[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 44 (Thursday, March 6, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10263-10266]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-5481]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. ER97-783-000, et al.]


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

February 27, 1997.
    Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
Commission:

1. Illinois Power Company

[Docket No. ER97-783-000]

    Take notice that on February 10, 1997, Illinois Power Company 
tendered for filing its amended summary of activity report for the 
second and third quarters of 1996.
    Comment date: March 13, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

2. PECO Energy Company

[Docket No. ER97-1501-000]

    Take notice that on January 31, 1997, PECO Energy Company (PECO) 
tendered for filing a Service Agreement dated January 8, 1997 with 
Green Mountain Power Corporation (Green Mountain) under PECO's FERC 
Electric Tariff Original Volume No. 1 (Tariff). The Service Agreement 
adds Green Mountain as a customer under the Tariff.
    PECO requests an effective date of January 8, 1997, for the Service 
Agreement.
    PECO states that copies of the filing have been supplied to Green 
Mountain and to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.
    Comment date: March 13, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

3. Dayton Power & Light Company

[Docket No. ER97-1529-000]

    Take notice that on January 30, 1997, Dayton Power & Light Company 
(DP&L) tendered for filing a summary of transactions made by DP&L for 
the 4th quarter of 1996.
    Comment date: March 13, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

4. Cinergy Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER97-1531-000]

    Take notice that on January 30, 1997, Cinergy Services, Inc. 
(Cinergy) tendered for a quarterly transaction report for the quarter 
ending December 31, 1996.

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    Comment date: March 13, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

5. Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company

[Docket No. ER97-1532-000]

    Take notice that on January 31, 1997, Cleveland Electric 
Illuminating Company (CEI) tendered for a quarterly transaction report 
for the quarter ending December 31, 1996.
    Comment date: March 13, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

6. Duquesne Light Company

[Docket No. ER97-1589-000]

    Take notice that on February 10, 1997, Duquesne Light Company 
(Duquesne) tendered for filing a Service Agreement between Duquesne and 
Ohio Edison Company.
    Comment date: March 13, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

7. Duquesne Light Company

[Docket No. ER97-1590-000]

    Take notice that on February 10, 1997, Duquesne Light Company 
(Duquesne) tendered for filing a Service Agreement between Duquesne and 
The Dayton Power & Light Company.
    Comment date: March 13, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

8. Duquesne Light Company

[Docket No. ER97-1591-000]

    Take notice that on February 10, 1997, Duquesne Light Company 
(Duquesne) tendered for filing an Agreement between Duquesne and The 
Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company.
    Comment date: March 13, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

9. Duquesne Light Company

[Docket No. ER97-1592-000]

    Take notice that on February 10, 1997, Duquesne Light Company 
(Duquesne) tendered for filing an Agreement between Duquesne and The 
Toledo Edison Company.
    Comment date: March 13, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

10. Duquesne Light Company

[Docket No. ER97-1593-000]

    Take notice that on February 10, 1997, Duquesne Light Company 
(Duquesne) tendered for filing an Agreement between Duquesne and 
Allegheny Power.
    Comment date: March 13, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

11. Duquesne Light Company

[Docket No. ER97-1594-000]

    Take notice that on February 10, 1997, Duquesne Light Company 
(Duquesne) tendered for filing a Service Agreement between Duquesne and 
WPS Energy Services, Inc.
    Comment date: March 13, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

12. Duke Power Company

[Docket No. ER97-1654-000]

    Take notice that on February 11, 1997, Duke Power Company (Duke), 
tendered for filing a Transmission Service Agreement between Duke, on 
its own behalf and acting as agent for its wholly-owned subsidiary, 
Nantahala Power and Light Company, and Southern Energy Trading and 
Marketing, Inc. Duke states that the TSA sets out the transmission 
arrangements under which Duke will provide Southern Energy Trading and 
Marketing, Inc., non-firm point-to-point transmission service under 
Duke's Pro Forma Open Access Transmission Tariff. Duke requests that 
the Agreement be made effective as of January 18, 1997.
    Comment date: March 13, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

13. Nevada Power Company

[Docket No. ER97-1655-000]

    Take notice that on February 11, 1997, Nevada Power Company (Nevada 
Power), tendered for filing an Electric Service coordination Tariff 
(Coordination Tariff) having a proposed effective date of March 1, 
1997. The Coordination Tariff provides for the sale of capacity and 
energy by Nevada Power to all eligible parties under the Coordination 
Tariff. Customers who take service under the Coordination Tariff can 
purchase any of the following services: 1) short term energy and 
capacity, 2) limited term energy and capacity, 3) economy energy, or 4) 
emergency energy.
    Comment date: March 13, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

14. Florida Power Corporation

[Docket No. ER97-1656-000]

