[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 119 (Tuesday, June 20, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38272-38275]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-15484]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. EC00-99-000, et al.]


Public Service Company of New Mexico, et al. Electric Rate and 
Corporate Regulation Filings

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

1. Public Service Company of New Mexico

[Docket No. EC00-99-000]

    Take notice that on June 7, 2000, the Public Service Company of New 
Mexico (PNM) tendered for filing an application seeking Commission 
authorization for PNM's proposed reorganization of its existing 
businesses into a holding company structure as a means of achieving the 
corporate and asset separations required by electric industry retail 
restructuring legislation in New Mexico. PNM's new holding company will 
be named ``Manzano Corporation.'' Under the new structure PNM will be 
renamed ``Manzano Energy Corporation,'' and will be the subsidiary of 
Manzano Corporation that will retain PNM's interests in existing 
generation facilities, including Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, 
Four Corners Power Plant, and San Juan Generating Station, and will 
remain the seller under existing PNM wholesale sales agreements. A new 
subsidiary corporation, referred to in the filing as ``UtilityCo'' for 
convenience, will assume the name ``Public Service Company of New 
Mexico'' upon the effective date of the reorganization, and will be 
responsible for all functions related to transmission and distribution. 
PNM's reorganization will involve a transfer to UtilityCo of ownership 
of all of its electric transmission and distribution facilities (except 
for generator step-up transformers and leads, and certain interests in 
switchyard facilities at multi-owner generating stations which will be 
leased to UtilityCo) as well as operations related to natural gas 
transmission and distribution, and certain other ``paper'' facilities. 
UtilityCo will be subject to NMPRC regulation.
    PNM has included in its application a request for a disclaimer of 
jurisdiction over transactions within the meaning of section 305(a) of 
the Federal Power Act.
    Comment date: July 7, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

2. Allegheny Energy Service Corporation, on behalf of Allegheny 
Energy Supply Company LLC

[Docket No. ER00-2696-001]

    Take notice that on June 8, 2000, Allegheny Energy Service 
Corporation on behalf of Allegheny Energy Supply Company, LLC 
(Allegheny Energy Supply Company), tendered for filing Amendment No. 1 
to Supplement No. 45 to complete the filing requirement for one (1) new 
Customer of the Market Rate Tariff under which Allegheny Energy Supply 
offers generation services.
    Allegheny Energy requests a waiver of notice requirements to make 
service available as of February 2, 2000 to Entergy Power Marketing 
Corporation.
    Copies of the filing have been provided to the Public Utilities 
Commission of Ohio, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, the 
Maryland Public Service Commission, the Virginia State Corporation 
Commission, the West Virginia Public Service Commission, and all 
parties of record.
    Comment date: June 28, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

3. California Power Exchange Corporation

[Docket No. ER00-2735-000]

    Take notice that on June 7, 2000, the California Power Exchange 
Corporation (CalPX), on behalf of its CalPX Trading Services Division 
(CTS), tendered for filing proposed changes to its CTS Rate Schedule 
FERC No. 1. Together these proposed changes constitute Amendment No. 4 
to the CTS Rate Schedule. The purpose of Amendment No. 4 is to 
implement revised credit policies and rules with regard to participants 
in the markets operated by CTS.
    CTS requests waiver of the Commission's regulations to permit an 
effective date of August 1, 2000.
    Comment date: June 28, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

4. California Power Exchange Corporation

[Docket No. ER00-2736-000]

    Take notice that on June 7, 2000, the California Power Exchange 
Corporation (CalPX), tendered for filing proposed amendments to its 
FERC Electric Service Tariff No. 2, including changes to the main 
Tariff, Schedules 2, 6 and 7, and Appendix B thereof. Together these 
changes comprise Tariff Amendment No. 18. The purpose of Tariff 
Amendment No. 18 is to implement the redesign of CalPX's credit 
policies and rules.
    CalPX requests waiver of the Commission's regulations to permit an 
effective date of August 1, 2000.
    Comment date: June 28, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

5. Entergy Nuclear Indian Point 3, LLC

[Docket No. ER00-2740-000]

    Take notice that on June 7, 2000, Entergy Nuclear Indian Point 3, 
LLC (ENIP) tendered for filing an application for authorization to sell 
wholesale power at market-based rates. ENIP also requested that the 
Commission accept for filing a long-term power purchase agreement for 
the sale of power from ENIP to the New York Power Authority as a stand-
alone rate schedule to its proposed market rate tariff.
    Copies of this filing have been served on the New York Public 
Service Commission, Arkansas Public Service Commission, Mississippi 
Public Service Commission, Louisiana Public Service Commission, Texas 
Public Utility Commission, Council of the City of New Orleans and the 
New York Power Authority.
    Comment date: June 28, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

