[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 3 (Wednesday, January 5, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 447-450]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-168]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. EC00-33-000, et al.]


Wisconsin Power & Light Company , et al.; Electric Rate and 
Corporate Regulation Filings

December 28, 1999.
    Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
Commission:

1. Wisconsin Power & Light Company

[Docket No. EC00-33-000]

    Take notice that on December 21, 1999, Wisconsin Power & Light 
Company tendered for filing a supplement to its application requesting 
authorization under Section 203 of the Federal Power Act to transfer 
ownership and operational control of its FERC-jurisdictional 
transmission facilities to the Wisconsin transmission company.
    Comment date: January 20, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

2. Commonwealth Edison Company

[Docket No. EC00-41-000]

    Take notice that on December 22, 1999, Commonwealth Edison Company 
(ComEd), tendered for filing an application pursuant to Section 203 of 
the Federal Power Act and Part 33 of the Commission's regulations, 18 
CFR Part 33, for an order approving the transfer of jurisdictional 
assets.
    ComEd states that it has, by overnight mail, served a copy of the 
Application on the Illinois Commerce Commission and on other identified 
entities.
    Comment date: January 21, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

3. Transalta Energy, Inc.; Transalta Energy Marketing (US) Inc.; 
Transalta Energy Marketing (California) Inc.; Transalta Centralia 
Generation LLC; Transalta Investments LLC; Transalta USA Inc.

[Docket No. EC00-42-000]

    Take notice that on December 22, 1999, TransAlta Energy, Inc., 
TransAlta Energy Marketing (US) Inc., TransAlta Energy Marketing 
(California) Inc., TransAlta Centralia Generation LLC, TransAlta 
Investments LLC and TransAlta USA Inc., tendered for filing an 
application pursuant to Section 203 of the Federal Power Act (FPA) 
concerning the reorganization of all of the subsidiaries of TransAlta 
Corporation in the United States that are, or soon will be, subject to 
the Commission's jurisdiction under Section 205 of the FPA.
    Comment date: January 21, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

4. Jersey Central Power & Light Company; AmerGen Energy Company, 
L.L.C.

[Docket No. EC00-43-000]

    Take notice that on December 23, 1999, Jersey Central Power & Light 
Company (doing business as GPU Energy) and AmerGen Energy Company, 
L.L.C. (AmerGen), tendered for filing a joint application under Section 
203 of the Federal Power Act for authorization for GPU Energy to sell, 
and AmerGen to purchase, certain assets subject to the jurisdiction of 
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
    Comment date: January 24, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

5. Union Power Partners, L.P.

[Docket No. EG00-56-000]

    Take notice that on December 21, 1999, Union Power Partners, L.P. 
(UPP), with its principal offices at 4100 Spring Valley Road, Suite 
1001, Dallas, Texas 75244, tendered for filing with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, an application for determination of exempt 
wholesale generator status pursuant to Section 32 of the Public Utility 
Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended, and Part 365 of the 
Commission's Regulations.
    UPP is a Delaware limited partnership, which will construct, own 
and operate a nominal 2,500 MW natural gas-fired generating facility 
within the region governed by the Southeastern Electric Reliability 
Council (SERC) and sell electricity at wholesale.
    Comment date: January 10, 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.

6. Archer Power Partners, L.P.

[Docket No. EG00-57-000]

    Take notice that on December 21, 1999, Archer Power Partners, L.P. 
(Archer Power), with its principal offices at 4100 Spring Valley Road, 
Suite 1001, Dallas, Texas 75244, tendered for filing with the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, an application for determination of 
exempt wholesale generator status pursuant to Section 32 of the Public 
Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended, and Part 365 of the 
Commission's Regulations.
    Archer Power is a Delaware limited partnership, which will 
construct, own and operate a 1000 MW natural gas-fired generating 
facility within the region governed by the Electric Reliability Council 
of Texas (ERCOT) and sell electricity at wholesale.
    Comment date: January 10, 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.

7. Midlothian Energy Limited Partnership

[Docket No.EG00-58-000]

    Take notice that on December 22, 1999, Midlothian Energy Limited 
Partnership (Applicant), a Delaware limited partnership, whose address 
is 10000 Memorial Drive, Suite 500, Houston, Texas 77024, 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.
    Applicant intends to construct an approximate 1,650 MW natural gas-
fired combined cycle independent power production facility near 
Midlothian, Texas (the Facility). The Facility is currently under 
development and will be owned by Applicant. Electric energy produced by 
the Facility will be sold initially by Applicant to TXU Electric 
Company.

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    Comment date: January 11, 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.

