[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 174 (Thursday, September 7, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54248-54251]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-22857]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. ER00-2717-001, et al.]


New England Power Pool, et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate 
Regulation Filings

August 29, 2000.
    Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
Commission:

1. New England Power Pool

[Docket No. ER00-2717-001]

    Take notice that on August 24, 2000, the New England Power Pool 
(NEPOOL) Participants Committee tendered for filing notification that 
the effective date of membership in NEPOOL of Quinnipiaic Energy LLC 
was August 17, 2000.
    Comment date: September 14, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

2. United States Department of Energy--Western Area Power 
Administration

[Docket No. EF00-5161-000]

    Take notice that on August 23, 2000, the Deputy Secretary of the 
U.S. Department of Energy, by Rate Order No. WAPA-93, did confirm and 
approve on an interim basis, to be effective on October 1, 2000, the 
Western Area Power Administration's (Western) Rate Schedule SNF-5 for 
the Washoe Project, Stampede Division (Stampede).
    The rates in Rate Schedule SNF-5 will be in effect pending the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) approval of these 
rates or of substitute rates on a final basis through September 30, 
2005.
    Comment date: September 13, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

3. California Electricity Oversight Board Complainant v. All 
Sellers of Energy and Ancillary Services Into the Energy and 
Ancillary Services Markets Operated by the California Independent 
System Operator Corporation and the California Power Exchange; All 
Scheduling Coordinators Acting On Behalf of the Above Sellers; 
California Independent System Operator Corporation; and California 
Power Exchange Corporation Respondents

[Docket No. EL00-104-000]

    Take notice that on August 29, 2000, the California Electricity 
Oversight Board (California Board), tendered for filing a Complaint 
alleging that California's wholesale markets as administered by the 
California Independent System Operator Corporation and the California 
Power Exchange Corporation are not workably competitive and that 
wholesale rates are not just and reasonable. The California Board urges 
the Commission to take such action to ensure the California's wholesale 
rates are just and reasonable and to maintain bid caps of no more than 
$250 per MW of ancillary services, $250 per MWh for energy and $100 per 
MW for replacement reserve capacity until demonstrable evidence exists 
that California's wholesale market are workably competitive and that 
wholesale rates are just and reasonable.
    Comment date: September 18, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

4. Reliant Energy Mid-Atlantic Power Holdings, L.L.C.

[Docket No EG00-248-000]

    Take notice that on August 23, 2000, Reliant Energy Mid-Atlantic 
Power Holdings, L.L.C. (Reliant Energy Mid-Atlantic) tendered for 
filing information with respect to a change in facts relative to its 
status as exempt wholesale generator and a demonstration that such 
change does not affect such status pursuant to Section 32(a)(1) of the 
Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 as amended (PUHCA), 15 
U.S.C. Sec. 79z-5a(a)(1) (1994) and Section 365.8 of the Commission's 
regulations, 18 CFR 365.8.
    Comment date: September 19, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph

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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.

5. Reliant Energy New Jersey Holdings, L.L.C.

[Docket No EG00-249-000]

    Take notice that on August 23, 2000, Reliant Energy New Jersey 
Holdings, L.L.C. (Reliant Energy New Jersey) tendered for filing 
information with respect to a change in facts relative to its status as 
an exempt wholesale generator and a demonstration that such change does 
not affect such status pursuant to Section 32(a)(1) of the Public 
Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 as amended (PUHCA), 15 U.S.C. 
Sec. 79z-5a(a)(1) (1994) and Section 365.8 of the Commission's 
regulations, 18 CFR 365.8.
    Comment date: September 19, 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.

6. Reliant Energy Maryland Holdings, L.L.C.

[Docket No EG00-250-000]

    Take notice that on August 23, 2000, Reliant Energy Maryland 
Holdings, L.L.C. (Reliant Energy Maryland) tendered for filing 
information with respect to a change in facts relative to its status as 
exempt wholesale generator status and a demonstration that such change 
does not affect such status pursuant to Section 32(a)(1) of the Public 
Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 as amended (PUHCA), 15 U.S.C. 
Sec. 79z-5a(a)(1) (1994) and Section 365.8 of the Commission's 
regulations, 18 CFR 365.8.
    Comment date: September 19, 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.