    Take notice that on February 11, 1997, Florida Power Corporation 
(``FPC'') tendered for filing a contract for the provision of 
interchange service between itself and PanEnergy Trading and Market 
Services, Inc. (``PanEnergy''). The contract provides for service under 
Schedule J, Negotiated Interchange Service, Schedule S, FERC Electric 
Rate Schedule No. 1 and OS, Opportunity Sales.
    FPC requests Commission waiver of the 60-day notice requirement in 
order to allow the contract to become effective as a rate schedule on 
February 12, 1997. Waiver is consistent with Commission policies 
because it will allow voluntary economic transactions to go forward.
    Comment date: March 13, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

15. New York State Electric & Gas Corporation

[Docket No. ER97-1657-000]

    Take notice that on February 11, 1997, New York State Electric & 
Gas Corporation (NYSEG), filed three Firm and one Non-Firm Service 
Agreements between NYSEG and New York State Electric & Gas Corporation, 
(Customer). The Service Agreements specify that the Customer has agreed 
to the rates, terms and conditions of the NYSEG open access 
transmission tariff filed on July 9, 1996 in Docket No. OA96-195-000.
    NYSEG requests waiver of the Commission's sixty-day notice 
requirements and an effective date: January 12, 1997 Firm Point-to-
Point Transmission Service Agreement, January 19, 1997 Firm Point-to-
Point Transmission Service Agreement, January 26, 1997 Firm Point-to-
Point Transmission Service Agreement, and January 12, 1997 Non-Firm 
Point-to-Point Transmission Service Agreement. NYSEG also requests that 
the Commission approve the termination of the above-referenced Firm 
Service Agreements as of the termination date set forth in each such 
agreement without the need for filing a separate notice of termination 
pursuant to the Commission's Rules. NYSEG has served copies of the 
filing on The New York State Public Service Commission and on the 
Customer.
    Comment date: March 13, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

16. Duke Power Company

[Docket No. ER97-1658-000]

    Take notice that on February 11, 1997, Duke Power Company (Duke), 
tendered for filing a Transmission Service Agreement between Duke, on 
its own behalf and acting as agent for its wholly-owned subsidiary, 
Nantahala Power and Light Company, and The Power Company of America, 
L.P. Duke states that the TSA sets out the transmission arrangements 
under which Duke will provide The Power Company of

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America, L.P., non-firm point-to-point transmission service under 
Duke's Pro Forma Open Access Transmission Tariff. Duke requests that 
the Agreement be made effective as of January 23, 1997.
    Comment date: March 13, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

17. Illinois Power Company

[Docket No. ER97-1659-000]

    Take notice that on February 11, 1997, Illinois Power Company 
(``Illinois Power''), 500 South 27th Street, Decatur, Illinois 62526, 
tendered for filing a Power Sales Tariff, Service Agreement under which 
NIPSCO 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 February 1, 1997.
    Comment date: March 13, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

18. Western Resources, Inc.

[Docket No. ER97-1660-000]

    Take notice that on February 11, 1997, Western Resources, Inc., 
tendered for filing non-firm transmission agreements between Western 
Resources and Illinois Power Company, St. Joseph Light & Power Company, 
Wisconsin Electric Power Company, Western Power Services, Inc., 
Heartland Energy Services, and Sonat Power Marketing L.P. Western 
Resources states that the purpose of the agreements is to permit non-
discriminatory access to the transmission facilities owned or 
controlled by Western Resources in accordance with Western Resources' 
open access transmission tariff on file with the Commission. The 
agreements are proposed to become effective as follows: Illinois Power 
Company, January 24, 1997, St. Joseph Light & Power Company, January 
30, 1997; Wisconsin Electric Power Company, January 30, 1997; Western 
Power Services, Inc., January 31, 1997; Heartland Energy Services, 
February 1, 1997; and Sonat Power Marketing L.P., February 5, 1997.
    Copies of the filing were served upon Illinois Power Company, St. 
Joseph Light & Power Company, Wisconsin Electric Power Company, Western 
Power Services, Inc., Heartland Energy Services, and Sonat Power 
Marketing L.P., and the Kansas Corporation Commission.
    Comment date: March 13, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

19. Wisconsin Electric Power Company

[Docket No. ER97-1661-000]

    Take notice that on February 11, 1997, Wisconsin Electric Power 
Company (Wisconsin Electric), tendered for filing a transmission 
service agreement between itself and Northern Indiana Public Service 
Company (Northern). The agreement establishes Northern as a customer 
under Wisconsin Electric's transmission service tariff (FERC Electric 
Tariff, Original Volume No. 7).
    Wisconsin Electric respectfully requests an effective date sixty 
days after filing. Wisconsin Electric is authorized to state that 
Northern joins in the requested effective date.
    Copies of the filing have been served on Northern and the Public 
Service Commission of Wisconsin.
    Comment date: March 13, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

20. Wisconsin Public Service Corporation

[Docket No. ER97-1662-000]

    Take notice that on February 11, 1997, Wisconsin Public Service 
Corporation (``WPSC''), tendered for filing an executed Transmission 
Service Agreement between WPSC and American Electric Power Service 
Corp. The Agreement provides for transmission service under the Open 
Access Transmission Service Tariff, FERC Original Volume No. 11.
    Comment date: March 13, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

21. Ohio Valley Electric Corporation, Indiana-Kentucky Electric 
Corporation

[Docket No. ER97-1664-000]

