[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] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 [[Page 13165]] 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. [[Page 13166]] 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] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P