[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 243 (Thursday, December 18, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66350-66353]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-32970]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. ER97-926-000, et al.]


Interstate Power Company, et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate 
Regulation Filings

December 11, 1997.
    Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
Commission:

1. Interstate Power Company

[Docket Nos. ER97-926-000, ER97-1601-000, ER97-1602-000, ER97-1671-000, 
ER97-1773-000, ER97-2348-000, ER97-2349-000, ER97-2457-000, ER97-2929-
000, ER97-2932-000, and ER97-3215-000]

    Take notice that on December 4, 1997, Interstate Power Company 
tendered for amendments in the above-referenced dockets.
    Comment date: December 24, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

2. Western Resources, Inc.

[Docket No. ER98-677-000]

    Take notice that on November 25, 1997, Western Resources, Inc. 
tendered for filing an amendment in the above-referenced docket.
    Comment date: December 24, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

3. Cinergy Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER98-751-000]

    Take notice that on November 21, 1997, on behalf of its operating 
companies, The Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company and PSI Energy, Inc., 
Cinergy Services, Inc. (Cinergy), tendered for filing a Service 
Agreement between Cinergy and the Town of Bremen (Customer).
    Cinergy and Customer have requested an effective date of February 
1, 1998.
    Copies of the filing were served upon the Town of Bremen, Northern 
Indiana Public Service Company and the Indiana Utility Regulatory 
Commission.
    Comment date: December 24, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

4. Cinergy Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER98-752-000]

    Take notice that on November 21, 1997, on behalf of its operating 
companies, The Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company and PSI Energy, Inc., 
Cinergy Services, Inc. (Cinergy), tendered for filing a Service 
Agreement between Cinergy and the Town of Brookston (Customer).
    Cinergy and Customer have requested an effective date of February 
1, 1998.
    Copies of the filing were served upon the Town of Brookston, 
Northern Indiana Public Service Company and the Indiana Utility 
Regulatory Commission.
    Comment date: December 24, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

5. Energy Sales Network, Incorporated

[Docket No. ER98-753-000]

    Take notice that on November 21, 1997, Energy Sales Network, 
Incorporated [hereafter ENERGY] petitioned the Commission for 
acceptance of ENERGY Rate Schedule FERC No. 1; the granting of certain 
blanket approvals, including the authority to sell electricity at 
market-based prices; and the waiver of certain Commission regulations.
    ENERGY intends to engage in wholesale electric power and energy 
purchases and sales as a marketer. ENERGY is not in the business of 
generating or transmitting electric power. ENERGY is a new corporation 
which is affiliated with MM Answering Services, Inc. of Bradford, 
Pennsylvania.
    Comment date: December 24, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

6. Idaho Power Company

[Docket No. ER98-754-000]

    Take notice that on November 21, 1997, Idaho Power Company (IPC), 
tendered for filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
supplementary information regarding the termination of IPC's power sale 
agreement to the City of Banning, California.
    Comment date: December 24, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

7. Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc.

[Docket No. ER98-755-000]

    Take notice that on November 21, 1997, Orange and Rockland 
Utilities, Inc. (``Orange and Rockland'') filed a Service Agreement 
between Orange and Rockland and Entergy Power Marketing Corp. 
(``Customer''). This Service Agreement specifies that Customer has

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agreed to the rates, terms and conditions of Orange and Rockland Open 
Access Transmission Tariff filed on July 9, 1996 in Docket No. OA96-
210-000.
    Orange and Rockland requests waiver of the Commission's sixty-day 
notice requirements and an effective date of November 4, 1997 for the 
Service Agreement. Orange and Rockland has served copies of the filing 
on The New York State Public Service Commission and on the Customer.
    Comment date: December 24, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

8. Deseret Generation & Transmission Co-operative

[Docket No. ER98-756-000]

    Take notice that on November 21, 1997, Deseret Generation & 
Transmission Co-operative on November 21, 1997, tendered for filing an 
executed umbrella non-firm point-to-point service agreement with 
Illinova Power Marketing, Inc. Under its open access transmission 
tariff. Deseret requests a waiver of the Commission's notice 
requirements for an effective date of November 21, 1997. Deseret's open 
access transmission tariff is currently on file with the Commission in 
Docket No. OA97-487-000. Illinova Power Marketing, Inc. Has been 
provided a copy of this filing.
    Comment date: December 24, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

9. PECO Energy Company

[Docket No. ER98-758-000]

