[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 184 (Friday, September 20, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49443-49446]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-24127]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. ER96-108-004, et al.]


Duke/Louis Dreyfus L.L.C., et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate 
Regulation Filings

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

1. Duke/Louis Dreyfus L.L.C.

[Docket No. ER96-108-004]

    Take notice that on September 5, 1996, Duke/Louis Dreyfus L.L.C. 
(Duke/Louis Dreyfus) notified the Commission of a change in status.
    The change in status results from the formation by Duke/Louis 
Dreyfus and Lykes Energy, Inc. of a joint venture to market power.
    Comment date: September 26, 1996, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

2. Northern States Power Company (Minnesota Company)

[Docket No. ER96-2804-000]

    Take notice that on August 26, 1996, Northern States Power Company 
(Minnesota) [NSP] tendered for filing a Supplement No. 1 [Supplement] 
to the Municipal Interconnection and Interchange Agreement [Agreement] 
dated February 6, 1996, between NSP and the City of Ada [City.] NSP 
files this Supplement on behalf of City and itself.
    The Supplement provides for a change in the language in Service 
Schedule F of the Agreement to remove a reference to a specific billing 
date.

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NSP requests the Commission waive its Part 35 notice requirements and 
accept this Supplement for filing effective December 1, 1995.
    Comment date: September 26, 1996, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

3. Central Power and Light Company, West Texas Utilities Company, 
Public Service Company of Oklahoma, and Southwestern Electric Power 
Company

[Docket No. ER96-2925-000]

    Take notice that on September 4, 1996, Central Power and Light 
Company (CPL), West Texas Utilities Company (WTU), Public Service 
Company of Oklahoma (PSO) and Southwestern Electric Power Company 
(SWEPCO) (collectively, the CSW Operating Companies) submitted for 
filing corrections to their Open Access Transmission Service Tariffs 
(Tariffs).
    The CSW Operating companies requests the revisions be made 
effective July 9, 1996 and accordingly ask for waiver of the 
Commission's notice requirements. The CSW Operating Companies state 
that a copy of the filing has been served on all transmission customers 
served under the tariffs, all parties on the official service lists in 
Docket Nos. OA96-185-000 and ER96-1046-000 (consolidated with EL96-42-
000) and all effected state commissions.
    Comment date: September 27, 1996, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

4. Wisconsin Power & Light Company

[Docket No. ER96-2926-000]

    Take notice that on September 5, 1996, Wisconsin Power & Light 
Company (WPL), tendered for filing an amended Wholesale Power contract 
dated September 3, 1996, between the Village of Pardeeville and WPL. 
WPL states that this amended Wholesale Power Contract revises the 
previous agreement between the two parties dated November 7, 1994, and 
designated Rate Schedule No. 135 by the Commission.
    The parties have amended the Wholesale Power Contract to add an 
additional delivery point. Service under this amended Wholesale Power 
Contract will be in accordance with standard WPL Rate Schedule W-3.
    WPL requests that an effective date concurred with the planned in 
service date for the new substation be assigned. WPL states that copies 
of the filing have been provided to the Village of Pardeeville and the 
Public Service Commission of Wisconsin.
    Comment date: September 27, 1996, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

5. Boston Edison Company

[Docket No. ER96-2927-000]

    Take notice that on September 6, 1996, Boston Edison Company 
(Boston Edison) of Boston, Massachusetts, tendered for filing 
unexecuted service agreements converting certain transmission customers 
to service under Boston Edison's Open Access Transmission Tariff (FERC 
Electric Tariff Original Volume No. 7). Boston Edison requests an 
effective date for this these service agreements of November 6, 1996, 
which is sixty days from the date of the filing. Boston Edison also 
proposes to terminate its existing FERC Electric Tariffs Original 
Volumes 3 and 4 which have been in effect for several years. The 
following table lists each affected customer and superseded service 
tariff, and whether they are being shifted to network service or firm 
point-to-point service (FPTP) under Volume 7:

