Application for Presidential Permit; Maine Public Service Company, 13021-13022 [05-5309]
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SW., Washington, DC 20585–0350 (FAX
202–287–5736).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Xavier Puslowski (Program Office) 202–
586–4708 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 November 13, 2001, the Office of
Fossil Energy (FE) of the Department of
Energy (DOE) issued Order No. EA–247
which authorized Constellation
(formerly AES NewEnergy, Inc.) to
transmit electric energy from the United
States to Mexico as a power marketer.
On April 10, 2003, FE issued Order No.
EA–247–A in which it renewed that
authorization for a two-year term which
expires on April 10, 2005. On March 9,
2005, Constellation applied to FE to
renew the authorization contained in
Order No. EA–247–A for a five-year
term. In its application, Constellation
requested expedited processing of its
application so that it may undertake
significant new sales into the Mexican
market beginning in the Spring/Summer
of 2005. DOE has decided to grant
Constellation’s request and has
shortened the public comment period in
this proceeding to 15 days.
On November 26, 2001, FE issued
Order No. EA–248 which authorized
Constellation to transmit electric energy
from the United States to Canada as a
power marketer. On April 8, 2003, FE
issued Order No. EA–248–A which
renewed that authorization for a twoyear term which expires on April 8,
2005. On March 9, 2005, Constellation
applied to FE to renew the authorization
contained in Order No. EA–248–B for a
five-year term. In its application,
Constellation requested expedited
processing of its application so that it
can continue deliveries of electric
energy ranging between 3,000 and 6,000
megawatt-hours per month to Canada.
DOE has decided to grant
Constellation’s request and has
shortened the public comment period to
15 days.
In the application filed in Docket No.
EA–247–B, Constellation proposes to
export electric energy to Mexico over
the international transmission facilities
owned by San Diego Gas and Electric
Company, El Paso Electric Company,
Central Power and Light Company, and
Comision Federal de Electricidad, the
national utility of Mexico.
In the application filed in Docket No.
EA–248–B, Constellation proposes to
export electric energy to Canada over
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the international transmission facilities
owned by Basin Electric Power
Cooperative, Bonneville Power
Administration, Boise Cascade, Citizens
Utilities Company, 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 of each of the
international transmission facilities to
be utilized by Constellation NewEnergy,
as more fully described in the
applications, 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 these
proceedings 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
§§ 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 dates
listed above.
Comments on the Constellation
application to export electric energy to
Mexico should be clearly marked with
Docket EA–247–B. Comments on the
Constellation application to export
electric energy to Canada should be
clearly marked with Docket EA–248–B.
Additional copies are to be filed directly
with Cathy Barron, Esq. Counsel,
Constellation NewEnergy, Inc., 800
Boylston St., 28th Floor, Boston, MA
02199 AND Jeffrey D. Watkiss, Esq.,
William S. Lavarco, Esq., Bracewell &
Patterson, LLP, 2000 K Street, NW., 5th
Floor, Washington, DC 20006.
A final decision will be made on each
of these applications 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 these applications will be
made available, upon request, for public
inspection and copying at the DOE
address provided above or by accessing
the Fossil Energy Home Page at https://
www.fe.doe.gov. Upon reaching the
Fossil Energy Home page, select
‘‘Electricity Regulation,’’ and then
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‘‘Pending Proceedings’’ from the options
menus.
Issued in Washington, DC, on March 11,
2005.
Anthony J. Como,
Deputy Director, Electric Power Regulation,
Office of Fossil Energy.
[FR Doc. 05–5310 Filed 3–16–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[FE Docket No. PP–300]
Application for Presidential Permit;
Maine Public Service Company
Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.
Notice of application.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: Maine Public Service
Company (MPSCo) has applied for a
Presidential permit for the construction,
operation, maintenance, and connection
of a 138,000-volt (138-kV) electric
transmission line across the U.S. border
with Canada.
DATES: Comments, protests, or requests
to intervene must be submitted on or
before April 18, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, or
requests to intervene should be
addressed as follows: Office of Fossil
Energy (FE–27), U.S. Department of
Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue,
SW., Washington, DC 20585 (FAX 202–
287–5736).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Jerry Pell (Program Office) at 202–586–
3362 or Jerry.Pell@hq.doe.gov, or
Michael T. Skinker (Program Attorney)
at 202–586–2793.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
construction, operation, maintenance,
and connection of facilities at the
international border of the United States
for the transmission of electric energy
between the United States and a foreign
country is prohibited in the absence of
a Presidential permit issued pursuant to
Executive Order (EO) 10485, as
amended by EO 12038.
On January 21, 2005, MPSCo filed an
application with the Office of Fossil
Energy (FE) of the Department of Energy
(DOE) for a Presidential permit for the
construction of a 138-kV electric
transmission line that would cross the
U.S.-Canadian border. MPSCo is a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Maine and
Maritimes Corporation, both of which
are headquartered in Presque Isle,
Maine.
