[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 73 (Wednesday, April 16, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18610-18612]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-9236]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. EG03-55-000, et al.]


NM Mid-Valley Genco LLC, et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate 
Filings

April 9, 2003.
    The following filings have been made with the Commission. The 
filings are listed in ascending order within each docket 
classification.

1. NM Mid-Valley Genco LLC

[Docket No. EG03-55-000]

    Take notice that on April 4, 2003, NM Mid-Valley Genco LLC 
(Applicant), with its principal office at 3650 IDS Center, 80 So. 8th 
Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402-2217, filed with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission (Commission) an application for determination of 
exempt wholesale generator status pursuant to Section 32 of the Public 
Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 and part 365 of the Commission's 
regulations.
    Applicant states that it will own and operate the approximately 
2.52 megawatt (gross) Mid-Valley Landfill Gas Project, located in the 
City of Rialto, San Bernardino, California, with the possibility of 
expansion up to an additional 3.78 megawatts, and will sell electric 
energy exclusively at wholesale.
    Comment Date: April 30, 2003.

2. NM Colton Genco LLC

[Docket No. EG03-56-000]

    Take notice that on April 4, 2003, NM Colton Genco LLC (Applicant), 
with its principal office at 3650 IDS Center, 80 So. 8th Street, 
Minneapolis, MN 55402-2217, filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission (Commission) an application for determination of exempt 
wholesale generator status pursuant to Section 32 of the Public Utility 
Holding Company Act of 1935 and part 365 of the Commission's 
regulations.
    Applicant states that it will own and operate the approximately 
1.26 megawatt (gross) Colton Landfill Gas Project, located in the City 
of Colton, San Bernardino, California, with the possibility of 
expansion up to an additional 1.26 megawatts, and will sell electric 
energy exclusively at wholesale.
    Comment Date: April 30, 2003.

3. NM Milliken Genco LLC

[Docket No. EG03-57-000]

    Take notice that on April 4, 2003, NM Milliken Genco LLC 
(Applicant), with its principal office at 3650 IDS Center, 80 So. 8th 
Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402-2217, filed with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission (Commission) an application for determination of 
exempt wholesale generator status pursuant to Section 32 of the Public 
Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 and part 365 of the Commission's 
regulations.
    Applicant states that it will own and operate the approximately 
2.52 megawatt (gross) Milliken Landfill Gas Project, located in the 
City of Ontario, San Bernardino, California, with the possibility of 
expansion up to an additional 1.26 megawatts, and will sell electric 
energy exclusively at wholesale.
    Comment Date: April 30, 2003.

4. New York Independent System Operator, Inc.

[Docket No. ER03-18-002]

    Take notice that on April 4, 2003, the New York Independent System 
Operator, Inc., (NYISO) filed corrected tariff revisions to its Market 
Administration and Control Area Services Tariff (Services Tariff).
    NYISO states that copies of this filing have been served on all 
parties listed on the official service list. The NYISO states that it 
has also 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: April 25, 2003.

5. Carolina Power & Light Company

[Docket Nos. ER03-414-001 and ER03-415-001]

    Take notice that on April 4, 2003, Carolina Power & Light Company 
d/b/a Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc., tendered for filing revised 
Facility Interconnection and Operating Agreements with Cogentrix of 
North Carolina, Inc., in accordance with Commission Order dated March 
7, 2003.
    Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc., states that a copy of the filing 
was served upon the North Carolina Utilities Commission and the South 
Carolina Public Service Commission.
    Comment Date: April 25, 2003.

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6. Entergy Services, Inc. and Entergy Power, Inc.

[Docket No. ER03-682-001]

    Take notice that on April 2, 2003, Entergy Services, Inc. (ESI), on 
behalf of Entergy New Orleans, Inc. (ENO), and Entergy Power, Inc. 
(EPI) filed an amendment to its March 31, 2003 filing under section 205 
of the Federal Power Act for approval of a power purchase agreement 
between the ENO and EPI as well as two additional purchase power 
agreements, between ENO and, respectively, Entergy Gulf States, Inc. 
and Entergy Arkansas, Inc
    ESI states that copies of this filing were served on the affected 
state utility commissions.
    Comment Date: April 23, 2003.

