[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 81 (Monday, April 28, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22369-22370]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-10307]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. ER03-610-000]


Allegheny Energy Supply Units 3, 4, & 5, LLC; Notice of Issuance 
of Order

April 21, 2003.
    Allegheny Energy Supply Units 3, 4, & 5, LLC (Allegheny 3, 4 & 5) 
filed an application for market-based rate authority, with an 
accompanying tariff. The proposed market-based rate tariff provides for 
the sale of capacity and energy at market-based rates, as well as sale 
of ancillary services into PJM Interconnection LLC, New York 
Independent System Operator, Inc., and ISO New England, Inc. at market-
based rates. Allegheny 3, 4, & 5 also requested waiver of various 
Commission regulations. In particular, Allegheny 3, 4, & 5 requested 
that the Commission grant blanket approval under 18 CFR part 34 of all 
future issuances of securities and assumptions of liability by 
Allegheny 3, 4, & 5.
    On April 18, 2003, pursuant to delegated authority, the Director, 
Division of Tariffs and Market Development--South, granted the request 
for blanket approval under part 34, subject to the following:
    Any person desiring to be heard or to protest the blanket approval 
of issuances of securities or assumptions of liability by Allegheny 3, 
4, & 5 should file a motion to intervene or protest 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).
    Notice is hereby given that the deadline for filing motions to 
intervene or protests, as set forth above, is May 19, 2003.
    Absent a request to be heard in opposition by the deadline above, 
Allegheny 3, 4, & 5 is authorized to issue securities and assume 
obligations or liabilities as a guarantor, indorser, surety, or 
otherwise in respect of any security of another person; provided that 
such issuance or assumption is for some lawful object within the 
corporate purposes of Allegheny 3, 4, & 5 compatible with the public 
interest, and is reasonably necessary or appropriate for such purposes.
    The Commission reserves the right to require a further showing that 
neither public nor private interests will be adversely affected by 
continued approval of Allegheny 3, 4, & 5's

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issuances of securities or assumptions of liability.
    Copies of the full text of the Order are available from the 
Commission's Public Reference Branch, 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20426. The Order may also 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. Comments, 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. 03-10307 Filed 4-25-03; 8:45 am]
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