[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 160 (Friday, August 18, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43132-43134]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-20486]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. ER95-1452-000, et al.]


Northern States Power Company (Minnesota), et al.; Electric Rate 
and Corporate Regulation Filings

August 11, 1995.
    Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
Commission:

1. Northern States Power Company (Minnesota)

[Docket No. ER95-1452-000]

    Take notice that on July 31, 1995, Northern States Power Company 
(Minnesota)(NSP), tendered for filing Supplement No. 1 to the original 
Interconnection and Interchange Agreement between NSP and the Central 
Minnesota Municipal Power Agency (CMMPA). This Supplement will allow 
the City of Kenyon to become a member of CMMPA effective August 1, 
1995.
    NSP requests that the Commission accept for filing this Supplement 
No. 1 effective as of August 1, 1995, and requests waiver of 
Commission's notice requirements in order for the Supplement to be 
accepted for filing on that date. NSP requests that this filing be 
accepted as a supplement to Rate Schedule No. 470, the rate schedule 
for previously filed agreements between NSP and CMMPA.
    Comment date: August 25, 1994, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

2. Commonwealth Electric Company

[Docket No. ER95-1453-000]

    Take notice that on July 31, 1995, Commonwealth Electric Company 
(Commonwealth) tendered for filing a Network Integration Service 
Transmission Tariff. Commonwealth proposes that the tariff become 
effective on September 29, 1995.
    Comment date: August 25, 1995, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

3. Pennsylvania Power & Light Company

[Docket No. ER95-1454-000]

    Take notice that on July 31, 1995, Pennsylvania Power & Light 
Company (PP&L), tendered for filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission eight Service Agreements (the Agreements) between PP&L and 
1) Public Service Electric & Gas Company, dated July 13, 1995; 2) 
Atlantic City Electric Company, dated July 18, 1995; and 3) GPU Service 
Corporation, acting as agent for and on behalf of its operating 
affiliates Jersey Central Power & Light Company, Metropolitan Edison 
Company, and Pennsylvania Electric Company, dated July 25, 1995.
    The Agreements supplement a Short Term Capacity and Energy Sales 
umbrella tariff approved by the Commission in Docket No. ER95-782-000 
on June 21, 1995.
    In accordance with the policy announced in Prior Notice and Filing 
Requirements Under Part II of the Federal Power Act, 64 FERC para. 
61,139, clarified and reh'g granted in part and denied in part, 65 FERC 
para. 61,081 (1993), PP&L requests the Commission to make the Agreement 
effective as of the date of execution of each, because service will be 
provided under an umbrella tariff and each service agreement is filed 
within 30 days after the commencement of service. In accordance with 18 
CFR 35.11, PP&L has requested waiver of the sixty-day notice period in 
18 CFR 35.2(e). PP&L has also requested waiver of certain filing 
requirements for information previously filed with the Commission in 
Docket No. ER95-782-000.
    PP&L states that a copy of its filing was provided to the customers 
involved and to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.
    Comment date: August 25, 1995, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

4. Long Island Lighting Company

[Docket No. ER95-1455-000]

    Take notice that on July 31, 1995, Long Island Lighting Company 
(LILCO), tendered for filing a service agreement with Aguila Power 
Corporation (Aguila) under LILCO's FERC Tariff.
    Comment date: August 25, 1995, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

5. Tucson Electric Power Company

[Docket No. ER95-1456-000]

    Take notice that on July 31, 1995, Tucson Electric Power Company 
(Tucson), tendered for filing a Service Agreement (the Agreement), 
effective as of July 10, 1995 with National Electric Associates Limited 
Partnership (National). The Agreement provides for the sale by Tucson 
to National 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. ER94-1417-000. Tucson requests an effective date 
of July 10, 1995, and therefore requests all applicable waivers.
    Copies of this filing have been served upon all parties affected by 
this proceeding.
    Comment date: August 25, 1995, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

6. Tucson Electric Power Company

[Docket No. ER95-1458-000]

    Take notice that on July 31, 1995, Tucson Electric Power Company 
(Tucson), tendered for filing a Service Agreement (the Agreement), 
effective as of July 26, 1995 with Citizens Lehman Power Sales 
(Citizens Lehman). The Agreement provides for the sale by Tucson to 
Citizens Lehman 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 July 26, 1995, and therefore requests all applicable waivers.
    Copies of this filing have been served upon all parties affected by 
this proceeding.
    Comment date: August 25, 1995, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

7. Western States Power Providers, Inc.

[Docket No. ER95-1459-000]

    Take notice that on July 31, 1995, Western States Power Providers, 
Inc. (WSPP) petitioned the Commission for acceptance of WSPP Rate 
Schedule FERC No. 1, the granting of certain blanket approvals, 
including the authority to sell electric power at market-based rates, 
and the waiver of certain Commission Regulations. WSPP is not 
affiliated with any entity which owns, operates, or controls electric 
power generating or transmission facilities, or that has a franchised 
electric power service area.
    Comment date: August 25, 1995, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

8. Boston Edison Company

[Docket No. ER95-1460-000]

    Take notice that on August 1, 1995, Boston Edison Company (Boston 
Edison), tendered for filing a Fifth 

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Extension Agreement between Boston Edison and New England Power Company 
(NEP) regarding the provision of sub-transmission service for NEP under 
Boston Edison's FERC Rate Schedule No. 46. The Fifth Extension 
Agreement extends the date of termination of service from September 30, 
1995 to March 31, 1995 and has been executed only by Boston Edison. 
Boston Edison requests an effective date of October 1, 1995.
    Comment date: August 25, 1995, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

