[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 181 (Wednesday, September 18, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58780-58783]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-23661]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. EC02-112-000, et al.]


Aquila, Inc., et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate Regulation 
Filings

September 10, 2002.
    The following filings have been made with the Commission. The 
filings are listed in ascending order within each docket 
classification.

1. Aquila, Inc. and MidAmerican Energy Company

[Docket No. EC02-112-000]

    Take notice that on September 3, 2002, Aquila, Inc. (Aquila) and 
MidAmerican Energy Company (MidAmerican) , filed an application with 
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) pursuant to 
Section 203 of the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. `` 824b, and Part 33 of 
the Commission regulations, 18 CFR Part 33. Aquila and MidAmerican 
request authorization and approval of the sale by Aquila and the 
purchase by MidAmerican of a portion of an

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electrical transmission line and related assets located in the state of 
Missouri.
    Comment Date: September 24, 2002.

2. CMS Marketing, Services and Trading Company

[Docket No. ER96-2350-023]

    Take notice that on September 5, 2002 CMS Marketing, Services and 
Trading Company tendered for filing, an updated market power analysis 
in accordance with the order issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission dated September 6, 1996, in Docket No. ER96-2350-000.
    Comment Date: September 26, 2002.

3. Casco Bay Energy Company, LLC

[Docket No. ER99-3822-002]

    Take notice that on September 4, 2002, Casco Bay Energy Company, 
LLC (Casco Bay) tendered for filing its triennial market power analysis 
in compliance with the Commission Order granting it market-based rate 
authority in Docket No. ER99-3882-000. Copies of this filing were 
served upon those parties on the official service list.
    Comment Date: September 25, 2002.

4. Nevada Power Company

[Docket No. ER02-1913-003]

    Take notice that on September 5, 2002, Nevada Power Company 
tendered for filing its compliance filing making the changes to the 
unexecuted Interconnection and Operation Agreement between Nevada Power 
Company and GenWest, LLC required by the Commission's July 19, 2002 
Order in this docket. This compliance filing makes corrections to the 
previous compliance filing submitted on August 16, 2002.
    Comment Date: September 26, 2002.

5. American Electric Power Service Corporation

[Docket No. ER02-2028-002]

    Take notice that on September 4, 2002, the American Electric Power 
Service Corporation (AEPSC) tendered for filing amended Firm Point-to-
Point Transmission (PTP) Service Agreements and Long-Term Firm PTP 
Service Agreement Specifications for AEPSC's Wholesale Power Merchant 
Organization and Constellation Power Source, Inc. in compliance with 
the Order on Complaint and Accepting Service Agreements for Filing as 
Modified, Docket No. ER02-2028-000, issued August 5, 2002, 100 FERC ] 
61,157 (2002). The agreements are pursuant to the AEP Companies' Open 
Access Transmission Service Tariff (OATT) that has been designated as 
the Operating Companies of the American Electric Power System FERC 
Electric Tariff Second Revised Volume No. 6, effective June 15, 2000.
    AEP requests an effective date of June 1, 2002.
    A copy of the filing was served upon the customers and the state 
utility regulatory commissions of Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky, 
Louisiana, Michigan, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and 
West Virginia.
    Comment Date: September 25, 2002.

6. New England Power Pool

[Docket No. ER02-2532-000]

    Take notice that on August 30, 2002, the New England Power Pool 
(NEPOOL) Participants Committee filed for acceptance materials to 
permit NEPOOL to expand its membership to include Hess Energy Power & 
Gas Company, LLC (HEPGCO), and to terminate the memberships of 
Connecticut Energy Cooperative, Inc. (the Co-op). The Participants 
Committee requests a September 1, 2002 effective date for commencement 
of participation in NEPOOL by HEPGCO and for the termination of the Co-
op.
    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: September 20, 2002.

7. Sierra Pacific Power Company Nevada Power Company

[Docket No. ER02-2533-000]

    Take notice that on September 3, 2002 Sierra Pacific Power Company 
and Nevada Power Company (jointly Operating Companies) tendered for 
filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) a 
Service Agreements (Service Agreements) with NRG Power Marketing, Inc. 
and IDACORP Energy L.P. for Non-Firm and Short-Term Firm Point-to-Point 
Transmission Service under Sierra Pacific Resources Operating Companies 
FERC Electric Tariff, First Revised Volume No. 1, Open Access 
Transmission Tariff (Tariff):
    The Operating Companies are filing the executed Service Agreement 
with the Commission in compliance with Sections 13.4 and 14.4 of the 
Tariff and applicable Commission regulations. The Operating Companies 
also submitted revised Sheet No. 195A (Attachment E) to the Tariff, 
which is an updated list of current subscribers. The Operating 
Companies request waiver of the Commission's notice requirements to 
permit an effective date of September 3, 2002 for Attachment E, and to 
allow the Service Agreement to become effective according to their 
terms.
    Copies of this filing were served upon the Public Utilities 
Commission of Nevada, the Public Utilities Commission of California and 
all interested parties.
    Comment Date: September 20, 2002.

