[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 16 (Friday, January 24, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3670-3674]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-1682]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. ER97-452-000, et al.]


Northern Indiana Public Service Company, et al.; Electric Rate 
and Corporate Regulation Filings

January 17, 1997.
    Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
Commission:

1. Northern Indiana Public Service Company

[Docket No. ER97-452-000]

    Take notice that on December 19, 1996, Northern Indiana Public 
Service Company tendered for filing an amendment in the above-
referenced docket.
    Comment date: January 31, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

2. Ohio Edison Company, Pennsylvania Power Company, The Cleveland 
Electric Illuminating Company and The Toledo Edison Company

[Docket Nos. EC97-5-000 and ER97-413-000]

    Take notice that on December 23, 1996, Ohio Edison Company (OE), 
Pennsylvania Power Company (Penn Power), OE's wholly-owned subsidiary, 
The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company (CEI) and The Toledo Edison 
Company (TE) (collectively ``Applicants'' or ``FirstEnergy'') filed, a 
supplement to Exhibit G to their November 8, 1996, merger application, 
three filings with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) in 
connection with the FirstEnergy merger.
    Each NRC application requested the NRC's consent to the indirect 
transfers of control of the NRC license rights held by the individual 
applicants to FirstEnergy following consummation of the FirstEnergy 
merger. The NRC-licensed facilities that are the subject of the three 
applications are: Beaver Valley Power Plant, Davis-Besse Nuclear Power 
Station and Perry Nuclear Power Plant.
    Comment date: January 31, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

[[Page 3671]]

3. Howard Energy Marketing, Inc. Gateway Energy, Inc., Petroleum Source 
& Systems Group, Inc.

[Docket Nos. ER95-252-007, ER95-1049-005, and No. ER95-266-007 (not 
consolidated)]

    Take notice that the following informational filings have been made 
with the Commission and are on file and available for inspection and 
copying in the Commission's Public Reference Room:
    On December 10, 1996, Howard Energy Marketing, Inc. filed certain 
information as required by the Commission's February 24, 1995, order in 
Docket No. ER95-252-000.
    On December 3, 1996, Gateway Energy, Inc. filed certain information 
as required by the Commission's August 4, 1995, order in Docket No. 
ER95-1049-000.
    On December 4, 1996, Petroleum Source & Systems Group, Inc. filed 
certain information as required by the Commission's January 18, 1995, 
order in Docket No. ER95-266-000.

4. Commonwealth Edison Company

[Docket No. ER97-1051-000]

    Take notice that on December 31, 1996, Commonwealth Edison Company 
(Edison), submitted a Notice of Cancellation, dated December 17, 1996, 
to cancel Edison's FERC Rate Schedule No. 23, effective date October 1, 
1985. Edison's FERC Rate Schedule No. 23 is an Agreement, dated August 
15, 1985, between and among Consumers Power Company (Consumers), 
Detroit Edison Company (Detroit), and Edison which provided for 
Consumers and Detroit to purchase energy from Edison. The Commission 
has previously designated the Interconnection Agreement as Edison's 
FERC Rate Schedule No. 23.
    Edison requests an effective date of December 31, 1996, for the 
Notice of Cancellation, and accordingly seeks waiver of the 
Commission's requirements. Copies of this filing were served upon 
consumers, Detroit, the Illinois Commerce Commission, and the Michigan 
Public Service Commission.
    Comment date: January 31, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

5. Commonwealth Edison Company

[Docket No. ER97-1052-000]

    Take notice that on December 31, 1996, Commonwealth Edison Company 
(Edison), submitted Amendment No. 1, dated December 5, 1996, to the 
Interconnection Agreement, dated August 1, 1991 (1991 Agreement), 
between Edison and Indiana Michigan Power Company (I&M) (hereinafter 
referred to collectively as Parties). The Commission has previously 
designated the Interconnection Agreement as Edison's FERC Rate Schedule 
No. 16.
    Edison requests an effective date of December 31, 1996 for 
Amendment No. 1, and accordingly seeks waiver of the Commission's 
requirements. Copies of this filing were served upon I&M, the Illinois 
Commerce Commission, and the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission.
    Comment date: January 31, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

6. Southern Indiana Gas and Electric Company

[Docket No. ER97-1053-000]

    Take notice that on December 31, 1996, Southern Indiana Gas and 
Electric Company (SIGECO), tendered for filing six (6) service 
agreements for market based rate power sales under its Market Based 
Rate Tariff with the following entities:

1. Coastal Electric Services Company
2. LG&E Power Marketing, Inc.
3. Wisconsin Electric Power Company
4. American Electric Power
5. Illinois Power Company
6. Sonat Power Marketing, L.L.P.

