[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 155 (Monday, August 12, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52470-52472]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-20286]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. EF02-3011-000, et al.]


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

August 5, 2002.
    The following filings have been made with the Commission. The 
filings are listed in ascending order within each docket 
classification.

1. Southeastern Power Administration

[Docket No. EF02-3011-000]

    Take notice that on July 29, 2002, the Secretary of Energy 
confirmed and approved Rate Schedules SOCO-1-A, SOCO-2-A, SOCO-3-A, 
SOCO-4-A, ALA-1-J, MIS-1-J, Duke-1-A, Duke-2-A., Duke-3-A, Duke-4-A, 
Sante1-A,Santee-2-A, Santee-3-A, Santee-4-A, SCE&G-1-A, SCE&G-2-A, 
SCE&G3-A, SCE&G-4-A, Regulation 1, Replacement 1, Pump-1-A, and Pump-2 
for power from Southeastern Power Administration's (Southeastern) 
Georgia-Alabama-South Carolina System. The approval extends through 
September 30, 2007.
    The Secretary of Energy states that the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission (Commission) by order issued November 9, 2000, in Docket No. 
EF98-3031-000, confirmed and approved Rate Schedules SOCO-1, SOCO-2, 
SOCO-3, SOCO-4, ALA-1-l MISS-1-l, Duke-1, Duke-2, Duke-3, Duke-4, 
Santee-1, Santee-2, Santee-3, Santee-4, SCE&G-1, SCE&G-2, SCE&G-3, 
SCE&G-4, and Pump 1. On April 23, 1999, in Docket No. EF98-3011-001, 
the Commission issued an order granting rehearing for further 
consideration. On July 31, 2001, the Commission issued an order denying 
rehearing on the same docket number.
    Southeastern proposes in the instant filing to replace these rate 
schedules.
    Comment Date: August 28, 2002.

2. Southeastern Power Administration

[Docket No. EF02-3031-000]

    Take notice that on July 29, 2002, the Secretary of Energy 
confirmed and approved Rate Schedules JW-1-G and JW-2-D for power from 
Southeastern Power Administration's (Southeastern) Jim Woodruff System. 
The approval extends through September 19, 2005.
    The Secretary of Energy states that the Commission, by order issued 
November 9, 2000, in Docket No. EF00-3031-000, confirmed and approved 
Rate Schedules JW-1-F and JW-2-C.
    Southeastern proposes in the instant filing to replace these rate 
schedules.
    Comment Date: August 28, 2002.

3. Lower Mount Bethel Energy, LLC

[Docket No. EG02-174-000]

    Take notice that on August 1, 2002, Lower Mount Bethel Energy, LLC 
(Applicant), filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
(Commission) an application for determination of exempt wholesale 
generator status pursuant to Part 365 of the Commission's regulations.
    The Applicant is a Delaware limited liability company formed for 
the purpose of constructing, leasing and operating the Lower Mount 
Bethel Energy generating plant, located in Lower Mount Bethel Township, 
Northampton County, Pennsylvania, which will generate up to 600 MW. The 
Applicant is an indirect subsidiary of PPL Corporation, a public 
utility holding company exempt from registration under Section 3(a)(1) 
of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935.
    Comment Date: August 26, 2002.

4. Minergy Detroit, LLC

[Docket No. EG02-175-000]

    Take notice that on August 1, 2002, Minergy Detroit, LLC filed an 
Application for Determination of Exempt Wholesale Generator Status 
pursuant to Section 32(a)(1) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act 
of 1935, all as more fully explained in the Application.
    Comment Date: August 26, 2002.

5. Riverside Generating Company, L.L.C.

[Docket No. ER01-1044-003]

    Take notice that on July 31, 2002, Riverside Generating Company, 
L.L.C. (Riverside) tendered for filing a notice of change in status.
    Comment Date: August 21, 2002.

6. Arizona Public Service Company

[Docket No. ER02-2105-001]

    Take notice that on July 31, 2002, Arizona Public Service Company 
(APS) tendered for filing a compliance with FERC Order No. 614 as 
directed in the above Docket for the Service Agreement to provide 
point-to-point transmission service to Southwest Transmission 
Cooperative, Inc. under APS'' Open Access Transmission Tariff.
    Comment Date: August 21, 2002.

