[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 197 (Wednesday, October 9, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52936-52938]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-25911]


Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. ER96-3070-000, et al.]


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

October 3, 1996.
    Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
Commission:

1. Carolina Power & Light Company

[Docket No. ER96-3070-000]

    Take notice that on September 20, 1996, Carolina Power & Light 
Company (CP&L), tendered for filing separate Service Agreements for 
Non-Firm Point to Point Transmission Service executed between CP&L and 
the following Eligible Transmission Customers. Electric Clearinghouse, 
Inc., Duke Power Company, Florida Power & Light Company, MidCon Power 
Services Corporation, DuPont Power Marketing, Inc., and American 
Electric Power Service Corporation, and for Short-Term Firm 
Transmission Service with Florida Power & Light Company and American 
Electric Power Service Corporation. Service to each Eligible Customer 
will be in accordance with the terms and conditions of Carolina Power & 
Light Company's Open Access Transmission Tariff.
    Copies of the filing were served upon the North Carolina Utilities 
Commission and the South Carolina Public Service Commission.

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    Comment date: October 17, 1996, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

2. Louisville Gas and Electric Company

[Docket No. ER96-3071-000]

    Take notice that on September 23, 1996, Louisville Gas and Electric 
Company, tendered for filing copies of a service agreement between 
Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Koch Power Services, Inc. under 
Rate GSS.
    Comment date: October 17, 1996, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

3. Boston Edison Company

[Docket No. ER96-3105-000]

    Take notice that on September 27, 1996, Boston Edison Company 
(Boston Edison), tendered for filing a Service Agreement and Appendix A 
under Original Volume No. 6, Power Sales and Exchange Tariff (Tariff) 
for Belmont Municipal Light Department (Belmont). Boston Edison 
requests that the Service Agreement become effective as of September 1, 
1996.
    Edison states that it has served a copy of this filing on Belmont 
and the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities.
    Comment date: October 17, 1996, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

4. Entergy Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER96-3106-000]

    Take notice that on September 27, 1996, Entergy Services, Inc. 
(Entergy Services), on behalf of Entergy Arkansas, Inc., Entergy Gulf 
States, Inc., Entergy Louisiana, Inc., Entergy Mississippi, Inc., and 
Entergy New Orleans, Inc. (Entergy Operating Companies), tendered for 
filing a Transmission Service Agreement (TSA) between Entergy Services, 
Inc. and City Water and Light Plant of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas. 
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: October 17, 1996, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

5. Florida Power & Light Company

[Docket No. ER96-3108-000]

    Take notice that on September 27, 1996, Florida Power & Light 
Company (FPL), tendered for filing a proposed notice of cancellation of 
an umbrella service agreement with Rainbow Energy Marketing Corporation 
for Firm Short-Term transmission service under FPL's Open Access 
Transmission Tariff.
    FPL requests that the proposed cancellation be permitted to become 
effective on August 31, 1996.
    FPL states that this filing is in accordance with Part 35 of the 
Commission's Regulations.
    Comment date: October 17, 1996, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

6. Florida Power & Light Company

[Docket No. ER96-3109-000]

    Take notice that on September 27, 1996, Florida Power & Light 
Company (FPL), tendered for filing a proposed notice of cancellation of 
an umbrella service agreement with MidCon Power Services Corporation 
for Firm Short Term transmission service under FPL's Open Access 
Transmission Tariff.
    FPL requests that the proposed cancellation be permitted to become 
effective on August 31, 1996.
    FPL states that this filing is in accordance with Part 35 of the 
Commission's Regulations.
    Comment date: October 17, 1996, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

7. San Diego Gas & Electric Company

[Docket No. ER96-3110-000]

    Take notice that on September 27, 1996, San Diego Gas & Electric 
Company (SDG&E), tendered for filing and acceptance, pursuant to 18 CFR 
35.12, an Interchange Agreement (Agreement) between SDG&E and Illinois 
Power Marketing, Inc. (Illinova).
    SDG&E requests that the Commission allow the Agreement to become 
effective on the 25th of November 1996 or at the earliest possible 
date.
    Copies of this filing were served upon the Public Utilities 
Commission of the State of California and Illinova.
    Comment date: October 17, 1996, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

8. Potomac Electric Power Company

[Docket No. ER96-3111-000]

