Is it possible to make an MPEG-2 from Final Cut Express ?

I need to make an MPEG-2 file, exported from Final Cut Express 4. But I don't see an option for it.

Which type of MPEG-2 file?
There are three common types, each with their own variants:
Elementary Stream (.m2v) - contains video only; no audio.  Commonly used by DVD authoring applications prior to multiplexing (muxing) with a separate audio file.
Transport Stream (.mts or .m2t) - muxed video and audio.  Commonly used for tranferring broadcast quality video over a network.
Program Stream (.mpg or .mpeg) - muxed audio and video.  Commonly used for automated server based playback.
At one time QuickTime Pro included an MPEG-2 encoder, but I believe Apple removed that option with the introduction of Compressor.  Other apps for encoding include: Sorenson Squeeze, Cleaner and Episode ... to name a few.
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