[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 99 (Friday, May 21, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29290-29293]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-1182]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. EG04-66-000, et al.]


Indeck Maine Energy, L.L.C., et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate 
Filings

May 13, 2004.
    The following filings have been made with the Commission. The 
filings are listed in ascending order within each docket 
classification.

1. Indeck Maine Energy, L.L.C.

[Docket No. EG04-66-000]

    Take notice that on May 5, 2004, Indeck Maine Energy, L.L.C. 
(Indeck Maine), an Illinois limited liability company, with its 
principal executive office at 947 Linwood Avenue, Ridgewood, New Jersey 
07450-2811, filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
(Commission) an application for determination of exempt wholesale 
generator status pursuant to part 365 of the Commission's regulations 
and section 32 of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as 
amended.
    Indeck Maine states that its facilities consists of two steam 
generators producing approximately 54 MW (gross) of electric capacity 
located in Maine. Indeck Maine further states that it will be engaged 
directly and exclusively in the business of owning and operating 
eligible facilities and selling electric energy at wholesale.
    Indeck Maine states that copies of the application have been served 
on the Maine Public Utility Commission and the Securities and Exchange 
Commission.
    Comment Date: May 26, 2004.

2. Entergy-Koch Trading, LP

[Docket No. ER01-2781-006]

    Take notice that on April 23, 2004, Entergy-Koch Trading, LP (EKT) 
filed a document informing the Commission of a non-material change in 
the characteristics that the Commission relied upon in granting EKT 
market-based rate authorization under section 205 of the Federal Power 
Act.
    Comment Date: May 21, 2004.

3. Westar Energy, Inc.

[Docket No. ER02-2516-001]

    Take notice that on May 10, 2004, Westar Energy, Inc. (Westar) 
submitted a compliance filing to convert certain of its non-conforming 
rate schedules to Order No. 614 format and reflect the corporate name 
change to Westar.
    Westar states that a copy of this filing was served upon the Kansas 
Corporation Commission and the affected customers.
    Comment Date: June 1, 2004.

4. Pacific Gas and Electric Company

[Docket No. ER04-141-001]

    Take notice that on May 11, 2004, Pacific Gas and Electric Company 
(PG&E) submitted an amendment to the rate revision filing PG&E 
submitted on October 31, 2003, in Docket No. ER04-141-000. PG&E states 
that the filing includes rate schedule sheet revisions to the 
Reliability Must-Run Service Agreement between PG&E and the California 
Independent System Operator Corporation (ISO) for Humboldt Bay Power 
Plant. PG&E requests an effective date of June 1, 2004.
    PG&E states that copies of PG&E's filing have been served upon the 
ISO, the California Electricity Oversight Board, and the California 
Public Utilities Commission.
    Comment Date: June 1, 2004.

5. Virginia Electric and Power Company

[Docket No. ER04-549-002]

    Take notice that on May 10, 2004, Virginia Electric and Power 
Company, doing business as Dominion Virginia Power, tendered for filing 
Attachment O to its open-access transmission tariff, FERC Electric 
Tariff, Second Revised Volume No. 5 (OATT), containing revised Large 
Generator Interconnection Procedures (LGIP) and a revised Large 
Generator Interconnection Agreement (LGIA) in compliance with Virginia 
Electric & Power Company, 107 FERC ] 61,010 (2004) and Order No. 2003-
A. Dominion Virginia Power requests that the Commission allow the 
revised LGIA and LGIP to become effective April 26, 2004.
    Dominion Virginia Power states that copies of the filing were 
served upon the official service list in this proceeding, the Virginia 
State Corporation Commission and the North Carolina Utilities 
Commission.
    Comment Date: June 1, 2004.

