[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 33 (Friday, February 19, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8346-8349]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-4126]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. ER99-1756-000, et al.]


Wisconsin Electric Power Company, et al.; Electric Rate and 
Corporate Regulation Filings

February 12, 1999.
    Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
Commission:

1. Wisconsin Electric Power Company

[Docket No. ER99-1756-000]

    Take notice that Wisconsin Electric Power Company (Wisconsin 
Electric), on February 8, 1999, tendered for filing, an electric 
service agreements under its Market Rate Sales Tariff (FERC Electric

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Tariff, Original Volume No. 8) and its Coordination Sales Tariff (FERC 
Electric Tariff, Original Volume No. 2) with Strategic Energy Ltd. 
Wisconsin Electric respectfully requests an effective date of February 
5, 1999 to allow for economic transactions.
    Copies of the filing have been served on Strategic Energy Ltd., the 
Michigan Public Service Commission, and the Public Service Commission 
of Wisconsin.
    Comment date: March 1, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

2. The Empire District Electric Company

[Docket No. ER99-1757-000]

    Take notice that The Empire District Electric Company (Empire), 
submitted for filing on February 8, 1999, pursuant to Rule 205 of the 
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.205, an 
application for waivers and blanket approvals under various regulations 
of the Commission and for an order accepting its proposed power sales 
tariff for the sale of energy and capacity at market-based rates and 
its proposed rate schedule for sale, assignment or transfer of 
transmission rights.
    Comment date: March 1, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

3. Nevada Power Company

[Docket No. ER99-1769-000]

    Notice is hereby given that effective the 1st day of October 1998, 
Service Agreement Nos. 4 and 5 under FERC Electric Tariff, Original 
Volume 3, effective October 1, 1997 and filed with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission by Nevada Power Company are to be canceled.
    Notice of the proposed cancellation has been served upon the 
following: The Public Utilities Commission of Nevada, the Utility 
Consumer's Advocate, Valley Electric Association, and Lincoln County 
Power District No. 1.
    Comment date: March 1, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

4. South Carolina Electric & Gas Company

[Docket No. ER99-1758-000]

    Take notice that on February 8, 1999, South Carolina Electric & Gas 
Company (SCE&G), submitted a service agreement establishing AMP-Ohio as 
a customer 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 AMP-Ohio 
and the South Carolina Public Service Commission.
    Comment date: March 1, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

5. AES Eastern Energy, L.P.; AES Creative Resources, L.P.

[Docket No. ER99-1761-000]

    On February 8, 1999, AES Eastern Energy, L.P. and AES Creative 
Resources, L.P., c/o Mr. Henry Aszklar, Vice President, AES NY, L.L.C., 
the general partner of AES Creative Resources, L.P. and AES Eastern 
Energy, L.P. (AES Eastern and AES Resources), 1001 North 19th Street, 
Arlington, VA 22209, filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission an application for authority to charge market-based rates 
for wholesale sales of ancillary services. AES Eastern and AES 
Resources respectfully request expedited action on this application by 
March 25, 1999, and waiver of advance notice for the rates to become 
effective upon the transfer of the New York Assets.
    Comment date: March 1, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

6. South Carolina Electric & Gas Company

[Docket No. ER99-1760-000]

    Take notice that on February 8, 1999, South Carolina Electric & Gas 
Company (SCE&G), submitted a service agreement establishing Cargill-
Alliant, LLC as a customer 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 Cargill-
Alliant, LLC and the South Carolina Public Service Commission.
    Comment date: March 1, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

7. South Carolina Electric & Gas Company

[Docket No. ER99-1759-000]

    Take notice that on February 8, 1999, South Carolina Electric & Gas 
Company (SCE&G), submitted a service agreement establishing Cargill-
Alliant, LLC as a customer under the terms of SCE&G's Open Access 
Transmission Tariff.
    SCE&G requests an effective date of one day subsequent to the 
filing of the service agreement. Accordingly, SCE&G requests waiver of 
the Commission's notice requirements. Copies of this filing were served 
upon Cargill-Alliant, LLC and the South Carolina Public Service 
Commission.
    Comment date: March 1, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

