[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 132 (Friday, July 10, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37375-37378]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-18342]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. ER98-2590-000, et al,]
MAD River Power Authority, et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate
Regulation Filings
July 2, 1998.
Take notice that the following filings have been made with the
Commission:
1. MAD River Power Authority
[Docket No. ER98-2590-000]
Take notice that on June 5, 1998, MAD River Power Authority
tendered for filing a Notice of Withdrawal in the above-referenced
docket.
Comment Date: July 14, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
E at the end of this notice.
2. Otter Lane Hydro, LLC
[Docket No. ER98-2619-000]
Take notice that on June 18, 1998, Otter Lane Hydro, LLC tendered
for filing a Notice of Withdrawal in the above-referenced docket.
Comment date: July 13, 1998, in accordance with Standard-Paragraph
E at the end of this notice.
3. Freshwater Hydro, Inc.
[Docket No. ER98-2631-000]
Take notice that on June 9, 1998, Freshwater Hydro Power Associates
tendered for filing a Notice of Withdrawal in the above-referenced
docket.
Comment date: July 13, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
E at the end of this notice.
4. Sempra Energy Trading Corp.
[Docket No. ER98-3513-000]
Take notice that on June 26, 1998, Sempra Energy Trading Corp.,
tendered for filing a revised code of conduct. The revised code would
supplement Sempra Energy Trading Corp.'s market-based rate schedule.
Comment date: July 16, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
E at the end of this notice.
5. Indianapolis Power & Light Company
[Docket No. ER98-3514-000]
Take notice that on June 26, 1998, Indianapolis Power & Light
Company (IPL), tendered for filing a letter agreement extending by one
year to August 31, 1999, the service IPL currently provides to PSI
Energy, a public utility subsidiary of Cinergy, under an existing
interconnection agreement.
Copies of this filing were sent to the Indiana Utility Regulatory
Commission and Cinergy.
Comment date: July 16, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
E at the end of this notice.
6. Enova Energy, Inc.
[Docket No. ER98-3515-000]
Take notice that on June 26, 1998, Enova Energy, Inc. (Enova
Energy), tendered for filing its compliance filing in the above-
referenced docket a revised code of conduct. The revised code would
supplement Enova Energy's market-based rate schedule.
Comment date: July 16, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
E at the end of this notice.
7. Boston Edison Company
[Docket No. ER98-3516-000]
Take notice that on June 29, 1998, Boston Edison Company (Boston
Edison), tendered for filing (a) an unexecuted network integration
transmission service agreement between Boston Edison and various
affiliates of Sithe Energies, Inc., (collectively known as Sithe New
England) and (b) an unexecuted network operating agreement between
Boston Edison and Sithe New England. Both agreements provide for
service pursuant to Boston Edison's open access transmission tariff.
Boston Edison requests that the agreements become effective
September 1, 1998.
Comment date: July 17, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
E at the end of this notice.
8. The Detroit Edison Company
[Docket No. ER98-3517-000]
Take notice that on June 29, 1998, the Detroit Edison Company
(Detroit Edison), tendered for filing Service Agreements (the Service
Agreement) for Firm and Non-Firm Point-to-Point Transmission Service
under the Joint Open Access Transmission Tariff of Consumers Energy
Company and Detroit Edison, FERC Electric Tariff No. 1, between Detroit
Edison and Tenaska Power Services dated as of June 10, 1998. The
parties have not engaged in any transactions under the Service
Agreements prior to thirty days to this filing.
Detroit Edison requests that the Service Agreements be made
effective as rate schedules as of June 10, 1998.
Comment date: July 17, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
E at the end of this notice.
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9. Duquesne Light Company
[Docket No. ER98-3518-000]
Take notice that on June 18, 1998, Duquesne Light Company (DLC),
filed a Service Agreement dated June 18, 1998 with First Energy Trading
& Power Marketing, Inc., under DLC's FERC Coordination Sales Tariff
(Tariff). The Service Agreement adds First Energy Trading & Power
Marketing, Inc., as a customer under the Tariff.
DLC requests an effective date of June 18, 1998, for the Service
Agreement.
Comment date: July 17, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
E at the end of this notice.
