[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 59 (Tuesday, March 26, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13164-13166]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-7206]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. ER96-807-000, et al.]


Washington Water Power Company, et al.; Electric Rate and 
Corporate Regulation Filings

March 18, 1996.
    Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
Commission:

1. Washington Water Power Company

[Docket No. ER96-807-000]

    Take notice that on March 13, 1996, Washington Water Power Company 
tendered for filing an amendment in the above-referenced docket.
    Comment date: April 1, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

2. Delmarva Power & Light Company

[Docket No. ER96-968-000]

    Take notice that on February 28, 1996, Delmarva Power & Light 
Company (DPL) tendered for filing a Certificate of Concurrence by 
Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G) to amend and supplement 
the initial Rate Schedule filed January 30, 1996 in this proceeding. In 
order to optimize the economic advantages to both DPL and PSE&G, DPL 
requests the Commission waive its customary notice period and allow the 
Initial Rate Schedule, as amended and supplemented to become effective 
on January 31, 1996.
    DPL states that a copy of this filing has been sent to PSE&G and 
will be furnished to the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities, the 
Delaware Public Service Commission, the Maryland Public Service 
Commission, and the Virginia State Corporation Commission.
    Comment date: April 1, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

3. Orange & Rockland Utilities, Inc.

[Docket No. ER96-1059-000]

    Take notice that on February 29, 1996, Orange & Rockland Utilities, 
Inc. tendered for filing a letter deleting language from sections in 
its February 12, 1996, filing in the above-referenced docket.
    Comment date: April 1, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

4. Houston Light & Power Company

[Docket No. ER96-1218-000]

    Take notice that on February 29, 1996, as amended March 4, 1996, 
Houston Lighting & Power Company (HL&P) tendered for filing an executed 
transmission service agreement (TSA) with Enron Power Marketing Inc. 
(Enron) for Economy Energy and Emergency Power Transmission Service 
Under HL&P's FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume No. 1, for 
Transmission Service to, From and Over Certain HVDC Interconnections. 
HL&P has requested an effective date of February 5, 1996.
    Copies of the filing were served on Enron and the Public Utility 
Commission of Texas.
    Comment date: April 1, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

5. New England Power Company

[Docket No. ER96-1229-000]

    Take notice that on March 1, 1996, New England Power Company (NEP) 
filed an Amendment to the Salem Harbor 3 Unit Contract between NEP and 
UNITIL Power Corp. (UNITIL). The Amendment resolves questions over the 
billing of certain coal and oil charges attributed to NEP's change in 
its method of allocating certain allowable charges to fuel to reflect 
certain costs passed through to NEP by its affiliate New England Energy 
Incorporated. Under the Amendment, UNITIL will be refunded 
approximately $82,000 for allocations attributable to coal and $18,000 
for oil. NEP requests an effective date of March 2, 1996.
    Comment date: April 1, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

6. Maine Public Service Company

[Docket No. ER96-1264-000]

    Take notice that on March 6, 1996, Maine Public Service Company 
submitted an agreement under its Umbrella Power Sales tariff.
    Comment date: April 1, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

7. Maine Public Service Company

[Docket No. ER96-1265-000]

    Take notice that on March 6, 1996, Maine Public Service Company 
submitted agreements under its Umbrella Power Sales tariff.
    Comment date: April 1, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

8. Cinergy Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER96-1266-000]

    Take notice that on March 6, 1996, Cinergy Services, Inc. 
(Cinergy), tendered for filing a service agreement under Cinergy's Non-
Firm Power Sales Standard Tariff (the Tariff) entered into between 
Cinergy and the Baltimore Gas and Electric Company.
    Cinergy and the Baltimore Gas and Electric Company are requesting 
an effective date of March 1, 1996.
    Comment date: April 1, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

9. Florida Power Corporation

[Docket No. ER96-1267-000]

    Take notice that on March 6, 1996, Florida Power Corporation (the 
Company) tendered for filing revised sheets to wholesale rate schedules 
under which the Company serves Seminole Electric Cooperative, Florida 
Municipal Power Agency and Reedy Creek Improvement District. The 
Company requests that all of these revised sheets be allowed to become 
effective as of March 6, 1996. The Company requests waiver of the 60-
day notice requirement in order to give immediate effect to the 
commitments made by the Company to its customers.
    Comment date: April 1, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

10. Cinergy Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER96-1268-000]

    Take notice that on March 6, 1996, Cinergy Services, Inc. 
(Cinergy), tendered for filing a service agreement

