[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 61 (Tuesday, March 31, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15396-15399]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-8372]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. EC98-31-000, et al.]


Union Electric Company d/b/a AmerenuUE, et al.; Electric Rate and 
Corporate Regulation Filings

March 24, 1998.
    Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
Commission:

1. Union Electric Company d/b/a AmerenUE

[Docket No. EC98-31-000]

    Take notice that on March 16, 1998, Union Electric Company d/b/a 
AmerenUE (AmerenUE), filed an application pursuant to Section 203 of 
the Federal Power Act and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's 
Regulations seeking authorization and approval of the sale of certain 
portions of its electric transmission facilities and related equipment 
to the City of Rolla, Missouri.
    AmerenUE is a combination electric and gas public utility subject 
to the jurisdiction of the Commission. AmerenUE provides electric 
service within parts of the states of Missouri and Illinois and is 
subject to the jurisdictions of the utility regulatory commissions in 
both states. AmerenUE is a subsidiary of Ameren Corporation, a 
registered public utility holding company under the Public Utility 
Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended, (PUCHA).
    Comment date: April 22, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

2. Montaup Electric Company

[Docket Nos. ER97-2800-001, ER97-3127-001, and ER97-2338-001]

    Take notice that on January 20, 1998, Montaup Electric Company 
tendered for filing its compliance filing in the above-referenced 
dockets.
    Comment date: April 3, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

3. Kamps Propane, Inc.

[Docket No. ER98-1148-000]

    Take notice that on March 17, 1998, Kamps Propane, Inc., tendered 
for filing an amendment in the above-referenced docket.
    Comment date: April 8, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

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

[Docket No. ER98-1234-000]

    Take notice that on March 19, 1998, Central Power and Light 
Company, West Texas Utilities Company, Public Service Company of 
Oklahoma, and Southwestern Electric Power Company (collectively, the 
CSW Operating Companies) gave notice of the withdrawal of their filing 
in the above captioned proceeding. The CSW Operating Companies state 
that the Commission's December 10 order issued in Docket No. OA97-24-
000 and the submission of a revised open access transmission tariff on 
February 17, 1998 in response to that order, renders the submission on 
their filing in this proceeding unnecessary.
    The CSW Operating Companies state that a copy of their Notice of 
Withdrawal of Filing was served on all parties to this proceeding.
    Comment date: April 8, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

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5. California Independent System Operator Corporation

[Docket No. ER98-1934-000]

    Take notice that on March 9, 1998, the California Independent 
System Operator Corporation (ISO), tendered for filing a Notice of 
Withdrawal of the proposed Scheduling Coordinator Agreement between ISO 
and the Department of Water and Power of the City of Los Angeles filed 
in the above-referenced docket.
    Comment date: April 8, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

6. California Independent System Operator Corporation

[Docket No. ER98-2113-000]

    Take notice that on March 6, 1998, the California Independent 
System Operator Corporation (ISO), tendered for filing a Meter Service 
Agreement for ISO Metered Entities between ISO and Salt River Project 
Agricultural Improvement and Power District.
    Comment date: April 7, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

7. Arizona Public Service Company

[Docket No. ER98-2240-000]

    Take notice that on March 19, 1998, Arizona Public Service Company 
(APS), tendered for filing Umbrella Service Agreements to provide Firm 
and Non-Firm Point-to-Point Transmission Service to The Washington 
Water Power Company under APS' Open Access Transmission Tariff.
    A copy of this filing has been served on The Washington Water Power 
Company and the Arizona Corporation Commission.
    Comment date: April 8, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

8. Illinois Power Company

[Docket No. ER98-2241-000]

    Take notice that on March 19, 1998, Illinois Power Company 
(Illinois Power), 500 South 27th Street, Decatur, Illinois 62526, 
tendered for filing a notification indicating its consent to the 
assignment by Heartland Energy Service, Inc. (Heartland), of its rights 
and obligations under the Interchange Agreement and Power Sales 
Agreement between Illinois Power and Heartland to Cargill-IEC, LLC 
(Cargill).
    Illinois Power has requested an effective date of November 1, 1997.
    Copies of the filing were served upon Heartland as well as the 
Illinois Commerce Commission.
    Comment date: April 8, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

9. Virginia Electric and Power Company

[Docket No. ER98-2242-000]

    Take notice that on March 19, 1998, Virginia Electric and Power 
Company (Virginia Power), tendered for filing a Service Agreement for 
Firm Point-to-Point Transmission Service with PG&E Energy Trading--
Power, L.P. (PGET) under the Open Access Transmission Tariff to 
Eligible Purchasers dated July 14, 1997. Under the tendered Service 
Agreement, Virginia Power will provide firm point-to-point service to 
the Transmission Customers under the rates, terms and conditions of the 
Open Access Transmission Tariff.
    Copies of the filing were served upon PG&E Energy Trading--Power, 
L.P. (PGET), the Virginia State Corporation Commission and the North 
Carolina Utilities Commission.
    Comment date: April 8, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

