[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 66 (Tuesday, April 7, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16998-17000]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-9047]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. ER96-2350-011, et al.]


CMS Marketing, Services and Trading, et al. Electric Rate and 
Corporate Regulation Filings

March 31, 1998.
    Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
Commission:

1. CMS Marketing, Services and Trading

[Docket No. ER96-2350-011]

    Take notice that on March 26, 1998, CMS Marketing, Services and 
Trading (CMS MST), tendered for filing a Notification of Change in 
Status. This filing provides notification of CMS MST's acquisition of a 
50% ownership interest in Enline Energy Solutions, L.L.C.
    Comment date: April 15, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

2. Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems v. PacifiCorp

[Docket No. EL98-32-000]

    Take notice that on March 13, 1998, Utah Associated Municipal Power 
Systems (UAMPS) tendered for filing a complaint against PacifiCorp. 
UAMPS states in its complaint that PacifiCorp has refused to provide 
firm transmission service from resources needed to serve UAMPs' loads 
on reasonable terms and conditions comparable to similar services it 
provides to itself and others, and (2) PacifiCorp has failed to 
maintain functional separation between its Merchant and Transmission 
Functions and has favored its own generation in providing transmission 
services.
    Comment date: April 30, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice. Answers to the complaint shall be due on 
or before April 30, 1998.

3. West Texas Utilities Company, Central Power & Light Company, 
Public Service Company of Oklahoma

[Docket No. EL98-33-000]

    Take notice that on March 13, 1998, Central and South West 
Services, on behalf of West Texas Utilities Company, Central Power & 
Light Company and the Public Service Company of Oklahoma tendered for 
filing a petition requesting waiver of the Commission's fuel adjustment 
clause.
    Comment date: April 13, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

4. Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Maryland Interconnection

[Docket No. ER97-3189-014]

    Take notice that on March 25, 1998, the PJM Interconnection, LLC 
tendered for filing its compliance filing in the above-referenced 
docket pursuant to the ordering Paragraph (G) of Commission's New 
Jersey-Maryland Interconnection, 81 FERC para. 61,257 (1997).
    Comment date: April 17, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

5. New England Power Company

[Docket No. ER98-1232-000]

    Take notice that on March 26, 1998, New England Power Company 
(NEP), filed supplemental information and corrected data in the above-
referenced docket.
    Comment date: April 15, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

6. Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.

[Docket No. ER98-1631-001]

    Take notice that on March 26, 1998, Consolidated Edison Company of 
New York, Inc. (Con Edison), tendered for filing revised tariff sheets 
in compliance with the Order Accepting Filing As Revised, which issued 
on March 12, 1998 in this proceeding (82 FERC para. 61,244). The 
revised tariff sheets constitute service agreements which pertain to 
retail transmission and which are Attachments K and L to Con Edison's 
open access transmission tariff, FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume 
No. 1.
    Con Edison states that a copy of this filing has been served by 
mail upon the New York State Public Service Commission (PSCNY) and the 
parties to this proceeding.
    Comment date: April 15, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

7. Illinois Power Company

[Docket No. ER98-2269-000]

    Take notice that on March 20, 1998, Illinois Power Company (IP), 
500 South 27th Street, Decatur, Illinois 62526, tendered for filing a 
summary of its activity for the fourth quarter of 1997, under its 
Market Based Power Sales Tariff, FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume 
No. 7.
    Comment date: April 13, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

8. California Independent System Operator Corporation

[Docket No. ER98-2295-000]

    Take notice that on March 24, 1998, the California Independent 
System Operator Corporation (ISO), tendered for filing a Meter Service 
Agreement for ISO Metered Entities the ISO and Ocean Vista Power 
Generation, L.L.C., 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 13, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

9. PG&E Energy Services

[Docket No. ER98-2297-000]

