[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 191 (Friday, October 2, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53037-53040]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-26360]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. ER98-4602-000, et al.]


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

September 25, 1998.
    Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
Commission:

1. Illinois Power Company

[Docket No. ER98-4602-000]

    Take notice that on September 21, 1998, Illinois Power Company 
(Illinois Power), 500 South 27th Street, Decatur, Illinois 62526, 
tendered for filing firm transmission agreements under which Tenneco 
Packaging, Inc. will take transmission service pursuant to its open 
access transmission tariff. The agreements are based on the Form of 
Service Agreement in Illinois Power's tariff.
    Illinois Power has requested an effective date of September 1, 
1998.
    Comment date: October 13, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

2. Edison Sault Electric Company v. Cloverland Electric Cooperative 
Consumers Energy Company

[Docket No. EL98-77-000; Docket No. ER98-4624-000; Docket No. ER97-
1386-000]

    Take notice that on September 22, 1998, Edison Sault Electric 
Company (Edison Sault) filed a ``Complaint, Request for Authorization 
of

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Cancellation of Effective Rate Schedule, Request for Authorization to 
Withhold Refund Amounts and Request for Clarification of Settlement 
Implementation.'' The matters raised in this filing address Edison 
Sault's FPC Rate Schedule 8 which is the ``Contract for Electric 
Service'' between Edison Sault and Cloverland Electric Cooperative, 
Inc. (Cloverland.) This rate schedule provides the terms and conditions 
under which Edison Sault makes available to Cloverland--without 
markup--energy sold to Edison Sault by Consumers Energy Company 
(Consumers). Pursuant to 18 CFR 35.15, Edison Sault requests that 
cancellation of the rate schedule be effective sixty (60) days from the 
filing of this pleading. Such cancellation is necessary in light of 
Cloverland's failure to pay Edison Sault for monies due and owing under 
the effective rate schedule.
    In order to remediate Cloverland's failure to pay the monies owed 
and to make Edison Sault whole in light of Cloverland's stated intent 
to withhold additional payments, Edison Sault also seeks authorization 
from the Commission to withhold a refund due to be paid to Cloverland 
as a result of a Consumers' rate refund requirement in Docket No. ER97-
1386. Such amounts, instead, would be placed into trust pending 
resolution of this matter.
    Finally, Edison Sault requests clarification regarding the 
implementation of the recent settlement agreement between Edison Sault 
and Consumers in Docket No. ER97-1386 as it relates to Edison Sault's 
pass-through of network transmission service charges paid by Edison 
Sault to Consumers.
    Comment date: October 16, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice. Answers to the Complaint shall 
also be due on October 16, 1998.

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

[Docket No. ER98-3926-000]

    Take notice that on September 22, 1998, Allegheny Power Service 
Corporation on behalf of Monongahela Power Company, the Potomac Edison 
Company and West Penn Power Company (Allegheny Power), submitted a 
Request for an Extension of Time to complete documents for a filing 
adding the City of Hagerstown, the Town of Front Royal, and the Town of 
Thurmont to Allegheny Power's Open Access Transmission Tariff.
    Copies of this filing have been provided to the Maryland Public 
Service Commission and the Virginia State Corporation Commission.
    Comment date: October 13, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

4. Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light Company; Concord Electric 
Company; Exeter & Hampton Electric Company

[Docket No. ER98-4601-000]

    Take notice that on September 21, 1998, Fitchburg Gas and Electric 
Light Company, Concord Electric Company and Exeter & Hampton Electric 
Company (Companies) tendered for filing with the Commission, amendments 
to their respective Pro Forma Open Access Transmission Tariffs. These 
changes are being made so that the Companies' Tariffs are consistent 
with the changes to the NEPOOL open access tariff ordered by the 
Commission on April 20, 1998 in New England Power Pool, 83 FERC para. 
61,045 (1998).
    A copy of this filing was served upon all parties listed on the 
official service list in the respective Companies' original open access 
transmission tariff proceedings as noted above. Concord Electric 
Company and Exeter & Hampton Electric Company served a copy of the 
filing on the New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission. Fitchburg Gas 
and Electric Light Company served a copy of the filing on the 
Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications & Energy.
    The Companies have requested waiver of the Commission's regulations 
to permit an effective date of October 1, 1998, which would enable 
their changes to be effective on the same date as NEPOOL's proposed 
effective date for its changes.
    Comment date: October 13, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

