[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 112 (Wednesday, June 11, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31813-31815]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-15247]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. EC97-36-000, et al]
Northeast Empire Limited Partnership #2, et al.; Electric Rate
and Corporate Regulation Filings
June 3, 1997.
Take notice that the following filings have been made with the
Commission:
1. Northeast Empire Limited Partnership #2
[Docket No. EC97-36-000]
On May 27, 1997, Northeast Empire Limited Partnership #2, c/o
Thomas D. Emero, Twenty South Street, P.O. Box 407, Bangor, Maine
04402-0407, filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission an
Application for Approval of Disposition of Jurisdictional Facilities
pursuant to Part 33 of the Commission's Rules.
Comment date: June 17, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
E at the end of this notice.
2. Independent Power Producers of New York, Inc.
[Docket No. EL97-40-000]
Take notice that on May 23, 1997, Independent Power Producers of
New York, Inc. (IPPNY) filed a petition for a declaratory order finding
that New York public utilities have no authority to direct qualifying
facilities under the Public Utilities Regulatory Policies Act of 1978
(PURPA) to comply with certain orders of the New York Public Service
Commission (PSC) respecting a QF monitoring program; seeking
enforcement action under PURPA Sec. 210(h) and requesting expedited
consideration.
Comment date: June 18, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
E at the end of this notice.
3. MidAmerican Energy Company
[Docket No. ER97-2984-000]
Take notice that on May 15, 1997, MidAmerican Energy Company
(MidAmerican) filed with the Commission a Network Integration
Transmission Service Agreement and a Network Operating Agreement, both
dated April 7, 1997 and entered into by MidAmerican and the City of
Sergeant Bluff, Iowa (Sergeant Bluff) in accordance with MidAmerican's
Open Access Transmission Tariff.
MidAmerican requests an effective date of July 1, 1997 for the
Agreements and, accordingly, seeks a waiver of the Commission's notice
requirement. MidAmerican has served a copy of the filing on Sergeant
Bluff, the Iowa Utilities Board, the Illinois Commerce Commission and
the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission.
Comment date: June 18, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
E at the end of this notice.
4. Wisconsin Public Service Corporation
[Docket No. ER97-2985-000]
Take notice that on May 15, 1997, Wisconsin Public Service
Corporation (WPSC), tendered for filing executed Transmission Service
Agreements between WPSC and Wisconsin Power & Light Company. The
Agreements provide for transmission service under the Open Access
Transmission Service Tariff, FERC Original Volume No. 11.
Comment date: June 18, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
E at the end of this notice.
5. Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc.
[Docket No. ER97-2986-000]
Take notice that on May 15, 1997, Orange and Rockland Utilities,
Inc. (Orange and Rockland), filed Service Agreements between Orange and
Rockland and Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co., CMS Marketing
Services and Trading Co., The Power Company of America L.P., and Toledo
Edison Company. These Service Agreements specify that the Customers
have agreed to the rates, terms and conditions of Orange and Rockland
Open Access Transmission Tariff filed on July 9, 1996 in Docket No.
OA96-210-000.
Orange and Rockland requests waiver of the Commission's sixty-day
notice requirements and an effective date of May 15, 1997 for the
Service Agreements. Orange and Rockland has served copies of the filing
on The New York State Public Service Commission and on the Customers.
Comment date: June 18, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
E at the end of this notice.
6. Commonwealth Electric Company & Cambridge Electric Light Company
[Docket No. ER97-2987-000]
Take notice that on May 15, 1997, Commonwealth Electric Company
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(Commonwealth) and Cambridge Electric Light Company (Cambridge),
collectively referred to as the Companies, tendered for filing with the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission executed Service Agreements
between the Companies and the following Market-Based Power Sales
Customers (collectively referred to herein as the Customers):
Bangor Hydro-Electric Company
CNG Power Services Corporation
Duke/Louis Dreyfus L.L.C.
Rainbow Energy Marketing Corporation
Town of South Hadley, Electric Light Department
These Service Agreements specify that the Customers have signed on
to and have agreed to the terms and conditions of the Companies'
Market-Based Power Sales Tariffs designated as Commonwealth's Market-
Based Power Sales Tariff (FERC Electric Tariff Original Volume No. 7)
and Cambridge's Market-Based Power Sales Tariff (FERC Electric Tariff
Original Volume No. 9). These Tariffs, accepted by the FERC on February
27, 1997, and which have an effective date of February 28, 1997, will
allow the Companies and the Customers to enter into separately
scheduled short-term transactions under which the Companies will sell
to the Customers capacity and/or energy as the parties may mutually
agree.