8. AmerGen Energy Company, L.L.C.

[Docket No. EL00-30-000]

    Take notice that on December 23, 1999, AmerGen Energy Company, 
L.L.C., tendered for filing an application for waiver of open access 
transmission tariff requirements and OASIS requirements under Order 
Nos. 888 and 889.
    Comment date: January 24, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

9. California Independent System Operator Corporation

[Docket No. ER99-4545-003

    Take notice that on December 22, 1999, the California Independent 
System Operator Corporation (ISO) tendered for filing changes to the 
ISO Tariff to comply with the Commission's order in California 
Independent System Operator Corp., 89 FERC para. 61,299 (1999).
    The ISO states that this filing has been served upon all parties in 
this proceeding.
    Comment date: January 11, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

10. Pacific Gas and Electric Company

[Docket No. ER00-871-000]

    Take notice that on December 22, 1999, Pacific Gas and Electric 
Company (PG&E), tendered for filing a supplement to its annual update 
filing governing Reliability Must Run (RMR) services provided by 
various PG&E power plants to the California Independent System Operator 
Corporation (ISO). PG&E's earlier annual update filing, which was filed 
on November 3, 1999, was approved by an Office Director's order issued 
pursuant to delegated authority on December 6, 1999.
    PG&E has explained that its supplemental filing in this docket is 
being made in order to update the Contract Service Limits for PG&E's 
hydroelectric facilities, pursuant to Section 4.11(b) of the Must-Run 
Service Agreements between PG&E and the ISO.
    Copies of PG&E's supplemental filing have been served upon the ISO, 
the California Electricity Oversight Board, and the California Public 
Utilities Commission, and all persons on the official service list in 
these proceedings.
    Comment date: January 11, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

11. Maine Electric Power Company

[Docket No. ER00-872-000]

    Take notice that on December 22, 1999, Maine Electric Power Company 
(MEPCO) tendered for filing pursuant to Section 205 of the Federal 
Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 824d, and Part 35 of the Rules and Regulations 
(Regulations), 18 CFR Part 35, of the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission (FERC or Commission), an executed Form of Service Agreement 
for Firm Point-To-Point Transmission Service between MEPCO and Casco 
Bay Energy Company L.L.C.
    MEPCO respectfully requests that the Commission (1) accept this 
Service Agreement for filing without modification or condition; and (2) 
grant waiver of any and all requirements, including notice, in order 
for the Service Agreement to become effective on April 1, 2000.
    Comment date: January 11, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

12. New Century Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER00-873-000]

    Take notice that on December 22, 1999, New Century Services, Inc., 
on behalf of Cheyenne Light, Fuel and Power Company, Public Service 
Company of Colorado, and Southwestern Public Service Company 
(collectively Companies), tendered for filing a Service Agreement under 
their Joint Open Access Transmission Service Tariff for Long Term Firm 
Point-to-Point Transmission Service between the Companies and 
WestPlains/UtiliCorp United.
    Comment date: January 11, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

13. Energy West Resources, Inc.

[Docket No. ER00-874-000]

    Take notice that on December 22, 1999, Energy West Resources, Inc., 
petitioned the Commission for acceptance of EWR 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.
    EWR intends to engage in wholesale electric power and energy 
purchases and sales as a marketer. EWR is not in the business of 
generating or transmitting electric power. EWR is a wholly owned 
subsidiary of EWI which owns and operates natural gas and propane 
distribution facilities.
    Comment date: January 11, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

14. Central Illinois Light Company

[Docket No. ER00-875-000]

    Take notice that on December 22, 1999, Central Illinois Light 
Company (CILCO), 300 Liberty Street, Peoria, Illinois 61202, tendered 
for filing with the Commission an Index of Customers under its Market 
Rate Power Sales Tariff and two service agreements with two new 
customers, The Energy Authority, Inc., and TXU Energy Trading Company.
    CILCO requested an effective date of December 20, 1999.
    Copies of the filing were served on the affected customers and the 
Illinois Commerce Commission.
    Comment date: January 11, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

15. Central Illinois Light Company

[Docket No. ER00-876-000]

    Take notice that on December 22, 1999, Central Illinois Light 
Company (CILCO), 300 Liberty Street, Peoria, Illinois 61202, tendered 
for filing with the Commission a substitute Index of Customers under 
its Coordination Sales Tariff and one service agreement with one new 
customer, The Energy Authority, Inc.
    CILCO requested an effective date of December 20, 1999.
    Copies of the filing were served on the affected customer and the 
Illinois Commerce Commission.
    Comment date: January 11, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

16. FirstEnergy System

[Docket No. ER00-877-000]

    Take notice that on December 22, 1999, FirstEnergy System filed a 
Service Agreement to provide Non-Firm Point-to-Point Transmission 
Service for: Allegheny Energy Supply Company, LLC, 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 
December 10, 1999 for the above mentioned Service Agreement in this 
filing..
    Comment date: January 11, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