    Copies of the filing were served upon each of the parties to the 
service agreement.
    Comment date: January 31, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

7. Southern Indiana Gas and Electric Company

[Docket No. ER97-1054-000]

    Take notice that on December 31, 1996, Southern Indiana Gas and 
Electric Company (SIGECO), tendered for filing five (5) service 
agreements for non-firm transmission service under Part II of its 
Transmission Services Tariff with the following entities:

1. LG&E Power Marketing, Inc.
2. Wisconsin Electric Power Company
3. American Electric Power
4. Illinois Power Company
5. Sonat Power Marketing, L.P.

    Copies of the filing were served upon each of the parties to the 
service agreements.
    Comment date: January 31, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

8. Jersey Central Power & Light Company, Metropolitan Edison Company, 
Pennsylvania Electric Company

[Docket No. ER97-1055-000]

    Take notice that on December 31, 1996, Jersey Central Power & Light 
Company, Metropolitan Edison Company and Pennsylvania Electric Company 
(doing business as GPU Energy) filed amendments to GPU Energy's Power 
Pooling Agreement, in compliance with the Commission's Order 888.
    Comment date: January 31, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

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

[Docket No. ER97-1056-000]

    Take notice that on December 31, 1996, Central Power and Light 
Company (CPL) and West Texas Utilities Company (WTU), tendered for 
filing an agreement by which CPL, WTU, Texas Utilities Electric Company 
and Houston Lighting & Power Company have agreed that the ten-year 
limitation on seeking changes from the positive megawatt mile rate 
design method contained in the Offer of Settlement accepted for filing 
in Docket Nos. ER82-545-000, et al. will end as of midnight, December 
31, 1996. CPL and WTU request that the filing be accepted to become 
effective as of January 1, 1997.
    CPL and WTU state that copies of the filing were served on Texas 
Utilities Electric Company, Houston Lighting & Power Company and the 
Public Utility Commission of Texas.
    Comment date: January 31, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

10. Montaup Electric Company

[Docket No. ER97-1057-000]

    Take notice that on December 31, 1996, Montaup Electric Company 
(Montaup), filed a service agreement for nonfirm transmission service 
which Montaup provides to itself. Montaup requests that the service 
agreement be allowed to become effective January 1, 1997.
    Comment date: January 31, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

11. Entergy Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER97-1059-000]

    Take notice that on December 31, 1996, Entergy Services, Inc. 
(Entergy Services), on behalf of Entergy Arkansas, Inc. (Entergy 
Arkansas), Entergy Louisiana, Inc. (Entergy Louisiana), Entergy 
Mississippi, Inc. (Entergy Mississippi), Entergy New Orleans, Inc. 
(Entergy New Orleans), tendered for filing a Notice of Cancellation for 
certain service

[[Page 3672]]

schedules under the Interchange Agreement between Entergy Arkansas, 
Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, and 
Entergy Services and Oglethorpe Power Corporation (Oglethorpe). Entergy 
Services states that no service has ever been provided to Oglethorpe 
under this agreement and that Oglethorpe has indicated that it will 
take any prospective transmission service under Entergy Services' open 
access transmission tariff.
    Comment date: January 31, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

12. Central Power and Light Company

[Docket No. ER97-1060-000]

    Take notice that on December 31, 1996, Central Power and Light 
Company (CPL), tendered for filing an addendum to its Rate Schedule No. 
70 and its coordination sales tariff service agreement with the City of 
Robstown, Texas (Robstown). The addendum adds an additional delivery 
point to the existing agreements with Robstown.
    CPL states that a copy of the filing has been served on Robstown 
and on the Public Utility Commission of Texas.
    Comment date: January 31, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

13. Southwestern Public Service Company

[Docket No. ER97-1061-000 Company]

    Take notice that on December 31, 1996, Southwestern Public Service 
Company (Southwestern), tendered for filing a proposed amendment to its 
rate schedule for service to El Paso Electric Company (EPE).
    The proposed amendment reflects Southwestern's lowering of EPE's 
minimum firm power purchase commitment to 35,000 Kw.
    Comment date: January 31, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

14. Western Systems Power Pool

[Docket No. ER97-1063-000]

    Take notice that on December 31, 1996, The Power Company of 
America, L.P. filed a supplement to the Western Systems Power Pool 
Agreement reflecting the acceptance of its membership application in 
the Western Systems Power Pool.
    Comment date: January 31, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

15. West Texas Utilities Company

[Docket No. ER97-1067-000]