The Companies and the Customers have also filed Notices of
Cancellation for service under the Companies' Power Sales and Exchange
Tariffs (FERC Electric Tariff Original Volume Nos. 5 and 3) and the
Customers' respective FERC Rate Schedules.
The Companies request an effective date as specified on each
Service Agreement and Notice of Cancellation.
Comment date: June 18, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
E at the end of this notice.
7. The Montana Power Company
[Docket No. ER97-2988-000]
Take notice that on May 16, 1997, The Montana Power Company
(Montana), tendered for filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission pursuant to 18 CFR 35.13, a Non-Firm Point-to-Point
Transmission Service Agreement with Powerex under FERC Electric Tariff,
Original Volume No. 5 (Open Access Transmission Tariff).
A copy of the filing was served upon Powerex.
Comment date: June 18, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
E at the end of this notice.
8. New York State Electric & Gas Corporation
[Docket No. ER97-2989-000]
Take notice that on May 16, 1997, New York State Electric & Gas
Corporation (NYSEG), tendered for filing pursuant to Section 35.13 of
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's Regulations, (18 CFR 35.13),
a Supplement to its September 28, 1993 Marcy-South 345 kV Transmission
Facilities-Transmission Reinforcement Agreement (Agreement) with the
New York Power Authority (NYPA), designated NYSEG Rate Schedule FERC
No. 112. The proposed changes would decrease revenues for the twelve
month period ending June 30, 1998.
This rate filing is made pursuant to Article No. 2 of the
Agreement. The annual charges associated with other taxes, operating
expenses, maintenance expenses, working capital, and associated revenue
taxes are revised based on data taken from NYSEG's Annual Report to the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC Form 1) for the twelve
months ended December 31, 1996.
NYSEG requests an effective date of July 1, 1997, and, therefore,
requests waiver of the Commission's notice requirements for good cause
shown.
Copies of the filing were served upon the New York Power Authority
and on the Public Service Commission of the State of New York.
Comment date: June 18, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
E at the end of this notice.
9. Western Resources, Inc.
[Docket No. ER97-2990-000]
Take notice that on May 16, 1997, Western Resources, Inc., tendered
for filing a non-firm transmission agreement between Western Resources
and Vastar Power Marketing, Inc. Western Resources states that the
purpose of the agreement is to permit non-discriminatory access to the
transmission facilities owned or controlled by Western Resources in
accordance with Western Resources' open access transmission tariff on
file with the Commission. The agreement is proposed to become effective
April 22, 1997.
Copies of the filing were served upon Vastar Power Marketing, Inc.
and the Kansas Corporation Commission.
Comment date: June 18, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
E at the end of this notice.
10. Public Service Electric and Gas Company
[Docket No. ER97-2991-000]
Take notice that on May 16, 1997, Public Service Electric and Gas
Company (PSE&G) of Newark, New Jersey, tendered for filing an agreement
for the sale of capacity and energy to Plum Street Energy Marketing,
Inc. (Plum Street) pursuant to the PSE&G Bulk Power Service Tariff,
presently on file with the Commission.
PSE&G further requests waiver of the Commission's Regulations such
that the agreement can be made effective as of May 1, 1997.
Copies of the filing have been served upon Plum Street and the New
Jersey Board of Public Utilities.
Comment date: June 18, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
E at the end of this notice.
11. Public Service Electric and Gas Company
[Docket No. ER97-2992-000]
Take notice that on May 16, 1997, Public Service Electric and Gas
Company (PSE&G) of Newark, New Jersey, tendered for filing an agreement
for the sale of capacity and energy to USGen Power Services, L.P.
(USGen) pursuant to the PSE&G Wholesale Power Market Based Sales
Tariff, presently on file with the Commission.
PSE&G further requests waiver of the Commission's Regulations such
that the agreement can be made effective as of May 1, 1997.
Copies of the filing have been served upon USGen and the New Jersey
Board of Public Utilities.
Comment date: June 18, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
E at the end of this notice.
12. MidAmerican Energy Company
[Docket No. ER97-2993-000]
Take notice that on May 16, 1997, MidAmerican Energy Company
(MidAmerican), 666 Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa 50303 submitted to
the Commission for filing a change to MidAmerican's Rate Schedule FERC
No. 19, as supplemented. The change consists of the Second Amendment
dated May 7, 1997, entered into by MidAmerican and Central Iowa Power
Cooperative (CIPCO) to Interconnection Agreement dated June 13, 1983,
entered into by Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Company (a predecessor
by merger to MidAmerican) and CIPCO.
