[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 1 (Monday, January 4, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 158-162]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-34779]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. ER96-3019-007, et al.]


CXY Energy Marketing (U.S.A.) Inc., et al.; Electric Rate and 
Corporate Regulation Filings

December 28, 1998.
    Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
Commission:

1. CXY Energy Marketing (U.S.A.) Inc.

[Docket No. ER96-3019-007]

    Take notice that on December 21, 1998, CXY Energy Marketing 
(U.S.A.) Inc. (CXY), tendered for filing a Transaction Report for 
Quarter ended September 30, 1998.
    Comment date: January 11, 1999, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

2. Strategic Energy, Ltd.

[Docket No. ER96-3107-008]

    Take notice that on December 21, 1998, Strategic Energy, Ltd., 
tendered for filing a Quarterly Transaction Report describing SEL's 
wholesale electricity sales for the third quarter of 1998.
    Comment date: January 11, 1999, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

3. Western Resources, Inc.

[Docket No. ER98-4401-000]

    Take notice that on December 22, 1998, Western Resources, Inc. 
(Western Resources), tendered for filing amendments to Electric Power 
Supply Agreements (Agreements) between Western Resources, Inc. d/b/a 
KPL and Doniphan Electric Cooperative Association, Inc., Kaw Valley 
Electric Cooperative, Inc., and Nemaha-Marshall Electric Cooperative 
Association, Inc., (collectively termed the Cooperatives). Western 
Resources states that the amendments have been resubmitted with the 
exclusion of general stranded cost provisions that were in the original 
filing.
    Western Resources requests the revised amendments be substituted 
for those originally tendered for filing and be allowed to become 
effective on August 1, 1998 as originally requested.
    Copies of the filing were served upon the Cooperatives and the 
Kansas Corporation Commission.
    Comment date: January 12, 1999, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

4. Cinergy Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER99-962-000]

    Take notice that on December 22, 1998, Cinergy Services, Inc. 
(Cinergy), tendered for filing on behalf of its operating companies, 
The Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company (CG&E) and PSI Energy, Inc. 
(PSI), changes to its FERC Electric Tariff, First Revised Volume No. 4, 
by separating the Tariff into two (2) separate tariffs, one for Market-
Based sales and one for Cost-Based sales.
    Rates are to become effective concurrently with this filing.
    Copies of the filing were served on wholesale customers under 
Cinergy's FERC Electric Tariff, First Revised Volume No. 4 and the 
public service commissions of Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky.
    Comment date: January 12, 1999, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

5. Nevada Sun-Peak Limited Partnership

[Docket No. ER99-963-000]

    Take notice that on December 21, 1998, Nevada Sun-Peak Limited 
Partnership (Sun-Peak), owner of a 210 MW generating facility located 
near Las Vegas, Nevada, petitioned the Commission for acceptance of its 
Amended and Restated Power Purchase Contract with Nevada Power Company. 
Sun-Peak is an affiliate of Edison International and Oxbow Power 
Corporation.
    Sun-Peak requested acceptance of the contract as a market-based 
rate schedule, waiver of the 60-day notice requirement, and certain 
other waivers and preapprovals under the Commission's Regulations.
    Comment date: January 11, 1999, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

6. Southern Energy Canal, L.L.C.

[Docket No. ER99-694-000]

    Take notice that on December 22, 1998, Southern Energy Canal, 
L.L.C. (Southern Canal), tendered for filing Notice of Withdrawal and 
amendment concerning its November 24, 1998, filing in this docket which 
requested Commission acceptance of agreements for cost-based wholesale 
power sales by Southern Canal to Cambridge Electric Light Company, 
Commonwealth Electric Company, New England Power Company, Montaup 
Electric Company, and Boston Edison Company.
    Comment date: January 12, 1999, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

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7. Cielo Power Market LP

[Docket No. ER99-964-000]

    Take notice that on December 21, 1998, Cielo Power Market LP 
(Cielo), petitioned the Commission for acceptance of Cielo Rate 
Schedule FERC No. 1; the granting of certain blanket approvals, 
including the authority to sell electricity at market-based rates; and 
the waiver of certain Commission Regulations.
    Cielo intends to engage in wholesale electric power and energy 
purchases and sales as a marketer. Cielo is not in the business of 
generating or transmitting electric power.
    Comment date: January 11, 1999, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

