[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 55 (Tuesday, March 21, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15145-15147]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-6931]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. EG00-76-000, et al.]


Black River Limited Partnership, et al.; Electric Rate and 
Corporate Regulation Filings

March 13, 2000.
    Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
Commission:

1. Black River Limited Partnership

[Docket No. EG00-76-000]

    Take notice that on March 7, 2000, Black River Limited Partnership 
filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission an amendment to the 
Application for Determination of Exempt Wholesale Generator Status.
    Copies of the application have been served upon the New York Public 
Service Commission, the North Carolina Utilities Commission, the South 
Carolina Public Service Commission and the Securities and Exchange 
Commission.
    Comment date: April 3, 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. CinCap VII, LLC

[Docket No. EG00-113-000]

    Take notice that on March 8, 2000, CinCap VII, LLC (CinCap VII), 
with its principal office at 1100 Louisiana Street, Suite 4950, 
Houston, Texas 77002, submitted with the Commission an application for 
determination of exempt wholesale generator status pursuant to Part 365 
of the Commission's regulations.
    CinCap VII states that it is a limited liability company duly 
organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware. CinCap 
VII will be engaged directly and exclusively in the business of owning 
and operating three natural gas-fired peaking generation combustion 
turbines consisting of 132 megawatts (when operating at summer 
conditions) located in Cadiz, Henry County, Indiana (the Cadiz 
Facility). The Cadiz Facility is expected to begin commercial 
operations in June 2000.
    CinCap VII intends to operate the Cadiz Facility as a merchant 
plant and sell all energy and capacity generated by the Cadiz Facility 
at wholesale, subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission. CinCap VII 
will not make any retail sales, foreign or otherwise.
    Comment date: April 3, 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.

3. Dynegy Power Marketing, Inc.

[Docket No. ER94-968-031]

    Take notice that on March 8, 2000, Dynegy Power Marketing, Inc. 
filed a quarterly report for the quarter ending December 31, 1999 for 
information only.

4. Cabrillo Power I LLC

[Docket No. ER00-1827-000]

    Take notice that on March 7, 2000, Cabrillo Power I LLC filed a 
quarterly report for the quarter ending December 31, 1999.
    Comment date: April 3, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

5. ComCap VII, LLC

[Docket No. ER00-1831-000]

    Take notice that on March 8, 2000, CinCap VII, LLC (CinCap VII) 
submitted for approval CinCap VII's Rate Schedule FERC No. 1; a Code of 
Conduct; a request for certain blanket approvals, including the 
authority to sell electricity at market-based rates and reassign 
transmission capacity; and a request for waiver of certain Commission 
regulations.

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    CinCap VII is a limited liability company duly organized and 
existing under the laws of the State of Delaware and is qualified to do 
business in the State of Indiana. CinCap VII is a wholly-owned 
subsidiary of VMC Generating Co., a Texas general partnership owned on 
a 50/50 basis by CinCap VIII, LLC, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary 
of Cinergy Corp., and Duke Energy Trenton, LLC, an indirect wholly-
owned subsidiary of Duke Energy Corp. (Duke Energy).
    Comment date: March 29, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

6. Quest Energy, L.L.C.

[Docket No. ER00-1832-000]

    Take notice that on March 8, 2000, Quest Energy, L.L.C. (Quest) 
tendered for filing, pursuant to Rules 205 and 207 of the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) Rules of Practice and 
Procedure, 18 CFR 385.205 and 385.207, and Section 35.12 of the 
Commission's regulations, 18 CFR 35.12, an application for blanket 
authorizations and certain waivers under various regulations of the 
Commission, and for an order accepting its FERC Electric Rate Schedule 
No. 1 to be effective the earlier of May 8, 2000, or the date of a 
Commission order granting approval of this Rate Schedule.
    Quest intends to engage in electric power and energy transactions 
as a marketer and a broker. In transactions where Quest purchases 
power, including capacity and related services from electric utilities, 
qualifying facilities, and independent power producers, and resells 
such power to other purchasers, Quest will be functioning as a 
marketer. In Quest's marketing transactions, Quest proposes to charge 
rates mutually agreed upon by the parties. In transactions where Quest 
does not take title to the electric power and/or energy, Quest will be 
limited to the role of a broker and will charge a fee for its services. 
Quest is not in the business of producing nor does it contemplate 
acquiring title to any electric power transmission facilities.
    Comment date: March 29, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

7. Arizona Public Service Company

[Docket No. ER00-1833-000]

    Take notice that on March 8, 2000, Arizona Public Service Company 
(APS) tendered for filing a Service Agreement to provide Retail Network 
Integration Transmission Service under APS' Open Access Transmission 
Tariff to the Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power 
District Merchant Group (Merchant Group).
    A copy of this filing has been served on the Merchant Group and the 
Arizona Corporation Commission.
    Comment date: March 29, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

8. CinCap VIII, LLC

[Docket No. ER00-1834-000]

