[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 3 (Friday, January 4, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 580-583]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-171]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. EC02-37-000, et al.]


Madison Gas & Electric Company, et al.; Electric Rate and 
Corporate Regulation Filings

December 27, 2001.
    Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
Commission. Any comments should be submitted in accordance with 
Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

1. Madison Gas & Electric Company

[Docket No. EC02-37-000]

    Take notice that on December 19, 2001, Madison Gas and Electric Co. 
(MGE) and MGE Energy, Inc. (MGE Energy) filed an application with the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission), pursuant to section 
203 of the Federal Power Act, for authorization of a disposition of 
jurisdictional facilities whereby a proposed corporate reorganization 
would be implemented.
    MGE proposes to carry out a reorganization plan, which will result 
in a holding company structure under which MGE and its utility 
operation will be a wholly-owned subsidiary of the newly formed MGE 
Energy.
    Comment Date: January 9, 2002.

2. Duke Energy Southaven, LLC

[Docket No. EG02-58-000]

    Take notice that on December 20, 2001, Duke Energy Southaven, LLC 
(Duke Southaven) filed an application with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission (the Commission) for determination of exempt 
wholesale generator status pursuant to section 32 of the Public Utility 
Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended, and part 365 of the 
Commission's regulations.
    Duke Southaven is a Delaware limited liability company that will be 
engaged directly and exclusively in the business of operating all or 
part of one or more eligible facilities to be located in Southaven, 
Mississippi. The eligible facilities will consist of a simple cycle 
electric generation plant with a nominal capacity of 640 MW and related 
interconnection facilities. The output of the eligible facilities will 
be sold at wholesale.
    Comment Date: January 17, 2002. The Commission will limit its 
consideration of comments to those that concern the adequacy or 
accuracy of the application.

3. Wisconsin Public Service Corporation, WPS Energy Services, Inc., 
WPS Power Development, Inc. (and its subsidiaries)

[Docket Nos. ER95-1528-006 and ER96-1088-031]

    Take notice that on December 20, 2001, Wisconsin Public Service 
Corporation (WPSC), WPS Energy Services, Inc. (ESI) and WPS Power 
Development, Inc. (and its subsidiaries) (PDI) (collectively, the WPSR 
Companies), submitted a three-year update of the justification for 
their authorization to sell power at market-based rates.
    The WPSR Companies state that copies of this filing have been 
served on the Public Service Commissions of Wisconsin, Michigan and 
Maine.
    Comment Date: January 10, 2002.

4. Commonwealth Chesapeake Company, LLC

[Docket Nos. ER99-415-004]

    Take notice that on December 21, 2001, Commonwealth Chesapeake 
Company, L.L.C. (Commonwealth Chesapeake) filed with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission (Commission) an updated market power study in 
accordance with the Commission's order issued December 21, 1998 in 
Docket No. ER99-415 conditionally accepting for filing Commonwealth 
Chesapeake's market-based rate tariff.
    Comment Date: January 11, 2002.

5. New York Independent System Operator, Inc.

[Docket Nos. ER00-3591-010 and ER00-1969-012]

    Take notice that on December 21, 2001, the New York Independent 
System Operator, Inc. (NYISO) filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission (Commission) revisions to its Market Administration and 
Control Area Services Tariff in order to update the references to the 
formula used to calculate locational reserve prices, pursuant to the 
Commission's order issued on June 29, 2001, in the above-captioned 
dockets.
    The NYISO has requested an effective date of September 30, 2001, 
for the filing.
    The NYISO has served a copy of this filing upon parties on the 
official service lists maintained by the Commission for the above-
captioned dockets.
    Comment Date: January 11, 2002.

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6. American Transmission Company LLC

[Docket No. ER01-521-002]

    Take notice that on December 21, 2001, American Transmission 
Company LLC (ATCLLC) tendered for filing a Revised Service Agreement 
No. 92 with additions to the Generation-Transmission Interconnection 
Agreement between Wisconsin Electric Power Company and ATCLLC.
    ATCLLC requests an effective date of January 1, 2001.
    Comment Date: January 11, 2002.