MidAmerican states that the purpose of the rate schedule change is
to make a technical correction to the description of an
interconnection, add references to several normally closed points of
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interconnection and modify transmission service arrangements to CIPCO
at a substation.
MidAmerican requests an effective date in accordance with Section
IV of the Second Amendment and further requests the Commission to
accept the rate schedule change for filing within 60 days of the date
of its submission to the Commission. MidAmerican has served a copy of
the filing on representatives of CIPCO, the Iowa Utilities Board, the
Illinois Commerce Commission and the South Dakota Public Utilities
Commission.
Comment date: June 18, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
E at the end of this notice.
13. Louisville Gas and Electric Company
[Docket No. ER97-2994-000]
Take notice that on May 16, 1997, Louisville Gas and Electric
Company, tendered for filing copies of a service agreement between
Louisville Gas and Electric Company and City of Hamilton, Ohio under
Rate GSS.
Comment date: June 18, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
E at the end of this notice.
14. Commonwealth Edison Company
[Docket No. ER97-2995-000]
Take notice that on May 16, 1997, Commonwealth Edison Company
(ComEd) submitted for filing a short-term firm umbrella Service
Agreement for firm transactions with Illinois Power Company (IP), under
the terms of ComEd's OATT, Docket No. OA97-569-000 filed on March 26,
1997, and three non-firm Service Agreements with Ohio Edison Company
(Ohio), Madison Gas and Electric Company (MG&E), and Delmarva Power &
Light Company (DP&L), under the terms of ComEd's OATT, under Docket No.
OA96-166-000.
ComEd also submitted an executed service agreement with Delhi
Energy Services, Inc. (Delhi). On April 18, 1997, ComEd filed an
unexecuted agreement with Delhi, to be effective March 20, 1997. ComEd
now asks that the Commission substitute the executed agreement for the
previously filed unexecuted agreement, to be effective March 20, 1997,
the original effective date.
ComEd requests various effective dates, and accordingly seeks
waiver of the Commission's requirements. Copies of this filing were
served upon IP, Ohio, MG&E, DP&L, Delhi, and the Illinois Commerce
Commission.
Comment date: June 18, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
E at the end of this notice.
15. Central Illinois Public Service Company
[Docket No. ER97-2996-000]
Take notice that on May 16, 1997, Central Illinois Public Service
Company (CIPS), submitted a service agreement, dated May 7, 1997,
establishing DuPont Power Marketing, Inc. as a customer under the terms
of CIPS' Open Access Transmission Tariff.
CIPS requests an effective date of May 7, 1997 for the service
agreement. Accordingly, CIPS requests waiver of the Commission's notice
requirements. Copies of this filing were served upon DuPont Power
Marketing, Inc. and the Illinois Commerce Commission.
Comment date: June 18, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
E at the end of this notice.
16. Southern California Edison Co.
[Docket No. ER97-2997-000]
Take notice that on May 16, 1997, Southern California Edison
Company (Edison), tendered for filing Service Agreements (Service
Agreements) with the City of Vernon, Enron Power Marketing, Inc.,
Pacific Gas & Electric, and Valero Power Services Company for Point-To-
Point Transmission Service under Edison's Open Access Transmission
Tariff (Tariff) filed in compliance with FERC Order No. 888, and a
Notice of Cancellation of Service Agreement Nos. 92, 93, 94, 95, 96,
97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111,
112, 113, 114, and 115 under FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume No.
4.
Edison filed the executed Service Agreements with the Commission in
compliance with applicable Commission regulations. Edison also
submitted a revised Sheet No. 152 (Attachment E) to the Tariff, which
is an updated list of all current subscribers. Edison requests waiver
of the Commission's notice requirement to permit an effective date of
May 17, 1997 for Attachment E, and to allow the Service Agreements to
become effective and terminate according to their terms.
Copies of this filing were served upon the Public Utilities
Commission of the State of California and all interested parties.
Comment date: June 18, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
E at the end of this notice.
17. Northeast Utilities Service Company
[Docket No. ER97-2998-000]
Take notice that on May 16, 1997, Northeast Utilities Service
Company (NUSCO), tendered for filing, a Service Agreement with the
Village of Rockville Centre under the NU System Companies' Sale for
Resale, Tariff No. 7.
NUSCO states that a copy of this filing has been mailed to the
Village of Rockville Centre.
NUSCO requests that the Service Agreement become effective May 5,
1997.
Comment date: June 18, 1997, 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, N.E., Washington, D.C. 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. 97-15247 Filed 6-10-97; 8:45 am]
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