[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 94 (Tuesday, May 15, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26849-26851]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-12182]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. EC01-95-000-000, et al]


Merchant Energy Group of the Americas, Inc., et al. Electric Rate 
and Corporate Regulation Filings

May 9, 2001.
    Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
Commission:

1. Merchant Energy Group of the Americas, Inc.

[Docket No. EC01-95-000]

    Take notice that on May 2, 2001, Merchant Energy Group of the 
Americas, Inc. (MEGA) filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission (Commission) an application pursuant to Section 203 of the 
Federal Power Act for authorization of a disposition of jurisdictional 
facilities whereby MEGA will assign the right, title, obligation, and 
interest in and to certain wholesale power sales contracts to Morgan 
Stanley Capital Group, Inc. (Morgan Stanley) through an Assignment 
Agreement. MEGA requests confidential treatment of Exhibit I, pursuant 
to 18 CFR 388.112 of the Commission's regulations, for the written 
instruments associated with the proposed disposition.
    Comment date: May 23, 2001, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

2. San Manuel Power Co. LLC

[Docket No. EG01-204-000]

    Take notice that on May 4, 2001, San Manuel Power Co. LLC 
(Applicant), with its principal office at 7400 N. Oracle Rd., Suite 
131, Tucson, Arizona, 85704, filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission (the Commission) an application for determination of exempt 
wholesale generator status pursuant to Part 365 of the Commission's 
regulations.
    Applicant is a limited liability company that will operate a 37-MW 
generating plant near San Manuel, Arizona.
    Comment date: May 30, 2001, 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.

3. E. F. Oxnard, Inc.

[Docket No. EG01-205-000]

    Take notice that on May 7, 2001, E. F. Oxnard, Inc. tendered for 
filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission), an

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application for determination of exempt wholesale generator status 
pursuant to Part 365 of the Commission's regulations. The applicant is 
a limited liability company that will engage directly or indirectly and 
exclusively in the business of owning and/or operating eligible 
facilities in the United States and selling electric energy at 
wholesale. The applicant owns and operates an approximately 48 megawatt 
topping cycle qualifying cogeneration facility. The applicant seeks a 
determination of its exempt wholesale generator status. All electric 
energy sold by the applicant will be sold exclusively at wholesale.
    Comment date: May 30, 2001, 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.

4. Southern Company Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER01-1698-001]

    Take notice that on May 2, 2001, Southern Company Services, Inc. as 
agent for Savannah Electric and Power Company (Savannah Electric), 
tendered for filing a reformatted Exhibit C to the unexecuted 
Interconnection Agreement between Savannah Electric and Effingham 
County Power, LLC (Effingham) (the Agreement), as a service agreement 
under Southern Operating Companies Open Access Transmission Tariff 
(FERC Electric Tariff, Fourth Revised Volume No. 5) and is designated 
as service agreement number 375. In addition, on April 30, 2001, 
Savannah Electric filed a Service Agreement designation sheet. These 
are a correction and omission to the filing tendered on April 2, 2001, 
respectively, and nothing in the Agreement or Exhibit C have been 
changed.
    Comment date: May 23, 2001, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.
    5. Southern Company Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER01-1902-001]

    Take notice that on May 2, 2001, Southern Company Services, Inc. as 
agent for Georgia Power Company (Georgia Power), tendered for filing an 
executed Interconnection Agreement between Georgia Power and Augusta 
Energy LLC (Augusta Energy) (the Agreement), as a service agreement 
under Southern Operating Companies Open Access Transmission Tariff 
(FERC Electric Tariff, Fourth Revised Volume No. 5), and a correctly 
formatted Exhibit C. The executed Agreement and correctly formatted 
Exhibit C are corrections to the filing tendered on April 27, 2001, and 
nothing in the Agreement or Exhibit C have been changed.
    Comment date: May 23, 2001, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

6. Florida Power & Light Company

[Docket No. ER01-1961-000]

    Take notice that on May 4, 2001, Florida Power & Light Company 
(FPL) tendered for filing an executed Service Agreement for service 
pursuant to FPL's Cost Based Rates Tariff for Kissimmee Utility 
Authority. FPL requests that the Service Agreement be made effective on 
April 13, 2001.
    Comment date: May 25, 2001, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

