[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 72 (Friday, April 12, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16245-16248]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-9091]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. ER96-741-000, et al.]


MidAmerican Energy Company, et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate 
Regulation Filings

April 5, 1996.
    Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
Commission:

1. MidAmerican Energy Company

[Docket No. ER96-741-000]

    Take notice that on March 14, 1996, MidAmerican Energy Company 
(MidAmerican), One River Center Place, 106 East Second Street, P.O. Box 
4350, Davenport, Iowa 52808, successor by merger to Midwest Power 
Systems Inc. (Midwest Power) and Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Company 
(Iowa-Illinois), filed a Notice of Cancellation of certain rate 
schedules described as follows:
    Rate Schedule FERC No. 20, as supplemented, effective June 13, 1983 
and filed with the Commission by Iowa Power & Light Company, 
predecessor of Midwest Power (Interconnection Agreement dated June 13, 
1983 between Iowa Power & Light Company and Iowa-Illinois);
    Rate Schedule FERC No. 50, as supplemented, effective June 13, 1983 
and filed with the Commission by Iowa-Illinois (Interconnection 
Agreement dated June 13, 1983 between Iowa Power & Light Company and 
Iowa-Illinois);
    Rate Schedule FERC No. 68, as supplemented, effective July 9, 1982 
and filed with the Commission by Iowa Public Service Company, 
predecessor of Midwest Power (Interconnection Agreement dated June 14, 
1982 between Iowa Public Service Company and Iowa-Illinois);
    Rate Schedule FERC No. 46, as supplemented, effective July 9, 1982 
and filed with the Commission by Iowa-Illinois (Interconnection 
Agreement dated June 14, 1982 between Iowa Public Service Company and 
Iowa-Illinois);
    Rate Schedule FERC No. 59, as supplemented, effective May 1, 1988 
and filed with the Commission by Iowa-Illinois (Agreement dated May 1, 
1988 for firm power sales from May 1, 1988 through October 31, 1988 by 
Iowa-Illinois to Iowa Power Inc., a predecessor of Midwest Power);
    Rate Schedule FERC No. 82, as supplemented, effective May 6, 1995 
and filed with the Commission by Midwest Power (Transmission Service 
Agreement dated March 1, 1995 with Rainbow Energy Marketing 
Corporation);
    Rate Schedule FERC No. 65, as supplemented, effective January 31, 
1995 and filed with the Commission by Iowa-Illinois (Transmission 
Service Agreement dated December 7, 1994 with Enron Power Marketing 
Inc.);
    Rate Schedule FERC No. 66, as supplemented, effective February 16, 
1995 and filed with the Commission by Iowa-Illinois (Transmission 
Service Agreement dated December 16, 1994 with AES Power Inc.);
    Rate Schedule FERC No. 67, as supplemented, effective February 16, 
1995 and filed with the Commission by Iowa-Illinois (Transmission 
Service Agreement dated December 16, 1994 with Citizens Lehman Power 
Sales);
    Rate Schedule FERC No. 68, as supplemented, effective February 16, 
1995 and filed with the Commission by Iowa-Illinois (Transmission 
Service Agreement dated December 16, 1994 with Heartland Energy 
Services Inc.);
    Rate Schedule FERC No. 69, as supplemented, effective February 16, 
1995 and filed with the Commission by Iowa-Illinois (Transmission 
Service Agreement dated December 16, 1994 with Rainbow Energy Marketing 
Corporation);
    Rate Schedule FERC No. 70, as supplemented, effective March 3, 1995 
and filed with the Commission by Iowa-Illinois (Transmission Service 
Agreement dated December 16, 1994 with Electric Clearinghouse, Inc.); 
and

