[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 34 (Tuesday, February 20, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6367-6369]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-3699]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. ER96-931-000, et al.]


Pennsylvania Power & Light Company, et al.; Electric Rate and 
Corporate Regulation Filings

February 13, 1996.
    Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
Commission:

1. Pennsylvania Power & Light Company

[Docket No. ER96-931-000]

    Take notice that on January 25, 1996, Pennsylvania Power & Light 
Company (PP&L), tendered for filing a request for approval of rate 
changes under the Capacity and Energy Sales Agreement (Agreement) dated 
January 28, 1988, as supplemented, between PP&L and Baltimore Gas & 
Electric Company. PP&L proposes to increase its rate under the 
Agreement to more accurately reflect the projected costs of 
decommissioning PP&L's nuclear-fueled Susquehanna Steam Electric 
Station units. PP&L also proposes to implement depreciation life study 
changes, to change accounting methods for Office Furniture, Tools and 
Equipment (FTE) and to segregate all FTE into certain General Plant 
accounts.
    Comment date: February 28, 1996, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

2. Boston Edison Company

[Docket No. ER96-985-000]

    Take notice that on January 31, 1996, Boston Edison Company (Boston 
Edison), tendered for filing a Sixth 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 Sixth Extension Agreement extends the date of 
termination of service from March 31, 1996 to July 31, 1996 and has 
been executed only by Boston Edison. Boston Edison requests an 
effective date of April 1, 1996.
    Comment date: February 27, 1996, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

3. The Washington Water Power Company

[Docket No. ER96-986-000]

    Take notice that on January 31, 1996, The Washington Water Power 
Company (WWP), tendered for filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission pursuant to 18 CFR 35.13, a signed service agreement under 
FERC Electric Tariff Volume No. 4 with K N Marketing, Inc. Also 
submitted with this filing is a Certificate of Concurrence with respect 
to exchanges. WWP requests waiver of the prior notice requirement and 
requests an effective date of February 1, 1996.
    Comment date: February 27, 1996, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

4. Southern Company Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER96-987-000]

    Take notice that on January 31, 1996, 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 (Southern Companies), tendered for filing as Interchange 
Service Contract between Southern Companies and PECO Energy Company. 
The Interchange Service Contract establishes the terms and conditions 
of power supply, including provisions relating to service conditions, 
control of system disturbances, metering and other matters related to 
the administration of the agreement.
    Comment date: February 27, 1996, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

5. Virginia Electric and Power Company

[Docket No. ER96-989-000]

    Take notice that on February 1, 1996, Virginia Electric and Power 
Company (Virginia Power), tendered for filing a Service Agreement 
between Aquila Power Corporation and Virginia Power, dated January 24, 
1996, under the Power Sales Tariff to Eligible Purchasers dated May 27, 
1994. Under the tendered Service Agreement Virginia Power agrees to 
provide services to Aquila Power Corporation under the rates, terms and 
conditions of the Power Sales Tariff as agreed by the parties pursuant 
to the terms of the applicable Service Schedules included in the Power 
Sales Tariff.
    Copies of the filing were served upon the Virginia State 
Corporation Commission, and the North Carolina Utilities Commission.
    Comment date: February 27, 1996, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

6. Houston Lighting & Power Company

[Docket No. ER96-990-000]

    Take notice that on February 1, 1996, Houston Lighting & Power 
Company (HL&P), tendered for filing an executed transmission service 
agreement (TSA) with Western Gas Resources Power Marketing, Inc. 
(Western Gas) for Economy Energy and Emergency Power Transmission 
Service under HL&P's FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume No. I, for 
Transmission Service To, From, and Over Certain HVDC Interconnections. 
HL&P has requested an effective date of January 17, 1996.
    Copies of the filing were served on Western Gas and the Public 
Utility Commission of Texas. 

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    Comment date: February 27, 1996, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

7. MidAmerican Energy Company

[Docket No. ER96-991-000]

    Take notice that on February 1, 1996, MidAmerican Energy Company 
(MidAmerican) filed with the Commission Firm Transmission Service 
Agreements with Delhi Energy Services, Inc. (Delhi) dated January 9, 
1996 and KN Marketing, Inc. (KN) dated January 17, 1996; and Non-Firm 
Transmission Service Agreements with Delhi dated January 9, 1996, 
Valero Power Services Company (Valero) dated January 15, 1996 and KN 
dated January 17, 1996, entered into pursuant to MidAmerican's Point-
to-Point Transmission Service Tariff, FERC Electric Tariff, Original 
Volume No. 4.
    MidAmerican requests an effective date of January 9, 1996, for the 
Agreements with Delhi, January 15, 1996, for the Agreement with Valero; 
and January 17, 1996 for the Agreements with KN, and accordingly seeks 
a waiver of the Commission's notice requirement. MidAmerican has served 
a copy of the filing on Delhi, Valero, KN, the Iowa Utilities Board, 
the Illinois Commerce Commission and the South Dakota Public Utilities 
Commission.
    Comment date: February 27, 1996, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