5. Montaup Electric Company

[Docket No. ER98-4603-000]

    Take notice that on September 21, 1998, Montaup Electric Company 
(Montaup) filed revised sheets of its Open Access Transmission Tariff 
required to conform that tariff with the Open Access Transmission 
Tariff filed by the New England Power Pool (NEPOOL) on July 22, 1998. 
Montaup tendered these revised sheets for filing in compliance with the 
Commission's order in New England Power Pool, et al., Docket Nos. OA97-
237-000, et al., requiring NEPOOL Transmission Providers to file 
conforming amendments to their individual tariffs 60 days after the 
filing of NEPOOL's compliance report.
    Comment date: October 13, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

6. Northeast Utilities Service Co.

[Docket No. ER98-4604-000]

    Take notice that on September 21, 1998, Northeast Utilities Service 
Company (NUSCO) on behalf of the Northeast Utilities (NU) System 
Companies, tendered for filing a supplement and amendments to the NU 
System Companies Open Access Transmission Service Tariff No. 9 to 
conform to the Revised New England Power Pool Open Access Transmission 
filed with the Commission on July 22, 1998 in Docket No. ER98-3853-000.
    NUSCO requests that the Commission waive its regulations to permit 
the supplement and conforming changes to become effective on October 1, 
1998 or such other effective date of the Revised NEPOOL Agreement 
ordered by the Commission.
    Comment date: October 13, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

7. Ameren Services Company

[Docket No. ER98-4605-000]

    Take notice that on September 22, 1998, Ameren Services Company 
(ASC) tendered for filing Service Agreements for Long-Term Firm Point-
to-Point Transmission Services between ASC and Electric Clearinghouse, 
Inc., (ECI). ASC asserts that the purpose of the agreement is to permit 
ASC to provide transmission service to ECI pursuant to Ameren's Open 
Access Transmission Tariff filed in Docket No. ER97-677-004.
    The parties respectfully request that the agreement become 
effective on January 1, 1998.
    Comment date: October 13, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

8. South Carolina Electric & Gas Company

[Docket No. ER98-4606-000]

    Take notice that on September 22, 1998, South Carolina Electric & 
Gas Company (SCE&G) submitted a service agreement establishing Michigan 
Electric Power Coordination Center as a customer under the terms of 
SCE&G's Negotiated Market Sales Tariff.
    SCE&G requests an effective date of September 21, 1998. 
Accordingly, SCE&G requests waiver of the Commission's notice 
requirements.
    Copies of this filing were served upon Michigan Electric Power 
Coordination Center and the South Carolina Public Service Commission.

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    Comment date: October 13, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

9. California Power Exchange Corporation

[Docket No. ER98-4607-000]

    Take notice that on September 21, 1998, the California Power 
Exchange Corporation (PX) filed for Commission acceptance in this 
docket, pursuant to Section 205 of the Federal Power Act, an 
application to amend the PX Operating Agreement and Tariff (including 
Protocols) (PX Tariff) and a motion for waiver of the 60-day notice 
requirement. The PX requests that the proposed PX Tariff amendments be 
accepted because the amendments contain adjustments to the PX Tariff 
that will reflect actual PX operating experience.
    The PX proposes amendments to the PX Tariff and Protocols involving 
(i) the establishment of a Suspense Account; (ii) notification of 
changes to the PX Payments Calendar; (iii) clarification of permissible 
banking arrangements between the PX and PX Participants; (iv) inclusion 
of PX Participants' ISO Adjustment Bids in the PX's data requirements; 
(v) clarification of billing and settlement operations; (vi) 
implementation of negative Market Clearing Prices; (vii) deletion of 
provisions requiring Meter Data to indicate whether it is an hourly 
value or a profiled value; (viii) removal of requirements that PX 
Participants flag whether their Meter Data is estimated or calculated; 
(ix) the inclusion of provisions to allow the PX to provide new value 
added services at the request of PX Participants; (x) deletion of the 
Options Addenda from the PX Participation Agreement; and (xi) 
flexibility in allocating new ISO charges and prior day ISO charges.
    Comment date: October 13, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