    Take notice that on March 25, 1998, PG&E Energy Services tendered 
for filing a Revised Market-Based Rate Tariff. PG&E Energy Services 
does not currently have jurisdictional customers who must be served 
with this Filing.
    Comment date: April 13, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

10. Southern California Edison Company

[Docket No. ER98-2302-000]

    Take notice that on March 26, 1998, Southern California Edison 
Company (Edison), tendered for filing the Edison-Riverside 
Restructuring Agreement (Restructuring Agreement), between Edison and 
the City of Riverside, California (Riverside), and a Notice of 
Cancellation of various agreements and rate schedules applicable to 
Riverside. Included in the Restructuring Agreement as Appendices B, C, 
D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, and M are: the Wholesale Distribution Access 
Tariff Service Agreement, Amendment No. 2 to the Edison-Riverside San 
Onofre Nuclear Generating Station Firm Transmission Service Agreement, 
Amendment No. 1 to the Edison-Riverside Hoover Firm Transmission 
Service Agreement,

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Amendment No. 2 to the Edison-Riverside Intermountain Power Project 
Firm Transmission Service Agreement, Amendment No. 1 to the Edison-
Riverside Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station Firm Transmission 
Service Agreement, Amendment No. 1 to the Edison-Riverside Washington 
Water Power Firm Transmission Service Agreement, Amendment No. 1 to the 
Edison-Riverside Deseret 1992 Firm Transmission Service Agreement, 
Amendment No. 1 to the Edison-Riverside 1996 BPA Firm Transmission 
Service Agreement, Amendment No. 1 to the Edison-Riverside DWR II Firm 
Transmission Service Agreement, Amendment No. 1 to the Edison-Riverside 
DWR III Firm Transmission Service Agreement, Amendment No. 1 to the 
Edison-Riverside DWR IV Firm Transmission Service Agreement, and 
Amendment No. 1 to the Edison-Riverside DWR V Firm Transmission Service 
Agreement.
    The Restructuring Agreement is the result of negotiations between 
Edison and Riverside 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 Riverside. In 
addition, the Restructuring Agreement provides for cancellation of 
existing bundled service arrangements and obligations between Edison 
and Riverside. 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: April 15, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

11. PECO Energy Company

[Docket No. ER98-2317-000]

    Take notice that on March 26, 1998, PECO Energy Company (PECO), 
filed under Section 205 of the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 792 et 
seq., an Agreement dated February 23, 1998, with Tampa Electric Company 
(TECO), under PECO's FERC Electric Tariff Original Volume No. 1 
(Tariff).
    PECO requests an effective date of March 1, 1998, for the 
Agreement.
    PECO states that copies of this filing have been supplied to TECO 
and to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.
    Comment date: April 15, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

12. Consumers Energy Company

[Docket No. ER98-2320-000]

    Take notice that on March 26, 1998, Consumers Energy Company 
(Consumers), tendered for filing an executed service agreement with 
Consumers Energy Company--Electric Sourcing & Trading for Network 
Integration Transmission Service pursuant to Consumers' Open Access 
Transmission Service Tariff, with an effective date of March 1, 1998.
    Copies of the filed agreement were served upon the Michigan Public 
Service Commission and the transmission customer.
    Comment date: April 15, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

13. FirstEnergy System

[Docket No. ER98-2321-000]

    Take notice that on March 26, 1998, FirstEnergy System, tendered 
for filing Service Agreements to provide Firm Point-to-Point 
Transmission Service for Cargill-Alliant, LLC and Enron Power 
Marketing, the Transmission Customers. Services are being provided 
under the FirstEnergy System Open Access Transmission Tariff submitted 
for filing by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in Docket No. 
ER97-412-000. The proposed effective date under the Service Agreements 
is March 1, 1998.
    Comment date: April 15, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

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

[Docket No. ER98-2323-000]

