[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 126 (Tuesday, July 1, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35483-35486]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-17165]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. ER97-3241-000, et al.]


Central Louisiana Electric Company, Inc., et al.; Electric Rate 
and Corporate Regulation Filings

June 25, 1997.
    Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
Commission:

1. Central Louisiana Electric Company, Inc.

[Docket No. ER97-3241-000]

    Take notice that on June 6, 1997, Central Louisiana Electric 
Company, Inc., (CLECO), tendered for filing a service agreement under 
which CLECO will provide non-firm point-to-point transmission service 
to Progress Power Marketing, Inc. under its point-to-point transmission 
tariff.
    CLECO states that a copy of the filing has been served on Progress 
Power Marketing, Inc.
    Comment date: July 9, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

2. Valley Electric Association, Inc.

[Docket No. ER97-3242-000]

    Take notice that on June 6, 1997, Valley Electric Association, Inc. 
(Valley), tendered for filing a Contract with the Department of Energy 
(DOE). Under the Contract, Valley provides transmission service to the 
DOE's Test Site in Nevada. The filing is one of a series of initial 
rate filings being submitted by Valley as a result of the pre-payment 
of its Rural Utilities Service debt.
    A copy of the filing was served upon the DOE.
    Comment date: July 9, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

3. Valley Electric Association, Inc.

[Docket No. ER97-3243-000]

    Take notice that on June 6, 1997, Valley Electric Association, Inc. 
(Valley), tendered for filing a Transmission Service Agreement with 
Lincoln County Power District No. 1 (Lincoln). The filing is one of a 
series of initial rate filings being submitted by Valley as a result of 
the pre-payment of its Rural Utilities Service debt.
    A copy of the filing was served upon Lincoln.
    Comment date: July 9, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

4. Valley Electric Association, Inc.

[Docket No. ER97-3244-000]

    Take notice that on June 6, 1997, Valley Electric Association, Inc. 
(Valley), tendered for filing an Interchange Agreement with Nevada 
Power Company (Nevada Power). The filing is one of a series of initial 
rate filings being submitted by Valley as a result of the pre-payment 
of its Rural Utilities Service debt.
    A copy of the filing was served upon Nevada Power.
    Comment date: July 9, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

5. Florida Power & Light Company

[Docket No. ER97-3245-000]

    Take notice that on June 6, 1997, Florida Power & Light Company 
(FPL), tendered for filing a proposed notice of cancellation of an 
umbrella service agreement with Coral Power, L.L.C. 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 May 15, 1997.
    FPL states that this filing is in accordance with Part 35 of the 
Commission's Regulations.
    Comment date: July 9, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

6. Montana Power Company

[Docket No. ER97-3246-000]

    Take notice that on June 6, 1997, Montana Power Company (MPC), 
tendered for filing an Agreement between MPC and Big Horn County

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Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Big Horn), pursuant to which the assignment 
to Central Montana Electric Power Cooperative, Inc. of a contract for 
the purchase of power between Big Horn and MPC is terminated and Big 
Horn will resume the purchase of power at wholesale directly from MPC.
    Comment date: July 9, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

7. Valley Electric Association, Inc.

[Docket No. ER97-3247-000]

    Take notice that on June 6, 1997, Valley Electric Association, Inc. 
(Valley), tendered for filing a Contract for Exchange of Electric 
Service with Southern California Edison Company (Edison)(Edison Rate 
Schedule FERC No. 218). The filing is one of a series of initial rate 
filings being submitted by Valley as a result of the pre-payment of its 
Rural Utilities Service debt.
    A copy of the filing was served upon Edison.
    Comment date: July 9, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

8. Valley Electric Association, Inc.

[Docket No. ER97-3248-000]

    Take notice that on June 6, 1997, Valley Electric Association, Inc. 
(Valley), tendered for filing a Letter Agreement for Interchange of 
Hoover Resources between the members of the Silver State Power 
Association in Nevada. The filing is one of a series of initial rate 
filings being submitted by Valley as a result of the pre-payment of its 
Rural Utilities Service debt.
    A copy of the filing was served upon the other members of the 
Silver State Power Association: City of Boulder City, Nevada; Lincoln 
County Power District No. 1; and Overton Power District No. 5.
    Comment date: July 9, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