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    Rate Schedule FERC No. 71, as supplemented, effective April 14, 
1995 and filed with the Commission by Iowa-Illinois (Transmission 
Service Agreement dated December 16, 1994 with Louis Dreyfus Electric 
Power Inc.)
    MidAmerican states that it is cancelling Rate Schedule FERC Nos. 
20, 50, 68 and 46, as described above, because they consist of 
Interconnection Agreements entered into by MidAmerican's predecessors 
by merger who were the only parties to such agreements. MidAmerican 
further states that it is cancelling Rate Schedule FERC No. 59, as 
described above, because it consists of a power sales agreement between 
MidAmerican's predecessors by merger who were the only parties to such 
agreement and the agreement expired on October 31, 1988 by its own 
terms. MidAmerican also states that it is cancelling Rate Schedule FERC 
Nos. 82 and 65 through 71, as described above, because they consist of 
Transmission Service Agreements entered into by MidAmerican's 
predecessors with power marketers and in accordance with the terms of 
such agreements they terminated on the effective date of MidAmerican's 
transmission tariffs accepted by the Commission in Docket No. ER95-188-
000 which effective date was July 1, 1995.
    MidAmerican requests an effective date and time of July 1, 1995 at 
12.01 a.m. for the cancellation of each of the above-described rate 
schedules except Rate Schedule FERC No. 59 which it requests to be 
cancelled effective on October 31, 1988. MidAmerican states that good 
cause exists to grant these retroactive cancellation dates because 
MidAmerican's predecessors were either the only parties to the rate 
schedules or the other parties to the agreements have agreed to the 
termination of such agreements as part of the agreement.
    Copies of this filing were served on Rainbow Energy Marketing 
Corporation, Enron Power Marketing, Inc., AES Power Inc., Citizens 
Lehman Power Sales, Heartland Energy Services Inc., Electric 
Clearinghouse, Inc., and Louis Dreyfus Electric Power Inc. In addition, 
a copy of this Notice has been sent to the Iowa Utilities Board, the 
Illinois Commerce Commission and the South Dakota Public Utilities 
Commission.
    Comment date: April 19, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

2. Pennsylvania Electric Company

[Docket No. ER96-1294-000]

    Take notice that on March 12, 1996, GPU Service Corporation (GPU), 
on behalf of its affiliate Pennsylvania Electric Company (Penelec), 
tendered for filing an executed Joint Pole Attachment Agreement between 
Penelec and Central Electric Cooperative, Inc. (CEC) dated February 16, 
1996.
    Penelec requested a waiver of the Commission's notice requirements 
for good cause shown and an effective date of February 16, 1996, for 
the Service Agreement. Penelec has served copies of the filing on the 
appropriate regulatory agency in Pennsylvania.
    Comment date: April 19, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

3. Florida Power Corporation

[Docket No. ER96-1315-000]

    Take notice that on March 14, 1996, Florida Power Corporation 
(Florida Power), tendered for filing a Network Integration Service 
Transmission Tariff and a Point-to-Point Transmission Service Tariff. 
Florida Power states that the tariffs supersede the tariff filed in 
Docket No. ER95-1536-000 and contain all of the non-rate terms and 
conditions of the pro forma tariffs proposed by the Commission in the 
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in Docket No. RM95-8-000, ``Promoting 
Wholesale Competition Through Open-Access Non-Discriminatory 
Transmission Services by Public Utilities,'' IV FERC Stats. and Regs. 
para. 32,514 (1995). Florida Power asks the Commission to set an 
effective date for the tariffs of May 14, 1996.
    Comment date: April 19, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

4. Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.

[Docket No. ER96-1414-000]

    Take notice that on March 27, 1996, Consolidated Edison Company of 
New York, Inc. (Con Edison), tendered for filing an agreement to 
provide interruptible transmission service for MidCon Power Services 
Corp. (MidCon).
    Con Edison states that a copy of this filing has been served by 
mail upon MidCon.
    Comment date: April 19, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

5. Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.