8. Boston Edison Company

[Docket No. ER99-965-000]

    Take notice that on December 21, 1998, Boston Edison Company 
(Boston Edison), tendered for filing a Service Agreement and Appendix A 
under Original Volume No. 6, Power Sales and Exchange Tariff (Tariff) 
for Select Energy, Inc., (collectively, Select).
    Boston Edison requests that the Service Agreement become effective 
as of December 1, 1998.
    Boston Edison states that it has served a copy of this filing on 
Select and the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities.
    Comment date: January 11, 1999, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

9. Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation

[Docket No. ER99-966-000]

    Take notice that on December 21, 1998, Niagara Mohawk Power 
Corporation (NMPC), tendered for filing with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission an executed Transmission Service Agreement 
between NMPC and Select Energy, Inc. This Transmission Service 
Agreement specifies that Select Energy, Inc., has signed on to and has 
agreed to the terms and conditions of NMPC's Open Access Transmission 
Tariff as filed in Docket No. OA96-194-000. This Tariff, filed with 
FERC on July 9, 1996, will allow NMPC and Select Energy, Inc., to enter 
into separately scheduled transactions under which NMPC will provide 
transmission service for Select Energy, Inc., as the parties may 
mutually agree.
    NMPC requests an effective date of December 8, 1998. NMPC has 
requested waiver of the notice requirements for good cause shown.
    NMPC has served copies of the filing upon the New York State Public 
Service Commission and Select Energy, Inc.
    Comment date: January 11, 1999, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

10. Wisvest-Connecticut, L.L.C.

[Docket No. ER99-967-000]

    Take notice that on December 21, 1998, Wisvest-Connecticut, L.L.C. 
(Wisvest-Connecticut), a Connecticut limited liability company, 
tendered for filing proposed market-based rate schedules for the sale 
of capacity and energy and for the sale of ancillary services pursuant 
to negotiated agreements, together with a form of service agreement and 
a code of conduct to govern relationships with affiliated franchised 
utilities.
    Wisvest-Connecticut requests that the Commission accept these 
schedules for filing and grant such waivers of its regulations and 
blanket authorizations as the Commission has granted to other power 
marketers.
    Wisvest-Connecticut requests that the Commission permit these 
schedules to become effective no later than April 1, 1999.
    Copies of the filing have been served upon the Connecticut 
Department of Public Utility Control.
    Comment date: January 11, 1999, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

11. Central Illinois Light Company

[Docket No. ER99-969-000]

    Take notice that on December 21, 1998, Central Illinois Light 
Company (CILCO), 300 Liberty Street, Peoria, Illinois 61202, tendered 
for filing with the Commission a substitute Index of Customers under 
its Coordination Sales Tariff for a name change for a customer, 
Williams Energy Services Co., changing its name to Williams Energy 
Marketing & Trading Co., and one service agreement for one new 
customer, New Energy Ventures, Inc.
    CILCO requested an effective date of December 9, 1998.
    Copies of the filing were served on the affected customer and the 
Illinois Commerce Commission.
    Comment date: January 11, 1999, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

12. RockGen Energy LLC

[Docket No. ER99-970-000]

    Take notice that on December 21, 1998, RockGen Energy LLC (RockGen 
Energy), tendered for filing an application for waivers and blanket 
approvals under various regulations of the Commission and for an order 
accepting its FERC Electric Rate Schedule No. 1. RockGen Energy intends 
to sell energy and capacity from the Facility at market-based rates, 
and on such terms and conditions to be mutually agreed to with the 
purchasing party.
    RockGen Energy proposes that its Rate Schedule No. 1, become 
effective upon commencement of service of the RockGen Energy Center 
(the Facility), a generation project currently being developed by 
RockGen Energy in the State of Wisconsin. The Facility will not be 
commercially operable until June, 2000.
    Comment date: January 11, 1999, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

13. NYSEG Solutions, Inc.

[Docket No. ER99-971-000]

