[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 47 (Tuesday, March 11, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11542-11544]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-5702]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. EC03-61-000, et al.]


Black Hills Corporation, et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate 
Filings

March 3, 2003.
    The following filings have been made with the Commission. The 
filings are listed in ascending order within each docket 
classification.

1. Black Hills Corporation

[Docket No. EC03-61-000]

    Take notice that on February 26, 2003, Black Hills Corporation 
(Black Hills) filed an application with the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission (Commission), under Section 203 of the Federal Power Act, 
requesting authorization to implement a plan of corporate restructuring 
.
    Comment Date: March 19, 2003.

2. Cities of Anaheim, Azusa, Banning, Colton, and Riverside, California 
and City of Vernon, California v. California Independent System 
Operator Corporation

[Docket No. EL03-54-000]

    Take notice that on February 26, 2003, the Cities of Anaheim, 
Azusa, Banning, Colton, and Riverside, California (Southern Cities) and 
the City of Vernon, California (Vernon) filed a Petition for Review of 
Arbitrator's Award, pursuant to Rule 207 of the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.207, and section 13.4 of the 
California Independent System Operation Corporation's (ISO) Tariff. The 
petition states that the Southern Cities and Vernon are requesting 
review of the Arbitrator's ``Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law'' 
issued on February 7, 2003, in American Arbitration Association (AAA) 
Case No. 71 198 00758 00 as well as the original May 1, 2002 award of 
the arbitrator in that case.
    The Southern Cities and Vernon state that their filing has been 
served upon all parties to the arbitration and the Arbitrator through 
his designated representative at the AAA.
    Comment Date: March 29, 2003.

3. Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation, Consolidated Edison 
Company of New York, Inc., Long Island Lighting Company, New York State 
Electric & Gas Corporation, Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation, Orange & 
Rockland Utilities, Inc., Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation and 
New York Power Pool

[Docket No. ER97-1523-073]

    Take notice that on February 26, 2003, the New York Independent 
System Operator, Inc. (NYISO) supplied information in response to an 
inquiry from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) 
staff to assist the Commission in responding to a remand from the 
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit 
relating to marginal losses.
    The NYISO states that copies of this filing have been served on all 
parties in the above-referenced docket number.
    Comment Date: March 19, 2003.

4. Reliant Energy Seward, LLC

[Docket No. ER01-3035-002]

    Take notice that on February 27, 2003, Reliant Energy Seward, LLC 
(Seward) filed a letter requesting an amendment to the effective date 
of Seward's FERC Electric Tariff in Docket No. ER01-3035-001. Seward 
requests an effective date of March 1, 2003.
    Comment Date: March 20, 2003.

5. The Clark Fork and Blackfoot, L.L.C.

[Docket No. ER02-2569-002]

    Take notice that on February 27, 2003, The Clark Fork and 
Blackfoot, L.L.C. (TCFB) tendered for filing revisions to its 
application for an order accepting its FERC Electric Tariff Original 
Volume No. 1, granting certain blanket approvals, including the 
authority to sell electricity, capacity, and ancillary services at 
market-based rates, and waiving certain regulations of the Commission.
    Comment Date: March 20, 2003.

6. Duke Energy Corporation

[Docket No.ER03-359-001]

    Take notice that on February 27, 2003, Duke Energy Corporation, on 
behalf of Duke Electric Transmission, (collectively, Duke) in 
compliance with the February 12, 2003 Letter Order issued by the 
Director, Division of Tariffs and Market Development--South, tendered 
for filing Duke's First Revised Rate Schedule No. 10-A designated 
consistent with Order No. 614, Designation of Electric Rate Schedule 
Sheets, FERC Stats. & Regs. Preambles-31,096.
    Comment Date: March 20, 2003.

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7. New York State Electric & Gas Corporation and Rochester Gas and 
Electric Corporation

[Docket No. ER03-560-000]

    Take notice that on February 26, 2003, New York State Electric & 
Gas Corporation and Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation filed with 
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission a joint application to amend 
their codes of conduct.
    Comment Date: March 19, 2003.

8. Michigan Electric Transmission Company, LLC

[Docket No. ER03-561-000]

    Take notice that on February 26, 2003, Michigan Electric 
Transmission Company, LLC (METC) submitted a Letter Agreement between 
the City of Hart and Michigan Electric Transmission Company, LLC (Hart 
and Letter Agreement), intended to establish the terms and conditions 
for engineering and related activities to be performed by METC in 
connection with a possible interconnection to the METC transmission 
system by Hart.
    Comment Date: March 19, 2003.

