[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 172 (Friday, September 5, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46961-46964]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-23595]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. ER94-1691-015, et al.]


AIG Trading Corporation, et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate 
Regulation Filings

August 28, 1997.
    Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
Commission:

1. AIG Trading Corporation

[Docket No. ER94-1691-015]

    Take notice that AIG Trading Corporation, a marketer of electric 
energy, filed August 22, 1997, a notice of change in status relating to 
an agreement to sell all of the stock of AIG Trading Corporation to 
Wine Acquisition Inc.
    Comment date: September 11, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

2. Enron Power Marketing, Inc. v. Mid-Continent Area Power Pool

[Docket No. EL97-53-000]

    Take notice that on August 19, 1997, Enron Power Marketing, Inc. 
(EPMI), filed a complaint and request for relief under Section 206 of 
the Federal Power Act (FPA), alleging that Mid-Continent Area Power 
Pool's (MAPP) failed to file an open-access transmission tariff that 
conforms to the pro forma tariff has resulted in MAPP's charging unjust 
and unreasonable transmission rates in violation of Section 205 of the 
FPA and the Commission's transmission pricing policies. EPMI requests 
that the Commission immediately direct MAPP to (1) file an open-access 
tariff that conforms to the pro forma tariff, (2) ease charging EPMI 
third-party compensation charges in addition to charges assessed by 
MAPP border utilities for moving power into or out of the MAPP region, 
(3) cease its discriminatory treatment of non-transmission-owning MAPP 
Members in certain import and export transactions; and (4) require MAPP 
to release to EPMI the third-party compensation payments made by EPMI 
under protest and placed into escrow by MAPP.
    Comment date: September 29, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph

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E at the end of this notice. Answers to the complaint shall be due on 
or before September 29, 1997.

3. San Diego Gas & Electric Company v. Public Service Company of 
New Mexico

[Docket No. EL97-54-000]

    Take notice that on August 22, 1997, San Diego Gas and Electric 
Company (SDG&E), tendered for filing a complaint with the Commission 
against Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM). In the complaint, 
SDG&E states that the demand rate charged SDG&E by PNM under a long-
term 100-megawatt system power sale is unjust, unreasonable, and unduly 
discriminatory. SDG&E asks the Commission to initiate a proceeding 
under Section 206(b) of the Federal Power Act to investigate the rate 
and establish a refund effective date of October 21, 1997.
    Comment date: September 29, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice. Answers to the complaint shall 
be due on or before September 29, 1997.

4. United American Energy Corp.

[Docket No. ER96-3092-003]

    Take notice that on July 31, 1997, United American Energy Corp., 
tendered for filing a Notification of Change in Status.
    Comment date: September 11, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

5. The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company

[Docket No. ER97-1891-000]

    Take notice that on July 28, 1997, The Cleveland Electric 
Illuminating Company tendered for filing a Certificate of Concurrence 
of Wisconsin Electric Power Company (WEPCO).
    Comment date: September 11, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

6. Ohio Edison Company and Pennsylvania Power Company

[Docket No. ER97-3736-000]

    Take notice that on August 19, 1997, Ohio Edison Company and 
Pennsylvania Power Company tendered for filing an amendment to their 
request for approval of a power sales service agreement with The 
Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company, PSI Energy, Inc., and Cinergy 
Services, Inc. The amendment requests a change in the proposed 
effective date June 15, 1997 to June 16, 1997. This filing is made 
pursuant to Section 205 of the Federal Power Act.
    Comment date: September 11, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

7. Western Resources, Inc.

[Docket No. ER97-4076-000]

    Take notice that on August 4, 1997, Western Resources, Inc., 
tendered for filing a non-firm transmission agreement between Western 
Resources and Duke Energy Trading & Market Services L.L.C. Western 
Resources states that the purpose of the agreement 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 
agreement is proposed to become effective July 24, 1997.
    Copies of the filing were served upon Duke Energy Trading & Market 
Services L.L.C. and the Kansas Corporation Commission.
    Comment date: September 11, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

8. Cinergy Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER97-4077-000]

    Take notice that on August 4, 1997, Cinergy Services, Inc. 
(Cinergy), tendered for filing a service agreement under Cinergy's Open 
Access Transmission Service Tariff (the Tariff) entered into between 
Cinergy and Valero Power Services Company (Valero).
    Cinergy and Valero are requesting an effective date of July 1, 
1997.
    Comment date: September 11, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

9. Cinergy Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER97-4078-000]

    Take notice that on August 4, 1997, Cinergy Services, Inc. 
(Cinergy), tendered for filing a service agreement under Cinergy's Open 
Access Transmission Service Tariff (the Tariff) entered into between 
Cinergy and CMS Marketing Services and Trading (CMS).
    Cinergy and CMS are requesting an effective date of July 20, 1997.
    Comment date: September 11, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

