[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 180 (Wednesday, September 17, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48832-48835]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-24700]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. ER97-4235-000, et al.]


San Diego Gas & Electric Company, et al.; Electric Rate and 
Corporate Regulation Filings

September 10, 1997.
    Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
Commission:

1. San Diego Gas & Electric Company

[Docket No. ER97-4235-000]

    Take notice that on August 18, 1997, San Diego Gas & Electric 
Company (SDG&E), tendered for filing an open access distribution tariff 
pursuant to 18 CFR 35.28(c).
    Copies of this filing have been served upon the California Public 
Utilities Commission, and all other parties in the combined service 
lists in Dockets EC96-19-000 and ER96-1663-000.
    Comment date: September 24, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

2. PECO Energy Company

[Docket No. ER97-4278-000]

    Take notice that on August 20, 1997, PECO Energy Company (PECO), 
filed a Service Agreement dated July 30, 1997 with Reedy Creek 
Improvement District (REEDY CREEK) under PECO's FERC Electric Tariff 
Original Volume No. 1 (Tariff). The Service Agreement adds REEDY CREEK 
as a customer under the Tariff.
    PECO requests an effective date of July 30, 1997, for the Service 
Agreement.
    PECO states that copies of this filing have been supplied to REEDY 
CREEK and to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.
    Comment date: September 24, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

3. Central Louisiana Electric Company, Inc.

[Docket No. ER97-4279-000]

    Take notice that on August 19, 1997, Central Louisiana Electric 
Company, Inc., tendered for filing Central Louisiana's Market Based 
Rate Tariff MR-1, the quarterly reports for

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transactions undertaken by Central Louisiana are as follows:

Quarter ending 12/31/96--No Transactions
Quarter ending 3/31/97--No Transactions
Quarter ending 6/30/97--No Transactions

    Comment date: September 24, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

4. Montaup Electric Company

[Docket No. ER97-4280-000]

    Take notice that on August 20, 1997, Montaup Electric Company 
(Montaup), tendered for filing four agreements relating to transmission 
and subtransmission service for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation 
Authority. Montaup requests that the agreements become effective on 
October 1, 1997, when the service is scheduled to commence.
    Comment date: September 24, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

5. NRG Power Marketing Inc.

[Docket No. ER97-4281-000]

    Take notice that on August 20, 1997, NRG Power Marketing Inc. (NRG 
Power) filed pursuant to 205 of the Federal Power Act, Part 35 of the 
Commission's Regulations, and the Commission's Rules of Practice and 
Procedure, an application requesting the Commission to: (1) accept for 
filing NRG Power's Rate Schedule FERC No. 1, (2) grant NRG Power 
blanket authority to make market-based sales of energy and capacity 
under Rate Schedule FERC No. 1, and (3) grant NRG Power such waivers 
and blanket authorizations as have been granted by the Commission in 
the past to other power marketers, including, but not limited to, 
waiver of cost of service filing requirements of Subparts B and C of 
Part 35, waiver of accounting and reporting requirements, interlocking 
director filing requirements, and blanket approval of future issuances 
of securities or assumptions of obligations or liabilities. NRG Power 
has requested waiver of the 60-day notice requirement to allow NRG 
Power's Rate Schedule FERC No. 1 to become effective on September 1, 
1997.
    Comment date: September 24, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

6. Commonwealth Edison Company

[Docket No. ER97-4282-000]

    Take notice that on August 20, 1997, Commonwealth Edison Company 
(ComEd) submitted for filing six Service Agreements, establishing 
United Power Association (UPA), Oglethorpe Power Corporation (OPC), The 
Energy Authority, Inc. (TEA), Constellation Power Source, Inc. (CPS), 
Market Responsive Energy, Inc. (MREI), and Entergy Services, Inc. 
(ESI), as customers under the terms of ComEd's Power Sales and 
Reassignment of Transmission Rights Tariff PSRT-1 (PSRT-1 Tariff). 
ComEd also submitted a revised Index of Customers reflecting the six 
new customers and name changes for current customers, Koch Power 
Services, Inc., LG&E Power Marketing, Inc., Eastex Energy, Inc., 
Citizens Power and Light Corporation, and Coastal Electric Services 
Company. The Commission has previously designated the PSRT-1 Tariff as 
FERC Electric Tariff, First Revised Volume No. 2.
    ComEd requests an effective date of July 24, 1997, and accordingly 
seeks waiver of the Commission's requirements. Copies of this filing 
were served upon UPA, OPC, TEA, CPS, MREI, ESI, Koch Energy Trading, 
Inc., LG&E Energy Marketing, Inc., El Paso Energy Marketing Company, 
Citizens Power Sales, Engage Energy US, L.P., and the Illinois Commerce 
Commission.
    Comment date: September 24, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