    Take notice that on November 21, 1997, PECO Energy Company (PECO) 
filed a Service Agreement dated November 13, 1997 with New Energy 
Ventures, L.L.C. (NEV) under PECO's FERC Electric Tariff Original 
Volume No. 1 (Tariff). The Service Agreement adds NEV as a customer 
under the Tariff.
    PECO requests an effective date of November 13, 1997, for the 
Service Agreement.
    PECO states that copies of this filing have been supplied to NEV 
and to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.
    Comment date: December 24, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

10. Florida Power & Light Company

[Docket No. ER98-759-000]

    Take notice that on November 21, 1997, Florida Power & Light 
Company (FPL), tendered for filing proposed service agreements with AIG 
Trading Corporation 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 December 1, 1997.
    FPL states that this filing is in accordance with Part 35 of the 
Commission's Regulations.
    Comment date: December 24, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

11. Florida Power & Light Company

[Docket No. ER98-760-000]

    Take notice that on November 21, 1997, Florida Power & Light 
Company (FPL), tendered for filing a proposed notice of cancellation of 
an umbrella service agreement with PanEnergy Power Services, Inc., 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 December 1, 1997.
    FPL states that this filing is in accordance with Part 35 of the 
Commission's Regulations.
    Comment date: December 24, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

12. Florida Power & Light Company

[Docket No. ER98-761-000]

    Take notice that on November 21, 1997, Florida Power & Light 
Company (FPL), tendered for filing a proposed notice of cancellation of 
an umbrella service agreement with Duke/Louis Dreyfus Services 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 December 1, 1997.
    FPL states that this filing is in accordance with Part 35 of the 
Commission's Regulations.
    Comment date: December 24, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

13. New Century Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER98-762-000]

    Take notice that on November 24, 1997, New Century Services, Inc., 
on behalf of Cheyenne Light, Fuel and Power Company, Public Service 
Company of Colorado, and Southwestern Public Service Company 
(collectively Companies) tendered for filing a Service Agreement under 
their Joint Open Access Transmission Service Tariff for Non-Firm Point-
to-Point Transmission Service between the Companies and Continental 
Energy Services LLC.
    Comment date: December 24, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

14. Kentucky Utilities Company

[Docket No. ER98-763-000]

    Take notice that on November 24, 1997, Kentucky Utilities Company 
(KU), tendered for filing a non-firm transmission service agreement 
between KU and Constellation Power Source, Inc., and firm transmission 
agreements between KU and Cinergy Services, Inc., Williams Energy 
Services Company and KU and itself, under the Transmission Services 
Tariff.
    Comment date: December 24, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

15. Allegheny Power Service Corporation, on behalf of Monongahela 
Power Company, The Potomac Edison Company and West Penn Power 
Company (Allegheny Power)

[Docket No. ER98-764-000]

    Take notice that on November 24, 1997, Allegheny Power Service 
Corporation on behalf of Monongahela Power Company, The Potomac Edison 
Company and West Penn Power Company (Allegheny Power) filed Supplement 
No. 35 to add three (3) new Customers to the Standard Generation 
Service Rate Schedule under which Allegheny Power offers standard 
generation and emergency service on an hourly, daily, weekly, monthly 
or yearly basis. Allegheny Power requests a waiver of notice 
requirements to make service available as of November 21, 1997, to 
American Energy Solutions, Inc., DTE-CoEnergy, L.L.C., mc2, Inc., and 
Southern Energy Retail Trading and Marketing, Inc.
    Copies of the filing have been provided to the Public Utilities 
Commission of Ohio, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, the 
Maryland Public Service Commission, the Virginia State Corporation 
Commission, the West Virginia Public Service Commission, and all 
parties of record.
    Comment date: December 24, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

16. New Century Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER98-765-000]

    Take notice that on November 21, 1997, New Century Services, Inc. 
on behalf of Cheyenne Light, Fuel and Power Company, Public Service 
Company of Colorado, and Southwestern Public Service Company 
(collectively Companies) tendered for filing a Service Agreement under 
their

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Joint Open Access Transmission Service Tariff for Non-Firm Point-to-
Point Transmission Service between the Companies and Avista Energy, 
Inc.
    Comment date: December 24, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

17. PacifiCorp

[Docket No. ER98-766-000]

    Take notice that on November 24, 1997, PacifiCorp, tendered for 
filing in accordance with Part 35 of the Commission's Rules and 
Regulations, a Service Agreement with Green Mountain Energy Resources, 
L.L.C. under PacifiCorp's FERC Electric Tariff, Fourth Revised Volume 
No. 3.
    Copies of this filing were supplied to the Washington Utilities and 
Transportation Commission and the Public Utility Commission of Oregon.
    A copy of this filing may be obtained from PacifiCorp's Regulatory 
Administration Bulletin Board System through a personal computer by 
calling (503) 464-6122 (9600 baud, 8 bits, no parity, 1 stop bit).
    Comment date: December 24, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

