[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 239 (Wednesday, December 12, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64241-64242]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-30672]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. EC02-16-001, et al.]


Minnesota Power, et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate Regulation 
Filings

December 6, 2001.
    Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
Commission:

1. Minnesota Power, Rainy River Energy Corporation--Taconite 
Harbor, LTV Steel Mining Company

[Docket No. EC02-16-001]

    Take notice that on November 29, 2001, Minnesota Power (MP) and 
Rainy River Energy Corporation--Taconite Harbor (RRTH) filed with the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) an amendment 
(Amendment) to the November 1, 2001, joint application (Application) 
pursuant to section 203 of the Federal Power Act of MP, RRTH and LTV 
Steel Mining Company (LTVSMC), seeking authorization for LTV Steel 
Mining Company (LTVSMC) to sell and MP and RRTH to acquire certain 
jurisdictional facilities including a dual-circuit transmission line, 
substation and step-up transformers. The transaction also involves the 
acquisition by RRTH of three 75 MW generating facilities from LTVSMC.
    The Amendment requests authorization for RRTH to transfer to MP the 
jurisdictional step-up transformers that RRTH has requested 
authorization to acquire from LTVSMC and any jurisdictional contracts 
RRTH may enter into for the sale of the output of the generating 
facilities RRTH acquired from LTVSMC.
    Comment date: December 20, 2001, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

2. Duke Energy South Bay

[Docket No. ER02-239-001]

    Take notice that on November 29, 2001, Duke Energy South Bay LLC 
(Duke South Bay) tendered for filing revisions to its Reliability Must-
Run Service Agreement (RMR Agreement) with the California Independent 
System Operator Corporation (CAISO), which, respectively, reflect 
changes to Schedule B, Table B-2 (capital surcharge) for 2001 and 2002. 
Duke South Bay submitted these revisions pursuant to section 7.4 of the 
RMR Agreement to recover costs from the CAISO related to Duke South 
Bay's installation of CAISO-approved Capital Items (Selective Catalytic 
Reduction (SCR) equipment) on Units #2 and #3 of the Duke South Bay 
facility. Duke South Bay requests an effective date of November 29, 
2001, for the 2001 rate revisions, and an effective date of January 1, 
2002, for the 2002 rate revisions.
    Duke South Bay also requests to substitute certain revisions in 
this filing for corresponding revisions it had submitted in ER02-239-
000.
    Copies of Duke South Bay's filing have been served upon the CAISO, 
the California Electricity Oversight Board, the California Public 
Utilities Commission, and all Parties on the Commission's service list 
in Docket No. ER02-239-000.
    Comment date: December 20, 2001, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

3. PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.

[Docket No. ER02-427-000]

    Take notice that on November 30, 2001, PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. 
submitted notice of termination of the network integration transmission 
services agreement for American Cooperative Services, Inc. (American), 
which terminated by its own terms on November 30, 2001.
    Copies of this filing were served upon all members of PJM and the 
state commissions within the PJM control area.
    Comment date: December 21, 2001, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

4. Southern Company Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER02-428-000]

    Take notice that on November 30, 2001, Southern Company Services, 
Inc. (SCS), acting on behalf of Alabama Power Company, Georgia Power 
Company, Gulf Power Company, Mississippi Power Company, and Savannah 
Electric and Power Company (collectively referred to as Southern 
Companies), filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
(Commission) two (2) service agreements with Oglethorpe Power 
Corporation for conditional firm point-to-point transmission service 
under the Open Access Transmission Tariff of Southern Companies (FERC 
Electric Tariff, Fourth Revised Volume No. 5). The provision of firm 
service under those agreements is conditioned upon the availability of 
sufficient capacity during two scheduled outages on certain 
transmission lines.
    Comment date: December 21, 2001, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

5. UGI Development Company

[Docket No. ER02-429-000]

    Take notice that on November 30, 2001, UGI Development Company 
(UGID) tendered for filing revisions to Service Agreement No. 2 for 
wholesale power sales transactions under UGID's Wholesale Power Sales 
Tariff, FERC Electric Tariff First Revised Volume No. 1, by and between 
UGID and UGI Utilities, Inc. UGID requests an effective date of 
December 1, 2001 for the proposed changes to the Service Agreement.
    Comment date: December 21, 2001, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

6. Southern Company Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER02-430-000]

    Take notice that on November 30, 2001, Southern Company Services, 
Inc. (SCS), acting on behalf of Alabama Power Company (APC), filed with 
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) the 
Interconnection Agreement (Agreement) between Blount County Energy, LLC 
and APC. The Agreement allows Blount County to interconnect its 
facility in Blount County, Alabama to and operate in parallel with 
APC's electric system. The Agreement was executed on October 31, 2001. 
An effective date of October 31, 2001 has been requested.
    Comment date: December 21, 2001, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

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7. Commonwealth Edison Company

[Docket No. ER02-431-000]

    Take notice that on November 30, 2001 Commonwealth Edison Company 
(ComEd) submitted for filing an amended Form of Service Agreement for 
Firm Point-To-Point Transmission Service (Amended Service Agreement) 
between ComEd and Alliant Energy (Alliant Energy) under the terms of 
ComEd's Open Access Transmission Tariff (OATT). Copies of this filing 
were served on Alliant.
    ComEd requests an effective date of November 1, 2001, and 
accordingly seeks waiver of the Commission's notice requirements.
    Comment date: December 21, 2001, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

8. Progress Energy, Inc. on Behalf of Florida Power Corporation

[Docket No. ER02-432-000]

    Take notice that on November 30, 2001, Florida Power Corporation 
(FPC) filed a Service Agreement with Carolina Power & Light Company 
under FPC's Short-Form Market-Based Wholesale Power Sales Tariff (SM-
1), FERC Electric Tariff No. 10. A copy of this filing was served upon 
the Florida Public Service Commission and the North Carolina Utilities 
Commission.
    FPC is requesting an effective date of November 8, 2001 for this 
Agreement.
    Comment date: December 21, 2001, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

9. Portland General Electric Company

[Docket No. ER02-433-000]

    Take notice that on November 30, 2001, Portland General Electric 
Company (PGE) filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
(Commission) revised tariff sheets to its Open Access Transmission 
Tariff. The revised sheets are intended to: (1) Reduce PGE's rates for 
transmission service to reflect the refunctionalization of PGE's 
facilities; and (2) update PGE's cost-based rates for ancillary 
services.
    PGE requests that the Commission make the transmission rate 
reductions effective as of November 1, 2001 and the ancillary services 
rates effective as of February 1, 2002.
    Comment date: December 21, 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 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.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 01-30672 Filed 12-11-01; 8:45 am]
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