[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 136 (Friday, July 16, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38415-38418]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-18145]


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FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. EL99-75-000, et al.]


California Electricity Oversight Board, et al.; Electric Rate and 
Corporate Regulation Filings

July 9, 1999.
    Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
Commission:

1. California Electricity Oversight Board

[Docket No. EL99-75-000]

    Take notice that on July 7, 1999, the California Electricity 
Oversight Board (Board) tendered for filing, a Petition for Declaratory 
Order and Exemption of Filing Fee. The Board's petition for declaratory 
relief requests that the Commission order that Senate Bill (SB) 96 
resolves disputed issues in the Commission Docket Nos. EC96-19, et al. 
and ER96-1663, et al. and pending before the United States Court of 
Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in Docket Nos. 98-1225, 
98-1226 and 99-1133, and that the authorities and responsibilities to 
be exercised by the State of California, through the Board, as set 
forth in SB 96 are consistent with federal law.
    Comment date: July 22, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

2. NFR Power, Inc., The Furst Group, Inc., Nicor Energy Management 
Services Company, National Fuel Resources, Inc.

[Docket Nos. ER96-1122-012, ER98-2423-003, RR97-1816-008 and ER95-1374-
015]

    Take notice that on July 2, 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 web at www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm for viewing and downloading 
(call 202-208-2222 for assistance).

3. Eagle Gas Marketing Company and Granger Energy, L.L.C.

[Docket No. ER96-1503-013 and ER97-4240-004]

    Take notice that on July 7, 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 web at www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm for viewing and downloading 
(call 202-208-2222 for assistance).

4. Sunoco Power Marketing, L.L.C.

[Docket No. ER97-870-010]

    Take notice that on July 1, 1999, the above-mentioned power 
marketer filed a quarterly report with the Commission in the above-
mentioned proceeding for information only. This filing is available for 
public inspection and copying in the Public Reference Room or on the 
web at www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm for viewing and downloading 
(call 202-208-2222 for assistance).

5. Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation, Consolidated Edison 
Company of New York, Inc., Long Island Lighting Company, New York 
State Electric & Gas Corporation, Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation 
and Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc., Rochester Gas & Electric 
Corporation, Power Authority of the State of New York and New York 
Power Pool

[Docket Nos. ER97-1523-006, OA97-470-000, and ER97-4234-000 (not 
consolidated)

    Take notice that on July 2, 1999, the Member Systems of the New 
York Power Pool (Member Systems) tendered

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for filing a revised proposal relating to the governance structure of 
the New York Independent System Operation (NYISO).
    The Member Systems state that this filing was made in compliance 
with the Commission's orders dated April 30, 1999. See Central Hudson 
Gas & Electric Corp., et. al., 87 FERC para. 61,135 (1999).
    A copy of this filing was served upon all persons on the 
Commission's official service list(s) in the captioned proceeding(s), 
and the respective electric utility regulatory agencies in New York, 
New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
    Comment date: July 22, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

6. Alliant Energy Industrial Services, Inc., Golden Valley Power 
Company, Energetix, Inc., Vanpower, Inc., Prairie Winds Energy, 
Eclipse Energy, Inc., Kastex Energy Ventures, Inc., ECONnergy 
Energy Co., Alpha Energy Corporation and NAP Trading and Marketing, 
Inc.

[Docket Nos. ER99-1775-001, ER98-4334-003, ER97-3556-008, ER96-552-014, 
ER95-1234-013, ER94-1099-021, ER95-295-019, ER98-2553-003, ER98-2553-
004, ER97-4730-005, ER97-4730-006 and Docket No. ER95-1278-011]

    Take notice that on July 6, 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 web at www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm for viewing and downloading 
(call 202-208-2222 for assistance).

