[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 146 (Friday, July 28, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46450-46453]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-19058]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. ER98-2382-004, et al.]


Montana Power Company, et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate 
Regulation Filings

July 24, 2000.
    Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
Commission:

1. Montana Power Company

[Docket No. ER98-2382-004]

    Take notice that on July 19, 2000, Montana Power Company (Montana) 
tendered for filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
pursuant to 18 CFR 35.13 a compliance report showing Montana refunded 
amounts, including interest, collected in excess of the settled Energy 
Imbalance Schedule amounts in the above-referenced dockets.
    A copy of the filing was served upon the state commissions within 
whose jurisdiction the wholesale customers distribute and sell electric 
energy at retail.
    Comment date: August 9, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

2. Boston Edison Company

[Docket No. ER00-2067-002]

    Take notice that on July 19, 2000, Boston Edison Company (BECo), 
tendered for filing an executed Related Facilities Agreement 
(Agreement) between BECo and ANP Bellingham Energy Company (ANP). The 
Agreement complies with the directives of the Commission in its order 
issued on May 30, 2000 in Boston Edison Company, 91 FERC para. 61,187, 
regarding an unexecuted form of the Agreement, and contains certain 
other changes that reflect the negotiations of the parties.
    BECo requests that the Agreement be accepted for filing effective 
July 18, 2000, the date that ANP executed the Agreement.
    Comment date: August 9, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

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

[Docket Nos. ER00-2696-000 ER00-2773-000]

    Take notice that on July 19, 2000, Allegheny Energy Service 
Corporation on behalf of Allegheny Energy Supply Company, LLC tendered 
for filing a request for an exception to waiver of notice requirements 
in the above-referenced dockets.
    Copies of the filing have been provided to the customer, the Public 
Utilities Commission of Ohio, the Pennsylvania Public Utility 
Commission, the Maryland Public Service Commission, the Virginia State 
Corporation Commission, and the West Virginia Public Service 
Commission.
    Comment date: August 9, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

4. Sierra Pacific Power Company and Nevada Power Company

[Docket No. ER00-3188-000]

    Take notice that on July 19, 2000, Sierra Pacific Power Company 
(Sierra) and Nevada Power Company (Nevada Power), tendered for filing 
pursuant to Section 205 of the Federal Power a

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revised Joint Open Access Transmission Tariff. This filing is intended 
to implement retail access in Nevada and to make certain other changes 
to reflect the current status of operations.
    Sierra and Nevada Power request that the revised tariff be made 
effective on the date that retail access commences in the state of 
Nevada.
    Comment date: August 9, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

5. Western Resources, Inc.

[Docket No. ER00-3189-000]

    Take notice that on July 19, 2000, Western Resources, Inc. (WR), 
tendered for filing a Letter Agreement and a Control Area Service 
Agreement between WR and Missouri Joint Municipal Electric Utility 
Customers (MJMEUC). WR states that the purpose of these agreements is 
to permit the City to take Scheduling, System Control, and Dispatch 
Services from WR.
    These agreements are proposed to be effective June 1, 2000.
    Copies of the filing were served upon the City and the Kansas 
Corporation Commission.
    Comment date: August 9, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

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

[Docket No. ER00-3191-000]

    Take notice that on July 19, 2000, Allegheny Energy Service 
Corporation on behalf of Allegheny Energy Supply Company, LLC 
(Allegheny Energy Supply), tendered for filing Service Agreement No. 81 
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 July 18, 2000 to Southern Indiana Gas and 
Electric 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: August 9, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

7. Duke Energy Corporation

[Docket No. ER00-3192-000]

    Take notice that on July 19, 2000, Duke Energy Corporation (Duke), 
tendered for filing a Service Agreement with Dynegy Power Marketing, 
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 6, 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: August 9, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

8. Duke Energy Corporation

[Docket No. ER00-3193-000]

    Take notice that on July 19, 2000, Duke Energy Corporation (Duke), 
tendered for filing a Service Agreement with Dynegy Power Marketing, 
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 6, 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: August 9, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

9. Duke Energy Corporation

[Docket No. ER00-3194-000]

    Take notice that on July 19, 2000, Duke Energy Corporation (Duke), 
tendered for filing a Service Agreement with Dynegy Power Marketing, 
Inc., for Transmission Service under Duke's Open Access Transmission 
Tariff.
    Duke requests that the proposed Service Agreement be permitted to 
become effective on July 18, 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: August 9, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

10. Duke Energy Corporation

[Docket No. ER00-3195-000]

    Take notice that on July 19, 2000, Duke Energy Corporation (Duke), 
tendered for filing a Service Agreement with Dynegy Power Marketing, 
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 6, 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: August 9, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

11. Duke Energy Corporation

[Docket No. ER00-3196-000]

    Take notice that on July 19, 2000, Duke Energy Corporation (Duke), 
tendered for filing a Service Agreement with Dynegy Power Marketing, 
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 6, 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: August 9, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

12. Duke Energy Corporation

[Docket No. ER00-3197-000]

    Take notice that on July 19, 2000, Duke Energy Corporation (Duke), 
tendered for filing a Service Agreement with Carolina Power & Light 
Company, for Transmission Service under Duke's Open Access Transmission 
Tariff.
    Duke requests that the proposed Service Agreement be permitted to 
become effective on May 15, 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: August 9, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

13. Duke Energy Corporation

[Docket No. ER00-3198-000]

    Take notice that on July 19, 2000, Duke Energy Corporation (Duke), 
tendered for filing a Service Agreement with Carolina Power & Light 
Company, 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: August 9, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

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14. Duke Energy Corporation

[Docket No. ER00-3199-000]