    Take notice that on December 21, 1998, NYSEG Solutions, Inc. (NYSEG 
Solutions or NSI), tendered for filing pursuant to Section 35.13 (18 
CFR 35.13), with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission NYSEG 
Solutions' revised Tariff for Market-Based Power Sales and Reassignment 
of Transmission Service Rights, FERC Electric Rate Schedule No. 1, 
which permits NYSEG Solutions to make wholesale power sales at market-
based rates and revises NYSEG Solutions' Tariff for Market-Based Power 
Sales and Reassignment of Transmission Service Rights, FERC Electric 
Rate Schedule No. 1.
    NSI respectfully requests that the Commission accept this Revised 
Market-Based Power Sales Tariff for filing and allow it to become 
effective as of December 22, 1998, and accordingly requests waiver of 
the 60-day notice requirement.
    Comment date: January 11, 1999, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

14. SkyGen Energy Marketing LLC

[Docket No. ER99-972-000]

    Take notice that on December 21, 1998, SkyGen Energy Marketing LLC 
(SkyGen), petitioned the Commission for acceptance of SkyGen Rate 
Schedule FERC No. 1; the granting of certain blanket approvals, 
including the authority to sell electricity at market-based rates; and 
the waiver of certain Commission Regulations. SkyGen is a subsidiary of 
SkyGen Energy LLC, a limited liability company organized and existing 
under the laws of the State of Delaware and headquartered in 
Northbrook, Illinois.
    Comment date: January 11, 1999, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

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15. Select Energy, Inc.

[Docket No. ER99-973-000]

    Take notice that on December 21, 1998, Select Energy, Inc. 
(Select), tendered for filing a Service Agreement with the New Energy 
Ventures, Inc., under the Select Energy, Inc., Market-Based Rates, 
Tariff No. 1.
    Select Energy, Inc., states that a copy of this filing has been 
mailed to the New Energy Ventures, Inc.
    Select requests that the Service Agreement become effective 
December 1, 1998.
    Comment date: January 11, 1999, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

16. Boston Edison Company

[Docket No. ER99-978-000]

    Take notice that on December 22, 1998, Boston Edison Company 
(Boston Edison), tendered for filing proposed tariff sheets to change 
the rates, terms and conditions of service under its Open Access 
Transmission Tariff. The principal change proposed by Boston Edison is 
the adoption of a formula rate methodology to mirror that proposed by 
the New England Power Pool in Docket Nos. OA97-237-000, et al. Based on 
1997 data, the revenue requirement would be approximately $48 million. 
Boston Edison also proposes a formula rate for the derivation of its 
Schedule 1, costs for Scheduling, System Control and Dispatch Service, 
and Boston Edison proposes to change various non-rate provisions of the 
tariff as shown in detail in the filing.
    Boston Edison proposes an effective date of February 21, 1999.
    Comment date: January 12, 1999, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

17. Peco Energy Company

[Docket No. ER99-979-000]

    Take notice that on December 22, 1998, PECO Energy Company (PECO), 
tendered for filing a Service Agreement dated December 10, 1998 with 
Borough of Middletown, Pennsylvania (Middletown) under PECO's FERC 
Electric Tariff Original Volume No. 1 (Tariff). The Service Agreement 
adds Middletown as a customer under the Tariff.
    PECO requests an effective date of December 18, 1998, for the 
Service Agreement.
    PECO states that copies of this filing have been supplied to 
Middletown and to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.
    Comment date: January 12, 1999, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

18. Peco Energy Company

[Docket No. ER99-980-000]

    Take notice that on December 22, 1998, PECO Energy Company (PECO), 
tendered for filing a Service Agreement dated August 24, 1998 with 
Central Hudson Enterprises Corporation (CHEC) under PECO's FERC 
Electric Tariff Original Volume No. 1 (Tariff). The Service Agreement 
adds CHEC as a customer under the Tariff.
    PECO requests an effective date of December 2, 1998, for the 
Service Agreement.
    PECO states that copies of this filing have been supplied to CHEC 
and to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.
    Comment date: January 12, 1999, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

19. Peco Energy Company

[Docket No. ER99-981-000]