7. Consumers Energy Company

[Docket No. ER01-1587-003]

    Take notice that on December 20 2001, Consumers Energy Company 
(Consumers) tendered for filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission (Commission) under protest the following tariff sheets as 
part of its FERC Electric Tariff, First Revised Volume No. 6 and the 
following Service Agreement under that tariff in compliance with the 
Commission's November 20, 2001 order issued in this proceeding:

Substitute First Revised Sheet Nos. 142 and 171 and Second 
Substitute Service Agreement No. 62

    The sheets are to have an effective date of May 17, 2001. The 
Service Agreement is to have an effective date of March 21, 2001. Also 
included in the filing is an extra cover sheet for the Service 
Agreement reflecting the fact that the Service Agreement was assigned 
to Michigan Electric Transmission Company, effective April 1, 2001.
    Copies of the filing were served upon the Michigan Public Service 
Commission and those on the official service list in this proceeding.
    Comment Date: January 10, 2002.

8. New England Power Company

[Docket No. ER01-2156-002]

    Take notice, that on December 21, 2001, New England Power Company 
(NEP), as successor in interest to Montaup Electric Company (Montaup) 
submitted for filing an errata to notices of cancellation of Montaup's 
FERC Electric Tariff, First Revised Volume No. 1 (Montaup Tariff No. 1) 
and all service agreements thereunder filed on November 8, 2001 in the 
above-captioned proceeding. The notices of cancellation failed to state 
that NEP was also canceling all amendments and supplements to Montaup 
Tariff No. 1.
    NEP states that this filing has been served upon all persons 
designated on the official service list compiled by the Secretary in 
this proceeding and all parties affected by the cancellation.
    Comment Date: January 11, 2002.

9. Mid-Continent Area Power Pool

[Docket Nos. ER01-2189-003, ER01-2744-001, ER01-3003-002, ER01-3011-001 
and ER02-112-002]

    Take notice that on December 21, 2001, the Mid-Continent Area Power 
Pool, on behalf of its public utility members, filed a refund report 
related to orders by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in the 
above-referenced dockets.
    A copy of this filing has been served on all parties to the service 
lists in the above-referenced proceedings and the state commissions in 
the MAPP region.
    Comment Date: January 11, 2002.

10. Mirant Americas Energy Marketing, LP, Mirant Bowline, LLC, 
Mirant California, LLC, Mirant Canal, LLC, Mirant Chalk Point, LLC, 
Mirant Delta, LLC, Mirant Kendall, LLC, Mirant Lovett, LLC, Mirant 
Mid-Atlantic, LLC, Mirant Neenah, LLC, Mirant New England, LLC, 
Mirant NY-Gen, LLC, Mirant Peaker, LLC, Mirant Potomas River, LLC, 
Mirant Potereo, LLC, Mirant Zeeland, LLC, State Line Energy, L.L.C.

[Docket No. ER01-3110-001]

    Take notice that on December 18, 2001, the captioned parties filed 
an amendment to their September 24, 2001 filing with the Commission in 
the captioned docket, in accordance with the Letter Order issued 
November 20, 2001.
    Comment Date: January 8, 2002.

11. Pleasants Energy, LLC

[Docket Nos. ER02-26-001]

    Take notice that on December 20, 2001, Pleasants Energy, LLC 
(Pleasants Energy) tendered for filing a revised Market-Based Rate 
Tariff, FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume No. 1 (Revised Tariff) to 
comply with a letter order issued by the Commission on December 6, 2001 
in the above-captioned proceedings (Letter Order). Pleasants Energy, 
LLC, 97 FERC para. 61,259 (2001). The Letter Order allows the Revised 
Tariff to become effective as of December 1, 2001.
    Copies of the filing were served upon the Public Service Commission 
of West Virginia and the Virginia State Corporation Commission.
    Comment Date: January 10, 2002.

