[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 237 (Thursday, December 10, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68279-68282]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-32848]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. ER99-741-000, et al.]


Peco Energy Company, et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate 
Regulation Filings

December 3, 1998.
    Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
Commission:

1. PECO Energy Company

[Docket ER99-741-000]

    Take notice that on November 27, 1998, PECO Energy Company (PECO), 
tendered for filing a Notice of Termination for all of the individual 
Retail Transmission Service Agency Agreements (Agency Agreements) that 
PECO executed with Electric Generation Suppliers (EGSs) participating 
in PECO's state-approved Retail Access Pilot Program. PECO is 
requesting that such agreements terminate as of 12:01 a.m. February 2, 
1999, in order to accommodate the transitional process by which EGSs 
will stop taking service

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under the Agency Agreements for their retail pilot load and start 
taking service directly under the PJM Open Access Transmission Tariff 
for said load as customer meter readings are completed.
    A list of Agency Agreements being terminated, listed in accordance 
with their official FERC tariff designations and customer names, is 
attached to the filing and can be accessed through the Commission's 
Records Information Management System (RIMS).
    Copies of this filing are being served on the Pennsylvania Public 
Utility Commission, the PJM Interconnection, L.L.C., and on all EGSs 
with whom PECO has executed an Agency Agreement.
    Comment date: December 17, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

2. PECO Energy Company

[Docket ER99-742-000]

    Take notice that on November 27, 1998, PECO Energy Company (PECO), 
tendered for filing a Notice of Termination for all of the individual 
Installed Capacity Obligation Allocation Agreements that PECO executed 
with Electric Generation Suppliers (EGSs) participating in PECO's 
state-approved Retail Access Pilot Program. Given the termination of 
PECO's Pilot Program on December 31, 1998 and the PJM Interconnection, 
LLC's assumption as of January 1, 1999, of full responsibility for 
administering and/or overseeing such EGSs' load serving requirements 
and obligations, including installed capacity, PECO is requesting a 
December 31, 1998 termination date.
    A list of the Installed Capacity Obligation Allocation Agreements 
being terminated, listed in accordance with their official FERC tariff 
designations and customer names, is attached to the filing and can be 
accessed through the Commission's Records Information Management System 
(RIMS).
    Copies of this filing are being served on the Pennsylvania Public 
Utility Commission, the PJM Interconnection, L.L.C., and on all EGSs 
with whom PECO has executed an Installed Capacity Obligation Allocation 
Agreement.
    Comment date: December 17, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

3. Jersey Central Power & Light Company, Metropolitan Edison 
Company, Pennsylvania Electric Company

[Docket No. ER99-749-000]

    Take notice that on November 30, 1998, Jersey Central Power & Light 
Company, Metropolitan Edison Company and Pennsylvania Electric Company 
(collectively and each doing business as GPU Energy) filed amendments 
to the GPU Energy Market-Based Sales Tariff.
    GPU Energy requests an effective date of December 1, 1998 for the 
amendments.
    Comment date: December 18, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

4. Ameren Services Company

[Docket No. ER99-750-000]

    Take notice that on November 30, 1998, Ameren Services Company 
(ASC) tendered for filing a Service Agreement for Long-Term Firm Point-
to-Point Transmission Services between ASC and Cargill-Alliant, LLC 
(Cargill). ASC asserts that the purpose of the Agreement is to permit 
ASC to provide transmission service to Cargill pursuant to Ameren's 
Open Access Transmission Tariff filed in Docket No. ER96-677-004.
    Comment date: December 18, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

5. Ameren Services Company

[Docket No. ER99-751-000]

    Take notice that on November 30, 1998, Ameren Services Company 
(Ameren), tendered for filing Service Agreements for Market Based Rate 
Power Sales between Ameren and Cargill-Alliant, LLC, Columbia Energy 
Power Marketing Corporation, Merchant Energy Group of the Americas, 
Inc., Strategic Energy, Ltd., and Tractebel Energy Marketing, Inc. 
Ameren asserts that the purpose of the Agreements is to permit Ameren 
to make sales of capacity and energy at market based rates to the 
parties pursuant to Ameren's Market Based Rate Power Sales Tariff filed 
in Docket No. ER98-3285-000.
    Comment date: December 18, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

6. Ameren Services Company

[Docket No. ER99-752-000]

    Take notice that on November 30, 1998, Ameren Services Company 
(ASC), tendered for filing a Service Agreement for Firm Point-to-Point 
Transmission Services between ASC and Southwestern Public Service 
Company (SPS). ASC asserts that the purpose of the Agreement is to 
permit ASC to provide transmission service to SPS pursuant to Ameren's 
Open Access Transmission Tariff filed in Docket No. ER96-677-004.
    Comment date: December 18, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

7. Ameren Services Company

[Docket No. ER99-753-000]

    Take notice that on November 30, 1998, Ameren Services Company 
(ASC), tendered for filing a Service Agreement for Non-Firm Point-to-
Point Transmission Service between ASC and Southwestern Public Service 
Company (SPS). ASC asserts that the purpose of the Agreement is to 
permit ASC to provide transmission service to SPS pursuant to Ameren's 
Open Access Transmission Tariff filed in Docket No. ER96-677-004.
    Comment date: December 18, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

