[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 47 (Friday, March 8, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9448-9449]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-5462]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. EL96-37-000, et al.]


Pacific Gas & Electric Company, et al.; Electric Rate and 
Corporate Regulation Filings

March 4, 1996.
    Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
Commission:

1. Pacific Gas & Electric Company

[Docket No. EL96-37-000]

    Take notice that on February 28, 1996, Pacific Gas & Electric 
Company (PG&E) tendered for filing a Petition for Declaratory Order. In 
its Petition, PG&E requests the Commission to issue an order declaring 
that PG&E is not obligated to interconnect and provide transmission 
service in connection with a transaction proposed by Modesto Irrigation 
District and Destec Power Services, Inc. and that the proposed 
transaction is contrary to the Federal Power Act and not in the public 
interest.
    Comment date: March 26, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

2. New Charleston Power, L.L.P.

[Docket No. ER94-734-000]

    Take notice that on February 14, 1996, New Charleston Power, 
tendered for filing a Petition for Approval of Initial Rate Schedule 
Request for Waivers. New Charleston requests that its contract rate be 
approved, effective January 1, 1993, for sales of electric energy and 
capacity purchased during calendar year 1993 from the Mesquite Lake 
Facility by Southern California Edison Company (Edison).
    New Charleston states that it filed its contract rate on December 
30, 1993 in Docket No. ER94-734-000 pursuant to the Commission's Prior 
Notice and Filing Requirements Under Part II of the Federal Power Act, 
64 FERC para. 61,139, order on reh'g, 65 FERC para. 61,081 (1993). It 
contends that the rate became effective when the Commission failed to 
reject, suspend or otherwise take action on this filing within the 
statutory period.
    To support its contract rate on a cost of service basis, New 
Charleston has filed schedules demonstrating that the contract rate is 
lower than the cost of service of the Mesquite Lake Facility in 1993, 
using both actual and hypothetical capital structures and the embedded 
costs of the Facility during the calendar year. New Charleston 
maintains that this cost support confirms that the contract rate should 
be approved as the just and reasonable rate for 1993.
    A copy of the Petition was served on all parties of record in 
Docket No. ER94-734-000.
    Comment date: March 18, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

3. Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation

[Docket No. ER96-224-000]

    Take notice that on February 27, 1996, Niagara Mohawk Power 
Corporation tendered for filing an amendment in the above-referenced 
docket.
    Comment date: March 18, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

4. Montana Power Company

[Docket Nos. ER96-471-000, ER96-472-000, and ER96-809-000]

    Take notice that on February 9, 1996, Montana Power Company 
(Montana) tendered for filing an amendment to its filing in the above-
referenced dockets.
    Comment date: March 18, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

5. Northern States Power Company (Wisconsin)

[Docket No. ER96-698-000]

    Take notice that on February 15, 1996, Northern States Power 
Company (Wisconsin) tendered for filing supplemental information to its 
December 27, 1995, filing in the above-referenced docket.
    Comment date: March 18, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

6. Universal Power Services, L.L.C.

[Docket No. ER96-827-000]

    Take notice that on February 9, 1996, Universal Power Services 
tendered for filing an amendment in the above-referenced docket.
    Comment date: March 15, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

7. Direct Access Management, LP

[Docket No. ER96-924-000]

    Take notice that on February 20, 1996, and February 26, 1996, 
Direct Access Management, LP filed amendments to their filing in Docket 
No. ER96-924-000.
    Comment date: March 22, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

8. Illinois Power Company

[Docket No. ER96-1074-000]

    Take notice that on February 14, 1996, Illinois Power Company 
tendered for filing a letter requesting any and all waivers that may be 
necessary or appropriate to implement the transmission tariffs filed in 
ER95-1543-000 on August 10, 1995.
    Comment date: March 18, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

9. Louisville Gas and Electric Company

[Docket No. ER96-1089-000]

