[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 24 (Thursday, February 5, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5530-5532]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-185]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. EC04-58-000, et al.]


Louisiana Generating LLC, et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate 
Filings

January 28, 2004.
    The following filings have been made with the Commission. The 
filings are listed in ascending order within each docket 
classification.

1. Louisiana Generating LLC, and Big Cajun I Peaking Power LLC

[Docket No. EC04-58-000]

    Take notice that on January 23, 2004, Louisiana Generating LLC and 
Big Cajun I Peaking Power LLC (Applicants) filed with the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission an application pursuant to section 203 of 
the Federal Power Act for authorization in connection with the transfer 
from Louisiana Generating LLC to Big Cajun I Peaking Power LLC of an 
interest in certain of Louisiana Generating LLC's jurisdictional 
switchyard facilities located in Louisiana.
    Comment Date: February 13, 2004.

2. Pacific Gas and Electric Company

[Docket No. ER04-413-000]

    Take notice that on January 20, 2004, Pacific Gas and Electric 
Company (PG&E) tendered for filing Generator Special Facilities 
Agreements (GSFA), and Generator Interconnection Agreements between 
PG&E and Shiloh Wind Partners, LLC (Shiloh), Dinuba Energy, Inc. 
(Dinuba), and Kings River Conservation District (Kings River) 
(collectively, Parties).
    PG&E states that copies of this filing have been served upon 
Shiloh, Dinuba, Kings River, the California Independent System Operator 
Corporation and the California Public Utilities Commission.
    Comment Date: February 10, 2004.

3. Pacific Gas and Electric Company

[Docket No. ER04-414-000]

    Take notice that on January 20, 2004, Pacific Gas and Electric 
Company (PG&E) tendered for filing a Generator Special Facilities 
Agreement, Generator Interconnection Agreement and a Supplemental 
Letter Agreement between PG&E and Calpine Gilroy Cogen, L.P. (Gilroy 
Cogen).
    PG&E states that copies of this filing have been served upon Gilroy 
Cogen, the California Independent System Operator Corporation and the 
CPUC.
    Comment Date: February 10, 2004.

4. Pacific Gas and Electric Company

[Docket No. ER04-415-000]

    Take notice that on January 20, 2004, Pacific Gas and Electric 
Company (PG&E) tendered for filing Generator Special Facilities 
Agreements and Generator Interconnection Agreements between PG&E and 
the following parties: Berry Petroleum Company--Tannehill Cogen (Berry 
Tannehill), Berry Petroleum Company--University Cogen (Berry 
University), and Big Creek Water Works, Ltd. (Big Creek).
    PG&E states that copies of this filing have been served upon Berry 
Tannehill, Berry University, Big Creek, the California Independent 
System Operator Corporation and the California Public Utilities 
Commission.
    Comment Date: February 10, 2004.

5. Public Service Company of New Mexico

[Docket No. ER04-416-000]

    Take notice that on January 20, 2004, Public Service Company of New 
Mexico (PNM) submitted for filing certain revisions to PNM's Open 
Access Transmission Tariff (OATT), in compliance with the FERC ``Notice 
Clarifying Compliance Procedures'' in FERC Docket Nos. RM02-1-000 and 
RM02-1-001, to incorporate the Large

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Generator Interconnection Procedures and Large Generator 
Interconnection Agreement, as modified consistent with regional 
reliability standards. PNM states that its filing is available for 
public inspection at its offices in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
    PNM states that copies of the filing have been sent to all PNM 
large generation interconnection customers, to all entities that have 
pending large generation interconnection requests with PNM, to the New 
Mexico Public Regulation Commission, and to the New Mexico Attorney 
General.
    Comment Date: February 10, 2004.