    Take notice that on December 31, 1996, West Texas Utilities Company 
(WTU), filed an Interconnection and Power Interchange Agreement between 
WTU and Brazos Electric Power Cooperative, Inc. (Brazos), dated 
December 12, 1996 (the Interconnection Agreement). The Interconnection 
Agreement is necessary for WTU to serve the City of Weatherford, Texas 
(Weatherford) under the new Power Supply Agreement between WTU and 
Weatherford that WTU filed with the Commission on November 1, 1996, in 
Docket No. ER97-326-000.
    WTU requests an effective date for the Interconnection Agreement of 
January 1, 1997. Accordingly, WTU requests waiver of the Commission's 
notice requirements. A copy of this filing has been served on Brazos, 
Weatherford, and the Public Utility Commission of Texas.
    Comment date: January 31, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

16. Commonwealth Electric Company; Cambridge Electric Light Company

[Docket No. ER97-1068-000]

    Take notice that on December 31, 1996, Commonwealth Electric 
Company (Commonwealth) and Cambridge Electric Light Company 
(Cambridge), collectively referred to as the Companies, tendered for 
filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Market-Based Power 
Sales Tariff, FERC Electric Tariff, (Tariff)s. Pursuant to their 
respective Tariffs, the Companies may enter into the sale of energy 
and/or capacity at fully-negotiated, market-based rates. The Companies 
also propose, on a compensated or uncompensated basis, to facilitate 
the sale and purchase of electric energy at wholesale in transactions 
in which the Companies do not take title to the electric energy (i.e., 
brokering). The Companies request expedited action on this filing so 
that transactions under this tariff can commence as quickly as 
possible. The Companies request that the proposed Tariffs become 
effective within 60 day of this filing or any earlier Commission 
approval date hereof.
    Comment date: January 14, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

17. New England Power Company

[Docket No. ER97-1069-000]

    Take notice that on December 31, 1996, New England Power Company 
(NEP), submitted for filing an All Requirements Bulk Power Supply 
Contract and Service Agreement between NEP and Vermont Electric 
Cooperative, Inc.
    Comment date: January 31, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

18. Baltimore Gas and Electric Company

[Docket No. ER97-1070-000]

    Take notice that on December 31, 1996, Baltimore Gas and Electric 
Company (BGE) filed a Service Agreement clarifying that, when Baltimore 
Gas and Electric Company utilizes transmission and ancillary services 
from its system for applicable wholesale transactions, it will do so 
pursuant to the provisions of its own Transmission Service Tariff filed 
in the captioned docket. BGE requests an effective date of December 31, 
1996 for the Service Agreement.
    Comment date: January 31, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

19. Sierra Pacific Power Company

[Docket No. ER97-1071-000]

    Take notice that on December 31, 1996, Sierra Pacific Power Company 
(Sierra), tendered for filing in compliance with the unbundling 
requirement of Order No. 888, its proposed Rate Schedule RT, Sale of 
Non Firm Energy for Regional Resale (including new form of service 
agreement) to supersede and replace existing Rate Schedule RT, Sale of 
Non Firm Energy for Regional Resale and Transmission Service.
    Sierra asserts that the filing has been served on the regulatory 
commissions of Nevada and California.
    Comment date: January 31, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

20. South Carolina Electric & Gas Company

[Docket No. ER97-1072-000]

    Take notice that on December 31, 1996, South Carolina Electric & 
Gas Company (SCE&G), Provider), submitted service agreements, dated 
December 20, 1996, establishing South Carolina Electric & Gas Company, 
Customer (SCE&G, Customer) and dated December 23, 1996 establishing 
Duke/Louis Dreyfuss, L.L.C. (DLD) as customers under the terms of 
SCE&G, Provider's Open Access Transmission Tariff.
    SCE&G, Provider requests an effective date of November 15, 1996 for 
the DLD agreement. Accordingly, SCE&G, Provider requests waiver of the 
Commission's notice requirements. Copies of this filing were served 
upon SCE&G, Customer, DLD, and the South Carolina Public Service 
Commission.

[[Page 3673]]

    Comment date: January 31, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

21. Idaho Power Company

[Docket No. ER97-1073-000]

    Take notice that on December 31, 1996, Idaho Power Company (IPC), 
tendered for filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
exhibit revisions relating to monthly contract and energy requirements 
under the following jurisdictional agreements between IPC and various 
entities:

1. Transmission Service Agreement, dated June 27, 1988, Seattle City 
Light;
2. Agreement for Supply of Power and Energy, dated February 10, 1988, 
Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems;
3. Agreement for Supply of Power and Energy, dated July 6, 1987, 
Washington City, Utah;
4. Agreement for Supply of Power and Energy, dated February 23, 1989, 
Sierra Pacific Power Company;
5. Transmission Service Agreement, dated December 21, 1990, Bonneville 
Power Administration;
6. Transmission Service Agreement, dated June 6, 1989, Bonneville Power 
Administration.