7. New England Power Pool

[Docket No. ER00-3339-001]

    Take notice that on August 24, 2000, the New England Power Pool 
(NEPOOL), Participants Committee tendered for filing a correction to 
its filing dated July 31, 2000 in the Docket No. ER00-3339.
    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 NEPOOL.
    Comment date: September 14, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

8. Western Resources, Inc.

[Docket No. ER00-3189-001]

    Take notice that on August 24, 2000, Western Resources, Inc. (WR), 
tendered for filing an amendment to its July 19, 2000 filing in this 
proceeding. The amendment includes (i) an Order No. 614 compliant 
version of the Letter Agreement between WR, Missouri Joint Municipal 
Electric Utility Commission (MJMEUC), and Associated Electric 
Cooperative, Inc. (AECI), (ii) an Order No. 614 compliant version of 
the Control Area Services Agreement between WR and MJMEUC; and (iii) a 
statement of intent to refund the time value of money pursuant to 
Sec. 35.19(a) of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's 
Regulations.
    Copies of the filing were served upon MJMEUC.
    Comment date: September 14, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

9. Entergy Services, Inc.

[Docket Nos. ER95-112-010 and ER96-586-005]

    Take notice that on August 24, 2000, Entergy Services, Inc., 
tendered for filing replacement clean copies of its June 19, 2000, 
compliance filing in Docket Nos. ER95-112 and ER96-586 proceedings.
    Comment date: September 14, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

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

[Docket No. ER00-3210-001]

    Take notice that on August 23, 2000, Columbia Falls Aluminum 
Company, PPL Montana, LLC, Alcoa, Inc., and Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical 
Corporation, tendered for filing an amendment to its July 19, 2000 
filing in Docket No. ER00-3210.
    Comment date: September 13, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

11. California Independent System Operator Corporation

[Docket No. ER00-3389-001]

    Take notice that on August 24, 2000, the California Independent 
System Operator Corporation (ISO), tendered for filing a complete 
Participating Generator Agreement (PGA) between the ISO and San Joaquin 
Cogen Limited (Service Agreement No. 283). The filing is meant to 
correct a filing made on August 10, 2000, in which the ISO submitted a 
revised Schedule 1, Section 1 to the PGA but failed to include the PGA 
itself in the filing. No changes have been made to the PGA originally 
filed on January 12, 2000, apart from the revision to Schedule 1, 
Section 1.
    The ISO has requested waiver of the 60-day prior notice requirement 
to allow the revised Schedule 1, Section 1 to become effective on 
August 24, 2000.
    The ISO states that copies of this filing have been served upon all 
parties in the above-referenced docket.
    Comment date: September 14, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

12. PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.

[Docket No. ER00-3506-000]

    Take notice that on August 23, 2000, PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. 
(PJM), tendered for filing signature pages to the Reliability Assurance 
Agreement among Load Serving Entities in the PJM Control Area (RAA) for 
HIS Power & Water, L.L.C. (HIS Power), It's Electric & Gas, L.L.C., 
(It's Electric & Gas), and The New Power Company (New Power), and an 
amended Schedule 17 listing the parties to the RAA.
    PJM states that it served a copy of its filing on all parties to 
the RAA, including HIS Power, It's Electric & Gas, New Power, and each 
of the state electric utility regulatory commissions within the PJM 
Control Area.
    Comment date: September 13, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

13. New England Power Pool

[Docket No. ER00-3507-000]

    Take notice that on August 24, 2000, the New England Power Pool 
(NEPOOL), Participants Committee filed for acceptance materials to 
permit NEPOOL to expand its membership to include Edison Mission 
Marketing & Trading, Inc. (EMMT) and to terminate the membership of 
Citizens Power Sales, LLC (Citizens).
    NEPOOL requests an effective date for the commencement of EMMT's 
participation in and Citizens' termination from NEPOOL as of the date 
of the closing of the merger of Citizens with and into EMMT.
    The Participants Committee states that copies of these materials 
were sent to the New England state governors and regulatory commissions 
and the Participants in NEPOOL.
    Comment date: September 14, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

