[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 236 (Tuesday, December 9, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64824-64828]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-32173]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. AC95-136-000, et al.]


Florida Power Corporation, et al., Electric Rate and Corporate 
Regulation Filings

December 2, 1997.
    Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
Commission:

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1. Florida Power Corporation

[Docket No. AC95-136-000]

    Take notice that on November 3, 1997, Florida Power Corporation, 
tendered for filing a letter seeking approval to begin accruing the 
increase amount of $1,213,656 on a wholesale basis, retroactive to 
January 1, 1995. FPC states that it is only seeking approval for an 
increase in the accrual amount, not in rates.
    Comment date: December 26, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

2. GPU Power Ireland, Inc.

[Docket No. EG98-10-000]

    On November 21, 1997, GPU Power Ireland, Inc. (Applicant), of One 
Upper Pond Road, Parsippany, New Jersey, filed with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission an application for determination of exempt 
wholesale generator status pursuant to Part 365 of the Commission's 
Regulations.
    Applicant is a Delaware corporation which has been formed to 
develop a base load peat-fired power plant to be located in East 
Midlands, Ireland (the Facility). All of the electric energy produced 
by the Facility will be sold at wholesale to Electricity Supply Board, 
a statutory corporation with principal offices at 27 Lower Fitzwilliam 
Street, Dublin 2, Ireland.
    Comment date: December 19, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice. The Commission will limit its 
consideration of comments to those that concern the adequacy or 
accuracy of the application.

3. New Energy Ventures, Inc.

[Docket No. ER96-1387-006]

    Take notice that on November 5, 1997, Energy Ventures, Inc. (NEV), 
submitted for filing its quarterly informational reporting regarding 
transactions to which it was party during the third quarter of 1997 
pursuant to its Market-Based Rate Sales Tariff accepted by the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission in Docket No. ER96-1387-000.
    Comment date: December 15, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

4. Cinergy Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER98-615-000]

    Take notice that on November 10, 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 AIG Trading Corp., (AIG).
    Cinergy and AIG are requesting an effective date of October 21, 
1997.
    Comment date: December 16, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

5. Boston Edison Company

[Docket No. ER98-616-000]

    Take notice that on November 10, 1997, Boston Edison Company 
(Boston Edison) of Boston, Massachusetts, filed a rate schedule 
containing the rate and non-rate terms and conditions pursuant to which 
it will for a temporary period purchase the capacity, energy and 
ancillary services from its to-be divested fossil fuel generating units 
from the party, whose identity is not now known, acquiring those 
facilities for periods following the divestiture. Boston Edison has 
asked that the Commission accept the rate schedule and allow it to 
become effective on January 10, 1998.
    Also take notice that Boston Edison's filing recites that Boston 
Edison will resubmit the rate schedule identifying the party who has 
won the bid to acquire its generation and hopes that the revised rate 
schedule can be submitted by December 5, 1997. Boston Edison's filing 
states that it will ask the Commission to accept that resubmission and 
allow the revised rate schedule to become effective on January 10, 
1998.
    Boston Edison states that its filing has been served on its 
wholesale requirements customers, on the Massachusetts Department of 
Public Utilities and, since one of its generators is located in Maine, 
on the Maine Public Utilities Commission.
    Comment date: December 16, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

6. Entergy Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER98-617-000]

    Take notice that on November 10, 1997, Entergy Services, Inc. 
(Entergy Services), on behalf of Entergy Arkansas, Inc., Entergy Gulf 
States, Inc., Entergy Louisiana, Inc., Entergy Mississippi, Inc., and 
Entergy New Orleans, Inc. (collectively, the Entergy Operating 
Companies), tendered for filing a Short-Term Firm Point-To-Point 
Transmission Service Agreement between Entergy Services, as agent for 
the Entergy Operating Companies, and Tenaska Power Services Co.
    Comment date: December 16, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