9. Southern Company Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER97-3249-000]

    Take notice that on June 6, 1997, Southern Company Services, Inc. 
(SCSI), acting as agent for Alabama Power Company, Georgia Power 
Company, Gulf Power Company, Mississippi Power Company and Savannah 
Electric and Power Company (collectively referred to as the Operating 
Companies), submitted for filing Amendment No. 9 to The Southern 
Company System Intercompany Interchange Contract dated October 31, 
1988, as amended. The amendment provides for the use of monthly 
capacity worth factors to distribute the annual capacity cost for 
reserve sharing purposes to different months of the year based upon an 
assessment of the reliability requirements of the system. The amendment 
also adopts marginal replacement fuel cost as the basis for determining 
the energy rate for purchases and sales among the Operating Companies 
to serve their territorial requirements. SCSI requests an effective 
date of January 1, 1998 for this submittal.

10. Florida Power Corporation

[Docket No. ER97-3251-000]

    Take notice that on June 5, 1997, Florida Power Corporation, 
tendered for filing a service agreement providing for service to Morgan 
Stanley Capital Group, Inc., pursuant to Florida Power's power sales 
Tariff. Florida Power requests that the Commission waive its notice of 
filing requirements and allow the Service Agreement to become effective 
on June 6, 1997.
    Comment date: July 9, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

11. Minnesota Power & Light Company

[Docket No. ER97-3252-000]

    Take notice that on June 6, 1997, Minnesota Power & Light Company 
(MP), tendered for filing signed a Service Agreement with Marshfield 
Electric & Water Department under MP's cost-based Wholesale 
Coordination Sales Tariff WCS-1 to satisfy its filing requirements 
under this tariff.
    Comment date: July 9, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

12. South Carolina Electric & Gas Company

[Docket No. ER97-3253-000]

    Take notice that on June 9, 1997, South Carolina Electric & Gas 
Company (SCE&G), filed executed service agreements with the City of 
Orangeburg, South Carolina (Orangeburg) providing for unbundled power 
supply, transmission and ancillary services on a long-term basis 
pursuant to SCE&G's Negotiated Market Sales and Open Access 
Transmission Tariffs. SCE&G also simultaneously filed a notice of 
termination of the current service arrangements between Orangeburg and 
SCE&G, thereby resolving all outstanding disputes regarding those 
arrangements.
    Comment date: July 9, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

13. Long Island Lighting Company

[Docket No. ER97-3254-000]

    Take notice that on June 9, 1997, Long Island Lighting Company 
(LILCO), filed a Service Agreement for Non-Firm Point-to-Point 
Transmission Service between LILCO and Western Power Services, Inc. 
(Transmission Customer).
    This Service Agreement specifies that the Transmission Customer has 
agreed to the rates, terms and conditions of the LILCO open access 
transmission tariff filed on July 9, 1996, in Docket No. OA96-38-000.
    LILCO requests waiver of the Commission's sixty (60) day notice 
requirements and an effective date of May 30, 1997, for the Service 
Agreement. LILCO has served copies of the filing on the New York State 
Public Service Commission and on the Transmission Customer.
    Comment date: July 9, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

14. Portland General Electric

[Docket No. ER97-3255-000 Company]

    Take notice that on June 9, 1997, Portland General Electric Company 
(PGE), tendered for filing its Average System Cost (ASC) as calculated 
by PGE and determined by the Bonneville Power Administration under the 
revised ASC Methodology which became effective on October 1, 1984. This 
filing includes PGE's revised Appendix 1 of the Residential Purchase 
and Sale Agreement.
    PGE states that the revised Appendix 1 shows the ASC to be 36.32 
mills/kWh effective October 11, 1996. The Bonneville Power 
Administration determined the ASC rate for PGE to be 36.35 mills/kWh. 
However, there is no effect on the residential exchange payments 
because the amount for fiscal year 1997 was fixed by federal 
legislation.
    Copies of the filing have been served on the persons named in the 
transmittal letter as included in the filing.
    Comment date: July 9, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