12. Carolina Power & Light Company

[Docket No. ER02-52-001]

    Take notice that on December 20, 2001, Carolina Power & Light 
Company (CP&L) filed, pursuant to the Letter Order issued on November 
20, 2001 in the above-captioned proceeding, a compliance filing making 
the required changes to the executed Facility Interconnection and 
Operating Agreement between CP&L and Dominion Person, Inc.
    Comment Date: January 10, 2002.

13. Virginia Electric and Power Company

[Docket No. ER02-63-001]

    Take notice that on December 20, 2001, Virginia Electric and Power 
Company, doing business as Dominion Virginia Power, tendered for filing 
with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) an executed 
Generator Interconnection and Operating Agreement (Interconnection 
Agreement) with Wells Fargo Bank Northwest, National Association (Wells 
Fargo) that complies with the Commission's November 28, 2001 order 
(November 28th Order) in this docket. The executed Interconnection 
Agreement replaces the unexecuted Interconnection Agreement that was 
filed on October 9, 2001 and was accepted in the November 28th Order.
    Dominion Virginia Power respectfully requests that the Commission 
accept this filing to make the executed Interconnection Agreement 
effective as of December 10, 2001, the same date the Commission made 
the unexecuted Interconnection Agreement effective in its November 28th 
Order.
    Copies of the filing were served upon Wells Fargo Bank Northwest, 
National Association and the Virginia State Corporation Commission.
    Comment Date: January 10, 2002.

14. PPL Electric Utilities Corporation

[Docket No. ER02-128-003]

    Take notice that on December 18, 2001, PPL Electric Utilities 
Corporation (PPL Electric) and Williams Generation Company--Hazleton 
(WGC) filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) 
revisions to the Interconnection Agreement originally filed with the 
Commission on October 18, 2001, and supplemented on October 23, 2001 
and November 26, 2001. PPL Electric and WGC request an effective date 
of October 19, 2001 for the Interconnection Agreement, as revised.
    Comment Date: January 8, 2002.

15. Dominion Nuclear Marketing II, Inc.

[Docket No. ER02-589-000]

    Take notice that on December 20, 2001, Dominion Nuclear Marketing 
II, Inc. (the Company) respectfully

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tendered for filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
(Commission) the following Service Agreement by Dominion Nuclear 
Marketing II, Inc. to Aquila Energy Marketing Corporation, designated 
as Service Agreement No. 6, under the Company's FERC Market-Based Sales 
Tariff, Original Volume No. 1, effective on November, 24, 2000.
    The Company requests an effective date of December 13, 2001, as 
requested by the customer.
    A copy of the filing was served upon Aquila Energy Marketing 
Corporation, the Virginia State Corporation Commission, and the North 
Carolina Utilities Commission.
    Comment Date: January 10, 2002.

16. Duke Power, a Division of Duke Energy Corporation

[Docket No. ER02-590-000]

    Take notice that on December 20, 2001, Duke Power (Duke), a 
division of Duke Energy Corporation, tendered for filing with the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) a Service Agreement 
under Duke's Wholesale Market-Based Rate Tariff Providing for Sales of 
Capacity, Energy, or Ancillary Services and Resale of Transmission 
Rights between Duke and Consumers Energy Company d/b/a Consumers Energy 
Traders. Duke requests that the proposed Service Agreement be permitted 
to become effective on December 13, 2001. Duke states that this filing 
is in accordance with part 35 of the Commission's Regulations, 18 CFR 
Pt 35, and that a copy has been served on the North Carolina Utilities 
Commission.
    Comment Date: January 10, 2002.