7. Minnesota Power, Inc.

[Docket No. ER01-1962-000]

    Take notice that on May 4, 2001, Minnesota Power, Inc. and Superior 
Water, Light and Power tendered for filing signed Service Agreements 
for Non-Firm and Short-Term Point-to-Point Transmission Service with El 
Paso Merchant Energy, L.P. under its Transmission Service Agreement to 
satisfy its filing requirements under this tariff.
    Comment date: May 25, 2001, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

8. Virginia Electric and Power Company

[Docket No. ER01-1963-000]

    Take notice that on May 4, 2001, Virginia Electric and Power 
Company (Dominion Virginia Power) tendered for filing Notices of 
Termination of Service Agreements with Citizens Power Sales for Firm 
and Non-Firm Point-To-Point Transmission Service designated 
respectively as First Revised Service Agreement Nos. 119 and 169 under 
FERC Electric Tariff, Second Revised Volume No. 5. Dominion Virginia 
Power also respectfully requests an effective date of the termination 
of the Service Agreement of July 3, 2001, which is sixty (60) days from 
the date of filing of the Letter of Termination.
    Copies of the filing were served upon Edison Mission Marketing & 
Trading, Inc. (merged entity replacing Citizens Power Sales), the 
Virginia State Corporation Commission and the North Carolina Utilities 
Commission.
    Comment date: May 25, 2001, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

9. Elwood Energy LLC

[Docket No. ER01-1975-000]

    Take notice that on May 4, 2001, Elwood Energy LLC tendered for 
filing a second amended and restated service agreement for sales of 
energy and capacity to Exelon Generating Company, LLC.
    Comment date: May 25, 2001, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

10. Central Power and Light Company and West Texas Utilities 
Company

[Docket No. ER01-1973-000]

    Take notice that on May 4, 2001, Central Power and Light Company 
(CPL) tendered for filing an interconnection agreement (Agreement) 
between CPL and the City of Brownsville, Texas (Brownsville). CPL 
states that the Agreement will supersede two bilateral CPL-Brownsville 
interconnection agreements currently on file with the Commission. CPL 
also filed Notices of Cancellation of those agreements. Additionally, 
CPL and West Texas Utilities Company (WTU) filed to cancel two 
transmission service agreements with Brownsville which have also been 
superseded.
    CPL seeks an effective date of April 4, 2001 for the Agreement. CPL 
and WTU seek an effective date of April 4, 2001 for their respective 
Notices of Cancellation. Accordingly CPL and WTU request waiver of the 
Commission's notice requirements. Copies of the filing have been served 
on Brownsville and on the Public Utility Commission of Texas.
    Comment date: May 25, 2001, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

11. California Independent System Operator Corporation

[Docket No. ER01-1974-000]

    Take notice that on May 4, 2001, the California Independent System 
Operator Corporation (ISO) tendered for filing for informational 
purposes a Termination and Release Agreement (Termination Agreement) 
between the ISO and Alliance Power Inc. (Alliance). Alliance is a non-
jurisdictional generating facility that had entered into Summer 
Reliability Agreements (SRAs) with the ISO to provide new generation to 
the ISO for reliability purposes during summer periods. The Termination 
Agreement terminates those SRAs and releases the ISO and Alliance from 
all rights and obligations related to the SRAs. The Termination 
Agreement was executed on April 13, 2001, and will become effective 
simultaneously with the execution and delivery of a new Power Purchase 
Agreement between the California Department of Water Resources and 
Alliance.
    The ISO states that this filing has been served upon the California 
Public

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Utilities Commission, the California Energy Commission, and the 
California Electricity Oversight Board.
    Comment date: May 25, 2001, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

12. Gray County Wind Energy, LLC

[Docket No. ER01-1972-000]

    Take notice that on May 4, 2001, Gray County Wind Energy, LLC (Gray 
County), tendered for filing an application for authorization to sell 
capacity, energy and ancillary services at market-based rates pursuant 
to Section 205 of the Federal Power Act.
    Gray County also requests that the Commission accept for filing two 
long-term power purchase agreements for the sale of power from Gray 
County to UtiliCorp United Inc. as service agreements under Gray 
County's proposed market-based rate tariff.
    Comment date: May 25, 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 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. 01-12182 Filed 5-14-01; 8:45 am]
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