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Purchasers dated July 9, 1996. Under

the tendered Service Agreement

Virginia Power will provide non-firm

point-to-point service to The Energy

Authority as agreed to by the parties

under the rates, terms and conditions of

the Open Access Transmission Tariff.

Copies of the filing were served upon

the Virginia State Corporation

Commission and the North Carolina

Utilities Commission.

Comment date: August 29, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

21. PECO Energy Company

[Docket No. ER97–3943–000]

Take notice that on July 29, 1997,

PECO Energy Company (PECO), filed a

summary of transactions made during

the second quarter of calendar year 1997

under PECO’s Electric Tariff Original

Volume No. 1 accepted by the

Commission in Docket No. ER95–770, as

subsequently amended and accepted by

the Commission in Docket No. ER97–

316.

Comment date: August 29, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

22. New York State Electric & Gas

Corporation

[Docket No. ER97–3944–000]

Take notice that on July 29, 1997,

New York State Electric & Gas

Corporation (NYSEG), filed a Service

Agreement between NYSEG and New

York State Electric & Gas Corporation,

(Customer). This Service Agreement

specifies that the Customer has agreed

to the rates, terms and conditions of the

NYSEG open access transmission tariff

filed and effective on January 29, 1997

with revised sheets effective on

February 7, 1997, in Docket No. OA97–

571–000 and OA96–195–000.

NYSEG requests waiver of the

Commission’s sixty-day notice

requirements and an effective date of

July 1, 1997 for the New York State

Electric & Gas Corporation Service

Agreement. NYSEG has served copies of

the filing on The New York State Public

Service Commission and on the

Customer.

Comment date: August 29, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

23. New York State Electric & Gas

Corporation

[Docket No. ER97–3945–000]

Take notice that on July 21, 1997,

New York State Electric & Gas

Corporation (NYSEG), tendered for

filing a Notice of Cancellation of

Transmission Service Agreement # 31

under NYSEG’s Open Access

Transmission Tariff.

NYSEG requests that this cancellation

become effective June 30, 1997.

Comment date: August 29, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

24. New York State Electric & Gas

Corporation

[Docket No. OA96–195–005]

Take notice that on July 24, 1997,

New York State Electric & Gas

Corporation tendered for filing its

refund report in the above-referenced

docket.

Comment date: August 29, 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, D.C.

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. 97–22589 Filed 8–25–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. EL97–52–000, et al.]

Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation, et

al.; Electric Rate and Corporate

Regulation Filings

August 18, 1997.

Take notice that the following filings

have been made with the Commission:

1. Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation

[Docket No. EL97–52–000]

Take notice that on August 12, 1997,

Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation

(Niagara Mohawk) filed a Petition for a

Declaratory Order that new or modified

transmission service of Replacement

Power must be under Niagara Mohawk’s

Open Access Tariff.

A copy of this filing has been served

on the New York State Public Service

Commission, the Power Authority of the

State of New York, and customers taking

service under Niagara Mohawk Rate

Schedule No. 19.

Comment date: September 2, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

2. Western Systems Power Pool

[Docket No. ER91–195–029]

Take notice that on August 8, 1997,

the Western Systems Power Pool

(WSPP) filed certain information to

update its July 30, 1997, quarterly filing.

This data is required by Ordering

Paragraph (D) of the Commission’s June

27, 1991 Order (55 FERC ¶ 61,495) and

Ordering Paragraph (C) of the

Commission’s June 1, 1992, Order On

Rehearing Denying Request Not To

Submit Information, And Granting In

Part And Denying In Part Privileged

Treatment. Pursuant to 18 CFR 385.211,

WSPP has requested privileged

treatment for some of the information

filed consistent with the June 1, 1992

order. Copies of WSPP’s informational

filing are on file with the Commission,

and the non-privileged portions are

available for public inspection.

3. Illinois Power Company

[Docket No. ER97–3946–000]

Take notice that on July 29, 1997,

Illinois Power Company (Illinois

Power), 500 South 27th Street, Decatur,

Illinois 62526, tendered for filing a

Power Sales Tariff, Service Agreement

under which Pennsylvania Power &

Light Company will take service under

Illinois Power Company’s Power Sales

Tariff. The agreements are based on the

Form of Service Agreement in Illinois

Power’s tariff.

