[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 70 (Tuesday, April 11, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19375-19377]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-8897]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. ES00-23-000, et al.]


Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation., et al. Electric Rate and 
Corporate Regulation Filings

March 29, 2000.
    Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
Commission:

1. Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation

[Docket No. ES00-23-000]

    Take notice that on March 23, 2000, Rochester Gas and Electric 
Corporation tendered for filing an application pursuant to Section 204 
of the Federal Power Act seeking authorization to issue short-term 
secured and unsecured promissory notes between June 1, 2000, and May 
31, 2002, in an amount not to exceed $200,000,000.
    Comment date: April 19, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

2. Bonneville Power Administration

[Docket No. NJ00-2-000]

    Take notice that on March 22, 2000, Bonneville Power Administration 
(Bonneville), tendered for filing a Petition for Declaratory Order 
Finding the Merchant Function May Have Access to Customer-Specific 
Hourly Metered Load Data under the Commission's Standards of 
Conduct.\1\
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    \1\ Open Access Same-Time Information System (Formerly Real-Time 
Information network) and Standards of Conduct, 61 FR 21737 (May 10, 
1996), FERC Stats. & Regs., Regulations Preambles January 1991-1996 
para. 31,035 (April 24, 1996), Order No. 889-A, order on rehearing, 
62 FR 12484 (March 14, 1997), III FERC Stats. & Regs. para. 31,049 
(March 4, 1997); Order No. 889-B, rehearing denied, 62 FR 64715 
(December 9, 1997), III FERC Stats. & Regs. para. 31,253 (November 
25, 1997).
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    Comment date: April 13, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

3. Citizens Utilities Company

[Docket No. ES98-23-001]

    Take notice that on March 22, 2000, Citizens Utilities Company 
(Citizens) submitted a request under Section 204 of the Federal Power 
Act to extend the authorization granted under Docket No.

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ES98-23-000 for 60-days. On April 23, 1998, the Commission authorized 
Citizens to issue no more than $294.5 million of securities in support 
of or to guarantee securities issued by various governmental or quasi-
governmental bodies. The Commission also waived the competitive bidding 
and negotiated placement requirements in 18 CFR 34.2.
    Comment date: April 12, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

4. Alcoa Power Generation, Inc., Alcoa, Inc., Tapoco, Inc., Yadkin, 
Inc., Alcoa Generating Corporation, Long Sault, Inc., and Colockum 
Transmission Company, Inc.

[Docket No. OA99-3-000]

    Take notice that on February 25, 2000, Alcoa Power Generating, 
Inc., tendered for filing revised standards of conduct Order Nos. 889 
et seq.\2\ on behalf of Alcoa, Inc., Tapoco, Inc., Yadkin, Inc., Alcoa 
Generating Corporation, Long Sault, Inc., and Colockum Transmission 
Company, Inc. (Alcoa).
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    \2\ Open Access Same-Time Information System (Formerly Real-Time 
Information Network) and Standards of Conduct, 61 FR 21737 (May 10, 
1996), FERC Stats. & Regs., Regulations Preambles January 1991-1996 
para. 31,035 (April 24, 1996), Order No. 889-A, order on rehearing, 
62 FR 12484 (March 14, 1997), III FERC Stats. & Regs. para. 31,049 
(March 4, 1997); Order No. 889-B, rehearing denied, 62 FR 64715 
(December 9, 1997), III FERC Stats. & Regs. para. 31,253 (November 
25, 1997).
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    Alcoa states that it served copies of the filing on the service 
list in this proceeding.

5. Green Mountain Power Corporation

[Docket No. ER00-1958-000]

    Take notice that on March 24, 2000, Green Mountain Power 
Corporation (GMP), tendered for filing a service agreement for New 
Hampshire Electric Cooperative, Inc., to take service under its Network 
Integration Transmission Service tariff.
    Copies of this filing have been served on each of the affected 
parties, the Vermont Public Service Board and the Vermont Department of 
Public Service.
    Comment date: April 14, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

6. New Century Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER00-1959-000]

    Take notice that on March 24, 2000, New Century Services, Inc., on 
behalf of Cheyenne Light, Fuel and Power Company, Public Service 
Company of Colorado, and Southwestern Public Service Company 
(collectively Companies), tendered for filing a Service Agreement under 
their Joint Open Access Transmission Service Tariff for Long Term Firm 
Point-to-Point Transmission Service between the Companies and 
Southwestern Public Service Company--Wholesale Merchant Function.
    Comment date: April 14, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

7. FirstEnergy System

[Docket No. ER00-1960-000]

    Take notice that on March 24, 2000, FirstEnergy System tendered for 
filing a Service Agreement to provide Non-Firm Point-to-Point 
Transmission Service for Statoil Energy Services, 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 under this Service Agreement is April 
01, 2000, for the above mentioned Service Agreement in this filing.
    Comment date: April 14, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

8. UtiliCorp United Inc.

[Docket No. ER00-1961-000]