8. Northeast Utilities Service Co.

[Docket No. ER96-992-000]

    Take notice that on February 2, 1996, Northeast Utilities Service 
Company (NUSCO), on behalf of its affiliates, the Northeast Utilities 
System companies, tendered for filing a Letter of Understanding 
concerning the assignment of a service agreement for sale of NU System 
power to the City of Chicopee Municipal Lighting Plant. NUSCO requests 
an effective date of February 1, 1996.
    NUSCO states that copies of its submission have been mailed or 
delivered to the City of Chicopee Municipal Lighting Plant.
    Comment date: February 27, 1996, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

9. Upper Peninsula Power Company

[Docket No. ER96-993-000]

    Take notice that on February 1, 1996, Upper Peninsula Power Company 
(UPPCO), tendered for filing proposed Power Service Agreements for 
sales of electricity to two of its existing wholesale electric service 
customers: Alger-Delta Cooperative Electric Association (Alger-Delta) 
and Ontonagon County Rural Electrification Association (Ontonagon). 
UPPCO states that the rates established in each of the Power Service 
Agreements for 1996 will result in a decrease in revenues from sales to 
Alger-Delta of approximately 9.6% annually and a decrease in revenues 
from sales to Ontonagon of approximately 10% annually. UPPCO states 
that the Power Service Agreements also provide Alger-Delta and 
Ontonagon with a credit toward the acquisition of certain non-utility 
services from UPPCO. UPPCO proposes to make each of the Power Sales 
Agreements effective beginning April 3, 1996.
    Comment date: February 27, 1996, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

10. Nevada Power Company

[Docket No. ER96-994-000]

    Take notice that on February 1, 1996, Nevada Power Company (Nevada 
Power), tendered for filing a proposed Supplement to the 
Interconnection Agreement Between Nevada Power Company and Overton 
Power District No. 5 (Supplemental Agreement) having a proposed 
effective date of April 1, 1996.
    The Supplemental Agreement provides for the sale of economy energy 
to Overton during any calendar month in which Overton agrees to 
purchase Nevada Power all of its economy energy requirements. Such 
economy energy is to be delivered using Overton's contractual 
allocation of Federal hydroelectric capacity purchased through the 
State of Nevada Colorado River Commission (CRC) or using the 
contractual allocation of Federal hydroelectric capacity received from 
other members of the Silver State Power Association, Inc. The total 
monthly amount of economy energy under Schedule D shall not exceed the 
amount of energy that when added to Overton's contractual allocation of 
Federal hydroelectric energy and the contractual allocation of 
Colorado-River hydroelectric energy received from other Silver State 
Power Association members, would provide 100 percent capacity factor 
utilization of these Federal hydroelectric resources.
    The price of economy energy sold by Nevada Power and purchased by 
Overton pursuant to Schedule D shall be at Nevada Power's Average 
Hourly Marginal Cost of energy for each calendar month plus 1 mill per 
kilowatt-hour. Average Hourly Marginal Cost is defined as the monthly 
sum of the hourly incremental cost of the next cheapest megawatt-hour 
available to generate or purchase (excluding generation at Hoover Dam) 
to meet load in Nevada Power's control area divided by the number of 
hours in the month.
    Copies of this filing have been served on the City of Overton and 
the Nevada Public Service Commission.
    Comment date: February 27, 1996, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

11. The Washington Water Power Company

[Docket No. ER96-995-000]

    Take notice that on February 1, 1996, The Washington Water Power 
Company, tendered for filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission pursuant to 18 CFR 35.12, an Agreement for the sale of firm 
capacity and firm energy to Cogentrix Energy Power Marketing, Inc. The 
terms of the Agreement one to commence on April 1, 1996 and continue 
through August 31, 1998.
    Comment date: February 28, 1996, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

12. The Washington Water Power Company

[Docket No. ER96-996-000]