10. Virginia Electric and Power Company

[Docket No. ER98-2243-000]

    Take notice that on March 19, 1998, Virginia Electric and Power 
Company (Virginia Power), tendered for filing a Service Agreement for 
Non-Firm Point-to-Point Transmission Service with PG&E Energy Trading--
Power, L.P. (PGET), under the Open Access Transmission Tariff to 
Eligible Purchasers dated July 14, 1997. Under the tendered Service 
Agreement, Virginia Power will provide non-firm point-to-point service 
to the Transmission Customers under the rates, terms and conditions of 
the Open Access Transmission Tariff.
    Copies of the filing were served upon PG&E Energy Trading--Power, 
L.P. (PGET), the Virginia State Corporation Commission and the North 
Carolina Utilities Commission.
    Comment date: April 8, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

11. UtiliCorp United Inc.

[Docket No. ER98-2244-000]

    Take notice that on March 19, 1998, UtiliCorp United Inc. 
(UtiliCorp), filed service agreements with Avista Energy Inc., for 
service under its Non-Firm Point-to-Point open access service tariff 
for its operating divisions, Missouri Public Service and WestPlains 
Energy-Kansas.
    Comment date: April 8, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

12. UtiliCorp United Inc.

[Docket No. ER98-2245-000]

    Take notice that on March 19, 1998, UtiliCorp United Inc. 
(UtiliCorp), filed a service agreement with Municipal Energy Agency of 
Nebraska for service under its Non-Firm Point-to-Point open access 
service tariff for its operating division, WestPlains Energy-Colorado.
    Comment date: April 8, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

13. Illinois Power Company

[Docket No. ER98-2246-000]

    Take notice that on February 19, 1998, Illinois Power Compay 
(Illinois Power), tendered for filing a revised Index of Customers.
    Consistent with the requirements of paragraph N of the Commission's 
July 31, 1997, order in Allegheny Power System, Inc. et al., Docket 
Nos. OA96-18 et al., 80 FERC para. 61,143 (1997), the Index of 
Customers identifies the status of the service agreement for each 
indexed customer.
    Comment date: April 8, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

14. Northern Indiana Public Service Company

[Docket No. ER98-2247-000]

    Take notice that on March 19, 1998, Northern Indiana Public Service 
Company tendered for filing an executed Sales Service Agreement and an 
executed Standard Transmission Service Agreement for Non-Firm Point-to-
Point Transmission Service between Northern Indiana Public Service 
Company and EnerZ Corporation (EnerZ).
    Under the Transmission Service Agreement, Northern Indiana Public 
Service Company will provide Point-to-Point Transmission Service to 
EnerZ pursuant to the Open-Access Transmission Tariff filed by Northern 
Indiana Public Service Company in Docket No. OA96-47-000 and allowed to 
become effective by the Commission. Under that Sales Service Agreement, 
Northern Indiana Public Service Company will provide general purpose 
energy and negotiated capacity to EnerZ pursuant to the Wholesale Sales 
Tariff filed by Northern Indiana Public Service Company in Docket No. 
ER95-1222-000 as amended by the Commission's order in Docket No. ER97-
458-000 and allowed to become effective by the Commission. Northern 
Indiana Public

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Service Company has requested that the Service Agreements be allowed to 
become effective as of March 31, 1998.
    Copies of this filing have been sent to the Indiana Utility 
Regulatory Commission and the Indiana Office of Utility Consumer 
Counselor.
    Comment date: April 8, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

15. Northern Indiana Public Service Company

[Docket No. ER98-2248-000]

    Take notice that on March 19, 1998, Northern Indiana Public Service 
Company tendered for filing an executed Standard Transmission Service 
Agreement for Non-Firm Point-to-Point Transmission Service between 
Northern Indiana Public Service Company and Strategic Energy Ltd., 
(Strategic).
    Under the Transmission Service Agreement, Northern Indiana Public 
Service Company will provide Point-to-Point Transmission Service to 
Strategic pursuant to the Transmission Service Tariff filed by Northern 
Indiana Public Service Company in Docket No. OA96-47-000 and allowed to 
become effective by the Commission. Northern Indiana Public Service 
Company has requested that the Service Agreement be allowed to become 
effective as of March 31, 1998.
    Copies of this filing have been sent to the Indiana Utility 
Regulatory Commission and the Indiana Office of Utility Consumer 
Counselor.
    Comment date: April 8, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

16. Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.

