[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 162 (Tuesday, August 21, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43858-43859]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-21051]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. ER01-2266-001, et al.]


Puget Sound Energy, Inc., et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate 
Regulation Filings

August 15, 2001.
    Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
Commission:

1. Puget Sound Energy, Inc.

[Docket No. ER01-2266-001]

    Take notice that Puget Sound Energy, Inc., ( Puget) on July 18, 
2001, tendered for filing pursuant to 18 CFR Part 35, and order No. 
614, 65 Fed. Reg. 18221, the Agreement to Terminate Wholesale Electric 
Service Agreement, Network Integration Transmission Service Agreement, 
and Network Operating Agreement between Puget, and the Port of Seattle 
(Port). These agreements were originally submitted on June 7, 2001 and 
were accepted for filing to become effective June 18, 2001. By Order 
dated June 18, 2001, the Commission required Puget to submit the 
agreements with designations conforming to Order No. 614. This 
submittal is intended to comply with that requirement.
    Comment date: September 5, 2001, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

2. Pacific Gas and Electric Company

[Docket No. ER01-2810-000]

    Take notice that on August 9, 2001, Pacific Gas and Electric 
Company (PG&E) tendered for filing revisions to its Reliability Must-
Run Service Agreement (RMR Agreement) with the California Independent 
System Operator Corporation (ISO) for Hunters Point Power Plant 
(Hunters Point), PG&E First Revised Rate Schedule FERC No. 209. This 
filing revises portions of First Revised Rate Schedule No. 209 to 
adjust the performance characteristics and applicable rates to reflect 
a change in status of Hunters Point Units 2 and 3 from electric 
generating units to synchronous condensers. These changes are expressly 
authorized under the RMR Agreement and were approved in advance by the 
ISO under that contract.
    Copies of PG&E's filing have been served upon the ISO, the 
California Electricity Oversight Board, and the California Public 
Utilities Commission.
    Comment date: August 30, 2001, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

3. Central Power and Light Company

[Docket No. ER01-2575-002]

    Take notice that on August 7, 2001, Central Power and Light Company 
(CPL) resubmitted for filing an Interconnection Agreement, dated 
September 2, 1998, between CPL and South Texas Electric Cooperative, 
Inc. (STEC) amended to correct certain designation and pagination 
errors. CPL served copies of the filing on South Texas Electric 
Cooperative, Inc. and the Public Utility Commission of Texas.
    CPL seeks to correct clerical omissions contained in its previous 
filing of the amendments to this agreement on July 25, 2001. This 
filing now contains inadvertently omitted ``Original Sheet'' numbers on 
the one-line diagrams attached to Facility Schedules 17, 19, 20 and 21 
and the reference of Second Revised Volume that are necessary to bring 
that filing into compliance with the Commission's Rules of Practice and 
Procedure and Order No. 614. No changes have been made to the 
Interconnection Agreement nor the amendments to that agreement since 
the time they were executed by CPL and STEC. CPL seeks no change in the 
waivers of notice requirements requested in that filing.
    Comment date: August 28, 2001, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

4. Michigan Electric Transmission Company

[Docket No. ER01-2811-000]

    Take notice that on August 9, 2001, Michigan Electric Transmission 
Company (Michigan Transco) tendered for filing executed Service 
Agreements for Firm and Non-Firm Point-to-Point Transmission Service 
with EnergyUSA-TPC Corp. (Customer) pursuant to the Joint Open Access 
Transmission Service Tariff filed on February 22, 2001 by Michigan 
Transco and International Transmission Company (ITC). Michigan Transco 
is requesting an effective date of July 26, 2001 for the Agreements.
    Copies of the filed agreements were served upon the Michigan Public 
Service Commission, ITC, and the Customer.
    Comment date: August 30, 2001, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

5. Michigan Electric Transmission Company

[Docket No. ER01-2812-000]

    Take notice that on August 9, 2001 Michigan Electric Transmission 
Company (Michigan Transco) tendered for filing a Letter Agreement 
Between Mirant Zeeland, L.L.C. (Customer) and Michigan Transco, dated 
July 19, 2001, (Agreement). Under the Agreement, Michigan Transco is to 
perform certain preliminary activities associated with providing an 
electrical connection between Phase II of Customer's generation project 
and Michigan Transco's transmission system. Michigan Transco requested 
that the Agreement be allowed to become effective July 19, 2001.
    Copies of the filing were served upon Customer and the Michigan 
Public Service Commission.
    Comment date: August 30, 2001, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