7. Entergy Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER98-618-000]

    Take notice that on November 10, 1997, Entergy Services, Inc. 
(Entergy Services), on behalf of Entergy Arkansas, Inc., Entergy Gulf 
States, Inc., Entergy Louisiana, Inc., Entergy Mississippi, Inc., and 
Entergy New Orleans, Inc. (collectively, the Entergy Operating 
Companies), tendered for filing a Short-Term Firm Point-To-Point 
Transmission Service Agreement between Entergy Services, as agent for 
the Entergy Operating Companies, and Southern Company Services, Inc. 
(Southern), acting as agent for Alabama Power Company, Georgia Power 
Company, Gulf Power Company, Mississippi Power Company, and Savannah 
Electric Power Company.
    Comment date: December 16, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

8. Entergy Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER98-619-000]

    Take notice that on November 10, 1997, Entergy Services, Inc. 
(Entergy Services), on behalf of Entergy Arkansas, Inc., Entergy Gulf 
States, Inc., Entergy Louisiana, Inc., Entergy Mississippi, Inc., and 
Entergy New Orleans, Inc. (collectively, the Entergy Operating 
Companies), tendered for filing a Non-Firm Point-To-Point Transmission 
Service Agreement between Entergy Services, as agent for the Entergy 
Operating Companies, and Southern Company Services, Inc. (Southern), 
acting as agent for Alabama Power Company, Georgia Power Company, Gulf 
Power Company, Mississippi Power Company, and Savannah Electric Power 
Company.
    Comment date: May 5, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

9. Long Island Lighting Company

[Docket No. ER98-620-000]

    Take notice that on November 10, 1997, Long Island Lighting Company 
(LILCO) filed Electric Power Service Agreements entered into as of the 
following dates by LILCO and the following parties:

Purchaser/Electric Power Service Agreement Date

Constellation Power Source, Inc.--September 25, 1997
New Energy Ventures, L.L.C.--September 25, 1997

    The Electric Power Service Agreements listed above were entered 
into under LILCO's Power Sales Umbrella Tariff. LILCO has proposed 
modifications to the Power Sales Umbrella Tariff in its November 3, 
1997, filing. Upon the Commission's approval of LILCO's proposed 
modifications, Constellation Power Source, Inc., and

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New Energy Ventures, L.L.C., will take service subject to the modified 
Power Sales Umbrella Tariff.
    LILCO requests waiver of the Commission's sixty (60) day notice 
requirements and an effective date of November 1, 1997, for the 
Electric Power Service Agreements listed above because in accordance 
with the policy announced in Prior Notice and Filing Requirements Under 
Part II of the Federal Power Act, 64 FERC para.61,139, clarified and 
reh'g granted in part and denied in part, 65 FERC para.61,081 (1993), 
service will be provided under an umbrella tariff and each Electric 
Power Service Agreement is being filed either prior to or within thirty 
(30) days of the commencement of service. LILCO has served copies of 
this filing on the customers which are a party to each of the Electric 
Power Service Agreements and on the New York State Public Service 
Commission.
    Comment date: December 16, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

10. Union Electric Company

[Docket No. ER98-621-000]

    Take notice that on November 10, 1997, Union Electric Company (UE), 
tendered for filing Service Agreements for Market Based Rate Power 
Sales between UE and Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc., USGen Power 
Services, L.P., Virginia Electric & Power Company and Williams Energy 
Services Company. UE asserts that the purpose of the Agreements is to 
permit UE to make sales of capacity and energy at market based rates to 
the parties pursuant to UE's Market Based Rate Power Sales Tariff filed 
in Docket No. ER97-3664-000.
    Comment date: December 16, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

11. North Star Power Marketing, L.L.C.

[Docket No. ER98-622-000]

    Take notice that on November 10, 1997, North Star Power Marketing, 
L.L.C., tendered for filing proposed approval of its FERC Electric Rate 
Schedule, (Volume No. 1.)
    Comment date: December 16, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

12. Atlantic City Electric Company

[Docket No. ER98-623-000]

    Take notice that on November 10, 1997, Atlantic City Electric 
Company (Atlantic Electric), tendered for filing a service agreement 
under which Atlantic Electric will sell capacity and energy to 
Constellation Power Source, Inc., (Constellation) under Atlantic 
Electric's market-based rate sales tariff. Atlantic Electric requests 
the agreement be accepted to become effective on October 12, 1997.
    Atlantic Electric states that a copy of the filing has been served 
on Constellation.
    Comment date: December 16, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