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                                        Superseded                                                              
                                          tariff                                                                
               Customer                volume 3 or           Order 888 service                 Nomination       
                                            4                                                                   
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Norwood Municipal Light Dept.........            4  Network...........................  N/A                     
New England Power Company............            4  Network (Quincy-Weymouth).........  N/A                     
Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale                4  FPTP..............................  18.41 MW                
 Electric Company.                                                                                              
Reading Municipal Light Dept.........            4  FPTP..............................  13 MW                   
Reading Municipal Light Dept.........            3  FPTP..............................  12 MW                   
Hingham Municipal Light Plant........            3  FPTP..............................  2 MW                    
Hingham Municipal Light Plant........            3  FPTP..............................  3 MW                    
Braintree Electric Light Dept........            3  FPTP..............................  2 MW                    
Braintree Electric Light Dept........            3  FPTP..............................  10 MW                   
Altresco Pittsfield Light Plant......            3  FPTP..............................  29.5 MW                 
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    Boston Edison states that copies of this filing have been served 
upon each affected customer and upon the Massachusetts Department of 
Public Utilities. Boston Edison further states that this filing has 
been posted as required by the Commission's Regulations.
    Comment date: September 27, 1996, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

6. Illinois Power Company

[Docket No. ER96-2928-000]

    Take notice that on September 6, 1996, Illinois Power Company 
(Illinois Power), 500 South 27th Street, Decatur, Illinois 62526, 
tendered for filing firm and non-firm transmission agreements under 
which Federal Energy Sales Inc. will take transmission service pursuant 
to its open access transmission tariff. The agreements are based on the 
Form of Service Agreement in Illinois Power's tariff.
    Illinois Power has requested an effective date of August 23, 1996.
    Comment date: September 27, 1996, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

7. Illinois Power Company

[Docket No. ER96-2929-000]

    Take notice that on September 6, 1996, Illinois Power Company 
(Illinois Power), 500 South 27th Street, Decatur, Illinois 62526, 
tendered for filing a Power Sales Tariff, Service Agreement under which 
PanEnergy Trading and Market Services, Inc. will take service under 
Illinois Power Company's Power Sales Tariff. The agreements are based 
on the Form of Service Agreement in Illinois Power's tariff.
    Illinois Power has requested an effective date of September 1, 
1996.
    Comment date: September 27, 1996, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

8. Cinergy Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER96-2930-000]

    Take notice that on September 6, 1996, Cinergy Services, Inc. 
(Cinergy), tendered for filing a service agreement under Cinergy's Open 
Access Transmission Service Tariff (the Tariff) entered into between 
Cinergy and PECO Energy Company.

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

9. Louisville Gas and Electric Company

[Docket No. ER96-2931-000]

    Take notice that on September 6, 1996, Louisville Gas and Electric 
Company, tendered for filing copies of a service agreement between 
Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company 
under Rate GSS.
    Comment date: September 27, 1996, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

10. Louisville Gas and Electric Company

[Docket No. ER96-2932-000]

    Take notice that on September 6, 1996, Louisville Gas and Electric 
Company, tendered for filing copies of a service agreement between 
Louisville Gas and Electric Company and PanEnergy Power Services under 
Rate GSS.
    Comment date: September 27, 1996, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

11. Louisville Gas and Electric Company

[Docket No. ER96-2933-000]

    Take notice that on September 6, 1996, Louisville Gas and Electric 
Company, tendered for filing copies of service agreements between 
Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Louis Dreyfus Electric Power 
Inc. under Rate GSS.
    Comment date: September 27, 1996, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

12. New England Hydro-Transmission Electric Company, Inc.

[Docket No. ER96-2934-000]

    Take notice that on September 6, 1996, New England Hydro-
Transmission Electric Company, Inc. (NEH), tendered for filing a letter 
of understanding with the New England Power Pool.
    Comment date: September 27, 1996, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

13. PECO Energy Company

[Docket No. ER96-2935-000]

    Take notice that on September 6, 1996, PECO Energy Company (PECO), 
filed a Service Agreement dated August 6, 1996 with El Paso Energy 
Marketing Company (EPEM) under PECO's FERC Electric Tariff Original 
Volume No. 1 (Tariff). The Service Agreement adds EPEM as a customer 
under the Tariff.
    PECO requests an effective date of August 7, 1996, for the Service 
Agreement.
    PECO states that copies of this filing have been supplied to EPEM 
and to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.
    Comment date: September 27, 1996, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

14. Central Illinois Public Service Company

[Docket No. ER96-2936-000]