18. Ohio Edison Company, Pennsylvania Power Company

[Docket No. ER98-767-000]

    Take notice that on November 24, 1997, Ohio Edison Company, 
tendered for filing on behalf of itself and Pennsylvania Power Company, 
Service Agreements for Network Integration Service under the 
Pennsylvania Retail Pilot with Southern Energy Retail Trading and 
Marketing, Inc. and CNG Retail Services Corp. (dba Peoples Plus) 
pursuant to Ohio Edison's Open Access Tariff. These Service Agreements 
will enable the parties to obtain Network Integration Service under the 
Pennsylvania Retail Pilot in accordance with the terms of the Tariff.
    Comment date: December 24, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

19. Sierra Pacific Power Company

[Docket No. ER98-768-000]

    Take notice that on November 24, 1997, Sierra Pacific Power Company 
(Sierra), tendered for filing Service Agreements (Service Agreements) 
with Cook Inlet Energy Supply, LP for both Firm and Non-Firm Point-to-
Point Transmission Service under Sierra's Open Access Transmission 
Tariff (Tariff):
    Sierra filed the executed Service Agreements with the Commission in 
compliance with 13.4 and 14.4 of the Tariff and applicable Commission 
regulations. Sierra also submitted revised Sheet Nos. 148 and 148A 
(Attachment E) to the Tariff, which is an updated list of all current 
subscribers. Sierra requests waiver of the Commission's notice 
requirements to permit an effective date of November 26, 1997 for 
Attachment E, and to allow the Service Agreements to become effective 
according to their terms.
    Copies of this filing were served upon the Public Service 
Commission of Nevada, the Public Utilities Commission of California and 
all interested parties.
    Comment date: December 24, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

20. Western Resources, Inc.

[Docket No. ER98-900-000]

    Take notice that on November 26, 1997 Western Resources, Inc., 
tendered for filing certain revised pages to its FERC Electric Service, 
First Revised Volume No. 5. Western Resources states that the change is 
to permit Western Resources to curtail point-to-point transmission 
service in order to maintain system reliability on any system with 
which Western Resources is directly or indirectly interconnected. 
Western Resources has proposed that the change become effective on 
December 1, 1997.
    Copies of the filing were served upon Western Resources' open 
access transmission customers and the Kansas Corporation Commission.
    Comment date: December 24, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

21. Southern California Edison Company

[Docket No. ER98-921-000]

    Take notice that on December 4, 1997, Southern California Edison 
Company (Edison) tendered for filing the Edison-Banning 1997 
Restructuring Agreement (Restructuring Agreement) between Edison and 
the City of Banning, California (Banning), and a Notice of Cancellation 
of various agreements and rate schedules applicable to Banning. 
Included in the Restructuring Agreement as Appendices B, C, D, E, F, G, 
and H are: the Wholesale Distribution Access Tariff Service Agreement, 
Amendment No. 1 to the Edison-Banning Hoover Firm Transmission Service 
Agreement, Amendment No. 1 to the Edison-Banning Palo Verde Nuclear 
Generating Station Firm Transmission Service Agreement, Amendment No. 2 
to the Edison-Banning Pasadena Firm Transmission Service Agreement I, 
Amendment No. 2 to the Edison-Banning 1995 San Juan Unit 3 Firm 
Transmission Service Agreement, Amendment No. 1 to the Amended Edison-
Banning Sylmar Firm Transmission Service Agreement, and the Edison-
Banning Pacific Intertie Firm Transmission Service Agreement.
    The Restructuring Agreement is the result of negotiations between 
Edison and Banning to modify existing contracts to accommodate the 
emerging Independent System Operator (ISO)/Power Exchange market 
structure. The Restructuring Agreement significantly simplifies the 
existing operational arrangements between Edison and Banning. In 
addition, the Restructuring Agreement provides for cancellation of 
existing bundled service arrangements and obligations between Edison 
and Banning. Edison is requesting that the Restructuring Agreement 
become effective on the date the ISO assumes operational control of 
Edison's transmission facilities.
    Copies of this filing were served upon the Public Utilities 
Commission of the State of California and all interested parties.
    Comment date: December 24, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

22. Southern California Edison

[Docket No. ER98-922-000]

