[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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