13. Entergy Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER98-624-000]

    Take notice that on November 12, 1997, Entergy Services, Inc. 
(Entergy Services), on behalf of Entergy Arkansas, Inc., Entergy Gulf 
States, Inc., Entergy Louisiana, Inc., Entergy Mississippi, Inc., and 
Entergy New Orleans, Inc. (collectively, the Entergy Operating 
Companies), tendered for filing a Short-Term Market Rate Sales 
Agreement between Entergy Services, as agent for the Entergy Operating 
Companies, and Duke Power, a division of Duke Energy Corporation for 
the sale of power under Entergy Services' Rate Schedule SP.
    Comment date: December 16, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

14. Duquesne Light Company

[Docket No. ER98-625-000]

    Take notice that on November 12, 1997, Duquesne Light Company 
(DLC), filed a Service Agreement for Retail Network Integration 
Transmission Service and a Network Operating Agreement for Retail 
Network Integration Transmission Service dated November 1, 1997, with 
Penn Power Company d/b/a Penn Power Energy under DLC's Open Access 
Transmission Tariff (Tariff). The Service Agreement and Network 
Operating Agreement adds Penn Power Company d/b/a Penn Power Energy as 
a customer under the Tariff. DLC requests an effective date of November 
1, 1997, for the Service Agreement.
    Comment date: December 16, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

15. Duquesne Light Company

[Docket No. ER98-626-000]

    Take notice that on November 12, 1997, Duquesne Light Company 
(DLC), filed a Service Agreement for Retail Network Integration 
Transmission Service and a Network Operating Agreement for Retail 
Network Integration Transmission Service dated November 1, 1997, with 
Strategic Energy Partners, Ltd., under DLC's Open Access Transmission 
Tariff (Tariff). The Service Agreement and Network Operating Agreement 
adds Strategic Energy Partners, Ltd., as a customer under the Tariff. 
DLC requests an effective date of November 1, 1997, for the Service 
Agreement.
    Comment date: December 16, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

16. Duquesne Light Company

[Docket No. ER98-627-000]

    Take notice that on November 12, 1997, Duquesne Light Company 
(DLC), filed a Service Agreement for Retail Network Integration 
Transmission Service and a Network Operating Agreement for Retail 
Network Integration Transmission Service dated October 21, 1997, with 
PP&L, Inc., under DLC's Open Access Transmission Tariff (Tariff). The 
Service Agreement and Network Operating Agreement adds PP&L, Inc., as a 
customer under the Tariff. DLC requests an effective date of November 
1, 1997, for the Service Agreement.
    Comment date: December 16, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

17. Commonwealth Edison Company

[Docket No. ER98-628-000]

    Take notice that on November 12, 1997, Commonwealth Edison Company 
(ComEd), submitted for filing Firm Service Agreements with Commonwealth 
Edison Company, in its wholesale merchant function (ComEd WMD), under 
the terms of ComEd's Open Access Transmission Tariff (OATT).
    ComEd requests an effective date of October 28, 1997, for the 
service agreements, and accordingly seeks waiver of the Commission's 
requirements. Copies of this filing were served upon ComEd WMD, and the 
Illinois Commerce Commission.
    Comment date: December 16, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

18. Jersey Central Power & Light Company, Metropolitan Edison 
Company and Pennsylvania Electric Company

[Docket No. ER98-629-000]

    Take notice that on November 12, 1997, Jersey Central Power & Light 
Company, Metropolitan Edison Company and Pennsylvania Electric Company 
(d/b/a GPU Energy), filed an executed Service Agreement between GPU 
Energy and El Paso Energy Marketing Company (EPE), dated November 1, 
1997. This Service Agreement specifies that EPE has agreed

