[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 19 (Thursday, January 29, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4442-4444]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-2197]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. ER98-537-000, et al.]


Western Energy Marketers, Inc., et al. Electric Rate and 
Corporate Regulation Filings

January 23, 1998.
    Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
Commission:

1. Western Energy Marketers, Inc.

[Docket No. ER98-537-000]

    Take notice that on December 29, 1997, Western Energy Marketers, 
Inc., tendered for filing an amendment in the above-referenced docket.
    Comment date: February 6, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

2. Jersey Central Power & Light Company, Metropolitan Edison Company, 
and Pennsylvania Electric Company

[Docket No. ER98-433-001]

    Take notice that on December 29, 1997, Jersey Central Power & Light 
Company, Metropolitan Edison Company and Pennsylvania Electric Company 
(GPU Energy), tendered for filing its compliance filing in the above-
referenced docket.
    Comment date: February 6, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

3. Wisconsin Power & Light Company

[Docket No. ER98-1225-000]

    Take notice that on December 29, 1997, Wisconsin Power & Light 
Company (WPL), tendered for filing an Amendment to Common Use 
Transmission Facility Agreement dated March 13, 1997, between Adams-
Columbia Electric Cooperative (ACEC) and WPL. WPL states that this 
Amendment revises the previous agreement between the two parties dated 
December 1, 1975.
    The parties have amended the previous agreement to outline the 
terms and conditions whereby WPL will tap an ACEC transmission line. 
Service provided by ACEC under this Amendment in no way affects the 
electric service that WPL provides to ACEC pursuant to rate schedule 
FERC No. 144.
    WPL requests that an effective date concurrent with the planned 
construction completion date be assigned. WP&L indicates that copies of 
the filing have been provided to ACEC and to the Public Service 
Commission of Wisconsin.
    Comment date: February 6, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

4. Florida Power & Light Company

[Docket No. ER98-1226-000]

    Take notice that on December 29, 1997, Florida Power & Light 
Company (FPL), tendered for filing a proposed notice of cancellation of 
an umbrella service agreement with PanEnergy Power Services, Inc., for 
Non-Firm transmission service under FPL's Open Access Transmission 
Tariff.
    FPL requests that the proposed cancellation be permitted to become 
effective on December 31, 1997.
    FPL states that this filing is in accordance with Part 35 of the 
Commission's Regulations.
    Comment date: February 6, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

5. Commonwealth Edison Company

[Docket No. ER98-1227-000]

    Take notice that on December 29, 1997, Commonwealth Edison Company 
(ComEd), submitted for filing one Service Agreements, establishing one 
Service Agreement, establishing Plum Street Energy Marketing, Inc. 
(PSEM), as customers under the terms of ComEd's Power Sales and 
Reassignment of Transmission Rights Tariff PSRT-1 (PSRT-1 Tariff). The 
Commission has previously designated the PSRT-1 Tariff as FERC Electric 
Tariff, First Revised Volume No. 2.
    ComEd requests an effective date of December 5, 1997, and 
accordingly seeks waiver of the Commission's requirements. Copies of 
this filing were served upon PSEM, and the Illinois Commerce 
Commission.
    Comment date: February 6, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

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6. Entergy Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER98-1228-000]

    Take notice that on December 29, 1997, Entergy Services, Inc. 
(Entergy Services), on behalf of Entergy Arkansas, Inc., Entergy Gulf 
States, Inc., (Entergy Gulf States), Entergy Louisiana, Inc. (Entergy 
Louisiana), Entergy Mississippi, Inc., and Entergy New Orleans, Inc. 
(collectively, the Entergy Operating Companies), tendered for filing a 
Network Integration Transmission Service Agreement, a Network Operating 
Agreement, a Firm Point-to-Point Transmission Service Agreement, a Non-
Firm Point-to-Point Transmission Service Agreement, and an Interchange 
Agreement, each between Entergy Services, as agent for the Entergy 
Operating Companies and Cajun Electric Power Cooperative, Inc., 
(Cajun). The agreements are intended to supersede existing transmission 
and interconnection agreements that Entergy Gulf States and Entergy 
Louisiana have with Cajun.
    Comment date: February 6, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

7. Allegheny Power Service Corporation, on behalf of Monongahela Power 
Company, The Potomac Edison Company and West Penn Power Company 
(Allegheny Power)

[Docket No. ER98-1229-000]