6. Virginia Electric and Power Company

[Docket No. ER04-558-001]

    Take notice that, on May 7, 2004, Virginia Electric and Power 
Company (Dominion North Carolina Power) submitted a compliance filing 
pursuant to the Commission's letter order issued April 7, 2004, in 
Docket No. ER04-558-000.
    Dominion North Carolina Power states that copies of the filing were 
served upon the Power Agency and the official service list in the 
above-captioned proceeding.
    Comment Date: May 28, 2004.

7. PPL Electric Utilities Corporation

[Docket No. ER04-575-001]

    Take notice that on May 7, 2004, PPL Electric Utilities Corporation 
(PPL Electric) filed a Service Agreement under the PJM Open Access 
Transmission Tariff between PPL Electric and Baltimore Gas and Electric 
Company (BG&E) in compliance with the Commission's letter order issued 
April 22, 2004, in Docket No. ER04-575-000 conditionally accepting the 
Agreement pending proper tariff designations in accordance with Order 
No. 614.
    PPL Electric states that a copy of this filing has been provided to 
BG&E.
    Comment Date: May 28, 2004.

8. EnergyWindow, Inc.

[Docket No. ER04-584-002]

    Take notice that on May 4, 2004, EnergyWindow, Inc. (EnergyWindow) 
filed supplemental information regarding its February 19, 2004, and 
April 19, 2004, filings in Docket Nos. ER04-584-000 and 001 requesting 
Commission acceptance of EnergyWindow's 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.

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    Comment Date: May 25, 2004.

9. Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.

[Docket No. ER04-738-001]

    Take notice that on May 7, 2004, the Midwest Independent 
Transmission System Operator, Inc. (Midwest ISO) supplemented its April 
15, 2004, Notice of Succession of Certain Transmission Service 
Agreements and Network Integration Transmission Service and Operating 
Agreements entered into by and between Ameren Services Company, as 
agent for its electric utility affiliates, Union Electric Company d/b/a 
AmerenUE and Central Illinois Public Service Company d/b/a AmerenCIPS 
(Ameren) and various transmission customers. Midwest ISO has requested 
an effective date of May 1, 2004.
    The Midwest ISO states that it has served a copy of this filing 
upon the affected customers and has electronically served a copy of 
this filing, with 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. In addition, 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. Midwest ISO also states that 
it will provide hard copies to any interested parties upon request.
    Comment Date: May 28, 2004.

10. South Carolina Electric & Gas Company

[Docket No. ER04-764-001]

    Take notice that on May 10, 2004, South Carolina Electric & Gas 
Company (SCE&G) filed with the Commission a supplemental filing 
proposing revisions to its open access transmission-tariff (OATT) in 
order to incorporate certain revisions to the Large Generator 
Interconnection Procedures (LGIP). SCE&G states that the supplemental 
filing includes the entire LGIP and Large Generator Interconnection 
Agreement as part of its OATT.
    Comment Date: June 1, 2004.

11. Maine Public Service Company

[Docket No. ER04-819-000]

    Take notice that on April 30, 2004, Maine Public Service Company 
(MPS) submitted for filing an executed interconnection agreement 
between MPS and WPS New England Generation, Inc. (WPS). MPS requests an 
effective date of April 1, 2004, for the agreement.
    MPS state that copies of this filing were served upon WPS, the 
Maine Public Service Commission, and the Maine Office of Public 
Advocate.
    Comment Date: May 28, 2004.

12. GenWest LLC

[Docket No. ER04-820-000]

    Take notice that on May 7, 2004, GenWest LLC (GenWest) tendered for 
filing, pursuant to section 205 of the Federal Power Act, Original Rate 
Schedule No. 2, a Co-Tenancy Agreement between GenWest and Southern 
Nevada Water Authority (SNWA).
    GenWest states that copies of this filing have been served upon 
SNWA and the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada.
    Comment Date: May 28, 2004.