6. Carolina Power & Light Company

[Docket No. ER00-2741-000]

    Take notice that on June 7, 2000, Carolina Power & Light Company

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(CP&L), tendered for filing Carolina Power & Light Company Second 
Revised FERC Electric Tariff No. 3 (Revised OATT) that replaces the 
existing Transmission Loading Relief (TLR) in the tariff with the 
revised TLR procedures promulgated by the North American Electric 
Reliability Council.
    CP&L has requested that the revised TLR procedures become effective 
on March 1, 2000 and the remainder of the Revised OATT become effective 
June 7, 2000, the date of filing.
    Comment date: June 28, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

7. Southwestern Public Service Company

[Docket No. ER00-2749-000]

    Take notice that on June 7, 2000, New Century Services, Inc., on 
behalf of Southwestern Public Service Company, submitted an Amended 
Network Transmission Service Agreement for service between the SPS 
Wholesale Merchant Function, on behalf of Cooperative Customers (Cap 
Rock Electric Cooperative, Inc., Central Valley Electric Cooperative, 
Inc., Farmers' Electric Cooperative, Inc., Lea County Electric 
Cooperative, Inc., Lyntegar Electric Cooperative, Inc., and Roosevelt 
Electric Cooperative, Inc.) and SPS Transmission Function.
    SPS has requested that the Amended Service Agreement become 
effective on May 1, 2000.
    Comment date: June 28, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

8. Central Illinois Public Service Corporation

[Docket No. ER00-2750-000]

    Take notice that on June 7, 2000, Central Illinois Public Service 
Corporation (AmerenCIPS), tendered for filing an Electric Power Sales 
Agreement between AmerenCIPS and Ameren Energy Marketing Company 
(Marketing Co.) dated June 7, 2000 (the Agreement). AmerenCIPS states 
that under the Agreement, it will resell to Marketing Co., all of the 
capacity and associated energy that it purchases from Electric Energy, 
Inc. (EEInc.), pursuant to a Power Supply Agreement with EEInc. 
AmerenCIPS further states that the rates under which power is being 
sold to Marketing Co. will constitute a pass-through of charges to it 
by EEInc.
    AmerenCIPS is proposing to make the Agreement effective as of June 
8, 2000.
    Comment date: June 28, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

9. Allegheny Energy Service Corporation, on behalf of Allegheny 
Energy Supply Company, LLC

[Docket No. ER00-2751-000]

    Take notice that on June 7, 2000, Allegheny Energy Service 
Corporation on behalf of Allegheny Energy Supply Company, LLC 
(Allegheny Energy Supply), tendered for filing Amendment No. 4 to 
Supplement No. 8 to the Market Rate Tariff to incorporate a Netting 
Agreement with Engage Energy US, L.P., into the tariff provisions.
    Allegheny Energy Supply Company requests a waiver of notice 
requirements to make the Amendment effective as of May 12, 2000.
    Copies of the filing have been provided to the Public Utilities 
Commission of Ohio, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, the 
Maryland Public Service Commission, the Virginia State Corporation 
Commission, the West Virginia Public Service Commission, and all 
parties of record.
    Comment date: June 28, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

10. Ameren Services Company

[Docket No. ER00-2752-000]

    Take notice that on June 7, 2000, Ameren Services Company (ASC), 
tendered for filing Service Agreements for Firm Point-to-Point 
Transmission Services between ASC and Amerada Hess Corporation, 
Conectiv Energy Supply, Inc., and Allegheny Energy Supply Company, LLC 
(the parties). ASC asserts that the purpose of the Agreements is to 
permit ASC to provide transmission service to the parties pursuant to 
Ameren's Open
    Comment date: June 28, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

11. Allegheny Energy Service Corporation on behalf of Allegheny 
Energy Supply Company, LLC

[Docket No. ER00-2753-000]

    Take notice that on June 7, 2000, Allegheny Energy Service 
Corporation on behalf of Allegheny Energy Supply Company, LLC 
(Allegheny Energy Supply), tendered for filing Supplement No. 48 to add 
one (1) new Customer to the Market Rate Tariff under which Allegheny 
Energy Supply offers generation services.
    Allegheny Energy Supply requests a waiver of notice requirements to 
make service available as of May 11, 2000 to South Carolina Electric & 
Gas Company.
    Copies of the filing have been provided to the Public Utilities 
Commission of Ohio, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, the 
Maryland Public Service Commission, the Virginia State Corporation 
Commission, the West Virginia Public Service Commission, and all 
parties of record.
    Comment date: June 28, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