10. PP&L Energy Plus Co.

[Docket No. ER98-4608-000]

    Take notice that on September 22, 1998, PP&L EnergyPlus Co. (PP&L 
EnergyPlus), filed with the Commission an Application for Authority to 
Sell Energy and Capacity at Market-Based Rates and to Resell 
Transmission Rights. PP&L requested waiver of Commission regulations to 
permit the Market-Based Rate Tariff to become effective on October 1, 
1998.
    PP&L EnergyPlus stated that it served a copy of the foregoing on 
the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.
    Comment date: October 13, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

11. Central Power and Light Company; West Texas Utilities Company; 
Public Service Company of Oklahoma; Southwestern Electric Power 
Company

[Docket No. ER98-4609-000]

    Take notice that on September 22, 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) submitted for filing revised pages to the CSW 
Operating Companies' open access transmission service tariff filed in 
docket No. OA97-24-000 on November 1, 1996.
    The CSW Operating Companies state that a copy of the filing was 
served on all parties to docket No. OA97-24-000, all customers under 
the tariff, the Public Utility Commission of Texas, the Oklahoma 
Corporation Commission, the Louisiana Public Service Commission and the 
Arkansas Public Service Commission.
    Comment date: October 13, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

12. Edison Sault Electric Company

[Docket No. ER98-4610-000]

    Take notice that on September 22, 1998, Edison Sault Electric 
Company (Edison Sault), tendered for filing the unexecuted Supplemental 
Agreement Number Eight (8) to the February 1, 1977, Contract for 
Electric Service between Edison Sault and Cloverland Electric 
Cooperative (Agreement). The Contract for Electric Service provides the 
terms and conditions under which Edison Sault makes available to 
Cloverland--without markup--energy sold to Edison Sault by Consumers 
Energy Company.
    As explained in a filing made contemporaneously with this one, 
Edison Sault requests cancellation of the rate schedule in light of 
Cloverland's failure to pay Edison Sault for monies due and owing under 
the effective rate schedule. Edison Sault is filing to amend the 
Contract for Electric Service to include a dispute resolution provision 
in light of the Commission's recent discussion in Southern Company 
Energy Marketing, L.P., et al., 84 FERC para. 61,199, fn.5 (1998).
    The sole purpose of Supplemental Agreement Number Eight is to 
clarify the rights of the parties regarding failure to pay for amounts 
due and owing under the Contract for Electric Service. Supplemental 
Agreement Number Eight does not otherwise propose to change any other 
terms and conditions of service.
    Because Cloverland refused to negotiate a termination provision, 
Edison Sault requests that the Commission accept this filing as a 
unilateral amendment to the Contract for Electric Service, and waive 
the sixty day notice period. In addition, Edison Sault requests that 
this filing serve as notice of Edison Sault's request for Commission 
approval of termination of the Contract for Electric Service pursuant 
to Section 35.15 of the Commission's Regulation (18 CFR 35.15).
    Comment date: October 13, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

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

[Docket No. ER98-4611-000]