    Take notice that on December 22, 1998, PECO Energy Company (PECO), 
tendered for filing a Service Agreement dated December 9, 1998 with 
Select Energy, Inc. (Select), under PECO's FERC Electric Tariff 
Original Volume No. 1 (Tariff). The Service Agreement adds Select as a 
customer under the Tariff.
    PECO requests an effective date of December 9, 1998, for the 
Service Agreement.
    PECO states that copies of this filing have been supplied to Select 
and to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.
    Comment date: January 12, 1999, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

20. Peco Energy Company

[Docket No. ER99-982-000]

    Take notice that on December 22, 1998, PECO Energy Company (PECO), 
tendered for filing a Service Agreement dated December 18, 1998, with 
Strategic Power Management, Inc. (SPM), under PECO's FERC Electric 
Tariff Original Volume No. 1 (Tariff). The Service Agreement adds SPM 
as a customer under the Tariff.
    PECO requests an effective date of December 18, 1998, for the 
Service Agreement.
    PECO states that copies of this filing have been supplied to SPM 
and to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.
    Comment date: January 12, 1999, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

21. MidAmerican Energy Company

[Docket No. ER99-983-000]

    Take notice that on December 22, 1998, MidAmerican Energy Company 
(MidAmerican), 666 Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa 50309 tendered for 
filing proposed changes to its Rate Schedule FERC Nos. 64 and 83. The 
changes consist of the annual adjustment of the transmission service 
fee for 1998 pursuant to the Transmission Service and Facilities 
Agreement dated October 2, 1979, as amended, between MidAmerican and 
Cedar Falls Municipal Electric Utility (Cedar Falls), and the 
Transmission Service Agreement dated August 26, 1985, as amended, 
between MidAmerican and Cedar Falls.
    MidAmerican proposed an effective date of January 1, 1998, for the 
rate schedule change and states that good cause exists for this waiver 
pursuant to the Commission's decision in Central Hudson Gas & Electric 
Corporation, 60 FERC para.61,106 (1992).
    Copies of the filing were served on representatives of Cedar Falls, 
the Iowa Utilities Board, the Illinois Commerce Commission and the 
South Dakota Public Utilities Commission.
    Comment date: January 12, 1999, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

22. Ameren Services Company

[Docket No. ER99-984-000]

    Take notice that on December 22, 1998, Ameren Services Company 
(Ameren Services), tendered for filing a Network Operating Agreement 
and a Service Agreement for Network Integration Transmission Service 
between Ameren Services and the City of California, Missouri (the 
City). Ameren Services asserts that the purpose of the Agreement is to 
permit Ameren Services to provide transmission service to the City 
pursuant to Ameren's Open Access Tariff.
    Ameren Services requests that the Network Service Agreement and 
Network Operating Agreement be allowed to become effective as of 
December 1, 1998.
    Comment date: January 12, 1999, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

23. Ameren Services Company

[Docket No. ER99-985-000]

    Take notice that on December 22, 1998, Ameren Services Company 
(ASC) as Agent for Union Electric Company (UE), tendered for filing a 
Service Agreement for Market Based Rate Power Sales between UE and the 
City of

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California (the City), Missouri. ASC asserts that the purpose of the 
Agreement is to permit ASC to make sales of capacity and energy at 
market based rates to the City pursuant to ASC's Market Based Rate 
Power Sales Tariff filed in Docket No. ER98-3285-000.
    ACS requests that the Service Agreement be allowed to become 
effective December 1, 1998.
    Comment date: January 12, 1999, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

24. NGE Generation, Inc.

[Docket No. ER99-987-000]

    Take notice that on December 22, 1998, NGE Generation, Inc. (NGE 
Gen), tendered for filing pursuant to Part 35 of the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, (18 CFR 35), a 
service agreement (the Service Agreement) under which NGE Gen may 
provide capacity and/or energy to Select Energy, Inc. (Select) in 
accordance with NGE Gen's FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume No. 1.
    NGE Gen has requested waiver of the notice requirements so that the 
Service Agreement with Select becomes effective as of December 23, 
1998.
    NGE Gen has served copies of the filing upon the New York State 
Public Service Commission and Select.
    Comment date: January 12, 1999, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

25. NGE Generation, Inc.

[Docket No. ER99-988-000]

