[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 75 (Wednesday, April 17, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16770-16773]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-9398]



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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. ER96-1441-000, et al.]


New England Power Company, et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate 
Regulation Filings

April 9, 1996.
    Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
Commission:

1. New England Power Company

[Docket No. ER96-1441-000]

    Take notice that on March 29, 1996, New England Power Company (NEP) 
submitted for filing a contract between NEP and the Town of Littleton, 
New Hampshire, Water and Light Department (Littleton). The Contract 
provides for sales of electricity, under Schedule III-C of NEP's FERC 
Electric Tariff, Original Volume No. 1, to Littleton on an 
interruptible basis for Littleton's resale to its customer Montgomery 
Wire Corporation.
    Comment date: April 23, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

2. Southern Company Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER96-1442-000]

    Take notice that on March 29, 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 Citizens Lehman Power 
Sales. 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: April 23, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

3. Ohio Edison Company, Pennsylvania Power Company

[Docket No. ER96-1443-000]

    Take notice that on March 29, 1996, Ohio Edison Company tendered 
for filing on behalf of itself and Pennsylvania Power Company, an 
Agreement for Power Transactions with the City of Dover, Ohio. This 
initial rate schedule will enable the parties to purchase and sell 
capacity and energy in accordance with the terms of the Agreement.
    Comment date: April 23, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

4. Southern Company Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER96-1444-000]

    Take notice that on March 29, 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 Eastex Power Marketing, 
Inc. 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: April 23, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

5. Southern Company Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER96-1445-000]

    Take notice that on March 29, 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 Louis Dreyfus Electric 
Power, Inc. 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: April 23, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

6. KC United Corp.

[Docket No. ER96-1446-000]

    Take notice that on March 29, 1996, pursuant to Sec. 205 of the 
Federal Power Act and Part 35 of the Commission's regulations, KC 
United Corp. (KCU), the surviving corporation in the merger of 
UtiliCorp United Inc. (UtiliCorp) and Kansas City Power & Light Company 
(KCPL), submitted for filing two transmission service tariffs: a 
Network Integration Service Tariff and a Point-to-Point Transmission 
Service Tariff for the Missouri-Kansas operations of the merged 
company. The tariffs are virtually identical to the pro forma tariffs 
included in the Commission's Open Access Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 
(Docket No. RM95-8-000).
    KCU is making this filing in connection with the proposed merger of 
UtiliCorp and KCPL with and into KCU. The transmission service will be 
provided under a single system rate. The Applicants request that the 
Commission waive the full filing requirements contained in Sec. 35.13 
of the Commission's regulations.
    Copies of the filing were served upon KCU's jurisdictional 
customers and the affected state public service commissions.
    Comment date: April 23, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

7. Mid-Continent Area Power Pool

[Docket No. ER96-1447-000]

    Take notice that on March 29, 1996, the members of the Mid-
Continent Area Power Pool (MAPP) who are subject to the jurisdiction of 
the Commission as ``public utilities'' filed a Restated Agreement to 
amend and restate the existing MAPP Agreement.
    The Restated Agreement opens up the membership in MAPP and 
preserves and enhances the reliability and power pool functions of 
MAPP. In addition, the Restated Agreement incorporates into MAPP a 
Regional Transmission Group and establishes a Power and Energy Market. 
MAPP requests an effective date of May 28, 1996.
    Copies of the filing have been served on the regulatory commissions 
of Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South 
Dakota and Wisconsin.
    Comment date: April 23, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

8. Kansas City Power & Light Company

[Docket No. ER96-1448-000]

    Take notice that on March 29, 1996, Kansas City Power & Light 
Company (KCPL), tendered for filing Amendatory Agreement No. 1 to 
Municipal Wholesale Firm Power Contract, between KCPL and the City of 
Prescott, Kansas, dated March 11, 1996, and associated Service 
Schedule. KCPL states that the Amendatory Agreement revises the 
Agreement pursuant to KCPL's Open Season.
    KCPL requests waiver of the Commission's notice requirements.
    Comment date: April 23, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

9. Southwestern Public Service Company

[Docket No. ER96-1449-000]

    Take notice that on March 29, 1996, Southwestern Public Service 
Company

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(Southwestern), tendered for filing proposed changes in its rate 
schedules to its full requirements wholesale customers.
    The change in rates is necessary to the operation of Southwestern's 
wholesale interruptible program and conforms to its agreements with 
Southwestern's wholesale customers.
    Comment date: April 23, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

10. Atlantic City Electric Company

[Docket No. ER96-1450-000]

    Take notice that on March 29, 1996, Atlantic City Electric Company 
(ACE), tendered for filing Agreements for Short-Term Energy 
Transactions between (1) ACE and Pennsylvania Power and Light (PP&L); 
(2) ACE and Sonat Power Marketing, Inc. (SPM); and (3) ACE and Aquila 
Power Corporation (APC). ACE requests that the Agreements be accepted 
to become effective March 30, 1996.
    Copies of the filing were served on PP&L, SPM and APC and the New 
Jersey Board of Regulatory Commissioners.
    Comment date: April 23, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

