[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 189 (Tuesday, September 30, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51098-51099]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-25914]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. ER97-121-000, et al.]
Cinergy Services, Inc., et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate
Regulation Filings
September 24, 1997.
Take notice that the following filings have been made with the
Commission:
1. Cinergy Services, Inc.
[Docket No. ER97-121-000]
Take notice that on September 4, 1997, Cinergy Services, Inc.,
tendered for filing an amendment in the above-referenced docket.
Comment date: October 8, 1997, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
2. Western Resources, Inc. and Kansas City Power & Light Co.
[Docket No. EC97-56-000]
Take notice that on September 18, 1997, Western Resources, Inc.
(Western Resources), and Kansas City Power & Light Co. (KCPL)
(collectively, Applicants), filed, pursuant to Section 203 of the
Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Sec. 824 (1988), and part 33 of the
Commission's Regulations, 18 CFR part 33, an application for an order
authorizing and approving a proposed merger to combine their
jurisdictional facilities. After obtaining the necessary regulatory
approvals, Western Resources will acquire all of the jurisdictional
facilities of KCPL and KCPL's affiliated power marketer, Northwest
Power Marketing Company, through a tax-free, stock-for-stock
transaction between Western Resources and KCPL. KCPL will become a
division of Western Resources, with its headquarters remaining in
Kansas City, Missouri.
The Applicants have submitted testimony and other evidence in
support of the request that the merger be approved. In a separate
filing, the Applicants have submitted an open access transmission
tariff which will provide comparable service on the merged system at
single system rates.
Comment date: November 17, 1997, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
3. Wisconsin Power and Light Company
[Docket No. ER97-4044-000]
Take notice that on September 12, 1997, Wisconsin Power and Light
Company (WPL) tendered for filing a request to withdraw its filing in
Docket No. ER97-4044-000 and a request that the firm and non-firm
point-to-point transmission service agreements filed in Docket No.
ER96-614-000 be redesignated as an agreement under WPL's transmission
tariff pursuant to WPL's August 15, 1997, filing in Docket No. OA96-20-
000.
A copy of this filing has been served upon the Public Service
Commission of Wisconsin.
Comment date: October 8, 1997, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
4. Public Service Company of New Mexico
[Docket No. ER97-4289-000]
Take notice that on August 20, 1997, Public Service Company of New
Mexico (PNM), submitted for filing executed service agreement for
point-to-point transmission service under the terms of PNM's Open
Access Transmission Service Tariff with the following transmission
service customers: Williams Energy Services Company (2 agreements,
dated May 28, 1997 for Non-Firm Service and Short Term Firm Service),
Coral Power, L.L.C. (dated May 19, 1997 for Non-Firm Service), Citizens
Lehman Power Sales (dated February 18, 1997 for Short Term Firm
Service), Federal Energy Sales, Inc. (dated July 11, 1997 for Non-Firm
Service), Vitol Gas & Electric L.L.C. (2 agreements dated June 25, 1997
for Short Term Firm Service and Non-Firm Service), Kansas City Power &
Light Co. (dated July 15, 1997 for Non-Firm Service), Constellation
Power Source, Inc. (dated July 21, 1997 for Non-Firm Service), and
Western Resource, Inc. (dated July 22, 1997 for Non-Firm Service).
PNM's filing is available for public inspection at its offices in
Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Comment date: October 8, 1997, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
5. Cinergy Services, Inc.
[Docket No. ER97-4422-000]
Take notice that on September 9, 1997, Cinergy Services, Inc.,
tendered an amendment in the above-referenced docket.
Comment date: October 8, 1997, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
6. MidAmerican Energy Company
[Docket No. ER97-4555-000]
Take notice that on September 9, 1997, MidAmerican Energy Company
(MidAmerican) tendered for filing changes to its Open Access
Transmission Tariff (OATT) for the purpose of offering Market Access
Service (MAS).
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MidAmerican states that MAS will be an unbundled retail access
service available to certain retail industrial and commercial customers
of MidAmerican in Iowa. Such service will be offered through OATT
changes filed in this proceeding and Price Schedule MAS which has been
filed by MidAmerican with the Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) in compliance
with the Settlement Agreement approved by the IUB in its Docket Nos.
