[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 69 (Tuesday, April 12, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19071-19072]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-1704]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. EL05-89-000]


Maine Public Utilities Commission, Complainant v. Central Maine 
Power Company and Bangor Hydro-Electric Company, Respondent; Notice of 
Complaint Filing

April 5, 2005.
    Take notice that on April 4, 2005, the Maine Public Utilities 
Commission (MPUC) filed a complaint against Central Maine Power Company 
(CMP) and Bangor Hydro-Electric Company (BHE), alleging that the 
currently effective returns on equity (ROE) for CMP and BHE are unjust 
and unreasonable. MPUC states that it bases its claim on the testimony 
filed by the

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Connecticut Department of Public Utility Control in Docket No. ER04-
157-004, et al. MPUC request that the Commission: (1) Consolidate its 
complaint with the proceeding in Docket No. ER04-157-004 et al., (2) 
set the refund effective date at 60 days after the date of its 
complaint filing, (3) find that the current ROEs for CMP and BHE are 
unjust and unreasonable and that the ROEs for both RNS and LNS must be 
reduced to 8.74 percent or not more than 9.26 percent, and (4) order 
that the ROEs of the other New England Transmission Owners be reduced 
to the same extent.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must 
file 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 notice of 
intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. The Respondent's 
answer and all interventions, or protests must be filed on or before 
the comment date. The Respondent's answer, motions to intervene, and 
protest must be served on the Complainants.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and 
interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link at http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an 
original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 
20426.
    This filing is accessible on-line at http://www.ferc.gov, using the 
``eLibrary'' link and is available for review in the Commission's 
Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an ``eSubscription'' 
link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail 
notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For 
assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail 
[email protected], or call (866) 208-3676 (toll free). For 
TTY, call (202) 502-8659.
    Comment Date: April 25, 2005.

Linda Mitry,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5-1704 Filed 4-11-05; 8:45 am]
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