[Federal Register: September 1, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 169)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Docket No. EA-191]

 
Application to Export Electric Energy; Sempra Energy Trading 
Corp.

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of Application.

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SUMMARY: Sempra Energy Trading Corp. (SET) has applied for authority to 
transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada pursuant to 
section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act.


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DATES: Comments, protests or requests to intervene must be submitted on 
or before October 1, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Comments, protests or requests to intervene should be 
addressed as follows: Office of Coal & Power Im/Ex (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: Ellen Russell (Program Office) 202-
586-9624 or Michael 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 August 7, the Office of Fossil Energy (FE) of the Department of 
Energy (DOE) received an application from SET to transmit electric 
energy from the United States to Canada. SET, a power marketing 
company, does not own or control any facilities for the generation or 
transmission of electricity, nor does it have a franchised service 
area. SET proposes to transmit to Canada electric energy purchased from 
electric utilities and other suppliers within the U.S.
    SET proposes to arrange for the delivery of electric energy to 
Canada over transmission facilities owned by Basin Electric Power 
Cooperative, Bonneville Power Administration, Citizens Utilities, 
Detroit Edison Company, Eastern Maine Electric Cooperative, Joint 
Owners of the Highgate Project, 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 of each of the international transmission 
facilities to be utilized by SET, 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 protest 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 FERC's Rules of 
Practice and Procedures (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Fifteen copies of 
each petition and protest should be filed with the DOE on or before the 
date listed above.
    Comments on the SET application to export electric energy to Canada 
should be clearly marked with Docket EA-191. Additional copies are to 
be filed directly with Michael A. Goldstein, Esq., Vice President and 
General Counsel, Sempra Energy Trading Corp., One Greenwich Plaza, 
Greenwich, CT 06830.
    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 or by 
accessing the Fossil Energy Home Page at http://www.fe.doe.gov. Upon 
reaching the Fossil Energy Home page, select ``Regulatory'' and then 
``Electricity'' from the options menus.

    Issued in Washington, D.C., on August 25, 1998.
Anthony J. Como,
Manager, Electric Power Regulation, Office of Coal & Power Im/Ex, 
Office of Coal & Power Systems, Office of Fossil Energy.
[FR Doc. 98-23483 Filed 8-31-98; 8:45 am]
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