7. Entergy Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER02-2243-001]

    Take notice that on July 31, 2002, Entergy Services, Inc. (Entergy 
Services), on behalf of Entergy Mississippi, Inc. (Entergy 
Mississippi), tendered for filing an amendment to Entergy Services' 
July 2, 2002, filing of an unexecuted, amended Interconnection and 
Operating Agreement between Entergy Mississippi and Reliant Energy 
Choctaw County, LLC (Reliant). The amendment supplies the one-line 
diagram that was originally submitted in Docket No. ER02-164-000 with 
the original Interconnection and Operating Agreement between Entergy 
Mississippi, Inc., and Reliant.
    Comment Date: August 21, 2002.

8. California Independent System Operator Corporation

[Docket No. ER02-2321-001]

    Take notice that on July 30, 2002, the California Independent 
System Operator Corporation (ISO) submitted an errata filing concerning 
the ISO's July 15, 2002 filing of Amendment No. 46 to the ISO Tariff. 
The ISO has served copies of this filing upon all entities that are on 
the official service list for Docket No. ER02-2321-000.
    Comment Date: August 20, 2002.

9. TransCanada Energy Ltd. (NorthernLights Transmission Project)

[Docket No. ER02-2389-000]

    Take notice that on July 31, 2002, TransCanada Energy Ltd. (TCE) on

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behalf of one or more to be named affiliate companies, referred to as 
``NorthernLights'', submitted for filing, pursuant to Section 205 of 
the Federal Power Act, an application requesting that the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission (the Commission) (1) authorize 
NorthernLights to sell transmission service at negotiated rates; and 
(2) grant certain waivers in connection with their proposed 
NorthernLights transmission project.
    TCE requests that the Commission issue its approval no later than 
September 30, 2002, so that the initial open season can commence by 
November 1, 2002.
    Comment Date: August 21, 2002.

10. West Texas Utilities Company

[Docket No. ER02-2390-000]

    Take notice that on July 31, 2002, West Texas Utilities Company 
(WTU) submitted for filing the Interconnection Agreement, dated June 4, 
2002, between WTU and the City of Coleman, Texas (Coleman) amended to 
include an additional point of interconnection to be established 
between the parties at WTU's East Coleman Substation.
    WTU seeks an effective date of June 4, 2002, for the 
Interconnection Agreement. WTU served copies of the filing on Coleman 
and the Public Utility Commission of Texas.
    Comment Date: August 21, 2002.

11. Southern California Edison Company

[Docket No. ER02-2391-000]

    Take notice that on July 31, 2002, Southern California Edison 
Company (SCE) tendered for filing a Service Agreement For Wholesale 
Distribution Service under SCE's Wholesale Distribution Access Tariff, 
an Interconnection Facilities Agreement, and a Reliabilty Management 
System Agreement (Agreements) between SCE and Sierra Power Corporation 
(Sierra Power).
    These Agreements specify the terms and conditions under which SCE 
will interconnect Sierra Power's Terra Bella generating facility to its 
electrical system and provide Distribution Service for up to 9 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 Sierra Power.
    Comment Date: August 21, 2002.

12. Orion Power Midwest, L.P. FirstEnergy Operating Companies

[Docket No. ER02-2392-000]

    Take notice that on July 31, 2002, Orion Power Midwest, L.P. and 
certain of FirstEnergy Corp.''s operating company subsidiaries tendered 
for filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission a Notice of 
Cancellation of three Must-Run Agreements between Orion Power Holdings, 
Inc. and American Transmission Systems, Incorporated, Ohio Edison 
Company, Pennsylvania Power Company, The Cleveland Electric 
Illuminating Company, and The Toledo Edison Company. One agreement is 
for the Avon Lake generating facility, currently designated as Rate 
Schedule FERC No. 4, together with Supplement No. 1 to Rate Schedule 
FERC No. 4. The second agreement is for the New Castle generating 
facility, and is designated as Rate Schedule FERC No. 5, together with 
Supplement No. 1 to Rate Schedule FERC No. 5. The final agreement is 
for the Niles generating facility, designated as Rate Schedule FERC No. 
6, together with Supplement No. 1 to Rate Schedule FERC No. 6.
    Comment Date: August 21, 2002.

