[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 247 (Tuesday, December 24, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78439-78440]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-32480]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. ER03-262-000]


The New PJM Companies: American Electric Power Service 
Corporation on behalf of its operating companies Appalachian Power 
Company, Columbus Southern Power Company, Indiana Michigan Power 
Company, Kentucky Power Company, Kingsport Power Company, Ohio Power 
Company, and Wheeling Power Company, Commonwealth Edison Company and 
Commonwealth Edison Company of Indiana, Inc., The Dayton Power and 
Light Company, Virginia Electric and Power Company, and PJM 
Interconnection, L.L.C.; Notice of Filing

December 18, 2002.
    Take notice that on December 11, 2002, in accordance with section 
205 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), American Electric Power Service 
Corporation on behalf of Appalachian Power Service Company, Columbus 
Southern Power Company, Indiana Michigan Power Company, Kentucky Power 
Company, Kingsport Power Company, Ohio Power Company and Wheeling Power 
Company (AEP), Commonwealth Edison Company and Commonwealth Edison 
Company of Indiana, Inc. (ComEd), Dayton Power and Light Company, and 
Virginia Electric and Power Company (collectively referred to as the 
New PJM Companies) and PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. (PJM), jointly 
submitted a filing to include the New PJM Companies as transmission 
owners within PJM, to revise the PJM West Transmission Owners 
Agreement, Access Transmission Tariff, and to request unconditional 
approval of PJM as a Regional Transmission Organization.
    The New PJM Companies and PJM request that the Commission establish 
an effective date to coincide with the date upon which transmission 
service will first be provided over the transmission facilities of AEP 
and ComEd Date, and that the date be either February 1, 2003 or March 
1, 2003.
    The New PJM Companies and PJM state that a paper copy of the 
transmittal letter describing this filing was served on all state 
public utility commissions having jurisdiction over the New PJM 
Companies, all PJM members and all transmission customers of the New 
PJM Companies. In addition, the filing, in its entirety, is being 
posted on the PJM Web site (http://www.pjm.com) for download by any 
interested party.
    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 ``FERRIS'' link. Enter the docket 
number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to 
access the document. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support 
at [email protected] or toll-free at (866)208-3676, or for 
TTY, contact (202)502-8659. 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. The Commission strongly encourages 
electronic filings.

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    Comment Date: January 3, 2003.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-32480 Filed 12-23-02; 8:45 am]
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