APP-96-1 and RPU-96-8. MidAmerican further states that Phase I of MAS,
or a portion thereof, will be considered an experimental retail
transmission program of short duration as described in the Commission's
order in Portland General Electric Company, 78 FERC para.61,219 (1997).
MidAmerican proposes an effective date of November 8, 1997, for the
rate schedule. MidAmerican has requested the IUB to make Price Schedule
MAS effective on the same date.
Copies of the filing were served on all customers having service
agreements under the MidAmerican OATT, the IUB, the Illinois Commerce
Commission, the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission and all
parties to IUB Docket Nos. APP-96-1 and RPU-96-8.
Comment date: October 8, 1997, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
7. Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation
[Docket No. ER97-4568-000]
Take notice that on September 9, 1997, Niagara Mohawk Power
Corporation (Niagara Mohawk) filed a Request for Approval of (1) a Form
Transmission Service Agreement for service under Niagara Mohawk's Open
Access Transmission Tariff, as filed with the Commission and as
modified by an Offer of Settlement that is pending before the
Commission in Docket No. OA96-194-000, and (2) a Form Power Sales
Agreement for service under Niagara Mohawk's Market-Based Rate Power
Sales Tariff, as filed with the Commission in Docket No. ER96-2585-000.
These Service Agreements are for use in a retail access pilot
program that was ordered by the New York State Public Service
Commission in Case No. 96-E-0948, and are necessary to implement those
components of the pilot program that are subject to the jurisdiction of
this Commission. Niagara Mohawk seeks waiver of certain provisions of
its Open Access Transmission Tariff for the limited purposes of the
pilot program.
A copy of this filing has been served on the New York State Public
Service Commission and on the parties to New York Public Service
Commission Case No. 96-E-0948.
Comment date: October 8, 1997, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
8. De Pere Energy L.L.C.
[Docket No. ER97-4586-000]
De Pere Energy L.L.C. (De Pere) petitioned the Commission on
September 11, 1997, for acceptance for filing of the power purchase
agreement between De Pere and Wisconsin Public Service Corporation and
to accept the rates thereunder as just and reasonable under Section
205(a) of the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Sec. 824d(a); for the
granting of certain blanket approvals, including the authority to sell
electricity at market-based rates; and for the waiver of certain
Commission Regulations. De Pere is a limited liability company that
proposes to engage in the wholesale sale of electric power in the state
of Wisconsin and is headquartered in Northbrook, Illinois.
Comment date: October 8, 1997, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
9. Western Resources, Inc. and Kansas City Power & Light Company
[Docket No. ER97-4669-000]
Take notice that Western Resources, Inc. (Western Resources), and
Kansas City Power & Light Company (KCPL) (collectively Applicants), on
September 18, 1997, pursuant to Section 205 of the Federal Power Act,
16 U.S.C. Sec. 824b (1988), and Part 35 of the Commission's
Regulations, 18 CFR part 35, tendered for filing a proposed
transmission tariff to provide open-access transmission service on
their merged system at single-system rates. The filing was made in
connection with a separate filing for authorization and approval of the
proposed merger of Western Resources and KCPL. Applicants request that
the proposed tariff become effective contemporaneous with the
consummation of their proposed merger.
Copies of this filing were served upon the Applicants'
jurisdictional customers, intervenors in proceedings involving each of
the Applicants' Order Nos. 888 and 888-A compliance filings, and upon
the affected state public service commissions.
Comment date: November 17, 1997, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
10. Consumers Energy Company
[Docket No. OA97-721-000]
Take notice that on September 8, 1997, Consumers Energy Company
(Consumers) tendered a compliance filing unbundling amendment to its
Coordinated Operating Agreement with the City of Holland covering
transactions from January 1, 1997 through August 30, 1997. A copy of
the filing was served on the Michigan Public Service Commission and the
City of Holland.
Comment date: October 8, 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. 97-25914 Filed 9-29-97; 8:45 am]
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