[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 4 (Monday, January 7, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 729-731]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-278]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. EC02-38-000, et al.]


Montana-Dakota Utilities Co., et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate 
Regulation Filings

December 31, 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. Montana-Dakota Utilities Co., a Division of MDU Resources Group, 
Inc.

[Docket No. EC02-38-000]

    Take notice that on December 26, 2001, Montana-Dakota Utilities 
Co., a Division of MDU Resources Group, Inc. (Montana-Dakota) tendered 
for filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission an Application 
to Transfer Operational Control Over Transmission Facilities to the 
Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. under Section 
203 of the Federal Power Act.
    Comment Date: January 16, 2002.

2. Southern California Edison Company

[Docket No. ER02-608-000]

    Take notice that on December 26, 2001, Southern California Edison 
Company (SCE) tendered for filing an amendment to the Firm Transmission 
Service Agreement (Victorville-Lugo/Miday) between SCE and M-S-R Public 
Power Agency (M-S-R) First Revised Rate Schedule FERC No. 339 (M-S-R 
Agreement)
    The amendment to the M-S-R Agreement clarified scheduling 
obligations under that Agreement by deleting provisions concerning 
scheduling and dispatch service.
    A copy of this filing was served upon the Public Utilities 
Commission of the State of California, the ISO and M-S-R.
    Comment Date: January 16, 2002.

3. ExTex LaPorte Limited Partnership

[Docket No. EG02-60-000]

    Take notice that on December 21, 2001, ExTex LaPorte Limited 
Partnership (ExTex) filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
(Commission) an Application for Determination of Exempt Wholesale 
Generator Status pursuant to Section 32(a)(1) of the Public Utility 
Holding Company Act of 1935 and Part 365 of the Commissions 
regulations.
    ExTex currently is an EWG and owns and operates a 165 MW combustion 
turbine generating facility located in LaPorte, Texas. ExTex will 
acquire two additional generating facilities located in the Electric 
Reliability Council of Texas. ExTex will acquire the Handley Steam 
Electric Station (``Handley'') and the Mountain Creek Steam Electric 
Station (Mountain Creek). Handley is a 1,440 MW gas-fired steam turbine 
generating facility located in Fort Worth, Texas. Mountain Creek is 894 
MW gas-fired steam turbine generating facility located near Dallas, 
Texas.
    Comment Date: January 22, 2002. The Commission will limit its 
consideration of comments to those that concern the adequacy or 
accuracy of the application.

4. Kansas City Power & Light Company

[Docket No. ER99-1005-001]

    Take notice that on December 27, 2001, Kansas City Power & Light 
Company (KCPL) tendered for filing an updated market power study under 
KCPLs market-based rate tariff.
    Copies of this filing have been served on the Kansas Corporation 
Commission and the Missouri Public Service Commission.
    Comment Date: January 17, 2002.

5. Cleco Power LLC

[Docket Nos. ER01-1099-007, ER01-3095-001, and ER02-54-001]

    Take notice that on December 26, 2001, Cleco Power LLC (Cleco 
Power) tendered for filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission (Commission), a Notice of Cancellation pursuant to 18 CFR 
35.15 and Cancellation Sheets, effective January 1, 2002, canceling 
Cleco Utility Group Inc.'s (Cleco Utility) Rate Schedules 6, 12, and 18 
and all supplements. Cleco Power simultaneously filed Cleco Power

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Rate Schedules 9 and 15, which are essentially the same as Cleco 
Utility Rate Schedules 12 and 18, respectively. Cleco Power states that 
Cleco Utility's Rate Schedule 6 with Gulf States Utilities Company will 
not be filed as a Cleco Power Rate Schedule because the agreement with 
Gulf States Utilities Company has expired by its own terms.
    Take notice that Cleco Power filed Substitute Original Sheet Nos. 
77 and 78 to Cleco Powers FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume No. 1. 
Cleco Power also gave notice that Cleco Utility service agreements T1S4 
and T1S19, that were canceled effective May 29, 2001, will not be 
refiled as Cleco Power service agreements because service is no longer 
being provided under them.
    Cleco Power also filed a Third Substitute Original Sheet No. 26 to 
RS 12 with the City of Lafayette, Louisiana.
    Comment Date: January 16, 2002.

6. Carolina Power & Light Company and Florida Power Corporation

[Docket Nos. ER01-1807-008, and ER01-2020-005]

    Take notice that on December 27, 2001 Progress Energy, Inc. 
(Progress Energy), on behalf of Florida Power Corporation (FPC), 
tendered for filing revised service agreements (Revised Service 
Agreements) under FPC's open-access transmission tariff, FERC Electric 
Tariff, Second Revised Volume No. 6 (FPCs OATT), in compliance with the 
Commissions June 25, 2001, September 21, 2001 and November 26, 2001 
orders in these proceedings.
    See Carolina Power & Light Co. and Florida Power Corp., 95 FERC 
para. 61,429 (2001) (Carolina Power). Progress Energy also tendered: 
(1) An index of FPCs Revised Service Agreements (FPC Index); (2) 
revised versions of indices that were contained in the November 26, 
2001 filing in these proceedings; (3) Notices of Cancellation of 
service agreements under both FPCs OATT and Carolina Power & Light 
Company's (CP&L), FERC Electric Tariff, Third Revised Volume No. 3 
(CP&L's OATT); (4) canceled service agreement cover sheets to cancel 
service agreements under both FPCs OATT and CP&L's OATT in compliance 
with Order No. 614; and (5) First Revised Service Agreements filed 
under both FPCs OATT and CP&Ls OATT to reflect the succession of one 
entity by another.
    Progress Energy respectfully requests that the Revised Service 
Agreements become effective on the date set forth on the cover sheet 
for each Revised Service Agreement and that the Notices of Cancellation 
become effective as of February 25, 2002.
    Copies of the filing were served upon the Commissions official 
service list and the North Carolina Utilities Commission, the South 
Carolina Public Service Commission and the Florida Public Service 
Commission.
    Comment Date: January 17, 2002.

