Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 158 / Friday, August 15, 1997 / Notices 43725

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. EC97–48–000, et al.]

Lake Benton Power Partners, LLC, et

al.; Electric Rate and Corporate

Regulation Filings

August 11, 1997.

Take notice that the following filings

have been made with the Commission:

1. Lake Benton Power Partners, LLC

[Docket No. EC97–48–000]

On August 6, 1997, Lake Benton

Power Partners, LLC (Lake Benton LLC),

P.O. Box 1910, 13000 Jameson Road,

Tehachapi, California 93561 submitted

for filing an application for approval

under Section 203 of the Federal Power

Act of the acquisition of a membership

interest in Lake Benton LLC by ESI Lake

Benton LLC (ESI Lake Benton). No

determination has been made that the

submittal constitutes a complete filing.

According to the applicant, Lake

Benton LLC is developing a wind energy

project near Lake Benton, Minnesota

that will sell power to Northern States

Power Company pursuant to a long-term

power purchase agreement. The

purchase of a membership interest in

Lake Benton LLC by ESI Lake Benton

will enable Lake Benton LLC to obtain

additional financing necessary to

complete the project.

Comment date: August 29, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

2. Wisconsin Electric Power Company

[Docket No. EL97–47–000]

Take notice that on July 2, 1997,

Wisconsin Electric Power Company

tendered for filing a petition for waiver

of fuel clause regulations.

Comment date: August 29, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

3. Central and South West Services, Inc.

[Docket No. EL97–48–000]

Take notice that on July 14, 1997,

Central and South West Services, Inc.,

tendered for filing a petition for waiver

of fuel clause regulations.

Comment date: August 29, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

4. The Empire District Electric

Company

[Docket Nos. ER97–3488–000, ER97–3489–

000, ER97–3490–000, ER97–3491–000,

ER97–3492–000, ER97–3495–000, ER97–

3496–000, ER97–3499–000, ER97–3501–000,

ER97–3502–000, ER97–3504–000, ER97–

3505–000, ER97–3506–000, ER97–3507–000,

ER97–3508–000, ER97–3509–000, ER97–

3510–000, ER97–3511–000, ER97–3512–000,

ER97–3513–000, ER97–3514–000, ER97–

3516–000, ER97–3518–000, ER97–3519–000,

ER97–3520–000, ER97–3521–000, ER97–

3522–000]

Take notice that on July 16, 1997, The

Empire District Electric Company

tendered for filing amendments in the

above-referenced dockets.

Comment date: August 25, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

5. CoEnergy Trading Company

[Docket No. ER96–1040–006]

Take notice that on July 23, 1997,

CoEnergy Trading Company filed a

notice of change in status to report its

participation in a joint venture with a

subsidiary of DTE Energy Company to

engage in power marketing.

Comment date: August 25, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

6. The Detroit Edison Company

[Docket No. ER97–324–003]

Take notice that on July 23, 1997, The

Detroit Edison Company filed a

Notification of Change in Status.

Comment date: August 25, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

7. New York State Electric & Gas

Corporation

[Docket No. ER97–2571–000]

Take notice that on August 1, 1997,

New York State Electric & Gas Company

tendered for filing an amendment in the

above-referenced docket.

Comment date: August 25, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

8. Central Illinois Light Company

[Docket No. ER97–3568–000]

Take notice that Central Illinois Light

Company (CILCO), 300 Liberty Street,

Peoria, Illinois 61602, on July 23, 1997,

tendered for filing with the Commission

a substitute Index of Point-To-Point

Transmission Service Customers under

its Open Access Transmission Tariff.

CILCO requested an effective date of

June 2, 1997.

Copies of the filing were served on the

affected customer and the Illinois

Commerce Commission.

Comment date: August 25, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

9. Central Illinois Light Company

[Docket No. ER97–3698–000]

Take notice that on July 14, 1997,

Central Illinois Light Company (CILCO),

300 Liberty Street, Peoria, Illinois

61602, tendered for filing with the

Commission a substitute Index of PointTo-Point Transmission Service

Customers under its Open Access

Transmission Tariff and service

agreements for four new customers.

CILCO requested an effective date of

July 2, 1997.

Copies of the filing were served on all

affected customers and the Illinois

Commerce Commission.

Comment date: August 25, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

10. Central Hudson Gas & Electric

Company

[Docket No. ER97–3780–000]

Take notice that on July 17, 1997,

Central Hudson Gas & Electric

Corporation (CHG&E), tendered for a

Service Agreement between CHG&E and

ProMark Energy. The terms and

conditions of service under this

Agreement are made pursuant to

CHG&E’s FERC Open Access Schedule,

Original Volume No. 1 (transmission

Tariff) filed in compliance with the

Commission’s Order No. 888 in Docket

No. RM95–8–000 and RM94–7–001.

CHG&E also has requested waiver of the

60-day notice provision pursuant to 18

CFR Section 35.11.

A copy of this filing has been served

on the Public Service Commission of the

State of New York.