7. Alabama Power Company

[Docket No. ER97-4283-000]

    Take notice that on August 20, 1997, Southern Company Services, 
Inc., as agent for Alabama Power Company (APCo), tendered for filing a 
Transmission Service Delivery Point Agreement dated April 8, 1997, 
which reflects the revised delivery point voltage levels of service to 
Coosa Valley Electric Cooperative. This delivery point will be served 
under the terms and conditions of the Agreement for Transmission 
Service to Distribution Cooperative Member of Alabama Electric 
Cooperative, Inc., dated August 28, 1980 (designed FERC Rate Schedule 
No. 147). The parties request an effective date of September 1, 1997.
    Comment date: September 24, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

8. Southern Company Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER97-4284-000]

    Take notice that on August 20, 1997, Southern Company Services, 
Inc. (SCS), by and on behalf of Alabama Power Company (APCo), tendered 
for filing a Transmission Service Delivery Point Agreement dated 
September 1, 1997, which reflects the addition of a delivery point to 
Clark-Washington Electric Cooperative. This delivery point will be 
served under the terms and conditions of the Agreement for Transmission 
Service to Distribution Cooperative Member of Alabama Electric 
Cooperative, Inc., dated August 28, 1980 (designed FERC Rate Schedule 
No. 147). The parties request an effective date of September 1, 1997, 
for the addition of the delivery point.
    Comment date: September 24, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

9. Central Illinois Light Company

[Docket No. ER97-4285-000]

    Take notice that on August 20, 1997, Central Illinois Light Company 
(CILCO), 300 Liberty Street, Peoria, Illinois 61202, tendered for 
filing with the Commission two substitute Indices of Customers under 
its Coordination Sales Tariff and a service agreement for one new 
customer.
    CILCO requested effective dates of August 2 and August 18, 1997 for 
these documents.
    Copies of the filing were served on all affected customers and the 
Illinois Commerce Commission.
    Comment date: September 24, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

10. Moon Lake Electric Association, Inc.

[Docket No. ER97-4286-000]

    Take notice that on August 20, 1997, Moon Lake Electric 
Association, Inc. (Moon Lake), submitted an Application for Disclaimer 
of Jurisdiction or, In the Alternative, Commission Acceptance of 
certain long-standing agreements under which it provides distribution-
type delivery service to end-use customers of four purchasers. Those 
purchasers of delivery service from Moon Lake are: Deseret Generation & 
Transmission Cooperative; the Bureau of Reclamation of the United 
States Department of the Interior; Central Utah Water Conservancy 
District; and Pacificorp.
    Moon Lake is a non-profit distribution cooperative that owns, 
operates and controls only limited and discrete transmission facilities 
that do not constitute an integrated grid. Moon Lake has no sales of 
power at wholesale. On October 16, 1996, Moon Lake retired its 
outstanding Rural Utilities Service (RUS) debt.
    Moon Lake seeks a disclaimer of jurisdiction over its arrangements 
with these four purchasers because the service that Moon Lake provides 
is for delivery to end-use customers of the purchasers over lines of 
Moon Lake that are radial in nature serving a

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distribution function. In the event that disclaimer of jurisdiction is 
not granted, Moon Lake requests acceptance of its delivery agreements, 
effective on October 16, 1996 when Moon Lake's RUS debt was retired. 
Moon Lake seeks no changes in the rates, charges, terms and conditions 
of these agreements. Accordingly, Moon Lake seeks a waiver pursuant to 
18 CFR 35.11 of the 60-day prior notice requirement of 18 CFR 35.3.
    Comment date: September 24, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

11. Kansas City Power & Light Company

[Docket No. ER97-4287-000]

    Take notice that on August 20, 1997, Kansas City Power & Light 
Company (KCPL), tendered for filing a Service Agreement dated July 28, 
1997, between KCPL and NP Energy, Inc. KCPL proposes an effective date 
of August 7, 1997, and requests waiver of the Commission's notice 
requirement. This Agreement provides for the rates and charges for Non-
Firm Transmission Service.
    In its filing, KCPL states that the rates included in the above-
mentioned Service Agreement are KCPL's rates and charges in the 
compliance filing to FERC Order No. 888-A in Docket No. OA97-636.
    Comment date: September 24, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

12. Kansas City Power & Light Company

[Docket No. ER97-4288-000]

