[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 184 (Thursday, September 23, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57024-57025]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-2328]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. ER04-582-000, ER04-582-001, ER04-582-002, and ER04-582-
003]


Hartford Steam Company; Notice of Issuance of Order

September 16, 2004.
    Hartford Steam Company (Hartford) filed an application for market-
based rate authority, with an accompanying rate schedule. The proposed 
rate schedule provides for wholesale sales of energy, capacity, and 
ancillary services at market-based rates. Hartford also requested 
waiver of various Commission regulations. In particular, Hartford 
requested that the Commission grant blanket approval under 18 CFR part 
34 of all future issuances of securities and assumptions of liability 
by Hartford.
    On September 10, 2004, pursuant to delegated authority, the 
Director, Division of Tariffs and Market Development--South, granted 
the

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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 Hartford 
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, 385.214 (2004).
    Notice is hereby given that the deadline for filing motions to 
intervene or protest, is October 12, 2004.
    Absent a request to be heard in opposition by the deadline above, 
Hartford 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 
Hartford, 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 Hartford's issuances of securities or assumptions 
of liability.
    Copies of the full text of the Director's Order are available from 
the Commission's Public Reference Room, 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 e-Library 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. E4-2328 Filed 9-22-04; 8:45 am]
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