13. Black Hills Power, Inc., Basin Electric Power Cooperative, and 
Powder River Energy Corporation

[Docket No. ER04-821-000]

    Take notice that on May 7, 2004, Black Hills Power, Inc., (Black 
Hills Power) Basin Electric Power Cooperative, and Powder River Energy 
Corporation (collectively, Tranmission Providers) filed as part of 
their joint open access transmission tariff the Large Generator 
Interconnection Procedures and Large Generator Interconnection 
Agreement, each as promulgated in Order No. 2003-A. Joint Providers 
request an effective date of April 26, 2004.
    Comment Date: May 28, 2004.

13. Florida Power Corporation

[Docket Nos. ER04-822-000 and ER04-823-000]

    Take notice that on May 7, 2004, Florida Power Corporation, doing 
business as Progress Energy Florida (Florida Power) tendered for filing 
cost support updates for its interchange service agreements pursuant to 
part 35 of the Commission's regulations. Florida Power also filed 
revised rate schedule sheets incorporating necessary rate changes 
reflecting the cost updates. Florida Power states that the filing also 
updates the Real Power Loss Factors in the Open Access Transmission 
Tariffs (OATTs) of Florida Power and Carolina Power and Light Company 
(CP&L). In addition, consistent with Order No. 2003-A, Florida Power 
and CP&L are filing Attachment P to the joint OATT to add the large 
generator interconnection procedures (LGIP) and large generator 
interconnection agreement (LGIA) that were proposed in Order No. 2003-
A. Florida Power requests an April 26, 2004, effective date for the 
filing of the LGIA and LGIP and a May 1, 2004, effective date for the 
revised interchange rate schedule sheets and updated loss factors.
    Florida Power states that copies of the filing letter (which 
identifies the updated charges) have been served on the counter-parties 
to the interchange service agreements and the interested state utility 
commissions. Florida Power further states that the entire submittal has 
been posted on the Florida Power and Carolina Power & Light Company Web 
site at: http://www.progress-energy.com.
    Comment Date: May 28, 2004.

14. PECO Energy Company

[Docket No. ER04-824-000]

    Take notice that on May 7, 2004, PECO Energy Company (PECO Energy) 
tendered for filing revised pages of its interconnection agreement with 
Exelon Generation Company, LLC, to reflect revised points of 
interconnection for Richmond Generating Station. PECO Energy requests 
that the Commission accept the revised pages of the Interconnection 
Agreement for filing effective as of May 10, 2004.
    Comment Date: May 28, 2004.

15. PECO Energy Company

[Docket No. ER04-825-000]

    Take notice that on May 7, 2004, PECO Energy Company (PECO Energy) 
tendered for filing revised pages of its interconnection agreement with 
Exelon Generation Company, LLC, to reflect revised points of 
interconnection for Schuylkill Generating Station. PECO Energy requests 
that the Commission accept the revised pages of the Interconnection 
Agreement for filing effective as of May 10, 2004.
    Comment Date: May 28, 2004.

16. Nxegen, Inc.

[Docket No. ER04-826-000]

    Take notice that on May 10, 2004, Nxegen, Inc. ( Nxegen) filed two 
Agreements for Supplemental Installed Capacity Southwest Connecticut 
between ISO New England, Inc. (ISO-NE) and Nxegen in compliance with 
the Commission's order issued February 27, 2004, in Docket No. ER04-
335-000, New England Power Pool, 106 FERC 61,190 (2004). Nxegen 
requests action by May 10, 2004.
    Nxegen states that copies of the filing were served on the ISO-NE.
    Comment Date: June 1, 2004.

17. Tampa Electric Company

[Docket No. ER04-827-000]

    Take notice that on May 10, 2004, Tampa Electric Company (Tampa

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Electric) tendered for filing a notice of cancellation of the service 
agreement with Reliant Energy Services, Inc. (Reliant) under Tampa 
Electric's Market-Based Sales Tariff. Tampa Electric proposes that the 
cancellation be made effective on July 10, 2004.
    Tampa Electric states that copies of the filing have been served on 
Reliant and the Florida Public Service Commission.
    Comment Date: June 1, 2004.