    Take notice that on December 22, 1998, NGE Generation, Inc. (NGE 
Gen), tendered for filing pursuant to Part 35 of the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission's Regulations, (18 CFR 35) service agreements 
under which NGE Gen may provide capacity and/or energy to Statoil 
Energy Services, Inc. (SESI), in accordance with NGE Gen's FERC 
Electric Tariff, Original Volume No. 1.
    NGE Gen has requested waiver of the notice requirements so that the 
service agreement becomes effective as of May 22, 1998.
    NYSEG served copies of the filing upon the New York State Public 
Service Commission and SESI.
    Comment date: January 12, 1999, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

26. Entergy Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER99-989-000]

    Take notice that on December 22, 1998, Entergy Services, Inc. 
(Entergy Services), on behalf of Entergy Arkansas, Inc., Entergy Gulf 
States, Inc., Entergy Louisiana, Inc., Entergy Mississippi, Inc., and 
Entergy New Orleans, Inc. (collectively, the Entergy Operating 
Companies), tendered for filing a Letter Amendment (dated December 19, 
1990) to the Capacity and Energy Letter Agreement between Entergy 
Services, Inc., and Sam Rayburn G&T Electric Cooperative, Inc.,
    Comment date: January 12, 1999, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

27. The Detroit Edison Company

[Docket No. ER99-990-000]

    Take notice that on December 22, 1998, The Detroit Edison Company 
(Detroit Edison), tendered for filing Service Agreements for wholesale 
power sales transactions (the Service Agreements) under Detroit 
Edison's Wholesale Power Sales Tariff (WPS-1), FERC Electric Tariff No. 
4 (the WPS-1 Tariff), and Wholesale Power Sales Tariff (WPS-2), FERC 
Electric Tariff No. 3 (the WPS-2 Tariff) between Detroit Edison and 
Monongahela Power Company, The Potomac Edison Company, and West Penn 
Power Company (collectively, Allegheny Power).
    Detroit Edison requests that both service agreements be allowed to 
become effective as of November 30, 1998.
    Comment date: January 12, 1999, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

28. PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.

[Docket No. ER99-991-000]

    Take notice that on December 22, 1998, PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. 
(PJM), tendered for filing executed service agreements for non-firm 
point-to-point service agreement and short-term firm point-to-point 
service with DukeSolutions, Inc., under the PJM Open Access Tariff.
    The effective date of these agreements is December 17, 1998, the 
date they were executed. PJM requests a waiver of the Commission's 60 
day notice requirements.
    Copies of this filing were served upon the parties to the service 
agreements.
    Comment date: January 12, 1999, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

29. Portland General Electric Company

[Docket No. ER99-992-000]

    Take notice that on December 22, 1998, Portland General Electric 
Company (PGE), filed to restructure its Long-Term Power Sale and 
Exchange Agreement (Burbank Agreement) between PGE and The City of 
Burbank, California (The City of Burbank). The Burbank Agreement is a 
non-economy coordination agreement, which is on file with the 
Commission as PGE FERC Rate Schedule No. 77, and was accepted for 
filing by the Commission on July 22, 1991, to be effective as of 
September 15, 1988, in Docket No. ER91-493-000. As part of the 
restructuring of the existing contract, the parties have entered into a 
Summer Power Sale Agreement and a Restructuring Agreement.
    PGE requests that the revised Burbank Agreement be made effective 
March 1, 1999. PGE also requests that the Commission approve the 
Restructuring Agreement to be effective on December 31, 1998.
    Comment date: January 12, 1999, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

30. UtiliCorp United Inc.

[Docket No. ES99-17-000]

    Take notice that on December 18, 1998, UtiliCorp United Inc. 
(Applicant), tendered for filing an application seeking an order under 
Section 204(a) of the Federal Power Act authorizing the Applicant to 
issue corporate guaranties in support of Debt Securities and related 
obligations in an amount of up to and including $500,000,000 to be 
issued by a direct or indirect Australian subsidiary of Applicant, at 
some time before February 5, 1999, and for exemption from competitive 
bidding and negotiated placement requirements. Said guaranties would be 
in connection with Applicant's subsidiary's investment in gas 
distribution assets being privatized by the State of Victoria, 
Australia.
    Comment date: January 11, 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, NE, Washington, DC 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. 98-34779 Filed 12-31-98; 8:45 am]
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