[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 131 (Friday, July 7, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41978-41981]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-17164]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. EC00-107.000, et al.]


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

June 28, 2000.
    Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
Commission:

1. Merchant Energy Group of the Americas, Inc.

[Docket No. EC00-107-000]

    Take notice that on June 23, 2000, Merchant Energy Group of the 
Americas, Inc. (MEGA) tendered for filing an application pursuant to 
section 203 of the Federal Power Act for authorization of a transaction 
whereby MEGA will assign certain of its wholesale power sales 
agreements and associated books and records to Morgan Stanley Capital 
Group Inc. (Morgan Stanley). MEGA requests waiver of the Commission's 
filing requirements to permit it to file a redacted portion of Exhibit 
H and pursuant to 18 CFR 388.112 of the Commission's regulations, on 
behalf of itself and Morgan Stanley, requests privileged treatment of 
the remainder of Exhibit H.
    Comment date: July 24, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

2. Public Service Company of Colorado

[Docket No. EC00-108-000]

    Take notice that on June 23, 2000, Public Service Company of 
Colorado (PSCo) filed an application under Section 203 of the Federal 
Power Act for authorization to dispose of transmission facilities. The 
specific facilities addressed in the application are two 4/115 kV 
generation step-up transformers interconnecting the powerhouse of 
PSCo's Boulder Canyon Hydroelectric Project (Boulder Project) to PSCo's 
transmission system. In its application, PSCo states that it is 
transferring these facilities to the City of Boulder, Colorado, as part 
of its proposed sale of the Boulder Project to that City.
    Comment date: July 24, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

3. Keystone Lessor Genco LLC

[Docket No. EG00-182-000]

    Take notice that on June 26, 2000, Keystone Lessor Genco LLC 
(Keystone Lessor or Applicant) tendered for filing an application for a 
determination of exempt wholesale generator status,

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pursuant to Section 32(a)(1) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act 
of 1935, as amended, (PUHCA), 15 U.S.C. 79z-5a (1994), and Subchapter 
T, Part 365 of the regulations of the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission (Commission), 18 CFR part 365.
    Keystone Lessor is a Delaware limited liability company. Keystone 
Lessor will own an undivided interest in a generating facility in 
Pennsylvania, which is an eligible facility. Keystone Lessor will lease 
under a net lease its undivided interest in the eligible facility to 
Reliant Energy Mid-Atlantic Power Holdings, LLC, an exempt wholesale 
generator.
    Comment date: July 20, 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.

4. Shawville Lessor Genco LLC

[Docket No. EG00-183-000]

    Take notice that on June 26, 2000, Shawville Lessor Genco LLC 
(Shawville Lessor or Applicant) tendered for filing an application for 
a determination of exempt wholesale generator status, pursuant to 
Section 32(a)(1) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as 
amended, (PUHCA), 15 U.S.C. 79z-5a (1994), and Subchapter T, Part 365 
of the regulations of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
(Commission), 18 CFR part 365.
    Shawville Lessor is a Delaware limited liability company. Shawville 
Lessor will own an interest in an eligible facility in Pennsylvania. 
Shawville Lessor will lease under a net lease its interest in the 
eligible facility to Reliant Energy Mid-Atlantic Power Holdings, LLC, 
an exempt wholesale generator.
    Comment date: July 20, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

5. Conemaugh Lessor Genco LLC

[Docket No. EG00-184-000]

    Take notice that on June 26, 2000, Conemaugh Lessor Genco LLC 
(Conemaugh Lessor or Applicant) tendered for filing an application for 
a determination of exempt wholesale generator status, pursuant to 
Section 32(a)(1) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as 
amended, (PUHCA), 15 U.S.C. 79z-5a (1994), and Subchapter T, Part 365 
of the regulations of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
(Commission), 18 CFR part 365.
    Conemaugh Lessor is a Delaware limited liability company. Conemaugh 
Lessor will own an undivided interest in a generating facility in 
Pennsylvania, which is an eligible facility. Conemaugh Lessor will 
lease under a net lease its undivided interest in the eligible facility 
to Reliant Energy Mid-Atlantic Power Holdings, LLC, an exempt wholesale 
generator.
    Comment date: July 20, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

6. El Paso Electric Company, El Paso Electric Generating Company, 
El Paso Transmission and Distribution Company

[Docket No. ES00-46-000]