10. Cinergy Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER97-4079-000]

    Take notice that on August 4, 1997, Cinergy Services, Inc. 
(Cinergy), tendered for filing a service agreement under Cinergy's Open 
Access Transmission Service Tariff (the Tariff) entered into between 
Cinergy and American Electric Power Service Corporation (AEP).
    Cinergy and AEP are requesting an effective date of July 15, 1997.
    Comment date: September 11, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

11. Cinergy Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER97-4080-000]

    Take notice that on August 4, 1997, Cinergy Services, Inc. 
(Cinergy), tendered for filing a service agreement under Cinergy's Open 
Access Transmission Service Tariff (the Tariff) entered into between 
Cinergy and Delhi Energy Services, Inc. (Delhi).
    Cinergy and Delhi are requesting an effective date of July 15, 
1997.
    Comment date: September 11, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

12. Southern Company Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER97-4081-000]

    Take notice that on August 5, 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: The Dayton Power and Light 
Company. SCSI states that the service agreement will enable Southern 
Companies to engage in short-term market-based rate transactions with 
this entity.
    Comment date: September 11, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

13. The Washington Water Power Co.

[Docket No. ER97-4082-000]

    Take notice that on August 5, 1997, The Washington Water Power 
Company (WWP), tendered for filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission a proposed revision to the standard form of a Firm Point-To-
Point Transmission Service Agreement under WWP's Open Access 
Transmission Tariff--FERC Electric Tariff, Volume No. 8.
    Comment date: September 11, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

14. Cinergy Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER97-4083-000]

    Take notice that on August 4, 1997, Cinergy Services, Inc. 
(Cinergy), tendered for filing on behalf of its operating companies, 
The Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company (CG&E) and PSI Energy, Inc. 
(PSI), an Interchange Agreement, dated July 1, 1997 between Cinergy, 
CG&E, PSI and NP Energy, Inc. (NPE).

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    The Interchange Agreement provides for the following service 
between Cinergy and NPE:

1. Exhibit A--Power Sales by NPE
2. Exhibit B--Power Sales by Cinergy

    Cinergy and NPE have requested an effective date of one day after 
this initial filing of the Interchange Agreement.
    Copies of the filing were served on NP Energy, Inc., the Kentucky 
Public Service Commission, the Public Utilities Commission and the 
Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission.
    Comment date: September 11, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

15. Old Dominion Electric Cooperative

[Docket No. ER97-4085-000]

    Take notice that on August 5, 1997, Old Dominion Electric 
Cooperative (Old Dominion), filed to make certain changes to its rate 
schedule as accepted for filing by this Commission. The proposed 
changes are necessary to reflect (1) the termination of an agreement 
between Bear Island Paper Company, L.P., and Old Dominion Electric 
Cooperative; (2) the acceptance of a new agreement between the 
aforementioned parties; and (3) the formula rate that will be effective 
with the approval of this submission. Old Dominion has also requested a 
waiver of the notice provisions and has proposed an effective date of 
January 1, 1997.
    Copies of this filing have been provided to each of the twelve Old 
Dominion Member distribution cooperative, Bear Island Paper Company, 
and the Virginia State Corporation Commission.
    Comment date: September 11, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

16. Western Resources, Inc.

[Docket No. ER97-4086-000]

    Take notice that on August 5, 1997, Western Resources, Inc., 
tendered for filing a non-firm transmission agreement between Western 
Resources and Tenaska Power Services Company. Western Resources states 
that the purpose of the agreement 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 agreement is 
proposed to become effective July 25, 1997.
    Copies of the filing were served upon Tenaska Power Services 
Company and the Kansas Corporation Commission.
    Comment date: September 11, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

17. MidAmerican Energy Company

[Docket No. ER97-4087-000]

    Take notice that on August 5, 1997, MidAmerican Energy Company 
(MidAmerican), 666 Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa 50309, submitted for 
filing three Non-Firm Transmission Service Agreements with PacifiCorp, 
Wisconsin Power and Light Company (WPL) and Kansas City Power and Light 
Company (KCPL), each entered into pursuant to MidAmerican's Open Access 
Transmission Tariff.
    MidAmerican requests an effective date of July 23, 1997 for the 
Agreements with PacifiCorp and WPL, and July 25, 1997 for the Agreement 
with KCPL, and accordingly seeks a waiver of the Commission's notice 
requirement. MidAmerican has served a copy of the filing on PacifiCorp, 
WPL, KCPL, the Iowa Utilities Board, the Illinois Commerce Commission 
and the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission.
    Comment date: September 11, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

18. New York State Electric & Gas Corporation

[Docket No. ER97-4088-000]

