[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 232 (Thursday, December 3, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66793-66796]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-32154]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. EG99-23-000, et al.]


CMS Generation Michigan Power L.L.C., et al. Electric Rate and 
Corporate Regulation Filings

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

1. CMS Generation Michigan Power L.L.C.

[Docket No. EG99-23-000]

    Take notice that on November 18, 1998, CMS Generation Michigan 
Power L.L.C., 330 Town Center Drive, Suite 1000, Dearborn, Michigan 
48126, 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.
    CMS Generation Michigan Power L.L.C., is a wholly-owned indirect 
subsidiary of CMS Generation Co., a Michigan corporation, which is a 
wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of CMS Energy Corporation, also a 
Michigan corporation. CMS Generation Michigan Power L.L.C., is 
constructing a simple cycle combustion turbine, natural gas-fired 
peaking facility located in Gaylord, Michigan with a net

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electrical generating capacity of approximately 148 MW.
    Comment date: December 10, 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. CMS Generation Michigan Power L.L.C.

[Docket No. EG99-24-000]

    Take notice that on November 18, 1998, CMS Generation Michigan 
Power L.L.C., 330 Town Center Drive, Suite 1000, Dearborn, Michigan 
48126, 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.
    CMS Generation Michigan Power L.L.C., is a wholly-owned indirect 
subsidiary of CMS Generation Co., a Michigan corporation, which is a 
wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of CMS Energy Corporation, also a 
Michigan corporation. CMS Generation Michigan Power L.L.C. is 
constructing a simple cycle combustion turbine, natural gas-fired 
peaking facility located in Comstock, Michigan with a net electrical 
generating capacity of approximately 68 MW.
    Comment date: December 10, 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.

3. CMS Generation Operating Company

[Docket No. EG99-25-000]

    Take notice that on November 18, 1998, CMS Generation Operating 
Company, 330 Town Center Drive, Suite 1000, Dearborn, Michigan 48126, 
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.
    CMS Generation Operating Company is a wholly-owned indirect 
subsidiary of CMS Generation Co., a Michigan corporation, which is a 
wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of CMS Energy Corporation, also a 
Michigan corporation. CMS Generation Operating Company will operate, 
under an operations and maintenance agreement with the owner, a 
facility under construction located in Comstock, Michigan with a net 
electrical generating capacity of approximately 68 MW.
    Comment date: December 10, 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.

4. CMS Generation Operating Company

[Docket No. EG99-26-000]

    Take notice that on November 18, 1998, CMS Generation Operating 
Company, 330 Town Center Drive, Suite 1000, Dearborn, Michigan 48126, 
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.
    CMS Generation Operating Company is a wholly-owned indirect 
subsidiary of CMS Generation Co., a Michigan corporation, which is a 
wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of CMS Energy Corporation, also a 
Michigan corporation. CMS Generation Operating Company will operate, 
under an operations and maintenance agreement with the owner, a 
facility under construction located in Gaylord, Michigan with a net 
electrical generating capacity of approximately 148 MW.
    Comment date: December 10, 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.

5. Koch Power Louisiana, L.L.C.

[Docket No. EG99-27-000]

    Take notice that on November 18, 1998, Koch Power Louisiana, L.L.C. 
(KPL), 20 Greenway Plaza, Houston, Texas 77046, filed with the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission an application for a determination that 
KPL is an exempt wholesale generator pursuant to Part 365 of the 
Commission's Regulations.
    KPL states that it owns and operates certain eligible facilities 
consisting of eight 25-megawatt gas-fired simple cycle combustion 
turbines, with a total project capacity of approximately 200 megawatts 
(along with certain appurtenant interconnecting transmission 
facilities), located in Sterlington, Louisiana.
    Comment date: December 10, 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. Vastar Power Marketing, Inc.

[Docket No. EL99-11-000]

    Take notice that on November 20, 1998, Vastar Power Marketing, Inc. 
(Vastar Power), tendered for filing pursuant to Rule 207 of the Rules 
of Practice and Procedure of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
(Commission), 18 CFR 385.207, a Petition for Waiver of Requirement to 
File Quarterly Transaction Reports And Annual Reports Under Reporting 
Requirement 582. Vastar Power seeks such a waiver because, due to the 
Commission approved transfer of Vastar Power's wholesale power 
contracts to a joint venture, Vastar Power has not engaged in any power 
purchases or sales since the first quarter of 1998 and it has suspended 
indefinitely its involvement in the power marketing business for the 
foreseeable future.
    Comment date: December 18, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

7. Southern Energy Canal, L.L.C., Southern Energy Kendall, L.L.C. 
and Southern Energy New England, L.L.C.

[Docket Nos. ER98-4115-001, ER98-4116-001 and ER98-4118-001]

    Take notice that on November 20, 1998, Southern Energy Canal, 
L.L.C., Southern Energy Kendall, L.L.C., and Southern Energy New 
England, L.L.C., (collectively the Southern Parties) tendered for 
filing revised codes of conduct in compliance with the order issued by 
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on November 12, 1998, in the 
above-captioned dockets. Cambridge Electric Light Co., et al., 85 FERC 
para. 61,217 (1998).
    Copies of this filing were served on all parties designated on the 
official service list.
    Comment date: December 10, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

8. Commonwealth Edison Company, Commonwealth Edison Company of 
Indiana, Inc., Commonwealth Edison Company and Commonwealth Edison 
Company of Indiana, Inc.