[Docket No. ER96-1415-000]

    Take notice that on March 27, 1996, Consolidated Edison Company of 
New York, Inc. (Con Edison), tendered for filing an agreement to 
provide interruptible transmission service for Public Service Electric 
& Gas (PSE&G).
    Con Edison states that a copy of this filing has been served by 
mail upon PSE&G.
    Comment date: April 19, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

6. Entergy Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER96-1416-000]

    Take notice that on March 27, 1996, Entergy Services, Inc. (Entergy 
Services), on behalf of Arkansas Power & Light Company, Gulf States 
Utilities Company, Louisiana Power & Light Company, Mississippi Power & 
Light Company, and New Orleans Public Service, Inc. (Entergy Operating 
Companies), tendered for filing a Transmission Service Agreement (TSA) 
between Energy Services, Inc. and Energy Power, Inc. Entergy Services 
states that the TSA sets out the transmission arrangements under which 
the Entergy Operating Companies provide firm transmission service under 
their Transmission Service Tariff.
    Comment date: April 19, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

7. Houston Lighting & Power Company

[Docket No. ER96-1417-000]

    Take notice that on March 27, 1996, Houston Lighting & Power 
Company (HL&P), tendered for filing executed transmission service 
agreements (TSAs) with Noram Energy Services, Inc. (Noram) and TU 
Electric Company (TU Electric) 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 March 27, 
1996, for the Noram TSA and an effective date of March 14, 1996 for the 
TU Electric TSA.
    Copies of the filing were served on Noram, TU Electric and the 
Public Utility Commission of Texas.
    Comment date: April 19, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

8. Southern Company Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER96-1418-000]

    Take notice that on March 28, 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 an Interchange 
Service Contract between Southern Companies and Tampa Electric Company. 
The Interchange Service

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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. Tampa Electric Company filed a certificate of 
concurrence in lieu of separate filing.
    Comment date: April 19, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

9. Houston Lighting & Power Company

[Docket No. ER96-1419-000]

    Take notice that on March 28, 1996, Houston Lighting & Power 
Company (HL&P), tendered for filing executed transmission service 
agreement (TSA) with Texas Utilities Electric Company (TU Electric) 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 March 14, 1996.
    Copies of the filing were served on TU Electric and the Public 
Utility Commission of Texas.
    Comment date: April 19, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

10. Kansas Gas and Electric Company

[Docket No. ER96-1420-000]

    Take notice that on March 28, 1996, Kansas Gas and Electric Company 
(KGE), tendered for filing a change in its Federal Power Commission 
Electric Service Tariff No. 93. KGE states that the change is to 
reflect the amount of transmission capacity requirements required by 
Western Resources, Inc. under Service Schedule M to FPC Rate Schedule 
No. 93 for the period June 1, 1996 through May 31, 1997.
    Copies of this filing were served upon the Kansas Corporation 
Commission.
    Comment date: April 19, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

11. Florida Power Corporation

[Docket No. ER96-1421-000]

    Take notice that on March 28, 1996, Florida Power Corporation 
(FPC), tendered for filing a contract for the provision of interchange 
service between itself and Noram Energy Services, Inc. (Noram). The 
contract provides for service under Schedule J, Negotiated Interchange 
Service and OS, Opportunity Sales. Cost support for both schedules has 
been previously filed and approved by the Commission. No specifically 
assignable facilities have been or will be installed or modified in 
order to supply service under the proposed rates.
    FPC requests Commission waiver of the 60-day notice requirement in 
order to allow the contract to become effective as a rate schedule on 
March 29, 1996. Waiver is appropriate because this filing does not 
change the rate under these two Commission accepted, existing rate 
schedules.
    Comment date: April 19, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

12. Cinergy Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER96-1422-000]

    Take notice that on March 28, 1996, Cinergy Services, Inc. 
(Cinergy), tendered for filing a service agreement under Cinergy's Non-
Firm Power Sales Standard Tariff (the Tariff) entered into between 
Cinergy and the Commonwealth Edison Company.
    Cinergy and the Commonwealth Edison Company are requesting an 
effective date of April 1, 1996.
    Comment date: April 19, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

13. EnerConnect, Inc.

[Docket No. ER96-1424-000]

