[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 175 (Friday, September 8, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54514-54516]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-23065]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. ER00-1-003, et al.]


TransEnergie U.S., et. al.; Electric Rate and Corporate 
Regulation Filings

August 31, 2000.
    Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
Commission:

1. TransEnergie U.S. Ltd.

[Docket No. ER00-1-003]

    Take notice that on August 23, 2000, TransEnergie U.S. Ltd., 
tendered for filing a report of its open season for the Cross Sound 
Cable Interconnector.
    TransEnergie also asks that portions of the report be granted 
confidential treatment under Section 388.112 of the Commission's 
Regulations. These portions are the results of Tranche 1 of the open 
season.
    Comment date: September 13, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

2. Southwest Power Pool

[Docket No. ER00-2713-001]

    Take notice that on August 28, 2000, Southwest Power Pool, Inc. 
(SPP), tendered for filing in compliance filing in response to the 
Commission's July 28, 2000 order in this proceeding.
    SPP seeks an effective date of June 6, 2000, for the changes 
contained therein.
    Copies of this filing were served on all affected state 
commissions, all SPP customers, and all parties included on the 
official service list established in this proceeding.
    Comment date: September 18, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

3. Public Service Company of New Mexico

[Docket No. ER00-2907-001]

    Take notice that on August 28, 2000, Public Service Company of New 
Mexico (PNM) submitted for filing a response in compliance with the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) August 14, 2000 letter 
conditionally accepting its June 20, 2000 filing in the docket, 
regarding two executed service agreements and an executed amendment to 
one of the agreements, with Texas New Mexico Power Company (TNMP). PNM 
has updated its June 20, 2000 filing to include the proper rate 
schedule designations for the service agreements and amendment, per 
requirements in Order No. 614, FERC Stats. & Regs. para.31,096 (2000), 
and per FERC's August 14, 2000 letter. PNM's filing is available for 
public inspection at its offices in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
    Copies of the filing have been sent to TNMP and to the New Mexico 
Public Regulation Commission.
    Comment date: September 18, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

4. MidAmerican Energy Company

[Docket No. ER00-2976-001]

    Take notice that on August 29, 2000, MidAmerican Energy Company 
(MidAmerican), 666 Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa 50309, filed with the 
Commission a Power Sales Agreement dated January 28, 1997, modified by 
way of a First Amendment to Power Sales Agreement dated February 10, 
1999, entered into with Waverly Light and Power, pursuant to 
MidAmerican's Rate Schedule for Power Sales, FERC Electric Tariff, 
Original Volume No. 5.
    MidAmerican requested and the Director, Division of Corporate 
Applications, approved a June 29, 2000 effective date for the Power 
Sales Agreement, as amended, subject to MidAmerican making a compliance 
filing to conform MidAmerican's previous filing in this matter dated 
June 28, 2000 to be consistent with the necessary filing rate schedule 
designations as required by Order 614, FERC Stats. & Regs. para. 31,096 
(2000) and Southwest Power Pool Inc., 92 FERC para. 61,109 (2000).
    MidAmerican has served a copy of the compliance filing on Waverly 
Light and Power, the Iowa Utilities Board, the Illinois Commerce 
Commission and the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission.
    Comment date: September 19, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

5. PPL Montour, LLC

[Docket No. ER00-3028-001]

    Take notice that on August 28, 2000, PPL Montour, LLC (PPL 
Montour), tendered for filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission a compliance filing pursuant to the Commission's order in 
PPL Montour, LLC, Docket No. ER00-3028-000 (Letter Order Issued July 
28, 2000).
    PPL Montour stated that it served a copy of its filing upon each 
person designated on the official service list compiled by the 
Secretary in this proceeding.
    Comment date: September 18, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

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6. PPL Montour, LLC

[Docket No. ER00-3029-001]

    Take notice that on August 28, 2000, PPL Montour, LLC (PPL 
Montour), tendered for filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission a compliance filing pursuant to the Commission's order in 
PPL Montour, LLC, Docket No. ER00-3029-000 (Letter Order Issued July 
28, 2000).
    PPL Montour stated that it served a copy its filing upon each 
person designated on the official service list compiled by the 
Secretary in this proceeding.
    Comment date: September 18, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

7. PPl Montour, LLC

[Docket No. ER00-3030-001 and ER00-3034-001]

    Take notice that on August 28, 2000, PPL Montour, LLC (PPL 
Montour), tendered for filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission a compliance filing pursuant to the Commission's order in 
PPL Montour, LLC, Docket No. ER00-3030-000 and ER00-3034-000 (Letter 
Order Issued July 28, 2000).
    PPL Montour stated that it served a copy of its filing upon each 
person designated on the official service list compiled by the 
Secretary in this proceeding.
    Comment date: September 18, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