7. California Independent System Operator Corporation

[Docket No. ER99-1971-002]

    Take notice that on July 2, 1999, the California Independent System 
Operator Corporation (ISO), tendered for filing a compliance filing in 
the above-referenced docket which included a number of revisions to the 
ISO Tariff. The ISO states that this filing was submitted to comply 
with the Commission's May 26, 1999 Order, 87 FERC para. 61,208 (1999), 
in the above-referenced docket.
    The ISO states that this filing has been served on all parties 
listed on the official service list in the above-referenced docket.
    Comment date: July 22, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

8. Allegheny Power Service Corporation, on behalf of Monongahela 
Power Company, The Potomac Edison Company and West Penn Power 
Company (Allegheny Power)

[Docket No. ER99-3475-000]

    Take notice that on July 2, 1999, Allegheny Power Service 
Corporation on behalf of Monongahela Power Company, The Potomac Edison 
Company and West Penn Power Company (Allegheny Power) filed Supplement 
No. 24 to add four (4) new Customers to the Market Rate Tariff under 
which Allegheny Power offers generation services.
    Allegheny Power requests a waiver of notice requirements to make 
service available as of June 7, 1999, to Avista Energy, Inc., 
Constellation Power Service, Inc., Entergy Power Marketing Corporation 
and Williams Energy Marketing & Trading Company.
    Copies of the filing have been provided to the Public Utilities 
Commission of Ohio, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, the 
Maryland Public Service Commission, the Virginia State Corporation 
Commission, the West Virginia Public Service Commission, and all 
parties of record.
    Comment date: July 22, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

9. Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc.

[Docket No. ER99-3476-000]

    Take notice that on July 2, 1999, Orange and Rockland Utilities 
Inc. (Orange and Rockland) filed a Service Agreement between Orange and 
Rockland and Southern Energy Lovett, L.L.C. (Customer). This Service 
Agreement specifies that the Customer has agreed to the rates, terms 
and conditions of Orange and Rockland's Open Access Transmission Tariff 
filed on July 9, 1996 in Docket No. OA96-210-000.
    Orange and Rockland requests waiver of the Commission's sixty-day 
notice requirements and an effective date of July 1, 1999 for the 
Service Agreement.
    Orange and Rockland has served copies of the filing on the New York 
State Public Service Commission and on the Customer.
    Comment date: July 22, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

10. Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc.

[Docket No. ER99-3477-000]

    Take notice that on July 2, 1999, Orange and Rockland Utilities 
Inc. (Orange and Rockland) filed a Service Agreement between Orange and 
Rockland and Southern Energy Bowline, L.L.C. (Customer). This Service 
Agreement specifies that the Customer has agreed to the rates, terms 
and conditions of Orange and Rockland's Open Access Transmission Tariff 
filed on July 9, 1996 in Docket No. OA96-210-000.
    Orange and Rockland requests waiver of the Commission's sixty-day 
notice requirements and an effective date of July 1, 1999 for the 
Service Agreement.
    Orange and Rockland has served copies of the filing on the New York 
State Public Service Commission and on the Customer.
    Comment date: July 22, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

11. Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc.

[Docket No. ER99-3478-000]

    Take notice that on July 2, 1999, Orange and Rockland Utilities 
Inc. (Orange and Rockland) filed a Service Agreement between Orange and 
Rockland and Southern Energy NY-Gen, L.L.C. (Customer). This Service 
Agreement specifies that the Customer has agreed to the rates, terms 
and conditions of Orange and Rockland's Open Access Transmission Tariff 
filed on July 9, 1996 in Docket No. OA96-210-000.
    Orange and Rockland requests waiver of the Commission's sixty-day 
notice requirements and an effective date of July 1, 1999 for the 
Service Agreement.
    Orange and Rockland has served copies of the filing on the New York 
State Public Service Commission and on the Customer.
    Comment date: July 22, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

12. Commonwealth Electric Company

[Docket No. ER99-3479-000]