6. Xcel Energy Operating Companies

[Docket No. ER04-419-000]

    Take notice that on January 20, 2004, Xcel Energy Services Inc., on 
behalf of Xcel Operating Companies, filed proposed revisions to the 
Xcel Energy Operating Companies Joint Open Access Transmission Tariff 
(Joint OATT) pursuant to section 205 of the Federal Power Act, 16 
U.S.C. 824d (2000), and in compliance with Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission's Order No. 2003, Standardization of Generator 
Interconnection Agreements and Procedures, Order No. 2003, 68 FR 49845 
(August 19, 2003); FERC Stats. & Regs. ] 31,146 (2003) (Final Rule). 
Xcel states that the revised tariff pages incorporate into the Joint 
OATT the pro forma standard Large Generation Interconnection Procedures 
and the pro forma standard Large Generation Interconnection Agreement 
adopted in Order No. 2003, with certain limited variations to reflect 
regional differences and to provide consistency in application across 
the Xcel Energy Operating Companies. Xcel Energy Services, Inc. states 
that the proposed Joint OATT changes will affect new large generation 
interconnection requests (20 MW and above) to the transmission systems 
of Public Service Company of Colorado and Cheyenne Light, Fuel & Power 
Company. Xcel further states that the revised tariff sheets are 
proposed to be effective January 20, 2004, the date of the instant 
filing, pursuant to the final rule, without suspension.
    Comment Date: February 10, 2004.

7. Central Maine Power Company

[Docket No. ER04-425-000]

    Please take notice that on January 20, 2004, Central Maine Power 
Company (CMP) submitted a Notice of Assignment and Assumption with 
respect to the Continuing Site/Interconnection Agreement between CMP 
and FPL Energy Maine, Inc., FERC Electric Tariff, Fifth Revised Volume 
No. 3, Original Service Agreement Number 158.
    Comment Date: February 10, 2004.

8. BlueStar Energy Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER04-426-000]

    Take notice that on January 20, 2004, BlueStar Energy Services, 
Inc. (BlueStar) petitioned the Commission for acceptance of Rate 
Schedule FERC No. 1; the granting of certain blanket approvals, 
including the authority to sell electricity at market-based rates; and 
the waiver of certain Commission regulations.
    BlueStar states that it intends to engage in wholesale electric 
power and energy purchases and sales as a marketer and is not in the 
business of generating or transmitting electric power. BlueStar further 
states that it is an unaffiliated company.
    Comment Date: February 10, 2004.

9. Nicor Energy Management Service Company

[Docket No. ER04-427-000]

    Take notice that on January 20, 2004, Nicor Energy Management 
Services Company (NEMS), pursuant to section 35.15 of the Commission's 
regulations, filed with the Commission a Notice of Cancellation of its 
market-based wholesale electric tariff, which consists of Rate Schedule 
FERC No. 1 and all rate schedules and/or service agreements there under 
effective January 31, 2004.
    Comment Date: February 10, 2004.

10. Dayton Power and Light Company

[Docket No. ER04-428-000]

    Take notice that on January 20, 2004, Dayton Power and Light 
tendered for filing an original tariff sheet to comply with the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission's Final Rule on Standardization of 
Generator Interconnection Agreements and Procedures in Docket No. RM02-
1-000 issued July 23, 2003.
    Comment Date: February 10, 2004.

11. PacifiCorp

[Docket No. ER04-431-000]

    Take notice that on January 20, 2004, PacifiCorp tendered for 
filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) a 
request for an extension of time to adopt the pro forma large generator 
interconnection tariff provisions (pro forma) of the Commission's Order 
No. 2003 or, in the alternative, a request for acceptance by the 
Commission of PacifiCorp's amended large generator interconnection 
provisions for incorporation into its open access transmission tariff. 
PacifiCorp states that these requests are necessary to protect its 
legal rights. PacifiCorp also states that copies of the filing were 
served upon all appropriate parties.
    Comment Date: February 10, 2004.