    Take notice that on March 8, 2000, CinCap VIII, LLC (CinCap VIII) 
submitted for approval CinCap VIII's Rate Schedule FERC No. 1; a Code 
of Conduct; a request for certain blanket approvals, including the 
authority to sell electricity at market-based rates and reassign 
transmission capacity; and a request for waiver of certain Commission 
regulations.
    CinCap VIII is a Delaware limited liability company and is a wholly 
owned subsidiary of Cinergy Capital & Trading, Inc., which, in turn, is 
an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Cinergy Corp., a Delaware 
corporation that is a registered public utility holding company under 
the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended.
    Comment date: March 29, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

9. Carolina Power & Light Company

[Docket No. ER00-1835-000]

    Take notice that on March 8, 2000, Carolina Power & Light Company 
(CP&L) tendered for filing Service Agreements for Short-Term Firm 
Point-to-Point Transmission Service with El Paso Merchant Energy, L.P. 
and The Legacy Energy Group, LLC; and Service Agreements for Non-Firm 
Point-to-Point Transmission Service with El Paso Merchant Energy, L.P. 
and The Legacy Energy Group, LLC. Service to each Eligible Customer 
will be in accordance with the terms and conditions of Carolina Power & 
Light Company's Open Access Transmission Tariff.
    CP&L is requesting an effective date of March 2, 2000 for each 
Agreement.
    Copies of the filing were served upon the North Carolina Utilities 
Commission and the South Carolina Public Service Commission.
    Comment date: March 29, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

10. The Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company

[Docket No. ER00-1836-000]

    Take notice that on March 8, 2000, The Cincinnati Gas & Electric 
Company tendered a Notice of Cancellation of Service Agreement No. 21 
under its Electric Tariff, First Revised Volume No. 1 for service under 
Rate WS-S to the City of Lebanon, Ohio.
    Copies of the filing were served upon the affected customer and the 
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio.
    Comment date: March 29, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

11. FirstEnergy Corp. and Pennsylvania Power Company

[Docket No. ER00-1837-000]

    Take notice that on March 8, 2000, FirstEnergy Corp. tendered for 
filing on behalf of itself and Pennsylvania Power Company, a Service 
Agreement for Network Integration Service and an Operating Agreement 
for the Network Integration Transmission Service under the Pennsylvania 
Electric Choice Program with ACN Power, Inc. pursuant to the 
FirstEnergy System Open Access Tariff. These agreements will enable the 
parties to obtain Network Integration Service under the Pennsylvania 
Electric Choice Program in accordance with the terms of the Tariff.
    The proposed effective date under these agreements is March 1, 
2000.
    Comment date: March 29, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

12. Commonwealth Edison Company, Commonwealth Edison Company of 
Indiana

[Docket No. ER00-1838-000]

    Take notice that on March 8, 2000, Commonwealth Edison Company and 
Commonwealth Edison Company of Indiana (collectively ComEd) filed to 
update Appendix A to Schedule 9 of ComEd's Power Sales and Reassignment 
of Transmission Rights Tariff (PSRT-1).
    Comment date: March 29, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

13. Virginia Electric and Power Company

[Docket No. ER00-1839-000]

    Service Agreement between Sonat Power Marketing L.P. and Virginia 
Power for Firm Point-To-Point Transmission Service dated October 7, 
1997 and approved by the FERC in a letter order on January 2, 1998 
under Docket No. ER98-671-000.
    Service Agreement between Sonat Power Marketing L.P. and Virginia 
Power for Non-Firm Point-To-Point Transmission Service dated October 
27, 1997 and approved by the FERC in a letter order on January 15, 1998 
under Docket No. ER98-849-000.
    Virginia Power respectfully requests an effective date of the 
termination of

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February 18, 2000, as requested by El Paso Merchant Energy, L.P., 
successor to Sonat Power Marketing L.P.
    Copies of the filing were served upon El Paso Merchant Energy, 
L.P., the Virginia State Corporation Commission and the North Carolina 
Utilities Commission.
    Comment date: March 29, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

14. Arizona Public Service Company

[Docket No. ER00-1840-000]

    Take notice that on March 8, 2000, Arizona Public Service Company 
(APS) tendered for filing a revised Contract Demand Exhibit for 
Southern California Edison (SCE) applicable under the APS-FERC Rate 
Schedule No. 120.
    Copies of this filing have been served on SCE, the California 
Public Utilities Commission and the Arizona Corporation Commission.
    Comment date: March 29, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

15. Otter Tail Power Company

[Docket No. ER00-1841-000]

    Take notice that on March 6, 2000, Otter Tail Power Company (OTP) 
tendered for filing a Service Agreement between OTP and Northwestern 
Wisconsin Electric Co. The Service Agreement allows Northwestern 
Wisconsin Electric 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.

16. Alliant Energy Corporate Services Inc.

[Docket No. ER00-1842-000]

    Take notice that on March 9, 2000, Alliant Energy Corporate 
Services Inc. (ALTM) tendered for filing a signed Service Agreement 
under ALTM's Market Based Wholesale Power Sales Tariff (MR-1) between 
itself and NUI Energy Brokers, Inc. (NUI).
    ALTM respectfully requests a waiver of the Commission's notice 
requirements, and an effective date of March 8, 2000.
    Comment date: March 30, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

Standard Paragraph E

    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. 00-6931 Filed 3-20-00; 8:45 am]
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