[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 103 (Friday, May 26, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34168-34171]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-13218]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. EG00-141-000, et al.]


PSEG Power New York Inc., et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate 
Regulation Filings

May 19, 2000.
    Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
Commission:

1. PSEG Power New York Inc.

[Docket No. EG00-141-000]

    Take notice that on May 1, 2000, PSEG Power New York Inc. (PSEG New 
York or Applicant) with its principal office at 80 Park Plaza Newark, 
New Jersey filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission an 
application for determination of exempt wholesale generator status 
pursuant to Part 365 of the Commission's regulations.
    PSEG New York is a corporation organized under the laws of the 
State of Delaware. PSEG New York will be engaged, directly or 
indirectly through an affiliate as defined in Section 2(a)(11)(B) of 
the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, exclusively in owning, 
or both owning and operating a generating facility which consists of 
four fossil generating units representing a total of approximately 400 
MW of generating capacity and incidental facilities located in the 
Township of Bethlehem, County of Albany, State of New York; selling 
electric energy at wholesale and engaging in project development 
activities with respect thereto.
    Comment date: June 9, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice. The Commission will limit its consideration 
of comments to those that concern the adequacy or accuracy of the 
application.

2. CMS Distributed Power L.L.C.

[Docket No. EG00-154-000]

    Take notice that on May , 2000, CMS Distributed Power L.L.C., 330 
Town Center Drive, Suite 1000, Dearborn, Michigan 48126, filed with the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission an application for determination 
of exempt wholesale generator status pursuant to Part 365 of the 
Commission's regulations.
    CMS Distributed Power L.L.C. is a Michigan limited liability 
company and a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of CMS Energy 
Corporation, a Michigan corporation. CMS Distributed Power L.L.C. is 
constructing a diesel powered generating facility in Dearborn, Michigan 
of approximately 38 megawatts and a diesel powered generating facility 
in Zilwaukee, Michigan of approximately 40 megawatts.
    Comment date: June 9, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice. The Commission will limit its consideration 
of comments to those that concern the adequacy or accuracy of the 
application.

3. Kansas Gas and Electric Company

 [Docket No. ES00-37-001]

    Take notice that on May 17, 2000, Kansas Gas and Electric Company 
submitted an amendment to its original application in this proceeding 
pursuant to Section 204 of the Federal Power Act. The application is 
amended so as to define the terms ``short term indebtedness,'' 
``securities'' and ``short-term securities'' to mean securities with a 
maturity date no longer than five years from the date of issuance. The 
application is further amended so that the final maturity date of the 
medium-term securities to be issued will be no later than December 31, 
2007.
    Comment date: June 7, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

4. Kansas Gas and Electric Company

[Docket No. ES00-38-001]

    Take notice that on May 17, 2000, Kansas Gas and Electric Company 
submitted an amendment to its original application in this proceeding 
pursuant to Section 204 of the Federal Power Act. The application is 
amended so as to define the term ``short term indebtedness'' to mean 
securities with a

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maturity date no longer than five years from the date of issuance.
    Kansas Gas and Electric Company requested a waiver from the 
Commission's competitive bidding and negotiated placement requirements 
of 18 CFR 34.2.
    Comment date: June 7, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

5. Western Resources, Inc.

[Docket No. ES00-39-001]

    Take notice that on May 17, 2000, Western Resources, Inc. submitted 
an amendment to its original application in this proceeding pursuant to 
Section 204 of the Federal Power Act. The application is amended so as 
to define the terms ``short term indebtedness,'' ``securities'' and 
``short-term securities'' to mean securities with a maturity date no 
longer than five years from the date of issuance. The application is 
further amended so that the final maturity date of the medium-term 
securities to be issued will be no later than December 31, 2007.
    Comment date: June 7, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

6. Rumford Cogeneration Company Limited Partnership

[Docket No. QF86-291-003]

    Take notice that on May 16, 2000, Rumford Cogeneration Company 
Limited Partnership, c/o The Mead Corporation, Courthouse Plaza NE, 
Dayton, OH 45463, filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
an application for recertification of a facility as a qualifying 
cogeneration facility pursuant to Section 292.207(b) of the 
Commission's regulations. No determination has been made that the 
submittal constitutes a complete filing. The facility is a 95 MW 
topping-cycle cogeneration facility. It is interconnected with Central 
Maine Power Company.
    The Facility was originally certified as a QF in Docket No. QF86-
291-000, Rumford Cogeneration Company, 34 FERC para. 62,205 (1986). 
Rumford also filed Notices of Self-recertification on September 29, 
1987, in Docket No. QF86-291-001, and on October 22, 1997 in Docket No. 
QF86-291-002.
    Recertification is sought to reflect the proposed sale of one of 
the limited partners' interest in the Facility.
    Comment date: June 19, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