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under Cinergy's Non-Firm Power Sales Standard Tariff (the Tariff) 
entered into between Cinergy and the Wisconsin Power & Light Company.
    Cinergy and the Wisconsin Power & Light Company are requesting an 
effective date of March 6, 1996.
    Comment date: April 1, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

11. Duke Power Company

[Docket No. ER96-1269-000]

    Take notice that on March 6, 1996, Duke Power Company (Duke), 
tendered for filing a Transmission Service Agreement (TSA) between 
Duke, on its own behalf and acting as agent for its wholly-owned 
subsidiary, Nantahala Power and Light company, and UtiliCorp United 
Inc. (UtiliCorp). Duke states that the TSA sets out the transmission 
arrangements under which Duke will provide UtiliCorp non-firm 
transmission service under its Transmission Service Tariff.
    Comment date: April 1, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

12. Duke Power Company

[Docket No. ER96-1270-000]

    Take notice that on March 6, 1996, Duke Power Company (Duke), 
tendered for filing a Transmission Service Agreement (TSA) between 
Duke, on its own behalf and acting as agent for its wholly-owned 
subsidiary, Nantahala Power and Light Company, and American Electric 
Power Service Corporation (AEP). Duke states that the TSA sets out the 
transmission arrangements under which Duke will provide AEP non-firm 
transmission service under its Transmission Service Tariff.
    Comment date: April 1, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

13. Duke Power Company

[Docket No. ER96-1271-000]

    Take notice that on March 6, 1996, Duke Power Company (Duke), 
tendered for filing a Transmission Service Agreement (TSA) between 
Duke, on its own behalf and acting as agent for its wholly-owned 
subsidiary, Nantahala Power and Light Company, and Illinois Power 
Company (Illinois). Duke states that the TSA sets out the transmission 
arrangements under which Duke will provide Illinois non-firm 
transmission service under its Transmission Service Tariff.
    Comment date: April 1, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

14. Duke Power Company

[Docket No. ER96-1272-000]

    Take notice that on March 6, 1996, Duke Power Company (Duke) 
tendered for filing a Service Agreement for Market Rate (Schedule MR) 
Sales between Duke and Ohio Edison Company and a Schedule MR 
Transaction Agreement thereunder.
    Comment date: April 1, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

15. Madison Gas and Electric Company

[Docket No. ER96-1273-000]

    Take notice that on March 7, 1996, Madison Gas and Electric Company 
(MGE), tendered for filing a service agreement with Jpower Inc. under 
MGE's Power Sales Tariff. MGE requests an effective date 60 days from 
the filing date.
    Comment date: April 1, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

16. Tucson Electric Power Company

[Docket No. ER96-1274-000]

    Take notice that on March 7, 1996, Tucson Electric Power Company 
(Tucson), tendered for filing a Service Agreement (the Agreement), 
effective as of March 1, 1996 with Federal Energy Sales Inc. (Federal). 
The Agreement provides for the sale by Tucson to Federal of economy 
energy from time to time at negotiated rates in accordance with Service 
Schedule A of Tucson's Coordination Tariff, Volume 1, Docket No. ER94-
1437-000. Tucson requests an effective date of March 1, 1996, and 
therefore requests all applicable waivers.
    Copies of this filing have been served upon all parties affected by 
this proceeding.
    Comment date: April 1, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

17. Ohio Valley Electric Corporation

[Docket No. ER96-1275-000]

    Take notice that on March 7, 1996, Ohio Valley Electric Corporation 
(OVEC), tendered for filing Modification No. 9, dated as of August 17, 
1995, to the Inter-Company Power Agreement dated July 10, 1953 among 
OVEC and certain other utility companies named within that agreement as 
``Sponsoring Companies'' (the Inter-Company Power Agreement). The 
Inter-Company Power Agreement bears the designation ``Ohio Valley 
Electric Corporation Rate Schedule FPC No. 1-B.''
    This filing would amend the Inter-Company Power Agreement to permit 
the Sponsoring Companies, in the event of an emergency shortage of 
power and energy at the United States Department of Energy's uranium 
enrichment facility in Paducah, Kentucky, to release a portion of their 
entitlement of power and energy to OVEC and thereby make such power 
available for DOE. The Sponsoring Companies would collect a surcharge 
for such power equal to their net cost of utilizing higher-cost 
generation resources or purchasing replacement power to make such power 
available.
    OVEC has requested that the Commission waive the 60-day notice 
period and allow the changes to become effective as of August 17, 1995.
    Copies of the filing were served upon Appalachian Power Company, 
The Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company, Columbus Southern Power Company, 
The Dayton Power and Light Company, Indiana Michigan Power Company, 
Kentucky Utilities Company, Louisville Gas and Electric Company, 
Monongahela Power Company, Ohio Edison Company, Ohio Power Company, 
Pennsylvania Power Company, The Potomac Edison Company, Southern 
Indiana Gas and Electric Company, The Toledo Edison Company, West Penn 
Power Company, the Utility Regulatory Commission of Indiana, the Public 
Service Commission of Kentucky, the Public Service Commission of 
Maryland, the Public Service Commission of Michigan, the Public 
Utilities Commission of Ohio, the Public Utility Commission of 
Pennsylvania, the State Corporation Commission of Virginia and the 
Public Service Commission of West Virginia.
    Comment date: April 1, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

