[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 64 (Monday, April 3, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17494-17496]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-8058]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. EL00-55-000, et al.]


Sun River Electric Cooperative, Inc., et al.; Electric Rate and 
Corporate Regulation Filings

March 27, 2000.
    Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
Commission:

1. Sun River Electric Cooperative, Inc.

[Docket No. EL00-55-000]

    Take notice that on March 20, 2000, Sun River Electric Cooperative, 
Inc. (SREC) filed a Request for Waiver of the requirements of Order No. 
888 and Order No. 889.
    Comment date:  April 19, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

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2. San Diego Gas & Electric Company v. Public Service Company of 
New Mexico

[Docket No. EL00-56-000]

    Take notice that on March 23, 2000, San Diego Gas & Electric 
Company (SDG&E) tendered for filing a complaint with the Commission 
against Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM). In the complaint, 
SDG&E states that the demand rate charged SDG&E by PNM under a long-
term 100-megawatt system power sale is excessive, unjust, unreasonable, 
unduly discriminatory, and contrary to the public interest. SDG&E asks 
the Commission to initiate a proceeding under Section 206(b) of the 
Federal Power Act to investigate the rate and establish a refund 
effective date of May 22, 2000. SDG&E asks that the complaint be 
consolidated for hearing and decision with the proceeding in Docket 
Nos. EL97-54-002 and EL99-21-000.
    Comment date: April 12, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice. Answers to the complaint shall also be due 
on or before April 12, 2000.

3. Entergy Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER00-1933-000]

    Take notice that on March 22, 2000, 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 new Attachment M to its Open Access Transmission 
Tariff, designated as FERC Electric Tariff Original Volume No. 3, 
addressing transmission business practices related to source and sink 
information required for reserving and scheduling point-to-point 
transmission service.
    Comment date: April 12, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

4. Florida Power Corporation

[Docket No. ER00-1934-000]

    Take notice that on March 22, 2000, Florida Power Corporation 
(Florida Power) tendered for filing a service agreement providing for 
non-firm point-to-point transmission service and a service agreement 
providing for short term firm point-to-point transmission service by 
Florida Power to TXU Energy Trading Company (TXU) pursuant to its open 
access transmission tariff.
    Florida Power requests that the Commission waive its notice of 
filing requirements and allow the agreements to become effective on 
March 15, 2000.
    Comment date: April 12, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

5. Entergy Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER00-1935-000]

    Take notice that on March 22, 2000, Entergy Services, Inc., on 
behalf of Entergy Arkansas, Inc. (Entergy Arkansas), tendered for 
filing a Notice of Cancellation of the Electric Peaking Power Agreement 
between City of Campbell, Missouri and Entergy Arkansas.
    Comment date: April 12, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

6. Entergy Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER00-1936-000]

    Take notice that on March 22, 2000, Entergy Services, Inc. 
(Entergy), on behalf of Entergy Arkansas, Inc. (Entergy Arkansas), 
tendered for filing a Notice of Cancellation of the Electric Peaking 
Power Agreement between City of Osceola, Arkansas and Entergy Arkansas.
    Comment date: April 12, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

7. Southwest Power Pool, Inc.

[Docket No. ER00-1937-000]

    Take notice that on March 22, 2000, Southwest Power Pool, Inc. 
(SPP) tendered for filing executed service agreements for Firm Point-
to-Point Transmission Service, Non-Firm Point-to-Point Transmission and 
Loss Compensation Service with Eastex Cogeneration Limited Partnership, 
El Paso Merchant Energy, L.P., FPL Energy Power Marketing, Inc., and 
Sunflower Electric Power Corp., as well as executed service agreements 
for Non-Firm Point-to-Point Transmission and Loss Compensation Service 
with Conectiv Energy Supply, Inc.
    SPP requests an effective date of March 8, 2000 for the agreements 
with Eastex, March 13, 2000 for the agreements with El Paso, February 
25, 2000 for the agreements with FPL, March 13, 2000 for the agreements 
with Sunflower, and March 14, 2000 for the agreements with Conectiv.
    Copies of this filing were served upon all signatories.
    Comment date: April 12, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

8. Cinergy Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER00-1938-000]

    Take notice that on March 22, 2000, Cinergy Services, Inc. 
submitted an Interconnection Agreement entered into by and between 
Cinergy Services, Inc. (Cinergy) and Duke Energy Madison, LLC (Duke 
Energy Madison) and a Facilities Construction Agreement by and between 
Cinergy and Duke Energy Madison, both of which are dated February 28, 
2000.
    The Interconnection Agreement between the parties provides for the 
interconnection of a generating station with the transmission system of 
The Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company (CG&E), a Cinergy utility 
operating company, and further defines the continuing responsibilities 
and obligations of the parties with respect thereto. The Facilities 
Construction Agreement between the parties provides for the 
construction and installation of the interconnection facilities and the 
additions, modifications and upgrades to the existing transmission 
facilities of CG&E.
    Cinergy requests an effective date of February 28, 2000 for the 
Interconnection Agreement and the Facilities Construction Agreement.
    Cinergy states that it has served a copy of its filing upon the 
Public Utility Commission of Ohio and Duke Energy Madison.
    Comment date: April 12, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

