[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 81 (Wednesday, April 26, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24464-24466]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-10328]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. ER98-1055-010, et al.]


Merchant Energy Group of the Americas, Inc., et al.; Electric 
Rate and Corporate Regulation Filings

April 19, 2000.
    Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
Commission:

1. Merchant Energy Group of the Americas, Inc.

[Docket No. ER98-1055-010]

    Take notice that on April 14, 2000, Merchant Energy Group of the 
Americas, Inc. (MEGA), tendered for filing a Notification of Change in 
Status to reflect its new affiliation with a Canadian utility. The 
change in status will occur upon completion of a transaction whereby 
TransAlta USA Inc., will acquire 50 percent of the capital stock of 
MEGA. The filing concludes that this transaction does not alter the 
characteristics that the Commission relied upon in approving the 
market-based pricing for MEGA.
    Comment date: May 5, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

2. Potomac Electric Power Company

[Docket No. ER00-2202-000]

    Take notice that on April 14, 2000, Potomac Electric Power Company 
(Pepco), tendered for filing a service agreement pursuant to Pepco FERC 
Electric Tariff, Original Volume No. 5, entered into between Pepco and 
Tractebel Energy Marketing, Inc., an effective date of June 28, 1999 
for this service agreement, with waiver of notice, is requested.
    Comment date: May 5, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

3. New England Power Pool

[Docket No. ER00-2203-000]

    Take notice that on April 14, 2000, the New England Power Pool 
Participants Committee submitted changes to Market Rule 4 and Request 
for Expedited Acceptance.
    The NEPOOL Participants Committee states that copies of these 
materials were sent to the New England state governors and regulatory 
commissions and the Participants in the New England Power Pool.
    Comment date: May 5, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

4. New York State Electric & Gas Corporation

[Docket No. ER00-2204-000]

    Take notice that on April 14, 2000, New York State Electric & Gas 
Corporation (NYSEG), tendered for filing as an initial rate schedule 
pursuant to Part 35 of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's 
Regulations, 18 CFR Part 35, an Interconnection Agreement (IA) with 
Canal Emirates Power International, Inc., (Canal).
    The IA provides for interconnection service to Canal at the rates, 
terms, charges, and conditions set forth therein. NYSEG is requesting 
that the IA becomes effective as of April 3, 2000.
    Copies of this filing have been served upon the New York State 
Public Service Commission and Canal.
    Comment date: May 5, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

5. California Independent System Operator Corporation

[Docket No. ER00-2205-000]

    Take notice that on April 14, 2000, the California Independent 
System Operator Corporation (ISO), tendered for filing a Meter Service 
Agreement for ISO Metered Entities between the ISO and ARCO CQC Kiln 
(ARCO) for acceptance by the Commission.
    The ISO states that this filing has been served on ARCO and the 
California Public Utilities Commission.
    The ISO is requesting waiver of the 60-day notice requirement to 
allow the Meter Service Agreement for ISO Metered Entities to be made 
effective March 17, 2000.
    Comment date: May 5, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

6. California Independent System Operator Corporation

[Docket No. ER00-2206-000]

    Take notice that on April 14, 2000, the California Independent 
System Operator Corporation (ISO), tendered for filing a Participating 
Generator Agreement between the ISO and ARCO CQC Kiln (ARCO) for 
acceptance by the Commission.
    The ISO states that this filing has been served on ARCO and the 
California Public Utilities Commission.
    The ISO is requesting waiver of the 60-day notice requirement to 
allow the Participating Generator Agreement to be made effective March 
17, 2000.
    Comment date: May 5, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

7. PPL Montana, LLC, PPL Colstrip I, LLC and PPL Colstrip II, LLC

[Docket No. ER00-2207-000]

    Take notice that on April 14, 2000, PPL Montana, LLC, PPL Colstrip 
I, LLC and PPL Colstrip II, LLC tendered for filing a Request for 
Waiver of FERC Reporting Requirements and for Expedited Consideration.
    Comment date: May 5, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

8. California Independent System Operator Corporation

[Docket No. ER00-2208-000]

    Take notice that on April 14, 2000, the California Independent 
System Operator Corporation (ISO), tendered for filing a proposed 
amendment (Amendment No. 28) to the ISO Tariff. Amendment No. 28 
includes proposed changes to the ISO Tariff that provide for the 
recovery of costs incurred in contracts executed pursuant to Section

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2.3.5.1 of the ISO Tariff, in connection with the implementation of a 
trial demand participation program for the summer of 2000.
    The ISO states that this filing has been served upon the Public 
Utilities Commission of California, the California Energy Commission, 
the California Electricity Oversight Board, and all parties with 
effective Scheduling Coordinator Agreements under the ISO Tariff.
    Comment date: May 5, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

9. Deseret Generation & Transmission Co-operative

[Docket No. ER00-2209-000]

    Take notice that on April 14, 2000, Deseret Generation & 
Transmission Co-operative, Inc. (Deseret), tendered for filing an 
executed umbrella non-firm point-to-point service agreement and an 
executed umbrella short term firm point-to-point service agreement with 
PPL Montana, LLC (PPL Montana) under Deseret's open access transmission 
tariff.
    Deseret requests a waiver of the Commission's notice requirements 
for an effective date of April 5, 2000. Deseret's open access 
transmission tariff is currently on file with the Commission in Docket 
No. OA97-487-000.
    PPL Montana has been provided a copy of this filing.
    Comment date: May 5, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

10. Merchant Energy Group of the Americas, Inc.

[Docket No. ER00-2210-000]