17. Consumers Energy Company

[Docket No. ER00-878-000]

    Take notice that on December 22, 1999, Consumers Energy Company 
(Consumers), tendered for filing an

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executed service agreement for Network Integration Transmission Service 
with the Municipal Cooperative Coordinated Pool. The agreement is 
pursuant to the Joint Open Access Transmission Service Tariff filed on 
December 31, 1996 by Consumers and Detroit Edison Company (Detroit 
Edison) and has an effective date of January 1, 2000.
    Copies of the filing were served upon the Michigan Public Service 
Commission, Detroit Edison and the customer listed above.
    Comment date: January 11, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

18. California Independent System Operator Corporation

[Docket No. ER00-879-000]

    Take notice that on December 22, 1999, the California Independent 
System Operator Corporation (ISO), tendered for filing an Interim 
Agreement between the ISO, Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E), and the 
Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD), and Amendment No. 1 to 
that Agreement. The Interim Agreement establishes the means by which 
information concerning the generation and load internal to SMUD's 
transmission system is communicated to and accounted for by the ISO. 
Amendment 1 modifies the Interim Agreement in order to permit a 
Generating Unit internal to SMUD's Service Area to participate in the 
ISO's Ancillary Services and Imbalance Energy markets.
    The ISO states that this filing has been served on PG&E, SMUD, the 
California Electricity Oversight Board, and the California Public 
Utilities Commission.
    Comment date: January 11, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

19. FirstEnergy System

[Docket No. ER00-880-000]

    Take notice that on December 22, 1999, FirstEnergy System filed a 
Service Agreement to provide Firm Point-to-Point Transmission Service 
for Allegheny Energy Supply Company, LLC, 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 
December 10, 1999 for the above mentioned Service Agreement in this 
filing.
    Comment date: January 11, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

20. PP&L, Inc.

[Docket No. ER00-881-000]

    Take notice that on December 22, 1999, PP&L, Inc. (PP&L), tendered 
for filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission an executed 
Interconnection Agreement between PP&L and Energy Unlimited, Inc. 
(EUI), dated December 8, 1999, and an executed Addendum to the 
Interconnection Agreement between PP&L and EUI, dated December 14, 
1999.
    PP&L requests waiver of the Commission's notice requirements to 
permit the Interconnection Agreement and the Addendum to become 
effective as of December 23, 1999. PP&L states that a copy of this 
filing has been provided to EUI and the Pennsylvania Public Utility 
Commission.
    Comment date: January 11, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

21. Northern Maine Independent System Administrator, Inc.

[Docket No. ER00-882-000]

    Take notice that on December 22, 1999, Northern Maine Independent 
System Administrator, Inc. (Northern Maine ISA), tendered for filing: 
(1) Amendments to Northern Maine Market Rules 4 and 5; (2) Northern 
Maine Market Rule 7, setting forth the Northern Maine ISA's authority 
to impose penalties and sanctions for certain conduct by Market 
Participants; and (3) the Northern Maine ISA Conflict of Interest 
Policy and Standards of Conduct. This filing is made to fulfill 
commitments made by the Northern Maine ISA to the Commission in its 
August 25, 1999 filing, which filing was accepted by the Commission by 
order dated November 15, 1999.
    Northern Maine ISA requests an effective date of March 1, 2000, to 
coincide with the institution of retail electric competition in the 
State of Maine.
    A copy of this filing has been served on the Maine Public Utilities 
Commission and all other parties that were served with the August 25, 
1999, filing.
    Comment date: January 11, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

22. Idaho Power Company

[Docket No. ER00-883-000]

    Take notice that on December 22, 1999, Idaho Power Company (IPC), 
tendered for filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
Service Agreements for Non-Firm Point-to-Point Transmission Service and 
Firm Point-to-Point Transmission Service between Idaho Power Company 
and PP&L Montana, LLC.
    Comment date: January 11, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

23. Commonwealth Edison Company

[Docket No. ER00-884-000]

    Take notice that on December 22, 1999, Commonwealth Edison Company, 
(ComEd), tendered for filing a Service Agreement for Network 
Integration Service (Service Agreement) and a Network Operating 
Agreement (Operating Agreement) between ComEd and Nicor Energy, L.L.C. 
(Nicor). This agreement will govern ComEd's provision of network 
service to serve retail load under the terms of ComEd's Open Access 
Transmission Tariff (OATT).
    ComEd requests an effective date of December 10, 1999, and 
accordingly, seeks waiver of the Commission's notice requirements.
    Copies of this filing were served on Nicor.
    Comment date: January 11, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

24. Williams Energy Marketing & Trading Company

[Docket No. ER00-885-000]

