[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 70 (Friday, April 11, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17796-17797]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-9361]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket Nos. EC96-19-003, ER96-1663-003, ER97-2358-000, ER97-2364-000, 
and ER97-2355-000]


Pacific Gas and Electric Company, San Diego Gas & Electric 
Company, and Southern California Edison Company, Pacific Gas and 
Electric Company, San Diego Gas & Electric Company, and Southern 
California Edison Company; Notice of Filings

April 7, 1997.
    Take notice that on March 31, 1997, Southern California Edison 
company (Edison), San Diego Gas and Electric Company (SDG&E), and 
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), (collectively the Companies), 
and the Trustee for the California Independent System Operator 
Corporation (ISO Trustee), tendered several filings to implement the 
comprehensive restructuring of the California electric marketplace, and 
responding to the Commission's orders dated November 26 and December 
18, 1996, in Docket Nos. EC96-19-000 and ER96-1663-000.\1\
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    \1\ Pacific Gas and Electric Company, San Diego Gas & Electric 
Company, and Southern California Edison Company, 77 FERC para. 
61,204 (1996); Pacific Gas and Electric Company, San Diego Gas & 
Electric Company, and Southern California Edison Company, 77 FERC 
para. 61,265 (1996) (Phase I Orders).
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Docket Nos. EC96-19-003 and ER96-1663-003

    In Docket No. EC96-19-003 and ER96-1663-003, the ISO Trustee filed, 
among other things, the Independent System Operator's (ISO) 
organizational and governance documents, the ISO's Operating Agreement 
an Tariff, the Transmission Control Agreement and other materials and 
explanations required by the Commission as a condition to the transfer 
of operational control of transmission facilities in the State of 
California from the Companies to the ISO. The ISO Trustee's Power 
Exchange (PX) filign in this docket includes, among other things, the 
PX's organizational and governance documents, the PX's Operating 
Agreement and Tariff and other materials and explanations required by 
the Commission.
    Also in Docket Nos. EC96-19-003 and ER96-1663-003, the Companies 
tendered for filing a Pro Forma Transmission Owner's Tariff. The 
Companies state that the Transmission Owner's Tariff, in conjunction 
with the tariff and agreements submitted by the ISO Trustee, contains 
the rate methodology, and certain terms and conditions related to 
transmission service provided over the Companies' facilities over which 
the ISO will have operational control. The Companies request that the 
Commission review the Pro Forma terms and conditions of the 
Transmission Owner's Tariff in this proceeding, and the utility-
specific rates in the Companies' respective Section 205 tariff 
proceedings.
    The Companies also submitted with the filing their joint response 
to certain questions raised by the Commission in its Phase I orders in 
this proceeding.
    PG&E filed individually a Phase II market power filing and a 
response to the Commission regarding PG&E's proposed treatment of 
existing contracts. SDG&E filed individually a response to the Phase I 
orders consisting of a supplemental report concerning mitigation of 
market power and a description of how certain existing contracts will 
be administered after January 1, 1998. Edison filed

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individually its market power mitigation strategies and a response to 
the Commission regarding Edison's proposed treatment of existing 
contracts.

Docket No. ER97-2355-000

    In Docket No. ER97-2355-000, Edison filed a Transmission Owner 
Tariff and a Wholesale Distribution Access Tarriff. The Transmission 
Owner Tariff describes the rates, terms, and conditions of service to 
be provided through the California ISO over Edison's transmission 
facilities. The Wholesale Distribution Access Tariff describes the 
rates, tems, and conditions of service to be provided to wholesale 
customers over Edison's distribution facilities. Edison requests that 
its filing be made effective on the same date that the ISO and PX 
Tariffs are made effective.

Docket No. ER97-2358-000

    In Docket No. ER97-2358-000, PG&E tendered for filing a proposed 
Transmission Owner Tariff, a Wholesale Distribution Tariff, and Cost 
Support for PG&E specific rates associated with the ISO. The 
Transmission Owner Tariff describes the rates, terms, and conditions of 
service to be provided through the California ISO over PG&E's 
transmission facilities. The Wholesale Distribution Access Tariff 
describes the rates, terms, and conditions of service to be provided to 
wholesale customers over PG&E's distribution facilities. PG&E requests 
that its filing be made effective at the same time the separately filed 
ISO and PX Tariffs are made effective.

Docket No. ER97-2364-000

    In Docket No. ER97-2364-000, SDG&E tendered for filing a 
Transmission Owner Tariff, which revises the rates, terms, and 
conditions of service to be provided through the California ISO over 
SDG&E's transmission facilities. The proposed Transmission Owner's 
Tariff would supersede SDG&E's Open Access Tariff presently on file 
with the Commission. SDG&E requests that its filing be made effective 
at the same time the separately filed ISO and PX Tariffs are made 
effective.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to protest said filings 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 or 214 of the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 or 385.214). All such motions or 
protests should be filed on or before June 6, 1997. In addition, 
parties submitting motions or protests must submit two copies of their 
filing on a computer diskette, one in WordPerfect 6.1 format, and one 
in a DOS file in the ASCII format (with 1'' margins and 10 characters 
per inch). The two computer files should be labeled (____.WP and 
____.ASC) to avoid confusion. Filings must include a one page executive 
summary.
    Protests filed with the Commission will be considered by it in 
determining the appropriate action to be taken but will not serve to 
make the 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. 97-9361 Filed 4-10-97; 8:45 am]
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