    Comment date: January 31, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

22. Illinois Power Company

[Docket No. ER97-1074-000]

    Take notice that on December 31, 1996, Illinois Power Company 
(Illinois Power), 500 South 27th Street, Decatur, Illinois 62526, 
tendered for filing a Power Sales Tariff, Service Agreement under which 
Heartland Energy Services 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 December 30, 
1996.
    Comment date: January 31, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

23. Kentucky Utilities Company

[Docket No. ER97-1075-000]

    Take notice that on December 31, 1996, Kentucky Utilities Company 
(KU), tendered for filing a series of contracts with its wholesale 
customers under which the customers are to receive the benefit of power 
made available to them from the South Eastern Power Administration.
    Comment date: January 31, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

24. Power Source LLC

[Docket No. ER97-1076-000]

    Take notice that on December 31, 1996, Power Source L.L.C. (Power 
Source), tendered for filing its Notice of termination and Withdrawal 
from business effective September 1, 1996, pertaining to its FERC 
Electric Rate Schedule No. 1 heretofore filed with the Commission.
    Comment date: January 31, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

25. Central Louisiana Electric Company, Inc. )

[Docket No. ER97-1077-000]

    Take notice that on December 31, 1996, Central Louisiana Electric 
Company, Inc. (CLECO), tendered for filing a service agreement under 
which Central Louisiana Electric Company, Inc., Transmission Services 
(CLECO-TS) as transmission provider for CLECO, will provide non-firm 
point-to-point transmission service to Central Louisiana Electric 
Company, Inc., Wholesale Merchant Operations (CLECO-WMO) under it's 
point-to-point transmission tariff.
    CLECO states that a copy of the filing has been served on CLECO-
WMO.
    Comment date: January 31, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

26. Portland General Electric Company

[Docket No. ER97-1078-000]

    Take notice that on December 31, 1996, Portland General Electric 
Company (PGE), tendered for filing under PGE's Final Rule pro forma 
tariff, (Docket No. OA96-137-000) an executed Service Agreement for 
Firm Point-to-Point Transmission Service with the Bonneville Power 
Administration.
    Pursuant to 18 CFR 35.11 and the Commission's order issued July 30, 
1993 (Docket No. PL93-2-002), PGE respectfully requests the Commission 
grant a waiver of the notice requirements of 18 CFR 35.3 to allow the 
Service Agreements to become effective December 27, 1996.
    A copy of this filing was caused to be served upon the Bonneville 
Power Administration as noted in the filing letter.
    Comment date: January 31, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

27. Portland General Electric Company

[Docket No. ER97-1112-000]

    Take notice that on January 2, 1997, Portland General Electric 
Company tendered for filing under FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume 
No. 9, an experimental state retail access pilot program entitled Power 
Delivery Service (PDS).
    PGE respectfully requests that the Commission grant a one day 
waiver of the notice requirements of 18 CFR 35.3 to allow the retail 
access pilot program (PDS) to become effective March 1, 1997 (or the 
date PDS is accepted and approved by the Oregon Public Utility 
Commission, if earlier than March 1, 1997).
    A copy of this filing was caused to be served upon the Oregon 
Public Utility Commission.
    Comment date: January 30, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

28. Exxon Chemical Company and Exxon Company, U.S.A.

[Docket No. QF89-41-002]

    On January 8, 1997, Exxon Chemical Company and Exxon Company, 
U.S.A. (Applicant) submitted for filing an amendment to its filing in 
this Docket.
    The amendment provides additional information pertaining to the 
technical aspects of its cogeneration facility. No determination has 
been made that the submittal constitutes a complete filing.
    Comment date: January 31, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

29. Eastman Chemical Company

[Docket No. QF92-13-002]

    On January 10, 1997, Eastman Chemical Company, of 100 North Eastman 
Road, Kingsport, Tennessee 37660, submitted for filing an application 
for Commission recertification 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.
    The cogeneration facility, which is located in Sullivan, Tennessee, 
was previously certified as a qualifying cogeneration facility in 
Eastman Chemical Co., 59 FERC para. 62,058 (1982), and recertified in 
Eastman Chemical Co., 66 FERC para. 62,151 (1994). According to the 
applicant, the instant recertification is requested to reflect the 
change in ownership and the addition of new facilities.
    Comment date: 15 days after the date of publication of the notice 
in the Federal Register, 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

[[Page 3674]]

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.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-1682 Filed 1-23-97; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P