    Take notice that on February 1, 1996, The Washington Water Power 
Company (WWP), tendered for filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission pursuant to 18 CFR 35.11 and 35.12 a Transmission Service 
Agreement between WWP and Enron Power Marketing, Inc. WWP requests an 
effective time and date of 0000 hours, April 1, 1996.
    Comment date: February 28, 1996, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

13. The Washington Water Power Company

[Docket No. ER96-997-000]

    Take notice that on February 1, 1996, The Washington Water Power 
Company (WWP), tendered for filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission pursuant to 18 CFR 35.11 and 35.12 a Transmission Service 
Agreement between WWP and Cogentrix Energy Power Marketing, Inc. WWP 
requests an effective time and date of 0000 hours, April 1, 1996.
    Comment date: February 28, 1996, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

14. Cenerprise, Inc.

[Docket No. ER96-998-000]

    Take notice that on February 1, 1996, Cenerprise, Inc. 
(Cenerprise), corporate successor to Cenergy, Inc. (Cenergy), 

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filed an application pursuant to 205 of the Federal Power Act, Part 35 
of the Commission's Regulations, and the Commission's Rules of Practice 
and Procedure, for an order supporting certain charges to Cenerprise's 
Rate Schedule FERC No. 1 and changes to its Standards of Conduct. 
Cenerprise proposes to change the name of the seller under its tariff 
from Cenergy To Cenerprise, eliminate the restrictions against power 
transactions with its affiliates, and to permit such transactions with 
its public utility affiliates pursuant to separate 205 filings. 
Cenerprise also proposes to modify its code of conduct to reflect the 
Commission's decision in USGen Power Services, L.P., 73 FERC para. 
61,302 (1995), and the standards proposed by the Commission in the 
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Real Time Information Networks and 
Standards of Conduct in Docket No. RM95-9-000.
    Take further notice that, pursuant to the authority contained in 
and subject to the jurisdiction conferred upon the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission by the Federal Power Act and the Commission's 
Rules of Practice and Procedure, a hearing may be held without further 
notice before the Commission or its designee on this application, if no 
motion to intervene is filed within the time required herein, or if the 
Commission on its own review of the matter finds that a grant of the 
application is in the public interest. If a motion for leave to 
intervene is timely filed, or the Commission on its own motion believes 
that a formal hearing is required, further notice of such hearing will 
be duly given.
    Comment date: February 28, 1996, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

15. Potomac Electric Power Company

[Docket No. ER96-999-000]

    Take notice that on February 2, 1996, Potomac Electric Power 
Company (Pepco), tendered for filing a service agreement pursuant to 
Pepco's FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume No. 1, entered into 
between Pepco and CNG Power Services Corporation. An effective date of 
January 8, 1996, for this service agreement, with waiver of notice, is 
requested.
    Comment date: February 28, 1996, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

16. Florida Power & Light Company

[Docket No. ER96-1001-000]

    Take notice that on February 2, 1996, Florida Power & Light Company 
filed depreciation rates for use in its transmission tariffs, wholesale 
electric service tariff, and 49 transmission and power sales contracts.
    Comment date: February 28, 1996, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

17. Gulf Power Company

[Docket No. ER96-1002-000]

    Take notice that on February 2, 1996, Gulf Power Company (Gulf), 
tendered for filing an agreement for energy conversion services between 
Gulf and the Energy Services, Inc. as agent for Arkansas Power & Light 
Company, Mississippi Power & Light Company, New Orleans Public Service, 
Inc. (the Entergy Operating Companies).
    Comment date: February 28, 1996, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

18. New England Power Company

[Docket No. ER96-1004-000]

    Take notice that on February 5, 1996, New England Power Company, 
submitted for filing a letter agreement for transmission service to CNG 
Power Services Corporation.
    Comment date: February 28, 1996, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

19. Houston Lighting & Power Company

[Docket No. ER96-1005-000]

    Take notice that on February 5, 1996, Houston Lighting & Power 
Company (HL&P), tendered for filing four executed transmission service 
agreements (TSAs) with Louis Dreyfus Electric Power, Inc. (Dreyfus), 
Electric Clearinghouse, Inc. (ECT) and LG&E Power Marketing, Inc. 
(LG&E) for Economy Energy Transmission Service under HL&P's FERC 
Electric Tariff, Original Volume No. 1, for Transmission Service To, 
From and Over Certain HVDC Interconnections.
    HL&P requests waiver of the Commission's notice requirements. 
Copies of the filing were served on Dreyfus, ECI and LG&E and the 
Public Utility Commission of Texas.
    Comment date: February 28, 1996, 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. 96-3699 Filed 2-16-96; 8:45 am]
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