8. New England Power Company

[Docket No. ER99-756-000]

    Take notice that on November 30, 1998, New England Power Company 
(NEP), tendered for filing a Second Amendment to Amended and Restated 
Distribution Agreement between NEP's affiliate, Massachusetts Electric 
Company and the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.
    NEP requests an effective date of December 1, 1998, for the filing.
    Comment date: December 18, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

9. Boston Edison Company

[Docket No. ER99-757-000]

    Take notice that on November 30, 1998, Boston Edison Company 
(Boston Edison), tendered for filing two service agreements between 
Boston Edison as the transmission provider and TransAlta Energy 
Marketing (U.S.) Inc., as the transmission customer. One service 
agreement provides for non-firm point-to-point transmission service; 
the other provides for firm point-to-point transmission service. Both 
services are to be provided under Boston Edison's Open-Access 
Transmission Tariff, FERC Volume No. 8.
    Boston Edison requests an effective date of February 1, 1999.
    Boston Edison states that copies of the filing have been served 
upon the affected customer and the Massachusetts Department of 
Telecommunications and Energy.
    Comment date: December 18, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

10. Texas Utilities Electric Company

[Docket No. ER99-758-000]

    Take notice that on November 30, 1998, Texas Utilities Electric 
Company

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(TU Electric), tendered for filing a Notice of Termination concerning 
an unexecuted Transmission Service Agreement with Destec Power 
Services, Inc., for certain transactions under TU Electric's Tariff for 
Transmission Service To, From and Over Certain HVDC Interconnections 
accepted for filing by FERC on February 20, 1998 in Docket No. ER98-
1202-000.
    TU Electric requests an effective date for the Notice of 
Termination effective October 31, 1998. Accordingly, TU Electric seeks 
waiver of the Commission's notice requirements.
    Copies of the filing were served on Destec Power Services, Inc., as 
well as the Public Utility Commission of Texas.
    Comment date: December 18, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

11. Northern Indiana Public Service Company

[Docket No. ER99-759-000]

    Take notice that on November 30, 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 Potomac Electric Power Company (PEPCO).
    Under the Transmission Service Agreement, Northern Indiana Public 
Service Company will provide Point-to-Point Transmission Service to 
PEPCO 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 the Sales Service Agreement, 
Northern Indiana Public Service company will provide general purpose 
energy and negotiated capacity to PEPCO pursuant to the Wholesale Sales 
Tariff field 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 Service Company has requested that the 
Service Agreements be allowed to become effective as of November 30, 
1998.
    Copies of this filing have been sent to the Indiana Utility 
Regulatory Commission and the Indiana Office of Utility Consumer 
Counselor.
    Comment date: December 18, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

12. Nevada Power Company

[Docket No. ER99-760-000]

    Take notice that on November 30, 1998, Nevada Power Company (Nevada 
Power), tendered for filing a Modification to an Agreement between 
Nevada Power and the United States Department of the Air Force, Nellis 
Air Force Base, Nevada (Nellis), Docket No. ER94-402-000. The 
Modification extends the term of the original agreement beyond its 
December 1, 1998, termination date. It also sets forth the terms under 
which Nevada Power will accept future, additional firm allocations of 
power that Nellis may obtain from Western Area Power Administration.
    Nevada Power respectfully requests that the Commission waive all 
notice requirements for this Modification and approve an effective date 
of December 1, 1998.
    In addition to the Parties to this Modification, copies of this 
filing have also been served on the Public Utilities Commission of 
Nevada and the Utility Consumer's Advocate.
    Comment date: December 18, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

13. PP&L, Inc.

[Docket No. ER99-761-000]

    Take notice that on November 30, 1998, PP&L, Inc., tendered for 
filing notice that effective the January 31, 1999, Rate Schedule FERC 
No. 101, effective date February 1, 1994 and filed with the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission by PP&L, Inc., is to be canceled.
    Notice of the proposed cancellation has been served upon the 
Borough of Blakely and the Pennsylvania Public Utilities Commission.
    Comment date: December 18, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

14. PP&L, Inc.

[Docket No. ER99-762-000]

    Take notice that on November 30, 1998, PP&L Inc., tendered for 
filing notice that effective January 31, 1999, Rate Schedule FERC No. 
79, effective date February 1, 1994 and filed with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission by PP&L, Inc., is to be canceled.
    Notice of the proposed cancellation has been served upon the 
Borough of Kutztown and the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.
    Comment date: December 18, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

15. PP&L, Inc.

[Docket No. ER99-763-000]

    Take notice that on November 30, 1998, PP&L, Inc., tendered for 
filing notice that effective January 31, 1999, Rate Schedule FERC No. 
69, effective date February 1, 1994 and filed with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission by PP&L, Inc., is to be canceled.
    Notice of the proposed cancellation has been served upon the 
Borough of Hatfield and the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.
    Comment date: December 18, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

16. PP&L, Inc.

[Docket No. ER99-764-000]