8. PPL Montour, LLC

[Docket Nos. ER00-3031-001 and ER00-3036-001]

    Take notice that on August 28, 2000, PPL Montour, LLC (PPL 
Montour), tendered for filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission a compliance filing pursuant to the Commission's order in 
PPL Montour, LLC, Docket No. ER00-3031-000 and ER00-3036-000 (Letter 
Order Issued July 28, 2000).
    PPL Montour stated that it served a copy its filing upon each 
person designated on the official service list complied by the 
Secretary in this proceeding.
    Comment date: September 18, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

9. PPL Montour, LLC

[Docket No. ER00-3032-000]

    Take notice that on August 28, 2000, PPL Montour, LLC (PPL 
Montour), tendered for filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission a compliance filing pursuant to the Commission's order in 
PPL Montour, LLC, Docket No. ER00-3032-000 (Letter Order Issued July 
28, 2000).
    PPL Montour stated that it served a copy its filing upon each 
person designated on official service list complied by the Secretary in 
this proceeding.
    Comment date: September 18, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

10. PPL EnergyPlus, LLC

[Docket No. ER00-3033-001]

    Take notice that on August 28, 2000, PPL EnergyPlus, LLC (PPL 
EnergyPlus), tendered for filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission a compliance filing pursuant to the Commission's order in 
PPL Montour, LLC, Docket No. ER00-3033-000 (Letter Order Issued July 
28, 2000).
    PPL EnergyPlus stated that it served a copy its filing upon each 
person designated on the official service list complied by the 
Secretary in this proceeding.
    Comment date: September 18, 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. ER00-3540-000]

    Take notice that on August 28, 2000, Allegheny Energy Service 
Corporation on behalf of Allegheny Energy Supply Company, LLC 
(Allegheny Energy Supply), tendered for filing Notice of Cancellation 
of Service Agreement No. 37 with Delmarva Power and Light Company, a 
customer of the Market Rate Tariff under which Allegheny Energy Supply 
offers generation services.
    Allegheny Energy Supply has requested a waiver of notice to allow 
the cancellation to be effective June 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, and the West Virginia Public Service Commission.
    Comment date: September 18, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

12. Wisconsin Electric Power Company

[Docket No. ER00-3542-000]

    Take notice that on August 28, 2000, Wisconsin Electric Power 
Company (Wisconsin Electric), tendered for filing notice that effective 
December 15, 2000, Rate Schedule No. 87, effective December 15, 1995 
and filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission by Wisconsin 
Electric Power Company is to be canceled as requested by the customer 
the City of Kiel, Wisconsin (Kiel).
    Copies of the filing have been served on Kiel, Michigan Public 
Service Commission, and the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin.
    Comment date: September 18, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

13. Allegheny Energy Service Corporation, on behalf of Allegheny 
Energy Supply Company LLC (AE Supply)

[Docket No. ER00-3543-000]

    Take notice that on August 28, 2000, Allegheny Energy Service 
Corporation on behalf of Allegheny Energy Supply Company, LLC (AE 
Supply), tendered for filing a Service Agreement with The Potomac 
Edison Company d/b/a Allegheny Power in order for Allegheny Power to 
supply service to its Virginia retail customers.
    AE Supply has requested a waiver of notice to make the Service 
Agreement effective August 1, 2000.
    Copies of the filing have been provided to the customer and to the 
Virginia State Corporation Commission.
    Comment date: September 18, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

14. West Texas Utilities Company

[Docket No. ER00-3243-001]

    Take notice that on August 28, 2000, West Texas Utilities Company 
(WTU) filed six revised tariff sheets to its Wholesale Power Choice 
Tariff (WPC Tariff) to correct certain errors in the headers and 
pagination of the six WPC tariff sheets that WTU filed on July 24, 
2000, in the above-captioned proceeding.
    WTU continues to seek an effective date of June 15, 2000 and, 
accordingly, seeks waiver of the Commission's notice requirements.
    Copies of the amended filing have been served on the affected WPC 
Customers and on the Public Utility Commission of Texas.
    Comment date: September 18, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

15. PacifiCorp

[Docket No. ER00-3079-001]

    Take notice that on August 29, 2000, PacifiCorp tendered for filing 
in compliance with the Commission's conditional acceptance issued on 
August 18, 2000 under FERC Docket No. ER00-3079-000 and in accordance 
with

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the Commission's Order No. 614, designations for revisions to Exhibits 
B, D, and H to the General Transfer Agreement between PacifiCorp and 
Bonneville Power Administration.
    Copies of this filing were supplied to the Washington Utilities and 
Transportation Commission and the Public Utility Commission of Oregon.
    Comment date: September 19, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

16. Mid-Continent Area Power Pool

[Docket No. ER00-3544-000]

