage in the wholesale 
sale of electricity in interstate commerce at negotiated rates pursuant 
to its filed rate schedules.
    In its application, EPMI proposes to sell electric energy to 
Canadian entities and specifically requests that the proposed export 
authorization be issued without a time limit. The electric energy EPMI 
proposes to transmit to Canada would be purchased from electric 
utilities and Federal power marketing agencies in the United States. 
EPMI asserts that the energy to be exported to Canada would be surplus 
to the energy requirements of the selling utilities or electric 
generators from which it is purchased in the U.S. EPMI would arrange 
for the exported energy to be wheeled from the selling entities, over

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existing domestic transmission facilities, and delivered to the foreign 
purchaser over one or more of the following international transmission 
lines for which Presidential permits (PP) have been previously issued:

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                                                                  Voltage                                       
      Presidential permit holder              Permit No.            (kV)                   Location             
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Basin Electric Coop...................  PP-64.................          230  Tioga, ND.                         
Bonneville Power Admin................  PP-10.................        2-500  Blaine, WA.                        
                                        PP-36.................          230  Nelway, BC.                        
                                        PP-46.................          230  Nelway, BC.                        
Citizens Utilities....................  PP-66.................          120  Derby Line, VT.                    
Detroit Edison........................  PP-36.................          345  St. Clair, MI.                     
                                        PP-21.................          230  Marysville, MI.                    
                                        ......................          230  Detroit, MI.                       
                                        PP-58.................          345  St. Clair, MI.                     
Eastern Maine Electric Coop...........  PP-32.................           69  Calais, ME.                        
Joint Owners of Highgate..............  PP-82.................          345  Franklin, VT.                      
Maine Electric Power Co...............  PP-43.................          345  Houlton, ME.                       
Maine Public Service..................  PP-12.................           69  Limestone, ME.                     
                                        ......................           69  Ft. Fairfield, ME.                 
                                        PP-29.................          138  Aroostock, ME.                     
                                        ......................         2-69  Madawaska, ME.                     
Minnesota Power & Light...............  PP-78.................          115  Intnl. Falls, MN.                  
Minnkota Power........................  PP-61.................          230  Roseau County, MN.                 
New York Power Authority..............  PP-30.................          230  Devil's Hole, NY.                  
                                        PP-74.................        2-345  Niagara Falls, NY.                 
                                        PP-56.................          765  Fort Covington, NY.                
                                        PP-25.................        2-230  Massena, NY.                       
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.............  PP-31.................          230  Devil's Hole, NY.                  
Northern States Power.................  PP-45.................          230  Red River, ND.                     
                                        PP-63.................          500  Roseau County, MN.                 
Vermont Electric Trans. Co............  PP-76.................          450  DC Norton, VT.                     
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    Any determination by the DOE to grant the request by EPMI for 
export authorization would be conditioned on EPMI obtaining access to 
all transmission facilities necessary to effectuate the export and on 
EPMI complying with all reliability criteria, standards, and guidelines 
of the North American Electric Reliability Council and Regional 
Councils.

Procedural Matters

    Any persons desiring to be heard or to protest this application 
should file a petition to intervene or protest at the address provided 
above in accordance with Secs. 385.211 or 385.214 of the Rules of 
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Fifteen copies of 
such petitions and protests should be filed with the DOE on or before 
the date listed above. Additional copies are to be filed directly with: 
Ms. Kathleen E. Magruder, Enron Capital & Trade Resources, 1400 Smith 
Street, Houston, Texas 77251-1188 and Mr. David B. Ward, Flood & Ward, 
1000 Potomac Street, N.W., Suite 402, Washington, D.C. 20007.
    A final decision will be made on this application after the 
environmental impacts have been evaluated pursuant to the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), and a determination is made by 
the DOE that the proposed action will not adversely impact on the 
reliability of the U.S. electric power supply system.
    Copies of this application will be made available, upon request, 
for public inspection and copying at the address provided above.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on June 12, 1996.
Anthony J. Como,
Director, Office of Coal & Electricity, Office of Fuels Programs, 
Office of Fossil Energy.
[FR Doc. 96-15580 Filed 6-18-96; 8:45 am]
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