14. American Electric Power Service Corporation

[Docket No. ER00-3517-000]

    Take notice that on August 24, 2000, American Electric Power 
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Corporation (AEP), tendered for filing changes to the AEP open access 
transmission service tariff (OATT) in the above-referenced proceeding.
    Comment date: September 14, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

15. Public Service Company of New Mexico

[Docket No. ER00-3508-000]

    Take notice that on August 24, 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 PacifiCorp (dated March 19, 
1999). PNM's filing is available for public inspection at its offices 
in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
    Copies of the filing have been sent to PacifiCorp and to the New 
Mexico Public Regulation Commission.
    Comment date: September 14, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

16. Commonwealth Edison Company

[Docket No. ER00-3509-000]

    Take notice that on August 24, 2000, Commonwealth Edison Company 
(ComEd), tendered for filing an Interconnection Agreement with LSP-
Nelson Energy, LLC.
    ComEd requests an effective date of August 25, 2000 and accordingly 
seeks waiver of the Commission's notice requirements.
    Copies of the filing were served on LSP-Nelson and the Illinois 
Commerce Commission.
    Comment date: September 14, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

17. New England Power Pool

[Docket No. ER00-3510-000]

    Take notice that on August 24, 2000, the New England Power Pool 
(NEPOOL) Participants Committee tendered for acceptance materials to 
permit NEPOOL to expand its membership to include CMS Marketing 
Services and Trading CMS).
    The Participants Committee requests an effective date of September 
1, 2000 for commencement of participation in NEPOOL by CMS.
    The Participants Committee states that copies of these materials 
were sent to the New England state governors and regulatory commissions 
and the Participants in NEPOOL.
    Comment date: September 14, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

18. Carolina Power & Light Company

[Docket No. ER00-3511-000]

    Take notice that on August 24, 2000, Carolina Power & Light Company 
(CP&L), tendered for filing Service Agreements for Short-Term Firm 
Point-to-Point Transmission Service with Florida Power Corporation and 
Public Service Electric and Gas Company. Service to these Eligible 
Customers will be in accordance with the terms and conditions of 
Carolina Power & Light Company's Open Access Transmission Tariff.
    CP&L is requesting an effective date of August 3, 2000 for the 
Agreement with Florida Power and an effective date of August 7, 2000 
for the Agreement with Public Service.
    Copies of the filing were served upon the North Carolina Utilities 
Commission and the South Carolina Public Service Commission.
    Comment date: September 14, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

19. LSP Energy Limited Partnership

[Docket No. ER00-3512-000]

    Take notice that on August 24, 2000, LSP Energy Limited Partnership 
(LSP Energy), tendered for filing under Section 205 of the Federal 
Power Act two short-term umbrella service agreements between LSP Energy 
and Virginia Electric and Power Company, and one short-term umbrella 
service agreement between LSP Energy and Aquila Energy Marketing 
Corporation. The umbrella service agreements provide for sales of test 
energy under LSP Energy's market-based rate schedule.
    LSP Energy requests an effective date for the umbrella service 
agreements of July 26, 2000.
    Comment date: September 14, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

20. PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.

[Docket No. ER00-3513-000]

    Take notice that on August 24, 2000, PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. 
(PJM), tendered for filing changes to Attachment K (PJM Interchange 
Energy Market) of the PJM Open Access Transmission Tariff (PJM Tariff) 
and to Schedule 1 of the Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of 
PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. (Operating Agreement), to clarify that 
generation facilities located in the PJM control area may obtain 
``Station Power,'' i.e., energy consumed by a generation facility, or 
by other equipment or facilities located at the site of a generation 
facility, from the PJM Interchange Energy Market.
    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: September 14, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

21. FirstEnergy System

[Docket No. ER00-3514-000]

    Take notice that on August 24, 2000, FirstEnergy System tendered a 
Service Agreement to provide Non-Firm Point-to-Point Transmission 
Service for Alliance Energy Services Partnership, the Transmission 
Customer. Services are being provided under the FirstEnergy System Open 
Access Transmission Tariff submitted for filing by the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission in Docket No. ER97-412-000.
    The proposed effective date under this Service Agreement is August 
15, 2000 for the above mentioned Service Agreement in this filing.
    Comment date: September 14, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

