[Federal Register: June 7, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 110)]
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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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