The proposed 138-kV transmission
line would originate at MPSCo’s
existing substation located in
Limestone, Maine, and extend
approximately 10.5 miles to the U.S.-
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Canadian border in the vicinity of
Hamlin, Maine. At the border, the
proposed facilities would connect with
an existing 138-kV transmission line
owned and operated by New Brunswick
Power Corporation, the electric utility in
the Province of New Brunswick,
Canada. MPSCo claims that the
proposed international transmission
line is required to increase the
reliability of the electrical grid in
northern Maine.
Since the restructuring of the electric
power industry began, resulting in the
introduction of different types of
competitive entities into the
marketplace, DOE has consistently
expressed its policy that cross-border
trade in electric energy should be
subject to the same principles of
comparable open access and nondiscrimination that apply to
transmission in interstate commerce.
DOE has stated that policy in export
authorization granted to entities
requesting authority to export over
international transmission facilities.
Specifically, DOE expects transmitting
utilities owning border facilities
constructed pursuant to Presidential
permits to provide access across the
border in accordance with the
principles of comparable open access
and non-discrimination contained in the
FPA and articulated in Federal Energy
Regulation Commission Order No. 888,
as amended (Promoting Wholesale
Competition Through Open Access
Non-Discriminatory Transmission
Services by Public Utilities). In
furtherance of this policy, DOE intends
to condition any Presidential permit
issued in this proceeding on compliance
with these open access principles.
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
§ 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.
Additional copies of such petitions to
intervene or protest also should be filed
directly with Thomas F. Osgood,
Director of Engineering, System
Operations, Asset Management, Maine
Public Service Company, P.O. Box 1209,
Presque Isle ME 04769–1209.
Before a Presidential permit may be
issued or amended, the DOE must
determine that the proposed action will
not adversely impact on the reliability
of the U.S. electric power supply
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system. In addition, DOE must consider
the environmental impacts of the
proposed action (i.e., granting the
Presidential permit, with any conditions
and limitations, or denying it) pursuant
to the National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969 (NEPA). DOE also must
obtain the concurrences of the Secretary
of State and the Secretary of Defense
before taking final action on a
Presidential permit application.
The NEPA compliance process is a
cooperative non-adversarial process
involving members of the public, State
governments, tribal governments, and
the Federal Government. The process
affords all persons interested in or
potentially affected by the
environmental consequences of a
proposed action an opportunity to
present their views, which will be
considered in the preparation of the
environmental documentation for the
proposed action. Intervening and
becoming a party to this proceeding will
not create any special status for the
petitioner with regard to the NEPA
process. Notices of forthcoming NEPA
activities and information on how to
participate in those activities will
appear in the Federal Register.
Copies of this application will be
made available, upon request, for public
inspection and copying at the DOE
address provided above. In addition, the
application may be viewed on, or
downloaded from, the Office of Fossil
Energy Web site at https://
www.fe.doe.gov/programs/
electricityregulation/. Select
‘‘Pending Proceedings’’ from the options
menu.
Issued in Washington, DC, on March 11,
2005.
Anthony J. Como,
Deputy Director, Electric Power Regulation,
Office of Fossil Energy.
[FR Doc. 05–5309 Filed 3–16–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. EG05–52–000, et al.]
Basin Creek Equity Partners, L.L.C., et
al.; Electric Rate and Corporate Filings
March 10, 2005.
The following filings have been made
with the Commission. The filings are
listed in ascending order within each
docket classification.
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1. Basin Creek Equity Partners, L.L.C.
[Docket No. EG05–52–000]
Take notice that on March 7, 2005,
Basin Creek Equity Partners, L.L.C., a
Delaware limited liability company
(Basin Creek) with its principal
executive office at 65 East Broadway,
Fourth Floor, Butte, Montana 59701,
filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission an application for
determination of exempt wholesale
generator status pursuant to part 365 of
the Commission’s regulations and
section 32 of the Public Utility Holding
Company Act of 1935, as amended.
Basin Creek states that it is
constructing and intends to own and
operate an approximately 51.8 MW
simple-cycle natural gas-fired generating
facility located in Silver Bow County,
Montana (Facility). Applicant states that
the Facility will be interconnected with
the transmission system of
NorthWestern Energy, a division of
Northwestern Corporation, which will
also purchase the entire electrical
output of the Facility at wholesale.
Basin Creek further states that it will be
engaged directly and exclusively in the
business of owning and operating
eligible facilities.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on
March 28, 2005.
2. PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
[Docket No. EL03–236–006]
Take notice that on March 4, 2005,
PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. submitted a
compliance filing pursuant to the
Commission’s order issued January 25,
2005 in Docket No. EL03–236–001, et
al., FERC ¶ 61,053 (2005).
Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on
April 4, 2005.
