[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 200 (Wednesday, October 16, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63908-63909]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-26259]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. ER02-709-000, et al.]


Southwest Power Pool, Inc., et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate 
Regulation Filings

October 7, 2002.
    The following filings have been made with the Commission. The 
filings are listed in ascending order within each docket 
classification.

1. Southwest Power Pool, Inc.

[Docket No. ER02-709-000]

    Take notice that on October 2, 2002, Southwest Power Pool, Inc. 
(SPP), submitted a notice of withdrawal of the unexecuted service 
agreement filed January 7, 2002 in this proceeding. A copy of this 
filing was served on all parties included on the Commission's official 
service list established in this proceeding.
    Comment Date: October 23, 2002.

2. Covanta Fairfax, Inc.

[Docket No. ER02-2515-001]

    Take notice that on October 3, 2002, Covanta Fairfax, Inc. tendered 
for filing a Notice of Succession to reflect a name change from Ogden 
Fairfax, Inc. to Covanta Fairfax, Inc. Copies of the filing were served 
upon the Virginia Corporation Commission and on Dominion Virginia 
Power.
    Comment Date: October 24, 2002.

3. Edison Source

[Docket No. ER02-2565-001]

    Take notice that on October 3, 2002, Edison Source tendered for 
filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) an 
amendment to its filing in the above-referenced docket withdrawing its 
participation in the Western Systems Power Pool (WSPP) pursuant to the 
Power Purchase and Sale Agreement between Edison Source and the WSPP, 
dated August 26, 1996. Edison Source requests to withdraw its 
participation as of October 15, 2002.
    Comment Date: October 24, 2002.

4. New England Power Pool

[Docket No. ER03-1-000]

    Take notice that on October 1, 2002, the New England Power Pool 
(NEPOOL) Participants Committee filed for acceptance materials to 
permit NEPOOL to expand its membership to include WebGen Systems Inc. 
(WebGen). The Participants Committee requests an October 1, 2002 
effective date for commencement of participation in NEPOOL by WebGen.
    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: October 22, 2002.

5. Ameren Services Company

[Docket No. ER03-2-000]

    Take notice that on October 1, 2002, Ameren Services Company (ASC) 
tendered for filing a Service Agreement for Long-Term Firm Point-to-
Point Services between ASC and Ameren Energy, Inc. ASC asserts that the 
purpose of the Agreement is to permit ASC to provide transmission 
service to Ameren Energy, Inc. pursuant to Ameren's Open Access 
Transmission Tariff.
    Comment Date: October 22, 2002.

6. PPL Electric Utilities Corporation

[Docket No. ER03-3-000]

    Take notice that on October 1, 2002, PPL Electric Utilities 
Corporation (PPL Electric) filed an unexecuted Interconnection 
Agreement between PPL Electric and Allegheny Electric Cooperative, Inc. 
for interconnection at the Renovo/Chapman delivery point.
    Comment Date: October 22, 2002.

7. PPL Electric Utilities Corporation

[Docket No. ER03-4-000]

    Take notice that on October 1, 2002, PPL Electric Utilities 
Corporation (PPL Electric) filed an unexecuted Interconnection 
Agreement between PPL Electric and Allegheny Electric Cooperative, Inc. 
for interconnection at the Fairfield delivery point.
    PPL Electric requests an effective date of February 1, 2002.
    Comment Date: October 22, 2002.

8. Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.

[Docket No. ER03-5-000]

    Take notice that on October 2, 2002, pursuant to Section 205 of the 
Federal Power Act and Section 35.12 of the Commission's regulations, 18 
CFR 35.12, the Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. 
(Midwest ISO) submitted for filing an Interconnection and Operating 
Agreement among GM Transmission, LLC, the Midwest ISO and Northern 
States Power Company d/b/a Xcel Energy.
    A copy of this filing was sent to the GM Transmission, LLC and 
Northern States Power Company d/b/a Xcel Energy.
    Comment Date: October 23, 2002.

9. Quonset Point Cogen, L.P.

[Docket No. ER03-6-000]

    Take notice that on October 2, 2002, Quonset Point Cogen, L.P. and 
PSEG Energy Technologies Inc. (Applicants) filed with the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission a Thermal and Electric Energy Purchase 
Agreement under Section 205 of the Federal Power Act. Applicants 
request an effective date of November 1, 2002.
    Comment Date: October 23, 2002.

10. Public Service Company of New Hampshire

[Docket No. ER03-7-000]

    Take notice that on October 2, 2002, Northeast Utilities Service 
Company (NUSCO), on behalf of its affiliate, Public Service Company of 
New Hampshire (PSNH), filed the executed Interconnection and Operations 
Agreement (IOA) by and between PSNH and Hawkeye Funding, Limited 
Partnership (Hawkeye), designated as Original Service Agreement No. 93 
under Northeast Utilities System Companies' Open Access Transmission 
Tariff (Tariff No. 9). The IOA is a new agreement establishing the 
terms and conditions under which PSNH will provide interconnection 
service to Hawkeye's nominal 525-megawatt combined-cycle generating 
facility in Newington, New Hampshire.
    NUSCO states that a copy of this filing has been mailed to Hawkeye 
and that Hawkeye fully consents to and supports this filing. NUSCO and 
Hawkeye request an effective date for the IOA of

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September 30, 2002, and request any waivers of the Commission's 
regulations that may be necessary to permit such an effective date.
    Comment Date: October 23, 2002.

