[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 76 (Thursday, April 19, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20144-20147]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-9656]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. ES01-29-000, et al.]


Oregon Trail Electric Consumers Cooperative, Inc., et al.; 
Electric Rate and Corporate Regulation Filings

April 12, 2001.
    Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
Commission:

1. Oregon Trail Electric Consumers Cooperative, Inc.

[Docket No. ES01-29-000]

    Take notice that on April 10, 2001, Oregon Trail Electric Consumers 
Cooperative, Inc. (Oregon Trail) submitted an application pursuant to 
section 204 of the Federal Power Act seeking authorization to (1) issue 
long-term notes in an amount not to exceed $14 million and (2) enter 
into and borrow funds under a two-year, $5 million line-of-credit 
agreement.
    Oregon Trail also requests a waiver of the Commission's competitive 
bidding and negotiated placement requirements at 18 CFR 34.2.
    Comment date: May 3, 2001, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

2. FPL Group, Inc., Entergy Corporation

[Docket No. EC01-33-000; Docket No. ER01-543-000]

    Take notice that on April 2, 2001, FPL Group, Inc. and Entergy 
Corporation tendered for filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission (Commission) a notice of withdrawal of their November 30, 
2000 filing of (1) an application (Joint Application) under section 203 
of the Federal Power Act requesting all authorization necessary to 
consummate their proposed merger and (2) a System Integration agreement 
(SIA) to take effect upon consummation of the merger.
    Comment date: April 23, 2001, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

3. American Transmission Company LLC

[Docket No. EC01-87-000]

    Take notice that on April 10, 2001, American Transmission Company 
LLC (ATCLLC) tendered for filing an application under section 203 of 
the Federal Power Act for authorization for ATCLLC to acquire ownership 
and operational control over certain transmission facilities of 11 
municipal and cooperative utilities in Wisconsin and Michigan. ATCLLC 
intends to acquire these facilities and give the transferring entities 
an ownership interest in ATCLLC in exchange.
    A copy of the filing has been served on the Public Service 
Commission of Wisconsin and the Michigan Public Service Commission.
    Comment date: May 1, 2001, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

4. Pacific Gas and Electric Company

[Docket No. ER01-833-000]

    Take notice that on April 9 , 2001, Pacific Gas and Electric 
Company (PG&E) tendered for filing an additional Request for Deferral 
of Consideration of the unexecuted Wholesale Distribution Tariff 
Service Agreement and Interconnection Agreement between Pacific Gas and 
Electric Company and Modesto Irrigation District (MID) filed in FERC 
Docket No. ER01-833-000 on December 29, 2000. PG&E and Modesto are 
still discussing the final terms of these Agreements and PG&E therefore 
is notifying the Commission that the executed WDT and IA will not be 
filed by April 14, 2001, the first requested deferral date.
    PG&E requests that the Commission defer consideration of the WDT 
Service Agreement and IA filed in ER01-833-000 to June 14, 2001 or 60 
days beyond the first request for Deferral in order that the parties 
may finalize the Agreements. Copies of this filing have been served 
upon MID, the California Independent System Operator Corporation, and 
the California Public Utilities Commission.
    Comment date: April 30, 2001, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

5. Puget Sound Energy, Inc.

[Docket No. ER01-934-001]

    Take notice that on April 9, 2001, Puget Sound Energy, Inc., 
tendered for filing a reformatted executed Confirmation of Special 
Storage Arrangement with The City of Seattle,

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acting by and through its Lighting Department (SCL). A copy of the 
filing was served upon SCL.
    Comment date: April 30, 2001, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

6. Puget Sound Energy, Inc.

[Docket No. ER01-1009-001]

    Take notice that on April 9, 2001, Puget Sound Energy, Inc., 
tendered for filing a reformatted executed Special Storage Agreement 
with Avista Corporation (AVISTA). A copy of the filing was served upon 
AVISTA.
    Comment date: April 30, 2001, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