    Take notice that on August 20, 1997, Kansas City Power & Light 
Company (KCPL), tendered for filing a Service Agreement dated August 7, 
1997, between KCPL and Commonwealth Edison Company. KCPL proposes an 
effective date of August 7, 1997, and requests waiver of the 
Commission's notice requirement. This Agreement provides for Non-Firm 
Power Sales Service.
    In its filing, KCPL states that the rates included in the above-
mentioned Service Agreement are pursuant to KCPL's compliance filing in 
Docket No. ER94-1045.
    Comment date: September 24, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

13. Public Service Company of New Mexico

[Docket No. ER97-4289-000]

    Take notice that on August 20, 1997, Public Service Company of New 
Mexico (PNM), submitted for filing executed service agreement for 
point-to-point transmission service under the terms of PNM's Open 
Access Transmission Service Tariff with the following transmission 
service customers: Williams Energy Services Company (2 agreements, 
dated May 28, 1997 for Non-Firm Service and Short Term Firm Service), 
Coral Power, L.L.C. (dated May 19, 1997 for Non-Firm Service), Citizens 
Lehman Power Sales (dated February 18, 1997 for Short Term Firm 
Service), Federal Energy Sales, Inc. (dated July 11, 1997 for Non-Firm 
Service), Vitol Gas & Electric L.L.C. (2 agreements dated June 25, 1997 
for Short Term Firm Service and Non-Firm Service), Kansas City Power & 
Light Co. (dated July 15, 1997 for Non-Firm Service), Constellation 
Power Source, Inc. (dated July 21, 1997 for Non-Firm Service), and 
Western Resource, Inc. (dated July 22, 1997 for Non-Firm Service). 
PNM's filing is available for public inspection at its offices in 
Albuquerque, New Mexico.
    Comment date: September 24, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

14. Duquesne Light Company

[Docket No. ER97-4290-000]

    Take notice that on August 21, 1997, Duquesne Light Company (DLC) 
filed a Service Agreement dated August 13, 1997 with New York State 
Electric & Gas under DLC's Open Access Transmission Tariff (Tariff). 
The Service Agreement adds New York State Electric & Gas as a customer 
under the Tariff. DLC requests an effective date of August 13, 1997 for 
the Service Agreement.
    Comment date: September 24, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

15. Maine Public Service Company

[Docket No. ER97-4291-000]

    Take notice that on August 20, 1997, Maine Public Service Company 
(Maine Public) filed an executed Service Agreement with New Energy 
Ventures, Inc.
    Comment date: September 24, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

16. St. Joseph Light & Power Co.

[Docket No. ER97-4292-000]

    Take notice that on August 20, 1997, St. Joseph Light & Power Co. 
(St. Joseph), tendered for filing a proposed change in its FERC Open 
Access Transmission Tariff. The change consists of a Revised Index of 
Point-To-Point Transmission Service Customers under St. Joseph's Open 
Access Transmission Tariff.
    Copies of the filing were served on each person designated on the 
official service list compiled by the Secretary in FERC Docket No. 
OA96-3-000.
    Comment date: September 24, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

17. Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company and The Toledo Edison 
Company

[Docket No. ER97-4294-000]

    Take notice that on August 22, 1997, the Centerior Service Company 
as Agent for The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company and The Toledo 
Edison Company filed Service Agreements to provide Non-Firm Point-to-
Point Transmission Service for the following Transmission customers: 
AYP Energy and NIPSCO Energy Services. Services are being provided 
under the Centerior Open Access Transmission Tariff submitted for 
filing by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in Docket No. OA96-
204-000. The proposed effective dates under the Service Agreements are 
July 21, 1997 and July 28, 1997.
    Comment date: September 24, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

18. Virginia Electric and Power Company

[Docket No. ER97-4295-000]

    Take notice that on August 21, 1997, Virginia Electric and Power 
Company (Virginia Power), tendered for filing executed Service 
Agreements between Virginia Electric and Power Company and under the 
Power Sales Tariff to Eligible Purchasers dated May 27, 1994, as 
revised on December 31, 1996. Under the tendered Service Agreements 
Virginia Power agrees to provide services to Florida Power Corporation 
under the rates, terms and conditions of the Power Sales Tariff as 
agreed by the parties pursuant to the terms of the applicable Service 
Schedules included in the Power Sales Tariff.
    Copies of the filing were served upon the Florida Public Service 
Commission, the Virginia State Corporation Commission, and the North 
Carolina Utilities Commission.
    Comment date: September 24, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

19. Virginia Electric and Power Company

[Docket No. ER97-4296-000]

    Take notice that on August 21, 1997, Virginia Electric and Power 
Company (Virginia Power), tendered for filing a Service Agreement for 
Non-Firm Point-