13. Boston Edison Company, Cambridge Electric Light Company, and 
Commonwealth Electric Company

[Docket No. ER02-2393-000]

    Take notice that Boston Edison Company (BECo), Cambridge Electric 
Light Company (Cambridge), and Commonwealth Electric Company 
(Commonwealth) (collectively, the NSTAR Companies), on July 31, 2002, 
tendered for filing three executed service agreements under their 
respective market-based rate tariffs with Constellation Power Source, 
Inc.
    Comment Date: August 21, 2002.

14. California Independent System Operator Corporation

[Docket No. ER02-2394-000]

    Take notice that on July 31, 2002, the California Independent 
System Operator Corporation (ISO) submitted for Commission filing and 
acceptance an amendment (Amendment No. 2) to the Utility Distribution 
Company Operating Agreement (UDC Operating Agreement) between the ISO 
and the City of Anaheim, California, as well as the revised UDC 
Operating Agreement incorporating the terms of Amendment No. 2 to the 
UDC Operating Agreement. The ISO requests that the filing be made 
effective as of May 16, 2002. The ISO requests privileged treatment, 
pursuant to 18 CFR 388.112, with regard to portions of the filing.
    The ISO has served copies of this filing upon the City of Anaheim, 
California, the Public Utilities Commission of the State of California, 
and all parties in Docket No. ER98-1923.
    Comment Date: August 21, 2002.

15. New England Power Pool

[Docket No. ER02-2395-000]

    Take notice that on July 31, 2002, the New England Power Pool 
(NEPOOL) Participants Committee filed for acceptance materials to 
permit NEPOOL to expand its membership to include Allied Utility 
Network LLC (Allied Utility), and to terminate the memberships of PSEG 
Energy Technologies Inc. and Public Service Electric and Gas Company 
(the PSEG Affiliates) and Enron Energy Marketing Corp. (EEMC). The 
Participants Committee requests an August 1, 2002 effective date for 
commencement of participation in NEPOOL by Allied Utility, and a July 
1, 2002 effective date for the termination of the PSEG Affiliates and 
EEMC.
    The Participants Committee states that copies of these materials 
were sent to the New England state governors and regulatory commissions 
and the Participants in NEPOOL.
    Comment Date: August 21, 2002.

16. Northwestern Energy

[Docket No. ER02-2396-000]

    Take notice that on July 31, 2002, NorthWestern Energy (NWE, 
formally The Montana Power Company) tendered for filing with the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission pursuant to 18 CFR 35.13 executed 
Network Integration Transmission Service Agreements with Barretts 
Minerals Inc. (Barretts) and Stillwater Mining Company (Stillwater) 
under NWE's FERC Electric Tariff, Fourth Revised Volume No. 5 (Open 
Access Transmission Tariff).
    A copy of the filing was served upon Barretts and Stillwater.
    Comment Date: August 21, 2002.

17. Great Lakes Hydro America, LLC

[Docket No. ER02-2397-000]

    Take notice that on July 31, 2002, GNE, LLC (GNE) tendered for 
filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) 
changes to its Commission-approved market-based rate tariff to reflect 
its legal name change to Great Lakes Hydro America, LLC. on July 26, 
2002.
    Comment Date: August 21, 2002.

18. Westar Energy, Inc.

[Docket No. ER02-2398-000]

    Take notice that on July 31, 2002, Westar Energy, Inc., filed a 
Notice of Succession whereby Westar Energy adopted, ratified and made 
its own, in every respect all applicable rate schedules, and 
supplements thereto, listed below, heretofore filed with the

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Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) by Western Resources, 
Inc. The purpose of the filing is to recognize the change in name of 
Western Resources, Inc., to Westar Energy, Inc., adopted effective June 
19, 2002. Westar Energy states in its Notice that no change in 
ownership or operation of jurisdictional facilities occurred as a 
result of the name change.
    Westar Energy notes in its filing that its Notice of Succession was 
inadvertently filed out-of-time. Westar Energy requests waiver of the 
30-day filing requirement and for a limited waiver of Order No. 614. 
Westar Energy submits that since this filing involves only name change 
with no change in ownership or operation of jurisdictional facilities, 
that no party has been harmed or prejudice by the short delay in 
filing.
    Comment Date: August 21, 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.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-20286 Filed 8-9-02; 8:45 am]
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