[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 248 (Monday, December 28, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71460-71463]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-34219]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. EL99-15-000, et al.]


Sithe New England Holdings, LLC and Sithe New Boston, LLC v. New 
England Power Pool, and ISO New England, Inc., et al; Electric Rate and 
Corporate Regulation Filings

December 17, 1998.
    Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
Commission:

1. Sithe New England Holdings, LLC and Sithe New Boston, LLC v. New 
England Power Pool, and ISO New England, Inc.

[Docket Nos. EL99-15-000 and ER99-913-000]

    Take notice that on December 15, 1998, Sithe New England Holdings, 
LLC and Sithe New Boston, LLC (together, Sithe) submitted for filing a 
Request for Emergency Relief, Request for Acceptance of Rate Schedule 
for Filing, Petition for Declaratory Order and Complaint against NEPOOL 
and the ISO New England, Inc., pursuant to Sections 205 and 206 of the 
Federal Power Act (FPA) (16 U.S.C. Secs. 824d and 824e), and Rules 205, 
206, 207 and Part 35 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations.
    Sithe states that it has tendered for filing an unexecuted, cost-
based Rate Schedule for the provision of reliability-related 
electricity services to NEPOOL and ISO New England. Sithe further 
states that it seeks a determination from the Commission that certain 
provisions of the NEPOOL Agreement, and certain NEPOOL billing rules 
and procedures, are inapplicable to merchant generators such as Sithe.
    Copies of the filing were served on NEPOOL, ISO New England, Boston 
Edison Company, and the Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications 
and Energy.
    Comment date: January 14, 1999, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice. Answers to the Complaint are 
also due on January 14, 1999.

2. Alfalfa Electric Cooperative, Inc.

[Docket No. EL99-16-000]

    Take notice that on December 15, 1998, Alfalfa Electric 
Cooperative, Inc. (Alfalfa Electric) filed a request for waiver of the 
requirements of Order Nos. 888 and 889 on the basis that Alfalfa 
Electric owns only limited and discrete transmission facilities and is 
a small public utility.

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    Comment date: January 14, 1999, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

3. Texas Utilities Electric Company

[Docket No. ER99-899-000]

    Take notice that on December 14, 1998, Texas Utilities Electric 
Company (TU Electric), tendered for filing an executed Amendment to 
Transmission Service Agreement (TSA Amendment) with Tex-La Electric 
Cooperative of Texas, Inc., for service under TU Electric's Tariff for 
Transmission Service To, From and Over Certain HVDC Interconnections.
    TU Electric requests an effective date for the TSA Amendment that 
will permit it to become effective on or before the January 1, 1999, 
service commencement date under the TSA Amendment.
    Accordingly, TU Electric seeks waiver of the Commission's notice 
requirements.
    Copies of the filing were served on Tex-La Electric Cooperative of 
Texas, Inc., as well as the Public Utility Commission of Texas.
    Comment date: January 4, 1999, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

4. PacifiCorp

[Docket No. ER99-900-000]

    Take notice that on December 14, 1998, PacifiCorp, tendered for 
filing in accordance with 18 CFR 35 of the Commission's Rules and 
Regulations, a revised Facilities Agreement dated October 1, 1998, 
between SUVPP, Strawberry and PacifiCorp providing for the 
construction, ownership, operation and maintenance of new equipment 
owned by SUVPP installed by PacifiCorp at Spanish Fork Substation.
    Copies of this filing were supplied to the Public Utility 
Commission of Oregon and the Washington Utilities and Transportation 
Commission.
    Comment date: January 4, 1999, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

5. PacifiCorp

[Docket No. ER99-901-000]

    Take notice that on December 14, 1998, PacifiCorp tendered for 
filing in accordance with 18 CFR Part 35 of the Commission's Rules and 
Regulations, Mutual Netting/Closeout Agreements (Netting Agreements) 
between PacifiCorp and Valley Electric Association, Inc. (VEIA), and 
Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems (UAMPS).
    Copies of this filing were supplied to the Washington Utilities and 
Transportation Commission and the Public Utility Commission of Oregon.
    Comment date: January 4, 1999, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

6. Virginia Electric and Power Company

[Docket No. ER99-902-000]