    Take notice that on August 28, 2000, Minnesota Power (MP) filed its 
tariff sheet that indicates Minnesota Power's open access transmission 
tariff incorporates Mid-Continent Area Power Pool's (MAPP's) revised 
Line Loading Relief Procedures, as discussed in Mid-Continent Area 
Power Pool, Docket Nos. ER99-2469-001, et al.
    Comment date: September 18, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

17. New England Power Pool

[Docket No. ER00-3545-000]

    Take notice that on August 28, 2000, the New England Power Pool 
(NEPOOL) submitted: (1) the Sixty-Second Agreement Amending New England 
Power Pool Agreement, which implementes new procedures for the 
resolution of billing disputes within NEPOOL or between NEPOOL 
Participants and ISO New England Inc. (the ISO); and (2) the Sixty-
Third Agreement Amending New England Power Pool Agreement which 
provides for enhanced notice requirements when a NEPOOL Participant 
defaults on its obligations to other NEPOOL Participants that are 
required to provide additional financial assurance under the Financial 
Assurance Policy for NEPOOL Members to limit their net charges due to 
NEPOOL and the ISO at any time to the amount of that financial 
assurance.
    On October 27, 2000 effective date is requested for these 
Agreements.
    NEPOOL states that copies of these materials were sent to the 
Participants in the New England Power Pool, and to the New England 
state governors and regulatory commissions.
    Comment date: September 18, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

18. Wisconsin Electric Power Company

[Docket No. ER00-3547-000]

    Take notice that on August 28, 2000, Wisconsin Electric Power 
Company (Wisconsin Electric) tendered for filing a short-term firm 
Transmission Service Agreement and a non-firm Transmission Service 
Agreement between itself and The Legacy Energy Group (Legacy). The 
Transmission Service Agreements allow Legacy to receive transmission 
services under Wisconsin Energy Corporation Operating Companies' FERC 
Electric Tariff, Volume No. 1.
    Copies of the filing have been served on Legacy and El Paso, the 
Public Service Commission of Wisconsin and the Michigan Public Service 
Commission.
    Comment date: September 18, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

19. Wisconsin Energy Corporation Operating Companies

[Docket No. ER00-3548-000]

    Take notice that on August 28, 2000, Wisconsin Energy Corporation 
Operating Companies tendered for filing at Notice of Cancellation 
stating that effective the first day of September, 2000, Service 
Agreement Nos. 8, 18-21, and 33-37 under Wisconsin Energy Corporation 
Operating Companies' FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume No. 1, are 
to be canceled.
    Copies of the filing have been served on El Paso Merchant Energy, 
L.P., the Michigan Public Service Commission, and the Public Service 
Commission of Wisconsin.
    Comment date: September 18, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

20. Entergy Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER00-3549-000]

    Take notice that on August 28, 2000, Entergy Services, Inc., on 
behalf of Entergy Louisiana, Inc., tendered for filing an 
Interconnection and Operating Agreement with Chevron Oronite Company, 
LLC (Chevron), a Letter Agreement for Distribution Service Charge 
between Entergy Services and Chevron, and a Generator Imbalance 
Agreement with Chevron.
    Comment date: September 18, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

21. Tampa Electric Company

[Docket No. ER00-3551-000]

    Take notice that on August 29, 2000, Tampa Electric Company (Tampa 
Electric) tendered for filing a service agreement with Cinergy 
Services, Inc. (Cinergy Services) for firm point-to-point transmission 
service under Tampa Electric's open access transmission tariff.
    Tampa Electric proposes an effective date of August 25, 2000, for 
the tendered service agreement, and therefore requests waiver of the 
Commission's notice requirement.
    Copies of the filing have been served on Cinergy Services and the 
Florida Public Service Commission.
    Comment date: September 19, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

22. NSTAR Services Company v. New England Power Pool, ISO New 
England, Inc., ISO New England, Inc., and ISO New England, Inc.

[Docket Nos. EL00-83-003, EL00-83-001, ER00-2811-003, ER00-2811-001, 
ER00-2937-000, EL00-62-000, and ER00-2052-000]

    Take notice that on August 25, 2000, the New England Power Pool 
(NEPOOL) Participants Committee submitted revisions to its Market Rules 
in response to requirements of the Commission's July 26, 2000 order in 
Docket Nos. EL00-83-000, EL00-2052-000. New England Power Pool, 92 FERC 
61, 065 (2000). In accordance with the requirements of that order, 
NEPOOL has noted an effective date of July 26, 2000.
    The NEPOOL Participants committee states that copies of these 
materials were sent to all persons identified on the service lists in 
the captioned proceedings, the NEPOOL Participants and the six New 
England state governors and regulatory commissions.
    Comment date: September 25, 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.
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