18. Pacific Gas and Electric Company

[Docket No. ER04-828-000]

    Take notice that on May 11, 2004, Pacific Gas and Electric Company 
(PG&E) tendered for filing the Special Facilities Agreement for the 
Newark Substation Circuit Breaker 460 and 470 Breaker Replacement (SFA) 
between PG&E and Silicon Valley Power (SVP). PG&E requests that the 
Commission make the SFA effective no later than May 18, 2004.
    PG&E states that copies of this filing were served upon SVP, the 
California Independent System Operator, and the California Public 
Utilities Commission.
    Comment Date: June 1, 2004.

19. PJM Interconnection, L.L.C., Virginia Electric and Power Company

[Docket No. ER04-829-000]

    Take notice that on May 11, 2004, PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. (PJM) 
and Virginia Electric and Power Company (Dominion) jointly submitted a 
filing containing documents to establish PJM as the Regional 
Transmission Organization (RTO) for Dominion pursuant to an arrangement 
known as ``PJM South.'' PJM and Dominion propose an effective date of 
the later to occur of November 1, 2004, and a date to be determined 
shortly after the date on which Dominion receives all necessary 
regulatory approvals to join PJM.
    PJM and Dominion state that a copy of this filing was served on all 
State public utility commissions having jurisdiction over Dominion or 
over any of the existing PJM transmission owners, on all PJM members, 
and on Dominion's transmission customers, in addition to being posted 
on the PJM and PJM South websites.
    Comment Date: June 1, 2004.

20. Entergy Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER04-830-000]

    Take notice that on May 11, 2004, Entergy Services, Inc., (Entergy) 
on behalf of Entergy Arkansas, Inc., Entergy Gulf States, Inc., Entergy 
Louisiana, Inc., Entergy Mississippi, Inc., and Entergy New Orleans, 
Inc., filed proposed revisions to the Commission's Standard Large 
Generator Interconnection Procedures (LGIP) to incorporate Entergy's 
deliverability test for Network Resource Interconnection Service 
resources. Entergy also included its ministerial filing of the LGIP and 
Standard Large Generator Interconnection Agreement pursuant to Order 
No. 2003-A, Standardization of Generator Interconnection Agreements and 
Procedures, 106 FERC ] 61,220 (2004).
    Comment Date: June 1, 2004.

21. Calpine Newark, LLC

[Docket No. ER04-831-000]

    Take notice that on May 11, 2004, Calpine Newark, LLC (the 
Applicant) tendered for filing, under section 205 of the Federal Power 
Act (FPA), a request for authorization to make wholesale sales of 
electric energy, capacity, replacement reserves, and ancillary services 
at market-based rates, to reassign transmission capacity, and to resell 
firm transmission rights.
    Comment Date: June 1, 2004.

22. Calpine Parlin, LLC

[Docket No. ER04-832-000]

    Take notice that on May 11, 2004, Calpine Parlin, LLC (Parlin) 
filed an amendment to its FERC Rate Schedule No. 2 to permit the sale 
of replacement reserves and ancillary services, the reassignment of 
transmission capacity and the resale of firm transmission rights.
    Comment Date: June 1, 2004.

23. Southwest Power Pool, Inc.

[Docket No. ER04-833-000]

    Take notice that on May 11, 2004, Southwest Power Pool, Inc. (SPP) 
submitted to the Commission a revision to its regional Open Access 
Transmission Tariff (OATT) to provide for an experimental Transmission 
Service Prepayment procedure. SPP states that the experimental program 
is to remain in place for one year, unless extended by further 
authorization of the Commission. SPP requests an effective date of July 
1, 2004, for this program so that it will be in effect for the period 
of July 1, 2004, through June 30, 2005.
    SPP states that it has served a copy of its transmittal letter on 
each of its Members and Customers, as well as on all generators in 
existing generation queue. SPP further states that a complete copy of 
this filing will be posted on the SPP Web site http://www.spp.org, and 
is also being served on all affected State commissions.
    Comment Date: June 1, 2004.

