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    16 USC Sec. 824l                                             01/26/98

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    TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION


    CHAPTER 12 - FEDERAL REGULATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF POWER


    SUBCHAPTER II - REGULATION OF ELECTRIC UTILITY COMPANIES ENGAGED IN


         INTERSTATE COMMERCE

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    Sec. 824l. Information requirements

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    (a) Requests for wholesale transmission services


      Whenever any electric utility, Federal power marketing agency, or


    any other person generating electric energy for sale for resale


    makes a good faith request to a transmitting utility to provide


    wholesale transmission services and requests specific rates and


    charges, and other terms and conditions, unless the transmitting


    utility agrees to provide such services at rates, charges, terms


    and conditions acceptable to such person, the transmitting utility


    shall, within 60 days of its receipt of the request, or other


    mutually agreed upon period, provide such person with a detailed


    written explanation, with specific reference to the facts and


    circumstances of the request, stating (1) the transmitting


    utility's basis for the proposed rates, charges, terms, and


    conditions for such services, and (2) its analysis of any physical


    or other constraints affecting the provision of such services.


    (b) Transmission capacity and constraints


      Not later than 1 year after October 24, 1992, the Commission


    shall promulgate a rule requiring that information be submitted


    annually to the Commission by transmitting utilities which is


    adequate to inform potential transmission customers, State


    regulatory authorities, and the public of potentially available


    transmission capacity and known constraints.

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    (June 10, 1920, ch. 285, pt.  II, Sec. 213, as added Oct. 24, 1992,


    Pub. L. 102-486, title VII, Sec. 723, 106 Stat. 2919.)

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                      STATE AUTHORITIES; CONSTRUCTION


      Nothing in this section to be construed as affecting or intending


    to affect, or in any way to interfere with, authority of any State


    or local government relating to environmental protection or siting


    of facilities, see section 731 of Pub. L. 102-486, set out as a


    note under section 79 of Title 15, Commerce and Trade.

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                   SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS


      This section is referred to in sections 824k, 825n, 825o, 825o-1


    of this title; title 26 section 142.