9. Cinergy Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER00-1939-000]

    Take notice that on March 22, 2000, Cinergy Services, Inc. 
submitted an Interconnection Agreement entered into by and between 
Cinergy Services, Inc. (Cinergy) and Duke Energy Vermillion, LLC 
(``Duke Energy Vermillion''), and a Facilities Construction Agreement 
by and between Cinergy and Duke Energy Vermillion, both of which are 
dated February 28, 2000.
    The Interconnection Agreement between the parties provides for the 
interconnection of a generating station with the transmission system of 
PSI Energy, Inc. (PSI Energy), a Cinergy utility operating company, and 
further defines the continuing responsibilities and obligations of the 
parties with respect thereto. The Facilities Construction Agreement 
between the parties provides for the construction and installation of 
the interconnection facilities and the additions, modifications and 
upgrades to the existing transmission facilities of PSI Energy.
    Cinergy requests an effective date of February 28, 2000 for both 
the Interconnection Agreement and the Facilities Construction 
Agreement.
    Cinergy states that it has served a copy of its filing upon the 
Indiana

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Utility Regulatory Commission and Duke Energy Vermillion.
    Comment date: April 12, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

10. Duquesne Light Company

[Docket No. ER00-1941-000]

    Take notice that on March 22, 2000, Duquesne Light Company (DLC) 
filed a Service Agreement for Retail Network Integration Transmission 
Service and a Network Operating Agreement for Retail Network 
Integration Transmission Service dated March 21, 2000, Niagra Mohawk 
Energy Marketing, Inc. under DLC's Open Access Transmission Tariff 
(Tariff). The Service Agreement and Network Operating Agreement adds 
Niagra Mohawk Energy Marketing, Inc. as a customer under the Tariff.
    DLC requests an effective date of March 21, 2000 for the Service 
Agreement.
    Comment date: April 12, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

11. Northern Maine Independent System Administrator, Inc.

[Docket No. ER00-1942-000]

    Take notice that on March 22, 2000, Northern Maine Independent 
System Administrator, Inc. (NMISA) tendered for filing seven service 
agreements under the Northern Maine Independent System Administrator 
Tariff (Northern Maine ISA Tariff) for the following Market 
Participants: Maine Public Service Company, Inc., Houlton Water 
Company, Energy Atlantic LLC, Eastern Maine Electric Cooperative, Inc., 
WPS Energy Services, Inc., FPL Energy Power Marketing, Inc. and 
Alternative Energy. NMISA has determined that these applicants are 
qualified to become Market Participants under the Northern Maine ISA 
Tariff.
    NMISA requests an effective date for implementation of these 
service agreements of March 1, 2000, to coincide with the date on which 
NMISA will commence commercial operation and retail access will begin 
in Northern Maine.
    Comment date: April 12, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

12. Southwestern Electric Power Company

[Docket No. ER00-1943-000]

    Take notice that on March 22, 2000, Southwestern Electric Power 
Company (SWEPCO) tendered for filing an estimated return on common 
equity (Estimated ROE) to be used in establishing estimated formula 
rates for wholesale service in Contract Year 2000 to Northeast Texas 
Electric Cooperative, Inc., the City of Bentonville, Arkansas, Rayburn 
Country Electric Cooperative, Inc., Cajun Electric Power Cooperative, 
Inc., Tex-La Electric Cooperative of Texas, Inc., the City of Hope, 
Arkansas, and East Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc. SWEPCO provides 
service to these Customers under contracts which provide for periodic 
changes in rates and charges determined in accordance with cost-of-
service formulas, including a formulaic determination of the return on 
common equity.
    Copies of the filing were served upon the affected wholesale 
Customers, the Public Utility Commission of Texas, the Louisiana Public 
Service Commission and the Arkansas Public Service Commission.
    Comment date: April 12, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

13. LSP Energy Limited Partnership

[Docket No. ER00-1944-000]

    Take notice that on March 22, 2000, LSP Energy Limited Partnership 
(LSP Energy) tendered for filing under Section 205 of the Federal Power 
Act a Power Purchase Agreement dated February 25, 2000 between LSP 
Energy and the Tennessee Valley Authority.
    Comment date: April 12, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

14. FirstEnergy System

[Docket No. ER00-1945-000]

    Take notice that on March 22, 2000, FirstEnergy System filed a 
Service Agreement to provide Firm Point-to-Point Transmission Service 
for Conectiv Energy Supply, Inc., the Transmission Customer. Services 
are being provided under the FirstEnergy System Open Access 
Transmission Tariff submitted for filing by the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission in Docket No. ER97-412-000.
    The proposed effective date for this Service Agreement is March 20, 
2000.
    Comment date: April 12, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

15. Duquesne Light Company

[Docket No. ER00-1946-000]

    Take notice that on March 22, 2000, Duquesne Light Company 
(Duquesne) tendered for filing under Duquesne's pending Market-Based 
Rate Tariff, (Docket No. ER98-4159-000) executed Service Agreement at 
Market-Based Rates with Allegheny Energy Supply Company, LLC 
(Customer).
    Duquesne has requested the Commission waive its notice requirements 
to allow the Service Agreement to become effective as of March 21, 
2000.
    Copies of this filing were served upon Customer.
    Comment date: April 12, 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, 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 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. 00-8058 Filed 3-31-00; 8:45 am]
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