Illinois Power has requested an

effective date of July 1, 1997.

Comment date: September 2, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

4. Ohio Edison Company, Pennsylvania

Power Company

[Docket No. ER97–3947–000]

Take notice that on July 29, 1997,

Ohio Edison Company tendered for

filing on behalf of itself and

Pennsylvania Power Company, Service

Agreements for Non-Firm Point-to-Point

Transmission Service with GPU Energy,

Wabash Valley Power Association, Inc.,

Allegheny Power and MidCon Power

Services Corp., and Ohio Edison

Company pursuant to Ohio Edison’s

Open Access Tariff. These Service

Agreements will enable the parties to
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obtain Non-Firm Point-to-Point

Transmission Service in accordance

with the terms of the Tariff.

Comment date: September 2, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

5. Boston Edison Company

[Docket No. ER97–3948–000]

Take notice that on July 29, 1997,

Boston Edison Company (Boston

Edison), tendered for filing a Standstill

Agreement between itself and The

Boylston Municipal Light Department,

City of Holyoke Gas & Electric

Department, Hudson Light and Power

Department, Littleton Electric Light &

Water Departments, Marblehead

Municipal Light Department,

Middleborough Gas and Electric

Department, North Attleborough

Electric Department, Peabody Municipal

Light Plant, Shrewsbury’s Electric Light

Plant, Templeton Municipal Light Plant,

Wakefield Municipal Light Department,

West Boylston Municipal Lighting

Plant, and Westfield Gas & Electric Light

Department (Municipals). The Standstill

Agreement extends through September

30, 1997, the time in which the

Municipals may institute a legal

challenge to the 1995 true-up bill under

their respective contracts to purchase

power from Boston Edison’s Pilgrim

Nuclear Station.

Boston Edison requests waiver of the

Commission’s notice requirement to

allow the Standstill Agreement to

become effective August 1, 1997.

The Standstill Agreement relates to

the following Boston Edison FERC Rate

Schedules:

(1) Supplement to Rate Schedule No. 77—

Standstill Agreement with Boylston

Municipal Light Department

(2) Supplement to Rate Schedule No. 79—

Standstill Agreement with Holyoke Gas

and Electric Department

(3) Supplement to Rate Schedule No. 81—

Standstill Agreement with Westfield Gas

and Electric Light Department

(4) Supplement to Rate Schedule No. 83

—Standstill Agreement with Hudson Light

and Power Department

(5) Supplement to Rate Schedule No. 85

—Standstill Agreement with Littleton

Electric Light and Water Department

(6) Supplement to Rate Schedule No. 87—

Standstill Agreement with Marblehead

Municipal Light Department

(7) Supplement to Rate Schedule No. 89—

Standstill Agreement with North

Attleborough Electric Department

(8) Supplement to Rate Schedule No. 91—

Standstill Agreement with Peabody

Municipal Light Plant

(9) Supplement to Rate Schedule No. 93—

Standstill Agreement with Shrewsbury’s

Electric Light Plant

(10) Supplement to Rate Schedule No. 95—

Standstill Agreement with Templeton

Municipal Light Plant

(11) Supplement to Rate Schedule No. 97—

Standstill Agreement with Wakefield

Municipal Light Department

(12) Supplement to Rate Schedule No. 99—

Standstill Agreement with West Boylston

Municipal Lighting Plant

(13) Supplement to Rate Schedule No. 102—

Standstill Agreement with Middleborough

Gas and Electric Department

Comment date: September 2, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

6. Idaho Power Company

[Docket No. ER97–3949–000]

Take notice that on July 29, 1997,

Idaho Power Company (IPC), tendered

for filing with the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission Service

Agreements under Idaho Power

Company FERC Electric Tariff No. 5,

Open Access Transmission Tariff,

between Idaho Power Company and

Constellation Power Source, Inc., and

Idaho Power Company and Western

Resources.