    Take notice that on December 4, 1997, Southern California Edison 
Company (Edison) tendered for filing the Edison-Azusa 1997 
Restructuring Agreement (Restructuring Agreement) between Edison and 
the City of Azusa, California (Azusa), and a Notice of Cancellation of 
various agreements and rate schedules applicable to Azusa. Included in 
the Restructuring Agreement as Appendices B, C, D, E, F, G, and H are: 
the Wholesale Distribution Access Tariff Service Agreement, Amendment 
No. 1 to the Edison-Azusa Hoover Firm Transmission Service Agreement, 
Amendment No. 1 to the Edison-Azusa Palo Verde Nuclear Generating 
Station Firm Transmission Service Agreement, Amendment No. 3 to the 
Edison-Azusa Pasadena Firm Transmission Service Agreement, Amendment 
No. 2 to the Edison-Azusa 1995 San Juan 3 Firm Transmission Service 
Agreement, Amendment No. 1 to the Amended Edison-Azusa Sylmar Firm 
Transmission Service Agreement, and the Edison-Azusa Pacific Intertie 
Firm Transmission Service Agreement.
    The Restructuring Agreement is the result of negotiations between 
Edison and Azusa to modify existing contracts to accommodate the 
emerging Independent System Operator (ISO)/Power Exchange market 
structure. The

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Restructuring Agreement significantly simplifies the existing 
operational arrangements between Edison and Azusa. In addition, the 
Restructuring Agreement provides for cancellation of existing bundled 
service arrangements and obligations between Edison and Azusa. Edison 
is requesting that the Restructuring Agreement become effective on the 
date the ISO assumes operational control of Edison's transmission 
facilities.
    Copies of this filing were served upon the Public Utilities 
Commission of the State of California and all interested parties.
    Comment date: December 24, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

23. Southern California Edison Co.

[Docket No. ER98-923-000]

    Take notice that on December 4, 1997, Southern California Edison 
Company (Edison) tendered for filing the Authorized Representatives' 
Procedures For Post-Restructuring Operations And Accounting 
(Procedures), and a Notice of Cancellation of various rate schedules 
with the City of Colton. The Procedures address issues relating to the 
operation of the Independent System Operator (ISO) and Power Exchange.
    To the extent necessary, Edison seeks waiver of the 60 day prior 
notice requirement and requests that the Commission assign to the 
Procedures an effective date concurrent with the date the ISO assumes 
operational control of Edison's transmission facilities, which is 
expected to be January 1, 1998.
    Copies of this filing were served upon the Public Utilities 
Commission of the State of California and all interested parties.
    Comment date: December 24, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

24. Northwestern Public Service Company

[Docket No. ES98-14-000]

    Take notice that on November 28, 1997, Northwestern Public Service 
Company (NWPS) filed an application seeking authority pursuant to 
Section 204 of the Federal Power Act to issue and to renew or extend 
the maturity of promissory notes to evidence short-term borrowings in a 
principal amount not exceeding $75,000,000. The proceeds from the notes 
will be used to provide funds for the conduct of its business.
    Comment date: December 29, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

25. Consumers Energy Company

[Docket No. ES98-15-000]

    Take notice that on December 4, 1997, Consumers Energy Company 
filed an Application pursuant to Section 204 of the Federal Power Act 
seeking authority to issue loan guarantees during the period January 
15, 1998 through December 31, 1999, in an aggregate principal amount of 
up to $25 million outstanding at any one time. The loans to be 
guaranteed would be to Michigan residents for financing various home 
energy efficiency measures, including new heating, ventilating and air-
conditioning equipment.
    Comment date: January 5, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

26. Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.

[Docket No. ES98-16-000]

    Take notice that on December 4, 1997, Consolidated Edison Company 
of New York, Inc. (Con Edison), filed an application for an order, 
pursuant to Section 204 of the Federal Power Act, authorizing Con 
Edison during the period from January 1, 1998, through December 31, 
1999, to issue and sell unsecured evidences of indebtedness maturing 
not more than nine months after their date of issue up to an amount not 
in excess of $500 million at any one time.
    Comment date: December 29, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

27. Citizens Utilities Company

[Docket No. ES98-18-000]

    Take notice that on December 5, 1997, Citizens Utilities Company 
(Citizens) filed an application under Section 204 of the Federal Power 
Act, requesting an order authorizing the assumption by Citizens as 
guarantor of obligations of a subsidiary company under a bank credit 
facility.
    Comment date: January 5, 1998, 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.
[FR Doc. 97-32970 Filed 12-17-97; 8:45 am]
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