9. New England Power Pool

[Docket No. ER03-562-000]

    Take notice that on February 26, 2003, the New England Power Pool 
(NEPOOL) submitted the Ninety-Fifth Agreement Amending New England 
Power Pool Agreement, which updates and corrects the information in 
Attachments G, G-2 and G-3, and the accompanying Addendum 
(collectively, Attachment G), of the Restated NEPOOL Open Access 
Transmission Tariff (the NEPOOL Tariff). Attachment G identifies and 
describes the characteristics of the grandfathered contractual 
arrangements referred to as Excepted Transactions. NEPOOL states that 
the information in Attachment G will be used to allocate Auction 
Revenue Rights under NEPOOL's Standard Market Design (SMD-NE) currently 
scheduled to be implemented on March 1, 2003. NEPOOL states further 
that to facilitate implementation of SMD-NE, NEPOOL is updating 
Attachment G to assure the accuracy of the information contained 
therein. A March 1, 2003 effective date is requested for these changes.
    NEPOOL states that copies of these materials were sent to the 
NEPOOL Participants, Non-Participant Transmission Customers and the New 
England state governors and regulatory commissions.
    Comment Date: March 19, 2003.

10. Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.

[Docket No. ER03-564-000]

    Take notice that on February 27, 2003, the Midwest Independent 
Transmission System Operator, Inc. (Midwest ISO), tendered for filing 
revisions to Exhibit A (Network Loads) of the Network Integration 
Transmission Service Agreement between itself and Wisconsin Public 
Power Inc. (WPPI). The revisions to the Transmission Service Agreement 
allows WPPI to consolidate the transmission services of three new 
municipal members of WPPI with its current membership under the Midwest 
ISO's Open Access Transmission Tariff, FERC Electric Tariff, Second 
Revised Volume No. 1. In addition to the revised Exhibit A, the Midwest 
ISO also submits Notices of Cancellation of the network integration 
transmission service agreements under which Oconto Falls Water & Light 
Commission, the Prairie du Sac Water & Light Department, and Stoughton 
Electric Utility have previously been served.
    The Midwest ISO requests a February 1, 2003 effective date and 
waiver of the Commission's notice requirements in order to allow 
consolidation of these services to occur as soon as possible. Copies of 
the filing have been served on WPPI, Oconto Falls Water & Light 
Commission, Prairie du Sac Water & Light Department, Stoughton Electric 
Utility, and the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin. In addition, 
the filing has been electronically posted on the Midwest ISO's Web site 
at  http://www.midwestiso.org under the heading ``Filings to FERC'' for 
other interested parties.
    Comment Date: March 20, 2003.

11. Michigan Electric Transmission Company, LLC

[Docket No. ER03-565-000]

    Take notice that on February 27, 2003, Michigan Electric 
Transmission Company, LLC (METC) submitted a Letter Agreement between 
Lowell Light and Power Company and Michigan Electric Transmission 
Company, LLC dated January 30, 2003 (Lowell and Letter Agreement), 
intended to establish the terms and conditions for engineering and 
construction activities to be performed by METC in connection with a 
possible interconnection to the METC transmission system by Lowell.
    Comment Date: March 20, 2003.

12. Entergy Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER03-566-000]

    Take notice that on February 27, 2003, Entergy Services, Inc., on 
behalf of Entergy Gulf States, Inc. (Entergy Gulf States), tendered for 
filing an original and five copies of a Notice of Termination of the 
Interconnection and Operating Agreement and Generator Imbalance 
Agreement between Entergy Gulf States and Crown Paper Company d/b/a 
Crown Vantage.
    Comment Date: March 20, 2003.

13. Delmarva Power & Light Company

[Docket No. ER03-567-000]

    Take notice that on February 27, 2003, Delmarva Power & Light 
Company (Delmarva) tendered for filing with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission (Commission), revised rate schedule sheets 
(Revised Sheets) in its Second Revised Rate Schedule FERC No. 111 (Rate 
Schedule) between Delmarva and the Town of Middletown, Delaware 
(Middletown). The Revised Sheets delete references to a lease agreement 
between the parties and modify the description of the delivery point in 
the Rate Schedule.
    Delmarva requests that the Commission allow the Revised Sheets to 
become effective May 1, 2003, or the commercial operations date of 
Middletown's substation and associated facilities.
    Delmarava states that copies of the filing were served upon 
Middletown and the Delaware Public Service Commission.
    Comment Date: March 20, 2003.

14. Phelps Dodge Energy Services, LLC

[Docket No. ER03-568-000]

    Take notice that on February 27, 2003, Phelps Dodge Energy 
Services, LLC filed a request to amend its market-based rate tariff, 
FERC Electric Rate Schedule No. 1, and its Code of Conduct to permit 
sales to its affiliates without making a separate filing under Section 
205 under the Federal Power Act.
    Comment Date: March 20, 2003.

15. Southern Illinois Power Cooperative

[Docket No. NJ03-2-000]

    Take notice that on February 26, 2003, Southern Illinois Power 
Cooperative (SIPC) submitted for filing revised ancillary service 
pricing and a request for declaratory order which would find the SIPC's 
revised ancillary service pricing meets the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission's (Commission) comparability standards and is therefore an 
acceptable reciprocity tariff pursuant to the provisions of Order No. 
888.
    Comment Date: March 28, 2003.

Standard Paragraph

    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing should 
file with the

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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 filed to 
access the document. For assistance, 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.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-5702 Filed 3-10-03; 8:45 am]
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