17. PSI Energy, Inc.

[Docket No. ER02-591-000]

    Take notice that on December 20, 2001, PSI Energy, Inc. (PSI), 
tendered for filing the Transmission and Local Facilities (T&LF) 
Agreement Calendar Year 2000 Reconciliation between PSI and Wabash 
Valley Power Association, Inc. (WVPA), and between PSI and Indiana 
Municipal Power Agency (IMPA). The T&LF Agreement has been designated 
as PSI's Rate Schedule FERC No. 253.
    Copies of the filing were served on Wabash Valley Power 
Association, Inc., the Indiana Municipal Power Agency and the Indiana 
Utility Regulatory Commission.
    Comment Date: January 10, 2002.

18. Wolverine Power Supply Cooperative, Inc.

[Docket No. ES02-18-000]

    Take notice that on December 13, 2001, Wolverine Power Supply 
Cooperative, Inc. (Wolverine), filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission (Commission) an application pursuant to section 204 of the 
Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824c) seeking authorization to enter into 
a loan agreement with the National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance 
Corporation under which Wolverine would assume up to $22,750,000 in 
debt, and seeking an exemption from the Commission's competitive 
bidding and negotiated placement issuance requirements set forth in 
section 34.2 of the Commission's regulations.
    Comment Date: January 11, 2002.

19. American Electric Power Service Corporation

[Docket No. ER01-3141-002]

    Take notice that on December 20, 2001, the American Electric Power 
Service Corporation (AEPSC), tendered for filing with the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) amended service agreements in 
compliance with the Commission's November 20, 2001 Order Accepting 
Transmission Service Agreements, as Modified, 97 FERC para. 61,207.
    AEPSC requests an effective date of September 1, 2001. A copy of 
the filing was served upon the Parties and the state utility regulatory 
commissions of Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Ohio, 
Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.
    Comment Date: January 10, 2002.

20. Nevada Power Company

[Docket No. ER01-3149-002]

    Take notice that on December 21, 2001, Nevada Power Company (Nevada 
Power) filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) 
pursuant to the Commission's Order issued in the above-referenced 
docket, a compliance filing making revisions to the unexecuted 
Interconnection and Operation Agreement between Nevada Power and Mirant 
Las Vegas, LLC.
    Comment Date: January 11, 2002.

21. NU Operating Companies

[Docket No. ER02-217-001]

    Take notice that on December 21, 2001, in compliance with the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) unreported letter 
order dated December 4, 2001 in the above-captioned proceeding, 
Northeast Utilities Service Company, on behalf of the Connecticut Light 
and Power Company, Western Massachusetts Electric Company, Holyoke 
Water Power Company, Holyoke Power and Electric Company, and Public 
Service Company of New Hampshire, tendered for filing the corrected 
designation for NUSCO's market-based rate tariff, designated FERC 
Electric Tariff Third Revised Volume No. 7.
    Comment Date: January 11, 2002.

22. Cambridge Electric Light Company, Central Maine Power Company, 
The Connecticut Light and Power Company, New England Power Company, 
Public Service Company of New Hampshire, and Western Massachusetts 
Electric Company

[Docket No. ER02-505-002]

    Take notice that on December 20, 2001, Cambridge Electric Light 
Company, Central Maine Power Company, The Connecticut Light and Power 
Company, New England Power Company, Public Service Company of New 
Hampshire, and Western Massachusetts Electric Company (the Sponsors) 
submitted submit for filing a supplement to the Notice of Cancellations 
filed in this docket on December 7, 2001. The supplement gives notice 
of cancellation of a power contract between The Connecticut Light and 
Power Company (Connecticut Light) and Connecticut Municipal Electric 
Energy Cooperative (CMEEC). The contract to be canceled is The 
Connecticut Light and Power Company, Rate Schedule FERC No. 221.
    Notice of the proposed cancellation has been served upon each 
person designated on the official service list for this proceeding and 
all affected customers.
    Comment Date: January 10, 2002.

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,

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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. 02-171 Filed 1-3-02; 8:45 am]
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