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to the rates, terms and conditions of GPU Energy's Operating Capacity 
and/or Energy Sales Tariff (Sales Tariff) designated as FERC Electric 
Tariff, Original Volume No. 1. The Sales Tariff was accepted by the 
Commission by letter order issued on February 10, 1995 in Jersey 
Central Power & Light Co., Metropolitan Edison Co., and Pennsylvania 
Electric Co., Docket No. ER95-276-000 and allows GPU Energy and EPE to 
enter into separately scheduled transactions under which GPU Energy 
will make available for sale, surplus operating capacity and/or energy 
at negotiated rates that are no higher than GPU Energy's cost of 
service.
    GPU Energy requests a waiver of the Commission's notice 
requirements for good cause shown and an effective date of November 1, 
1997, for the Service Agreement.
    GPU Energy has served copies of the filing on regulatory agencies 
in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
    Comment date: December 16, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

19. Metropolitan Edison Company and Pennsylvania Electric Company

[Docket No. ER98-630-000]

    Take notice that on November 12, 1997, Metropolitan Edison Company 
and Pennsylvania Electric Company (d/b/a GPU Energy) filed executed 
Retail Transmission Service Agency Agreements between GPU Energy and 
Strategic Energy Partners, Ltd., dated October 31, 1997.
    GPU Energy requests a waiver of the Commission's notice 
requirements for good cause shown and an effective date of November 1, 
1997, for the Retail Transmission Service Agency Agreements.
    GPU Energy will be serving a copy of the filing on the Pennsylvania 
Public Utility Commission.
    Comment date: December 16, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

20. Florida Power Corporation

[Docket No. ER98-631-000]

    Take notice that on November 12, 1997, Florida Power Corporation 
(Florida Power), tendered for filing a service agreement providing for 
non-firm point-to-point transmission service to Williams Energy 
Services Company (Williams Energy) pursuant to its open access 
transmission tariff. Florida Power requests that the Commission waive 
its notice of filing requirements and allow the agreement to become 
effective on November 13, 1997.
    Comment date: December 16, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

21. New York State Electric & Gas Corporation

[Docket No. ER98-632-000]

    Take notice that on November 12, 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 part 35, service agreements under which NYSEG may provide 
capacity and/or energy to DPL Energy, Inc. (DPL), LG&E Energy Marketing 
Inc. (LG&E), NorAm Energy Services, Inc. (NorAm), and Tennessee Valley 
Authority (TVA)(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 DPL, LG&E, NorAm, and TVA become effective as 
of November 13, 1997.
    The Service Agreements are subject to NYSEG's Application for 
Approval of Corporate Reorganization which was filed with the 
Commission on September 1, 1997, and was assigned Docket No. EC97-52-
000.
    NYSEG has served copies of the filing upon the New York State 
Public Service Commission, DPL, LG&E, NorAm, and TVA.
    Comment date: May 5, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

22. Cinergy Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER98-633-000]

    Take notice that on November 12, 1997, Cinergy Services, Inc. 
(Cinergy), tendered for filing a service agreement under Cinergy's 
Power Sales Standard Tariff (the Tariff) entered into between Cinergy 
and Florida Power Corporation (FPC).
    Cinergy and FPC are requesting an effective date of November 7, 
1997.
    Comment date: December 16, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

23. Louisville Gas and Electric Company

[Docket No. ER98-634-000]

    Take notice that on November 12, 1997, Louisville Gas and Electric 
Company, tendered for filing copies of service agreements between 
Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Electric Clearinghouse, Inc., 
under Rate GSS.
    Comment date: December 16, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

24. Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation

[Docket No. ER98-635-000]