18. Ohio Valley Electric Corporation

[Docket No. ER96-1276-000]

    Take notice that on March 7, 1996, Ohio Valley Electric Corporation 
(OVEC), tendered for filing the Agreement, dated as of August 17, 1995, 
by and between OVEC and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA).
    This Agreement would permit OVEC, in the event of an emergency 
shortage of power and energy, to sell power and energy to TVA. The 
charge would be based on OVEC's out-of-pocket cost of emergency energy.
    OVEC has requested that the Commission waive the 60-day notice 
period and allow the changes to become effective as of August 17, 1995.
    Copies of the filing were served upon The Tennessee Valley 
Authority and the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio.

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    Comment date: April 1, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

19. Northeast Utilities Service Company

[Docket No. ER96-1277-000]

    Take notice that on March 7, 1996, Northeast Utilities Service 
Company (NUSCO), on behalf of Northeast Utilities (NU) System 
Companies, filed a Service Agreement for firm transmission service to 
Suncook Energy Corporation under the NU System Companies' Tariff No. 1.
    NUSCO requests the Service Agreement be permitted to become 
effective on March 8, 1996.
    Comment date: April 1, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

20. South Carolina Electric & Gas Company

[Docket No. ER96-1278-000]

    Take notice that on March 7, 1996, South Carolina Electric & Gas 
Company, tendered for filing proposed Contract for Purchases and Sales 
of Power and Energy between South Carolina Electric & Gas Company and 
Enron Power Marketing, Inc. (EPMI).
    Under the proposed contract, the parties will purchase and sell 
electric energy and power between themselves. South Carolina Electric 
and Gas Company also requested waiver of notice in order that the 
contract be effective on April 1, 1996.
    Copies of this filing were served upon Enron Power Marketing, Inc.
    Comment date: April 1, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

21. South Carolina Electric & Gas Company

[Docket No. ER96-1279-000]

    Take notice that on March 7, 1996, South Carolina Electric & Gas 
Company, tendered for filing proposed Contract for Purchases and Sales 
of Power and Energy between South Carolina Electric & Gas Company and 
City of Tallahassee, Florida.
    Under the proposed contract, the parties will purchase and sell 
electric energy and power between themselves. South Carolina Electric 
and Gas Company also requested waiver of notice in order that the 
contract be effective on February 9, 1996.
    Copies of this filing were served upon City of Tallahassee, 
Florida.
    Comment date: April 1, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

22. Duke Power Company

[Docket No. ER96-1280-000]

    Take notice that on March 7, 1996, Duke Power Company (Duke), 
tendered for filing a Service Agreement for Market Rate (Schedule MR) 
Sales between Duke and Koch Power Services, Inc., and a Schedule MR 
Transaction Short thereunder.
    Comment date: April 1, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

23. Mississippi Power Company

[Docket No. ER96-1281-000]

    Take notice that on March 6, 1996, Mississippi Power Company, 
tendered for filing the correction of a recently discovered 
typographical error made several years ago in a provision of the Fuel 
Cost Adjustment Clause of Mississippi's Electric Tariff, First Revised 
Volume No. 1.
    Copies of the filing were served upon all customers receiving 
service under the tariff, the Mississippi Public Service Commission, 
and the Mississippi Public Utilities Staff.
    Comment date: April 1, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

Standard Paragraph

    E. Any person desiring to be heard or to protest said filing should 
file a motion to intervene or protest with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, in 
accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice 
and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 18 CFR 385.214). All such motions or 
protests should be filed on or before the comment date. Protests will 
be considered by the Commission 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 motion to 
intervene. Copies of this filing are on file with the Commission and 
are available for public inspection.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-7206 Filed 3-25-96; 8:45 am]
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