12. Bangor Hydro-Electric Company, Central Maine Power Company, 
Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light Company, Maine Electric Power Company, 
New England Power Company, Northeast Utilities Service Company, on 
behalf of the Connecticut Light and Power Company, Western 
Massachusetts Electric Company, Public Service Company of New 
Hampshire, Holyoke Power and Electric Company, Holyoke Water Power 
Company, NSTAR Electric and Gas Corporation, on behalf of Boston Edison 
Company, Cambridge Electric Light Company, and Commonwealth Electric 
Company the United Illuminating Company, Unitil Energy Systems, Inc., 
and Vermont Electric Power Company

[Docket No. ER04-432-000]

    Take notice that on January 20, 2004, New England Transmission 
Owners, consisting of the companies listed above, in compliance with 
Order No. 2003, Standardization of Generator Interconnection Agreements 
and Procedures, FERC ] 31,146 (2003), jointly submitted revisions to 
their Open Access Transmission Tariffs for Local Network Service 
incorporating, with proposed regional variations, Order No. 2003's pro 
forma Standardized Large Generator Interconnection Procedures and 
Standardized Large Generator Interconnection Agreement.
    Comment Date: February 10, 2004.

13. New England Power Pool

[Docket No. ER04-433-000]

    Take notice that on January 20, 2004, the New England Power Pool 
(NEPOOL) Participants Committee submitted for filing amendments to the 
NEPOOL Open Access Transmission Tariff designed to include standardized 
generator interconnection procedures and a standardized generator 
interconnection agreement for interconnections to the regional 
transmission system in New England. NEPOOL states that these amendments 
are filed in compliance with the Commission's Order No. 2003.
    The NEPOOL Participants Committee 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.

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    Comment Date: February 10, 2004.

14. Basin Electric Power Cooperative

[Docket No. NJ04-2-000]

    Take notice that on January 20, 2004, Basin Electric Power 
Cooperative (Basin Electric) tendered for filing its Large Generator 
Interconnection Procedures (LGIP) and Large Generator Interconnection 
Agreement (LGIA) in accordance with Order No. 2003 in compliance with 
Standardization of Generator Interconnection Agreements and Procedures, 
Order No. 2003, 68 FR 49845, FERC Stats. & Regs. ] 31,146, 104 FERC ] 
61,103 (2003), order denying stay and granting extension, 105 FERC ] 
61,043 (2003).
    Basin Electric requests that the Commission allow the Revised 
Sheets to become effective January 20, 2004.
    Basin Electric states that copies of the filing were served upon 
customers under the West-Side OATT and the Public Service Company of 
Colorado, the Iowa Utilities Board, the Minnesota Public Utilities 
Commission, the Montana Public Service Commission, the Nebraska Public 
Service Commission, the New Mexico Public Service Commission, the North 
Dakota Public Service Commission, the South Dakota Public Utilities 
Commission, and the Wyoming Public Service Commission.
    Comment Date: February 10, 2004.

15. New England Power Pool and New England Independent System Operator

[Docket No. OA97-237-016]

    Take notice that on January 20, 2004, the New England Power Pool 
(NEPOOL) Participants Committee and ISO New England Inc. (ISO-NE), 
pursuant to the Commission's December 22, 2003, Order in Docket Nos. 
OA97-237-012, -013, and -014, 105 FERC ] 61,317 (the December 22 
Order), and pursuant to rule 1907 of the Commission's rules of practice 
and procedure, 18 CFR 385.1907 (2003), have jointly submitted an 
informational report which: (1) Provides annual transmission revenue 
requirement submissions for the Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light 
Company, revised in accordance with the December 22 Order; and, (2) 
states that NEPOOL and ISO-NE will implement on or before NEPOOL's 
April 2004 billing cycle an adjustment for previously billed charges 
for regional network service under the formula rate provisions of the 
NEPOOL Tariff for charges in effect for the NEPOOL rate years June 1, 
1997, through May 31, 2000, to reflect the findings in the December 22 
Order regarding an audit of those charges undertaken by NEPOOL and ISO-
NE.
    The NEPOOL Participants Committee and ISO-NE state that copies of 
these materials were sent to the NEPOOL Participants and the New 
England State governors and regulatory commissions.
    Comment Date: February 10, 2004.

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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. E4-185 Filed 2-4-04; 8:45 am]
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