    Take notice that on December 14, 1998, Virginia Electric and Power 
Company filed an unexecuted Generation Imbalance Agreement with North 
Carolina Electric Membership Corporation. This unexecuted agreement 
extends the existing agreement filed on July 31, 1998 in Docket No. 
ER98-3712-000.
    Virginia Power requests an effective date for this agreement of 
December 9, 1998.
    Comment date: January 4, 1999, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

7. Virginia Electric and Power Company

[Docket No. ER99-903-000]

    Take notice that on December 14, 1998, Virginia Electric and Power 
Company filed an unexecuted Generation Imbalance Agreement with Cinergy 
Services, Inc. This unexecuted agreement extends the existing agreement 
filed on September 11, 1998 in Docket No. ER98-4519-000.
    Virginia Power requests an effective date for this agreement of 
December 9, 1998.
    Comment date: January 4, 1999, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

8. New Century Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER99-904-000]

    Take notice that on December 14, 1998, New Century Services, Inc., 
on behalf of Cheyenne Light, Fuel and Power Company, Public Service 
Company of Colorado, and Southwestern Public Service Company 
(collectively Companies), tendered for filing a Service Agreement under 
their Joint Open Access Transmission Service Tariff for Long Term Firm 
Point-to-Point Transmission Service between the Companies and 
Southwestern Public Service Company--Wholesale Merchant Function.
    The Companies request waiver of the notice requirements to permit 
the Service Agreement to become effective January 1, 1999.
    Comment date: January 4, 1999, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

9. Delmarva Power & Light Company

[Docket No. ER99-906-000]

    Take notice that on December 14, 1998, Delmarva Power & Light 
Company (Delmarva or the Company), tendered for filing a supplement to 
the rate schedules of each of its wholesale power supply customers, 
including the Town of Berlin, City of Seaford, Town of Clayton, Town of 
Middletown, Town of Smyrna, City of Lewes, City of Milford, City of 
Newark, City of New Castle and Old Dominion Electric Cooperative. The 
supplement consists of an agreement between Delmarva and the customers 
pursuant to which Delmarva will refund to the customers amounts 
received by Delmarva in settlement of litigation related to outages at 
the Salem Nuclear Generating Station.
    Delmarva states that copies of this filing have been posted and 
served upon each of the Customer Parties.
    Comment date: January 4, 1999, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

10. Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation

[Docket No. ER99-907-000]

    Take notice that on December 14, 1998, Niagara Mohawk Power 
Corporation (Niagara Mohawk), tendered for filing notification that 
effective December 25, 1998, Rate Schedule FERC No. 237, effective date 
January 5, 1996, and any supplements thereto, filed with the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission by Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation is to 
be canceled.
    Notice of the proposed cancellation has been served upon KCS Power 
Marketing, Inc.
    Comment date: January 4, 1999, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

11. Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation

[Docket No. ER99-908-000]

    Take notice that on December 14, 1998, Niagara Mohawk Power 
Corporation (Niagara Mohawk), tendered for filing notification that 
effective January 4, 1999, Rate Schedule FERC No. 242, effective date 
May 13, 1996, and any supplements thereto, filed with the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission by Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation is to 
be canceled.
    Notice of the proposed cancellation has been served upon PECO 
Energy Company.
    Comment date: January 4, 1999, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

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12. Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation

[Docket No. ER99-909-000]

    Take notice that on December 14, 1998, Niagara Mohawk Power 
Corporation (Niagara Mohawk), tendered for filing notification that 
effective December 25, 1998, Rate Schedule FERC No. 233, effective date 
November 10, 1995, and any supplements thereto, filed with the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission by Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation is to 
be canceled.
    Notice of the proposed cancellation has been served upon Industrial 
Energy Applications.
    Comment date: January 4, 1999, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

13. Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation

[Docket No. ER99-910-000]

    Take notice that on December 14, 1998, Niagara Mohawk Power 
Corporation (Niagara Mohawk), tendered for filing notification that 
effective December 25, 1998, Rate Schedule FERC No. 235, effective date 
December 15, 1995, and any supplements thereto, filed with the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission by Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation is to 
be canceled.
    Notice of the proposed cancellation has been served upon 
Commonwealth Electric.
    Comment date: January 4, 1999, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