    Take notice that on February 20, 1996, Louisville Gas and Electric 
Company tendered for filing copies of service agreements between 
Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Enron Power Marketing, Inc. 
under Rate GSS.
    Comment date: March 18, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

10. Alternate Power Source, Inc.

[Docket No. ER96-1145-000]

    Take notice that on February 23, 1996, Alternate Power Source, Inc. 
tendered for filing a Petition for Acceptance of Initial Rate Schedule, 
Waivers and Blanket Authority.
    Comment date: March 18, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

11. South Carolina Electric & Company

[Docket No. ER96-1146-000]

    Take notice that on February 23, 1996, South Carolina Electric & 
Gas Company tendered for filing proposed Contract for Purchases and 
Sales of Power and Energy between South Carolina Electric & Gas Company 
and Catex Vitol Electric L.L.C.
    Under the proposed contract, the parties will purchase and sell 
electric energy and power between themselves. South Carolina Electric 
and Gas Company also requested waiver of notice in order that the 
contract be effective on March 1, 1996.
    Copies of this filing were served upon Catex Vitol Electric, L.L.C.
    Comment date: March 18, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

12. North American Power Brokers, Inc.

[Docket No. ER96-1156-000]

    Take notice that on February 23, 1996, North American Power 
Brokers, Inc. tendered for filing a Petition for Waivers, Blanket 
Approvals, Disclaimers of Jurisdiction, and Order Approving Rate 
Schedule. 

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    Comment date: March 18, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

13. Benjamin F. Montoya

[Docket No. ID-2945-000]

    Take notice that on February 23, 1996, Benjamin F. Montoya 
(Applicant) tendered for filing an application under Section 305(b) of 
the Federal Power Act to hold the following positions:

President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, Public Service 
Company of New Mexico, a New Mexico corporation
Director, Northwest Corporation

    Comment date: March 15, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

14. Montana Power Company

[Docket No. TX96-6-000]

    Take notice that on February 26, 1996, Montana Power Company (MPC) 
tendered for filing an application requesting that the Commission order 
Basin Electric Power Cooperative (Basin) to provide transmission 
services pursuant to Sec. 211 of the Federal Power Act. The affected 
parties in this proceeding are: MPC, Basin, Montana Public Service 
Commission, Bonneville Power Administration and the Western Area Power 
Administration.
    In August 1994, Basin and MPC entered into an agreement under which 
MPC agreed to buy surplus energy from Basin during the period July 1995 
through October 1996 (Surplus Energy Agreement). This agreement 
identifies MPC's interconnections with the Western Area Power 
Administration (WAPA) as the points of delivery for this surplus 
energy. MPC is requesting that this surplus energy be delivered to 
alternate delivery points on the Basin/WAPA Joint Transmission System 
(JTS) to the extent transmission capacity is available at these 
alternate delivery points. Due to the nature of the JTS, the 
transmission service requested by MPC is expected to result in some 
utilization of WAPA transmission facilities. MPC requests this 
transmission service effective immediately and continuing through the 
expiration of the Surplus Energy Agreement on October 31, 1996. MPC is 
requesting that alternate delivery points be made available for all 
energy (up to 100 mwh/hr) that MPC may purchase under the Surplus 
Energy Agreement.
    MPC is requesting rates and associated terms and conditions for 
both firm and non-firm transmission service alternate delivery points o 
the JTS. With respect to firm service, MPC is requesting that Basin 
identify any delivery points on the JTS at which capacity for firm 
service is not available and an explanation as to why firm service 
cannot be provided at these delivery points.
    Comment date: April 3, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

15. New York State Electric & Gas Corporation

[Docket No. ER94-892-000]

    Take notice that on February 29, 1996, New York State Electric & 
Gas Corporation tendered for filing an amendment in the abvoe-
referenced docket.
    Comment date: March 18, 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.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-5462 Filed 3-7-96; 8:45 am]
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