    Take notice that on July 2, 1999, Commonwealth Electric Company 
(Commonwealth) tendered for filing a firm point-to-point transmission 
service agreement between Commonwealth and Entergy Nuclear Generating 
Company (Entergy). Commonwealth states that the service agreement sets 
out the transmission arrangements under which Commonwealth will provide 
firm point-to-point transmission service to Entergy under 
Commonwealth's open access transmission tariff accepted for filing in 
Docket No. ER97-1341-000, subject to refund and issuance of further 
orders.
    Comment date: July 22, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

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13. Commonwealth Electric Company

[Docket No. ER99-3481-000]

    Take notice that on July 2, 1999, Commonwealth Electric Company 
(Commonwealth) tendered for filing a Related Facilities Agreement 
between Commonwealth and Tiverton Power Associates Limited Partnership.
    Comment date: July 22, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

14. Public Service Company of New Mexico

[Docket No. ER99-3482-000]

    Take notice that on July 2, 1999, Public Service Company of New 
Mexico (PNM) submitted for filing an executed service agreement, for 
short-term firm point-to-point transmission service under the terms of 
PNM's Open Access Transmission Service Tariff, with Arizona Public 
Service Company, dated June 18, 1999. PNM's filing is available for 
public inspection at its offices in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
    Comment date: July 22, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

15. Commonwealth Edison Company

[Docket No. ER99-3484-000]

    Take notice that on July 2, 1999, Commonwealth Edison Company, 
(ComEd), submitted for filing a revised Firm Service Agreement with 
Wisconsin Electric Power Company (WEPCO), under the terms of ComEd's 
Open Access Transmission Tariff (OATT). ComEd also submitted for filing 
three Non-Firm Service Agreements with Detroit Edison Company (DE), 
West Penn Power dba Allegheny Energy (WPP), and Alliant Energy 
Industrial Services, Inc. (AEIS), as customers under the terms of 
ComEd's OATT.
    ComEd requests an effective date of June 7, 1999 for the service 
agreements, and accordingly, seeks waiver of the Commission's notice 
requirements.
    Copies of this filing were served on WEPCO, DE, WPP and AEIS.
    Comment date: July 22, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

16. PacifiCorp

[Docket No. ER99-3485-000]

    Take notice that PacifiCorp on July 2, 1999, tendered for filing in 
accordance with 18 CFR 35 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations, a 
Notice of Filing of a Mutual Netting/Closeout Agreement (Netting 
Agreement) between PacifiCorp and City of Santa Clara (Santa Clara), 
Utah Municipal Power Agency (UMPA) and Western Resources, Inc. (WRI).
    Copies of this filing were supplied to the Washington Utilities and 
Transportation Commission and the Public Utility Commission of Oregon.
    Comment date: July 22, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

17. Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.

[Docket No. ER99-3486-000]

    Take notice that on July 2, 1999, Consolidated Edison Company of 
New York, Inc. (Con Edison) tendered for filing a service agreement to 
provide firm transmission service pursuant to its Open Access 
Transmission Tariff to Aquila Power Corporation (Aquila).
    Con Edison states that a copy of this filing has been served by 
mail upon Aquila.
    Comment date: July 22, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

18. The Montana Power Company

[Docket No. ER99-3487-000]

    Take notice that on July 2, 1999, The Montana Power Company 
(Montana) tendered for filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission pursuant to 18 CFR 35.13 an unexecuted Network Integration 
Transmission Service Agreement Network and Operating Agreement with 
Central Montana Electric Power Cooperative Inc. under Montana's FERC 
Electric Tariff, Fourth Revised Volume No. 5 (Open Access Transmission 
Tariff).
    A copy of the filing was served upon Central Montana Electric Power 
Cooperative Inc.
    Comment date: July 22, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

19. Virginia Electric and Power Company

[Docket No. ER99-3488-000]