7. California Independent System Operator Corporation

[Docket No. ER00-726-000]

    Take notice that on May 16, 2000, the California Independent System 
Operator Corporation (ISO), tendered for filing a revision to the 
Scheduling Coordinator Agreement (SCA) between the ISO and Puget Sound 
Energy. The ISO states that the revision modifies the SCA to 
incorporate a name change for the bank in which Puget Sound Energy 
maintains its Fed-Wire Transfer account.
    The ISO requests that the revision be made effective as of November 
18, 1999.
    The ISO states that this filing has been served on Puget Sound 
Energy and the California Public Utilities Commission.
    Comment date: June 6, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

8. Energy East Corporation and CMP Group, Inc.

[Docket No. ER00-2373-001]

    Take notice that on May 16, 2000, Central Maine Power Company 
(CMP), tendered for filing pursuant to Rule 215 of the Rules of 
Practice and Procedure of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 18 
CFR 385.215, amended revised pages to CMP's Open Access Transmission 
Tariff in compliance with Energy East Corporation and CMP Group, Inc., 
91 FERC para. 61, 001 (2000).
    Comment date: June 6, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

9. Southwestern Electric Power Company

[Docket No. ER00-2500-000]

    Take notice that on May 16, 2000, Southwestern Electric Power 
Company (SWEPCO), tendered for filing an Interconnection Agreement 
between SWEPCO and Lone Star Steel Sales Company (Lone Star). The 
Interconnection Agreement supersedes an Interconnection Agreement 
between SWEPCO and Lone Star filed July 28, 1999. SWEPCO requests an 
effective date for the new Interconnection Agreement of May 17, 2000. 
Accordingly, SWEPCO requests waiver of the Commission's notice 
requirements.
    SWEPCO states that a copy of the filing was served on Lone Star and 
the Public Utility Commission of Texas.
    Comment date: June 6, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

10. Western Resources, Inc.

[Docket No. ER00-2501-000]

    Take notice that on June 6, 2000, Western Resources, Inc. (WR), 
tendered for filing the Third Amendment to the electric service 
Contract with the City of Ellinwood, Kansas (Ellinwood), the Third 
Amendment to the electric service Contract with the City of Larned, 
Kansas (Larned), the Third Amendment to the electric service Contract 
with the City of Osage City, Kansas (Osage City), the Third Amendment 
to the electric Service Contract with the City of Sterling, Kansas 
(Sterling), and the Second Amendment to the electric service Contract 
with City of Wamego, Kansas (Wamego).
    WR requests an effective date of June 1, 2000 for these rate 
schedule changes.
    Copies of this filing has been served upon the City of Ellinwood, 
City of Larned, City of Osage City, City of Sterling, City of Wamego, 
and the Kansas Corporation Commission.
    Comment date: June 6, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

11. Western Resources, Inc.

[Docket No. ER00-2502-000]

    Take notice that on May 16, 2000, Western Resources, Inc., tendered 
for filing Service Schedule WTU-6/2000, which will supercede Service 
Schedule WTU-3/94. Service Schedule WTU-6/2000 is proposed to be 
effective as of June 1, 2000. The revisions to Service Schedule WTU-3/
94 promotes competition by allowing customers taking service under this 
schedule to receive credit for alternative competitive resources.
    A copy of this filing was served upon the Kansas Corporation 
Commission and the wholesale customers who take service under the 
aforementioned Service Schedule.
    Comment date: June 6, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

12. Allegheny Energy Service Corporation, on behalf of Allegheny 
Energy Supply Company, LLC

[Docket No. ER00-2504-000]

    Take notice that on May 16, 2000, Allegheny Energy Service 
Corporation on behalf of Allegheny Energy Supply Company, LLC 
(Allegheny Energy Supply), tendered for filing Supplement No. 42 to add 
one (1) new Customer to the Market Rate Tariff under which Allegheny 
Energy Supply Company offers generation services; and filed Amendment 
No. 1 to Supplement No. 42 to incorporate a Netting Agreement with 
Tractebel Energy Marketing, Inc. into the tariff provisions.
    Allegheny Energy Supply requests a waiver of notice requirements to 
make service available as of April 19, 2000 or

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on a date as determined by the Commission to Tractebel Energy 
Marketing, Inc., and make the Netting Agreement effective as of May 3, 
2000 or on a date as determined by the Commission.
    Copies of the filing have been provided to the Public Utilities 
Commission of Ohio, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, the 
Maryland Public Service Commission, the Virginia State Corporation 
Commission, the West Virginia Public Service Commission, and all 
parties of record.
    Comment date: June 6, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