Comment date: September 2, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

7. Houston Lighting & Power Company

[Docket No. ER97–3950–000]

Take notice that on July 29, 1997,

Houston Lighting & Power Company

(HL&P), tendered for filing an executed

transmission service agreement (TSA)

with Tex-La Electric Cooperative of

Texas, Inc. (Tex-La) for Firm

Transmission Service under HL&P’s

FERC Electric Tariff, Second Revised

Volume No. 1, for Transmission Service

To, From and Over Certain HVDC

Interconnections. HL&P has requested

an effective date of August 1, 1997. Copies of the filing were served on

Tex-La and the Public Utility

Commission of Texas.

Comment date: September 2, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

8. Yadkin, Inc.

[Docket No. ER97–3951–000]

Take notice that on July 29, 1997,

Yadkin, Inc., tendered for filing a

summary of activity for the quarter

ending June 30, 1997. Comment date: September 2, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

9. Northern Indiana Public Service

Company

[Docket No. ER97–3952–000]

Take notice that on July 29, 1997,

Northern Indiana Public Service

Company, tendered for filing its

Transaction Report for short-term

transactions for the second quarter of

1997 pursuant to the Commission’s

order issued January 10, 1997 in

Northern Indiana Public Service

Company, 78 FERC ¶ 61,015 (1997).

Comment date: September 2, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

10. Boston Edison Company

[Docket No. ER97–3953–000]

Take notice that on July 29, 1997,

Boston Edison Company (Boston

Edison), tendered for filing a Standstill

Agreement between itself and

Commonwealth Electric Company

(Commonwealth). The Standstill

Agreement extends through September

30, 1997 the time in which

Commonwealth may institute a legal

challenge to the 1995 true-up bill under

Boston Edison’s FERC Rate Schedule

No. 68, governing sales to

Commonwealth from the Pilgrim

Nuclear Station.

Boston Edison requests waiver of the

Commission’s notice requirement to

allow the Standstill Agreement to

become effective August 1, 1997.

Comment date: September 2, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

11. Unicom Power Marketing, Inc.

[Docket No. ER97–3954–000]

Take notice that on July 28, 1997,

Unicom Power Marketing, Inc. (PMI),

filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission its FERC Electric Rate

Schedule No. 1, an application for

blanket authorizations and for certain

waivers of the Commission’s

Regulations. PMI is not currently in the

business of generating, transmitting or

distributing electricity. PMI intends to

engage in transactions in which PMI

sells electricity at rates and on terms

and conditions that are negotiated with

the purchasing party.

PMI has requested expedited action

on its filing so that the Commission may

accept PMI’s rate schedule for filing to

become effective as soon as possible.

PMI has also served a copy of the

application on the state utility

commissions that regulate its public

utility affiliates, the Illinois Commerce

Commission and the Indiana Utility

Regulatory Commission.

Comment date: September 2, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

12. Maine Public Service Company

[Docket No. ER97–3958–000]

Take notice that on July 25, 1997,

Maine Public Service Company

submitted a Quarterly Report of

Transactions for the period April 1

through June 30, 1997. This filing was

made in compliance with Commission
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orders dated May 31, 1995 (Docket No.

ER95–851) and April 30, 1996 (Docket

No. ER96–780).

Comment date: September 2, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

13. Illinois Power Company

[Docket No. ER97–3959–000]

Take notice that on July 29, 1997,

Illinois Power Company (Illinois

Power), 500 South 27th Street, Decatur,

Illinois 62526, tendered for filing a

Power Sales Tariff, Service Agreement

under which NP Energy, Inc., will take

service under Illinois Power Company’s

Power Sales Tariff. The agreements are

based on the Form of Service Agreement

in Illinois Power’s tariff.

Illinois Power has requested an

effective date of July 21, 1997.

Comment date: September 2, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

14. Commonwealth Edison Company

[Docket No. ER97–3960–000]

Take notice that on July 29, 1997,

Commonwealth Edison Company

(ComEd) submitted for filing a ShortTerm Firm Service Agreement with

Wisconsin Electric Power Company

(WEPCO), a Non-Firm Service

Agreement with Constellation Power

Source, Inc., (CPS), and a Non-Firm

Service Agreement with The Energy

Authority, Inc. (TEA), under the terms

of ComEd’s Open Access Transmission

Tariff (OATT). ComEd also submitted a

revised Index of Customers reflecting

the three new additions and a name

change for current customer, LG&E

Power Marketing, Inc.

