[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 127 (Friday, June 30, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40627-40628]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-16539]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. EC00-102-000, et al.]


Koch Power Louisiana, L.L.C., et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate 
Regulation Filings

June 22, 2000.
    Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
Commission:

1. Koch Power Louisiana, L.L.C. and NRG Energy, Inc.

[Docket No. EC00-102-000]

    Take notice that on June 14, 2000, Koch Power Louisiana, L.L.C. 
(KPL) and NRG Energy, Inc. (NRG) tendered for filing an application 
under section 203 of the Federal Power Act for approval of the transfer 
of Koch Power, Inc.'s 100 percent membership interest in KPL to NRG's 
subsidiary NRG South Central Generating LLC. KPL owns an approximately 
200 MW electric generating facility in Sterlington, Louisiana. NRG is a 
majority-owned subsidiary of Northern States Power Company (NSP), a 
combination electric and gas utility company operating in the states of 
Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota.
    Comment date: July 14, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

2. Louisville Gas and Electric Company/Kentucky Utilities Company

[Docket No. ER00-2879-000]

    Take notice that on June 19, 2000, Louisville Gas and Electric 
Company (LG&E)/Kentucky Utilities (KU) (hereinafter Companies) tendered 
for filing an executed unilateral transmission service agreement with 
Allegheny Energy Supply Company, LLC. (Allegheny). This agreement 
allows Allegheny to take non-firm point-to-point transmission service 
from LG&E/KU.
    Comment date: July 10, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

3. Louisville Gas and Electric Company/Kentucky Utilities Company

[Docket No. ER00-2880-000]

    Take notice that on June 19, 2000, Louisville Gas and Electric 
Company (LG&E)/Kentucky Utilities (KU) (hereinafter Companies) tendered 
for filing an executed unilateral transmission service agreement with 
Allegheny Energy Supply Company, LLC. (Allegheny). This agreement 
allows Allegheny to take firm point-to-point transmission service from 
LG&E/KU.
    Comment date: July 10, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

4. Louisville Gas and Electric Company/Kentucky Utilities Company

[Docket No. ER00-2881-000]

    Take notice that on June 19, 2000 , Louisville Gas and Electric 
Company (LG&E)/Kentucky Utilities (KU) (hereinafter Companies) tendered 
for filing an executed unilateral transmission service agreement with 
The Legacy Energy Group, LLC (Legacy). This agreement allows Legacy to 
take non-firm point-to-point transmission service from LG&E/KU.
    Comment date: July 10, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

5. Louisville Gas and Electric Company/Kentucky Utilities Company

[Docket No. ER00-2882-000]

    Take notice that on June 19, 2000, Louisville Gas and Electric 
Company (LG&E)/Kentucky Utilities (KU) (hereinafter Companies) tendered 
for filing an executed unilateral transmission service agreement with 
The Legacy Energy Group, LLC (Legacy). This agreement allows Legacy to 
take firm point-to-point transmission service from LG&E/KU.
    Comment date: July 10, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

6. FirstEnergy System

[Docket No. ER00-2883-000]

    Take notice that on June 19, 2000, FirstEnergy System filed Service 
Agreements to provide Firm Point-to-Point Transmission Service for El 
Paso Merchant Energy, L.P., the Transmission Customer. Services are 
being provided under the FirstEnergy System Open Access Transmission 
Tariff submitted for filing by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
in Docket No. ER97-412-000.
    The proposed effective date for this Service Agreement is June 16, 
2000.
    Comment date: July 10, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

7. FirstEnergy System

[Docket No. ER00-2884-000]

    Take notice that on June 19, 2000, FirstEnergy System filed a 
Service Agreement to provide Non-Firm Point-to-Point Transmission 
Service for El Paso Merchant Energy, L.P., the Transmission Customer. 
Services are being provided under the FirstEnergy System Open Access 
Transmission Tariff submitted for filing by the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission in Docket No. ER97-412-000.
    The proposed effective date under this Service Agreement is June 
16, 2000.
    Comment date: July 10, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

8. Cedar Brakes I, L.L.C.

[Docket No. ER00-2885-000]

    Take notice that on June 19, 2000, Cedar Brakes I, L.L.C. (Cedar 
Brakes) applied to the Commission for acceptance of Cedar Brakes' Rate 
Schedule F.E.R.C. 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. Cedar Brakes' application 
also seeks Commission acceptance and approval of a power purchase 
agreement with Public Service Electric & Gas Co.
    Cedar Brakes intends to engage in wholesale electric power and 
energy purchases and sales.
    Comment date: July 10, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

9. Virginia Electric and Power Company

[Docket No. ER00-2886-000]