    Take notice that on September 22, 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), submitted for filing revised pages to the CSW 
Operating Companies open access transmission service tariff filed in 
Docket No. OA97-24-000 on February 17, 1998.
    The CSW Operating Companies state that a copy of the filing was 
served on all parties to Docket No. OA97-24-000, all customers under 
the CSW Operating Companies' currently effective open access tariff, 
the Public Utility Commission of Texas, the Oklahoma Corporation 
Commission, the Louisiana Public Service Commission and the Arkansas 
Public Service Commission.
    Comment date: October 13, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

14. Cambridge Electric Light Company, Commonwealth Electric Company

[Docket No. ER98-4612-000]

    Take notice that, on September 22, 1998, Cambridge Electric Light 
Company (Cambridge), and Commonwealth Electric Company (Commonwealth), 
submitted for filing, pursuant to Section 205 of the Federal Power Act, 
and Part 35 of the Commission's Regulations, Open Access Transmission 
Tariffs. These tariffs are revised and restated primarily to reflect 
changes to conform to the July 22, 1998, tariff modifications of the 
New England

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Power Pool. In addition, portions of Cambridge's tariff have been 
revised to reflect divestiture of its generation pursuant to the retail 
restructuring of electric utilities in Massachusetts.
    Copies of the filing have been served on the regulatory agencies in 
the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
    Comment date: October 13, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

15. UtiliCorp United Inc.

[Docket No. ER98-4613-000]

    Take notice that on September 10, 1998, UtiliCorp United Inc. 
(UtiliCorp), tendered for filing separate market-based sales tariffs 
for each of itself and its Missouri Public Service, WestPlains Energy-
Kansas, and WestPlains Energy-Colorado operating divisions.
    UtiliCorp requests that the Commission accept the tariffs for 
filing to become effective on November 9, 1998.
    Comment date: October 13, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

16. Mid-Continent Area Power Pool

[Docket No. ER98-4614-000]

    Take notice that on September 22, 1998, the Mid-Continent Area 
Power Pool (MAPP), on behalf of its Members that are subject to 
Commission jurisdiction as public utilities under Section 201(e) of the 
Federal Power Act, filed an amendment to Schedule C1: Scheduled Outage 
Energy Interchange Service of the MAPP Restated Agreement. Schedule C1 
provides for a Participant in MAPP's Reserve-Sharing Pool to supply 
energy to any other Pool Participant during scheduled outages of 
generating or transmission facilities, or both. The amendment to 
Schedule C1 clarifies that Scheduled Outage Service is available only 
after a Pool Participant receives Emergency Energy under Schedule C of 
the Restated Agreement, and only for a period of up to 72 continuous 
hours from the purchasing Pool Participant's most recent request for 
Emergency Energy.
    MAPP requests the Commission to place these changes into effect on 
September 23, 1998.
    Comment date: October 13, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

17. The Washington Water Power Company

[Docket No. ER98-4615-000]

    Take notice that on September 22, 1998, The Washington Water Power 
Company (WWP), filed Supplement No. 1, to WWP Rate Schedule FERC No. 
178 and PGE Rate Schedule FERC No. 82. The rate schedules are the 
Agreement for Long Term Purchase and Sale of Capacity (Capacity 
Contract) between WWP and Portland General Electric (PGE). The proposed 
supplement would revise the assignment rights under the Capacity 
Contract. WWP and PGE are the only purchasers under the Capacity 
Contract.
    Comment date: October 13, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

18. Mid-Continent Area Power Pool

[Docket No. ER98-4616-000]

    Take notice that on September 22, 1998, the Mid-Continent Area 
Power Pool (MAPP), on behalf of its Members that are subject to 
Commission jurisdiction as public utilities under Section 201(e) of the 
Federal Power Act, filed amendments to the quorum requirements 
contained in the MAPP Restated Agreement. These amendments decrease the 
quorum requirements from three-fourths to 50% or more participation for 
certain MAPP committees.
    MAPP requests an effective date of January 14, 1999.
    Comment date: October 13, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

Standard Paragraphs

    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,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-26360 Filed 10-1-98; 8:45 am]
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