7. New York Independent System Operator, Inc.

[Docket No. ER01-2967-002]

    Take notice that on December 26, 2001, the New York System 
Operator, Inc. (NYISO) filed revisions to Attachment S of its Open 
Access Transmission Tariff, which contains rules to allocate 
responsibility for the cost of new interconnection facilities, pursuant 
to the Commission's Order issued on October 26, 2001, in the above-
captioned docket.
    The NYISO has requested an effective date of September 26, 2001, 
for the compliance filing, the effective date granted in the 
Commission's Order issued on October 26, 2001.
    The NYISO has served a copy of the compliance filing on each person 
designated on the official service list maintained by the Commission 
for the above-captioned docket.
    Comment Date: January 16, 2002.

8. New York Independent System Operator, Inc.

[Docket No. ER01-2967-003]

    Take notice that on December 27, 2001, the New York System 
Operator, Inc. (NYISO) filed revisions to Sheet Nos. 39 and 39A of its 
Open Access Transmission Tariff, to complete the compliance filing made 
on December 26, 2001 pursuant to the Commission's Order issued on 
October 26, 2001, in the above-captioned docket.
    The NYISO has requested an effective date of September 26, 2001, 
for the compliance filing, the effective date granted in the 
Commission's Order issued on October 26, 2001.
    The NYISO has served a copy of the compliance filing on each person 
designated on the official service list maintained by the Commission 
for the above-captioned docket.
    Comment Date: January 17, 2002.

9. Southern Indiana Gas and Electric Company

[Docket No. ER02-603-000]

    Take notice that on December 26, 2001, Southern Indiana Gas and 
Electric Company (SIGECO), tendered for filing an Agreement for Firm 
Point-To-Point Transmission Service with Dynegy Power Marketing, Inc. 
under Part II of SIGECO's Transmission Services Tariff, Docket No. 
0A96-117-000, filed July 9, 1996. To date, no Service has been provided 
by SIGECO to Dynegy Power Marketing, Inc. pursuant to this Agreement.
    SIGECO requests waiver of the 60-day prior notice requirement to 
allow the service agreements to become effective as of November 15, 
2001.
    Comment Date: January 16, 2002.

10. Ameren Energy, Inc. on behalf of Union Electric Company d/b/a 
AmerenUE and Ameren Energy Generating Company

[Docket No. ER02-604-000]

    Take notice that on December 26, 2001, Ameren Energy, Inc. (Ameren 
Energy), on behalf of Union Electric Company d/b/a AmerenUE and Ameren 
Energy Generating Company (collectively, the Ameren Parties), pursuant 
to section 205 of the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 824d, and the market 
rate authority granted to the Ameren Parties, submitted for filing 
umbrella power sales service agreements under the Ameren Parties' 
market rate authorizations entered into with OGE Energy Resources, Inc. 
and Florida Power Corporation.
    Ameren Energy seeks Commission acceptance of these service 
agreements effective December 1, 2001.
    Copies of this filing were served on the public utilities 
commissions of Illinois and Missouri and the respective counterparties.
    Comment Date: January 16, 2002.

11. Puget Sound Energy, Inc.

[Docket No. ER02-605-000]

    Take notice that on December 26, 2001, Puget Sound Energy, Inc. 
(PSE), tendered for filing a proposed Sixth Revised Volume No. 7 of its 
Open Access Transmission Tariff to reflect its reclassification of 
transmission and distribution facilities, desegregate and reduce its 
rates in accordance with the reclassification, and make other non-
substantive changes in compliance with Order 614.
    PSE requests an effective date of January 1, 2002 for the above-
described tariff changes.
    Copies of the filing were served on PSE's jurisdictional customers 
and the Washington State Utilities and Transportation Commission.
    Comment Date: January 16, 2002.

12. PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.

[Docket No. ER02-606-000]

    Take notice that on December 26, 2001, PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. 
(PJM), submitted for filing amendments to Schedules 11 and 11A the 
Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of

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PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. (Operating Agreement) to facilitate 
operation of the capacity credit markets in both PJM and PJM West (when 
it becomes effective) and to clarify certain provisions. Specifically 
the amendments eliminate (1) reference to ``Fixed Block'' bids, which 
are not contemplated; (2) conducting multiple Daily Markets on a Friday 
or day before a holiday; and (3) the requirement that Sell Offers and 
Buy Bids for the Daily Capacity market must be received on the day on 
which the market is to be conducted. Certain sections in Schedule 11 of 
the Operating Agreement also are deleted because the transition period 
for the capacity market in the PJM control area has expired and the 
sections no longer apply.
    PJM is requesting an effective date for the amendments of January 
1, 2002.
    Copies of this filing were served upon all PJM members, Allegheny 
Power, and each state electric utility regulatory commission in the PJM 
control area and PJM West region.
    Comment Date: January 16, 2002.

13. Michigan Electric Transmission Company

[Docket No. ER02-607-000]

    Take notice that on December 26, 2001, Michigan Electric 
Transmission Company (METC) tendered for filing an unexecuted Generator 
Interconnection and Operating Agreement between METC and Mirant 
Zeeland, LLC.
    METC requested that the Agreement become effective December 26, 
2001.
    Copies of the filing were served upon Generator and the Michigan 
Public Service Commission.
    Comment Date: January 16, 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, 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. 02-278 Filed 1-4-02; 8:45 am]
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