    Take notice that on July 19, 2000, Duke Energy Corporation (Duke), 
tendered for filing a Service Agreement with Carolina Power & Light 
Company, for Transmission Service under Duke's Open Access Transmission 
Tariff.
    Duke requests that the proposed Service Agreement be permitted to 
become effective on May 19, 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: August 9, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

15. Duke Energy Corporation

[Docket No. ER00-3200-000]

    Take notice that on July 19, 2000, Duke Energy Corporation (Duke), 
tendered for filing a Service Agreement with Reliant Energy 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 has been served on the North 
Carolina Utilities Commission.
    Comment date: August 9, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

16. Jersey Central Power & Light Company, Metropolitan Edison 
Company and Pennsylvania Electric Company

[Docket No. ER00-3201-000]

    Take notice that on July 19, 2000, Jersey Central Power & Light 
Company, Metropolitan Edison Company and Pennsylvania Electric Company 
(individually doing business as GPU Energy), tendered for filing a 
Notice of Cancellation of the Service Agreement between GPU Service 
Corporation and Cenergy, Inc., FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume 
No. 1, Service Agreement No. 32.
    GPU Energy requests that cancellation be effective September 18, 
2000.
    Comment date: August 9, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

17. Jersey Central Power & Light Company, Metropolitan Edison 
Company and Pennsylvania Electric Company

[Docket No. ER00-3202-000]

    Take notice that on July 19, 2000, Jersey Central Power & Light 
Company, Metropolitan Edison Company and Pennsylvania Electric Company 
(individually doing business as GPU Energy), tendered for filing a 
Notice of Cancellation of the Service Agreement between GPU Service, 
Inc. and Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company, FERC Electric Tariff, 
Original Volume No. 1, Service Agreement No. 51.
    GPU Energy requests that cancellation be effective September 18, 
2000.
    Comment date: August 9, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

18. Jersey Central Power & Light Company, Metropolitan Edison 
Company and Pennsylvania Electric Company

[Docket No. ER00-3203-000]

    Take notice that on July 19, 2000, Jersey Central Power & Light 
Company, Metropolitan Edison Company and Pennsylvania Electric Company 
(individually doing business as GPU Energy), tendered for filing a 
Notice of Cancellation of the Service Agreement between GPU Service 
Corporation and Dayton Power & Light Company, FERC Electric Tariff, 
Original Volume No. 1, Service Agreement No. 33.
    GPU Energy requests that cancellation be effective September 18, 
2000.
    Comment date: August 9, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

19. Wisconsin Public Service Corporation

[Docket No. ER00-3204-000]

    Take notice that on July 19, 2000, Wisconsin Public Service 
Corporation (WPSC), tendered for filing an executed Service Agreement 
with Minnesota Municipal Power Agency providing for transmission 
service under FERC Electric Tariff, Volume No. 1.
    Comment date: August 9, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

20. Wisconsin Public Service Corporation

[Docket No. ER00-3205-000]

    Take notice that on July 19, 2000, Wisconsin Public Service 
Corporation (WPSC), tendered for filing an executed Service Agreement 
with Minnesota Municipal Power Agency providing for transmission 
service under FERC Electric Tariff, Volume No. 1.
    Comment date: August 9, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

21. Commonwealth Edison Company

[Docket No. ER00-3208-000]

    Take notice that on July 19, 2000, Commonwealth Edison Company 
(ComEd), tendered for filing an executed service agreement for Public 
Service Company of Colorado (PSC) under ComEd's FERC Electric Market 
Based-Rate Schedule for power sales.
    ComEd requests and effective date of July 13, 2000 for the service 
agreement and accordingly seeks waiver of the Commission's notice 
requirements.
    Copies of this filing were served on PSC.
    Comment date: August 9, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

22. MidAmerican Energy Company

[Docket No. ER00-3209-000]

    Take notice that on July 19, 2000, MidAmerican Energy Company 
(MidAmerican), tendered for filing with the Commission a Notice of 
Cancellation pursuant to Section 35.15 of the Commission's Regulations.
    MidAmerican requests that the following rate schedule be canceled 
effective March 31, 1998.
    1. Full Requirements Power Agreement dated December 16, 1987, 
between Iowa Public Service Company (a predecessor company of 
MidAmerican) and City of Denver, Iowa. This Agreement has been 
designated as MidAmerican Rate Schedule Electric Tariff No. 7, Service 
Agreement No. 3.
    MidAmerican requests a waiver of Section 35.15 to the extent that 
this Notice of Cancellation has not been filed within the time required 
by such section. MidAmerican inadvertently failed to submit the Notice 
of Cancellation upon expiration of the agreement. The expired agreement 
was supplanted by a new agreement, the ``Power Sales Agreement'' and 
has been designated as MidAmerican Rate Schedule Electric Tariff No. 5, 
Service Agreement No. 29 and 30.
    MidAmerican has mailed a copy of this filing to City of Denver, IA, 
the Iowa Utilities Board, the Illinois Commerce Commission and the 
South Dakota Public Utilities commission.
    Comment date: August 9, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

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23. Columbia Falls Aluminum Company, PPL Montana LLC, Alcoa, Inc. 
and Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corporation

[Docket No. ER00-3210-000]

    Take notice that on July 19, 2000, Columbia Falls Aluminum Company, 
PPL Montana LLC, Alcoa, Inc., and Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical 
Corporation, tendered for filing member signature pages of the 
Northeast Regional Transmission Association Agreement and also a letter 
stating that Northwest Power Enterprises Inc., relinquishes its 
membership in the Northwest Regional Transmission Association.
    Comment date: August 9, 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. 00-19058 Filed 7-27-00; 8:45 am]
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