[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 48 (Wednesday, March 12, 1997)] [Notices] [Pages 11428-11431] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-6190] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY [Docket No. ER97-1773-000, et al.] Interstate Power Company, et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate Regulation Filings March 5, 1997. Take notice that the following filings have been made with the Commission: 1. Interstate Power Company [Docket No. ER97-1773-000] Take notice that on February 19, 1997, Interstate Power Company (IPW), tendered for filing a Notice of Cancellation of Service Agreement No. [[Page 11429]] 16 under FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume No. 7. Comment date: March 19, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice. 2. Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation [Docket No. ER97-1774-000] Take notice that on February 19, 1997, Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation (NMPC), tendered for filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission an executed Transmission Service Agreement between NMPC and Waste Management of New Hampshire, Inc. This Transmission Service Agreement specifies that Waste Management of New Hampshire, Inc. has signed on to and has agreed to the terms and conditions of NMPC's Open Access Transmission Tariff as filed in Docket No. OA96-194-000. This Tariff, filed with FERC on July 9, 1997, will allow NMPC and Waste Management of New Hampshire, Inc. to enter into separately scheduled transactions under which NMPC will provide transmission service for Waste Management of New Hampshire, Inc. as the parties may mutually agree. NMPC requests an effective date of February 7, 1997. NMPC has requested waiver of the notice requirements for good cause shown. NMPC has served copies of the filing upon the New York State Public Service Commission and Waste Management of New Hampshire, Inc. Comment date: March 19, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice. 3. American Electric Power Service Corporation [Docket No. ER97-1775-000] Take notice that on February 19, 1997, the American Electric Power Service Corporation (AEPSC), tendered for filing an executed service agreement with Holland Board of Public Works under the AEP companies' Power Sales Tariffs. The Power Sales Tariff was accepted for filing effective October 1, 1995, and has been designated AEP Companies' FERC Electric Tariff First Revised Volume No. 2. AEPSC requests waiver of notice to permit the Service Agreement to be made effective for service billed on and after January 19, 1997. A copy of the filing was served upon the Parties and the State Utility Regulatory Commissions of Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. Comment date: March 19, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice. 4. Virginia Electric and Power Company [Docket No. ER97-1776-000] Take notice that on February 19, 1997, Virginia Electric and Power Company (Virginia Power), tendered for filing an executed Service Agreement with Morgan Stanley Capital Group, Inc. which it had filed in unexecuted form on January 31, 1997. Copies of the filing were served upon the Virginia State Corporation Commission and the North Carolina Utilities Commission. Comment date: March 19, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice. 5. Louisville Gas and Electric Company [Docket No. ER97-1778-000] Take notice that on February 19, 1997, Louisville Gas and Electric Company (LG&E), tendered for filing a Non-Firm Point-to-Point Transmission Service Agreement between LG&E and East Kentucky Power Cooperative under LG&E's Open Access Transmission Tariff. Comment date: March 19, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice. 6. Louisville Gas and Electric Company [Docket No. ER97-1779-000] Take notice that on February 19, 1997, Louisville Gas and Electric Company (LG&E), tendered for filing a Non-Firm Point-to-Point Transmission Service Agreement between LG&E and Big Rivers Electric Corporation under LG&E's Open Access Transmission Tariff. Comment date: March 19, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice. 7. Portland General Electric Company [Docket No. ER97-1780-000] Take notice that on February 3, 1997, Portland General Electric Company, submitted an amendment to PGE-2 to add an alternate form of service agreement. The existing form of service agreement is unchanged. Comment date: March 19, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice. 8. Otter Tail Power Company [Docket No. ER97-1783-000] Take notice that on February 19, 1997, Otter Tail Power Company (OTP), tendered for filing a transmission service agreement between itself and Minnesota Power & Light Co. (MP). The agreement establishes MP as a customer under OTP's transmission service tariff (FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume No. 7). OTP respectfully requests an effective date sixty days after filing. OTP is authorized to state that MP joins in the requested effective date. Copies of the filing have been served on MP, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission, the North Dakota Public Service Commission, and the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission. Comment date: March 19, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice. 9. Wisconsin Public Service Corporation [Docket No. ER97-1784-000] Take notice that on February 19, 1997, Wisconsin Public Service Corporation (''WPSC''), tendered for filing an executed Transmission Service Agreement with itself for its own off-system sales. The Agreement provides for transmission service under the Open Access Transmission Service Tariff, FERC Original Volume No. 11. Comment date: March 19, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice. 10. Central Illinois Public Service Company [Docket No. ER97-1785-000] Take notice that on February 19, 1997, Central Illinois Public Service Company (CIPS), submitted three service agreements, dated