[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 199 (Thursday, October 15, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55383-55385]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-27666]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. ER98-4512-000, et al.;]


Consolidated Water Power Company, et al.

Electric Rate and Corporate Regulation Filings

October 6, 1998.
    Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
Commission:

1. Consolidated Water Power Company

[Docket No. ER98-4512-000]

    Take notice that on October 1, 1998, Consolidated Water Power 
Company (CWPCo), 231 First Avenue, North, Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin 
54495-8050, tendered for filing with the Commission a supplement to its 
application for authority to sell electricity for resale at market-
based rates.
    A copy of this filing has been provided to the Public Service 
Commission of Wisconsin.
    Comment date: October 21, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

2. USGen New England, Inc.

[Docket Nos. EC98-66-000 and ER98-4705-000]

    Take notice that on September 30, 1998, USGen New England, Inc. 
tendered for filing an application for approval pursuant to Section 203 
of the Federal Power Act for a sale leaseback of jurisdictional 
facilities associated with the Bear Swamp hydroelectric generating 
plant located on Deerfield River in the towns of Rowe and Florida, 
Massachusetts.
    Comment date: November 5, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

3. California Independent System Operator Corporation

[Docket Nos. ER98-1499-000; ER98-2113-002]

    Take notice that on September 30, 1998, the California Independent 
System Operator Corporation (ISO), tendered for filing the executed 
Amendment No. 1, to the Meter Service Agreement for ISO Metered 
Entities between the Salt River Agricultural Improvement and Power 
District and the ISO for acceptance by the Commission. The ISO states 
that this filing revises the Meter Service Agreement for ISO Metered 
Entities, as directed by the Commission, to comply with the 
Commission's order issued December 17, 1997 in Pacific Gas and Electric 
Co., 81 FERC para. 61,320 (1997).
    The ISO states that this filing has been served on all parties 
listed on the official service list in the above-referenced dockets.
    Comment date: October 20, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

4. Wisconsin Electric Power Company

[Docket No. ER98-4659-000]

    Take notice that on October 1, 1998, Wisconsin Electric Power 
Company (Wisconsin Electric), tendered for filing an amendment to the 
unexecuted electric service agreements filed in Docket No. ER98-4659.
    Wisconsin Electric again respectfully requests an effective date of 
August 29, 1998, for the revised agreements to allow for economic 
transactions.
    Copies of the filing have been served on the customer, the Michigan 
Public Service Commission, and the Public Service Commission of 
Wisconsin.
    Comment date: October 21, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

5. The Washington Water Power Company

[Docket No. ER99-1-000]

    Take notice that on October 1, 1998, the Washington Water Power 
Company (WWP), tendered for filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission pursuant to 18 CFR 35.13 an executed Interconnection and 
Operating Agreement between WWP and Clearwater Power Company.
    Comment date: October 21, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

6. The Washington Water Power

[Docket No. ER99-2-000]

    Take notice that on October 1, 1998, The Washington Water Power 
Company (WWP), tendered for filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission an executed Firm Point-to-Point Service Agreement under 
WWP's Open Access Transmission Tariff, second revised Volume No. 8.
    WWP requests an effective date of October 1, 1998.
    Comment date: October 21, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

7. Washington Water Power Company

[Docket No. ER99-3-000]

    Take notice that on October 1, 1998, Washington Water Power, (WWP), 
tendered for filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
pursuant to 18 CFR Section 35.13, executed Mutual Netting Agreements 
for allowing arrangements of amounts which become due and owing to one 
Party to be set off against amounts which are due and owing to the 
other Party with Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power 
District, The Montana Power Trading & Marketing Company, and Hafslund 
Energy Trading, L.L.C.
    WWP requests waiver of the prior notice requirement and requests an 
effective date of September 1, 1998.
    Comment date: October 21, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

8. Arizona Public Service Company

[Docket No. ER99-4-000]

    Take notice that on October 1, 1998, Arizona Public Service Company 
(APS), tendered for filing Umbrella Service Agreements to provide Firm 
and Non-Firm Point-to-Point Transmission Service to B.C. Hydro Power 
Exchange (Powerex), under APS'' Open Access Transmission Tariff.
    A copy of this filing has been served on Powerex and the Arizona 
Corporation Commission.
    Comment date: October 21, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