    Take notice that on July 2, 1999, Virginia Electric and Power 
Company (Virginia Power) tendered for filing a Service Agreement for 
Firm Point-to-Point Transmission Service by Virginia Electric and Power 
Company to FPL Energy Power Marketing, Inc. and a Service Agreement for 
Non-Firm Point-to-Point Transmission Service by Virginia Electric and 
Power Company to FPL Energy Power Marketing, Inc.
    The foregoing Service Agreements are tendered for filing under the 
Open Access Transmission Tariff to Eligible Purchasers dated July 14, 
1997. Under the tendered Service Agreements, Virginia Power will 
provide point-to-point service to the Transmission Customer under the 
rates, terms and conditions of the Open Access Transmission Tariff.
    Virginia Power requests an effective date of June 7, 1999, the date 
service was first requested under the Non-Firm Service Agreement.
    Copies of the filing were served upon FPL Energy Power Marketing, 
Inc., the Virginia State Corporation Commission and the North Carolina 
Utilities Commission.
    Comment date: July 22, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

20. CMS Generation Michigan Power, L.L.C.

[Docket No. ER99-3489-000]

    Take notice that on July 2, 1999, CMS Generation Michigan Power, 
L.L.C. (Michigan Power) tendered for filing an executed service 
agreement for unbundled wholesale power service with CMS Marketing, 
Services and Trading Company pursuant to Michigan Power's Cost-Based 
Power Sales Tariff, accepted for filing in Docket No. ER99-1970-000.
    The service agreement has an effective date of June 7, 1999.
    Copies of the filing have been served on the Michigan Public 
Service Commission and CMS Marketing, Services and Trading Company.
    Comment date: July 22, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

21. Citizens Utilities Company

[Docket No. ER99-3490-000]

    Take notice that on July 2, 1999, Citizens Utilities Company filed 
its compliance filing pursuant to the Commission's orders in North 
American Electric Reliability Council, et al., 86 FERC para. 61,275 
(1999) and 85 FERC para. 61,353 (1998).
    Comment date: July 22, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

22. PP&L Montana, LLC, PP&L Colstrip I, LLC, PP&L Colstrip II, LLC, 
and PP&L Colstrip III, LLC

[Docket No. ER99-3491-000]

    Take notice that on July 2, 1999, PP&L Montana, LLC, PP&L Colstrip 
I, LLC, PP&L Colstrip II, LLC, and PP&L Colstrip III, LLC tendered for 
filing with the Commission an application for an expedited order 
approving market-based and/or flexible rates, granting waiver of 
compliance with Order Nos. 888 and 889, and granting waivers of 
regulations. The applicants are wholly-owned subsidiaries of PP&L 
Global, Inc.
    Comment date: July 22, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

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23. Allegheny Power Service Corporation, on Behalf of Monongahela 
Power Company, The Potomac Edison Company and West Penn Power 
Company (Allegheny Power) and West Penn Power Company (Allegheny 
Energy)

[Docket No. ER99-3492-000]

    Take notice that on July 2, 1999, Allegheny Power Service 
Corporation on Behalf of Monongahela Power Company, The Potomac Edison 
Company and West Penn Power Company (Allegheny Power) and West Penn 
Power Company (Allegheny Energy) filed Amendment No. 1 to Supplement 
No. 8 to the Market Rate Tariff and Amendment No. 1 to Supplement No. 
33 to the Standard Generation Service Tariff to incorporate Netting 
Agreements with New Energy Ventures, Inc. into the tariff provisions.
    Allegheny Power requests a waiver of notice requirements to make 
the Amendments effective as of the effective dates therein, June 2, 
1999 for Amendment No. 1 to Supplement No. 33 and May 28, 1999, for 
Amendment No. 1 to Supplement No. 8.
    Copies of the filing have been provided to the Public Utilities 
Commission of Ohio, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, the 
Maryland Public Service Commission, the Virginia State Corporation 
Commission, the West Virginia Public Service Commission, and all 
parties of record.
    Comment date: July 22, 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 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 
and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 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. This filing may also be viewed on 
the Internet at http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call 202-208-
2222 for assistance).
David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-18145 Filed 7-15-99; 8:45 am]
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