15. Virginia Electric and Power Company

[Docket No. ER97-3256-000]

    Take notice that on June 9, 1997, Virginia Electric and Power 
Company (Virginia Power), tendered for filing Service Agreements for 
Non-Firm Point-to-Point Transmission Service with NIPSCO Energy 
Services, Inc., Northeast Utilities Service Company, and South Carolina 
Electric & Gas Company under the Open Access Transmission Tariff to

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Eligible Purchasers dated July 9, 1996. Under the tendered Service 
Agreement Virginia Power will provide non-firm point-to-point service 
to the Transmission Customers as agreed to by the parties under the 
rates, terms and conditions of the Open Access Transmission Tariff.
    Copies of the filing were served upon the Virginia State 
Corporation Commission, the North Carolina Utilities Commission, and 
the South Carolina Public Service Commission.
    Comment date: July 9, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

16. Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation

[Docket No. ER97-3257-000]

    Take notice that on June 9, 1997, Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation 
(Niagara Mohawk), tendered for filing, an amendment to its filing dated 
June 5, 1997 regarding the Marcy-South Facilities Agreement with the 
Power Authority of the State of New York (NYPA).
    Copies of this filing were served upon NYPA and the Public Service 
Commission of New York.

Comment date: July 9, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

17. American Electric Power Service Corporation

[Docket No. ER97-3258-000]

    Take notice that on June 9, 1997, the American Electric Power 
Service Corporation (AEPSC), tendered for filing executed service 
agreements under the AEP Companies' Power Sales Tariff. 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 agreements to 
be made effective for service billed on and after May 15, 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: July 9, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

18. Louisville Gas and Electric Co.

[Docket No. ER97-3259-000]

    Take notice that on June 9, 1997, Louisville Gas and Electric 
Company (LG&E), tendered for filing an executed Purchase and Sales 
Agreement between LG&E and Stand Energy Corporation under LG&E's Rate 
Schedule GSS.
    Comment date: July 9, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

19. Carolina Power & Light Company

[Docket No. ER97-3260-000]

    Take notice that on June 9, 1997, Carolina Power & Light Company 
(CP&L), tendered for filing Service Agreements for Non-Firm Point-to-
Point Transmission Service executed between CP&L and the following 
Eligible Transmission Customers: Vastar Power Marketing, Inc.; 
Constellation Power Source; Consumers Power Company and The Detroit 
Edison Company collectively referred to as the Michigan Companies; and 
NESI Power Marketing, Inc. 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.
    Comment date: July 9, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

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

[Docket No. ER97-3261-000]

    Take notice that on June 9, 1997, Central Power and Light Company 
(CPL), Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO), Southwestern Electric 
Power Company (SWEPCO) and West Texas Utilities Company (WTU) 
(collectively, the Companies) each tendered for filing Service 
Agreements establishing the EnerZ Corporation, Equitable Power Services 
Company and PanEnergy Trading and Market Services, L.L.C. as customers 
under the terms of each Company's CSRT-1 Tariff.
    The Companies request an effective date of May 10, 1997 for each of 
the service agreements and, accordingly, seek waiver of the 
Commission's notice requirements. Copies of this filing were served on 
the three customers, the Arkansas Public Service Commission, the 
Louisiana Public Service Commission, the Oklahoma Corporation 
Commission and the Public Utility Commission of Texas.
    Comment date: July 9, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

21. Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc.