ComEd requests an effective date of

July 3, 1997, for the service agreement

with WEPCO, and an effective date of

June 27, 1997, for the service

agreements with CPS and TEA, and

accordingly seeks waiver of the

Commission’s requirements. Copies of

this filing were served upon WEPCO,

CPS, TEA, LG&E Energy Marketing, Inc.,

and the Illinois Commerce Commission.

Comment date: September 2, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

15. Southwestern Public Service

Company

[Docket No. ER97–3961–000]

Take notice that on July 29, 1997,

Southwestern Public Service Company

(Southwestern) submitted a Quarterly

Report under Southwestern’s marketbased sales tariff. The report is for the

period of April 1, 1997 through June 30,

1997.

Comment date: September 2, 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, D.C.

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. 97–22591 Filed 8–25–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Notice of Application Accepted for

Filing With the Commission and Ready

for Environmental Analysis

August 20, 1997.

Take notice that the following

hydroelectric application has been filed

with the Commission and is available

for public inspection:

a. Type of Application: Exemption

From Licensing.

b. Project No.: P–11549–001.

c. Date Filed: January 21, 1997.

d. Applicant: Dunkirk Water Power

Company, Inc.

e. Name of Project: Dunkirk Hydro

Project.

f. Location: On the Yahara River, near

Dunkirk, Dane County, Wisconsin.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power

Act, 16 U.S.C. §§ 791(a)–825.

h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Thomas J.

Reiss, P.O. Box 353, 319 Hart Street,

Watertown, WI 53094, (414) 261–7975.

i. FERC Contact: Chris Metcalf (202)

219–2810.

j. Deadline Date: See paragraph D4.

k. Status of Environmental Analysis:

This application has been accepted, and

is ready for environmental analysis at

this time—see attached paragraph D4.

1. Description of Project: The

proposed run-of-river project consists

of: (1) an existing 20-foot-high and 800-

foot-long concrete dam; (2) an existing

70-acre reservoir with storage capacity

of 270 acre-feet at normal pool elevation

832.0 ± 0.3 feet National Geodetic

Vertical Datum; (3) a concrete headrace

canal approximately 20-foot-wide and

100-foot-long; (4) a 35-foot by 60-foot

concrete and brick powerhouse housing

one 125-kilowatt (kW) generator and

one 220-kW generator for a total project

installed capacity of 345–kW; (5) a new

underground transmission line; and (6)

appurtenant facilities. The applicant

estimates that the total average annual

generation would be 1.0 million

kilowatthours. The applicant has

secured a long term lease from the

owner of the dam, Dunkirk Dam Lake

District, PO Box 83, Stoughton, WI

53589, which provides all necessary real

property interests to develop and

operate the project.

m. Purpose of Project: Project power

would be sold to a local utility

company.

n. This notice also consists of the

following standard paragraphs: A2, A9,

B1, and D4.

o. Available Locations of Application:

A copy of the application, as amended

and supplemented, is available for

inspection and reproduction at the

Commission’s Public Reference and

Files and Maintenance Branch, located

at 888 First Street, N.E., Room 2A–1,

Washington, D.C. 20426, or by calling

(202) 208–2326. A copy is also available

for inspection and reproduction at

Dunkirk Water Power Company, Inc.,

P.O. Box 353, 319 Hart Street,

Watertown, WI 53094, (414) 261–7975.

A2. Development Application—Any

qualified applicant desiring to file a

competing application must submit to

the Commission, on or before the

specified deadline date for the

particular application, a competing

development application, or a notice of

intent to file such an application.

Submission of a timely notice of intent

allows an interested person to file the

competing development application no

later than 120 days after the specified

deadline date for the particular

application. Applications for

preliminary permits will not be

accepted in response to this notice.

A9. Notice of intent—A notice of

intent must specify the exact name,

business address, and telephone number

of the prospective applicant, and must

include an unequivocal statement of

intent to submit, if such an application

may be filed, either a preliminary

permit application or a development

application (specify which type of

application). A notice of intent must be