Application for Authorization To Export Electricity; Washington Water Power Company

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Docket No. EA-101]

Application for Authorization To Export Electricity; Washington

Water Power Company

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of Application.

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SUMMARY: Washington Water Power Company has requested authorization to

export electric energy 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 August 18, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, or requests to intervene should be

addressed as follows: Office of Coal & Electricity (FE-52), Office of

Fuels Programs, Office of Fossil Energy, Department of Energy, 1000

Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Warren E. Williams (Program Office)

202-586-9629 or Michael Skinker (Program Attorney) 202-586-6667.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Exports of electricity from the United

States to a foreign country may not occur without authorization under

section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act (FPA).

On May 24, 1994, the Washington Water Power Company (WWP) filed an

application with the Office of Fossil Energy (FE) of the Department of

Energy (DOE) for authorization to export electric energy to Canada

pursuant to section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act. Specifically, WWP

has applied for authorization to sell firm capacity and associated

energy to West Kootenay Power, Limited (WKP), in the Provence of

British Columbia, Canada. The electric energy proposed for export would

be delivered to WKP over the existing Boundary/Waneta, 230,000-volt

international transmission line which is owned and operated by the

Bonneville Power Administration (BPA). The construction, connection,

operation, and maintenance of this line was previously authorized by

Presidential Permit PP-36.

WWP requested that the period of the export be from November 1,

1994, through February 28, 1995. During that period, WWP proposes to

make available, and WKP proposes to purchase, firm capacity and

associated energy in the following amounts:

November 1994................................. 30 megawatts (MW).

December 1994................................. 30 MW.

January 1995.................................. 40 MW.

February 1995................................. 30 MW.

Upon request from WKP, WWP may, at its sole discretion, increase

the amount of firm capacity made available during any month within the

term of the agreement. However, in no event, would the amount of

exported capacity exceed 100 MW.

The electric energy would be delivered to WKP utilizing the BPA

transmission system and the appropriate transmission rate schedules in

effect during the transaction period.

In an associated matter, on January 13, 1994, in FE Docket EA-86

(Order EA-86), the Office of Fossil Energy authorized WWP to export to

West Kootenay Power 40 MW of firm capacity and associated energy during

January 1994, and 30 MW of firm capacity and associated energy during

February 1994.

It is noted that this is the second application filed by WWP within

the year requesting similar authorizations. In the event WWP has

intentions of re-applying for subsequent four-month export

authorizations, the DOE will review this application for the

appropriateness of issuing a multi-year authorization in this

proceeding. The DOE feels that such an action, if warranted, may

facilitate WWP's participation in future beneficial commercial

arrangements and reduce regulatory burden.

Procedural Matters

Any person desiring to be heard or to protest this application

should file a petition to intervene or protest at the address provided

above in accordance with Secs. 385.211 or 385.214 of the Rules of

Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214).

Any such petitions and protests should be filed with the DOE on or

before the date listed above. Additional copies of such petitions to

intervene or protests also should be filed directly with: Charles M.

Goligoski, Power Resource Analyst, Washington Water Power, East 1411

Mission, P.O. Box 3727, Spokane, Washington 99220-3727.

Pursuant to 18 CFR 385.211, protests and comments will be

considered by the DOE in determining the appropriate action to be

taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the

proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a petition

to intervene under 18 CFR 385.214. Section 385.214 requires that a

petition to intervene must state, to the extent known, the position

taken by the petitioner and the petitioner's interest in sufficient

factual detail to demonstrate either that the petitioner has a right to

participate because it is a State Commission; that it has or represents

an interest which may be directly affected by the outcome of the

proceeding, including any interest as a consumer, customer, competitor,

or a security holder of a party to the proceeding; or that the

petitioner's participation is in the public interest.

A final decision will be made on this application after a

determination is made by the DOE on whether the proposed action would

impair the sufficiency of electric supply within the United States or

would impede or tend to impede the coordination in the public interest

of facilities as required by Section 202(e) of the FPA.

Before an export authorization may be issued, the environmental

impacts of the proposed DOE action (i.e., granting the export

authorization, with any conditions and limitations, or denying it) must

be evaluated pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.

Copies of this application will be made available, upon request,

for public inspection and copying at the address provided above.

Issued in Washington, DC, July 13, 1994.

Anthony J. Como,

Director, Office of Coal & Electricity, Office of Fuels Programs,

Fossil Energy.

[FR Doc. 94-17540 Filed 7-18-94; 8:45 am]

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