[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 241 (Wednesday, December 16, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69271-69272]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-33258]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket Nos. ER85-477-010, ER95-1129-001, ER95-1129-002, ER95-1138-000, 
ER98-4445-000, EL96-71-000, OA96-33-000, OA97-691-000, ER98-3356-0001, 
and EL95-24-000]


Southwestern Public Service Company and Golden Spread Electric 
Cooperative, Inc; Notice of Filing

December 11, 1998.
    Take notice that on November 25, 1998, Southwestern Public Service 
Company (Southwestern) and Golden Spread Electric Cooperative, Inc. 
(Golden Spread) filed a Joint Offer of Settlement in several active 
Commission dockets. The Joint Offer of Settlement also contains several 
service agreements which provide for the new service between the 
parties. These include: (1) The Power Sales Agreement between 
Southwestern and Golden Spread, dated as of November 16, 1998, pursuant 
to which Southwestern will provide partial requirements and emergency 
services to golden Spread; (2) the Mustang Station Unit Power Sale 
Agreement between Golden Spread and Southwestern, dated as of November 
16, 1998, pursuant to which Golden Spread will sell capacity and energy 
from the Mustang Station to Southwestern; (3) the Golden Spread 
Emergency Energy Sales Agreement between Golden Spread and SPS; (4) 
Amendment No. 1 to the January 9, 1998 Partial Requirements Transition 
Agreement among Southwestern, Golden Spread, GS Electric Generating 
Cooperative, Inc. (GSE), and Denver City Energy Associates, L.P. 
(Denver City), dated as of November 16, 1998, which sets out the 
framework for Golden Spread's conversion from full to partial 
requirements service; and (5) Amendment No. 1 to the January 9, 1998 
Commitment and Dispatch Service Agreement between Golden Spread and 
Southwestern, dated as of November 16, 1998.
    Approval of these agreements is expressly contingent upon approval 
of the entire Joint Offer of Settlement. Further, the Parties request 
that these agreements be accepted as a supplement to the various rate 
schedules already on file with the Commission.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to protest such filing should 
file a motion to intervene or protest with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, in 
accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice

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and Procedures (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). All such motions and 
protests should be filed on or before December 22, 1998. Protests will 
be considered by the Commission to determine the appropriate action to 
be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the 
proceedings. Any person wishing to become a party must file a motion to 
intervene. Copies of this filing are on file with the Commission and 
are available for public inspection.
David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-33258 Filed 12-15-98; 8:45 am]
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