    Take notice that on June 16, 2000, El Paso Electric Company, El 
Paso Electric Generating Company, and El Paso Transmission and 
Distribution Company (Applicants) submitted an application pursuant to 
section 204 of the Federal Power Act seeking authorization for El Paso 
Transmission and Distribution Company to issue 1,000 shares of common 
stock, assume First Mortgage Bonds, and to engage in certain other 
securities transactions necessary to effectuate a corporate 
reorganization.
    Applicants also request a waiver from the Commission's competitive 
bidding and negotiated placement requirements of 18 CFR 34.2.
    Comment date: July 19, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

7. Entergy Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER00-2132-001]

    Take notice that on June 22, 2000, Entergy Services, Inc., on 
behalf of Entergy Gulf States, Inc., tendered for filing a compliance 
Interconnection and Operating Agreement with Calcasieu Power, LLC, in 
accordance with the Commission's order in Entergy Services, Inc., 91 
FERC para. 61,234 (2000).
    Comment date: July 13, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

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

[Docket Nos. ER00-2645-000, ER00-2651-000]

    Take notice that on June 22, 2000, Allegheny Energy Service 
Corporation on behalf of Allegheny Energy Supply Company, LLC tendered 
for filing a request to withdraw Market Rate Tariff Service Agreement 
Nos. 68 and 69 filed at the above dockets.
    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: July 13, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

9. Virginia Electric and Power Company

[Docket No. ER00-2922-000]

    Take notice that on June 22, 2000, Virginia Electric and Power 
Company (Virginia Power), tendered for filing a Letter of Termination 
of the Service Agreement between Virginia Electric and Power Company 
and K N Marketing, Inc. dated July 8, 1996 and approved by the FERC in 
a letter order on August 23, 1996 in Docket No. ER96-2511-000.
    Virginia Power requests that the Letter of Termination be 
designated as First Revised Service Agreement No. 65 under FERC 
Electric Tariff, Original Volume No. 4. Virginia Power also 
respectfully requests an effective date of the termination of the 
Service Agreement of August 22, 2000, which is sixty (60) days from the 
date of filing of the Letter of Termination.
    Copies of the filing were served upon K N Marketing, Inc., the 
Virginia State Corporation Commission and the North Carolina Utilities 
Commission.
    Comment date: July 13, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

10. Pacific Gas and Electric Company

[Docket No. ER00-2923-000]

    Take notice that on June 22, 2000, Pacific Gas and Electric Company 
(PGandE Company), tendered for filing the Emergency Service Agreement 
between Pacific Gas and Electric Company and City and County of San 
Francisco (CCSF). This Agreement is intended to facilitate CCSF's 
supplying of excess energy to the California Independent System 
Operator (CAISO) to support reliability of the electric grid in 
California this summer. Under this Agreement, PGandE Company may relay 
information from CCSF to the CAISO regarding availability of excess 
energy ahead of the operating day and pass through payments from CAISO 
to CCSF. PGandE Company has requested certain waivers.
    Copies of this filing have been served upon City, the CAISO, the 
California Electricity Oversight Board, the CPUC and the Service List 
for Docket No. EL00-75-000.

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    Comment date: July 13, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

11. Green Valley Hydro, LLC

[Docket No. ER00-2924-000]

    Take notice that on June 22, 2000, Green Valley Hydro, LLC (Green 
Valley), tendered for filing a market rate tariff of general 
applicability under which it proposes to sell capacity and energy at 
market-based rates all as more fully described in the application.
    Green Valley requests an effective date no later than July 1, 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: July 13, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

12. Commonwealth Edison Company

[Docket No. ER00-2925-000]