    Take notice that on December 29, 1997, Allegheny Power Service 
Corporation on behalf of Monongahela Power Company, The Potomac Edison 
Company and West Penn Power Company (Allegheny Power) filed Supplement 
No. 36 to add two (2) new Customers to the Standard Generation Service 
Rate Schedule under which Allegheny Power offers standard generation 
and emergency service on an hourly, daily, weekly, monthly or yearly 
basis. Allegheny Power requests a waiver of notice requirements to make 
service available as of December 1, 1997, to CNG Retail Services 
Corporation; and as of December 24, 1997, to Equitable Power Services 
Company.
    Copies of the filing have been provided to the Public Utilities 
Commission of Ohio, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, the 
Maryland Public Service Commission, the Virginia State Corporation 
Commission, the West Virginia Public Service Commission, and all 
parties of record.
    Comment date: February 6, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

8. Florida Power & Light Company

[Docket No. ER98-1230-000]

    Take notice that on December 29, 1997, Florida Power & Light 
Company (FPL), tendered for filing proposed service agreements with 
Duke Energy Trading and Marketing, L.L.C., for Short-Term Firm and Non-
Firm transmission service under FPL's Open Access Transmission Tariff.
    FPL requests that the proposed service agreements be permitted to 
become effective on January 1, 1998.
    FPL states that this filing is in accordance with Part 35 of the 
Commission's Regulations.
    Comment date: February 6, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

9. Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc.

[Docket No. ER98-1231-000]

    Take notice that on December 29, 1997, Orange and Rockland 
Utilities, Inc. (Orange and Rockland), filed a Service Agreement 
between Orange and Rockland and PacifiCorp Power Marketing, Inc., 
(Customer). This Service Agreement specifies that the Customer has 
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 November 21, 1997, for the 
Service Agreement. Orange and Rockland has served copies of the filing 
on The New York State Public Service Commission and on the Customer.
    Comment date: February 6, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

10. New England Power Company

[Docket No. ER98-1232-000]

    Take notice that on December 29, 1997, New England Power Company 
(NEP), tendered for filing an Interconnection Service Agreement with 
Millennium Power Partners, L.P.
    Comment date: February 6, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

11. New England Power Company

[Docket No. ER98-1233-000]

    Take notice that on December 29, 1997, New England Power Company 
(NEP), tendered a supplement to an amendment to The Narragansett 
Electric Company's service agreement under NEP's FERC Electric Tariff, 
Original Volume No. 1. NEP requests an effective date of January 1, 
1998, for the Supplement.
    Comment date: February 6, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

12. Central Power and Light Company, West Texas Utilities Company, 
Public Service Company of Oklahoma, and Southwestern Electric Power 
Company

[Docket No. ER98-1234-000]

    Take notice that on December 24, 1997, Central Power and Light 
Company (CPL), West Texas Utilities Company (WTU), Public Service 
Company of Oklahoma (PSO), and Southwestern Electric Power Company 
(SWEPCO) (collectively, the CSW Operating Companies) submitted for 
filing service agreements under which the CSW Operating Companies will 
provide firm point-to-point transmission service to WTU in accordance 
with the CSW Operating Companies' open access transmission service 
tariff. The CSW Operating Companies also submitted a notice of 
cancellation for each firm point-to-point transmission service 
agreement.
    The CSW Operating Companies state that a copy of the filing has 
been served on WTU.
    Comment date: February 6, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

13. The Montana Power Trading & Marketing Company

[Docket No. ER98-1235-000]

    Take notice that on December 24, 1997, MP Energy Inc., tendered for 
filing a letter of Change of Name to The Montana Power Trading & 
Marketing Company. This action was simply a name change. The ownership 
of MP Energy Inc., (now the Montana Power Trading & Marketing Company) 
has not changed.
    Comment date: February 6, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

14. Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.

[Docket No. ER98-1236-000]

    Take notice that on December 29, 1997, consolidated Edison Company 
of New York, Inc. (Con Edison), tendered for filing a Supplement to its 
Rate Schedule, Con Edison Rate Schedule FERC No. 123, a facilities 
agreement with Central Hudson Gas and Electric Corporation (CH). The 
Supplement provides for an increase in the monthly carrying charges. 
Con Edison has requested that this decrease take effect as of September 
1, 1997.
    Con Edison states that a copy of this filing has been served by 
mail upon CH.

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    Comment date: February 6, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

15. Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.

