[Federal Register: April 18, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 73)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Dockets No. EA-176-B]
Application To Export Electric Energy; Sempra Energy Trading
Corporation
AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of application.
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SUMMARY: Sempra Energy Trading Corporation (SET) has applied to renew
its authority to transmit electric energy from the United States to
Mexico pursuant to section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act.
DATES: Comments, protests or requests to intervene must be submitted on
or before May 18, 2005.
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: 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 March 25, 1998, the Office of Fossil Energy (FE) of the
Department of Energy (DOE) issued Order No. EA-176 authorizing SET to
transmit electric energy from the United States to Mexico as a power
marketer. On May 3, 2000, in Order No. EA-176-A, FE renewed SET's
authorization to export electric energy to Canada for a five-year term
that will expire on May 3, 2005.
On April 5, 2005, SET filed an application with FE for renewal of
the export authority contained in Order No. EA-176-A for an additional
five-year term. SET proposes to export electric energy to Mexico and to
arrange for the delivery of those exports over the international
transmission facilities presently owned by San Diego Gas & Electric, El
Paso Electric Company, Central Power & Light Company, Sharyland
Utilities, and Comision Federal de Electricidad, the national electric
utility of Mexico.
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 Sec. Sec. 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 SET application to export electric energy to Mexico
should be clearly marked with Docket EA-176-B. Additional copies are to
be filed directly with Michael A. Goldstein, Esq. Senior Vice President
and General Counsel, Sempra Energy Trading Corporation, 56 Commerce
Road, Stamford, CT 06902.
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.doe.gov. Upon
reaching the Fossil Energy Home page, select ``Electricity
Regulation,'' and then ``Pending Proceedings'' from the options menus.
Issued in Washington, DC, on April 12, 2005.
Anthony J. Como,
Deputy Director, Electric Power Regulation, Office of Fossil Energy.
[FR Doc. 05-7696 Filed 4-15-05; 8:45 am]
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