24. Virginia Electric and Power Company

[Docket No. ER04-834-000]

    Take notice that on May 11, 2004, Virginia Electric and Power 
Company (Dominion) submitted amendments to its market-based rate 
tariffs to eliminate the restriction on sales within Dominion's service 
territory, effective on the date that Dominion integrates its 
transmission facilities into the PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
    Dominion states that it is serving a complete copy of the filing on 
the Virginia and North Carolina State public utility commissions and on 
all customers under the two Dominion market-based rate tariffs. In 
addition, Dominion states that the entire filing is being posted on the 
PJM South Web site.
    Comment Date: June 1, 2004.

25. California Independent System Operator Corporation

[Docket No. ER04-835-000

    Take notice that the California Independent System Operator 
Corporation (ISO) tendered for filing Amendment No. 60 to the ISO 
Tariff, for acceptance by the Commission. The ISO states that the 
purposes of Amendment No. 60 are to (1) propose the use of a Security-
Constrained Unit Commitment (SCUC) application to minimize must-offer 
commitment costs; (2) revise the gas cost proxy used in the Minimum 
Load Cost Compensation (MLCC) payment and Start-Up payments; (3) 
include auxiliary power as a recoverable Start-Up cost; (4) eliminate 
the current practice of rescinding MLCC payments when a unit provides 
Ancillary Services; (5) revise the timing of the must-offer waiver 
denial process to facilitate bidding into the Day-Ahead Ancillary 
Services markets; (6) clarify Self-Commitment and its implications on 
MLCC payment; (7) revise how MLCC costs are allocated; and (8) 
establish a framework for using Condition 2 RMR Units outside of the 
Reliability Must-Run (RMR) Contract.
    The ISO states that it has served copies of this letter, and all 
attachments, on the California Public Utilities Commission, the 
California Energy Commission, the California Electricity Oversight 
Board, on all parties with effective Scheduling Coordinator Service 
Agreements under the ISO Tariff, and on all parties on the official 
service list for Docket Nos. EL00-95 and EL00-98. In addition, the ISO 
states that it is posting this transmittal letter and all attachments 
on the ISO home page.
    Comment Date: June 1, 2004.

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26. Total Gas & Electricity, Inc.

[Docket No. ER04-836-000]

    Take notice that on May 12, 2004, Total Gas & Electricity, Inc. 
(TG&E) filed a notice of succession of TG&E's FERC Rate Schedule No. 1 
to MxEnergy Electric Inc., effective March 31, 2004.
    Comment Date: June 2, 2004.

27. Total Gas & Electricity (PA), Inc.

[Docket No. ER04-837-000]

    Take notice that on May 12, 2004, Total Gas & Electricity (PA), 
Inc. (TG&E PA) filed a notice of succession of TG&E PA's FERC Rate 
Schedule No. 1 to MXEnergy Electric Inc., effective March 31, 2004.
    Comment Date: June 2, 2004.

28. Consumers Energy Company

[Docket No. ES04-31-000]

    Take notice that on May 10, 2004, Consumers Energy Company 
submitted an application pursuant to section 204 of the Federal Power 
Act requesting that the Commission authorize the issuance of secured 
and unsecured short-term securities in an amount not to exceed $2.2 
billion.
    Comment Date: June 2, 2004.

29. Consumers Energy Company

[Docket No. ES04-32-000]

    Take notice that on May 10, 2004, Consumers Energy Company 
(Consumers) submitted an application pursuant to section 204 of the 
Federal Power Act requesting that the Commission authorize the issuance 
of secured and unsecured long-term securities in an amount not to 
exceed $5.0 billion.
    Consumers also requests a waiver from the Commission's competitive 
bidding and negotiated placement requirements at 18 CFR 34.2.
    Comment Date: June 2, 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
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