[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 64 (Friday, April 3, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16489-16492]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-8717]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. EG98-59-000, et al.]


LSP Energy Limited Partnership, et al.; Electric Rate and 
Corporate Regulation Filings

March 26, 1998.
    Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
Commission:

1. LSP Energy Limited Partnership

[Docket No. EG98-59-000]

    On March 20, 1998, LSP Energy Limited Partnership (Applicant), a 
Delaware limited partnership with a principal place of business at 655 
Craig Road, Suite 336, St. Louis, Missouri 63141, filed with the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission), an application for 
determination of exempt wholesale generator status pursuant to Part 365 
of the Commission's Regulations.
    The Applicant will begin constructing an approximately eight 
hundred (800) megawatt, natural gas-fired combined cycle electric 
generation facility in Batesville, Mississippi (the Facility). The 
Facility is scheduled to commence commercial operation by Summer 2000. 
The Applicant is engaged directly, or indirectly through one or more 
affiliates as defined in Section 2(a)(11)(B) of the Public Utility 
Holding Company Act of 1935, and exclusively in the business of owning 
or operating, or both owning and operating, all or part of one or more 
eligible facilities and selling electric energy from the Facility at 
wholesale.
    Comment date: April 9, 1998, 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.

2. SEMASS Partnership American Ref-Fuel Company of SEMASS, L.P. Air 
Products Ref-Fuel of SEMASS, Inc. Air Products Ref-Fuel Operations 
of SEMASS, Inc. Duke/UAE Ref-Fuel LLC Duke/UAE SEMASS, LLC Duke/UAE 
Operations of SEMASS, LLC

[Docket No. EC98-4-001]

    Take notice that on March 17, 1998, SEMASS Partnership, American 
Ref-Fuel Company of SEMASS, L.P., Air Products Ref-Fuel of SEMASS, 
Inc., Air Products Ref-Fuel Operations of SEMASS, Inc., Duke/UAE Ref-
Fuel LLC, Duke/UAE SEMASS, LLC, and Duke/UAE Operations of SEMASS, LLC, 
tendered for filing a Request for Confirmation that no Additional 
Approval is Required or, in the Alternative, Request for Additional 
Approval.
    Comment date: April 16, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

3. American Ref-fuel Company of Hempstead, Air Products Ref-fuel of 
Hempstead, Inc. Duke/UAE Ref-Fuel LLC Duke/UAE Hempstead LLC

[Docket No. EC98-5-001]

    Take notice that American Ref-fuel Company of Hempstead, Air 
Products Ref-fuel of Hempstead, Inc., Duke/UAE Ref-Fuel LLC, and Duke/
UAE Hempstead LLC, on March 17, 1998, tendered for filing a Request for 
Confirmation that no Additional Approval is Required or, in the 
Alternative, Request for Additional Approval.
    Comment date: April 16, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

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4. American Ref-fuel Company of Essex County, Air Products Ref-fuel 
of Essex County, Inc. Duke/UAE Ref-Fuel LLC Duke/UAE Essex LLC

[Docket No. EC98-6-001]

    Take notice that American Ref-fuel Company of Essex County, Air 
Products Ref-fuel of Essex County, Inc., Duke/UAE Ref-Fuel LLC, and 
Duke/UAE Essex LLC, on March 17, 1998, tendered for filing a Request 
for Confirmation that no Additional Approval is Required or, in the 
Alternative, Request for Additional Approval.
    Comment date: April 10, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

5. PEI Power Corporation

[Docket No. EG98-60-000]

    Take notice that on March 23, 1998, PEI Power Corporation (PEI 
Power), One PEI Center, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0601, 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.
    PEI Power is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pennsylvania Enterprises, 
Inc., an exempt holding company under the Public Utility Holding 
Company Act (PUHCA). PEI Power owns and will operate, and make 
wholesales of electricity from its 23 MW Archbald generation facility 
located in Lackawana County, Pennsylvania, expected to go on-line in 
June 1998. PEI Power states that is facility is an eligible facility 
within the meaning of Section 32(a)(2) of and that PEI Power's 
ownership and operation of it and related sales of electricity at 
wholesale qualify PEI Power as an exempt wholesale generator.
    Comment date: April 16, 1998, 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.

