Application To Export Electric Energy; Cargill-Alliant, LLC

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 96 (Wednesday, May 19, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 27245]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-12630]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Docket No. EA-209]


Application To Export Electric Energy; Cargill-Alliant, LLC

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: Cargill-Alliant, LLC (C-A) 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 June 18, 1999.

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: Steven Mintz (Program Office) 202-586-
506 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. 
Sec. 824a(e)).

    On April 6, 1999, the Office of Fossil Energy (FE) of the 
Department of Energy (DOE) received an application from C-A to transmit 
electric energy as a power marketer from the United States to Canada. 
C-A is a joint venture that is owned 50% by Cargill, Incorporated and 
50% by WPL Holdings Commodities Trading, L.L.C. C-A does not own or 
control any electric generation or transmission facilities nor does it 
have a franchised service territory.

    The electric energy C-A proposes to export will be surplus energy 
that is purchased from systems that do generate electric energy. C-A 
intends to export this energy to Canada over the existing international 
transmission facilities owned by Basin Electric Power Cooperative, 
Bonneville Power Administration, Citizens Utilities Company, The 
Detroit Edison Company, Eastern Maine Electric Cooperative, 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 Company, and Vermont Electric 
Transmission Company. The construction of each of the international 
transmission facilities to be utilized by C-A, 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 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 C-A application to export electric energy to Canada 
should be clearly marked with Docket EA-209. Additional copies are to 
be filed directly with Rodrigo R. Bustamante, Esq., Cargill-Alliant, 
LLC, 15407 McGinty Road West, Wayzata, Minnesota 55391-2399.

    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 https://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 May 14, 1999.
Anthony J. Como,
Manager, Electric Power Regulation, Office of Coal & Power Im/Ex, 
Office of Coal & Power Systems, Office of Fossil Energy.
[FR Doc. 99-12630 Filed 5-18-99; 8:45 am]
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