[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 179 (Tuesday, September 16, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54219-54221]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-23608]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. EC03-121-001, et al.]


Hardee Power Partners, Limited., et al.; Electric Rate and 
Corporate Filings

September 4, 2003.
    The following filings have been made with the Commission. The 
filings are listed in ascending order within each docket 
classification.

1. Hardee Power Partners, Limited, Invenergy Investment Company LLC, 
GTCR Fund VIII, L.P., GTCR Fund VIII/B, L.P., Hardee GP LLC, Hardee LP 
LLC

[Docket No. EC03-121-001]

    Take notice that on August 29, 2003, Hardee Power Partners, Limited 
(Hardee Power), Invenergy Investment Company LLC, GTCR Fund VIII, L.P., 
GTCR Fund VIII/B, L.P., Hardee GP LLC and Hardee LP LLC (the 
Applicants) filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
(Commission) a supplement to their application filed pursuant to 
section 203 of the Federal Power Act on August 8, 2003, for 
authorization of the transfer of

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100% of the partnership interests in Hardee Power to Hardee GP LLC and 
Hardee LP LLC (the Acquirers) so that upon consummation of the proposed 
transaction, the Acquirers will own 100% of Hardee Power. Applicants 
request confidential treatment for the documents contained in 
Confidential Exhibit I and Confidential Attachment 1 of the supplement.
    Comment Date: September 15, 2003.

2. Wisconsin Power and Light Company

[Docket No. EC03-133-000]

    Take notice that on September 2, 2003, Wisconsin Power and Light 
Company tendered for filing an application for authorization under 
section 203 of the Federal Power Act, to sell certain substation 
equipment to the City of Wisconsin Rapids Water Works and Lighting 
Commission.
    Comment Date: September 23, 2003.

3. Allegheny Energy Supply Company, LLC

[Docket No. ER00-814-002]

    Take notice that on August 29, 2003, Allegheny Energy Supply 
Company, LLC (AE Supply) tendered for filing, a change in status under 
AE Supply's market-based rate authority to reflect the commercial 
operation of three new 180 MW generating units located in Springdale, 
Pennsylvania. Comment Date: September 19, 2003.

4. Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.

[Docket No. ER03-986-001]

    Take notice that on August 29, 2003, Midwest Independent 
Transmission System Operator, Inc. (Midwest ISO) tendered for filing an 
amendment to its June 27, 2003 filing in Docket No. ER03-986-000 in 
compliance with the Commission's deficiency letter request dated August 
14, 2003.
    The Midwest ISO states it has served copies of its filing on all 
affected customers. Midwest ISO also states that it has electronically 
served a copy of this filing, without attachments, upon all Midwest ISO 
Members, Member representatives of Transmission Owners and Non-
Transmission Owners, the Midwest ISO Advisory Committee participants, 
as well as all state commissions within the region. Midwest states that 
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 in this matter. The Midwest ISO will provide 
hard copies to any interested parties upon request.
    Comment Date: September 19, 2003.

5. Sierra Pacific Power Company

[Docket No. ER03-1264-000]

    Take notice that on August 29, 2003, Sierra Pacific Power Company 
(Sierra Pacific) tendered for filing in accordance with 18 CFR part 35 
of the Commission's Rules and Regulations, a Notice of Cancellation of 
Service Agreement No. 107, Interconnection and Operation Agreement 
between Sierra Pacific Power Company and Duke Energy Washoe, LLC. 
Sierra Pacific has requested an effective date for the cancellation of 
July 30, 2003.
    Sierra states that this Notice of Cancellation is filed pursuant to 
the terms, and finalization of adjustments, appropriate to Service 
Agreement No. 107. Sierra also states that copies of the filing were 
served upon Duke Energy Washoe, LLC, and the Public Utilities 
Commission of Nevada.
    Comment Date: September 19, 2003.

6. Pelican Energy Management Inc.

[Docket No. ER03-1265-000]

    Take notice that on August 29, 2003, Pelican Energy Management Inc. 
(Pelican Energy) tendered for filing a Notice of Cancellation of its 
market-based rate tariff, Pelican Energy Management Inc., Rate Schedule 
FERC No. 1. Pelican Energy states that this authorization was issued to 
them on June 22, 1998, in Docket No. ER98-3084-000. Pelican Energy 
states that it has never entered into any power sales or power purchase 
agreements or transactions pursuant to the tariff.
    Comment Date: September 19, 2003.

7. Burlington Resources Trading Inc.

[Docket No. ER03-1266-000]

    Take notice that on August 29, 2003, Burlington Resources Trading 
Inc. (Burlington Resources) tendered for filing a Notice of 
Cancellation of its market-based rate tariff, Burling Resources Trading 
Inc., Rate Schedule FERC No. 1.
    Burlington Resources states that its market-based authorization was 
issued on November 14, 1996, in Docket No. ER96-3112-000. Burlington 
Resources states that it has never entered into any power sales or 
power purchase agreements or transactions pursuant to the tariff.
    Comment Date: September 19, 2003.

8. Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation, A National Grid Company

[Docket No. ER03-1267-000]

    Take notice that on August 29, 2003, Niagara Mohawk Power 
Corporation, a National Grid Company (Niagara Mohawk) tendered for 
filing pursuant to Section 35.15 of the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission's (Commission) regulations, 18 CFR 35.15, a Notice of 
Cancellation of Rate Schedule No. 138. Niagara Mohawk requests that the 
Notice of Cancellation be deemed effective as of November 1, 2003.
    Niagara Mohawk states it has served copies of the Notice of 
Cancellation upon the customer receiving service under Rate Schedule 
No. 138, the Power Authority of the State of New York, as well as upon 
the New York Independent System Operator and the New York Public 
Service Commission.
    Comment Date: September 19, 2003.

9. Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation, A National Grid Company

[Docket No. ER03-1268-000]

    Take notice that on August 29, 2003, Niagara Mohawk Power 
Corporation, a National Grid Company (Niagara Mohawk) tendered for 
filing pursuant to Section 35.15 of the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission's (Commission) regulations, 18 CFR 35.15 (2003), a Notice of 
Cancellation of Service Agreement No. 139 under Niagara Mohawk's 
grandfathered Open Access Transmission Tariff, FERC Tariff Original 
Vol. No. 3. Niagara Mohawk requests that the Notice of Cancellation be 
deemed effective as of November 1, 2003.
    Niagara Mohawk states it has served copies of the Notice of 
Cancellation upon the customer receiving service under Service 
Agreement No. 139, Allegheny Electric Cooperative, Inc., and upon the 
Power Authority of the State of New York, the New York Independent 
System Operator, and the New York Public Service Commission.
    Comment Date: September 19, 2003.

10. Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation, A National Grid Company

[Docket No. ER03-1269-000]

    Take notice that on August 29, 2003, Niagara Mohawk Power 
Corporation, a National Grid Company (Niagara Mohawk) tendered for 
filing pursuant to Section 35.15 of the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission's (Commission) regulations, 18 CFR. 35.15, a Notice of 
Cancellation of Rate Schedule No. 190. Niagara Mohawk requests that the 
Notice of Cancellation be deemed effective as of November 1, 2003.
    Niagara Mohawk states it has served copies of the Notice of 
Cancellation upon the customer receiving service under Rate Schedule 
No. 190, the Village of Bergen, New York, as well as upon the New York 
Independent System Operator and the New York Public Service Commission.
    Comment Date: September 19, 2003.

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11. Ameren Services Company

[Docket No. ER03-1270-000]

    Take notice that on August 29, 2003, Ameren Services Company 
(Ameren) filed an unexecuted Network Integration Transmission Service 
(NITS) Agreement and unexecuted Network Operating Agreement (NOA) 
between Ameren and Soyland Power Cooperative, Inc. (Soyland) with the 
Commission. Ameren states that the filing proposes modifications to the 
unexecuted NITS Agreement and NOA accepted by the Commission in Docket 
No. ER03-464. Ameren seeks an effective date of September 1, 2003.

Ameren states it has served a copy of this filing on Soyland.

    Comment Date: September 19, 2003.

12. Aquila, Inc.

[Docket No. ER03-1271-000]

    Take notice that on August 29, 2003, Aquila, Inc. d/b/a/ Aquila 
Networks `` MPS (Aquila-MPS) submitted for filing a Generator Balancing 
Service Tariff and associated pro forma service agreement pursuant to 
18 CFR 35.12. Aquila states that pursuant to the GBS Tariff, Aquila-MPS 
will offer generator balancing service to entities which either own, 
control, or schedule the output for an independent generating facility 
interconnected with the transmission system of Aquila-MPS to account 
for unintentional differences between the scheduled generation and the 
actual generation associated with each independent generation facility. 
Aquila has requested that the initial tariff be made effective as of 
November 1, 2003.
    Comment Date: September 19, 2003.


13. Entergy Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER03-1272-000]

    Take notice that on August 29, 2003, Entergy Services, Inc., on 
behalf of Entergy Arkansas, Inc., Entergy Gulf States, Inc., Entergy 
Louisiana, Inc., Entergy Mississippi, Inc., and Entergy New Orleans, 
Inc., (collectively, Entergy) filed proposed revisions to the Entergy 
Open Access Transmission Tariff, FERC Electric Tariff Second Revised 
Volume No. 3, designed to implement an Available Flowgate Capability 
process for evaluating short-term transmission service requests. 
Entergy requests an effective date of April 1, 2004.
    Comment Date: September 19, 2003.

14. Entergy Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER03-1273-000]

    Take notice that on August 29, 2003, Entergy Services, Inc., on 
behalf of Entergy New Orleans, Inc. (Entergy New Orleans), tendered for 
filing of a Notice of Termination of the Interconnection and Operating 
Agreement and Generator Imbalance Agreement between Entergy New Orleans 
and Duke Energy Orleans, LLC.
    Comment Date: September 19, 2003.

15. Boston Edison Company

[Docket No. ER03-1274-000]

    Take notice that on August 29, 2003, Boston Edison Company (BECo), 
tendered for filing pursuant to Commission Order No. 618 and Section 
205 of the Federal Power Act (FPA) proposed changes in its transmission 
plant per book depreciation rates. BECo states that it proposes to make 
the depreciation changes effective on its books as of November 1, 2003, 
which is the requested effective date for this filing. BECo also states 
that if the Commission elects to suspend the filing for one-day, BECo 
requests an October 31, 2003 effective date so that the depreciation 
rate changes would be reflected on its books as of November 1, 2003.
    BECo states that copies of the filing were served upon the public 
utility's jurisdictional customers, and the Massachusetts Department of 
Telecommunications and Energy.
    Comment Date: September 19, 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 filed to 
access the document. For assistance, call (202) 502-8222 or TTY, (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. 03-23608 Filed 9-15-03; 8:45 am]
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