[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 99 (Wednesday, May 22, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35984-35985]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-12740]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. ER02-1764-000, et al.]


Southern California Edison Company, et al.; Electric Rate and 
Corporate Regulation Filings

May 15, 2002.
    The following filings have been made with the Commission. The 
filings are listed in ascending order within each docket 
classification.

1. Southern California Edison Company

[Docket No. ER02-1764-000]

    Take notice that on May 8, 2002, Southern California Edison Company 
(SCE) tendered for filing a Service Agreement For Wholesale 
Distribution Service under SCE's Wholesale Distribution Access Tariff 
and an Interconnection Facilities Agreement (Agreements) between SCE 
and Cabazon Wind Partners, LLC (Cabazon).
    SCE respectfully requests the Agreements become effective on May 9, 
2002. These Agreements specify the terms and conditions under which SCE 
will interconnect Cabazon's generating facility to its electrical 
system and provide Distribution Service for up to 42.6 MW of power 
produced by the generating facility.
    Copies of this filing were served upon the Public Utilities 
Commission of the State of California and Cabazon.
    Comment Date: May 29, 2002.

2. Entergy Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER02-1765-000]

    Take notice that on May 8, 2002, Entergy Services, Inc., on behalf 
of Entergy Arkansas, Inc., Entergy Gulf States, Inc., Entergy 
Louisiana, Inc., Entergy Mississippi, Inc., and Entergy New Orleans, 
Inc., (collectively, the Entergy Operating Companies) tendered for 
filing a Long-Term Firm Point-To-Point Transmission Service Agreement 
between Entergy Services, Inc., as agent for the Entergy Operating 
Companies, and Mirant Americas Energy Marketing, LP.
    Comment Date: May 29, 2002.

3. Pacific Gas and Electric Company

[Docket No. ER02-1766-000]

    Take notice that on May 8, 2002, Pacific Gas and Electric Company 
(PG&E) tendered for filing, as a change in rate schedule, a revised 
Appendix A to ``Contract No. 88-SAO-40002, United States Department of 
Energy, Western Area Power Administration, Central Valley Project, 
California for Sonoma County Water Agency, Contract for Transmission 
Service with Pacific Gas and Electric Company'' (Sonoma Agreement). The 
Sonoma Agreement, dated March 21, 1989, was accepted with its 
appendices for filing by the Commission on April 28, 1989, and 
designated as PG&E Rate Schedule FERC No. 126, and subsequently 
designated on November 7, 2001, as PG&E First Revised Rate Schedule 
FERC No. 126 . The revised Appendix A to the Sonoma Agreement 
eliminates the distribution component of the transmission charge due to 
an upgrade to Sonoma's distribution system, updating loss factors and 
providing a reduced transmission rate.
    PG&E is requesting certain waivers. Copies of this filing were 
served upon Sonoma, Western, the California Independent System Operator 
and the California Public Utilities Commission.
    Comment Date: May 29, 2002.

4. Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.

[FERC Docket No. ER02-1767-000]

    Take notice that on May 8, 2002, the Midwest Independent 
Transmission System Operator, Inc. (the Midwest ISO) tendered for 
filing proposed revisions to Attachment K of its Open Access 
Transmission Tariff (OATT), FERC Electric Tariff, First Revised Volume 
No. 1, which seek to modify the manner in which (I) the Midwest ISO 
institutes the redispatch of generation on the Midwest ISO Transmission 
System (Transmission System) in order to maintain the reliability of 
the Transmission System and (ii) the costs of the aforementioned 
reliability redispatch are allocated to and among transmission 
customers. The Midwest ISO requests an effective date of June 17, 2002.
    The Midwest ISO has electronically served copies of its filing, 
with attachments, upon all Midwest ISO Members, Member representatives 
of Transmission Owners and Non-Transmission Owners, the Midwest ISO 
Advisory Committee participants, Policy Subcommittee participants, as 
well as all state commissions within the region. In addition, the 
filing has been electronically posted on the Midwest ISO's website at 
www.midwestiso.org under the heading Filings to FERC'' for other 
interested parties in this matter.
    Comment Date: May 30, 2002.

5. Aquila, Inc.

[Docket No. ES02-38-000]

    Take notice that on May 7, 2002, Aquila, Inc. submitted an 
application pursuant to section 204 of the Federal Power Act seeking 
authorization to issue up to an aggregate of $1 billion of the 
following securities: (1) Long-term debt (and any like instruments 
issued in exchange therefore or in refinancing thereof) with a final 
maturity or maturities of not less than twelve months nor more than 30 
years; (2) common stock including shares which may be issued upon 
conversion of other securities; and (3) forward contracts or other 
financial instruments and associated common stock to be issued at a 
future date specified in the forward contract.
    Comment Date: May 31, 2002.

6. NorthWestern Corporation

[Docket No. ES02-39-000]

    Take notice that on May 8, 2002, NorthWestern Corporation 
(NorthWestern) submitted an application pursuant to section 204 of the 
Federal Power Act seeking

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authorization to issue up to and including (1) 15 million shares of 
common stock, par value $1.75 per share, (2) 500,000 shares of 
cumulative preferred stock, par value $100 per share, and (3) 500,000 
shares of preference stock, par value $50.
    NorthWestern also requests waiver of the competitive bidding and 
negotiated placement requirements at 18 CFR 34.2.
    Comment Date: June 5, 2002.

Standard Paragraph

    E. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing 
should file 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). 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. All such motions or protests 
should be filed on or before the comment date, and, to the extent 
applicable, must be served on the applicant and on any other person 
designated on the official service list. This filing is available for 
review at the Commission or may be viewed on the Commission's web site 
at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``RIMS'' link, select ``Docket 
'' and follow the instructions (call 202-208-2222 for 
assistance). 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.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-12740 Filed 5-21-02; 8:45 am]
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