13. Allegheny Energy Service Corporation, on behalf of Monongahela 
Power Company, The Potomac Edison Company, and West Penn Power 
Company, (Allegheny Power)

[Docket No. ER00-2505-000]

    Take notice that on May 16, 2000, Allegheny Energy Service 
Corporation on behalf of Monongahela Power Company, The Potomac Edison 
Company and West Penn Power Company (Allegheny Power), tendered for 
filing Supplement No. 79 to add Public Service Company of Colorado to 
Allegheny Power's Open Access Transmission Service Tariff which has 
been accepted for filing by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in 
Docket No. ER96-58-000.
    The proposed effective date under the Service Agreements is May 15, 
2000 or a date ordered by the Commission.
    Copies of the filing have been provided to the Public Utilities 
Commission of Ohio, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, the 
Maryland Public Service Commission, the Virginia State Corporation 
Commission, and the West Virginia Public Service Commission.
    Comment date: June 6, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

14. PPL Electric Utilities Corporation

[Docket No. ER00-2506-000]

    Take notice that on May 16, 2000, PPL Electric Utilities 
Corporation tendered for filing notice of cancellation of Service 
Agreement No. 8 under its FERC Electric Tariff Volume No. 1. PPL 
Utilities requested an effective date of this cancellation of July 17, 
2000.
    Notice of the proposed cancellation has been served upon Cargill-
Alliant, LLC.
    Comment date: June 6, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

15. Central Vermont Public Service Corporation

[Docket No. ER00-2507-000]

    Take notice that on May 16, 2000, Central Vermont Public Service 
Corporation, tendered for filing a modification to its billing 
procedures under Section 7.1 of its open access Transmission Service 
Tariff No. 7.
    Copies of the filing were served upon Central Vermont's 
jurisdictional customers, Vermont Public Service Board, New Hampshire 
Public Utilities Commission, Connecticut Public Utilities Control 
Department and Massachusetts Public Utilities Commission.
    Comment date: June 6, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

16. Duke Energy Corporation

[Docket No. ER00-2509-000]

    Take notice that on May 16, 2000, Duke Energy Corporation (Duke), 
tendered for filing a Service Agreement with New Energy, Inc. for Non-
Transmission Service under Duke's Open Access Transmission Tariff.
    Duke requests that the proposed Service Agreement be permitted to 
become effective on May 2, 2000.
    Duke states that this filing is in accordance with Part 35 of the 
Commission's Regulations and a copy has been served on the North 
Carolina Utilities Commission.
    Comment date: June 6, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

17. Duke Energy Corporation

[Docket No. ER00-2510-000]

    Take notice that on May 16, 2000, Duke Energy Corporation (Duke), 
tendered for filing a Service Agreement with New Energy, Inc., for 
Transmission Service under Duke's Open Access Transmission Tariff.
    Duke requests that the proposed Service Agreement be permitted to 
become effective on May 2, 2000.
    Duke states that this filing is in accordance with Part 35 of the 
Commission's Regulations and a copy has been served on the North 
Carolina Utilities Commission.
    Comment date: June 6, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

18. Duke Energy Corporation

[Docket No. ER00-2511-000]

    Take notice that on May 16, 2000, Duke Energy Corporation (Duke), 
tendered for filing a Service Agreement with Amerada Hess Corporation 
for Non-Transmission Service under Duke's Open Access Transmission 
Tariff.
    Duke requests that the proposed Service Agreement be permitted to 
become effective on May 2, 2000.
    Duke states that this filing is in accordance with Part 35 of the 
Commission's Regulations and a copy has been served on the North 
Carolina Utilities Commission.
    Comment date: June 6, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

19. Duke Energy Corporation

[Docket No. ER00-2512-000]

    Take notice that on May 16, 2000, Duke Energy Corporation (Duke), 
tendered for filing a Service Agreement with Amerada Hess Corporation, 
for Transmission Service under Duke's Open Access Transmission Tariff.
    Duke requests that the proposed Service Agreement be permitted to 
become effective on May 2, 2000.
    Duke states that this filing is in accordance with Part 35 of the 
Commission's Regulations and a copy has been served on the North 
Carolina Utilities Commission.
    Comment date: June 6, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

20. Northern Indiana Public Service Company

[Docket No. ER00-2513-000]

