[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 53 (Friday, March 17, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14554-14556]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-6598]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. EG00-112-000, et al.]


DTE River Rouge No. 1, LLC, et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate 
Regulation Filings

March 9, 2000.
    Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
Commission:

1. DTE River Rouge No. 1, LLC

[Docket No. EG00-112-000]

    Take notice that on March 6, 2000, DTE River Rouge No. 1, LLC 
(Applicant), a Michigan limited liability company, with its principal 
place of business at 425 S. Main Street, Suite 201, Ann Arbor, Michigan 
48107, filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission an 
application for determination of exempt wholesale generator status 
pursuant to Part 365 of the Commission's regulations.
    Comment date: March 30, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice. The Commission will limit its 
consideration of comments to those that concern the adequacy or 
accuracy of the application.

2. Black River Limited Partnership

[Docket No. EL00-48-000]

    Take notice that on March 6, 2000, Black River Limited Partnership 
filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) a 
petition for declaratory order disclaiming jurisdiction and a request 
for expedited consideration.
    Comment date: April 5, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

3. Florida Power & Light Company

[Docket No. ER00-1732-000]

    Take notice that on February 29, 2000, Florida Power & Light 
Company (FPL), tendered for filing a settlement agreement (the 
Settlement Agreement) entered into by and between FPL and Florida Keys 
Electric Cooperative Association (FKEC) to the ``Long-Term Agreement to 
Provide Capacity and Energy by Florida Power & Light to Florida Keys 
Electric Cooperative Association, Inc.'' (FERC Rate Schedule No. 130). 
The purpose of the Settlement Agreement is to modify the contractual 
formula rate applied in calculating the demand charges.
    Comment date: March 20, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

4. Pacific Gas and Electric Company

[Docket No. ER00-1807-000]

    Take notice that on March 6, 2000, Pacific Gas and Electric Company 
(PG&E) filed a revised and amended Control Area Service Agreement 
between Dynegy Power Services, Inc. (DPS) and PG&E (Revised CATSA) and 
PG&E's request for withdrawal of the Second Amendment to the CATSA 
submitted on November 1, 1996 in Docket No. ER97-320-000.
    The proposed revisions modify the existing CATSA to conform to the 
terms of a Settlement Agreement between DPS and PG&E, dated May 8, 
1999.
    Copies of this filing have been served upon DPS, the California 
Independent System Operator Corporation, the California Public 
Utilities Commission and the intervenors in Docket No. ER00-902-000.
    Comment date: March 27, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

5. Duke Power a Division of Duke Energy Corporation

[Docket No. ER00-1808-000]

    Take notice that on March 6, 2000, Duke Power (Duke), a division of 
Duke Energy Corporation, tendered for filing a Service Agreement with 
American Municipal Power--Ohio, Inc. for power sales at market-based 
rates.
    Duke requests that the proposed Service Agreement be permitted to 
become effective on September 10, 1999.
    Duke states that this filing is in accordance with Part 35 of the 
Commission's Regulations and a copy has been served on the North 
Carolina Utilities Commission.
    Comment date: March 27, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

6. Avista Corporation

[Docket No. ER00-1809-000]

    Take notice that on March 6, 2000, Avista Corporation tendered for 
filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) 
pursuant to section 35.12 of the Commissions, 18 CFR Part 35.12, an 
executed Amendment to a Mutual Netting Agreement with Merchant Energy 
Group of the Americas, previously filed with the Commission under 
Docket No. ER99-2254-000, Service Agreement No. 271, effective March 
24, 1999, changing billing and payment terms.
    AVA requests waiver of the prior notice requirements and requests 
an effective date of March 1, 2000 for the amended terms for net 
billing of transactions.

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    This filing has been served upon the following: Ms. Vangie 
McGilloway, Contract Administrator, Merchant Group of the Americas, 151 
West Street, Suite 300, Annapolis, MD 21401.
    Comment date: March 27, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

7. Conectiv Energy Supply, Inc.

[Docket No. ER00-1810-000]

    Take notice that on March 6, 2000, Conectiv Energy Supply, Inc. 
(CESI) filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission a letter 
approving its membership in the Western Systems Power Pool (WSPP).
    CESI requests that the Commission allow its membership in the WSPP 
to become effective on March 7, 2000.
    CESI states that a copy of this filing has been served on the 
Delaware Public Service Commission, the WSPP Executive Committee, 
General Counsel to the WSPP and the members of the WSPP.
    Comment date: March 27, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

8. Portland General Electric Company

[Docket No. ER00-1811-000]