Comment date: August 25, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

11. Bruce Demars

[Docket No. ID–3057–000]

Take notice that on July 15, 1997,

Bruce Demars (Applicant) tendered for

filing an application under Section

305(b) of the Federal Power Act to hold

the following positions:

Director: Commonwealth Edison

Company

Director: McDermott International, Inc.

Comment date: August 25, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

12. New England Power Company

[Docket No. OA97–621–000]

Take notice that on July 14, 1997,

New England Power Company (NEP)

tendered for filing a correction to its
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filing letter covering its compliance

tariff filed, pursuant to Commission

Order No. 888–A. NEP made the filing

on behalf of itself and its four retail

affiliates.

Comment date: August 25, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

13. Puget Sound Energy, Inc.

[Docket No. OA97–685–000]

Take notice that on July 14, 1997,

Puget Sound Energy, Inc., tendered for

filing Puget’s proposed Open Access

Transmission Tariff pursuant to the

Commission’s Order No. 888–A.

Comment date: August 25, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

Standard Paragraph

E. Any person desiring to be heard or

to protest said filing should file a

motion to intervene or protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, N.E., Washington, DC

20426, in accordance with Rules 211

and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of

Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211

and 18 CFR 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 this filing are on file with the

Commission and are available for public

inspection.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–21718 Filed 8–14–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. ER97–2822–000, et al.]

Washington Water Power Company, et

al.; Electric Rate and Corporate

Regulation Filings

August 7, 1997.

Take notice that the following filings

have been made with the Commission:

1. Washington Water Power Company

[Docket No. ER97–2822–000]

Take notice that on July 23, 1997 and

July 24, 1997, Washington Water Power

Company tendered for filing

amendments in the above-referenced

dockets.

Comment date: August 21, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

2. Zond Minnesota Development

Corporation II; Lake Benton Power

Partners, LLC

[Docket No. EC97–47–000]

On August 4, 1997, Zond Minnesota

Development Corporation II (Zond

Minnesota) and Lake Benton Power

Partners, LLC (Lake Benton LLC), P.O.

Box 1910, 13000 Jameson Road,

Tehachapi, California 93561 submitted

for filing an application for approval

under Section 203 of the Federal Power

Act of the merger of Zond Minnesota

with its affiliate Lake Benton LLC. Zond

Minnesota and Lake Benton LLC also

seek approval of creation of a new

entity, Zond Lake Benton, LLC, to be the

direct parent company of Lake Benton

LLC. Zond Minnesota and Lake Benton

LLC request that the Commission act on

the application by September 2, 1997.

No determination has been made that

the submittal constitutes a complete

filing.

According to the applicant, Zond

Minnesota is developing a wind energy

project near Lake Benton, Minnesota

that will sell power to Northern States

Power Company pursuant to a long-term

power purchase agreement. The

Commission accepted Zond Minnesota’s

rates for filing in Zond Development

Corp. and Zond Minnesota

Development Corp. II, 80 FERC ¶ 61,051

(1997).

Comment date: August 29, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

3. Public Service Company of Colorado

[Docket No. ER97–3782–000]

Take notice that on July 22, 1997,

Public Service Company of Colorado,

tendered for filing a Service Agreement

for Non-Firm Point-to-Point

Transmission Service between Public

Service Company of Colorado and

Enron Power Marketing, Inc. Public

Service states that the purpose of this

filing is to provide Non-Firm Point-toPoint Transmission Service in

accordance with its Open Access

Transmission Service Tariff.

Comment date: August 21, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

4. Public Service Company of Colorado

[Docket No. ER97–3783–000]

Take notice that on July 22, 1997,

Public Service Company of Colorado,

tendered for filing an Umbrella Service

Agreement for Firm Point-to-Point

Transmission Service between Public

Service Company of Colorado and

Public Service Company of Colorado—

Wholesale Merchant Function. Public

Service states that the purpose of this

filing is to provide Firm Point-to-Point

Transmission Service in accordance

with its Open Access Transmission

Service Tariff.

Comment date: August 21, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

5. Public Service Company of Colorado

[Docket No. ER97–3784–000]

Take notice that on July 22, 1997,

Public Service Company of Colorado,

tendered for filing a Service Agreement

for Non-Firm Point-to-Point

Transmission Service between Public

Service Company of Colorado and

PacifiCorp. Public Service states that the

purpose of this filing is to provide NonFirm Point-to-Point Transmission

Service in accordance with its Open

Access Transmission Service Tariff.

Comment date: August 21, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

6. Pacific Gas and Electric Company

[Docket No. ER97–3786–000]

Take notice that on July 21, 1997,

Pacific Gas and Electric Company

(PG&E), tendered for filing; (1) An

agreement dated as of July 7, 1997, by

and between PG&E and the Duke Louis

Dreyfus, LLC. (Duke) entitled Service

Agreement for Firm Point-to-Point

Transmission Service (Service

Agreement); and (2) a request for

termination of this Service Agreement.

The Service Agreement was entered

into for the purpose of firm point-topoint transmission service for 25 MW of

power delivered to Duke at PG&E’s

Midway Substation. The effective date

of termination is either the requested

date shown below or such other date the

Commission deems appropriate for

termination.