[Docket No. ER98-1237-000]

    Take notice that on December 29, 1997, Consolidated Edison Company 
of New York, Inc. (Con Edison), tendered for filing, pursuant to its 
FERC Electric Tariff Rate Schedule No. 2, a service agreement for the 
New England Power Company to purchase electric capacity and energy 
pursuant at negotiated rates, terms, and conditions.
    Con Edison states that a copy of this filing has been served by 
mail upon the New England Power Company.
    Comment date: February 6, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

16. New England Power Pool

[Docket No. ER98-1238-000]

    Take notice that on December 29, 1997, the New England Power Pool 
Executive Committee filed for acceptance a signature page to the New 
England Power Pool (NEPOOL), Agreement dated September 1, 1971, as 
amended, signed by Energis Resources Incorporated (Energis Resources). 
The NEPOOL Agreement has been designated NEPOOL FPC No. 2.
    The Executive Committee states that the Commission's acceptance of 
Energis Resources' signature page would permit NEPOOL to expand its 
membership to include Energis Resources. NEPOOL further states that the 
filed signature page does not change the NEPOOL Agreement in any 
manner, other than to make Energis Resources a member in NEPOOL. NEPOOL 
requests an effective date of January 1, 1998, for commencement of 
participation in NEPOOL by Energis Resources.
    Comment date: February 6, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

17. PacifiCorp

[Docket No. ER98-1239-000]

    Take notice that on December 29, 1997, PacifiCorp's Merchant 
Function, tendered for filing in accordance with 18 CFR 35 of the 
Commission's Rules and Regulations, PacifiCorp's FERC Electric Tariff, 
First Revised Volume No. 12 (Tariff). The tariff has been revised to 
provide for the sale or assignment of transmission service by 
PacifiCorp's Merchant Function.
    Copies of this filing were supplied to the Public Utility 
Commission of Oregon and the Washington Utilities and Transportation 
Commission.
    A copy of this filing may be obtained from PacifiCorp's Regulatory 
Administration Department's Bulletin Board System through a personal 
computer by calling (503) 464-6122 (9600 baud, 8 bits, no parity, 1 
stop bit).
    Comment date: February 6, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

18. Cinergy Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER98-1240-000]

    Take notice that on December 29, 1997, Cinergy Services, Inc. 
(Cinergy), tendered for filing a refund report in the above-referenced 
docket.
    Copies of the filing were served on the Public Utilities Commission 
of Ohio, the Kentucky Public Service Commission, the Indiana Utility 
Regulatory Commission and Mr. John P. Cook, Deputy Consumer Counselor 
for Federal Affairs.
    Comment date: February 6, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

19. New England Power Pool

[Docket No. ER98-1241-000]

    Take notice that on December 29, 1997, the New England Power Pool 
Executive Committee filed for acceptance a signature page to the New 
England Power Pool (NEPOOL), Agreement dated September 1, 1971, as 
amended, signed by Cinergy Capital & Trading, Inc., (CC&T). The NEPOOL 
Agreement has been designated NEPOOL FPC No. 2.
    The Executive Committee states that the Commission's acceptance of 
CC&T's signature page would permit NEPOOL to expand its membership to 
include CC&T. NEPOOL further states that the filed signature page does 
not change the NEPOOL Agreement in any manner, other than to make CC&T 
a member in NEPOOL. NEPOOL requests an effective date of January 1, 
1998, for commencement of participation in NEPOOL by CC&T.
    Comment date: February 6, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

20. Arizona Public Service Company

[Docket No. ER98-1242-000]

    Take notice that on December 30, 1997, Arizona Public Service 
Company (APS), tendered for filing a Service Agreement to provide 
Network Integration Transmission Service under APS' Open Access 
Transmission Tariff to the Arizona Public Service Company--Merchant 
Group.
    A copy of this filing has been served on APS' Merchant Group and 
the Arizona Corporation Commission.
    Comment date: February 6, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

21. Citizens Utilities Company

[Docket No. ES98-19-000]

    Take notice that on December 22, 1997, Citizens Utilities Company 
filed an application, under Section 204 of the Federal Power Act, 
seeking authorization to act as guarantor, from time to time during a 
two year period, of obligations of its subsidiaries in an aggregate 
principal amount not to exceed $500 million outstanding at any one 
time.
    Comment date: February 12, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

22. Maine Public Service Company

[Docket No. FA96-26-001

    Take notice that on January 20, 1998, Maine Public Service Company 
tendered for filing its refund report in the above-referenced docket.
    Comment date: February 20, 1998, 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 these filings are on file with 
the Commission and are available for public inspection.
David P. Boergers,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-2197 Filed 1-28-98; 8:45 am]
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