9. Virginia Electric and Power Company

[Docket No. ER99-5-000]

    Take notice that on October 1, 1998, Virginia Electric and Power 
Company (Virginia Power or the Company), tendered for filing notice of 
cancellation effective November 16, 1998, of the service agreement with 
Vastar Power Marketing, Inc., designated Service Agreement No. 63, 
under FERC Electric Tariff Original Volume No. 4 filed with the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission).
    The Company requests that the Commission permit the termination of 
the Service Agreement to become effective November 16, 1998.
    Copies of the filing were served upon Vastar Power Marketing, Inc., 
Southern Company Energy Marketing L.P., the Virginia State Corporation 
Commission and the North Carolina Utilities Commission.
    Comment date: October 21, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

10. Public Service Company of New Mexico

[Docket No. ER99-6-000]

    Take notice that on October 1, 1998, Public Service Company of New 
Mexico (PNM), tendered for filing an executed

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service agreement for electric power and energy sales at negotiated 
rates under the terms of PNM's Power and Energy Sales Tariff, with 
Oklahoma Gas & Electric Energy Resources, Inc. (OGE Energy Resources, 
Inc.), dated September 3, 1998.
    PNM's filing is available for public inspection at its offices in 
Albuquerque, New Mexico.
    Copies of the filing have been sent to OGE Energy Resources, Inc., 
and to the New Mexico Public Utility Commission.
    Comment date: October 21, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

11. Sierra Pacific Power Company

[Docket No. ER99-7-000]

    Take notice that on October 1, 1998, Sierra Pacific Power Company 
(Sierra), filed a revision to the General Transfer Agreement (GTA) 
between Sierra and Bonneville Power Administration (ABPA).
    Sierra states that the revision would decrease the total monthly 
facilities charge from $134,556 to $133,922 to reflect a change in the 
percentage of initial capital investment used to calculate the 
Estimated O&M Charge.
    Sierra requests that the increased charge be made effective on 
October 31, 1998.
    Copies of this filing were served upon the Public Utilities 
Commission of Nevada, the Public Utilities Commission of California, 
the Nevada Bureau of Consumer Protection and Bonneville Power 
Administration.
    Comment date: October 21, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

12. Delmarva Power & Light Company

[Docket No. ER99-8-000]

    Take notice that on October 1, 1998, Delmarva Power & Light Company 
(Delmarva), tendered for filing an executed umbrella service agreement 
with Merchant Energy Group of the Americas, Inc., under Delmarva's 
market rate sales tariff.
    Delmarva requests an effective date of October 1, 1998.
    Comment date: October 21, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

13. Idaho Power Company

[Docket No. ER99-9-000]

    Take notice that on October 1, 1998, Idaho Power Company (IPC), 
tendered for filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission a 
Service Agreement for Non-Firm Point-to-Point Transmission Service 
between Idaho Power Company and El Paso Energy Marketing Company under 
Idaho Power Company FERC Electric Tariff No. 5, Open Access 
Transmission Tariff.
    Idaho Power requests the Commission accept this Service Agreement 
for filing, designate an effective date of September 14, 1998 and a 
rate schedule number.
    Comment date: October 21, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

14. Consumers Energy Company

[Docket No. ER99-10-000]

    Take notice that on October 1, 1998, Consumers Energy Company 
(Consumers), tendered for filing an executed Service Agreement for 
Network Integration Transmission Service pursuant to Consumers' Open 
Access Transmission Service Tariff and a Network Operating Agreement 
with Tenaska Power Services Company (Customer) with effective dates of 
September 18, 1998.
    Comment date: October 21, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

15. Consumers Energy Company

[Docket No. ER99-11-000]

    Take notice that on October 1, 1998, Consumers Energy Company 
(Consumers), tendered for filing an executed Service Agreement for 
Network Integration Transmission Service pursuant to Consumers' Open 
Access Transmission Service Tariff and a Network Operating Agreement 
with Tenneco Packaging (Customer) with effective dates of September 18, 
1998.
    Copies of the filed agreements were served upon the Michigan Public 
Service Commission and the Customer.
    Comment date: October 21, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

16. New York State Electric & Gas Corporation

[Docket No. ER99-12-000]