    Take notice that on December 22, 1999, Williams Energy Marketing & 
Trading Company (Williams), tendered for filing pursuant to Section 205 
of the Federal Power Act (FPA), 16 U.S.C. 824d (1994), and Part 35 of 
the Commission's Regulations, 18 CFR 35, its Second Revised FERC 
Electric Rate Schedule No. 1.
    The primary purpose of the filing is to update Williams' existing 
FERC Electric Rate Schedule No. 1 to provide for the resale of firm 
transmission rights (FTRs) issued by the California Independent System 
Operator Corporation (CAISO) in accordance with the Commission's 
November 10, 1999 Order in California Independent System Operator 
Corp., 89 FERC para. 61,153 (1999). In addition, Williams' Second 
Revised FERC Electric Rate Schedule No. 1 incorporates the Commission's 
prescribed language providing for the potential reassignment of 
transmission capacity, in accordance with the Commission's November 28, 
1997 Order in Enron Power Marketing, Inc., 81 FERC para. 61,277 (1997). 
The revised Rate Schedule also makes other minor clarifying changes.
    Williams requests waiver of the prior notice requirements of 
Section 35.3 of the Commission's regulations, 18 CFR

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35.3, to permit its Second Revised FERC Electric Rate Schedule No. 1 to 
become effective as of February 1, 2000.
    Comment date: January 11, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

25. New York State Reliability Council

[Docket No. ER00-886-000]

    Take notice that on December 22, 1999, the New York State 
Reliability Council (NYSRC), tendered for filing a change to the New 
York State Reliability Council Agreement (NYSRC Agreement), with the 
purpose of establishing an efficient cost recovery mechanism for the 
NYSRC. The NYSRC requests authorization for the New York Independent 
System Operator (NYISO or ISO) to collect under the appropriate ISO 
Tariff expenses incurred by the NYSRC in excess of a reasonable level 
of annual dues paid by participants in the NYSRC.
    The NYSRC proposes that the amendment be made effective on February 
1, 2000.
    A copy of this filing was served upon all persons on the 
Commission's official service list(s) in Docket Nos. ER97-1523, et al., 
and the respective electric utility regulatory agencies in New York, 
New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
    Comment date: January 11, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

26. Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light Company

[Docket No. ER00-887-000]

    Take notice that on December 22, 1999, Fitchburg Gas and Electric 
Light Company (Fitchburg), tendered for filing an unexecuted service 
agreement out-of-time between Fitchburg and Aquilla Energy Marketing 
Corporation for service under Fitchburg's Market-Based Power Sales 
Tariff. This Tariff was accepted for filing by the Commission on 
September 25, 1997, in Docket No. ER97-2463-000.
    Comment date: January 11, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

27. Northern Indiana Public Service Company

[Docket No. ER00-888-000]

    Take notice that on December 22, 1999, Northern Indiana Public 
Service Company (Northern Indiana), tendered for filing a Service 
Agreement pursuant to its Power Sales Tariff with MidAmerican Energy 
Company (MidAmerican).
    Northern Indiana has requested an effective date of December 30, 
1999.
    Copies of this filing have been sent to MidAmerican, to the Indiana 
Utility Regulatory Commission, and to the Indiana Office of Utility 
Consumer Counselor.
    Comment date: January 11, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

28. Geysers Power Company LLC

[Docket No. ER00-894-000]

    Take notice that on December 22, 1999, Geysers Power Company, LLC 
(Geysers Power), tendered for filing its updated Rate Schedules for the 
Calendar Year 2000 for Reliability Must-Run services provided to the 
California Independent System Operator Corporation (CAISO) pursuant to 
the Geysers Main RMR Agreement accepted by the Commission.
    Copies of this filing have been served upon the CAISO and the 
California Public Utilities Commission.
    Comment date: January 11, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

29. AmerGen Energy Company, L.L.C.

[Docket No. ER99-754-003]

    Take notice that on December 23, 1999, AmerGen Energy Company, 
L.L.C., tendered for filing notification of a change in status with 
regard to its FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume No. 1.
    Comment date: January 24, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

30. AmerGen Energy Company, L.L.C.

[Docket No. ER00-898-000]

    Take notice that on December 23, 1999, AmerGen Energy Company, 
L.L.C. (AmerGen), tendered for filing a power purchase agreement 
between AmerGen and Jersey Central Power & Light Company.
    Comment date: January 24, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

31. Jersey Central Power & Light Company

[Docket No. ER00-899-000]

    Take notice that on December 23, 1999, Jersey Central Power & Light 
Company (doing business as GPU Energy), tendered for filing an 
interconnection agreement between GPU Energy and AmerGen Energy 
Company, L.L.C., dated as of October 15, 1999.
    Comment date: January 24, 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.
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