    Take notice that on March 6, 2000, Portland General Electric 
Company (PGE) tendered for filing under PGE's Final Rule pro forma 
tariff (FERC Electric Tariff First Revised Volume No. 8, Docket No. 
OA96-137-000), executed Service Agreements for Short-Term Firm and Non-
Firm Point-to-Point Transmission Service with Coral Power, LLC.
    PGE requests that the Service Agreement become effective March 1, 
2000.
    A copy of this filing was served on Coral Power, LLC.
    Comment date: March 27, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

9. Allegheny Energy Service Corporation, on behalf of Allegheny 
Energy Supply Company LLC

[Docket No. ER00-1812-000]

    Take notice that on March 6, 2000, Allegheny Energy Service 
Corporation on behalf of Allegheny Energy Supply Company, LLC 
(Allegheny Energy Supply Company) filed Amendment No. 2 to Supplement 
No. 9 to complete the filing requirement for one (1) new Customer of 
the Market Rate Tariff under which Allegheny Energy Supply offers 
generation services.
    Allegheny Energy requests a waiver of notice requirements to make 
service available as of November 24, 1999, to Virginia Electric & Power 
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: March 27, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

10. Avista Turbine Power, Inc.

[Docket No. ER00-1814-000]

    Take notice that on March 6, 2000, Avista Turbine Power, Inc. 
(Avista Turbine) tendered for filing a petition for acceptance of an 
initial rate schedule authorizing Avista Turbine to make wholesale 
sales of power at market-based rates.
    Comment date: March 27, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

11. Otter Tail Power Company

[Docket No. ER00-1815-000]

    Take notice that on March 6, 2000, Otter Tail Power Company (OTP) 
tendered for filing a Service Agreement between OTP and Northcentral 
Power Co. The Service Agreement allows Northcentral Power Co. to 
purchase capacity and/or energy under OTP's Coordination Sales Tariff.
    Comment date: March 27, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

12. DTE River Rouge No. 1, LLC

[Docket No. ER00-1816-000]

    Take notice that on March 6, 2000, DTE River Rouge No. 1, LLC (DTE-
River Rouge) submitted a petition for authorization to make sales of 
capacity and energy at market-based rates, and a request for certain 
related blanket authorizations and waivers.
    Comment date: March 27, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

13. California Independent System Operator Corporation

[Docket No. ER00-1818-000]

    Take notice that the California Independent System Operator 
Corporation, on March 6, 2000, tendered for filing a Scheduling 
Coordinator Agreement between the ISO and Constellation Power Source, 
Inc. for acceptance by the Commission.
    The ISO is requesting waiver of the 60-day notice requirement to 
allow the Scheduling Coordinator Agreement to be made effective as of 
February 28, 2000.
    The ISO states that this filing has been served on Constellation 
Power Source, Inc. and the California Public Utilities Commission.
    Comment date: March 27, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

14. Northern States Power Company (Minnesota)

[Docket No. ER00-1819-000]

    Northern States Power Company (Wisconsin)
    Take notice that on March 6, 2000, Northern States Power Company 
(Minnesota) and Northern States Power Company (Wisconsin) (jointly NSP) 
tendered for filing a Non-Firm and a Short-Term Firm Point-to-Point 
Transmission Service Agreement between NSP and Allegheny Energy Supply 
Company, LLC.
    NSP requests that the Commission make the Agreement effective 
February 7, 2000.
    Comment date: March 27, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

15. Commonwealth Edison Company and Commonwealth Edison Company of 
Indiana

[Docket No. ER00-1820-000]

    Take notice that on March 6, 2000, Commonwealth Edison Company and 
Commonwealth Edison Company of Indiana (collectively ComEd) filed 
amendments to ComEd's Open Access Transmission Tariff (OATT) to add an 
Appendix K prescribing procedures for the interconnection of 
generation.
    ComEd requests an effective date of May 1, 2000 for the proposed 
amendments and accordingly requests waiver of the Commission's notice 
requirements.
    Copies of the filing were served upon ComEd's jurisdictional 
customers and interested state commissions.
    Comment date: March 27, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

16. PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.

[Docket No. ER00-1825-000]

    Take notice that on March 6, 2000, PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. 
(PJM) tendered for filing one signature page of Washington Gas Energy 
Services, Inc. to the Reliability Assurance Agreement among Load 
Serving Entities in the PJM Control Area (RAA), and an amended Schedule 
17 listing the parties to the RAA.
    PJM states that it served a copy of its filing on all parties to 
the RAA, including Washington Gas Energy Services, Inc., and each of 
the electric

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regulatory commissions within the PJM Control Area.
    Comment date: March 27, 2000, 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. 00-6598 Filed 3-16-00; 8:45 am]
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