8. Ameren Services Company

[Docket No. ER02-2534-000]

    Take notice that on August 30, 2002, Ameren Services Company (ASC) 
tendered for filing an unexecuted Long-Term Firm Point-to-Point Service 
Agreement between ASC and Illinois Municipal Electric Agency. ASC 
asserts that the purpose of the Agreement is to permit ASC to provide 
transmission service to the Illinois Municipal Electric Agency pursuant 
to Ameren's Open Access Transmission Tariff.
    Comment Date: September 20, 2002.

9. Public Service Company of New Mexico

[Docket No. ER02-2535-000]

    Take notice that on August 30, 2002, Public Service Company of New 
Mexico (PNM) submitted for filing a Letter Agreement, dated April 11, 
2002, regarding the Interconnection Agreement (Agreement) between 
Southwestern Public Service Company (SPS) and PNM (the Parties) dated 
November 23, 1982. The Letter Agreement clarifies the understanding of 
the Parties with respect to new interconnections to the transmission 
facilities that interconnect the two utilities, as such new 
interconnections relate to prior letter agreements regarding that same 
topic. The Agreement (as amended from time to time) and prior letter 
agreements are already on file at the FERC as PNM Rate Schedule FERC 
No. 53, but have not been conformed to the FERC ``Identification and 
Numbering'' requirements set forth in FERC Order No. 614, and PNM has 
therefore included a first revised copy of the Agreement with proper 
``Identification and Numbering'' in this filing and has incorporated 
the April 11, 2002 Letter Agreement as a part thereof. PNM is 
requesting waiver of the Commission's notice requirements in order to 
allow the Letter Agreement to become effective retroactively to April 
11, 2002, its execution date, and that the entire Interconnection 
Agreement be designated PNM First Revised Rate Schedule FERC No. 53. 
PNM's filing is available for public inspection at its offices in 
Albuquerque, New Mexico.
    Copies of the filing have been sent to SPS, the New Mexico Public 
Regulation Commission, and the New Mexico Attorney General.

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    Comment Date: September 20, 2002.

10. Bank of America, N.A.

[Docket No. ER02-2536-000]

    Take notice that on September 3, 2002, Bank of America, N.A. (Bank 
of America) petitioned the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
(Commission) for acceptance of Bank of America Rate Schedule FERC No. 
1; the granting of certain blanket approvals, including the authority 
to sell electricity at market-based rates; and the waiver of certain 
Commission regulations.
    Bank of America intends to engage in wholesale electric power and 
energy transactions as a marketer and a broker. Bank of America is not 
in the business of generating or transmitting electric power. Bank of 
America is a national banking association formed under the laws of the 
United States of America with its principal executive offices in 
Charlotte, North Carolina. In transactions where Bank of America sells 
electric power it proposes to make such sales on rates, terms and 
conditions to be mutually agreed to with the purchasing party.
    Bank of America requests that the Commission confirm that the Bank 
of America may provide capital to public utilities in the course of its 
banking activities, without raising concerns that it would thereby 
acquire control over the management or operations of those utilities. 
Bank of America requests that the Commission confirm that the:
    Applicant is authorized to acquire the securities of a public 
utility in the course of its banking business provided that such 
acquisition confers upon applicant no right to control the management 
or operation of such public utility, other than pursuant to customary 
creditors' rights or to the rights provided by the United States 
Bankruptcy Code.
    Bank of America would remain subject to the strictures of Section 
203(a) that would require Commission approval to acquire control over 
any public utility.
    Comment Date: September 24, 2002.

11. Virginia Electric and Power Company

[Docket No. ER02-2537-000]

    Take notice that Virginia Electric and Power Company (the Dominion 
Virginia Power or Company) on September 4, 2002, respectfully tendered 
a Retail Energy Imbalance Service Schedule 4R under the Company's Open 
Access Transmission Tariff (OATT).
    The Company respectfully requests that the Commission waive the 60-
day notice requirement and allow the proposed schedule to be effective 
January 1, 2002. Copies of the filing were served upon the Virginia 
State Corporation Commission, the North Carolina Utilities Commission, 
Washington Gas Energy Services, Old Mill Power Company, Dominion 
Retail, Inc., AES New Energy, Inc., and Old Dominion Electric 
Cooperative.
    Comment Date: September 25, 2002.

12. West Penn Power Company

[Docket No. ER02-2538-000]

    Take notice that on September 3, 2002, Allegheny Energy Service 
Corporation on behalf of West Penn Power Company (West Penn), submitted 
Notices of Cancellation of Second Revised Service Agreement No. 1, 
Service Agreement No. 3, and First Revised Service Agreement No. 10 
(including their Amendments and Supplements) with Allegheny Electric 
Cooperative, Inc., the Borough of Mont Alto, and the Borough of 
Chambersburg, respectively (Customers), customers under West Penn's 
Rate Schedule designated as FERC Electric Tariff, First Revised Volume 
No. 1.
    West Penn has requested that the cancellations be effective 
December 1, 2002. Copies of the filing have been provided to the 
Customers and to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.
    Comment Date: September 24, 2002.

13. PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.

[Docket No. ER02-2539-000]

    Take notice that on August 30, 2002, PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. 
(PJM) filed amendments to Schedules 4 and 7 of the Reliability 
Agreement Among Load Serving Entitles in the PJM Control Area 9RAA) to 
change the basis for determining the Forecast Pool Requirement and 
Accounted-For Obligations in the PJM control area.
    Copies of this filing were served upon all partied to the RAA and 
each state electric utility regulatory commission in the PJM region.
    Comment Date: September 20, 2002.

14. PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.

[Docket No. ER02-2540-000]

    Take notice that on September 4, 2002 PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. 
(PJM), submitted for filing an executed interconnection service 
agreements between PJM and Repauno Products, LLC (Repauno).
    PJM requests a waiver of the Commission's 60-day notice requirement 
to permit the effective date agreed to by the parties. Copies of this 
filing were served upon Repauno and the state regulatory commissions 
within the PJM region.
    Comment Date: September 25, 2002.

15. Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.

[Docket No. ER02-2541-000]

    Take notice that on September 5, 2002, the Midwest Independent 
Transmission System Operator, Inc. (Midwest ISO) tendered for filing 
revisions to the Midwest ISO Open Access Transmission Tariff (OATT) 
seeking authorization to amend credit-related financial practices 
contained in the OATT. The Midwest ISO has requested an effective date 
of November 4, 2002.
    The Midwest ISO seeks waiver of the Commission's regulations, 18 
CFR 385.2010 with respect to service on all required parties. The 
Midwest ISO has electronically served a copy of this filing 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. The Midwest ISO will provide hard 
copies to any interested parties upon request.
    Comment Date: September 26, 2002.

16. California Independent System Operator Corporation

[Docket No. ER02-2542-000]

    Take notice that, on September 5, 2002, the California Independent 
System Operator Corporation (ISO) submitted an informational filing as 
to the ISO's updated transmission Access Charge rates effective as of 
September 1, 2002.
    The ISO states that this filing has been served upon the Public 
Utilities Commission of the State of California, the California Energy 
Commission, the California Electricity Oversight Board, the 
Participating Transmission Owners, and upon all parties with effective 
Scheduling Coordinator Service Agreements under the ISO Tariff. In 
addition, the ISO is posting the filing on the ISO Home Page.
    Comment Date: September 26, 2002.

17. Virginia Electric and Power Company

[Docket No. ER02-2543-000]

    Take notice that Virginia Electric and Power Company (the Company) 
on September 6, 2002, respectfully tendered for filing the following 
Long-

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Term Service Agreement between Virginia Electric and Power Company and 
the Town of Enfield, North Carolina, designated as Long-Term Service 
Agreement No. 6, under the Company's Wholesale Cost-Based Rate Tariff, 
FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume No. 7, effective on January 16, 
2002.
    The Company respectfully requests that the Agreement become 
effective on the effective date of January 1, 2003. Copies of the 
filing were served upon the Town of Enfield, North Carolina, the 
Virginia State Corporation Commission, and the North Carolina Utilities 
Commission.
    Comment Date: September 27, 2002.

18. CED Rock Springs, Inc.

[Docket No. ER02-2546-000]

    Take notice that on September 6, 2002, CED Rock Springs, Inc. 
(CEDRS) tendered for filing an application for an order accepting its 
FERC Electric Rate Schedule No. 1, granting certain blanket approvals, 
including the authority to sell electricity at market-base rates, and 
waiving certain regulations of the Commission. CEDRS also filed its 
FERC Electric Rate Schedule No. 1, seeking an effective date of October 
10, 2002.
    Comment Date: September 27, 2002.

19. Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation

[Docket Nos. OA97-470-065, ER97-1523-070 and ER97-4234-063]

    Take notice that on September 3, 2002, Niagara Mohawk Power 
Corporation, a National Grid Company and one of the Member Systems of 
the Transmission Owners Committee of the Energy Association of the 
State of New York (the Member Systems) submitted a Compliance Filing 
with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) pursuant to 
the Commission's Opinion No. 457 issued in these proceedings on July 2, 
2002 and the Commission's Notice of Extension of Time issued in these 
proceedings on August 15, 2002.
    Comment Date: September 24, 2002

20. CED Rock Springs, Inc., Rock Springs Generation, LLC

[Docket No. OA02-9-000]

    Take notice that on August 30, 2002, CED Rock Springs, Inc. and 
Rock Springs Generation, LLC filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission (Commission) a request for expedited order confirming 
compliance with Order Nos. 888 and 889, or in the alternative, for 
partial waiver of Order No. 889.
    Rock Springs Generation Facility (to be located in Rock Springs, 
Maryland) will be interconnected to the PJM Transmission System. 
Testing of the Facility is scheduled to commence mid-October 2002 so 
that commercial operation can occur in December 2002.
    Comment Date: September 30, 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. 02-23661 Filed 9-17-02; 8:45 am]
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