7. Yankee Atomic Electric Company

[Docket No. ER03-704-000]

    Take notice that on April 4, 2003, Yankee Atomic Electric Company 
(Yankee) submitted for filing revisions to Yankee's wholesale power 
contract, Yankee Atomic Electric Company, Rate Schedule FERC No. 3 (the 
Power Contract) to resume collections to recover the costs of 
completing the decommissioning of Yankee's retired nuclear generating 
plant. Yankee states that the schedule of resumed decommissioning 
collections is based on a new decommissioning cost estimate (the 2003 
Estimate). Yankee also states that the purpose of this filing is to 
reinitiate decommissioning cost collections under the Power Contract in 
order to fund the decommissioning of Yankee's Rowe Nuclear Generating 
Plant located in Rowe, Massachusetts based on the 2003 Estimate.
    Yankee states that copies of this filing have been served on 
Yankee's wholesale customers and regulators in the states of 
Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Vermont, Maine and New 
Hampshire.
    Comment Date: April 25, 2003.

8. Georgia Power Company

[Docket No. ER03-705-000]

    Take notice that on April 4, 2003, Georgia Power Company filed a 
Notice of Cancellation notifying the Commission that the Interim 
Agreement for Gulf Power Company Scherer Unit 3 Transmission Facilities 
Service Payment to Georgia Power Company (designated Georgia Rate 
Schedule 824), dated August 31, 1989, and filed with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission by Georgia Power Company, terminated by its own 
terms on June 1, 1995.
    Comment Date: April 25, 2003.

9. PECO Energy Company

[Docket No. ER03-706-000]

    Take notice that on April 4, 2003, PECO Energy Company (PECO) 
submitted for filing a Revised Title Page and First Revised Sheet Nos. 
38, 40, 41, 42, 44, and 45 to the Construction Agreement between PECO 
and Old Dominion Electric Cooperative (Old Dominion) designated as 
Service Agreement No. 683 under the PJM Open Access Transmission 
Tariff. PECO states that the pages were revised pursuant to PJM's 
modifications to the scope of work required to interconnect the Rock 
Springs Electric Generating Facility located in Cecil County, Maryland.
    PECO states that copies of this filing were served on Old Dominion 
and PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
    Comment Date: April 25, 2003.

10. Cleco Power LLC

[Docket No. ER03-707-000]

    Take notice that on April 4, 2003, Cleco Power LLC, (Cleco Power) 
tendered for filing Fifth Revised Sheet Nos. 77 and 78, an Attachment 
E, from Cleco Power's open access transmission tariff, titled ``Index 
of Point-to-Point Transmission Service Customers'', to include 
TransAlta Energy Marketing (U.S) Inc., as a short-term firm and non-
firm transmission customer. Cleco Power states that Cleco Power and 
TransAlta Energy Marketing (U.S) Inc., have executed agreements under 
which Cleco Power will provide short-term firm point-to-point 
transmission service and non-firm point-to-point transmission service 
to TransAlta Energy Marketing (U.S) Inc., under its Open Access 
Transmission Tariff.
    Comment Date: April 25, 2003.

11. Pacific Gas and Electric Company

[Docket No. ER03-708-000]

    Take notice that on April 4, 2003, Pacific Gas and Electric Company 
(PG&E) tendered for filing revisions to its Reliability Must-Run 
Service Agreements with the California Independent System Operator 
Corporation (ISO) for Helms Power Plant, PG&E First Revised Rate 
Schedule FERC No. 207, Humboldt Power Plant, PG&E First Revised Rate 
Schedule FERC No. 208, Hunters Point Power Plant, PG&E First Revised 
Rate Schedule FERC No. 209, and San Joaquin Power Plant, PG&E First 
Revised Rate Schedule FERC No. 211. PG&E states that this filing 
revises portions of the Rate Schedules to adjust Table B-2, Hourly 
Capital Item Charges, and Table B-4, Hourly Surcharge Penalty Rate, of 
Schedule B, ``Monthly Option Payment'' to recognize capital items 
placed in service pursuant to the terms of the RMR Agreements.
    PG&E states that copies of this filing have been served upon the 
ISO, the California Electricity Oversight Board, and the California 
Public Utilities Commission.
    Comment Date: April 25, 2003.