3. Puget Sound Energy, Inc.
[Docket Nos. EL05–37–001, ER99–845–008]
Take notice that on February 1, 2005,
Puget Sound Energy, Inc. (Puget Sound)
tendered for filing additional
information pursuant to Ordering
Paragraph (F) of the Commission’s
‘‘Order on Updated Market Power
Analysis, Instituting Section 206
Proceeding and Establishing Refund
Effective Date’’ issued December 20,
2004 in Docket No. ER99–485–004, et
al., 109 FERC ¶ 61,293 (2004).
Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on
March 21, 2005.
4. Southern Company Energy
Marketing L.P. and Southern Company
Services, Inc.
[Docket Nos. ER97–4166–019, ER96–780–
009, EL04–124–002]
Take notice that on February 15, 2005,
Southern Company Services, Inc., acting
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[FE Docket No. PP-300]
Application for Presidential Permit; Maine Public Service Company
AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of application.
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SUMMARY: Maine Public Service Company (MPSCo) has applied for a
Presidential permit for the construction, operation, maintenance, and
connection of a 138,000-volt (138-kV) electric transmission line across
the U.S. border with Canada.
DATES: Comments, protests, or requests to intervene must be submitted
on or before April 18, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, or requests to intervene should be
addressed as follows: Office of Fossil Energy (FE-27), U.S. Department
of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585 (FAX
202-287-5736).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Jerry Pell (Program Office) at
202-586-3362 or Jerry.Pell@hq.doe.gov, or Michael T. Skinker (Program
Attorney) at 202-586-2793.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The construction, operation, maintenance,
and connection of facilities at the international border of the United
States for the transmission of electric energy between the United
States and a foreign country is prohibited in the absence of a
Presidential permit issued pursuant to Executive Order (EO) 10485, as
amended by EO 12038.
On January 21, 2005, MPSCo filed an application with the Office of
Fossil Energy (FE) of the Department of Energy (DOE) for a Presidential
permit for the construction of a 138-kV electric transmission line that
would cross the U.S.-Canadian border. MPSCo is a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Maine and Maritimes Corporation, both of which are
headquartered in Presque Isle, Maine.
The proposed 138-kV transmission line would originate at MPSCo's
existing substation located in Limestone, Maine, and extend
approximately 10.5 miles to the U.S.-
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Canadian border in the vicinity of Hamlin, Maine. At the border, the
proposed facilities would connect with an existing 138-kV transmission
line owned and operated by New Brunswick Power Corporation, the
electric utility in the Province of New Brunswick, Canada. MPSCo claims
that the proposed international transmission line is required to
increase the reliability of the electrical grid in northern Maine.
Since the restructuring of the electric power industry began,
resulting in the introduction of different types of competitive
entities into the marketplace, DOE has consistently expressed its
policy that cross-border trade in electric energy should be subject to
the same principles of comparable open access and non-discrimination
that apply to transmission in interstate commerce. DOE has stated that
policy in export authorization granted to entities requesting authority
to export over international transmission facilities. Specifically, DOE
expects transmitting utilities owning border facilities constructed
pursuant to Presidential permits to provide access across the border in
accordance with the principles of comparable open access and non-
discrimination contained in the FPA and articulated in Federal Energy
Regulation Commission Order No. 888, as amended (Promoting Wholesale
Competition Through Open Access Non-Discriminatory Transmission
Services by Public Utilities). In furtherance of this policy, DOE
intends to condition any Presidential permit issued in this proceeding
on compliance with these open access principles.
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 Sec. 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.
Additional copies of such petitions to intervene or protest also
should be filed directly with Thomas F. Osgood, Director of
Engineering, System Operations, Asset Management, Maine Public Service
Company, P.O. Box 1209, Presque Isle ME 04769-1209.
Before a Presidential permit may be issued or amended, the DOE must
determine that the proposed action will not adversely impact on the
reliability of the U.S. electric power supply system. In addition, DOE
must consider the environmental impacts of the proposed action (i.e.,
granting the Presidential permit, with any conditions and limitations,
or denying it) pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of
1969 (NEPA). DOE also must obtain the concurrences of the Secretary of
State and the Secretary of Defense before taking final action on a
Presidential permit application.
The NEPA compliance process is a cooperative non-adversarial
process involving members of the public, State governments, tribal
governments, and the Federal Government. The process affords all
persons interested in or potentially affected by the environmental
consequences of a proposed action an opportunity to present their
views, which will be considered in the preparation of the environmental
documentation for the proposed action. Intervening and becoming a party
to this proceeding will not create any special status for the
petitioner with regard to the NEPA process. Notices of forthcoming NEPA
activities and information on how to participate in those activities
will appear in the Federal Register.
Copies of this application will be made available, upon request,
for public inspection and copying at the DOE address provided above. In
addition, the application may be viewed on, or downloaded from, the
Office of Fossil Energy Web site at https://www.fe.doe.gov/programs/
electricityregulation/. Select ``Pending Proceedings'' from
the options menu.
Issued in Washington, DC, on March 11, 2005.
Anthony J. Como,
Deputy Director, Electric Power Regulation, Office of Fossil Energy.
[FR Doc. 05-5309 Filed 3-16-05; 8:45 am]
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