10. Arizona Public Service Company
[Docket No. ER98-3519-000]
That notice that on June 29, 1998, Arizona Public Service Company
(APS), tendered for filing a revised Exhibit I to APS-FERC Rate
Schedule No. 192, between APS and the City of Williams (Williams), for
the Operating Years 1997 and 1998.
Current rate levels are unaffected, revenue levels are unchanged
from those currently on file with the Commission, and no other
significant change in service to these or any other customer results
from the revisions proposed herein. No new or modifications to existing
facilities are required as a result of these revisions.
Copies of this filing have been served on the City of Williams and
the Arizona Corporation Commission.
Comment date: July 17, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
E at the end of this notice.
11. Consumers Energy Company
[Docket No. ER98-3520-000]
Take notice that on June 29, 1998, Consumers Energy Company (CECo),
tendered for filing Amendment No. 1, to its Service Agreement for
Network Integration Transmission Service with the City of Eaton Rapids
(Eaton Rapids). CECo also tenders for filing the Agreement in executed
form to be substituted for original unexecuted agreement.
Copies of the filing were served upon the Michigan Public Service
Commission and Eaton Rapids.
Comment date: July 17, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
E at the end of this notice.
12. Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation
[Docket No. ER98-3521-000]
Take notice that on June 29, 1998, Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation
(NMPC), tendered for filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission an executed, amended Open Access Transmission Service
Agreement between NMPC and the Power Authority of the State of New York
(NYPA), to permit NYPA to deliver power and energy from NYPA's
FitzPatrick Plant, Bid Process Suppliers and Substitute Suppliers to
the points where NMPC's transmission system connects to its retail
distribution system west of NMPC's constrained Central-East Interface.
This Transmission Service Agreement specifies that NYPA has signed on
to and has agreed to the terms and conditions of NMPC's Open Access
Transmission Tariff as filed in Docket No. OA96-194-000.
NMPC requests an effective date of June 1, 1998. NMPC has requested
waiver of the notice requirements for good cause shown.
NMPC has served copies of the filing upon New York Public Service
Commission and NYPA.
Comment date: July 17, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
E at the end of this notice.
13. Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation
[Docket No. ER98-3522-000]
Take notice that on June 29, 1998, Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation
(Niagara Mohawk), tendered for filing with the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission an executed Transmission Service Agreement
between NMPC and Engage Energy US, L.P. This Transmission Service
Agreement specifies that Engage Energy US, L.P., has signed on to and
has agreed to the terms and conditions of NMPC's Open Access
Transmission Tariff as filed in Docket No. OA96-194-000. This Tariff,
filed with FERC on July 9, 1996, will allow NMPC and Engage Energy US,
L.P., to enter into separately scheduled transactions under which NMPC
will provide firm transmission service for Engage Energy US, L.P., as
the parties may mutually agree.
NMPC requests an effective date of June 18, 1998. NMPC has
requested waiver of the notice requirements for good cause shown.
NMPC has served copies of the filing upon the New York State Public
Service Commission and Engage Energy, US, L.P.
Comment date: July 17, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
E at the end of this notice.
14. Wisconsin Electric Power Company
[Docket No. ER98-3523-000]
Take notice that on June 29, 1998, Wisconsin Electric Power Company
(Wisconsin Electric), tendered for filing a Non-Firm Transmission
Service Agreement and a Short-Term Firm Transmission Service Agreement
between itself and Northern/AES Energy, L.L.C., (Northern/AES Energy).
The Transmission Service Agreements allow Northern/AES to receive
transmission services under Wisconsin Electric's FERC Electric Tariff,
Volume No. 7, which is pending Commission consideration in Docket No.
OA97-578.
Wisconsin Electric requests the effective date coincident with its
filing and waiver of the Commission's notice requirements in order to
allow for economic transactions as they appear.
Copies of the filing have been served on Northern/AES, the Public
Service Commission of Wisconsin and the Michigan Public Service
Commission.
Comment date: July 17, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
E at the end of this notice.
15. Cinergy Services, Inc.
[Docket No. ER98-3524-000]
Take notice that on June 29, 1998, Cinergy Services, Inc.