7. Northern Lights Power Company

[Docket No. ER01-1414-001]

    Take notice that on April 9, 2001, Northern Lights Power Company 
(NLPC) tendered for filing an amended petition for acceptance of NLPC 
Rate Schedule FERC No. 1; the granting of certain blanket approvals, 
including the authority to sell electricity at market-based rates; and 
the waiver of certain Commission regulations.
    This filing amends and provides answers to required information 
deficiencies found in the original filing.
    Comment date: April 30, 2001, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

8. Solar Turbines Incorporated and STI Capital Company

[Docket No. ER01-1703-000]

    Take notice that on March 30, 2001, Solar Turbines Incorporated 
(Solar) and STI Capital Company (STI), tendered for filing 
supplementing their Application for authorization to transfer 
jurisdictional assets pursuant to Sections 203 and 205 of the Federal 
Power Act and Part 33 of the Commission's Regulations.
    The Application seeks authorization for Solar to transfer to STI 
any jurisdictional interconnection facilities, Solar's market based 
rate schedule and any wholesale power agreements executed pursuant to 
that rate schedule. The supplement consists entirely of a copy of the 
Purchase and Transfer Agreement between Solar and STI. Confidential 
treatment has been requested for the supplemental information.
    Comment date: April 20, 2001, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

9. Public Service Company of New Mexico

[Docket No. ER01-1731-000]

    Take notice that on April 9, 2001, Public Service Company of New 
Mexico (PNM) tendered for filing two executed service agreements with 
Axia Energy, L.P. (Axia), under the terms of PNM's Open Access 
Transmission Tariff. One agreement is for short-term firm point-to-
point transmission service and one is for non-firm point-to-point 
transmission service.
    Both agreements are dated March 26, 2001. PNM's filing is available 
for public inspection at its offices in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
    Copies of the filing have been sent to Axia and to the New Mexico 
Public Regulation Commission.
    Comment date: April 30, 2001, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

10. Atlantic City Electric Company and Delmarva Power & Light 
Company

[Docket No. ER01-1753-000]

    Take notice that on April 6, 2001, Conectiv, on behalf of its 
subsidiaries Atlantic City Electric Company (Atlantic) and Delmarva 
Power & Light Company (Delmarva), tendered for filing the following 
notices of termination for the following service agreements under 
Atlantic's and Delmarva's market-based rate tariffs, FERC Electric 
Tariff, Third Revised Volume No. 1 and FERC Electric Tariff, Third 
Revised Volume No. 14, respectively:

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                                                                Service
                                                               agreement
                                                                  No.
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Delmarva Power & Light Company:
  AYP Energy, Inc............................................         48
  Allegheny Power System.....................................         18
  Ameren Services Company....................................         94
  American Energy Trading, Inc...............................         36
  Aquila Energy..............................................          9
  Central Hudson Enterprises Corporation.....................         97
  Central Vermont Public Service Corporation.................         95
  Cinergy Capital & Trading, Inc.............................         80
  Citizens Power Sales LLC...................................         39
  CNG Power Services Corporation.............................         33
  Conoco, Inc., formerly known as Dupont Power Marketing, Inc          1
  Constellation Power Source, Inc............................         96
  Continental Energy Services, L.L.C.........................         67
  Edison Source..............................................         47
  Commonwealth Energy Corporation d/b/a ElectricAmerica......         99
  Engage Energy, formerly known as Coastal Electric Services          19
   Company...................................................
  Englehard Power Marketing, Inc.............................         23
  Entergy Power Marketing Corporation........................         55
  Illinois Power Company.....................................         35
  LG&E Power Marketing, Inc..................................         39
  Long Island Lighting Company d/b/a LIPA through its agent           87
   Keyspan Energy Trading Services, L.L.C....................
  Merchant Energy Group of the Americas......................         76
  MidCon Power Services Corporation..........................         51
  North American Energy Conservation, Inc....................         42
  NESI Power Marketing, Inc..................................         61
  Niagara Mohawk Power Company...............................         13
  Northern/AES Energy, LLC; Minnesota Power..................         78
  NYSEG Solutions, Inc.......................................         84
  Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc.........................         91
  PacifiCorp Power Marketing, Inc............................         46
  Reliant Energy Services, Inc., formerly known as                    59
   NorAmEnergy Management, Inc...............................
  South Carolina Electric & Gas Company......................         34
  Stand Energy Corporation...................................         64
  Strategic Power Management, Inc............................         89
  TransCanada Power Corporation..............................          3
Atlantic City Electric Company:
  Aquila Energy..............................................         18
  Citizens Power Sales L.L.C.................................         22
  Engage Energy, formerly known as Coastal Energy Services            11
   Company...................................................
  Entergy Power Marketing Corp...............................         60
  GPU Energy.................................................         58
  Merchant Energy Group of the Americas......................         75
  NP Energy..................................................         67
  Reliant Energy Services, Inc. formerly known as NorAm               65
   Energy Management, Inc....................................
  Sempra Energy formerly known as AIG Trading Corporation....         12
  Virginia Electric and Power Company........................          8
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    Conectiv requests that all of the notices of termination become 
effective on June 5, 2001, sixty days after the date of this filing.
    Conectiv has served this filing on all of the Atlantic and Delmarva 
customers under the service agreements to be terminated through this 
filing, the Maryland Public Service Commission, Delaware Public Service 
Commission, Virginia State Corporation Commission and New Jersey Board 
of Public Utilities.
    Comment date: April 27, 2001, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

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11. Altorfer Inc.

[Docket No. ER01-1758-000]

    Take notice that on April 9, 2001, Altorfer Inc. (Altorfer), of 
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, tendered for filing a Power Purchase Agreement with 
Central Illinois Light Company, under which Altorfer would sell energy 
to CILCO at market-based rates.
    Altorfer requested an effective date of June 1, 2001.
    Copies of the filing were served on the affected customer and the 
Illinois Commerce Commission.
    Comment date: April 30, 2001, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

12. Kansas Gas and Electric Company

[Docket No. ER01-1759-000]

    Take notice that on April 9, 2001, Kansas Gas and Electric Company 
(KGE) tendered for filing an original Electric Interconnection 
Agreement and an official cancellation of its FERC No. 162 Electric 
Service Agreement between KGE and the City of Oxford, Kansas (City). 
KGE requests an effective date of April 1, 2001 for these rate schedule 
changes.
    Notice of the filing has been served upon the City and the Kansas 
Corporation Commission.
    Comment date: April 30, 2001, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

13. Haleywest L.L.C.

[Docket No. ER01-1760-000]

    Take notice that on April 9, 2001, Haleywest L.L.C. (Haleywest), 
tendered for filing an application to shorten time for notice and 
comments, for waivers and blanket approvals under various regulations 
of the Commission, and for an order accepting its FERC Electric Rate 
Schedule No. 1. Haleywest proposes that its Rate Schedule No. 1 become 
effective upon commencement of service of the Haleywest power plant 
(the Plant), a generation project currently being developed by 
Haleywest in the State of Idaho. The Plant will commence the sale of 
power on April 20, 2001.
    Haleywest intends to sell energy and capacity from the Plant at 
market-based rates, and on such terms and conditions to be mutually 
agreed upon with the purchasing party. Copies of the filing were served 
on Avista Utilities, Inc., and the Idaho Public Utilities Commission.
    Comment date: April 30, 2001, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

14. Tampa Electric Company

[Docket No. ER01-1761-000]

    Take notice that on April 9, 2001, Tampa Electric Company (Tampa 
Electric) tendered for filing a Notice of Termination of a service 
agreement with Tampa Electric, in its wholesale merchant function, 
under Tampa Electric's open access transmission tariff.
    Tampa Electric proposes that the termination be made effective on 
March 16, 2001, and therefore requests waiver of the Commission's 
notice requirement.
    Copies of the filing have been served on Tampa Electric as 
wholesale merchant and the Florida Public Service Commission.
    Comment date: April 30, 2001, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