8. Avista Corporation

[Docket No. ER99-1763-000]

    Take notice that on February 8, 1999, Avista Corporation, (formerly 
known as The Washington Water Power Company), tendered for filing, with 
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission pursuant to 18 CFR 35.13, an 
executed Mutual Netting Agreement 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 PacifiCorp Power 
Marketing, Inc. Avista Corporation requests waiver of the prior notice 
requirement and requests an effective date of February 1, 1999.
    Comment date: March 1, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

9. K N Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER99-1762-000]

    Take notice that K N Services, Inc. (KNS), a marketer of electric 
power, has filed a notice of cancellation of its Rate Schedule FERC No. 
1, pursuant to section 205 of the Federal Power Act, 16 USC 824d 
(1994), and section 35.15 of the Commission's regulations, 18 CFR 35.15 
(1998). KNS proposes for its cancellation to be effective on April 9, 
1999.
    Comment date: March 1, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

10. Western Systems Power Pool

[Docket No. ER91-195-027, ER91-195-028, ER91-195-029, No. ER91-195-030, 
No. ER91-195-031, ER91-195-032, ER91-195-033]

    Take notice that on February 8, 1999, the Western Systems Power 
Pool (WSPP), filed a supplement to its October 21, 1998 compliance 
filing made in response to the deficiency letter issued September 22, 
1998 by the Division of Rate Applications in the proceedings listed 
above.
    WSPP states that the purpose of this filing is to provide the 
information required by the deficiency letter for certain members for 
whom the quarterly reports required by the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission's (Commission) earlier orders in this proceeding have not 
been filed. Pursuant to 18 CFR 385.211 (1998), WSPP has requested 
privileged treatment for some of the information. Copies of WSPP's

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informational filing are on file with the Commission, and the non-
privileged portions are available for public inspection.
    Comment date: March 1, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

11. Public Service Company of New Mexico

[Docket No. ER99-1753-000]

    Take notice that on February 8, 1999, Public Service Company of New 
Mexico (PNM), submitted for filing an executed service agreement, for 
electric power and energy sales at negotiated rates under the terms of 
PNM's Power and Energy Sales Tariff, with Texas-New Mexico Power 
Company (dated January 6, 1999). PNM's filing is available for public 
inspection at its offices in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
    Copies of the filing have been sent to Texas-New Mexico Power 
Company and to the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission.
    Comment date: March 1, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

12. Wisconsin Electric Power Company

[Docket No. ER99-1452-000]

    Take notice that Wisconsin Electric Power Company (Wisconsin 
Electric) on February 8, 1999, tendered an amendment in the above-
referenced filing. The amendment changes the name of the prospective 
Transmission Customer to Southwestern Public Service Company in lieu of 
New Century Energies.
    Wisconsin Electric renews its requested effective date of sixty 
days from January 25, 1999. Wisconsin Electric is authorized to state 
that Southwestern Public Service Company joins in the requested 
effective date.
    Copies of the filing have been served on Southwestern Public 
Service Company, the Michigan Public Service Commission, and the Public 
Service Commission of Wisconsin.
    Comment date: March 1, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

13. Starghill Alternative Energy Corporation; Energy Unlimited, 
Inc.; IEP Power Marketing, LLC; Tosco Power, Inc.; Merchant Energy 
Group of the Americas, Inc.; NUI Corporation, et al.; GPU Advanced 
Resources, Inc.

[Docket No. ER97-4680-004, ER98-1622-004, ER95-802-015, ER96-2635-008, 
ER98-1055-004, ER98-1055-004, ER96-2580-010, ER97-3666-007, and ER97-
3666-008]

    Take notice that on February 8, 1999, the above-mentioned power 
marketers filed quarterly reports with the Commission in the above-
mentioned proceedings for information only. These filings are available 
for public inspection and copying in the Public Reference Room or on 
the internet at www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm for viewing and 
downloading (call 202-208-2222 for assistance).

