[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 167 (Monday, August 28, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52105-52107]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-21848]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. ER93-540-010, et al.]


American Electric Power Service Corporation., et al.; Electric 
Rate and Corporate Regulation Filings

August 22, 2000.
    Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
Commission:

1. American Electric Power Service Corporation

[Docket No. ER93-540-010]

    Take notice that on August 17, 2000, American Electric Power 
Service Corporation, on behalf of the operating companies of the 
America Electric Power System (collectively AEP), tendered for filing a 
refund report in compliance with the Commission's order in American 
Electric Power Service Corporation, 92 FERC para. 61,001 (2000).
    Comment date: September 7, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

2. The United Illuminating Company, Complainant, v. ISO New England 
Inc., Respondent

[Docket No. EL00-100-000]

    Take notice that on August 18, 2000, The United Illuminating 
Company (UI), tendered for filing a Complaint in which UI petitions the 
Commission for an order directing ISO New England Inc. (ISO-NE) to 
disregard the $6,000/MWh bids received for hours 14 through 17 and the 
$2,870/MWh bid received for hour 13 on May 8, 2000, in setting the New 
England Energy Market clearing price for those hours. UI also petitions 
the Commission for an order directing ISO-NE to mitigate the actual bid 
prices by substituting the seller's actual marginal cost for the 
$6,000/MWh and $2,870/MWh bids.
    Comment Date: September 7, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice. Answers to the complaint shall 
also be due on or before September 7, 2000.

3. New Horizon Electric Cooperative, Inc. v. Duke Electric 
Transmission, a Division of Duke Power Company

[Docket No. EL00-101-000]

    Take notice that on August 18, 2000, New Horizon Electric 
Cooperative (NHEC), on behalf of Saluda River Electric Cooperative, 
Inc. and its five member systems, tendered for filing a complaint 
against Duke Electric Transmission, a division of Duke Power Company 
(Duke or Duke ET), requesting fast track processing. NHEC seeks to 
resolve certain disputes regarding the terms and conditions for long-
term network transmission service under Duke ET's Open Access 
Transmission Service Tariff. Specifically, NHEC requests a ruling by 
the Commission on the following issues: (1) the applicability of Duke 
ET's Schedule 4 Energy Imbalance Service to NHEC once NHEC has 
implemented dynamic scheduling to electronically transfer its load from 
Duke ET's control area to a neighboring control area, beginning January 
1, 2001; (2) filing requirements with respect to Duke ET's Facility 
Connection Requirements and Power Factor Penalty documents; (3) 
comparable application of the Facility Connection Requirements and 
Power Factor Penalty to Duke Power's use of the Duke ET transmission 
grid; and (4) the appropriate calculation of charges for Schedule 3 
Regulation and Frequency Response Service when applicable to NHEC. NHEC 
requests that the Commission bifurcate its consideration of the Energy 
Imbalance Service issue and grant NHEC's requested relief on this 
dispute before January 1, 2001.
    Comment date: September 7, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice. Answers to the complaint shall 
also be due on or before September 7, 2000.

4. NUSCO Connecticut Light & Power Company

[Docket No. ER99-3196-001]

    Take notice that on August 17, 2000, Northeast Utilities Service 
Company (NUSCO), and the Massachusetts Attorney General (MassAG), 
jointly tendered for filing notification that the Massachusetts 
Department of Telecommunications and Energy (MassDTE), approved the 
Settlement Agreement on August 4, 2000 in the above-referenced 
proceeding.
    Comment date: September 7, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

5. Midwest Generation, LLC

[Docket No. ER00-3424-000]

    Take notice that on August 16, 2000, Midwest Generation, LLC 
tendered for filing under its market-based rate tariff a long-term 
service agreement with Edison Mission Marketing & Trading, Inc.
    The effective date of the agreement is August 1, 2000.
    Comment date: September 6, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

6. Dynegy Power Marketing, Inc.

[Docket No. ER00-3429-000]

    Take notice that on August 17, 2000, Dynegy Power Marketing, Inc. 
(Dynegy), tendered for filing its Fourth Revised Electric Rate Schedule 
FERC No. 1. The revised Rate Schedule updates and expands Dynegy's Rate 
Schedule FERC No. 1 to provide for the wholesale sales of ancillary 
services at market based rates to customers within (i) the New England 
Power Pool, (ii) the New York Power Pool, and (iii) the Pennsylvania-
New Jersey-Maryland Interconnection. The revised Rate Schedule also 
makes other minor changes.
    Dynegy requests that the notice requirements set forth in Section 
35.3(a) of the Commission's Regulations be waived to the extent 
required to allow the revised Rate Schedule to become effective as of 
August 18, 2000.
    Comment date: September 7, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

7. Duke Energy Corporation

[Docket No. ER00-3430-000]

    Take notice that on August 17, 2000, Duke Energy Corporation 
(Duke), tendered for filing a Service Agreement with NRG 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 August 9, 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: September 7, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

8. Duke Energy Corporation

[Docket No. ER00-3431-000]

    Take notice that on August 17, 2000, Duke Energy Corporation 
(Duke), tendered for filing a Service Agreement with NRG Power 
Marketing Inc., for Non-Transmission Service under Duke's Open Access 
Transmission Tariff.