(Cinergy), tendered for filing a Firm Point-To-Point Transmission
Service Agreement under Cinergy's Open Access Transmission Service
Tariff (the Tariff), entered into between Cinergy and Constellation
Power Source (Constellation).
Cinergy and Constellation are requesting an effective date of June
17, 1998.
Copies of this filing have been served upon Constellation Power
Source, the Public Service Commission of Maryland, the Public Utilities
Commission of Ohio, the Kentucky Public Service Commission, and the
Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission.
Comment date: July 17, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
E at the end of this notice.
16. PECO Energy Company
[Docket No. ER98-3525-000]
Take notice that on June 29, 1998, PECO Energy Company (PECO),
filed an executed Transmission Agency Agreement between PECO and
Columbia Energy Power Marketing Corporation (hereinafter Supplier). The
terms and conditions contained within this Agreement are identical to
the terms and conditions contained with the Form of Transmission Agency
Agreement submitted to the Commission on October 3, 1997, as part of
the joint filing by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission and the
Pennsylvania PJM Utilities at Docket No. ER98-64-000. This filing
merely submits an individual executed copy of the Transmission Agency
Agreement
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between PECO and an alternative supplier participating in PECO's Retail
Access Pilot Program.
Copies of the filing were served on the Supplier and the
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.
Comment date: July 17, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
E at the end of this notice.
17. Shamrock Trading, LLC
[Docket No. ER98-3526-000]
Take notice that on June 17, 1998, Shamrock Trading, LLC
(Shamrock), petitioned the Commission for acceptance of Shamrock Rate
Schedule FERC No. 1; the granting of certain blanket approvals,
including the authority to sell electricity at market-based rates; and
the waiver of certain Commission Regulations.
Shamrock intends to engage in wholesale electric power and energy
purchases and sales as a marketer. Shamrock is not in the business of
generating or transmitting electric power. Shamrock is wholly owned by
Michael P. FitzPatrick. Shamrock is not affiliated with any other
company.
Comment date: July 17, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
E at the end of this notice.
18. PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
[Docket No. ER98-3527-000]
Take notice that, on June 29, 1998, PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
(PJM), pursuant to Section 205 of the Federal Power Act and ordering
paragraph (V), of the Commission's order in Pennsylvania-New Jersey-
Maryland Interconnection, 81 FERC para. 61,257 (1997), tendered for
filing a market monitoring plan.
PJM states that it served a copy of its filing on all PJM members,
all parties in Docket No. ER97-3189-000, and each of the state utility
commissions in the PJM region.
PJM requests an effective date for the market monitoring plan of
September 1, 1998.
Comment date: July 17, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
E at the end of this notice.
19. Jersey Central Power & Light Company, Metropolitan Edison
Company, and Pennsylvania Electric Company
[Docket No. ER98-3528-000]
Take notice that on June 29, 1998, Jersey Central Power & Light
Company, Metropolitan Edison Company and Pennsylvania Electric Company
(d/b/a GPU Energy), filed an executed Service Agreement between GPU
Energy and Constellation Power Source (CON), dated June 26, 1998. This
Service Agreement specifies that CON has agreed to the rates, terms and
conditions of GPU Energy's Capacity, Energy and Capacity Credit Sales
Tariff (Sales Tariff) designated as FERC Electric Tariff, Second
Revised Volume No. 1. The Sales Tariff allows GPU Energy and CON to
enter into separately scheduled transactions under which GPU Energy
will make available for sale, capacity, energy and capacity credits.
GPU Energy requests a waiver of the Commission's notice
requirements for good cause shown and an effective date of June 26,
1998, for the Service Agreement.
GPU Energy has served copies of the filing on regulatory agencies
in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Comment date: July 17, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
E at the end of this notice.
20. PECO Energy Company
[Docket No. ER98-3529-000]
Take notice that on June 29, 1998, PECO Energy Company (PECO),
filed an executed Installed Capacity Obligation Allocation Agreement
between PECO and Columbia Energy Power Marketing Corporation,
(Supplier). The terms and conditions contained within this Agreement
are identical to the terms and conditions contained with the Form of
Installed Capacity Allocation Agreement filed by PECO with the
Commission on October 3, 1997 at Docket No. ER98-28-000. This filing
merely submits an individual executed copy of the Installed Capacity
Obligation Allocation Agreement between PECO and an alternate suppliers
participating in PECO's Pilot.