[Docket No. ER98-2249-000]

    Take notice that on March 19, 1998, Niagara Mohawk Power 
Corporation (Niagara Mohawk), filed Service Agreements for transmission 
and wholesale requirements services in conjunction with an electric 
retail access pilot program that was established by the New York Public 
Service Commission effective November 1, 1997. The Service Agreements 
for transmission services are under Niagara Mohawk's FERC Electric 
Tariff, Original Volume No. 3; as modified by an Order of the 
commission in this proceeding dated November 7, 1997. Niagara Mohawk's 
customer is Eastern Power Distribution, Inc., (Eastern Power). The 
Service Agreements for wholesale requirements services are under 
Niagara Mohawk's FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume No. 4; as 
modified by an Order of the Commission in this proceeding dated 
November 7, 1997. Niagara Mohawk's customer is Eastern Power 
Distribution, Inc., (Eastern Power).
    Comment date: April 8, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

17. Entergy Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER98-2250-000]

    Take notice that on March 19, 1998, 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 Amoco Energy Trading Corporation.
    Comment date: May 5, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

18. Entergy Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER98-2251-000]

    Take notice that on March 19, 1998, 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 
Southern Illinois Power Cooperative for the sale of power under Entergy 
Services' Rate Schedule SP.
    Comment date: April 8, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

19. Entergy Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER98-2252-000]

    Take notice that on March 19, 1998, 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 
Southern Illinois Power Cooperative for the sale of power under Entergy 
Services' Rate Schedule SP.
    Comment date: April 8, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

20. FirstEnergy Trading and Power Marketing, Inc.

[Docket No. ER98-2253-000]

    Take notice that on March 19, 1998, FirstEnergy Trading and Power 
Marketing Inc., (FirstEnergy Trading), filed a Notice of Succession to 
Rate Schedules of Market Responsive Energy Inc. FirstEnergy Trading has 
requested waiver of the notice provisions of the Commission's 
Regulations and any other applicable requirements in order to permit 
the name change to be made effective as of April 1, 1998.
    Comment date: April 8, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

21. Green Mountain Power Corp.

[Docket No. ER98-2254-000]

    Take notice that on March 19, 1998, Green Mountain Power 
Corporation (GMP), tendered for filing a Service Agreement for Non-Firm 
Point-to-Point Transmission Service dated January 31, 1998, under which 
GMP may provide transmission service to Cinergy Capital & Trading, Inc. 
GMP has prosed to make the service agreement effective as of March 19, 
1998.
    Comment date: April 8, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

22. Entergy Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER98-2255-000]

    Take notice that on March 19, 1998, 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 Amoco Energy Trading Corporation.
    Comment date: April 8, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

23. California Independent System Operator Corporation

[Docket No. ER98-2263-000]

    Take notice that on March 20, 1998, the California Independent 
System Operator Corporation (ISO), tendered for filing a Scheduling 
Coordinator Agreement between the ISO and Williams Energy Services 
Company for acceptance by the Commission.
    The ISO states that this filing has been served on all parties 
listed on the official service list in Docket Nos. EC96-19-003 and 
ER96-1663-003, including

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the California Public Utilities Commission.
    Comment date: April 7, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

24. California Independent System Operator Corporation

[Docket No. ER98-2264-000]

    Take notice that on March 20, 1998, the California Independent 
System Operator Corporation (ISO), tendered for filing a Meter Service 
Agreement for Scheduling Coordinators between the ISO and Williams 
Energy Services Company for acceptance by the Commission.
    The ISO states that this filing has been served on all parties 
listed on the official service list in Docket Nos. EC96-19-003 and 
ER96-1663-003, including the California Public Service Commission.
    Comment date: April 7, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

25. Atlantic City Electric Company, Delmarva Power & Light Company, 
Green Mountain Power Corp.

[Docket Nos. OA97-97-001, OA97-467-001 OA97-181-001]

    Take notice that the companies listed in the above-captioned 
dockets submitted revised standards of conduct 1 under Order 
Nos. 889 et seq.2 The revised standards were submitted in 
response to the Commission's January 15, 1998, order on Standards Of 
Conduct.3
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    \1\ The revised standards were submitted between February 13 and 
February 17, 1998.
    \2\ Open Access Same-Time Information System (Formerly Real-Time 
Information Network) and Standards of Conduct, 61 FR 21737 (May 10, 
1996), FERC Stats. & Regs., Regulation Preambles January 1991-June 
1996 para. 31,035 (April 24, 1996); Order No. 889-A, order on 
rehearing, 62 FR 12484 (March 14, 1997), III FERC Stats. & Regs. 
para. 31,049 (March 4, 1997); Order No. 889-B, rehearing denied, 62 
FR 64715 (December 9, 1997), 81 FERC para. 61,253 (November 25, 
1997).
    \3\ Atlantic City Electric Company, et al., 82 FERC para. 61,028 
(1998). The Commission granted Atlantic and Delmarva extensions of 
time to file their revised standards by notices dated January 27, 
1998. The Commission granted Green Mountain an extension of time to 
file its revised standards by notice dated February 9, 1998.
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    Atlantic City Electric Company (Atlantic), and Delmarva Power & 
Light Company consolidate its consideration of theirrevised standards. 
This request is based on the merger of the two companies.4
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    \4\ Atlantic City Electric Company and Delmarva Power & Light 
Company, Docket No. EC97-7-000, 80 FERC para. 61,126 (1997).
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    Comment date: April 8, 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 these filings are on file with 
the Commission and are available for public inspection.
David P. Boergers,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-8372 Filed 3-30-98; 8:45 am]
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