6. Maine Public Service Company

[Docket No. ER01-2813-000]

    Take notice that on August 9, 2001, Maine Public Service Company 
(Maine Public) filed an executed Service Agreement for Firm Point-To-
Point Transmission Service under Maine Public's open access 
transmission tariff with Constellation Power Source, Inc.
    Comment date: August 30, 2001, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

7. Citizens Energy Corporation

[Docket No. ER01-2814-000]

    Take notice that on August 9, 2001, Citizens Energy Corporation 
(Citizens) applied to the Commission for blanket authorization to make 
wholesale electric power and energy sales at market-based rates, and 
submitted for filing a rate schedule proposed to become effective on 
October 8, 2001 under which Citizens proposes to engage in such sales. 
Citizens also requested the blanket authorizations and waivers of 
Commission Regulations normally

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accorded sellers permitted to sell at market-based rates.
    Comment date: August 30, 2001, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

8. Tampa Electric Company

[Docket No. ER01-2815-000]

    Take notice that on August 9, 2001, Tampa Electric Company (Tampa 
Electric) filed a notice of termination of its Contract for the 
Purchase and Sale of Power and Energy with El Paso Merchant Energy, 
L.P. (El Paso). Copies of the filing have been served on El Paso and 
the Florida Public Service Commission.
    Tampa Electric proposes that the termination be made effective on 
July 30, 2001, and therefore requests waiver of the Commission's notice 
requirement.
    Comment date: August 30, 2001, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

9. Virginia Electric and Power Company

[Docket No. ER01-2816-000]

    Take notice that Virginia Electric and Power Company (the Company) 
on August 9, 2001, tendered for filing a service agreement for 
Constellation Power Source, Inc. (Customer) under the Company's short-
form market-based rate tariff, FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume 
No. 6 (the Tariff). The Company requests that the Commission make the 
service agreement effective on July 11, 2001.
    A copy of the filing was served upon the Customer.
    Comment date: August 30, 2001, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

10. Progress Energy on behalf of Florida Power Corporation

[Docket No. ER01-2817-000]

    Take notice that on August 9, 2001, Florida Power Corporation (FPC) 
tendered for filing Service Agreements for Short-Term Firm and Non-Firm 
Point-to-Point Transmission Service with Ameren Energy, Inc. Service to 
this Eligible Customer will be in accordance with the terms and 
conditions of the Open Access Transmission Tariff filed on behalf of 
FPC. A copy of the filing was served upon the Florida Public Service 
Commission.
    FPC is requesting an effective date of August 8, 2001 for the 
Service Agreements.
    Comment date: August 30, 2001, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

11. Indigo Generation LLC, Larkspur Energy LLC

[Docket No. ER01-2818-000]

    Take notice that on August 9, 2001, Larkspur Energy LLC (Larkspur) 
and Indigo Generation LLC (Indigo) tendered for filing under Section 
205 of the Federal Power Act umbrella service agreements entered into 
pursuant to their respective FERC Electric Tariffs for market-based 
rates. Larkspur and Indigo request an effective date for the umbrella 
service agreements of July 10, 2001.
    Comment date: August 30, 2001, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

12. PSEG Energy Resources & Trade LLC

[Docket No. ER01-2825-000]

    Take notice that PSEG Energy Resources & Trade LLC (PSEG) of 
Newark, New Jersey on August 9, 2001, tendered for filing an agreement 
for the sale of capacity and energy to Bethlehem Steel Corporation 
(Bethlehem) pursuant to the PSEG Wholesale Power Market-Based Sales 
Tariff, presently on file with the Commission. Copies of the filing 
have been served upon Bethlehem and the New Jersey Board of Public 
Utilities.
    PSEG further requests waiver of the Commission's regulations such 
that the agreement can be made effective as of July 9, 2001.
    Comment date: August 30, 2001, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

13. New England Power Pool

[Docket No. ER01-2836-000]

    Take notice that on August 6, 2001, the New England Power Pool 
(NEPOOL) Participants Committee filed additional changes to Market Rule 
& Procedure 17 to conform the existing provisions of Market Rule 17 to 
the revised bidding and compensation regime of three-part bidding and 
Net Commitment Period Compensation. A July 1, 2001 effective date has 
been requested.
    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 the New England Power Pool.
    Comment date: August 27, 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, N.E., Washington, D.C. 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.
[FR Doc. 01-21051 Filed 8-20-01; 8:45 am]
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