    Take notice that on September 27, 1996, Potomac Electric Power 
Company (Pepco), tendered for filing service agreements pursuant to 
Pepco FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume No. 1, entered into between 
Pepco and: Commonwealth Edison Company, MidCon Power Services, and AIG 
Trading Corporation. An effective date of September 20, 1996 for these 
service agreements, with waiver of notice, is requested.
    Comment date: October 17, 1996, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

9. Burlington Resources Trading, Inc.

[Docket No. ER96-3112-000]

    Take notice that on September 27, 1996, Burlington Resources 
Trading, Inc. (Burlington Resources), tendered for filing pursuant to 
18 CFR 385.205, a petition for waivers and blanket approvals under 
various regulations of the Commission and for an order accepting its 
FERC Electric Rate Schedule No. 1 to be effective no later than sixty 
(60) days from the date of its filing.
    Burlington Resources intends to engage in electric power and energy 
transactions as a marketer and a broker. In transactions where 
Burlington Resources sells electric energy, it proposes to make such 
sales on rates, terms, and conditions to be mutually agreed to with the 
purchasing party. Neither Burlington Resources nor any of its 
affiliates is in the business of generating or transmitting electric 
power, or is engaged in any form of franchised electricity 
distribution.
    Rate Schedule No. 1 provides for the sale of energy and capacity at 
agreed prices. Rate Schedule No. 1 also provides that no sales may be 
made to affiliates.
    Comment date: October 17, 1996, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

10. Commonwealth Edison Company

[Docket No. ER96-3113-000]

    Take notice that on September 27, 1996, Commonwealth Edison Company 
(ComEd), tendered for filing a new Power Sales Schedule 9 and related 
changes to its PSRT-1 Tariff. ComEd will offer to sell Emergency 
Service under the new schedule.
    ComEd requests an effective date of September 28, 1996 and has 
therefore requested that the Commission waive the Commission's notice 
requirement. Copies of this filing have been served on the Illinois 
Commerce Commission and all customers served under ComEd's PSRT-1 
Tariff.
    Comment date: October 17, 1996, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

11. MDU Resources Group, Inc.

[Docket No. ES96-52-000]

    Take notice that on September 30, 1996, MDU Resources Group, Inc. 
(MDU Resources) filed an application, under Sec. 204 of the Federal 
Power Act, seeking authorization to issue up to 2,285,715 additional 
shares of its common stock, par value $3.33 for corporate development 
purposes to be issued, from time to time, in one or more transactions, 
within a two-year period,

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directly to a seller or sellers as consideration for the acquisition of 
business assets by MDU Resources or its subsidiaries. Under these 
circumstances, MDU Resources further requests an exemption from the 
Commission's competitive bidding and negotiated placement requirements. 
Alternatively, MDU Resources may issue or sell its common stock on the 
open market, from time to time, the cash proceeds therefrom to be used 
for the acquisition of business assets. If MDU Resources issues common 
stock on the open market, it will sell such shares by competitive 
bidding.
    Comment date: October 29, 1996, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

12. El Paso Electric Company

[Docket No. ES96-53-000]

    Take notice that on September 30, 1996, El Paso Electric Company 
(El Paso) filed an application, under Sec. 204 of the Federal Power 
Act, seeking authorization to issue up to 3,500,000 shares of its 
common stock for its 1996 Long-Term Incentive Plan, under which 
officers, key employees and non-employee directors will be eligible to 
receive non-qualified options, incentive stock options, stock 
appreciation rights, restricted stock, bonus stock and performance 
shares of El Paso's common stock. El Paso further requests an exemption 
from the Commission's competitive bidding and negotiated placement 
requirements.
    Comment date: October 29, 1996, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

13. Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.

[Docket No. QF96-109-000]

    On September 27, 1996, Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. of 340 Kingsland 
Street, Nutley, New Jersey 07110, submitted for filing an application 
for certification of a facility as a qualifying cogeneration facility 
pursuant to Section 292.207(b) of the Commission's Regulations. No 
determination has been made that the submittal constitutes a complete 
filing.
    According to the applicant, the cogeneration facility will be 
located in the city of Belvidere, New Jersey 07823. The facility will 
consist of one gas turbine generator and one heat recovery boiler. 
Steam recovered from the facility will be used by an affiliate, 
Hoffmann-La Roche Vitamins and Fine Chemicals, for the processing of 
vitamins and for HVAC equipment. The maximum net power production 
capacity of the facility will be 49.5 MW. The primary energy source 
will be natural gas. Construction of the facility is expected to be 
completed in late 1997.
    Comment date: October 25, 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. 96-25911 Filed 10-8-96; 8:45 am]
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