    Take notice that on September 6, 1996, Central Illinois Public 
Service Company (CIPS), tendered for filing a Joint Ownership and 
Operation Agreement between CIPS and IES Utilities Inc. (IES), dated 
March 28, 1996, regarding the ownership and operation of a new 
substation near Niota, Illinois (Niota substation) and four new 
Appendices A to the Interconnection Agreement between CIPS and Iowa 
Electric Light and Power Company, a corporate predecessor of IES, 
detailing new points of interconnection between CIPS and IES.
    CIPS seeks an effective date for the four Appendices of October 1, 
1996 and, accordingly, seeks waiver of the Commission's notice 
requirements. CIPS seeks an effective date sixty days from the date of 
filing for the Joint Ownership and Operation Agreement. Copies of the 
filing have been served on IES, the Illinois Commerce Commission and 
the Iowa Utilities Board.
    Comment date: September 27, 1996, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

15. Southwestern Public Service Company

[Docket No. ER96-2937-000]

    Take notice that on September 6, 1996, Southwestern Public Service 
Company submitted an agreement with the Energy Transfer Group, L.L.C.
    Comment date: September 27, 1996, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

16. Public Service Company of Oklahoma; Southwestern Electric Power 
Company

[Docket No. ER96-2938-000]

    Take notice that on September 6, 1996, Public Service Company of 
Oklahoma and Southwestern Electric Power Company (collectively, the 
Companies), tendered for filing a service agreement under which they 
will provide non-firm transmission service to PanEnergy Power Services, 
Inc. (PanEnergy) under their point-to-point transmission service 
tariff.
    The Companies state that a copy of the filing has been served on 
PanEnergy.
    Comment date: September 27, 1996, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

17. Central Power and Light Company; West Texas Utilities Company

[Docket No. ER96-2939-000]

    Take notice that on September 6, 1996, Central Power and Light 
Company and West Texas Utilities Company, (jointly, the Companies), 
tendered for filing a service agreement under which they will provide 
non-firm transmission service to PanEnergy Power Services, Inc. 
(PanEnergy) under their point-to-point transmission service tariff.
    The Companies state that copies of the filing have been served on 
PanEnergy.
    Comment date: September 27, 1996, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

18. Portland General Electric Company

[Docket No. ER96-2940-000]

    Take notice that on September 6, 1996, Portland General Electric 
Company (PGE), tendered for filing under PGE's Final Rule pro forma 
tariff, (Docket No. OA96-137-000) unexecuted Service Agreements for 
Firm and Non-Firm Point-to-Point Transmission Service with PacifiCorp.
    Pursuant to 18 CFR 35.11 and the Commission's order issued July 30, 
1993 (Docket No. PL92-2-002), PGE respectfully requests the Commission 
grant a waiver of the notice requirements of 18 CFR 35.3 to allow the 
unexecuted Service Agreements to become effective August 9, 1996.
    Copies of this filing were caused to be served upon the entities 
listed in the body of the filing letter.
    Comment date: September 27, 1996, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

19. Carolina Power & Light Company

[Docket No. ER96-2941-000]

    Take notice that on September 6, 1996, Carolina Power & Light 
Company (Carolina), tendered for filing an executed Service Agreement 
between Carolina and the following Eligible Entity; Allegheny Power 
Service this 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: September 27, 1996, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

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20. National Power Marketing Company L.L.C.

[Docket No. ER96-2942-000]

    Take notice that on September 9, 1996, National Power Marketing 
Company, L.L.C., filed a petition for approval of market-based rates.
    Comment date: September 27, 1996, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

21. Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc.

[Docket No. OA96-226-000]

    Take notice that on September 5, 1996, Orange and Rockland 
Utilities, Inc. tendered for filing an informational filing setting 
forth the unbundled power and transmission rates reflected in all 
existing requirements contracts and tariffs that provide for unbundled 
rates.
    Comment date: October 4, 1996, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

22. Baltimore Gas and Electric Company and Potomac Electric Power 
Company

[Docket No. OA96-227-000]

    Take notice that on August 30, 1996, Baltimore Gas and Electric 
Company (BGE) and Potomac Electric Power Company (Pepco) (collectively, 
Applicants) filed an Order No. 888 open-access transmission tariff for 
Constellation Energy Corporation (Constellation), in compliance with 
the Commission's Order of July 31, 1996. The Applicants state that the 
tariff will become effective upon the consummation of the merger of BGE 
and Pepco into Constellation.
    Comment date: September 30, 1996, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

23. Washington Water Power Company

[Docket No. TX96-10-000]

    Take notice that on August 30, 1996, Washington Water Power Company 
tendered for filing a letter withdrawing its application filed on May 
22, 1996, in the above-referenced docket.
    Comment date: September 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, NE., Washington, DC 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. 96-24127 Filed 9-19-96; 8:45 am]
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