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 to-Point Transmission Service between American Electric Power Service 
Corporation and Virginia Power under the Open Access Transmission 
Tariff to Eligible Purchasers dated July 9, 1996. Under the tendered 
Service Agreement Virginia Power will provide non-firm point-to-point 
service to American Electric Power Service Corporation Company 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: September 24, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

20. Duke Power, a Division of Duke Energy Corp.

[Docket No. ER97-4297-000]

    Take notice that on August 21, 1997, Duke Power, a division of Duke 
Energy Corporation (Duke), tendered for filing a letter from the 
Executive Committee of the Western Systems Power Pool (WSPP) indicating 
that Duke had completed all the steps for pool membership. Duke 
requests that the Commission amend the WSPP Agreement to include it as 
a member.
    Duke requests an effective date of August 22, 1997 for the proposed 
amendment. Accordingly, Duke requests waiver of the Commission's notice 
requirements for good cause shown.
    Copies of the filing were served upon the WSPP Executive Committee.
    Comment date: September 24, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

21. St. Joseph Light & Power Company

[Docket No. ER97-4298-000]

    Take notice that on August 20, 1997, St. Joseph Light & Power Co. 
(St. Joseph), tendered for filing four executed Service Agreements 
under its Open Access Transmission Tariff. The four Form of Service 
Agreements are with: Constellation Power Source, Inc., Kansas City 
Power & Light Co., Southern Energy Trading and Marketing, Inc., and 
Tenaska Power Services Co. The Service Agreements are being filed to 
implement St. Joseph's Open Access Transmission Tariff.
    Copies of the filing were served on Constellation Power Source, 
Inc., Kansas City Power & Light Co., Southern Energy Trading and 
Marketing, Inc., and Tenaska Power Services Co.
    Comment date: September 24, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

22. Central Maine Power Company

[Docket No. ER97-4299-000]

    Take notice that on August 22, 1997, Central Maine Power Company 
(CMP), tendered for filing a service agreement for Non-Firm Point-to-
Point Transmission service entered into with PECO Energy Company. 
Service will be provided pursuant to CMP's Open Access Transmission 
Tariff, designated rate schedule CMP--FERC Electric Tariff, Original 
Volume No. 3, as supplemented.
    Comment date: September 24, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

23. Coalition Against Private Tariffs

[Docket No. EL97-58-000]

    Take notice that on August 27, 1997, Coalition Against Private 
Tariffs (CAPT) filed a Motion for Issuance of a Cease and Desist Order 
asking that the Commission reassert its exclusive jurisdiction over the 
terms and conditions of transmission service as they relate to the 
transaction information requirements of the North American Electric 
Reliability Council's (NERC) Policy 3, and order NERC, its regional 
councils and member utilities to cease and desist from imposing those 
requirements.
    NERC Policy 3 establishes requirements for all parties involved in 
energy interchange transactions and scheduling. As part of these 
requirements, NERC has developed requirements for transmission 
customers to file transaction information under an interim Transaction 
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    \1\ NERC Operating Policy 3--Interchange, revised July 8, 1997. 
NERC recently announced that it will release changes to Policy 3, 
including making the identification of generator resources and loans 
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    CAPT argues that NERC should file its tagging requirements with the 
Commission for public review and comment. The Commission wants to 
develop a better understanding of NERC's tagging procedure and its 
commercial implications. We invite interested persons to submit written 
comments addressing the issues raised in CAPT's filing. We also request 
comments on the relationship between the tagging procedure and 
electronic scheduling of transactions. Commenters are also requested to 
advise the Commission concerning whether they believe NERC's tagging 
requirements are inconsistent with the Order Nos. 888 and 888-A pro 
forma tariff. Commenters should restrict their comments to these issues 
only.
    Interested persons should submit written comments (an original and 
14 paper copies and one copy on a computer diskette in WordPerfect 6.1 
format or in ASCII format) on or before October 10, 1997. Comments must 
be filed with the Office of the Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426 and must 
contain a caption that references Docket No. EL97-58-000. All written 
comments will be placed in the Commission's public files and will be 
available for public inspection or copying in the Commission's Public 
Reference Room during normal business hours. All comments received on 
diskette will be made available to the public on the Commission's 
electronic bulletin board (EBB).
    Copies of CAPT's filing, which include as an attachment a copy of 
NERC's Policy 3, are on file with the Commission and are available for 
public inspection or copying in the Commission's Public Reference Room 
during normal business hours.

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    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.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-24700 Filed 9-16-97; 8:45 am]
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