6. West Texas Utilities Company

[Docket No. EL98-31-000]

    Take notice that on March 13, 1998, West Texas Utilities Company 
tendered for filing a petition for waiver of the Commission's fuel 
adjustment clause in the above-referenced docket.
    Comment date: April 13, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

7. PacifiCorp

[Docket No. ER96-2735-000]

    Take notice that PacifiCorp, on March 20, 1998, tendered for filing 
in accordance with 18 CFR Part 35 of the Commission's Rules and 
Regulations, an amendment to its August 15, 1996, filing of the Power 
Marketing and Resource Management Service Agreement (Agreement) dated 
July 26, 1996, between PacifiCorp and Deseret Generation & Transmission 
Co-operative.
    PacifiCorp requests that the Commission grant a waiver of prior 
notice pursuant to 18 CFR 35.11 of the Commission's Rules and 
Regulations and that an effective date of July 26, 1996, be assigned to 
the Agreement.
    Copies of this filing were supplied to the Public Utility 
Commission of Oregon and the Public Service Commission of Utah.
    Comment date: April 10, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

8. PP&L, Inc.

[Docket Nos. ER97-3189-007, ER97-4829-000 and EL98-25-000]

    Take notice that on March 20, 1998, PP&L, Inc., (PP&L), filed 
corrected copies of Exhibits 1 through 3 to its March 2, 1998, 
compliance filing, which was made pursuant to ordering paragraph (F)(2) 
of the Commission's decision in Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Maryland 
Interconnection, 81 FERC para. 61,257, reh'g pending (1997), and the 
Commission's Order on Motion for Clarification, 82 FERC para. 61,068 
(1998).
    Comment date: April 10, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

9. PEI Power Corporation

[Docket No. ER98-2270-000]

    Take notice that on March 23, 1998, PEI Power Corporation (PEI 
Power), petitioned the Commission for acceptance of PEI Power Rate 
Schedule FERC No. 1; the granting of certain blanket approvals, 
including the authority to sell electricity at market-based rates; and 
the waiver of certain Commission regulations. PEI Power is a wholly-
owned subsidiary of Pennsylvania Enterprises, Inc.
    Comment date: April 10, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

10. Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation

[Docket No. ER98-2271-000]

    Take notice that on March 23, 1998, Rochester Gas and Electric 
Corporation (RG&E), filed a Market Based Service Agreement between RG&E 
and Virginia Power (Customer). This Service Agreement specifies that 
the Customer has agreed to the rates, terms and conditions of RG&E's 
FERC Electric Rate Schedule, Original Volume No. 3 (Power Sales Tariff) 
accepted by the Commission.
    RG&E requests waiver of the Commission's sixty (60) day notice 
requirements and an effective date of February 27, 1998, Virginia Power 
Service Agreement. RG&E has served copies of the filing on the New York 
State Public Service Commission and on the Customer.
    Comment date: April 10, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

11. Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation

[Docket No. ER98-2273-000]

    Take notice that on February 27, 1998, Rochester Gas and Electric 
Corporation (RG&E), filed a Market Based Service Agreement between RG&E 
and Strategic Energy Ltd., (Customer). This Service Agreement specifies 
that the Customer has agreed to the rates, term and conditions of 
RG&E's FERC Electric Rate Schedule, Original Volume No. 3 (Power Sales 
Tariff) accepted by the Commission in Docket No. ER97-3553 (80 FERC 
para. 61,284)(1997)).
    RG&E requests waiver of the Commission's sixty (60) day notice 
requirements and an effective date of February 27, Strategic Energy 
Ltd's Service Agreement. RG&E has served copies of the filing on the 
New York State Public Service Commission and on the Customer.
    Comment date: April 10, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

12. Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation

[Docket No. ER98-2274-000]

    Take notice that on March 23, 1998, Niagara Mohawk Power 
Corporation (NMPC), tendered for filing with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission an executed Transmission Service Agreement 
between NMPC and PG&E Energy Trading--Power, L.P. This Transmission 
Service Agreement specifies that PG&E Energy Trading--Power, L.P., 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 PG&E 
Energy Trading--Power, L.P., to enter into separately scheduled 
transactions under which NMPC will provide transmission service for 
PG&E Energy Trading--Power, L.P., as the parties may mutually agree.
    NMPC requests an effective date of March 13, 1998. NMPC has 
requested

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waiver of the notice requirements for good cause shown.
    NMPC has served copies of the filing upon the New York State Public 
Service Commission and PG&E Energy Trading--Power, L.P.,
    Comment date: April 10, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

13. New Century Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER98-2275-000]

    Take notice that on March 23, 1998, 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 ConAgra Energy 
Services, Inc.
    Comment date: April 10, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

14. Commonwealth Edison Company, Commonwealth Edison Company of 
Indiana, Inc.

[Docket No. ER98-2279-000]

    Take notice that on March 23, 1998, Commonwealth Edison Company and 
Commonwealth Edison Company of Indiana, Inc. (ComEd), tendered for 
filing revisions to ComEd's Open Access Transmission Service Tariff 
(OATT). ComEd proposes to offer to other electric utilities that are 
eligible customers under the OATT redispatch to alleviate curtailment 
or interruption of non-firm point-to-point transmission service, and 
transmission service for Network Customers from non-designated 
resources, either from their own resources, or the resources of others. 
ComEd proposes to provide this new service as part of a one-year 
experiment with the goal of reducing the incidents of transmission 
loading relief in the upper Midwest and facilitating a competitive 
market. ComEd proposes to provide to the Commission an interim 
evaluation of this process after six months and a final report after 
one year. Prior to the end of the one-year experiment, ComEd will make 
a new filing with the Commission either to modify, continue or 
terminate this service.
    ComEd states that it has served a copy of this filing on the 
Illinois Commerce Commission and the Indiana Regulatory Commission. 
Copies of this filing will be posted in accordance with 18 CFR 35.2 of 
the Commission's Regulations.
    Comment date: April 10, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

