[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 54 (Tuesday, March 19, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11207-11209]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-6517]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. ER96-852-000, et al.]


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

March 12, 1996.
    Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
Commission:

1. Delmarva Power & Light Company

[Docket No. ER96-852-000]

    Take notice that on March 6, 1996, Delmarva Power & Light Company 
(Delmarva) tendered for filing an amendment to its January 17, 1996 
filing in this docket.

    Comment date: March 26, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

2. Florida Power & Light Company

[Docket No. ER96-1216-000]

    Take notice that on February 29, 1996, Florida Power & Light 
Company (FPL), tendered for filing proposed service agreements with 
Heartland Energy Services, Inc. for transmission service under FPL's 
Transmission Tariff No. 2 and FPL's Transmission Tariff No. 3.
    FPL requests that the proposed service agreements be permitted to 
become effective on March 4, 1996, or as soon thereafter as 
practicable.
    FPL states that this filing is in accordance with Part 35 of the 
Commission's Regulations.

    Comment date: March 26, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

3. Entergy Power Marketing Corp.

[Docket No. ER95-1615-001]

    Take notice that on February 29, 1996, Entergy Power Marketing 
Corporation tendered for filing its compliance filing in the above-
referenced docket pursuant to the Commission's order issued on February 
14, 1996 in the above-referenced docket.

    Comment date: March 25, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

4. Nevada Power Company

[Docket No. ER96-133-000]

    Take notice that on March 4, 1996, Nevada Power Company (Nevada 
Power) tendered for filing a request to withdraw its October 18, 1995, 
filings in the above-referenced Docket.
    Copies of this filing were served on Rainbow and the Nevada Public 
Service Commission.

    Comment date: March 26, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

5. Wisconsin Electric Power Company

[Docket No. ER96-514-000]

    Take notice that Wisconsin Electric Power Company (Wisconsin 
Electric) on March 5, 1996, tendered for filing an amendment to its 
December 4, 1995, filing of revisions to its FERC Electric Tariff, 
Volume No. 1, Service Agreement No. 29.
    Wisconsin Electric again requests waiver of the notice requirements 
and an effective date of November 15, 1995, in order to implement the 
Agreement's modifications, which do not result in revenue increases.

    Comment date: March 26, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

6. Wisconsin Electric Power Company

[Docket No. ER96-684-000]

    Take notice that Wisconsin Electric Power Company (Wisconsin 
Electric) on March 5, 1996, tendered for filing an amendment to its 
December 26, 1995, filing of revisions to its FERC Electric Tariff, 
Volume No. 1, Service Agreement No. 23.
    Wisconsin Electric again requests waiver of the notice requirements 
and an effective date of November 15, 1995, in order to implement the 
Agreement's modifications, which do not result in revenue increases.

    Comment date: March 26, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

7. Arizona Public Service Company

[Docket No. ER96-1200-000]

    Take notice that on February 28, 1996, Arizona Public Service 
Company tendered for filing a Notice of Cancellation of FERC Rate 
Schedule No. 199 between Arizona APS and Portland Electric Company.

    Comment date: March 26, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

8. Entergy Power Marketing Corporation

[Docket No. ER96-1213-000]

    Take notice that on February 29, 1996, Entergy Power Marketing 
Corporation filed a revision to Rate Schedule No. 1, which would permit 
it to make sales of capacity and energy at market-based rates to non-
traditional affiliates but which would continue the existing 
prohibition on sales to the traditional Entergy Utility Operating 
Affiliates.

