[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 133 (Wednesday, July 11, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36273-36276]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-17308]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. ER01-2437-000, et al.]


Ameren Services Company, et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate 
Regulation Filings

July 3, 2001.
    Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
Commission:

1. Ameren Services Company

[Docket No. ER01-2437-000]

    Take notice that on June 27, 2001, Ameren Services Company (ASC) 
tendered for filing a Network Integration Transmission Service 
Agreement between ASC and EnerStar Power Corporation. ASC asserts that 
the purpose of the Agreement is to permit ASC to provide transmission 
service to unbundled Illinois retail customers of EnerStar Power 
Corporation pursuant to Ameren's Open Access Tariff.
    Comment date: July 18, 2001, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

2. Sempra Energy Resources

[Docket No. ER01-2443-000]

    Take notice that on June 28, 2001, Sempra Energy Resources (SER), 
tendered for filing Service Agreement No. 1 to its FERC Electric Rate 
Schedule No. 1, which authorized SER to make sales at market-based 
rates.
    Comment date: July 19, 2001, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

3. Tri-State Power, LLC

[Docket No. ER01-2444-000]

    Take notice that on June 27, 2001, Tri-State Power, LLC (TSP) 
petitioned the Commission for acceptance of TSP 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. TSP intends to engage in wholesale electric 
power and energy sales as a marketer.
    Comment date: July 18, 2001, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

4. Michigan Electric Transmission Company

[Docket No. ER01-2445-000]

    Take notice that on June 28, 2001, Michigan Electric Transmission 
Company (Michigan Transco) tendered for filing a First Revised Michigan 
Transco Electric Rate Schedule FERC No. 6. The revision eliminates 
periodic facilities charges, effective May 1, 2001. Michigan Transco 
requests an effective date of May 1, 2001, and therefore requests 
waiver of the Commission's notice requirements.
    Copies of the filing were served upon Northern, the Michigan Public 
Service Commission and the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission.
    Comment date: July 19, 2001, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

5. PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.

[Docket No. ER01-2446-000]

    Take notice that on June 28, 2001, PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. 
(PJM), tendered for filing an executed umbrella service agreement for 
network integration transmission service under state required retail 
access programs for BP Energy Company (BP Energy).
    Copies of this filing were served upon BP Energy and the state 
commissions within the PJM control area.
    Comment date: July 19, 2001, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

6. New England Power Company

[Docket No. ER01-2447-000]

    Take notice that on June 28, 2001, New England Power Company (NEP) 
submitted for filing a service agreement between NEP and ANP Bellingham 
Energy Company, LLC (ANP) for network integration transmission service 
under NEP's FERC Electric Tariff, Second Revised Volume No. 9, Original 
Service Agreement No. 203.
    Copies of the filing were served upon ANP and the Department of 
Telecommunications and Energy of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
    Comment date: July 19, 2001, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

7. Equitec Power, LLC

[Docket No. ER01-2439-000]

    Take notice that on June 27, 2001, Equitec Power, LLC, (Equitec 
Power) petitioned the Commission for acceptance of Equitec Power 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.
    Comment date: July 18, 2001, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

8. Southwest Power Pool, Inc.

[Docket No. ER01-2448-000]

    Take notice that on June 28, 2001, Southwest Power Pool, Inc. (SPP) 
submitted for filing an executed service agreement for Firm point-to-
Point Transmission Service with Southwestern Public Service Marketing 
(Transmission Customer). SPP seeks an effective date of August 1, 2001 
for this service agreement.
    Copies of this filing was served on the Transmission Customer.
    Comment date: July 19, 2001, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

9. Golden Spread Electric Cooperative, Inc.

[Docket No. ER01-2449-000]

    Take notice that on June 28, 2001, Golden Spread Electric 
Cooperative, Inc. (Golden Spread) tendered for filing a long-term 
Service Agreement between Golden Spread and South Plains Electric 
Cooperative, Inc. Golden Spread requests that the Commission accept

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this filing as a service agreement under the Golden Spread's FERC 
Electric Tariff, Original Volume No. 1. Golden Spread requests an 
effective date of June 1, 2001. A copy of this filing has been served 
on South Plains.
    Comment date: July 19, 2001, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

10. TXU Electric Company

[Docket No. ER01-2450-000]

    Take notice that on June 28, 2001, TXU Electric Company (TXU 
Electric) tendered for filing executed transmission service agreements 
(TSAs) with El Paso Merchant Energy, L.P. (El Paso Energy) and AXIA 
Energy, L.P. (AXIA Energy) for certain transmission service 
transactions under TXU Electric's Tariff for Transmission Service To, 
From and Over Certain HVDC Interconnections.
    Comment date: July 19, 2001, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

11. Emmett Power Company

[Docket No. ER01-2451-000]

    Take notice that on June 28, 2001, Emmett Power Company (EPC) 
tendered for filing a petition for acceptance of an initial rate 
schedule authorizing EPC to make wholesale sales of power at market-
based rates, requests for waivers and blanket authority typically 
granted to market-based rate authorized entities, and a request for an 
effective date for its market-based rate authorization as of July 1, 
2001.
    Comment date: July 19, 2001, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