    Take notice that on October 1, 1998, New York State Electric & Gas 
Corporation (NYSEG), filed executed Network Service and Network 
Operating Agreements between NYSEG and both Energetix, Inc., and 
Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation. These Agreements specify 
that the Transmission Customers have agreed to the rates, terms and 
conditions of NYSEG's currently effective open access transmission 
tariff and other revisions to the OATT applicable to all customers who 
take service under its retail access program.
    NYSEG requests waiver of the Commission's 60-day notice 
requirements and an effective date of September 3, 1998, for the 
Service Agreements.
    NYSEG has served copies of the filing on the New York State Public 
Service Commission and the Transmission Customers.
    Comment date: October 21, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

17. Ameren Services Company

[Docket No. ER99-13-000]

    Take notice that on October 1, 1998, Ameren Services Company (ASC), 
tendered for filing a Service Agreement for Long-Term Firm Point-to-
Point Transmission Service. ASC asserts that the purpose of the 
Agreement is for ASC when it takes transmission service for itself in 
accordance with FERC regulations, and pursuant to its Open Access 
Transmission Tariff filed in Docket No. ER96-677-004.
    Comment date: October 21, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

18. South Carolina Electric & Gas Company

[Docket No. ER99-15-000]

    Take notice that on October 1, 1998, South Carolina Electric & Gas 
Company (SCE&G), submitted a service agreement establishing Public 
Service Electric and Gas Company (PSEG) as a customer under the terms 
of SCE&G's Negotiated Market Sales Tariff.
    SCE&G requests an effective date of September 1, 1998. Accordingly, 
SCE&G requests waiver of the Commission's notice requirements.
    Copies of this filing were served upon Public Service Electric and 
Gas Company and the South Carolina Public Service Commission.
    Comment date: October 21, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

19. The Montana Power Company

[Docket No. ER99-16-000]

    Take notice that on October 1, 1998, The Montana Power Company 
(Montana), tendered for filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission pursuant to 18 CFR 35.13 a Network Integration Transmission 
Service Agreement with Commercial Energy of Montana (Commercial 
Energy), under Montana's FERC Electric Tariff, Second Revised Volume 
No. 5 (Open Access Transmission Tariff).
    A copy of the filing was served upon Commercial Energy.
    Comment date: October 21, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

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20. Western Resources, Inc.

[Docket No. ER99-17-000]

    Take notice of that on October 1, 1998, Western Resources, Inc., 
tendered for filing an agreement between Western Resources and Cargill-
Alliant, LLC. 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. 
The agreement is proposed to become effective September 4, 1998.
    Copies of the filing were served upon Cargill-Alliant, LLC and the 
Kansas Corporation Commission.
    Comment date: October 21, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

21. Allegheny Power Service Corp., on Behalf of Monongahela Power 
Co., the Potomac Edison Company and West Penn Power Company 
(Allegheny Power)

[Docket No. ER99-18-000]

    Take notice that on October 1, 1998, Allegheny Power Service 
Corporation on behalf of Monongahela Power Company, The Potomac Edison 
Company and West Penn Power Company (Allegheny Power) filed Supplement 
No. 4 to add two (2) new Customers to the Market Rate Tariff under 
which Allegheny Power offers generation services.
    Allegheny Power requests a waiver of notice requirements to make 
service available as of September 30, 1998, to Commonwealth Edison 
Company and Northeast Utilities Service 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: October 21, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

22. USGen New England, Inc.

[Docket No. ER99-19-000]

    Take notice that on October 1, 1998, USGen New England, Inc. 
tendered for filing power sales agreements associated with service 
under its Rate Schedule FERC No. 1, as required by the Commission in 
New England Power Company, et al., 82 FERC 61,179 (1998).
    Comment date: October 21, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

23. Baltimore Gas and Electric

[Docket No. ES98-49-000]

    Take notice that on September 24, 1998, Baltimore Gas and Electric 
Company (BGE) submitted an application, under Section 204 of the 
Federal Power Act, for authorization to issue short-term debt, with not 
more than $700 million aggregate principal amount outstanding at any 
time, on or before December 31, 2000.
    Comment date: October 30, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

Standard Paragraphs

    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,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-27666 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am]
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