    Take notice that on May 16, 2000, Northern Indiana Public Service 
Company tendered for filing an executed Standard Transmission Service 
Agreement for Non-Firm Point-to-Point Transmission Service between 
Northern Indiana Public Service Company and Amerada Hess Corporation 
(Amerada).
    Under the Transmission Service Agreement, Northern Indiana Public 
Service Company will provide Point-to-Point Transmission Service to 
Amerada pursuant to the Transmission Service Tariff filed by Northern 
Indiana Public Service Company in Docket No. OA96-47-000 and allowed to 
become effective by the Commission.
    Northern Indiana Public Service Company has requested that the 
Service Agreement be allowed to become effective as of May 17, 2000.
    Copies of this filing have been sent to Amerada, the Indiana 
Utility Regulatory Commission, and the Indiana Office of Utility 
Consumer Counselor.
    Comment date: June 6, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

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21. TransAlta Centralia Generation LLC

[Docket No. ER00-2514-000]

    Take notice that on May 16, 2000, TransAlta Centralia Generation 
LLC (TACG) tendered for filing, pursuant to Section 205 of the Federal 
Power Act and Part 35 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations, a 
Power Purchase and Sale Agreement between TACG and TransAlta Energy 
Marketing (US) Inc.
    Comment date: June 6, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

22. MidAmerican Energy Company

[Docket No. ER00-2515-000]

    Take notice that on May 16, 2000, MidAmerican Energy Company 
(MidAmerican), tendered for filing with the Commission a Notice of 
Cancellation of its Service Agreement dated July 21, 1958, between Iowa 
Power and Light Company (a predecessor company of MidAmerican) and City 
of Carlisle, Iowa, pursuant to Section 35.15 of the Commission's 
Regulations. MidAmerican requests that the following rate schedule be 
canceled effective as of 11:59 p.m. on February 23, 1998. This 
Agreement has been designated as MidAmerican Rate Schedule No. 32.
    MidAmerican requests a waiver of Section 35.15 to the extent that 
this Notice of Cancellation has not been filed within the time required 
by such section. MidAmerican inadvertently failed to submit the Notice 
of Cancellation upon expiration of the agreement. The expired agreement 
was supplanted by a new agreement, the ``Wholesale Full Requirements 
Power Sales Agreement'' and has been designated as MidAmerican Rate 
Schedule Electric Tariff No. 5, Service Agreement No. 24.
    MidAmerican has mailed a copy of this filing to City of Carlisle, 
Iowa, the Iowa Utilities Board, the Illinois Commerce Commission and 
the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission.
    Comment date: June 6, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

23. Central Maine Power Company

[Docket No. ER00-2017-000]

    Take notice that on May 16, 2000, Central Maine Power Company 
(CMP), tendered for filing an amendment to its Motion To Defer Action 
(Motion), filed on May 12, 2000, in the above-referenced docket. By the 
Motion and this amendment, CMP is seeking for the Commission to defer 
action for forty-five (45) days on an unexecuted service agreement for 
Firm Local Point-to-Point Transmission and interconnection agreement by 
and between CMP and Moosehead Energy Inc., submitted in Docket No. 
ER00-2017-000. CMP states this amendment will allow CMP and Moosehead 
Energy, Inc., to negotiate executed agreements.
    Comment date: June 6, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

24. Citizens Power Sales LLC, et al

[Docket Nos. ER94-1685-029, ER95-393-027, ER95-892-053, ER95-856-002, 
ER96-2652-047, ER99-893-005, ER99-892-006, ER99-891-006, ER99-890-006, 
ER99-4229-003, ER99-4330-001, ER99-4228-003, and ER99-4331-001]

    Take notice that on May 12, 2000, Citizens Power Sales LLC, 
Hartford Power Sales, L.L.C., CL Power Sales One, L.L.C., CL Power 
Sales Two, L.L.C., CP Power Sales Five, L.L.C., CL Power Sales Six, 
L.L.C., CL Power Sales Seven, L.L.C., CL Power Sales Eight, L.L.C., CL 
Power Sales Nine, L.L.C., CL Power Sales Ten, L.L.C., CP Power Sales 
Twelve, L.L.C., CP Power Sales Thirteen, L.L.C., CP Power Sales 
Fourteen, L.L.C., CP Power Sales Fifteen, L.L.C., CP Power Sales 
Seventeen, L.L.C., CP Power Sales Eighteen, L.L.C., CP Power Sales 
Nineteen, L.L.C., and CP Power Sales Twenty, L.L.C., tendered for 
filing revised codes of conduct.
    Comment date: June 2, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

Standard Paragraphs

    E. Any person desiring to be heard or to protest such filing should 
file a motion to intervene or protest with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426, 
in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). All such motions 
or protests should be filed on or before the comment date. 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. Copies of these filings are on file with the Commission 
and are available for public inspection. This filing may also be viewed 
on the Internet at http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call 202-
208-2222 for assistance).

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
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