12. Virginia Electric and Power Company

[Docket No. ER01-2452-000]

    Take notice that on June 28, 2001, Virginia Electric and Power 
Company (Dominion Virginia Power or the Company) tendered for filing 
the Service Agreement for Non-Firm Point-to-Point Transmission Service 
by Virginia Electric and Power Company. The Company request an 
effective date of June 28, 2001.
    Copies of the filing were served upon Topaz Energy Associates, LLC, 
the Virginia State Corporation Commission, and the North Carolina 
Utilities Commission.
    Comment date: July 19, 2001, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

13. PacifiCorp

[Docket No. ER01-2453-000]

    Take notice that PacifiCorp on June 28, 2001, tendered for filing 
in accordance with 18 CFR 35 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations 
a proposed change to its open access transmission tariff, PacifiCorp's 
FERC Electric Tariff, Second Revised Volume No. 11 (Tariff). The 
revision proposes to eliminate the use of the California ISO prices in 
calculating hour-to-hour deviations for financial settlement of energy 
imbalance and real power losses.
    Copies of this filing were supplied to the Washington Utilities and 
Transportation Commission and the Public Utility Commission of Oregon.
    Comment date: July 19, 2001, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

14. Exelon Generation Company, LLC

[Docket No. ER01-2454-000]

    Take notice that on June 28, 2001, Exelon Generation Company, LLC 
(Exelon Generation), submitted an amendment to a service agreement 
between Exelon Generation and PECO Energy Company under Exelon 
Generation's wholesale power sales tariff, FERC Electric Tariff First 
Revised Volume No. 1.
    Comment date: July 19, 2001, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

15. EWO Marketing, L.P.

[Docket No. ER01-2456-000]

    Take notice that on June 28, 2001, EWO Marketing, L.P. submitted 
for filing a request for a limited, temporary waiver of the information 
sharing restriction of its code of conduct. The waiver is requested for 
the narrow purpose of allowing EWOM to participate in a corporate 
unbundling mandated by Texas law. Copies of this filing have been 
served on the Arkansas Public Service Commission, Mississippi Public 
Service Commission, Louisiana Public Service Commission, Public Utility 
Commission of Texas, and the Council of the City of New Orleans.
    Comment date: July 19, 2001, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

16. PSEG Lawrenceburg Energy Company LLC

[Docket No. ER01-2460-000]

    Take notice that on June 28, 2001, PSEG Lawrenceburg Energy Company 
LLC tendered for filing an application for waivers and blanket 
approvals under various regulations of the Commission and for an Order 
accepting its FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume No. 1. PSEG 
Lawrenceburg proposes that its FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume 
No. 1. 1 become effective upon commencement of service of its 
generation project potentially totaling 1150 MW located in Dearborn 
County, Indiana (the Lawrenceburg Facility). The Lawrenceburg Facility 
is expected to be commercially operational in the spring of 2003.
    Comment date: July 19, 2001, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

17. Puget Sound Energy, Inc.

[Docket Nos. OA96-161-000, ER96-697-001, ER96-1456-001, and ER97-4468-
000 (Consolidated)]

    Take notice that on June 29, 2001, Puget Sound Energy, Inc. (PSE) 
tendered for filing a revised Open Access Transmission Tariff (OATT). 
The revised OATT implements the settlement of issues in the above-
referenced dockets, including, but not limited to, segmentation and 
annual peak issues. PSE requests an effective date of June 29, 2001 for 
the filing.
    A copy of the filing was served upon all parties in the above-
referenced dockets.
    Comment date: July 20, 2001, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

18. PSEG Waterford Energy LLC

[Docket No. ER01-2482-000]

    Take notice that on June 28, 2001, PSEG Waterford Energy LLC 
tendered for filing an application for waivers and blanket approvals 
under various regulations of the Commission and for an Order accepting 
its FERC Electric Tariff, Volume No. 1. PSEG Waterford proposes that 
its FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume No. 1 become effective upon 
commencement of service of its generation project potentially totaling 
850MW located in Washington County, Ohio (the Waterford Facility). The 
Waterford Facility is expected to be commercially operable in phases 
with the facility operating in single-cycle mode during the summer of 
2002, and then in combined-cycle mode beginning in 2003.
    PSEG Waterford intends to sell energy and capacity from the PSEG 
Waterford Facility in the wholesale power market at market-based rates, 
and on such terms and conditions to be mutually agreed to with the 
purchasing party.
    Comment date: July 19, 2001, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

19. The Detroit Edison Company

[Docket Nos. EL01-51-003 and ER01-1649-003]

    Take notice that on June 29, 2001, The Detroit Edison Company 
(Detroit Edison) tendered for filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission

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(Commission) a compliance filing in accordance with the Commission's 
order in Detroit Edison Company, 95 FERC para. 61,415 (2001).
    Comment date: July 20, 2001, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

20. MPC Generating, LLC

[Docket No. EG01-250-000]

    Take notice that on June 28, 2001, MPC Generating, LLC (Applicant) 
tendered for filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
(Commission) an 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 proposed to own and operate an 
approximately 155 megawatt gas-fired combustion turbine located in 
Monroe, Georgia. 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: July 24, 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.