9. Northeast Utilities Service Company

[Docket No. ER95-1461-000]

    Take notice that on August 1, 1995, Northeast Utilities Service 
Company (NUSCO), tendered for filing, a Service Agreement and a 
Certificate of Concurrence with the Vermont Marble Power Division of 
OMYA, Inc. (VMPD) under the NU System Companies System Power Sales/
Exchange Tariff No. 6.
    NUSCO states that a copy of this filing has been mailed to VMPD.
    NUSCO requests that the Service Agreement become effective on 
August 1, 1995.
    Comment date: August 25, 1995, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

10. Public Service Company of Colorado

[Docket No. ER95-1462-000]

    Take notice that on August 1, 1995, Public Service Company of 
Colorado (Company), tendered for filing a proposed amendment to its 
Power Purchase Agreement (Agreement) with the City of Burlington, 
Colorado (Burlington), as contained in the Company's Rate Schedule FERC 
No. 44. This proposed amendment will have no impact on the rates or 
revenues collected for service under this rate schedule.
    The Company requests an effective date of August 1, 1995, for the 
proposed amendment.
    Copies of the filing were served upon Burlington and the state 
jurisdictional regulator (The Public Utilities Commission of the State 
of Colorado).
    Comment date: August 25, 1995, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

11. Industrial Energy Applications, Inc.

[Docket No. ER95-1465-000]

    Take notice that on August 1, 1995, Industrial Energy Applications, 
Inc. (IEA) petitioned the Commission for acceptance of IEA FERC Rate 
Schedule No. 1, which provides for authority to sell electricity at 
market-based rates, for the granting of certain waivers of Commission 
regulations, and for blanket approval of issuance of securities or 
assumptions of liabilities under section 204 of the Federal Power Act.
    IEA is a subsidiary of IES Industries, Inc., the parent corporation 
of IES Utilities Inc. and Whiting Petroleum Company.
    Comment date: August 25, 1995, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

12. New England Power Pool

[Docket No. ER95-1466-000]

    Take notice that on August 1, 1995, the New England Power Pool 
(NEPOOL), Executive Committee filed an amendment to the NEPOOL 
Agreement, dated as of July 1, 1995, (AMENDMENT) which changes the 
provisions of the NEPOOL Agreement (NEPOOL FPC No. 2) dated as of 
September 1, 1971, as previously amended by twenty-nine amendments.
    The NEPOOL Executive Committee states that the AMENDMENT is 
intended to permit buy-sell transactions in which the buyer purchases 
only energy and the seller retains the related capacity credit for 
purposes of meeting its capacity requirements under the NEPOOL 
Agreement.
    Comment date: August 25, 1995, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

13. Boston Edison Company

[Docket No. ER95-1467-000]

    Take notice that on August 1, 1995, Boston Edison Company (Boston 
Edison), tendered for filing a letter agreement between Boston Edison 
and Cambridge Electric Light Company (CEL). The tendered letter 
agreement extends the terms and conditions of the Substation 402 
Agreement to and including December 31, 1995. The Substation 402 
Agreement is designated as Boston Edison's FERC Rate Schedule No. 149. 
Boston Edison requests an effective date of October 1, 1995.
    Comment date: August 25, 1995, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

14. Southern Company Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER95-1468-000]

    Take notice that on August 1, 1995, Southern Company Services, 
Inc., acting on behalf of Alabama Power Company, Georgia Power Company, 
Gulf Power Company, Mississippi Power Company, and Savannah Electric 
and Power Company (collectively referred to as Southern Companies) 
filed a Network Integration Service Transmission Tariff and a Point-to-
Point (Firm and Non-Firm) Transmission Service Tariff. Southern 
Companies state that the Tariffs are consistent with the pro forma 
tariffs set forth in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, in Docket No. 
RM95-8-000. Southern Companies submitted workpapers in support of the 
Tariffs.
    Comment date: August 25, 1995, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

15. Citizens Utilities Company

[Docket No. ES95-36-000]

    Take notice that on August 9, 1995, Citizens Utilities Company 
(Citizens Utilities) filed an application under Sec. 204 of the Federal 
Power Act seeking authorization for the issuance of securities in 
support of or to guarantee securities issued by governmental or quasi-
governmental bodies for the benefit of Citizens Utilities over a two-
year period.
    Citizens Utilities specifically seeks authorization for its 
execution and delivery of promissory notes, loan, purchase, depositary, 
tender, remarketing, repurchase, sales and similar agreements, 
inducement letters and related assumptions of obligations and 
liabilities (Obligations) in respect of indebtedness in an amount up to 
a total aggregate principal amount of not more than $189.5 million with 
final maturities of not more than 50 years. The Obligations would be 
security for the issuance and payment of industrial development revenue 
bonds, special purpose revenue bonds and environmental control revenue 
bonds by various governmental issuers in the same aggregate principal 
amounts and bearing other similar terms as the Obligations.
    Citizens Utilities further requests that the issuance of securities 
and assumptions of obligations and liabilities be exempted from the 
Commission's competitive bidding requirements.
    Comment date: September 8, 1995, 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, 825 North Capitol 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. 
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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.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 95-20486 Filed 8-17-95; 8:45 am]
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