    Take notice that on March 24, 2000, UtiliCorp United Inc. 
(UtiliCorp), tendered for filing service agreements with Conectiv 
Energy Supply, Inc., for service under its Short-Term Firm Point-to-
Point open access service tariff for its operating divisions, Missouri 
Public Service, WestPlains Energy-Kansas and WestPlains Energy-
Colorado.
    Comment date: April 14, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

9. UtiliCorp United Inc.

[Docket No. ER00-1962-000]

    Take notice that on March 23, 2000, UtiliCorp United Inc. 
(UtiliCorp), tendered for filing Service agreements with Conectiv 
Energy Supply, Inc., for service under its Non-Firm Point-to-Point open 
access service tariff for its operating divisions, Missouri Public 
Service, WestPlains Energy-Kansas and WestPlains Energy-Colorado.
    Comment date: April 14, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

10. Southwest Power Pool, Inc.

[Docket No. ER00-1963-000]

    Take notice that on March 24, 2000, Southwest Power Pool, Inc., 
tendered for filing notice that effective March 31, 2000, Rate Schedule 
Nos. 25 and 26, effective date June 1, 1998, and filed with the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission by Southwest Power Pool Inc., are to be 
canceled.
    Notice of the proposed cancellation has been served upon Illinova 
Power Marketing, Inc., (formerly, Illinois Power Company).
    Comment date: April 14, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

11. Detroit Edison Company Docket and Consumers Energy Company

[Docket No. ER00-1964-000]

    Take notice that on March 24, 2000, Consumers Energy Company 
(Consumers), on behalf of itself and Detroit Edison Company (Detroit 
Edison), tendered for filing an addendum to various coordination rate 
schedules that would permit the incremental cost of sulfur dioxide 
(SO2) emissions allowances to be included in the calculation of rates 
under those rate schedules. The rate schedules affected are: Consumers 
Energy Company Rate Schedules FERC No. 22, 23 and 45 and Detroit Edison 
Company Rate Schedules FERC No. 11, 12 and 26. The change is designed 
to conform the rate schedules to the Commission's rule regarding the 
ratemaking treatment of SO2 emissions allowances for Phase II units 
issued under the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990.
    Copies of the filing were served upon the other parties to the 
above-listed rate schedules as well as upon the Michigan Public Service 
Commission.
    Comment date: April 14, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

12. Southwest Power Pool, Inc.

[Docket No. ER00-1965-000]

    Take notice that on March 24, 2000, Southwest Power Pool, Inc. 
(SPP), tendered for filing revised service agreements for Firm Point-
to-Point Transmission Service, Non-Firm Point-to-Point Transmission 
Service and Loss Compensation Service with PPL Electric Utilities 
Corporation, d/b/a/ PPL Utilities. Earlier versions of these agreements 
identifying PP&L, Inc., as the Transmission Customer were filed by the 
Commission and accepted as Service Agreement Nos. 138, 139 and 186 to 
SPP's FERC Electric Tariff Volume No. 1, respectively.
    SPP seeks an effective date of March 14, 2000, for these 
agreements.
    Comment date: April 14, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

13. Edison Sault Electric Company

[Docket No. ER00-1966-000]

    Take notice that on March 24, 2000, Edison Sault Electric Company 
(Edison

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Sault), tendered for filing Amendment No. 1 to Supplemental Agreement 
No. 8 to the Contract for Electric Service between Edison Sault and 
Cloverland Electric Cooperative, Inc., (Cloverland) dated April 9, 
1999.
    Copies of the filing were served upon Cloverland.
    Comment date: April 14, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

14. Cordova Energy Company LLC

[Docket No. ER00-1967-000]

    Take notice that on March 24, 2000, Cordova Energy Company LLC 
(Cordova), tendered for filing an agreement under which it will sell 
power to MidAmerican Energy Company.
    Cordova requests an effective date of July 20, 2000.
    Cordova states that is has served a copy of the filing on the 
Illinois Commerce Commission, the Iowa Utilities Board, and the South 
Dakota Public Utilities Commission.
    Comment date: April 14, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

15. Avista Corporation

[Docket No. ER00-1970-000]

    Take notice that on March 20, 2000, Avista Corporation tendered for 
filing a Certificate of Concurrence for the 1999-2000 Operating 
Procedures under the Pacific Northwest Coordination Agreement (PNCA) 
filed by Puget Sound Energy, Inc., in Docket No. ER00-1583.
    Comment date: April 10, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

16. Northern Border Pipeline Company

[Docket No. MG00-5-001]

    Take notice that on March 24, 2000, Northern Border Pipeline 
Company (Northern Border), tendered for filing revised standards of 
conduct in response to the Commission's February 29, 2000 Order (90 
FERC para. 61,219 (2000)).
    Northern Border states that it has served copies of this filing to 
all parties on the official service list in this proceeding.
    Comment date: April 13, 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. 00-8897 Filed 4-10-00; 8:45 am]
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