22. LSP Energy Limited Partnership

[Docket No. ER00-3515-000]

    Take notice that on August 24, 2000, LSP Energy Limited Partnership 
(LSP Energy), tendered for filing under Section 205 of the Federal 
Power Act three short-term umbrella service agreements between LSP 
Energy and Virginia Electric and Power Company, and one short-term 
umbrella service agreement between LSP Energy and Aquila Energy 
Marketing Corporation. The umbrella service agreements provide for 
sales of test energy under LSP Energy's market-based rate schedule.
    LSP Energy requests an effective date for the umbrella service 
agreements coincident with the commencement of service thereunder.
    Comment date: September 14, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

23. FirstEnergy System

[Docket No. ER00-3516-000]

    Take notice that on August 24, 2000, FirstEnergy System tendered 
for filing Service Agreements to provide Firm Point-to-Point 
Transmission Service for Alliance Energy Services Partnership, the 
Transmission Customer. Services are being provided under the 
FirstEnergy System Open Access Transmission Tariff submitted for filing 
by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in Docket No. ER97-412-000.
    The proposed effective date under this Service Agreement is August 
15,

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2000 for the above mentioned Service Agreement in this filing.
    Comment date: September 14, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

24. Indianapolis Power & Light Company

[Docket No. ER00-3518-000]

    Take notice that on August 24, 2000, Indianapolis Power & Light 
Company (IPL), tendered for filing an Interconnection, Operation and 
Maintenance Agreement between IPL and the Board of Directors for 
Utilities for the Department of Public Utilities of the City of 
Indianapolis, as trustee of a public charitable trust, d/b/a Citizens 
Gas & Coke Utility (Citizens), in the above-captioned docket.
    IPL requests an effective date as of the closing of the sale to 
Citizens of certain steam production and distribution facilities, which 
date is not presently known but which would not occur before sixty (60) 
days after the date of filing.
    Copies of this filing have been served upon Citizens and the 
Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission.
    Comment date: September 14, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

25. New England Power Pool

[Docket No. ER00-3519-000]

    Take notice that on August 24, 2000, the New England Power Pool 
(NEPOOL), Participants Committee submitted several revised Market Rules 
and Procedures (the Market Rules), and revisions and deletions of 
several relevant appendices to the Market Rules, which collectively 
remove from the Market Rules all mention of the Installed Capability 
auction market in accordance with NEPOOL's proposed elimination of that 
Auction market as set forth in the Fifty-Eighth Agreement Amending New 
England Power Pool Agreement filed with the Commission on July 28, 2000 
in Docket Nos. EL00-62-000, et al.
    The NEPOOL Participants Committee states that copies of these 
materials were sent to all Participants in NEPOOL, the New England 
state governors and regulatory commissions.
    Comment date: September 14, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

26. Western Resources, Inc.

[Docket No. ES00-52-000]

    Take notice that on August 24, 2000, Western Resources, Inc. 
(Western) filed an application under section 204 of the Federal Power 
Act seeking authorization to issue no more than 6,000,000 shares of 
common stock pursuant to Western's Direct Stock Purchase Plan.
    Western also requests a waiver of the Commission's competitive 
bidding and negotiated placement requirements of 18 CFR 34.2 and a 
waiver of the reporting requirements under 18 CFR 34.10 with regard to 
issuances of common stock pursuant to the Direct Stock Purchase Plan.
    Comment date: September 19, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

27. American Electric Power Service Corporation

[Docket No. ER00-3517-000]

    Take notice that on August 24, 2000, American Electric Power 
Service Corporation tendered for filing, on behalf of the operating 
companies of the American Electric Power System, proposed amendments to 
the Open Access Transmission Tariff accepted for filing by the 
Commission in Docket No. ER98-2786-000.
    AEP requests effective dates of April 13, 1999, June 15, 2000, 
October 31, 2000 and January 1, 2001 for such amendments.
    Copies of AEP's filing have been served upon AEP's transmission 
customers and the public service commissions of Arkansas, Indiana, 
Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and 
West Virginia and the Oklahoma Corporation Commission.
    Comment date: September 14, 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).

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
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