[Docket No. ER97-3263-000]

    Take notice that on June 4, 1997, Orange and Rockland Utilities, 
Inc. (O&R), tendered for filing pursuant to Part 35 of the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 
Part 35, service agreements under which O&R will provide capacity and/
or energy to North American Energy Conservation, Inc. (NAEC) and 
Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation (Niagara Mohawk) in accordance with 
O&R's market-based power sales tariff.
    O&R has requested waiver of the notice requirement so that the 
service agreements with NAEC and Niagara Mohawk become effective as of 
May 15, 1997.
    O&R served copies of the filing upon the New York State Public 
Service Commission, NAEC and Niagara Mohawk.
    Comment date: July 9, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

22. Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation

[Docket No. ER97-3264-000]

    Take notice that on June 9, 1997, Central Hudson Gas & Electric 
Corporation (CHG&E), tendered for filing pursuant to 35.12 of the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) Regulations in 18 
CFR a Service Agreement between CHG&E and New York State Electric & Gas 
Corporation. The terms and conditions of service under this Agreement 
are made pursuant to CHG&E's FERC Open Access Schedule, Original Volume 
1 (Transmission Tariff) filed in compliance with the Commission's Order 
888 in Docket No. RM95-8-000 and RM94-7-001. CHG&E also has requested 
waiver of the 60-day notice provision pursuant to 18 CFR 35.11.
    A copy of this filing has been served on the Public Service 
Commission of the State of New York.
    Comment date: July 9, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

23. New England Power Pool

[Docket No. ER97-3265-000]

    Take notice that on June 6, 1997, the New England Power Pool 
(NEPOOL), filed a Service Agreement for Through or Out or Other Point-
to-Point Transmission Service pursuant to Section 205 of the Federal 
Power Act and 18 CFR 35.12 of the Commission's Regulations.
    Acceptance of the Service Agreement will permit NEPOOL to provide 
transmission service to PanEnergy Trading and Market Services, L.I.C. 
in accordance with the provisions of the NEPOOL Transmission Tariff 
filed with

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the Commission on December 31, 1996 under the above-referenced docket. 
NEPOOL requests an effective date of June 1, 1997 for commencement of 
transmission service. Copies of this filing were served upon New 
England Public Utility Commissioners and all NEPOOL members.
    Comment date: July 9, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

24. Florida Power & Light Company

[Docket No. ER97-3266-000]

    Take notice that on June 10, 1997, Florida Power & Light Company 
(FPL), tendered for filing proposed service agreements with AYP Energy, 
Inc. for Short-Term Firm and Non-Firm transmission service under FPL's 
Open Access Transmission Tariff.
    FPL requests that the proposed service agreements be permitted to 
become effective on July 1, 1997.
    FPL states that this filing is in accordance with Part 35 of the 
Commission's Regulations.
    Comment date: July 9, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

25. Southern Company Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER97-3267-000]

    Take notice that on June 10, 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 one (1) service agreement under Southern Companies' 
Market-Based Rate Power Sales Tariff (FERC Electric Tariff, Original 
Volume No. 4) with the following entity: Florida Power Corporation. 
SCSI states that the service agreement will enable Southern Companies 
to engage in short-term market-based rate transactions with this 
entity.
    Comment date: July 9, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

26. Commonwealth Electric Company Cambridge Electric Light Company

[Docket No. ER97-3262-000]

    Take notice that on June 9, 1997, 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 executed Service Agreements 
between the Companies and the following Market-Based Power Sales 
Customers (collectively referred to herein as the Customers):

AYP Energy, Inc.
Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation
Plum Street Energy Marketing, Inc.
TransCanada Energy Ltd.
VTEC Energy, Inc.
Western Power Services, Inc.

    These Service Agreements specify that the Customers have signed on 
to and have agreed to the terms and conditions of the Companies' 
Market-Based Power Sales Tariffs designated as Commonwealth's Market-
Based Power Sales Tariff (FERC Electric Tariff Original Volume No. 7) 
and Cambridge's Market-Based Power Sales Tariff (FERC Electric Tariff 
Original Volume No. 9). These Tariffs, accepted by the FERC on February 
27, 1997, and which have an effective date of February 28, 1997, will 
allow the Companies and the Customers to enter into separately 
scheduled short-term transactions under which the Companies will sell 
to the Customers capacity and/or energy as the parties may mutually 
agree. The Companies request an effective date as specified on each 
Service Agreement.
    Comment date: July 9, 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.
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