11. Central Illinois Public Service Company

[Docket No. ER96-1451-000]

    Take notice that on March 29, 1996, Central Illinois Public Service 
Company (CIPS) submitted a Service Agreement, dated February 1, 1996, 
establishing Cinergy Services, Inc. (CSI) as a customer under the terms 
of CIPS' Coordination Sales Tariff CST-1 (CST-1 Tariff).
    CIPS requests an effective date of February 28, 1996, for the 
service agreement with CSI. Accordingly, CIPS requests waiver of the 
Commission's notice requirements. Copies of this filing were served 
upon CSI and the Illinois Commerce Commission.
    Comment date: April 23, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

12. MidAmerican Energy Company

[Docket No. ER96-1452-000]

    Take notice that on March 29, 1996, MidAmerican Energy Company 
(MidAmerican), 106 East Second Street, Davenport, Iowa 52801, tendered 
for filing the Second Amendment dated March 20, 1996 and entered into 
by MidAmerican and Corn Belt Power Cooperative (Cooperative) to 
Electric Transmission Interconnection Agreement dated March 1, 1991 and 
entered by Iowa Public Service Company (IPS), a predecessor to 
MidAmerican and Cooperative. The Second Amendment modifies Supplement 
Nos. 22 and 23 to Rate Schedule FERC No. 35 which Supplements were 
filed by Midwest Power Systems Inc., a predecessor to MidAmerican and a 
successor to IPS, and accepted for filing by the Commission in Docket 
No. ER94-373-000. MidAmerican proposes to make the rate schedule change 
effective on June 1, 1996.
    Copies of the filing were served upon Cooperative, the Iowa 
Utilities Board, the Illinois Commerce Commission and the South Dakota 
Public Utilities Commission.
    Comment date: April 23, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

13. Washington Water Power Company

[Docket No. ER96-1453-000]

    Take notice that on March 29, 1996, Washington Water Power Company, 
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 Cogentrix Energy Power Marketing, 
Inc.
    Comment date: April 23, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

14. Florida Power & Light Company

[Docket No. ER96-1454-000]

    Take notice that on March 29, 1996, Florida Power & Light company 
(FPL), tendered for filing proposed service agreements with Valero 
Power Services Company 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 April 1, 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: April 23, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

15. Wisconsin Electric Power Company

[Docket No. ER96-1455-000]

    Take notice that on March 29, 1996, Wisconsin Electric Power 
Company (Wisconsin Electric), tendered for filing an Electric Service 
Agreement and a Transmission Service Agreement between itself and 
Eastex Power Marketing, Inc. (Eastex). The Electric Service Agreement 
provides for service under Wisconsin Electric's Coordination Sales 
Tariff. The Transmission Service Agreement allows Eastex to receive 
transmission service under Wisconsin Electric's FERC Electric Tariff, 
Original Volume No. 5, Rate Schedule STNF, under Docket No. ER95-1474. 
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    Wisconsin Electric requests an effective date of sixty days from 
date of filing. Copies of the filing have been served upon Eastex, the 
Public Service Commission of Wisconsin and the Michigan Public Service 
Commission.
    Comment date: April 23, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

16. Puget Sound Power & Light Company

[Docket No. ER96-1456-000]

    Take notice that on March 25, 1996, Puget Sound Power & Light 
Company, tendered for filing its proposed non-discriminatory, open 
access Network Transmission Tariff, in accordance with the Commission's 
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking issued March 29, 1995 in Docket No. RM95-
8-000 and Docket No. RM94-7-000.
    Comment date: April 23, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

17. Carolina Power & Light Company

[Docket No. ER96-1458-000]

    Take notice that on March 29, 1996, Carolina Power & Light Company 
(Carolina), tendered for filing separate Service Agreements executed 
between Carolina and the following Eligible Entities Oglethorpe Power 
Corporation, USGen Power Services, L.P., Illinois Power Company, and 
Eastex Power Marketing, Inc. Service to each Eligible Entity will be in 
accordance with the terms and conditions of Carolina's Tariff No. 1 for 
Sales of Capacity and Energy.
    Copies of the filing were served upon the North Carolina Utilities 
Commission and the South Carolina Public Service Commission.
    Comment date: April 23, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

18. Black Hills Corporation

[Docket No. ER96-1459-000]

    Take notice that on March 29, 1996, Black Hills Corporation, which 
operates its electric utility business under the assumed name of Black 
Hills Power and Light Company (BHC), tendered for filing a Point-to-
Point Transmission Service tariff and a Network Integration Service 
tariff.
    The tariffs provide eligible transmission customers the opportunity 
to contract for various transmission and ancillary services from BHC.
    Copies of the filing were provided to the South Dakota Public 
Utilities

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Commission, the Wyoming Public Service Commission, and the Montana 
Public Service Commission.
    Comment date: April 23, 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. 96-9398 Filed 4-16-96; 8:45 am]
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