11. Southern Company Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER03-8-000]

    Take notice on October 2, 2002, Southern Company Services, Inc. 
(SCS), acting on behalf of Georgia Power Company (Georgia Power), 
tendered for filing the Amendment to the Interchange Contract Between 
Georgia Power and Crisp County Power Commission (Crisp County) dated as 
of September 27, 2002 (the Amendment). The Amendment modifies that 
certain Interchange Contract between Georgia Power and Crisp County 
dated as of July 1, 1980. The amended Interchange Contract has been 
designated as First Revised Rate Schedule FERC No. 803.
    The Amendment revises Service Schedule B and Service Schedule C of 
the Interchange Contract. SCS has requested an effective date of 
October 3, 2002, for the Amendment.
    Comment Date: October 23, 2002.

12. Westar Energy, Inc.

[Docket No. ER03-9-000]

    Take notice that on October 2, 2002, Westar Energy, Inc. (Westar 
Energy) filed a Notification of Change in Status and Petition for 
Acceptance of Revised Market Rate Schedules to reflect (1) Westar 
Energy's name change from Western Resources, Inc. and (2) cancellation 
of Westar Energy's proposed merger with Public Service Company of New 
Mexico, all as more fully described in the Application.
    Comment Date: October 23, 2002.

13. ONEOK Energy Marketing and Trading Company, L.P.

[Docket No. ER03-10-000]

    Take notice that on October 2, 2002, ONEOK Energy Marketing and 
Trading Company, L.P. (OEMT) tendered for filing Electric Tariff, 
Original Volume No. 1, which will supercede ONEOK Power Marketing 
Company's (OPMC) FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume No. 1. This 
filing is the result of the merger by and between OEMT and OPMC, which 
was consummated on October 1, 2002. OEMT requests an effective date of 
April 1, 2001.
    A copy of the filing was served upon the Oklahoma Corporation 
Commission.
    Comment Date: October 23, 2002.

14. Louisville Gas and Electric Company/Kentucky Utilities Company

[Docket No. ER03-11-000]

    Take notice that on October 3, 2002, Louisville Gas and Electric 
Company (LG&E)/Kentucky Utilities (KU) (hereinafter Companies) tendered 
for filing an unexecuted unilateral Service Sales Agreement between 
Companies and Southern Illinois Power Cooperative under the Companies' 
Rate Schedule MBSS.
    Comment Date: October 24, 2002.

15. MidAmerican Energy Company

[Docket No. ER03-12-000]

    Take notice that on October 3, 2002, MidAmerican Energy Company 
(MidAmerican), 401 Douglas Street, P. O. Box 778, Sioux City Iowa 
51102, filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) 
an Electric Transmission Interconnection Agreement between Iowa Public 
Service Company n/k/a MidAmerican Energy Company, dated March 1, 1991, 
which incorporates the Fifth Amendment to the Agreement, dated June 28, 
2002. The Agreement is pursuant to MidAmerican's Open Access 
Transmission Tariff.
    MidAmerican has served a copy of the filing on the Iowa Utilities 
Board, the Illinois Commerce Commission and the South Dakota Public 
Utilities Commission.
    Comment Date: October 24, 2002.

16. New York Independent System Operator, Inc.

[Docket No. ER03-13-000]

    Take notice that on October 3, 2002, the New York Independent 
System Operator, Inc. (NYISO) filed revisions to its Market 
Administration and Control Area Services Tariff (Services Tariff) to 
implement an Unforced Capacity Deliverability Rights (UDR) product in 
the Installed Capacity market in New York.
    The NYISO has served a copy of this filing to all parties that have 
executed Service Agreements under the NYISO's Open-Access Transmission 
Tariff or Services Tariff, the New York State Public Service Commission 
and to the electric utility regulatory agencies in New Jersey and 
Pennsylvania.
    Comment Date: October 24, 2002.

17. Southwest Power Pool, Inc.

[Docket No. ER03-14-000

    Take notice that on October 3, 2002, Southwest Power Pool, Inc. 
(SPP) filed changes to the SPP Open Access Transmission Tariff (SPP 
Tariff) intended to implement certain rate changes applicable to the 
Southwestern Power Administration pricing zone. SPP seeks an effective 
date of October 1, 2002 for these changes.
    A copy of this filing was served on all transmission customers 
under the SPP Tariff and on all affected state commission.
    Comment Date: October 24, 2002.

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    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. 02-26259 Filed 10-15-02; 8:45 am]
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