[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 110 (Friday, June 7, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39380-39381]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-14393]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. EA-223-A]
Application to Export Electric Energy; CMS Marketing, Services
and Trading Company
AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of application.
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SUMMARY: CMS Marketing, Services and Trading Company (CMS) 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 June 24, 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 July 11, 2000, the Office of Fossil Energy (FE) of the
Department of Energy (DOE) issued Order No. EA-223 authorizing CMS to
transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada as a power
marketer using the international electric transmission facilities owned
and operated by Basin Electric Power Cooperative, Bonneville Power
Administration, Citizen Utilities, Eastern Maine Electric Cooperative,
International Transmission Company (formally The Detroit Edison
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
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Transmission Company. That two-year authorization expires on July 11,
2002.
On May 30, 2002, DOE received an application from CMS to renew its
authorization to transmit electric energy from the United States to
Canada. Further, CMS requests that an electricity export authorization
be issued for a 5-year term.
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 section 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 CMS application to export electric energy to Canada
should be clearly marked with Docket EA-223-A. Additional copies are to
be filed directly with Francis X. Berkemeier, Attorney, 212 W. Michigan
Avenue, Jackson, MI 49201 and Karyl M. Lawson, General Counsel, 1021
Main St., Ste. 2900, Houston, TX 77002.
DOE notes that the circumstances described in this application are
virtually identical to those for which export authority had previously
been granted in FE Order No. EA-223. Consequently, DOE believes that it
has adequately satisfied its responsibilities under the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 through the documentation of a
categorical exclusion in the FE Docket EA-223 proceeding.
Copies of this application will be made available, upon request,
for public inspection and copying at the address provided above or by
accessing the FE Home Page at http://www.fe.de.gov. Upon reaching the
FE Home page, select ``Electricity Regulation'' and then ``Pending
Proceedings'' 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. 02-14393 Filed 6-6-02; 8:45 am]
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