    Take notice that on March 28, 1996, EnerConnect, Inc. (El), a 
Nevada corporation, petitioned the Commission for acceptance of El's 
Rate Schedule FERC No. 1, providing for the sale of electricity at 
market based rates; the granting of certain blanket approvals and the 
waiver of certain Commission regulations.
    Comment date: April 19, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

14. Tampa Electric Company

[Docket No. ER96-1425-000]

    Take notice that on March 28, 1996, Tampa Electric Company (Tampa 
Electric), tendered for filing an umbrella service agreement with 
Federal Energy Sales Inc. under Tampa Electric's point-to-point 
transmission service tariff.
    Tampa Electric proposes an effective date of March 22, 1996, for 
the service agreement, and therefore requests waiver of the 
Commission's notice requirement.
    Copies of the filing have been served on Federal Energy Sales Inc. 
and the Florida Public Service Commission.
    Comment date: April 19, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

15. Northern Indiana Public Service Company

[Docket No. ER96-1426-000]

    Take notice that on March 28, 1996, Northern Indiana Public Service 
Company (Northern Indiana), tendered for filing with the Commission its 
replacement Point-to-Point Transmission Service Tariff and Network 
Integration Service Tariff, pursuant to Sec. 35.12 of the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission's Rules and Regulations, 18 CFR 35.12. 
Northern Indiana states that the Point-to-Point Transmission Service 
Tariff and Network Integration Service Tariff are intended to conform 
to the Commission Staff's pro forma open access transmission tariffs 
and to replace those tariffs filed in Docket No. ER96-399-000. Northern 
Indiana states that there is no change in revenues or rate levels 
proposed, but the non-rate terms of the tariffs have been modified to 
conform to the Commission Staff's pro forma open access tariffs.
    Copies of the filing have been served on the Indiana Utility 
Regulatory Commission, the Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor 
and all parties to Docket No. ER96-399-000.
    Comment date: April 19, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

16. UNITIL Power Corp.

[Docket No. ER96-1427-000]

    Take notice that on March 28, 1996, UNITIL Power Corp. (UPC), 
tendered for filing UNITIL Power Corp., FERC Electric Tariff, Original 
Volume No. ------, Wholesale Power Supply Sales to Suppliers of the New 
Hampshire Retail Competition Pilot Program Participating Customers 
(Tariff). UPC submitted the Tariff in conjunction with its 
participation in the New Hampshire Pilot Program. UPC also submitted a 
service agreement executed by UNITIL Resources, Inc. UPC requests an 
effective date for the Tariff of May 28, 1996.
    UPC states that a copy of the filing was served on the New 
Hampshire Public Utilities Commission and UNITIL Resources, Inc.
    Comment date: April 19, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

17. Pennsylvania Power & Light Company

[Docket No. ER96-1428-000]

    Take notice that on March 28, 1996, Pennsylvania Power & Light 
Company (PP&L), tendered for filing under 205 of the Federal Power Act 
an application requesting the Commission to accept

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and place into effect open access point-to-point and network 
transmission tariffs that substantially conform to the Commission's 
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Docket No. RM95-8-000], 70 FERC para. 
61,357 (March 29, 1995).
    A copy of this filing was served upon John G. Alford, Secretary, 
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.
    Comment date: April 19, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

18. Concord Electric Company

[Docket No. ER96-1429-000]

    Take notice that on March 28, 1996, Concord Electric Company 
(CECO), tendered for filing transmission rates contained in its 
Schedule PP, New Hampshire Retail Competition Pilot Program Service, 
Concord Electric Company, FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume No. 
____. The filing places on file with the Commission those rates for 
transmission over CECO's network which CECO was requested to file with 
the Commission by the New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission. CECO 
requests an effective date for the transmission rates of May 28, 1996.
    CECO states that a copy of the filing was served on the New 
Hampshire Public Utilities Commission.
    Comment date: April 19, 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. 96-9091 Filed 4-11-96; 8:45 am]
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