12. Northern States Power Company (Minnesota) Northern States Power 
Company (Wisconsin)

[Docket No. ER00-2765-000]

    Take notice that on June 5, 2000, Northern States Power Company 
(Minnesota) and Northern States Power Company (Wisconsin) (jointly 
NSP), tendered for filing a Non-Firm and a Short-Term Firm Point-to-
Point Transmission Service Agreement between NSP and Conectiv Energy 
Supply, Inc.
    NSP requests that the Commission accept the Agreement effective May 
16, 2000, and requests waiver of the Commission's notice requirements 
in order for the agreements to be accepted for filing on the date 
requested.
    Comment date: June 29, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

13. Detroit Edison Company

[Docket No. ER00-2766-000]

    Take notice that on June 8, 2000, The Detroit Edison Company 
(Detroit Edison) tendered for filing an interconnection and operation 
agreement between Detroit Edison Company and DTE River Rouge No. 1, 
L.L.C.
    Detroit Edison requests waiver of the Commission's notice 
requirements necessary to permit the Interconnection Agreement to be 
made effective as June 9, 2000.
    Copies of this filing have been served on DTE River Rouge and the 
Michigan Public Service Commission.
    Comment date: June 29, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

14. Duke Energy Corporation

[Docket No. ER00-2767-000]

    Take notice that on June 8, 2000, Duke Energy Corporation (Duke), 
tendered for filing a Service Agreement with Cinergy Services, Inc., 
for Transmission Service under Duke's Open Access Transmission Tariff.
    Duke requests that the proposed Service Agreement be permitted to 
become effective on June 5, 2000.
    Duke states that this filing is in accordance with Part 35 of the 
Commission's Regulations and a copy

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has been served on the North Carolina Utilities Commission.
    Comment date June 29, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

15. Western Resources, Inc. Kansas Gas and Electric Company

[Docket No. ER-2768-000]

    Take notice that on June 8, 2000, Western Resources, Inc. (Western 
Resources) and Kansas Gas and Electric Company (KGE), tendered for 
filing the Fourth Supplement to the Electric Interconnection Contract 
(Contract) dated July 19, 1962 between Western Resources (formerly, The 
Kansas Power and Light Company) and KGE. Western Resources and KGE 
state that the purpose of this filing is to add an additional point of 
interconnection to the Contract.
    Western Resources and KGE request an effective date of June 2, 
2000.
    Copies of the filing were served upon the Kansas Corporation 
Commission.
    Comment date: June 29, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

16. MidAmerican Energy Company

[Docket No. ER00-2769-000]

    Take notice that on June 8, 2000, MidAmerican Energy Company 
(MidAmerican), 666 Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa 50309, tendered for 
filing with the Commission a Second Amendment to Power Sales Agreement 
(Amendment), dated April 27, 2000, entered into by MidAmerican and 
Waverly Light and Power, pursuant to MidAmerican's Open Access 
Transmission Tariff.
    MidAmerican requests an effective date of June 9, 2000, for the 
Amendment and seeks a waiver of the Commission's notice requirement.
    MidAmerican has served a copy of the filing on Waverly Light and 
Power, the Iowa Utilities Board, the Illinois Commerce Commission and 
the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission.
    Comment date: June 29, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

17. Duke Energy Corporation

[Docket No. ER00-2770-000]

    Take notice that on June 8, 2000, Duke Energy Corporation (Duke), 
tendered for filing a Service Agreement with Cargill-Alliant, LLC for 
Transmission Service under Duke's Open Access Transmission Tariff.
    Duke requests that the proposed Service Agreement be permitted to 
become effective on June 5, 2000.
    Duke states that this filing is in accordance with Part 35 of the 
Commission's Regulations and a copy has been served on the North 
Carolina Utilities Commission.
    Comment date: June 29, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

18. Duke Energy Corporation

[Docket No. ER00-2771-000]

    Take notice that on June 8, 2000, Duke Energy Corporation (Duke), 
tendered for filing a Service Agreement with Koch Energy Trading, Inc., 
for Transmission Service under Duke's Open Access Transmission Tariff.
    Duke requests that the proposed Service Agreement be permitted to 
become effective on May 16, 2000.
    Duke states that this filing is in accordance with Part 35 of the 
Commission's Regulations and a copy has been served on the North 
Carolina Utilities Commission.
    Comment date: June 29, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

19. Public Service Company of New Mexico

[Docket No. ER00-2772-000]