    Take notice that on June 22, 2000, Commonwealth Edison Company 
(ComEd), tendered for filing four Non-Firm Transmission Service 
Agreements with LSP-Nelson Energy, LLC (LSPN), LSP-Kendall Energy, LLC 
(LSPK), Split Rock Energy LLC (SRE), and OGE Energy Resources, Inc. 
(OGE), and eight Short-Term Firm Transmission Service Agreements with 
LSPN, LSPK, SRE, OGE, Delmarva Power and Light Company (DPL), Northern 
Indiana Public Service Company (NIPS), Constellation Power Source, Inc. 
(CPS), and MidAmerican Energy Company (MEC) under the terms of ComEd's 
Open Access Transmission Tariff (OATT).
    ComEd requests that the Commission substitute the Agreement with 
NIPS for the unexecuted agreement previously filed under the OATT in 
Docket No. ER00-2564-000 on May 22, 2000. ComEd requests that the 
Commission substitute the Agreement with CPS for the unexecuted 
agreement previously filed under the OATT in Docket No. ER00-2260-000 
on April 21, 2000. ComEd requests that the Commission substitute the 
Agreement with MEC for the unexecuted agreement previously filed under 
the OATT in Docket No. ER00-2536-000 on May 18, 2000.
    ComEd requests an effective date of June 22, 2000, for the non-firm 
agreements with LSPN, LSPK and SRE. ComEd requests an effective date of 
April 10, 2000, for the non-firm agreement with OGE to coincide with 
the first day of service to OGE under this Agreement. ComEd requests an 
effective date of June 22, 2000 for the short-term firm agreements with 
LSPN, LSPK, SRE, and OGE, and an effective date of June 1, 2000, for 
the agreement with DPL, and accordingly, seeks waiver of the 
Commission's notice requirements.
    Comment date: July 13, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

13. Kentucky Utilities Company/Louisville Gas and Electric Company

[Docket No. ER00-2926-000]

    Take notice that on June 22, 2000, Kentucky Utilities Company/
Louisville Gas and Electric Company (KU/LG&E), 220 West Main Street, 
Louisville, Kentucky 40202, tendered for filing with the Commission a 
notice that KU/LG&E will explicitly incorporate the revised 
transmission loading relief (TLR) procedures developed by the North 
American Electric Reliability Council (NERC) and approved by the 
Commission in Docket No. ER00-1666-000, as part of its Open Access 
Transmission Tariff and Joint Open Access Transmission Tariff.
    Comment date: July 13, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

14. PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.

[Docket No. ER00-2927-000]

    Take notice that on June 22, 2000, PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. 
(PJM), tendered for filing changes to the PJM Open Access Transmission 
Tariff (PJM Tariff) and the Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of 
PJM Interconnection, L.L.C., modifying how PJM will distribute 
accumulated excess congestion charges.
    Copies of this filing were served upon all members of PJM and each 
state electric utility regulatory commission in the PJM control area.
    Comment date: July 13, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

15. Alliant Energy Corporate Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER00-2928-000]

    Take notice that on June 22, 2000, Alliant Energy Corporate 
Services, Inc., tendered for filing executed Service Agreements for 
short-term firm point-to-point transmission service and non-firm point-
to-point transmission service, establishing The Legacy Energy Group, 
LLC as a point-to-point Transmission Customer under the terms of the 
Alliant Energy Corporate Services, Inc., transmission tariff.
    Alliant Energy Corporate Services, Inc. requests an effective date 
of June 15, 2000, and accordingly, seeks waiver of the Commission's 
notice requirements. A copy of this filing has been served upon the 
Illinois Commerce Commission, the Minnesota Public Utilities 
Commission, the Iowa Department of Commerce, and the Public Service 
Commission of Wisconsin.
    Comment date: July 13, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

16. Entergy Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER00-2929-000]

    Take notice that on June 22, 2000, Entergy Services, Inc., on 
behalf of Entergy Louisiana, Inc., tendered for filing an 
Interconnection and Operating Agreement with Vulcan Chemical (Vulcan), 
and a Generator Imbalance Agreement with Vulcan.
    Comment date: July 13, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

17. Entergy Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER00-2930-000]

    Take notice that on June 22, 2000, Entergy Services, Inc., on 
behalf of Entergy Mississippi, Inc., tendered for filing an 
Interconnection and Operating Agreement with MissChem Nitrogen, L.L.C. 
(MissChem), and a Generator Imbalance Agreement with MissChem.
    Comment date: July 13, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

18. American Electric Power Service Corporation

[Docket No. ER00-2931-000]

    Take notice that on June 22, 2000, American Electric Power Service 
Corporation (AEPSC), as agent for the operating utility subsidiaries of 
American Electric Power Company, Inc., tendered service agreements 
under which British Columbia Power Exchange Corporation (BC Power) will 
take service under the AEPSC Open Access Transmission Service Tariff.
    AEPSC requests a May 23, 2000 effective date for the agreements. 
Accordingly, AEPSC requests waiver of the Commission's notice 
requirements.
    AEPSC states that a copy of this filing has been served on BC Power 
and on affected state utility commissions.
    Comment date: July 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

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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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