Copies of the filing were served on the Supplier and the
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.
Comment date: July 17, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
E at the end of this notice.
21 Duquesne Light Company
[Docket No. ER98-3530-000]
Take notice that on June 29, 1998, Duquesne Light Company (DLC),
filed a Service Agreement dated June 18, 1998 with Merchant Energy
Group of the Americas, Inc., under DLC's FERC Coordination Sales Tariff
(Tariff). The Service Agreement adds Merchant Energy Group of the
Americas, Inc., as a customer under the Tariff.
DLC requests an effective date of June 18, 1998, for the Service
Agreement.
Comment date: July 17, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
E at the end of this notice.
22. Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation
[Docket No. ER98-3532-000]
Take notice that on June 29, 1998, Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation
(Niagara Mohawk), tendered for filing an executed Non-Firm Point-To-
Point Transmission Service Agreement between Niagara Mohawk and Engage
Energy US, L.P. This Transmission Service Agreement specifies that
Engage Energy US, L.P. has signed on to and has agreed to the terms and
conditions of Niagara Mohawk's Open Access Transmission Tariff as filed
in Docket No. OA96-194-000. This Tariff, filed with FERC on July 9,
1996, will allow Niagara Mohawk and Engage Energy US, L.P., to enter
into separately scheduled transactions under which Niagara Mohawk will
provide non-firm transmission service for Engage Energy US, L.P. as the
parties may mutually agree.
Niagara Mohawk requests an effective date of June 18, 1998. Niagara
Mohawk has requested waiver of the notice requirements for good cause
shown.
Niagara Mohawk has served copies of the filing upon the New York
State Public Service Commission and Engage Energy US, L.P.
Comment date: July 17, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
E at the end of this notice.
23. Western Resources, Inc.
[Docket No. ER98-3533-000]
Take notice that on June 29, 1998, Western Resources, Inc. tendered
for filing an agreement between Western Resources and Oklahoma Gas &
Electric Company. Western Resources states that the purpose of the
agreement is to permit the customer to take service under Western
Resources' market-based power sales tariff on file with the Commission.
Western Resources requests that the service agreement become
effective June 26, 1998.
Copies of the filing were served upon Oklahoma Gas & Electric
Company and the Kansas Corporation Commission.
Comment date: July 17, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
E at the end of this notice.
24. CNG Energy Services Corporation
[Docket No. ER98-3534-000]
Take notice that on June 29, 1998, CNG Energy Services Corporation
(CNGES), filed a Notice of Cancellation of its Rate Schedule FERC No.
1. CNGES requests that the Commission act in an expedited manner and
accept the notice of cancellation by no later than July 20, 1998.
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Comment date: July 17, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
E at the end of this notice.
25. Southern Company Services, Inc.
[Docket No. ER98-3535-000]
Take notice that on June 29, 1998, Southern Company Services, Inc.
(SCS), acting on behalf of Alabama Power Company, Georgia Power
Company, Gulf Power Company, Mississippi Power Company (MPCO), and
Savannah Electric and Power Company (collectively referred to as
Southern Company), filed a service agreement for network integration
transmission service between SCS, as agent for Southern Company, and
Southern Wholesale Energy, a Department of SCS, as agent for MPCO; five
(5) non-umbrella service agreements for firm point-to-point
transmission service between SCS, as agent for Southern Company, and
Sonat Power and Marketing L.P. (two such agreements) and Oglethorpe
Power Corporation (three such agreements); ten (10) umbrella service
agreements for short-term firm point-to-point transmission service
between SCS, as agent for Southern Company, and (i) Duke/Louis Dreyfus,
L.L.C., (ii) Florida Power and Light Company, (iii) Vitol Gas &
Electric LLC (Vitol), (iv) PECO Energy Company Power Team (PECO), (v)
Virginia Electric and Power Company (VEPCO), (vi) Entergy Power
Marketing Corp. (EPMC), (vii) Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia,
(viii) Oglethorpe Power Corporation, (ix) Tennessee Valley Authority,
and (x) Carolina Power & Light; three (3) non-firm point-to-point
transmission service agreements with (i) the City of Gainesville,
Florida, (ii) Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia, and (iii) Public
Service Electric and Gas Company; and a Notice of Cancellation of
service agreements under the Open Access Transmission Tariff of
Southern Company.