    Take notice that on June 8, 2000, Public Service Company of New 
Mexico (PNM), tendered for filing an executed service agreement, for 
electric power and energy sales at negotiated rates under the terms of 
PNM's Power and Energy Sales Tariff, with the Golden Spread Electric 
Cooperative, Inc. (dated May 13, 2000).
    PNM's filing is available for public inspection at its offices in 
Albuquerque, New Mexico.
    Copies of the filing have been sent to the Golden Spread Electric 
Cooperative, Inc. and to the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission.
    Comment date: June 28, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

20. MidAmerican Energy Company

[Docket No. ER00-2774-000]

    Take notice that on June 8, 2000, MidAmerican Energy Company 
(MidAmerican), 666 Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa 50309, tendered for 
filing with the Commission a First Amendment to Power Sales Agreement 
(Amendment), dated April 26, 2000, entered into by MidAmerican and City 
of Montezuma, Iowa, pursuant to MidAmerican's Open Access Transmission 
Tariff.
    MidAmerican requests an effective date of June 9, 2000 for the 
Amendment and seeks a waiver of the Commission's notice requirement. 
MidAmerican has served a copy of the filing on the City of Montezuma, 
Iowa, the Iowa Utilities Board, the Illinois Commerce Commission and 
the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission.
    Comment date: June 29, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

21. MidAmerican Energy Company

[Docket No. ER00-2775-000]

    Take notice that on June 29, 2000, MidAmerican Energy Company 
(MidAmerican), 666 Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa 50309, tendered with 
the Commission a First Amendment to Electric Interchange and 
Interconnection Agreement (Amendment), dated April 26, 2000, entered 
into by MidAmerican and Indianola Waterworks and Electric Light and 
Power Board of Trustees, pursuant to MidAmerican's Open Access 
Transmission Tariff.
    MidAmerican requests an effective date of June 9, 2000 for the 
Amendment and seeks a waiver of the Commission's notice requirement.
    MidAmerican has served a copy of the filing on the Indianola 
Waterworks and Electric Light and Power Board of Trustees, the Iowa 
Utilities Board, the Illinois Commerce Commission and the South Dakota 
Public Utilities Commission.
    Comment date: June 29, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

22. Citizens Utilities Company

[Docket No. ER00-2776-000]

    Take notice on that on June 8, 2000, Citizens Utilities Company 
tendered for filing its compliance filing pursuant to the Commission's 
order in North American Electric Reliability Council, et al., 91 FERC 
para. 61,122 (2000).
    Comment date: June 29, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

23. New Century Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER00-2777-000]

    Take notice that on June 8, 2000, New Century Services, Inc. (NCS), 
tendered for filing notice that the New Century Operating Companies 
will adopt as part of their open-access transmission tariff the 
revisions to the Transmission Loading Relief procedures filed by the 
North American Electric Reliability Council and accepted by FERC in 
North American Electric Reliability Council, 91 FERC para. 61,122 
(2000). NCS states that these procedures will apply only with respect 
to service provided on the Southwestern Public Service Company 
transmission system, which is located in the Eastern Interconnection.

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    Comment date: June 29, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

24. Boston Edison Company, Cambridge Electric Light Company, 
Commonwealth Electric Company

[Docket No. ER00-2778-000]

    Take notice that on June 8, 2000, Boston Edison Company, Cambridge 
Electric Light Company, and Commonwealth Electric Company (the NSTAR 
Companies), tendered for filing a joint notification as directed by the 
Commission in its Order in Docket No. ER00-1666-000 on May 8, 2000 at 
91 FERC para. 61,122 that the Commission should consider the respective 
NSTAR companies' open access transmission tariffs as modified by the 
revised North American Electric Reliability Council Transmission 
Loading Relief Procedures accepted for filing by that Order.
    Comment date: June 29, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

25. Northern/AES Energy, LLC

[Docket No. ER00-2779-000]

    Take notice that on June 8, 2000, Northern/AES Energy, LLC (NAES), 
tendered for filing a letter requesting Commission approval of NAES'; 
assignment of its membership in the Western Systems Power Pool (WSPP) 
to Split Rock Energy LLC. Such assignment is allowed under Section 14 
of the WSPP Agreement.
    A copy of the filing was served upon the General Counsel to the 
WSPP.
    Comment date June 29, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

26. PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.

[Docket No. ER00-2780-000]

    Take notice that on June 7, 2000, PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. 
(PJM), tendered for filing a notice pursuant to the Commission's order 
in North American Electric Reliability Council, 91 FERC    para. 61,122 
(May 8, 2000), that its Open Access Transmission Tariff is considered 
modified to adopt the revised North American Electric Reliability 
Council's transmission loading relief procedures.
    Copies of this filing were served upon the parties to Docket No. 
ER00-1666.
    Comment date: June 28, 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. 00-15484 Filed 6-19-00; 8:45 am]
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