between February 7, 1997 and February 12, 1997, establishing the following as customers under the terms of CIPS' Open Access Transmission Tariff: American Energy Solutions, Inc., City Water, Light & Power, and Pennsylvania Power & Light Company. CIPS requests an effective date of February 12, 1997 for these service agreements. Accordingly, CIPS requests waiver of the Commission's notice requirements. Copies of this filing were served on the three customers and the Illinois Commerce Commission. Comment date: March 19, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice. 11. Public Service Company of Colorado [Docket No. ER97-1786-000] Take notice that on February 19, 1997, Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO), tendered for filing a Transmission Service Agreement (TSA) between itself and Public Service Company of Colorado--Power Marketing. PSCO states that the TSA sets out the transmission arrangements under which PSCO will provide its [[Page 11430]] power marketing division firm point-to-point transmission service under its Pro Forma Open Access Transmission Tariff. Comment date: March 19, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice. 12. Kansas City Power & Light Compnay [Docket No. ER97-1787-000] Take notice that on February 19, 1997, Kansas City Power & Light Company (KCPL), tendered for filing a Service Agreement dated January 27, 1997, between KCPL and Citizens Lehman Power Sales (Citizens). KCPL proposes an effective date of January 27, 1997, and requests waiver of the Commission's notice requirement. This Agreement provides for the rates and charges for Non-Firm Transmission Service between KCPL and Citizens. In its filing, KCPL states that the rates included in the above- mentioned Service Agreement are KCPL's rates and charges in the compliance filing to FERC Order 888 in Docket No. OA96-4-000. Comment date: March 19, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice. 13. Public Service Company of Colorado [Docket No. ER97-1788-000] Take notice that on February 19, 1997, Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO), tendered for filing a Transmission Service Agreement (TSA) between itself and Public Service Company of Colorado--Power Marketing. PSCO states that the TSA sets out the transmission arrangements under which PSCO will provide its power marketing division non-firm point-to-point transmission service under its Pro Forma Open Access Transmission Tariff. Comment date: March 19, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice. 14. Central Louisiana Electric Company, Inc. [Docket No. ER97-1789-000] Take notice that on February 20, 1997, Central Louisiana Electric Company, Inc. (``CLECO''), tendered for filing a service agreement under which Central Louisiana Electric Company, Inc. (``CLECO'') as transmission provider, will provide non-firm point-to-point transmission service to Morgan Stanley Capital Group Inc. under its point-to-point transmission tariff. CLECO states that a copy of the filing has been served on Morgan Stanley Capital Group Inc. Comment date: March 19, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice. 15. PacifiCorp [Docket No. ER97-1790-000] Take notice that on February 20, 1997, PacifiCorp, tendered for filing in accordance with 18 CFR Part 35 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations, Non-Firm Transmission Service Agreement with Puget Sound Power & Light Company under, PacifiCorp's FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume No. 11. Copies of this filing were supplied to the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission and the Public Utility Commission of Oregon. A copy of this filing may be obtained from PacifiCorp's Regulatory Administration Department's Bulletin Board System through a personal computer by calling (503) 464-6122 (9600 baud, 8 bits, no parity, 1 stop bit). Comment date: March 19, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice. 16. Northern States Power Company (Minnesota) [Docket No. ER97-1791-000] Take notice that on February 20, 1997, Northern States Power Company (Minnesota) (NSP), tendered for filing a Non-Firm Point-to- Point Transmission Service Agreement between NSP and Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency. NSP requests that the Commission accept the agreement effective February 1, 1997, and requests waiver of the Commission's notice requirements in order for the agreement to be accepted for filing on the date requested. Comment date: March 19, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice. 17. Wisconsin Power and Light Company [Docket No. ER97-1792-000] Take notice that on February 20, 1997, Wisconsin Power and Light Company (WP&L), tendered for filing Form of Service Agreements for Firm and Non-Firm Point-to-Point Transmission Service establishing Sonat Power Marketing, L.P. as a point-to-point transmission customer under the terms of WP&L's transmission tariff. WP&L requests an effective date of February 13, 1997, and accordingly, seeks waiver of the Commission's notice requirements. A copy of this filing has been served upon the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin. Comment date: March 19, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice. 18. Central Power and Light Company, West Texas Utilities Company, Public Service Company of Oklahoma, Southwestern Electric Power Company [Docket No. ER97-1793-000] Take notice that on February 20, 1997, Central Power and Light Company, West Texas Utilities Company, Public Service Company of Oklahoma, and Southwestern Electric Power Company, (collectively, the ``CSW Operating Companies'') submitted for filing a Restated and Amended Operating Agreement and Notices of Termination to terminate certain supplements to the Operating Agreement that are intended to be superseded by the Restated and Amended Operating Agreement filed in this proceeding. The CSW Operating Companies request that the Restated and Amended Operating Agreement and the Notices of Termination be accepted become effective as of January 1, 1997. The CSW Operating Companies state that the filing has been served on the Public Utility Commission of Texas, the Louisiana Public Service Commission, the Arkansas Public Service Commission and Oklahoma Corporation Commission. Comment date: March 19, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice. 19. Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation [Docket No. ER97-1794-000] Take notice that on February 24, 1997, Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation (NMPC), tendered for filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission an executed Transmission Service Agreement between NMPC and Pennsylvania Power & Light Company. This Transmission Service Agreement specifies that Pennsylvania Power & Light Company has signed on to and has agreed to the terms and conditions of NMPC's Open Access Transmission Tariff as filed in Docket No. OA96-194-000. This Tariff, filed with FERC on July 9, 1996, will allow NMPC and Pennsylvania Power & Light Company to enter into separately scheduled transactions under which NMPC will provide transmission service for Pennsylvania Power & Light Company as the parties may mutually agree. NMPC requests an effective date of February 12, 1997. NMPC has requested waiver of the notice requirements for good cause shown. NMPC has served copies of the filing upon the New York State Public Service [[Page 11431]] Commission and Pennsylvania Power & Light Company. Comment date: March 19, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice. 20. Northern States Power Company (Minnesota) [Docket No. ER97-1795-000] Take notice that on February 24, 1997, Northern States Power Company (Minnesota) (NSP), tendered for filing the Non-Firm Point-to- Point Transmission Service Agreement between NSP and Blue Earth Light & Water Department. NSP requests that the Commission accept the agreement effective February 5, 1997, and requests waiver of the Commission's notice requirements in order for the agreement to be accepted for filing on the date requested. Comment date: March 19, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice. 21. Southern California Edison Company [Docket No. ER97-1796-000] Take notice that on February 21, 1997, Southern California Edison Company (Edison), tendered for filing Service Agreements (Service Agreements) with AIG Trading Corporation, Citizens Lehman Power Sales, and CNG Power Services Corporation for Non-Firm Point-To-Point Transmission Service under Edison's Open Access Transmission Tariff (Tariff) filed in compliance with FERC Order No. 888. Edison filed the executed Service Agreements with the Commission in compliance with applicable Commission regulations. Edison also submitted a revised Sheet No. 152 (Attachment E) to the Tariff, which is an updated list of all current subscribers. Edison requests waiver of the Commission's notice requirement to permit an effective date of February 22, 1997 for Attachment E, and to allow the Service Agreements to become effective according to their terms. Copies of this filing were served upon the Public Utilities Commission of the State of California and all interested parties. Comment date: March 19, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice. 22. Southern Indiana Gas and Electric Company [Docket No. ER97-1797-000] Take notice that on February 20, 1997, Southern Indiana Gas and Electric Company (''SIGECO''), tendered for filing two (2) service agreements for non-firm transmission service under Part II of its Transmission Services Tariff with the following entities: 1. Electric Clearinghouse, Inc. 2. Coastal Electric Services Company. 3. Minnesota Power & Light Company. 4. Cinergy Services, Inc., as agent for The Cincinnati Gas and Electric Company and PSI Energy, Inc. Copies of the filing were served upon each of the parties to the service agreements. Comment date: March 19, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice. 23. Northeast Utilities Service Company [Docket No. ER97-1798-000] Take notice that on February 20, 1997, Northeast Utilities Service Company, on behalf of its affiliate Western Massachusetts Electric Company (''WMECO''), tendered for filing the following proposed change to a service agreement filed under WMECO's FERC Electric Service Tariff, Original Volume No. 1, pursuant to Section 205 of the Federal Power Act and Part 35 of the Commission's Regulations: Borderline Sales Service Amended Service Agreement, between WMECO and Massachusetts Electric Company, dated as of November 12, 1996. The proposed amendment to the service agreement would add a delivery point and provide for construction of facilities to accommodate the delivery point. Copies of the filing were served upon Massachusetts Electric Company and the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities. Comment date: March 19, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice. 24. Wisconsin Electric Power Company [Docket No. ER97-1799-000] Take notice that on February 24, 1997, Wisconsin Electric Power Company (Wisconsin Electric), tendered for filing an Electric Service Agreement and a Non-Firm Transmission Service Agreement between itself and Michigan Public Power Agency. The Electric Service Agreement provides for service under Wisconsin Electric's Coordination Sales Tariff. The Transmission Service Agreement allows Michigan Public Power Agency to receive non-firm transmission service under Wisconsin Electric's FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume No. 7. Wisconsin Electric requests an effective date of sixty days from date of filing. Copies of the filing have been served on Michigan Public Power Agency, the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin and the Michigan Public Service Commission. Comment date: March 19, 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, 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. 97-6190 Filed 3-11-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P