[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 182 (Thursday, September 19, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59057-59058]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-23774]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. ER99-14350-003, et al.]


Avista Corporation, et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate 
Regulation Filings

September 12, 2002.
    The following filings have been made with the Commission. The 
filings are listed in ascending order within each docket 
classification.

1. Avista Corporation, Spokane Energy, LLC, Avista Turbine Power, Inc.

[Docket Nos. ER99-1435-003, ER98-4336-007, and ER00-1814-001]

    Take notice that on September 9, 2002, Avista Corporation, Spokane 
Energy, LLC, and Avista Turbine Power, Inc., filed with the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) their three-year updated 
market analysis. Avista Corporation is a load-serving public utility 
with its headquarters in Spokane, Washington, and Spokane Energy and 
Avista Turbine Power are indirect, wholly-owned subsidiaries of Avista 
Corporation.
    Copies of this filing have been served upon parties on the 
Commission's official service lists for these dockets.
    Comment Date: September 30, 2002.

2. South Point Energy Center, LLC

[Docket No. ER02-2177-001]

    Take notice that on September 6, 2002, South Point Energy Center, 
LLC filed a service agreement in compliance with the Commission order 
dated August 22, 2002 in the referenced docket.
    Comment Date: September 27, 2002.

3. Public Service Company of New Mexico

 [Docket No. ER02-2544-000]

    Take notice that on September 9, 2002, Public Service Company of 
New Mexico (PNM) submitted for filing on its own behalf, an executed 
interconnection agreement, dated June 7, 2002, between PNM as a 
participant in the Four Corners Power Plant Project, located in the 
northwest corner of New Mexico (other Four Corners Power Plant

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 Project participants include Arizona Public Service Company, El Paso 
Electric Company, Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power 
District, Southern California Edison Company, and Tucson Electric 
Company), and three new interconnection participants: Tri-State 
Generation and Transmission Association, Inc., Public Service Company 
of Colorado, and Western Area Power Administration, under the terms of 
PNM's Open Access Transmission Tariff. The interconnection agreement 
sets forth the rates, terms and conditions for installation of 
interconnection facilities at the Four Corners Power Plant Project 
345kV Switchyard to accommodate the interconnection of the upgraded 
(from 230kV to 345kV) Shiprock, New Mexico to Four Corners 345kV 
Transmission Line (Shiprock--Four Corners Line). The three 
interconnection participants possess transmission rights on the 
Shiprock--Four Corners Line. PNM requests an effective date of June 7, 
2002 for the interconnection agreement, the date of the last signatory 
to execute the interconnection agreement. PNM's filing is available for 
public inspection at its offices in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
    Copies of the filing have been sent to all parties to the 
interconnection agreement, to the New Mexico Public Regulation 
Commission and the New Mexico Attorney General.
    Comment Date: September 30, 2002.

4. Trigen-Cholla LLC

[Docket No. ER02-2545-000]

    Take notice that on September 9, 2002, Trigen-Cholla LLC tendered 
for filing a Notice of Cancellation of Rate Schedule respecting Trigen-
Cholla LLC's FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume No. 1 (the Rate 
Schedule), which became effective August 1, 2000, in Docket No. ER00-
3263-000. Trigen-Cholla LLC has given notice of the termination by 
their terms of Original Service Agreements No. 1 and No. 2 under the 
Rate Schedule, between Trigen-Cholla LLC and Tri-State Generation and 
Transmission Association, Inc.
    Trigen-Cholla requests that the cancellation become effective 
November 8, 2002.
    Comment Date: September 30, 2002.

5. Westar Energy, Inc.

[Docket No. ES02-51-000]

    Take notice that on September 6, 2002, Westar Energy, Inc. (Westar) 
submitted an application pursuant to section 204 of the Federal Power 
Act seeking authorization to issue long-term debt securities, on or 
before October 31, 2004, in an amount not to exceed $650 million at any 
one time.
    Westar also requests a waiver from the Commission's competitive 
bidding and negotiated placement requirements at 18 CFR 34.2.
    Comment Date: October 3, 2002.

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    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. 02-23774 Filed 9-18-02; 8:45 am]
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