[Docket Nos. ER98-2279-000 and ER98-3689-000

    Take notice that on November 20, 1998, Commonwealth Edison Company 
and Commonwealth Edison Company of Indiana, Inc. (collectively, the 
ComEd), tendered for filing an Interim Report on Non-Firm Redispatch.
    The ComEd states that a copy of the filing has been served on all 
parties in this proceeding.
    Comment date: December 10, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

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9. South Carolina Electric & Gas Company

[Docket No. ER99-651-000]

    Take notice that on November 20, 1998, South Carolina Electric & 
Gas Company (SCE&G), tendered for filing service agreements 
establishing Illinois Power Company (IPC), Northeast Utilities Service 
Company (NUSC), PS Energy Group, Inc. (PSEG), and Potomac Electric 
Power Company (PEPCO) as customers under the terms of SCE&G's 
Negotiated Market Sales Tariff.
    SCE&G requests an effective date of one day subsequent to the date 
of filing. Accordingly, SCE&G requests waiver of the Commission's 
notice requirements.
    Copies of this filing were served upon Illinois Power Company 
(IPC), Northeast Utilities Service Company (NUSC), PS Energy Group, 
Inc. (PSEG), Potomac Electric Power (PEPC), and the South Carolina 
Public Service Commission.
    Comment date: December 10, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

10. Washington Water Power Company

[Docket No. ER99-652-000]

    Take notice that on November 20, 1998, Washington Water Power 
Company, tendered for filing, with the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission pursuant to 18 CFR Section 35.13, an executed Mutual Netting 
Agreement and Certificate of Concurrence allowing for arrangements of 
amounts which become due and owing to one Party to be set off against 
amounts which are due and owing to the other Party with Idaho Power 
Company.
    WWP requests waiver of the prior notice requirement and requests an 
effective date of November 1, 1998.
    Comment date: December 10, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

11. Public Service Company of New Mexico

[Docket No. ER99-653-000]

    Take notice that on November 20, 1998, Public Service Company of 
New Mexico (PNM), tendered for filing executed service agreements, for 
point-to-point transmission service under the terms of PNM's Open 
Access Transmission Service Tariff, with Statoil Energy Trading, Inc. 
(2 agreements, dated November 9, 1998, for Non-Firm and Firm Service). 
PNM's filing is available for public inspection at its offices in 
Albuquerque, New Mexico.
    Comment date: December 10, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

12. Wisconsin Public Service Company

[Docket No. ER99-654-000]

    Take notice that on November 20, 1998, Wisconsin Public Service 
Corporation tendered for filing an executed service agreement with 
Engage Energy US, L.P., under its Market-Based Rate Tariff.
    Comment date: December 10, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

13. FirstEnergy System

[Docket No. ER99-655-000]

    Take notice that on November 20, 1998, FirstEnergy System tendered 
for filing Service Agreements to provide Non-Firm Point-to-Point 
Transmission Service for: Sempra Energy Trading Corporation, 
FirstEnergy Trading and Power Marketing, Incorporated and Potomac 
Electric Power Company, 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 dates under the Service Agreements are 
October 30, 1998 and November 1, 1998, respectively.
    Comment date: December 10, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

14. FirstEnergy System

[Docket No. ER99-656-000]

    Take notice that on November 20, 1998, FirstEnergy System tendered 
for filing Service Agreements to provide Firm Point-to-Point 
Transmission Service for Sempra Energy Trading Corporation, FirstEnergy 
Trading and Power Marketing, and Potomac Electric Power Company, 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 dates under the Service Agreements is 
October 30, 1998 and November 1, 1998, respectively, for the above 
mentioned Service Agreements in this filing.
    Comment date: December 10, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

15. PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.

[Docket No. ER99-657-000]

    Take notice that on November 20, 1998, PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. 
(PJM), tendered for filing three signature pages of parties to the 
Reliability Assurance Agreement among Load Serving Entities in the PJM 
Control Area (RAA), and an amended Schedule 17, listing the parties to 
the RAA.
    PJM states that it served a copy of its filing on all parties to 
the RAA, including each of the parties for which a signature page is 
being tendered with this filing, and each of the state regulatory 
commissions within the PJM Control Area.
    Comment date: December 10, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

16. Alliant Services Company

[Docket No. ER99-658-000]

    Take notice that on November 20, 1998, Alliant Services Company 
tendered for filing an executed Service Agreement for short-term firm 
point-to-point transmission service, establishing Constellation Power 
Source, Inc., as a point-to-point Transmission Customer under the terms 
of the Alliant Services Company transmission tariff.
    Alliant Services Company requests an effective date of October 23, 
1998, and accordingly, seeks waiver of the Commission's notice 
requirements.
    A copy of this filing has been served upon the Illinois Commerce 
Commission, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission, the Iowa 
Department of Commerce, and the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin.
    Comment Date: December 10, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

17. Valley Electric Association, Inc.

[Docket No. ES99-11-000]

    Take notice that on November 17, 1998, Valley Electric Association, 
Inc. (Valley), tendered for filing an application seeking authorization 
under Section 204(a) of the Federal Power Act to issue debt (I) in the 
amount of up to $42.8 million, in the form of a series of loans from 
the National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation (CFC), and 
(ii) in the amount of $15 million under an existing line of credit with 
CFC. Proceeds of the loans and line of credit will be used for 
construction and improvement of electrical facilities, refinancing, and 
other lawful corporate purposes. Valley also seeks a waiver of the 
Commission's competitive placement requirements.
    Comment Date: December 17, 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,

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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. 98-32154 Filed 12-2-98; 8:45 am]
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