    Take notice that on November 30, 1998, PP&L, Inc., tendered for 
filing notice that effective January 31, 1999, Rate Schedule FERC No. 
28, effective date February 1, 1994 and filed with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission by PP&L, Inc., is to be canceled.
    Notice of the proposed cancellation has been served upon the 
Borough of Watsontown and the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.
    Comment date: December 18, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

17. PP&L, Inc.

[Docket No. ER99-765-000]

    Take notice that on November 30, 1998, that effective January 31, 
1999, Rate Schedule FERC No. 50, effective date February 1, 1994 and 
filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission by PP&L, Inc., is 
to be canceled.
    Notice of the proposed cancellation has been served upon the 
Borough of Weatherly and the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.
    Comment date: December 18, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

18. PP&L, Inc.

[Docket No. ER99-766-000]

    Take notice that on November 30, 1998, PP&L, Inc., tendered for 
filing notice that effective January 31, 1999, Rate Schedule FERC No. 
518, effective date February 1, 1994 and filed with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission by PP&L, Inc., is to be canceled.
    Notice of the proposed cancellation has been served upon Borough of 
Schuylkill Haven and the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.
    Comment date: December 18, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

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19. PP&L, Inc.

[Docket No. ER99-767-000]

    Take notice that on November 30, 1998, PP&L, Inc., tendered for 
filing notice that effective January 31, 1999, Rate Schedule FERC No. 
86, effective date February 1, 1994 and filed with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission by PP&L, Inc., is to be canceled.
    Notice of the proposed cancellation has been served upon the 
Borough of Olyphant and the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.
    Comment date: December 18, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

20. PP&L, Inc.

[Docket No. ER99-768-000]

    Take notice that on November 30, 1998, PP&L, Inc., tendered for 
filing notice effective January 31, 1999, Rate Schedule FERC No. 56, 
effective date February 1, 1994 and filed with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission by PP&L, Inc., is to be canceled.
    Notice of the proposed cancellation has been served upon the 
Borough of St. Clair and the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.
    Comment date: December 18, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

21. PP&L, Inc.

[Docket No. ER99-769-000]

    Take notice that on November 30, 1999, PP&L, Inc., tendered for 
filing notice that effective January 31, 1999, Rate Schedule FERC No. 
54, effective date February 1, 1994 and filed with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission by PP&L, Inc., is to be canceled.
    Notice of the proposed cancellation has been served upon the 
Borough of Perkasie and the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.
    Comment date: December 18, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

22. PP&L, Inc.

[Docket No. ER99-770-000]

    Take notice that on November 30, 1998, PP&L, Inc., tendered for 
filing notice that effective January 31, 1999, Rate Schedule FERC No. 
71, effective date February 1, 1994 and filed with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission by PP&L, Inc., is to be canceled.
    Notice of the proposed cancellation has been served upon the 
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission and the Borough of Quakertown.
    Comment date: December 18, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

23. PP&L, Inc.

[Docket No. ER99-771-000]

    Take notice that on November 30, 1998, PP&L, Inc., tendered for 
filing notice that effective January 31, 1999, Rate Schedule FERC No. 
70, effective date February 1, 1994 and filed with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission by PP&L, Inc., is to be canceled.
    Notice of the proposed cancellation has been served upon the 
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, and the Borough of Mifflinburg.
    Comment date: December 18, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

24. PP&L, Inc.

[Docket No. ER99-772-000]

    Take notice that on November 30, 1998, PP&L, Inc., tendered for 
filing notice that effective January 31, 1999, Rate Schedule FERC No. 
32, effective date February 1, 1994 and filed with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission by PP&L, Inc., is to be canceled.
    Notice of the proposed cancellation has been served upon the 
Borough of Duncannon and the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.
    Comment date: December 18, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

25. PP&L, Inc.

[Docket No. ER99-773-000]

    Take notice that on November 30, 1998, PP&L, Inc., tendered for 
filing notice that effective January 31, 1999, Rate Schedule FERC No. 
63, effective date February 1, 1994 and filed with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission by PP&L, Inc., is to be canceled.
    Notice of the proposed cancellation has been served upon the 
Borough of Lehighton and the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.
    Comment date: December 18, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

26. PP&L, Inc.

[Docket No. ER99-774-000]

    Take notice that on November 30, 1998, PP&L, Inc., tendered for 
filing notice that effective January 31, 1999, Rate Schedule FERC No. 
88, effective date February 1, 1994 and filed with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission by PP&L, Inc., is to be canceled.
    Notice of the proposed cancellation has been served upon the 
Borough of Lansdale and the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.
    Comment date: December 18, 1998, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

27. PP&L, Inc.

[Docket No. ER99-775-000]

    Take notice that on November 30, 1998, PP&L, Inc., tendered for 
filing notice that effective January 31, 1999, Rate Schedule FERC No. 
57, effective date February 1, 1994 and filed with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission by PP&L, Inc., is to be canceled.
    Notice of the proposed cancellation has been served upon the 
Borough of Catawissa and the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.
    Comment date: December 18, 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.
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