[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 76 (Wednesday, April 19, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20959-20960]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-9765]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. EL00-68-000]


Missouri Joint Municipal Electric Utility Commission and the City 
of Harrisonville, Missouri v. UtiliCorp United Inc.; Notice of 
Complaint

April 13, 2000.
    Take notice that on April 11, 2000, the City of Harrisonville, 
Missouri and the Missouri Joint Municipal Electric Utility Commission 
on behalf of its member cities El Dorado Springs, Odessa, and Rich 
Hill, Missouri, filed a complaint against UtiliCorp United Inc. d/b/a 
Missouri Public Service (MPS). The complaint asserts that MPS has 
recovered certain impermissible purchased power expenses through MPS's 
fuel adjustment clause (FAC), in violation of the filed rate and the 
Commission's fuel clause regulations, 18 CFR 35.14. The complaint 
requests that the Commission: (1) Initiate an audit and investigation 
of MPS's application of the fuel adjustment clause, (2) by issuing a 
notice of rate examination and/or order to show cause under 18 CFR 
385.209, require MPS to bear the burden of demonstrating in that audit 
and investigation that it has not included any improper energy purchase 
costs in its FAC billings from at least 1997 to date, and (3) require 
MPS to provide refunds (with interest) as appropriate to reflect 
correct application of the FAC, i.e., elimination of all improper 
purchased energy costs, with respect to all relevant periods. The 
complainants also request consolidation of this proceeding with the 
complaint in Docket No. EL00-43-000.
    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 must be filed on or before May 1, 2000. Protests will be 
considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to 
be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to

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the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a motion 
to intervene. Copies of this filing are on file with the Commission and 
are available for public inspection in the Public Reference Room. This 
filing may also be viewed on the Internet at http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call 202-208-2222 for assistance). Answers to the 
complaint shall also be due on or before May 1, 2000.

David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-9765 Filed 4-18-00; 8:45 am]
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