21. DeSoto County Generating Company, LLC

[Docket No. EG01-251-000]

    Take notice that on June 29, 2001, DeSoto County Generating 
Company, LLC (Applicant), 410 South Wilmington Street, Raleigh, NC 
27602, tendered for filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission (Commission) an 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 proposed to own and operate an 
approximately 380 megawatt gas-fired combustion turbine to be located 
in DeSoto County, Florida. 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: July 24, 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.

22. Central Maine Power Company

[Docket No. ER01-1795-001]

    Take notice that on June 28, 2001, Central Maine Power Company 
(CMP) resubmitted for filing the First Amendment to the Interconnection 
Agreement by and between CMP and Boralex Athens Energy, Inc., conformed 
to the requirements of Order 614, and designated rate schedule FERC 
Electric Tariff, Fifth Revised, Volume No. 3, Service Agreement No. 35.
    Comment date: July 19, 2001, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

23. Cogentrix Lawrence County, LLC

[Docket No. ER01-1819-001]

    Take notice that on June 28, 2001, Cogentrix Lawrence County, LLC 
(Lawrence County), an electric power developer organized under the laws 
of Delaware, filed a letter amending its petition for order accepting 
market-based rate tariff filed on April 18, 2001 in this proceeding.
    Comment date: July 19, 2001, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

24. Mid-Continent Area Power Pool

[Docket No. ER01-2189-000]

    Take notice that on June 28, 2001, the Mid-Continent Area Power 
Pool (MAPP) filed to amend its May 31, 2001, filing in the above-
referenced proceeding to withdraw long-term firm service agreements 
with Ameren Energy Marketing, Black Hills Power and Conoco Gas and 
Power Marketing.
    A copy of this filing has been served on each individual designated 
on the Commission's service list in the above-captioned proceeding. 
MAPP has also mailed a copy of this filing to Ameren Energy Marketing, 
Black Hills Power and Conoco Gas and Power Marketing.
    Comment date: July 19, 2001, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

25. Mid-Continent Area Power Pool

[Docket No. ER01-2195-001]

    Take notice that on June 28, 2001, Mid-Continent Area Power Pool 
(MAPP) submitted for filing a substitute sheet to its Settlement 
Tariff, filed on June 1, 2001, in the above-referenced docket. The 
substitute sheet reflects the correction of a technical error contained 
in the original version.
    Copies of this filing have been served on those parties listed on 
the official service list in this proceeding and the state commissions 
in the MAPP region.
    Comment date: July 19, 2001, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

26. Elwood Energy LLC, Elwood Energy II, LLC, Elwood Energy III, 
LLC, Dominion Energy, Inc., DGI Holdings, Inc., Dominion Elwood, 
Inc., Dominion Elwood II, Inc., Dominion Elwood III, Inc., Peoples 
Elwood, LLC, Peoples Elwood II, LLC, Peoples Elwood III, LLC

[Docket No. EC01-121-000]

    Take notice that on June 22, 2001, Elwood Energy LLC, Elwood Energy 
II, LLC, Elwood Energy III, LLC (Project Entities), Dominion Energy, 
Inc., DGI Holdings, Inc., Dominion Elwood, Inc., Dominion Elwood II, 
Inc. and Dominion Elwood III, Inc. (collectively, Dominion Applicants), 
and Peoples Elwood, LLC, Peoples Elwood II, LLC and Peoples Elwood III, 
LLC (collectively, PEC Applicants) (Project Entities, Dominion 
Applicants and Peoples Applicants collectively, the Applicants) filed 
with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) a joint 
application (Application) pursuant to Section 203 of the Federal Power 
Act for authorization of mergers among the Project Entities with Elwood 
Energy LLC as the surviving entity and related transfers of 
jurisdictional facilities, and certain related mergers among the 
Dominion Applicants and among the PEC Applicants, who are upstream 
entities that own, directly or indirectly, interests in the Project 
Entities. All of the Project Entities are exempt wholesale generators 
that own natural gas-fired peaking generation facilities, limited 
interconnection facilities and Commission jurisdictional contracts. 
Elwood Energy, LLC, Elwood Energy II, LLC and Elwood Energy III, LLC 
own 600 MW, 300 MW and 450 MW, respectively, of natural gas-fired 
peaking generation facilities located in Elwood, Illinois. All of the 
Project Entities are owned directly or indirectly, 50 percent by the 
Dominion Applicants and 50 percent by the PEC Applicants. The Dominion 
Applicants are wholly-owned, direct or indirect subsidiaries of 
Dominion Resources, Inc. The PEC Applicants are wholly-owned, direct or 
indirect subsidiaries of Peoples Energy Corporation.
    Comment date: July 13, 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

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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 this filing 
are on file with the Commission and are available for public 
inspection. This filing may also be viewed on the web at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``RIMS'' link, select ``Docket #'' and follow 
the instructions (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 under the ``e-Filing'' link.

David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
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