[Federal Register: May 19, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 97)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. EA-184-A]
Application To Export Electric Energy; Morgan Stanley Capital
Group Inc.
AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of application.
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SUMMARY: Morgan Stanley Capital Group Inc. (MSCG) has applied to renew
its authorization 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 June 5, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Comments, protests or requests to intervene should be
addressed as follows: Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy
Reliability (Mail Code OE-20), U.S. Department of Energy, 1000
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0350 (FAX 202-586-5860).
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 July 23, 1998, the Department of Energy (DOE) issued Order No.
EA-184 authorizing MSCG to transmit electric energy from the United
States to Mexico. That Order expired on July 23, 2000. On April 27,
2006, MSCG filed an application with DOE to renew the export authority
contained in Order No. EA-184 for a five-year term.
MSCG 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 Company, El Paso
Electric Company, Central Power & Light
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Company and Comission Federal de Electricidad, the national electric
utility of Mexico.
Procedural Matters: Any person desiring to become a party to this
proceeding or to be heard by filing comments or protests to these
applications 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 date listed above.
Comments on the MSCG application to export electric energy to
Mexico should be clearly marked with Docket EA-184-A. Additional copies
are to be filed directly with William F. McCoy, Managing Director and
Counsel, Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc., 2000 Westchester Avenue, Purchase,
NY 10577 and Daniel E. Frank, Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP, 1275
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20004-2415.
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
e-mailing Odessa Hopkins at Odessa.hopkins@hq.doe.gov.
Issued in Washington, DC, on May 16, 2006.
Anthony J. Como,
Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of Electricity Delivery and
Energy Reliability.
[FR Doc. E6-7672 Filed 5-18-06; 8:45 am]
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