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    Duke requests that the proposed Service Agreement be permitted to 
become effective on August 9, 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: September 7, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

9. Rockingham Power, L.L.C.

[Docket No. ER00-3433-000]

    Take notice that on August 17, 2000, Rockingham Power, L.L.C., 
tendered for filing a long-term power sales agreement between 
Rockingham Power, L.L.C. and Duke Power, a Division of Duke Energy 
Corporation, pursuant to the Commission's August 3, 2000, letter order 
in the above proceeding.
    Comment date: September 7, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

10. Commonwealth Edison Company, Commonwealth Edison Company of 
Indiana

[Docket No. ER00-3434-000]

    Take notice that on August 17, 2000, Commonwealth Edison Company 
and Commonwealth Edison Company of Indiana (collectively ComEd), 
tendered for filing filed to amend ComEd's Open Access Transmission 
Tariff (OATT) to offer Generator Imbalance Service to transmission 
customers who receive the output of generators located in the ComEd 
control area and submit schedules for transmission service under the 
OATT for that generation, where the generator is not otherwise covered 
under another agreement.
    ComEd requests an effective date of November 1, 2000. Copies of the 
filing were served upon ComEd's jurisdictional customers and interested 
state commissions.
    Comment date: September 7, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

11. Carolina Power & Light Company

[Docket No. ER00-3435-000]

    Take notice that Carolina Power & Light Company (CP&L) on August 
17, 2000, tendered for filing a proposed Attachment M to its Open 
Access Transmission Tariff that prescribes the procedures that CP&L 
will employ with respect to requests to interconnect new generators 
with the CP&L system or to increase the capacity of generators that are 
already interconnected with the system.
    CP&L requests that the Commission waive its notice requirements to 
allow the procedures to become effective on August 17, 2000.
    Copies of the filing were served upon the public utility's 
jurisdictional customers, North Carolina Utilities Commission and South 
Carolina Public Service Commission. CP&L has also posted the procedures 
on its OASIS.
    Comment date: September 7, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

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

[Docket No. ER00-3436-000]

    Take notice that on August 17, 2000, Allegheny Energy Service 
Corporation on behalf of Allegheny Energy Supply Company, LLC 
(Allegheny Energy Supply), tendered for filing First Revised Service 
Agreement No. 39 under the Market Rate Tariff to incorporate a Netting 
Agreement with Coral Power, L.L.C., into the tariff provisions. 
Allegheny Energy Supply requests a waiver of notice requirements to 
make the Netting Agreement effective as of August 16, 2000 or such 
other date as ordered by the Commission.
    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: September 7, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

13. Electric Energy, Inc.

[Docket No. ES00-36-002]

    Take notice that on August 18, 2000, Electric Energy, Inc. 
submitted an amendment pursuant to Section 204 of the Federal Power Act 
seeking a waiver of the Commission's competitive bidding and negotiated 
placement requirements in 18 CFR 34.2.
    Comment date: September 12, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

14. Ameren Energy Generating Company

[Docket No. ES00-40-001]

    Take notice that on August 18, 2000, Ameren Energy Generating 
Company submitted an amendment pursuant to Section 204 of the Federal 
Power Act seeking a waiver of the Commission's competitive bidding and 
negotiated placement requirements in 18 CFR 34.2.
    Comment date: September 12, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

15. Platte-Clay Electric Cooperative, Inc.

[Docket No. ES00-50-000]

    Take notice that on August 17, 2000, Platte-Clay Electric 
Cooperative, Inc. (Platte-Clay), filed an application under Section 204 
of the Federal Power Act seeking authorization to make long-term 
borrowings pursuant to a loan agreement with the National Rural 
Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation in an amount not to exceed 
$75 million.
    Platte-Clay also requests a waiver of the Commission's competitive 
bidding and negotiated placement requirements in 18 CFR 34.2.
    Comment date: September 12, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

16. Tosco Corporation Complainant v. SFPP, L.P., Respondent

[Docket No. OR00-9-000]

    Take notice that on August 21, 2000, pursuant to Rule 206 of the 
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.206) and the 
Procedural Rules Applicable to Oil Pipeline Procedures (18 CFR 
343.1(a)), Tosco Corporation (Tosco) tendered for filing a Complaint in 
the captioned proceeding. Tosco alleges that SFPP, L.P. (SFPP), has 
violated and continues to violate the Interstate Commerce Act, 49 
U.S.C. App. Sec. 1 et seq., by charging unjust and unreasonable rates 
for all of SFPP's jurisdictional interstate services associated with 
its East, West, North, and Oregon Lines as more fully set forth in the 
Complaint.
    Tosco requests that the Commission: (1) Examine SFPP's challenged 
rates and charges for all its jurisdictional interstate services and 
declare that such rates and charges are unjust and unreasonable; (2) 
order refunds and/or reparations to Tosco, including appropriate 
interest thereon, for the applicable refund and/or reparation periods 
to the extent the Commission finds that such rates and charges are 
unlawful; (3) determine just, reasonable, and nondiscriminatory rates 
for all of SFPP's jurisdictional interstate services; (4) award Tosco 
reasonable attorneys' fees and costs; and (5) order such other relief 
as may be appropriate.
    Tosco states that it has served the Complaint on SFPP. Pursuant to 
Rule 343.4 of the Commission's Procedural Rules Applicable to Oil 
Pipeline Proceedings, SFPP's response to this Complaint is due within 
30 days of the filing of the Complaint.
    Comment date: September 11, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice. Answers to

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the complaint shall also be due on or before September 11, 2000.

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).

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-21848 Filed 8-25-00; 8:45 am]
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