12. Louisiana Generating LLC

[Docket No. ER03-709-000]

    Take notice that on April 4, 2003, Louisiana Generating LLC filed 
under section 205 of the Federal Power Act, and Commission Order No. 
614, a request that the Commission accept for filing a revised market-
based rate tariff; and grant any waivers necessary to make the revised 
tariff sheets effective as soon as possible.
    Comment Date: April 25, 2003.

13. PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.

[Docket No. ER03-710-000]

    Take notice that on April 4, 2003, PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. 
(PJM), submitted for filing an interconnection service agreement (ISA) 
and a construction service agreement (CSA) between PJM and Jersey-
Atlantic Wind, LLC and Atlantic City Electric Company d/b/a Conectiv 
Power Delivery.
    PJM requests a waiver of the Commission's 60-day notice requirement 
to permit a March 6, 2003 effective date for the ISA and CSA. PJM 
states that copies of this filing were served upon the parties to the 
agreements and the state regulatory commissions within the PJM region.
    Comment Date: April 25, 2003.

14. Alliant Energy Corporate Services Inc.

[Docket No. ER03-712-000]

    Take notice that on April 4, 2003, Alliant Energy Corporate 
Services Inc. (ALTM) tendered for filing a signed Service Agreement 
under ALTM's Market Based Wholesale Power Sales Tariff (MR-1) between 
itself and City of Bellevue, Iowa. ALTM respectfully requests a waiver 
of the Commission's notice requirements, and an effective date of March 
31, 2003.
    Comment Date: April 25, 2003.

15. Oregon Trail Electric Consumers Cooperative, Inc.

[Docket No. ES03-30-000]

    Take notice that on April 2, 2003, Oregon Trail Electric Consumers 
Cooperative, Inc. (Oregon Trail) submitted an application pursuant to 
section 204 of the Federal Power Act seeking authorization to (1) make 
long-term borrowings under a loan agreement with the National Rural 
Utilities

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Cooperative Finance Corporation (CFC) in an amount not to exceed $6 
million and (2) make no more than $5 million of short-term borrowings 
under a line of credit agreement with CFC.
    Oregon Trail also requests a waiver from the Commission's 
competitive bidding and negotiated placement requirements at 18 CFR 
34.2.
    Comment Date: April 30, 2003.

16. Florida Power Corporation, dba Progress Energy Florida, Inc.

[Docket No. SC03-1-000]

    Take notice that on April 2, 2003, Florida Power Corporation, dba 
Progress Energy Florida, Inc. (FPC), tendered for filing pursuant to 
Section 205 of the Federal Power Act an amendment to its open-access 
transmission tariff. FPC states that the purpose of the amendment is to 
recover stranded costs as a transmission surcharge if and when the City 
of Casselberry, Florida ``municipalizes'' and becomes a transmission 
customer of FPC. FPC further states that the customers within the City 
of Casselberry are currently served at retail by FPC. FPC requests an 
effective date for the tariff amendment upon commencement of 
transmission service by Casselberry. FPC requests waiver of the 
Commission's notice regulations for that purpose. FPC states that the 
basis for the stranded cost calculation is explained in the testimony 
and transmittal letter accompanying the tariff amendment.
    The proposed tariff amendment affects only the City of Casselberry 
and would have no impact on any other customer under FPC's open-access 
transmission tariff. FPC has served a copy of the tariff amendment 
filing on the City of Casselberry and on the Florida Public Service 
Commission.
    Comment Date: April 23, 2003.

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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 ``FERRIS'' link. Enter the docket 
number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field 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. 03-9236 Filed 4-15-03; 8:45 am]
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