14. Minnesota Power Inc.

[Docket No. ER99-911-000]

    Take notice that on December 14, 1998, Minnesota Power & Light 
Company tendered for filing a signed Service Agreement with each of 
Cargill-Alliant, L.L.C., and Minnesota Municipal Power Agency under its 
market-based Wholesale Coordination Sales Tariff (WCS-2) to satisfy its 
filing requirements under this tariff.
    Comment date: January 4, 1999, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

15. Houston Lighting & Power Company

[Docket No. ER99-912-000]

    Take notice that on December 14, 1998, Houston Lighting & Power 
Company (HL&P), tendered for filing an executed transmission service 
agreement (TSA) with Tex-La Electric Cooperative of Texas, Inc., for 
Long-Term Firm Transmission Service under HL&P's FERC Electric Tariff, 
Third Revised Volume No. 1, for Transmission Service To, From and Over 
Certain HVDC Interconnections.
    HL&P has requested an effective date for the TSA of December 31, 
1998.
    Copies of the filing were served on Tex-La and the Public Utility 
Commission of Texas.
    Comment date: January 4, 1999, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

16. American Electric Power Service Corporation

[Docket No. ER99-914-000]

    Take notice that on December 15, 1998, the American Electric Power 
Service Corporation (AEPSC), tendered for filing executed Firm and Non-
Firm Point-to-Point Transmission Service Agreements Ameren Services 
Company, under the AEP Companies' Open Access Transmission Service 
Tariff (OATT). The OATT has been designated as FERC Electric Tariff 
Original Volume No. 4, effective July 9, 1996.
    AEPSC requests waiver of notice to permit the Service Agreements to 
be made effective for service billed on and after November 20, 1998.
    A copy of the filing was served upon the Parties and the state 
utility regulatory commissions of Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, 
Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.
    Comment date: January 5, 1999, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

17. Columbus Southern Power Company

[Docket No. ER99-915-000]

    Take notice that on December 15, 1998, Columbus Southern Power 
Company (CSP), tendered for filing with the Commission a Facilities and 
Operations Agreement (Agreement) dated November 13, 1998, between CSP 
and Buckeye Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc. (BREC), and Buckeye Power, 
Inc. (Buckeye). Buckeye has requested CSP provide a delivery point, 
pursuant to provisions of the Power Delivery Agreement between CSP, 
Buckeye, The Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company, The Dayton Power and 
Light Company, Monongahela Power Company, Ohio Power Company and Toledo 
Edison Company, dated January 1, 1968.
    CSP requests an effective date of February 10, 1999, for the 
tendered agreements.
    CSP states that copies of its filing were served upon Buckeye Rural 
Electric Cooperative and the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio.
    Comment date: January 5, 1999 in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

18. Southern California Edison Company

[Docket No. ER99-916-000]

    Take notice that on December 15, 1998, Southern California Edison 
Company (SCE), tendered for filing a change in rate for the 
Transmission Revenue Balancing Account Adjustment (TRBAA) set forth in 
its Transmission Owner Tariff (TO Tariff) to become effective January 
1, 1999.
    Copies of this filing were served upon the Public Utilities 
Commission of the State of California and all interested parties.
    Comment date: January 5, 1999, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

19. American Electric Power Service Corporation

[Docket No. ER99-917-000]

    Take notice that on December 15, 1998, the American Electric Power 
Service Corporation (AEPSC), tendered for filing notification that Ohio 
Edison Company and Market Responsive Energy are now doing business as 
FirstEnergy Corporation and FirstEnergy Trading & Power Marketing, 
Inc., respectfully under the Power Sales Tariff of the AEP Operating 
Companies (Power Tariff). The Power Tariff was accepted for filing 
effective October 1, 1995, and has been designated AEP Companies' FERC 
Electric Tariff First Revised Volume No. 2.
    A copy of the filing was served upon the Parties and the State 
Utility Regulatory Commissions of Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, 
Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.
    Comment date: January 5, 1999, 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

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Commission and are available for public inspection.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-34219 Filed 12-24-98; 8:45 am]
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