    Take notice that on April 14, 2000, Merchant Energy Group of the 
Americas, Inc. (MEGA), tendered for filing an amendment to its FERC 
Electric Rate Schedule No. 1 to reflect (1) a change in the prohibition 
on certain affiliate transactions; and (2) other minor editing changes. 
Accompanying the Rate Schedule, MEGA also submitted a Code of Conduct 
to govern MEGA's new affiliate relationship with a Canadian utility, 
TransAlta Utilities Corporation.
    Comment date: May 5, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

11. Great Bay Power Corporation

[Docket No. ER00-2211-000]

    Take notice that on April 14, 2000, Great Bay Power Corporation 
(Great Bay), tendered for filing revisions to its Market-Based Rate 
Power Sales Tariff and for certain waivers typically granted to market-
based rate sellers such as Great Bay. Great Bay's Market-Based Rate 
Power Sales Tariff is on file with the Commission as Great Bay Power 
Corporation Tariff No. 2. The version of Great Bay's Market-Based Rate 
Power Sales Tariff currently on file was accepted for filing by the 
Commission by letter order dated July 22, 1998, effective as of July 
24, 1998, in Docket No. ER98-3470-000.
    Great Bay requests an effective date of May 14, 2000, for its 
revised tariff.
    Comment date: May 5, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

12. Entergy Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER00-2212-000]

    Take notice that on April 14, 2000, Entergy Services, Inc., on 
behalf of Entergy Arkansas, Inc., Entergy Gulf States, Inc., Entergy 
Louisiana, Inc., Entergy Mississippi, Inc., and Entergy New Orleans, 
Inc., tendered for filing compliance generator imbalance agreements, in 
accordance with the Commission's order in Entergy Services, Inc., 90 
FERC para. 61,272 (2000).
    Comment date: May 5, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

13. Idaho Power Company

[Docket No. ER00-2213-000]

    Take notice that on April 14, 2000, Idaho Power Company (IPC), 
tendered for filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission a 
Service Agreement for Firm Point-to-Point Transmission Service between 
Idaho Power Company and Southern Company Energy Marketing L.P.
    Comment date: May 5, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

14. Delmarva Power & Light Company and Conectiv Delmarva 
Generation, LLC

[Docket No. EC00-77-000]

    Take notice that on April 13, 2000, Delmarva Power & Light Company 
(Delmarva) and Conectiv Delmarva Generation, LLC (CDG) (collectively, 
the Applicants) submitted a joint application under Section 203 of the 
Federal Power Act to request authorization and approval for Delmarva to 
transfer by assignment to CDG rights in two interconnection agreements 
related to the Keystone and Conemaugh generating plants and related 
transmission facilities, which will also be transferred to CDG. The 
Applicants' proposed closing date for the assignment is June 1, 2000. 
The Applicants request approval of the assignment during May 2000.
    The Applicants have stated that this filing is related to the 
filing which they made on March 31, 2000 in Docket No. EC00-69-000 for 
the transfer of Delmarva's ownership interest in the Keystone and 
Conemaugh generating facilities and appurtenant transmission facilities 
from Delmarva to CDG. The applicants state that they rely on the filing 
in Docket No. EC00-69-000 to show that the transfer of the two 
interconnection agreements is consistent with the public interest.
    The Applicants state that copies of this joint application have 
been served upon Delmarva's wholesale requirements customers, the 
transmission dependent utilities with whom Delmarva has interconnection 
agreements, the signatories to the two interconnection agreements and 
the state regulatory commissions of Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania 
and Virginia and on the PJM Interconnection, LLC.
    Comment date: May 15, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

15. Merchant Energy Group of the Americas, Inc.; Gener S.A. and 
TransAlta USA Inc.

[Docket No. EC00-78-000]

    Take notice that on April 13, 2000, Merchant Energy Group of the 
Americas, Inc. (MEGA), Gener S.A. (Gener), and TransAlta USA Inc. 
(TAUSA) tendered for filing a joint application pursuant to Section 203 
of the Federal Power Act (FPA) for authorization of a transaction 
whereby Gener will sell 50 percent of the capital stock in MEGA to 
TAUSA. MEGA, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Gener, has a nationwide 
business in electricity, natural gas coal and fuel oil, and is a power 
marketer subject to the Commission's jurisdiction under Section 201 of 
the FPA.
    Comment date: May 15, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

16. Duke Energy St. Lucie, LLC

[Docket No. EG00-132-000]

    Take notice that on April 17, 2000, Duke Energy St. Lucie, LLC 
(Duke St. Lucie) filed an application with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission (the Commission) for determination of exempt 
wholesale generator status pursuant to Section 32 of the Public Utility 
Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended, and Part 365 of the 
Commission's Regulations.
    Duke St. Lucie is a Delaware limited liability company that will be 
engaged directly and exclusively in the business

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of owning and operating all or part of one or more eligible facilities 
to be located in St. Lucie County, Florida. The eligible facilities 
will consist of an approximately 608 MW gas-fired, combined-cycle 
electric generation plant and related interconnection facilities. The 
output of the eligible facilities will be sold exclusively at 
wholesale.
    Comment date: May 10, 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.

17. Midwest Independent Transmission; System Operator, Inc.

[Docket No. ES00-25-000]

    Take notice that on April 17, 2000, Midwest Independent 
Transmission System Operator, Inc. submitted an application under 
Section 204 of the Federal Power Act seeking Commission authorization 
to issue notes in an amount not to exceed $200 million.
    Comment date: May 2, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

18. Daniel L. Mineck

[Docket No. ID-3456-001]

    Take notice that on April 6, 2000, Daniel L. Mineck (the Applicant) 
filed an Amendment to his Application for Authority to Hold 
Interlocking Positions in the above-referenced docket.
    Comment date: May 8, 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.
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