    Comment date: March 26, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

9. Nevada Power Company

[Docket No. ER96-1214-000]

    Take notice that on February 29, 1996, Nevada Power Company (Nevada 
Power), tendered for filing a proposed Supplement to the 
Interconnection Agreement Between Nevada Power Company and the City of 
Boulder City, Nevada (Schedule D) having a proposed effective date of 
May 1, 1996.
    The Supplemental Agreement provides for the sale of economy energy 
to the City of Boulder City, Nevada (Boulder) during any calendar month 
in which Boulder agrees to purchase from Nevada Power all of its 
economy energy requirements. Such economy energy is to be delivered 
using Boulder's contractual allocation of Federal Colorado River 
hydroelectric capacity. The total monthly amount of economy energy 
under Schedule D shall not exceed the amount of energy that, when added 
to Boulder's contractual allocation of Federal hydroelectric energy, 
would provide 100 percent capacity factor utilization of these Federal 
hydroelectric resources.
    The price of economy energy sold by Nevada Power and purchased by 
Boulder 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 Boulder and the Nevada 
Public Service Commission.

    Comment date: March 26, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

10. The Washington Water Power Company

[Docket No. ER96-1215-000]

    Take notice that on February 29, 1996, The Washington Water Power 
Company (WWP), tendered for filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission pursuant to 18 CFR 35.13, signed service agreements under 
FERC Electric Tariff Volume No. 4 with USGen Power Services, L.P., and 
Williams Energy Services Company along with a Certificate of 
Concurrence for each with

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respect to exchanges. WWP requests waiver of the prior notice 
requirement and requests an effective date of March 1, 1996. Also 
submitted is a signed service agreement with Public Utility District 
No. 1 of Clark County previously approved as an unsigned service 
agreement.

    Comment date: March 26, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

11. Public Service Company of Colorado

[Docket No. ER96-1217-000]

    Take notice that on February 29, 1996, Public Service Company of 
Colorado (Public Service), tendered for filing a Service Agreement for 
Non-Firm Transmission Service between Public Service Company of 
Colorado and InterCoast Power Marketing (InterCoast). Public Service 
states that the purpose of this filing is to provide Non-firm 
Transmission Service in accordance with its Point-to-Point Transmission 
Service Tariff. Public Service requests that this filing be made 
effective February 9, 1996.

    Comment date: March 26, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

12. Houston Lighting & Power Company

[Docket No. ER96-1218-000]

    Take notice that on February 29, 1996, Houston Lighting & Power 
Company (HL&P), tendered for filing an executed transmission service 
agreement (TSA) with Enron Power Marketing, Inc. (Enron) for Economy 
Energy and Emergency Power 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 has requested an 
effective date of February 28, 1996.
    Copies of the filing were served on Enron and the Public Utility 
Commission of Texas.

    Comment date: March 26, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

13. Southwestern Electric Power Company

[Docket No. ER96-1219-000]

    Take notice that on February 29, 1996, Southwestern Electric Power 
Company (SWEPCO), tendered for filing the final return on common equity 
(Final ROE) to be used in redetermining or ``truing-up'' cost-of-
service formula rates for wholesale service in 1995 to Northeast Texas 
Electric Cooperative, Inc., the City of Bentonville, Arkansas, the City 
of Hope, Arkansas, the Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority, Rayburn 
Country Electric Cooperative, Inc., Cajun Electric Power Cooperative, 
Inc., TEX-LA Electric Cooperative of Texas, Inc. and East Texas 
Electric Cooperative, Inc. SWEPCO provides service to these Customers 
under contracts which provide for periodic changes in rates and charges 
determined in accordance with cost-of-service formulas, including a 
formulaic determination of the return on common equity.
    Copies of the filing were served upon the affected wholesale 
Customers, the Public Utility Commission of Texas, the Oklahoma 
Corporation Commission, the Louisiana Public Service Commission and the 
Arkansas Public Service Commission.