    Take notice that on November 12, 1997, Niagara Mohawk Power 
Corporation (NMPC), tendered for filing with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission an executed Revised Form of Service Agreement 
(FSA) for Firm Point-to-Point Transmission Service between Niagara 
Mohawk and the Power Authority of the State of New York (Power 
Authority) for retail delivery of High Load Factor Fitzpatrick Power to 
BOC Gases in Selkirk, New York. This Revised Form of Service Agreement 
specifies that the New York Power Authority has signed on to and has 
agreed to the terms and conditions of NMPC's Open Access Transmission 
Tariff as filed in Docket No. OA96-194-000.
    This Tariff, filed with FERC on July 9, 1996, will allow NMPC and 
the New York Power Authority to enter into separately scheduled 
transactions under which NMPC will provide transmission service for the 
New York Power Authority as the parties may mutually agree.
    By its terms, service under the Original FSA filed on July 23, 
1997, was to begin with approval by the Commission of the Settlement 
Agreement between Niagara Mohawk, the Power Authority and the New York 
State Department of Public Service dated May 22, 1997, and filed with 
the Commission in Docket No. EL97-29-000 (the May 22, 1997, Settlement 
Agreement). Service under the Original FSA was to terminate no later 
than August 31, 1997. The parties to the Original FSA now desire to 
extend the date for termination of that agreement indefinitely to be 
terminated upon thirty (30) days written notice by the Power Authority 
to Niagara Mohawk. Accordingly, Niagara Mohawk herewith tenders six 
copies of a Revised FSA pursuant to 205 of the Federal Power Act, 16 
USC 824d (1993), and 35.13 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations, 
19 CFR 35.42. This Revised FSA is identical in all respects to the 
Original FSA, except that the termination date has been changed.
    In order to implement terms of the May 22, 1997, Settlement 
Agreement, Niagara Mohawk respectfully requests waiver of the 
Commission's 60-day notice requirement to permit service to be provided 
under the Revised FSA retroactive to July 1, 1997.
    NMPC has served copies of the filing upon the New York State Public 
Service Commission and the New York Power Authority.

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    Comment date: December 16, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

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

[Docket No. ER98-636-000]

    Take notice that on November 12, 1997, Central Power and Light 
Company (CPL), West Texas Utilities Company (WTU), Public Service 
Company of Oklahoma (PSO) and Southwestern Electric Power Company 
(SWEPCO) (collectively, the CSW Operating Companies), submitted for 
filing service agreements under which the CSW Operating Companies will 
provide transmission and ancillary services in accordance with the CSW 
Operating Companies' open access transmission service tariff.
    The CSW Operating Companies state that the filing has been served 
on the affected customers and on the Public Utility Commission of 
Texas.
    Comment date: December 16, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

26. Louisville Gas and Electric Company

[Docket No. ER98-637-000]

    Take notice that on November 12, 1997, Louisville Gas and Electric 
Company, tendered for filing copies of a service agreement between 
Louisville Gas and Electric Company and CMS Marketing, Services and 
Trading, Inc., under Rate GSS.
    Comment date: December 16, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

27. PECO Energy Company

[Docket No. ER98-638-000]

    Take notice that on November 12, 1997, PECO Energy Company (PECO), 
filed a Service Agreement dated October 29, 1997, with Cinergy 
Resources, Inc. (CRI), under PECO's FERC Electric Tariff Original 
Volume No. 1 (Tariff). The Service Agreement adds CRI as a customer 
under the Tariff.
    PECO requests an effective date of October 29, 1997, for the 
Service Agreement.
    PECO states that copies of this filing have been supplied to CRI 
and to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.
    Comment date: December 16, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

28. Tampa Electric Company

[Docket No. ER98-639-000]

    Take notice that on November 13, 1997, Tampa Electric Company 
(Tampa Electric), tendered for filing service agreements with 
Auburndale Power Partners, Limited Partnership (Auburndale) for firm 
and non-firm point-to-point transmission service under Tampa Electric's 
open access transmission tariff.
    Tampa Electric proposes an effective date of October 17, 1997, for 
the service agreements, and therefore requests waiver of the 
Commission's notice requirement.
    Copies of the filing have been served on Auburndale and the Florida 
Public Service Commission.
    Comment date: December 16, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

29. PECO Energy Company

[Docket No. ER98-640-000]

    Take notice that on November 13, 1997, PECO Energy Company (PECO), 
filed an executed Transmission Agency Agreement between PECO and CNG 
Retail Services Corp. (hereinafter Supplier). The terms and conditions 
contained within this Agreement are identical to the terms and 
conditions contained with the Form of Transmission Agency Agreement 
submitted to the Commission on October 3, 1997, as part of the joint 
filing by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission and the 
Pennsylvania PJM Utilities at Docket No. ER98-64-000. This filing 
merely submits an individual executed copy of the Transmission Agency 
Agreement between PECO and an alternative supplier participating in 
PECO's Retail Access Pilot Program.
    Copies of the filing were served on the Supplier and the 
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.
    Comment date: December 21, 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.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
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