15. Florida Power & Light Company

[Docket No. ER98-2280-000]

    Take notice that on March 23, 1998, Florida Power & Light Company 
(FPL), tendered for filing proposed service agreements with EnerZ 
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 April 1, 1998.
    FPL states that this filing is in accordance with Section 35 of the 
Commission's Regulations.
    Comment date: April 10, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

16. Kentucky Utilities Company

[Docket No. ER98-2281-000]

    Take notice that on March 23, 1998, Kentucky Utilities Company 
(KU), tendered for filing service agreements between KU and Amoco 
Energy Trading Corporation, Merchant Energy Group of the Americas, 
Inc., and DTE Energy Trading, Inc., for service under Kentucky 
Utilities Company's (KU), Transmission Services Tariff and Merchant 
Energy Group of the Americas, Inc., and DTE Energy Trading, Inc., for 
service under KU's Power Services (PS) Tariff. KU also tendered for 
filing a request for a name change with Cargill-Alliant, LLC.
    Comment date: April 10, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

17. Illinois Power Company

[Docket No. ER98-2282-000]

    Take notice that on March 23, 1998, Illinois Power Company 
(Illinois Power), 500 South 27th Street, Decatur, Illinois 62526, 
tendered for filing a Power Sales Tariff Service Agreement under which 
Upper Peninsula Power Company will take service under Illinois Power 
Company's Power Sales Tariff. The agreements are based on the Form of 
Service Agreement in Illinois Power's tariff.
    Illinois Power has requested an effective date of March 1, 1998.
    Comment date: April 10, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

18. Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation

[Docket No. ER98-2283-000]

    Take notice that on March 23, 1998, Rochester Gas and Electric 
Corporation (RG&E), filed a Market Based Service Agreement between RG&E 
and PG&E Energy Trading-Power, L.P. (Customer). This Service Agreement 
specifies that the Customer has agreed to the rates, term and 
conditions of RG&E's FERC Electric Rate Schedule, Original Volume No. 3 
(Power Sales Tariff) accepted by the Commission.
    RG&E requests waiver of the Commission's sixty (60) day notice 
requirements and an effective date of February 27, 1998, PG&E Energy 
Trading-Power, L.P., Service Agreement. RG&E has served copies of the 
filing on the New York State Public Service Commission and on the 
Customer.
    Comment date: April 10, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

19. MEG Marketing, LLC

[Docket No. ER98-2284-000]

    Take notice that on March 24, 1998, MEG Marketing, LLC. (MEG), 
petitioned the Commission for acceptance of MEG Rate Schedule FERC No. 
1; the granting of certain blanket approvals, including the authority 
to sell electricity and natural gas at market-based rates; and the 
waiver of certain Commission Regulations.
    MEG intends to engage in wholesale electric power and energy 
purchases and sales as marketer (brokering/trading). MEG is not in the 
business of generating or transmitting electric power. MEG is a 
privately-held company.
    Comment date: April 10, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

20. Kansas City Power & Light Company

[Docket No. ER98-2285-000]

    Take notice that on March 23, 1998, Kansas City Power & Light 
Company (KCPL), tendered for filing Addendum A to Amendatory Agreement 
No. 6 to KCPL's Municipal Participation Agreement with Independence, 
Missouri. KCPL proposes an effective date of June 1, 1998. This 
Agreement provides the City the option to continue taking their current 
capacity exchange service from KCPL.
    Comment date: April 10, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

21. Northern States Power Company (Minnesota Company) and Northern 
States Power Company (Wisconsin Company)

[Docket No. ER98-2286-000]

    Take notice that on March 23, 1998, Northern States Power Company-

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Minnesota and Northern States Power Company-Wisconsin (collectively 
known as Northern States Power Company or NSP), tendered for filing a 
letter approving its application for membership in the Western Systems 
Power Pool (WSPP). NSP requests the Commission to allow its membership 
in the WSPP to become effective on March 24, 1998.
    Comment date: April 10, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

22. West Texas Utilities Company

[Docket No. ER98-609-001]

    Take notice that on March 23, 1998, West Texas Utilities Company 
(WTU), submitted a compliance filing, as directed by the Commission's 
order of February 10, 1998, in this docket.
    WTU has served a copy of the compliance filing on all affected 
customers, all parties and the Public Utility Commission of Texas.
    Comment date: April 10, 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. 98-8717 Filed 4-2-98; 8:45 am]
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