    Take notice that on March 26, 1998, Northern States Power Company 
(Minnesota) and Northern States Power Company (Wisconsin) (collectively 
known as NSP), tendered for filing an Electric Service Agreement 
between NSP and The Electric System of the Board of Municipal 
Utilities, Sikeston, Missouri (Customer). This Electric Service 
Agreement is an enabling agreement under which NSP may provide to 
Customer the electric services identified in NSP Operating Companies 
Electric Services Tariff Original Volume No. 4. NSP requests that this 
Electric Service Agreement be made effective on February 28, 1998.
    Comment date: April 15, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

15. Southern Company Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER98-2324-000]

    Take notice that on March 26, 1998, Southern Company Services, Inc. 
(SCS), acting on behalf of Alabama Power Company, Georgia Power 
Company, Gulf Power Company, Mississippi Power Company, and Savannah 
Electric and Power Company (collectively referred to as Southern 
Company), filed one (1) umbrella service agreement for short-term firm 
point-to-point transmission service between SCS, as agent for Southern 
Company, and Duke Energy Corporation, and three (3) service agreements 
for non-firm point-to-point transmission service executed between SCS, 
as agent for Southern Company, and (i) Avista Energy, Inc., (ii) OGE 
Energy Resources, and iii) Engage Energy US, L.P., under the Open 
Access Transmission Tariff of Southern Company.
    Comment date: April 15, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

16. Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation

[Docket No. ER98-2328-000]

    Take notice that on March 26, 1998, Niagara Mohawk Power 
Corporation (NMPC), tendered for filing with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission an executed Transmission Service Agreement 
between NMPC and the New York Power Authority to serve 0.2 MW of New 
York Power Authority power to Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. This 
Transmission 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.
    NMPC requests an effective date of April 1, 1998. NMPC has 
requested 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 the New York Power Authority.
    Comment date: April 15, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

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17. Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.

[Docket No. ER98-2342-000]

    Take notice that on March 26, 1998, Consolidated Edison Company of 
New York, Inc. (Con Edison), tendered for filing revised tariff sheets 
to revise Attachments K and L to Con Edison's open access transmission 
tariff, FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume No. 1. The tariff filing 
proposes certain amendments to the terms and conditions for retail 
transmission. The amendments have been reviewed and approved by the New 
York State Public Service Commission (PSCNY) in conjunction with Con 
Edison's retail access program.
    Con Edison states that a copy of this filing has been served by 
mail upon the PSCNY and parties to this proceeding.
    Comment date: April 15, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

18. Montaup Electric Company

[Docket No. ER98-2343-000]

    Take notice that on March 26, 1998, Montaup Electric Company 
(Montaup), filed a revision to Schedule 13, Local Network Service for 
Retail Connected Load (Retail Transmission Service), of its open access 
transmission tariff to provide for the collection of Rhode Island Gross 
Receipts Tax. Montaup requests that the tariff revision be allowed to 
become effective, retroactively, on January 1, 1998, or, alternatively, 
sixty days from the date of the filing.
    Comment date: April 15, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

19. Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District

[Docket No. NJ98-3-000]

    Take notice that on March 13, 1998, Salt River Project Agricultural 
Improvement and Power District, a non-public utility, submitted for 
filing a request for an order declaring that Salt river's voluntary 
Open Access Transmission Tariff, and related Rates for Transmission and 
Ancillary Services, together with its Standards of Conduct and Code of 
Conduct meets the Commission's comparability (non-discrimination) 
standards and the requirements of Order Nos. 888 and 889, III FERC 
Stats.& Regs. para. 32,035 (1996), Orders Nos. 886-A and 889-A, III 
FERC Stats & Regs, para. 31,048 and 31,049 (1997), and Order Nos. 888-B 
and 889-B, 81 FERC Sec. 61,253 (1997). Salt River also requests 
exemption from the payment of any fees associated with its Request 
pursuant to 18 CFR 381.108.
    Comment date: April 20, 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. 98-9047 Filed 4-6-98; 8:45 am]
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