    Take notice that on June 19, 2000, Virginia Electric and Power 
Company (Virginia Power or the Company) tendered for filing the 
following:
    1. Service Agreement for Firm Point-to-Point Transmission Service 
by Virginia Electric and Power Company to Pepco Energy Services 
designated as Service Agreement No. 282 under the Company's FERC 
Electric Tariff, First Revised Volume No. 5;
    2. Service Agreement for Non-Firm Point-to-Point Transmission 
Service by Virginia Electric and Power Company to Pepco Energy Services 
designated as Service Agreement No. 283 under the Company's FERC 
Electric Tariff, First Revised Volume No. 5.
    The foregoing Service Agreements are tendered for filing under the 
Open Access Transmission Tariff to Eligible Purchasers dated July 14, 
1997. Under the tendered Service Agreements, Virginia Power will 
provide point-to-point service to the Transmission Customer under the 
rates, terms and conditions of the Open Access Transmission Tariff.
    Virginia Power requests an effective date of June 19, 2000, the 
date of filing of the Service Agreements.
    Copies of the filing were served upon Pepco Energy Services, the 
Virginia

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State Corporation Commission, and the North Carolina Utilities 
Commission.
    Comment date: July 10, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

10. Newark Bay Cogeneration Partnership, L.P.

[Docket No. ER00-2887-000]

    Take notice that on June 19, 2000, Newark Bay Cogeneration 
Partnership, L.P. (NBCP) applied to the Commission for acceptance of 
NBCP's Rate Schedule F.E.R.C. 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.
    NBCP intends to engage in wholesale electric power and energy 
purchases and sales.
    Comment date: July 10, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

11. Northeast Utilities Service Company

[Docket No. ER00-2888-000]

    Take notice that on June 19, 2000, Northeast Utilities Service 
Company (NUSCO), tendered for filing, a Service Agreement to provide 
Non-Firm Point-To-Point Transmission Service to Morgan Stanley Capital 
Group Inc. under the NU System Companies' Open Access Transmission 
Service Tariff No. 9.
    NUSCO states that a copy of this filing has been mailed to Morgan 
Stanley Capital Group Inc.
    NUSCO requests that the Service Agreement become effective July 17, 
2000.
    Comment date: July 10, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

12. Northeast Utilities Service Company

[Docket No. ER00-2889-000]

    Take notice that on June 19, 2000, Northeast Utilities Service 
Company (NUSCO), tendered for filing, Service Agreement to provide Firm 
Point-To-Point Transmission Service to Morgan Stanley Capital Group 
Inc. under the NU System Companies' Open Access Transmission Service 
Tariff No. 9.
    NUSCO states that a copy of this filing has been mailed to Morgan 
Stanley Capital Group Inc..
    NUSCO requests that the Service Agreement become effective July 17, 
2000.
    Comment date: July 10, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

13. Northeast Utilities Service Company

[Docket No. ER00-2890-000]

    Take notice that on June 19, 2000, Northeast Utilities Service 
Company (NUSCO), tendered for filing, a notice that the Northeast 
Utilities System Companies Open Access Transmission Service Tariff No. 
9 should be considered modified to adopt the revised North American 
Electric Reliability Council Transmission Loading Relief procedures 
approved in North American Electric Reliability Council, 91 FERC para. 
61,122 (2000) .
    Copies of this filing have been served upon all parties to this 
proceeding.
    Comment date: July 10, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

14. Wisconsin Public Service Corporation

[Docket No. ER00-2891-000]

    Take notice that on June 19, 2000, Wisconsin Public Service 
Corporation (WPSC) tendered for filing an executed Service Agreement 
with MPEX, Inter-Utility Marketing providing for transmission service 
under FERC Electric Tariff, Volume No. 1.
    WPSC requests that the agreement be made effective on June 6, 2000.
    Comment date: July 10, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

15. Wisconsin Public Service Corporation

[Docket No. ER00-2892-000]

    Take notice that on June 19, 2000, Wisconsin Public Service 
Corporation (WPSC) tendered for filing an executed Service Agreement 
with MPEX, Inter-Utility Marketing providing for transmission service 
under FERC Electric Tariff, Volume No. 1.
    WPSC requests that the agreement be made effective on June 6, 2000.
    Comment date: July 10, 2000, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

16. United States Department of Energy and Bonneville Power 
Administration

[Docket No. NJ00-6-000]

    Take notice that on June 16, 2000, the Bonneville Power 
Administration (Bonneville) filed a petition for Expedited Declaratory 
Order that Proposed Amended Open Access Transmission Tariff Maintains 
Reciprocity Finding and for Exemption in lieu of Filing Fee. The 
petition includes a modification to the Bonneville open access 
transmission tariff adopting the language of Section 17.7 of the 
Commission's pro forma tariff.
    Comment date: July 13, 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, 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). 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).

David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-16539 Filed 6-29-00; 8:45 am]
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