    Comment date: March 26, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

14. Sierra Pacific Power Company

[Docket No. ER96-1220-000]

    Take notice that on February 29, 1996, Sierra Pacific Power Company 
(Sierra), tendered for filing pursuant to Sec. 205 of the Federal Power 
Act (the Act) and Part 35 of the Commission's Regulations, Amendment 
One to the Agreement (Agreement) for Use of Transmission Facilities 
between Sierra and Wells Rural Electric Company (Wells). (Amendment One 
shall hereafter be referred to as the Amendment).
    Sierra states that the principal purpose of the Amendment is to 
provide for increases in firm transmission service provided by Sierra 
under the existing Agreement. The Agreement provides for additional 
charges consistent with such increases in service. Sierra requests that 
the Amendment be accepted and made effective, without change, as of 
April 30, 1996, that being 60 days after its tender of filing at the 
Commission. While Sierra states its belief that no waivers of the Act 
or the Commission's Rules or Regulations are necessary to make 
effective the Amendment pursuant to its terms, Sierra requests any such 
waiver necessary or desirable for that purpose.
    Sierra asserts that the filing has been served on Wells and on the 
regulatory commission of Nevada.

    Comment date: March 26, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

15. Duke Power Company

[Docket No. ER96-1221-000]

    Take notice that on February 29, 1996, Duke Power Company (Duke), 
tendered for filing a Service Agreement for Market Rate (Schedule MR) 
Sales between Duke and PECO Energy Company and Schedule MR Transaction 
Sheets thereunder.

    Comment date: March 26, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

16. New England Power Company

[Docket No. ER96-1222-000]

    Take notice that on February 29, 1996, New England Power Company, 
tendered for filing Amendments to its Service Agreements with Granite 
State Electric Company, New Hampshire Electric Cooperative, and the 
Town of Littleton, New Hampshire (hereinafter Customers) under NEP's 
FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume No. 1.
    NEP states that the proposed Amendments provide a monthly credit to 
its New Hampshire Customers based on a portion of the savings received 
by NEP through the issuance of tax-exempt financing authorized by the 
State of New Hampshire.
    NEP requests waiver of the Commission's notice requirements so that 
the Amendments may become effective on March 1, 1996.

    Comment date: March 26, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

17. Public Service Company of Colorado

[Docket No. ER96-1223-000]

    Take notice that on February 29, 1996, Public Service Company of 
Colorado (Public Service), tendered for filing a Letter Agreement to 
the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) between Public Service Company of 
Colorado (Public Service) and the City of Burlington (Burlington). This 
Letter Agreement requests a two month trial modification of Section 
7(b) to the PPA which provides for a scheduling methodology for WAPA 
power. Public Service requests that this filing be made effective March 
1, 1996.
    Comment date: March 26, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

18. Virginia Electric and Power Company

[Docket No. ER96-1224-000]

    Take notice that on February 29, 1996, Virginia Electric and Power 
Company (Virginia Power), tendered for filing Supplement Nos. 3 and 4, 
dated February 28, 1996, to the February 1, 1993 Data Acquisition 
Equipment and Data Transmission Agreement (the Data Acquisition 
Agreement) between Virginia Power and Appalachian. The commission 
previously has designated the Data Acquisition Agreement as 
Appalachian's Rate Schedule FERC No.

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134. The Supplements address replacement of the existing interchange 
telemetry equipment at Virginia Power's Bremo and Altavista Stations, 
respectively.
    Copies of the filing were served upon the Virginia State 
Corporation Commission, the North Carolina Utilities Commission, the 
Public Service Commission of West Virginia and Appalachian Power 
Company.

    Comment date: March 26, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

19. Kansas City Power & Light Company

[Docket No. ER96-1225-000]

    Take notice that on February 29, 1996, Kansas City Power & Light 
Company (KCPL), tendered for filing Amendatory Agreement No. 2 to the 
Municipal Participation Agreement between KCPL and the City of 
Higginsville, Missouri, dated February 5, 1996, and associated Service 
Schedule. KCPL states that the Amendatory Agreement revises the 
Agreement pursuant to KCPL's Open Season.
    KCPL request waiver of the Commission's notice requirements.

    Comment date: March 26, 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. 96-6517 Filed 3-18-96; 8:45 am]
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