15. PPL Electric Utilities Corporation

[Docket No. ER01-1762-000]

    Take notice that on April 9, 2001, PPL Electric Utilities 
Corporation (PPL Electric Utilities) tendered for filing an 
Interconnection Agreement between PPL Electric Utilities and RR 
Donnelley & Sons Company.
    Comment date: April 30, 2001, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

16. Duke Electric Transmission

[Docket No. ER01-1763-000]

    Take notice that on April 9, 2001, Duke Electric Transmission, 
tendered for filing an amendment to the Interconnection and Operating 
Agreement between Duke Electric Transmission and Broad River Energy 
LLC. in the above-captioned docket.
    Comment date: April 30, 2001, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

17. PEI Power II, LLC

[Docket No. ER01-1764-000]

    Take notice that on April 9, 2001, PEI Power II, LLC tendered for 
filing an application seeking authorization, on an expedited basis, to 
make sales at market-based rates and for certain waivers and blanket 
authorizations.
    Comment date: April 30, 2001, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

18. Illinois Power Company

[Docket No. ER01-1765-000]

    Take notice that on April 9, 2001, Illinois Power Company (Illinois 
Power), 500 South 27th Street, Decatur, Illinois 65251-2200, tendered 
for filing a Firm Long-Term Point-to-Point Transmission Service 
Agreement entered into with Dynegy Power Marketing, Inc. (DPM) pursuant 
to Illinois Power's Open Access Transmission Tariff.
    Illinois Power requests an effective date of January 1, 2002 for 
the Agreements. Illinois Power states that a copy of this filing has 
been sent to DPM.
    Comment date: April 30, 2001, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

19. Southern Company Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER01-1772-000 ER01-602-003]

    Take notice that on April 6, 2001, Southern Company Services, Inc. 
(SCS) as agent for Alabama Power Company, Georgia Power Company, Gulf 
Power Company, Mississippi Power Company and Savannah Electric and 
Power Company (collectively, Southern Companies), tendered for filing 
rate schedule sheets compliant with Commission Order No. 614 for 
certain Southern Operating Companies Rate Schedules. The Rate Schedules 
concern interchange service contracts between Southern Companies, SCS 
and Enron Power Marketing, Inc. (FERC No. 80); Sonat Power Marketing 
Inc. (FERC No. 81); Heartland Energy Services, Inc. (FERC No. 83); LG&E 
Power Marketing, Inc. (FERC No. 84); Catex Vitol, L.L.C. (FERC No. 85); 
PECO Energy Company (FERC No. 86); NorAm Energy Services, Inc. (FERC 
No. 87); Valero Power Services Company (FERC No. 89); Entergy Power, 
Inc. (FERC No. 91); Delhi Energy Services, Inc. (FERC No. 92); Citizens 
Lehman Power Sales (FERC No. 94); Eastex Power Marketing, Inc. (FERC 
No. 95); Louis Dreyfus Electric Power Inc. (FERC No. 96); Stand Energy 
Corporation (FERC No. 98); and Electric Clearinghouse, Inc. (FERC No. 
99).
    Comment date: April 17, 2001, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

20. Southern Electric Generation Co.

[Docket No. ER01-1773-000 ER01-602-004]

    Take notice that on April 6, Southern Electric Generation Company 
tendered for filing original tariff sheets compliant with the 
formatting requirements of Commission Order No. 614.
    Comment date: April 17, 2001, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

Standard Paragraph

    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

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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). 
Comments, protests, and interventions may be filed electronically via 
the internet in lieu of paper. See, 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the 
instructions on the Commission's web site at http://www.ferc.fed.us/efi/doorbell.htm.

David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 01-9656 Filed 4-18-01; 8:45 am]
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