Comment date: July 17, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
E at the end of this notice.
26. Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation
[Docket No. ER98-3536-000]
Take notice that on June 29, 1998, Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation
(NMPC), tendered for filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission an executed, amended Transmission Service Agreement between
NMPC and the Power Authority of the State of New York (NYPA), to permit
NYPA to deliver power and energy from NYPA's FitzPatrick Plant, Bid
Process Suppliers and Substitute Suppliers to the points where NMPC's
transmission system connects to its retail distribution system East of
NMPC's constrained Central-East Interface. This Transmission Service
Agreement specifies that NYPA has signed on to and has agreed to the
terms and conditions of NMPC's Open Access Transmission Tariff as filed
in Docket No. OA96-194-000.
NMPC requests an effective date of June 1, 1998. NMPC has requested
waiver of the notice requirements for good cause shown.
NMPC has served copies of the filing upon New York Public Service
Commission and NYPA.
Comment date: July 17, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
E at the end of this notice.
27. Illinois Power Company
[Docket No. ER98-3543-000]
Take notice that on June 29, 1998, Illinois Power Company (Illinois
Power), 500 South 27th Street, Decatur, Illinois 62526, tendered for
filing Firm and Non-Firm Transmission Service Agreements under which
American Steel Foundries Division of Amsted Industries, Inc., will take
transmission service pursuant to its open access transmission tariff.
The agreements are based on the Form of Service Agreement in Illinois
Power's tariff.
Illinois Power has requested an effective date of June 1, 1998.
Comment date: July 17, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
E at the end of this notice.
28. UtiliCorp United Inc.
[Docket No. ES98-36-000]
Take notice that on June 17, 1998, UtiliCorp United Inc.
(UtiliCorp), filed an application seeking an order under Section 204(a)
of the Federal Power Act authorizing UtiliCorp to issue corporate
guaranties in support of Debt Securities in an amount of up to and
including $175,000,000 (Cdn) to be issued in one or more series by West
Kootenay Power, Ltd. (WPK) or a direct or indirect subsidiary of WKP,
at some time(s) before June 30, 1999, and for exemption from
competitive bidding and negotiated placement requirements. WKP is a
wholly-owned subsidiary of UtiliCorp British Columbia Ltd., which in
turn is a wholly-owned subsidiary of UtiliCorp.
Comment date: July 22, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
E at the end of this notice.
29. Cleco Corporation
[Docket No. ES98-37-000]
Take notice that on June 24, 1998, Cleco Corporation submitted an
application under Section 204 of the Federal Power Act for
authorization to issue short-term debt, outstanding at any one time, in
an aggregate principal amount of not more than $250 million, starting
with the date of the letter order.
Comment date: July 29, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
E at the end of this notice.
30. United States Department of Energy Southwestern Power
Administration
[Docket No. NJ98-2-001]
Take notice that on June 23, 1998, United States Department of
Energy Southwestern Power Administration (Southwestern), filed a
Petition for Declaratory Order Regarding Standards of Conduct Filing
With a Partial Waiver and an Exemption In Lieu of Filing Fee
(Petition). In the Petition, Southwestern submits standards of conduct
under Order Nos. 889 et seq.\1\ and requests a waiver of the separation
of functions requirement of the standards of conduct.
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\1\ Open Access Same-Time Information System (Formerly Real-Time
Information Network) and Standards of Conduct, 61 FR 21737 (May 10,
1996), FERC Stats. & Regs., Regulations Preambles January 1991-1996
para. 31,035 (April 24, 1996); Order No. 889-A, order on reh'q 62 FR
12484 (March 14, 1997), III FERC Stats. & Regs. para. 31,049 (March
4, 1997); Order No. 889-B reh'g denied, 62 FR 64715 (December 9,
1997), III FERC Stats. & Regs. para. 31,253 (November 25, 1997).
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Comment date: July 17, 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.
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