    Take notice that on February 12, 1997, Ohio Valley Electric 
Corporation (including its wholly-owned subsidiary, Indiana-Kentucky 
Electric Corporation) (OVEC), tendered for filing a Service Agreement 
for Non-Firm Point-to-Point Transmission Service, dated January 31, 
1997 (the Service Agreement) between Federal Energy Sales, Inc. 
(Federal Energy Sales) and OVEC. OVEC proposes an effective date of 
January 31, 1997 and requests waiver of the Commission's notice 
requirement to allow the requested effective date. The Service 
Agreement provides for non-firm transmission service by OVEC to Federal 
Energy Sales.
    In its filing, OVEC states that the rates and charges included in 
the Service Agreement are the rates and charges set forth in OVEC's 
Order No. 888 compliance filing (Docket No. OA96-190-000).
    A copy of this filing was served upon Federal Energy Sales.
    Comment date: March 13, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

22. Ohio Valley Electric Corporation Indian-Kentucky Electric 
Corporation

[Docket No. ER97-1665-000]

    Take notice that on February 12, 1997, Ohio Valley Electric 
Corporation (including its wholly-owned subsidiary, Indiana-Kentucky 
Electric Corporation) (OVEC), tendered for filing a Service Agreement 
for Non-Firm Point-to-Point Transmission Service, dated February 5, 
1997 (the Service Agreement) between Duke/Louis Dreyfus L.L.C. (Duke/
Louis Dreyfus) and OVEC. OVEC proposes an effective date of February 5, 
1997 and requests waiver of the Commission's notice requirement to 
allow the requested effective date. The Service Agreement provides for 
non-firm transmission service by OVEC to Duke/Louis Dreyfus.
    In its filing, OVEC states that the rates and charges included in 
the Service Agreement are the rates and charges set forth in OVEC's 
Order No. 888 compliance filing (Docket No. OA96-190-000).
    A copy of this filing was served upon Duke/Louis Dreyfus.
    Comment date: March 13, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

23. New England Power Company

[Docket No. ER97-1666-000]

    Take notice that on February 12, 1997, New England Power Company 
(NEP) filed Service Agreements with U.S. Generating Co. and Wisconsin 
Electric Power Co. for non-firm, point-to-point transmission service 
under NEP's open access transmission tariff, FERC Electric Tariff, 
Original Volume No. 9.
    Comment date: March 13, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

24. Portland General Electric Company

[Docket No. ER97-1667-000]

    Take notice that on February 12, 1997, Portland General Electric 
Company (PGE), tendered for filing under FERC Electric Tariff, Second 
Revised Volume No. 2, an executed Service Agreement with the Okanogan 
Public Utility District.
    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 
executed Service Agreement to become effective February 1, 1997.

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    A copy of this filing was caused to be served upon the Okanogan 
Public Utility District as noted in the filing letter.
    Comment date: March 13, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

25. New England Power Company

[Docket No. ER97-1668-000]

    Take notice that on February 12, 1997, New England Power Company 
(NEP) filed a Service Agreement with Fitchburg Gas & Electric Co. 
(FG&E) for non-firm, point-to-point transmission service under NEP's 
open access transmission tariff, FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume 
No. 9.
    Comment date: March 13, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

26. Public Service Company of New Mexico

[Docket No. ER97-1669-000]

    Take notice that on February 12, 1997, Public Service Company of 
New Mexico (PNM), submitted for filing an executed service agreement 
under the terms of PNM's Open Access Transmission Tariff with 
Southwestern Public Service Company. PNM's filing is available for 
public inspection at its offices in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
    Comment date: March 13, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

27. Southern Company Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER97-1670-000]

    Take notice that on February 12, 1997, Southern Company Services, 
Inc. (SCSI), acting on behalf of Alabama Power Company, Georgia Power 
Company, Gulf Power Company, Mississippi Power Company and Savannah 
Electric and Power Company (collectively referred to as Southern 
Companies) filed two (2) service agreements under Southern Companies' 
Market-Based Rate Power Sales Tariff (FERC Electric Tariff, Original 
Volume No. 4) with the following entities: (i) Illinois Power Company; 
and (ii) Morgan Stanley Capital Group, Inc. SCSI states that the 
service agreements will enable Southern Companies to engage in short-
term market-based rate transactions with this entity.
    Comment date: March 13, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

28. Black Brook Energy Company

[Docket No. ER97-1676-000]

    Take notice that on February 12, 1997, Black Brook Energy Company 
tendered for filing a Petition for Initial Rate Schedule, Waivers and 
Blanket Authority.
    Comment date: March 13, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

29. City of Vernon, California

[Docket No. OA97-524-000]

    Take notice that on February 7, 1997, City of Vernon, California 
(Vernon) filed an application for waiver of the requirements of Order 
No. 889. Vernon states that it meets the standards enunciated by the 
Commission for eligibility for such a waiver.
    Comment date: March 20, 1997, 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. 97-5481 Filed 3-5-97; 8:45 am]
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