[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 110 (Friday, June 7, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 39381]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-14391]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. EA-267]
Application to Export Electric Energy; Conectiv Energy Supply,
Inc.
AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of application.
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SUMMARY: Conectiv Energy Supply, Inc. (CESI) has applied for authority
to transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada pursuant
to section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act.
DATES: Comments, protests or requests to intervene must be submitted on
or before July 8, 2002.
ADDRESSES: Comments, protests or requests to intervene should be
addressed as follows: Office of Coal & Power Import/Export (FE-27),
Office of Fossil Energy, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence
Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20585-0350 (FAX 202-287-5736).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Mintz (Program Office) 202-586-
9506 or Michael Skinker (Program Attorney) 202-586-2793.
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 May 17, 2002, the Office of Fossil Energy (FE) of the Department
of Energy (DOE) received an application from CESI to transmit electric
energy from the United States to Canada. CESI is a Delaware corporation
and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Conectiv Energy Holding Company
which is, in turn, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Conectiv. CESI intends
to acquire electric energy from power suppliers in the United States
and to export this energy to the Independent Electricity Market
Operator in Ontario, Canada, or to other wholesale customers in Canada.
CESI does not own or control any electric power generation or
transmission facilities and does not have a franchised service area.
CESI proposes to arrange for the delivery of electric energy to
Canada over the existing international transmission facilities owned by
Basin Electric Power Cooperative, Bonneville Power Administration,
Citizen Utilities, Eastern Maine Electric Cooperative, International
Transmission Company, Joint Owners of the Highgate Project, Long Sault,
Inc., Maine Electric Power Company, Maine Public Service Company,
Minnesota Power Inc., Minnkota Power Cooperative, New York Power
Authority, Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation, Northern States Power, and
Vermont Electric Transmission Company. The construction, operation,
maintenance, and connection of each of the international transmission
facilities to be utilized by CESI, as more fully described in the
application, has previously been authorized by a Presidential permit
issued pursuant to Executive Order 10485, as amended.
Procedural Matters
Any person desiring to become a party to this proceeding or to be
heard by filing comments or protests to this application should file a
petition to intervene, comment or protest at the address provided above
in accordance with Secs. 385.211 or 385.214 of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedures (18 CFR
385.211, 385.214). Fifteen copies of each petition and protest should
be filed with DOE on or before the date listed above.
Comments on the CESI application to export electric energy to
Canada should be clearly marked with Docket EA-267. Additional copies
are to be filed directly with Kimberly A. Curry, Bracewell & Patterson,
L.L.P., 2000 K Street, NW., Suite 500, Washington, DC 20006-1872 and I.
David Rosenstein, Assistant General Counsel, Conectiv Energy, 800 King
Street, Post Office Box 231, Wilmington, DE 19801 and K. Stephen
Tsingas, Manager, Physical Trading Desk, Conectiv Energy Trading, P.O.
Box 6066, Newark, DE 19714-6066.
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, 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 or by
accessing the Fossil Energy home page at http://www.fe.de.gov. Upon
reaching the Fossil Energy home page, select ``Electricity
Regulation,'' and then ``Pending Procedures'' from the options menus.
Issued in Washington, DC, on June 4, 2002.
Anthony J. Como,
Deputy Director, Electric Power Regulation, Office of Coal & Power
Import/Export, Office of Coal & Power Systems, Office of Fossil Energy.
[FR Doc. 02-14391 Filed 6-6-02; 8:45 am]
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