    Take notice that on August 5, 1997, New York State Electric & Gas 
Corporation (NYSEG), tendered for filing pursuant to Part 35 of the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, 
18 CFR 35, service agreements under which NYSEG may provide capacity 
and/or energy to Coral Power, L.L.C. (Coral), Dayton Power & Light 
Company (Dayton), and NP Energy Inc. (NP) (collectively, the 
Purchasers) in accordance with NYSEG's FERC Electric Tariff, Original 
Volume No. 1.
    NYSEG has requested waiver of the notice requirements so that the 
service agreements with Dayton and NP become effective as of August 6, 
1997 and the service agreement with Coral becomes effective as of July 
24, 1997.
    NYSEG served copies of the filing upon the New York State Public 
Service Commission, Coral, Dayton, and NP.
    Comment date: September 11, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

19. Maine Public Service Company

[Docket No. ER97-4089-000]

    Take notice that on August 5, 1997, Maine Public Service Company 
(Maine Public) filed an executed Service Agreement with Northeast 
Energy Services Inc.
    Comment date: September 11, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

20. Public Service Electric & Gas Company

[Docket No. ER97-4090-000]

    Take notice that on August 5, 1997, Public Service Electric & Gas 
Company, tendered for filing Transaction Summary of its activity for 
the second quarter of 1997, under its Market Based Rate Tariff, 
Original Volume No. 6.
    Comment date: September 11, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

21. The Detroit Edison Company

[Docket No. ER97-4091-000]

    Take notice that on August 5, 1997, The Detroit Edison Company 
(Detroit Edison), tendered for filing a Service Agreement for Non-Firm 
Point-to-Point Transmission Service between Detroit Edison Transmission 
Operations and American Electric Power Service Corp., under the Joint 
Open Access Transmission Tariff of Consumers Energy Company and Detroit 
Edison, FERC Electric Tariff No. 1, dated as of July 11, 1997. Detroit 
Edison requests that the Service Agreement be made effective as of July 
11, 1997.
    Comment date: September 11, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

22. The Detroit Edison Company

[Docket No. ER97-4092-000]

    Take notice that on August 5, 1997, The Detroit Edison Company 
(Detroit Edison), tendered for filing a Service Agreement for Non-Firm 
Point-to-Point Transmission Service between Detroit Edison Transmission 
Operations and Northern Indiana Public Service Company under the Joint 
Open Access Transmission Tariff of Consumers Energy Company and Detroit 
Edison, FERC Electric Tariff No. 1, dated as of July 11, 1997. Detroit 
Edison requests that the Service Agreement be made effective as of July 
11, 1997.
    Comment date: September 11, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

23. The Detroit Edison Company

[Docket No. ER97-4093-000]

    Take notice that on August 5, 1997, The Detroit Edison Company 
(Detroit Edison), tendered for filing a Service Agreement for Non-Firm 
Point-to-Point Transmission Service between Detroit Edison Transmission 
Operations and PECO Energy Company--Power Team under the Joint Open 
Access Transmission Tariff of Consumers Energy Company and Detroit 
Edison, FERC Electric Tariff No. 1, dated as of July 11, 1997. Detroit 
Edison requests

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that the Service Agreement be made effective as of July 11, 1997.
    Comment date: September 11, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

24. The Detroit Edison Company

[Docket No. ER97-4094-000]

    Take notice that on August 5, 1997, The Detroit Edison Company 
(Detroit Edison), tendered for filing a Service Agreement for Non-Firm 
Point-to-Point Transmission Service between Detroit Edison Transmission 
Operations and Louisville Gas and Electric Company under the Joint Open 
Access Transmission Tariff of Consumers Energy Company and Detroit 
Edison, FERC Electric Tariff No. 1, dated as of July 11, 1997. Detroit 
Edison requests that the Service Agreement be made effective as of July 
11, 1997.
    Comment date: September 11, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

25. The Detroit Edison Company

[Docket No. ER97-4095-000]

    Take notice that on August 5, 1997, The Detroit Edison Company 
(Detroit Edison), tendered for filing a Service Agreement for wholesale 
power sales transactions (the Service Agreement) under Detroit Edison's 
Wholesale Power Sales Tariff (WPS-2), FERC Electric Tariff No. 3 (the 
WPS-2 Tariff), between Detroit Edison and Duke Power, a division of 
Duke Energy Corporation, dated as of July 21, 1997. Detroit Edison 
requests that the Service Agreement be made effective as of July 21, 
1997.
    Comment date: September 11, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

26. Florida Keys Electric Coop. Association, Inc.

[Docket No. ES97-45-000]

    Take notice that on August 21, 1997, Florida Keys Electric 
Cooperative Association, Inc., tendered for filing a request for waiver 
of application requirements under Section 204 of the Federal Power Act.
    Comment date: September 22, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

27. Hoosier Energy Rural Electric Cooperative

[Docket No. NJ97-5-000]

    Take notice that on August 22, 1997, Hoosier Energy Rural Electric 
Cooperative tendered for filing a request for temporary waiver.
    Comment date: September 11, 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. 97-23595 Filed 9-4-97; 8:45 am]
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