14. TransCurrent, LLC

[Docket No. ER98-1297-002]

    Take notice that on February 8, 1999, TransCurrent, LLC 
(TransCurrent) filed a petition, dated December 16, 1997, to the 
Commission regarding the acceptance of initial rate schedule, waivers 
and blanket authority, requesting acceptance of TransCurrent Rate 
Schedule FERC No. 1. The Commission accepted the submittal for filing 
and it was designated and made effective June 17, 1998.
    In a notice of amendment, dated December 29, 1998, TransCurrent 
informed FERC through the Office of the Secretary that the ownership 
structure of TransCurrent's had changed.
    As of July 1, 1998, the owners of TransCurrent were:
     Kraftholding USA AS (100,000 members' interests 
representing 50% of all members' interests of TransCurrent), a 
Norwegian company owned by private investors.
     Vattenfall International AB (100,000 members interests 
representing 50% of all members' interests of TransCurrent), a Swedish 
company. Vattenfall International AB is a wholly owned subsidiary of 
Vattenfall AB (publ), a Swedish company wholly owned by the state of 
Sweden.
    Effective as of December 18, 1998, Vattenfall International AB 
transferred all of its members' interests in TransCurrent to Vattenfall 
International Inc., a Delaware company. Vattenfall International Inc. 
is a wholly owned subsidiary of Vattenfall International AB.
    Vattenfall International Inc. has also, effective as of December 
18, 1998, acquired all of Vattenfall International AB's 360,000 Class A 
and 170,250 Class B member' interests in California Polar Power 
Brookers, LLC (``Calpol''). Vattenfall International Inc.''s Class A 
members'' interests represent 33.3% of all Class A members' interests 
and 16.4% of all Class B members' interests in Calpol.
    As of December 18, 1998, the owners of TransCurrent were:
     Kraftholding USA AS (100,000 members' interests 
representing 50% of all members' interests of TransCurrent), a 
Norwegian company owned by private investors.
     Vattenfall International Inc. (100,000 members interests 
representing 50% of all members' interests of TransCurrent), a Delaware 
company. Vattenfall International Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of 
Vattenfall International AB, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of 
Vattenfall AB (publ), a Swedish company wholly owned by the state of 
Sweden.
    Furthermore, Vattenfall International Inc. has, effective as of 
January 15, 1999, converted a loan to TransCurrent into 100,000 new 
members' interests.
    As of January 15, 1999, the owners of TransCurrent are:
     Kraftholding USA AS (100,000 members' interests, 
representing 33 and 1/3% of all members' interests of TransCurrent), a 
Norwegian company owned by private investors.
     Vattenfall International Inc. (200,000 members' interests, 
representing 66 and 2/3% of all members' interests of TransCurrent), a 
Delaware company. Vattenfall International Inc. is a wholly owned 
subsidiary of Vattenfall International AB, which is a wholly owned 
subsidiary of Vattenfall AB (publ), a Swedish company wholly owned by 
the state of Sweden.
    Vattenfall AB (publ) is engaged in generation, transmission and 
sales of electricity in the Nordic countries (Sweden, Norway, Finland 
and Denmark) and in Europe. The Vattenfall group is also, by itself and 
together with other external entities (e.g. NRG Energy, Inc.) involved 
in generation, transmission and sales of electricity and in production 
of generation and transmission facilities in South East Asia and South 
America. Neither Vattenfall AB, nor any of its subsidiaries owns or 
controls any generation or transmission (gas or electricity) facilities 
in the United States of America or Canada, nor do they have any 
franchise area for the sale of electricity in the said countries.
    The changes in ownership status will not have any effect on 
TransCurrent's authority to charge market-based rates.
    TransCurrent has also moved to a new location and the new address 
is: TransCurrent, LLC, World Trade Center, Suite 315, San Francisco, CA 
94111. Tel. (415) 392-9080; Fax. (415) 392-9085.
    Comment date: March 1, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

Standard Paragraph

    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.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-4126 Filed 2-18-99; 8:45 am]
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