[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 182 (Friday, September 19, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49214-49216]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-24927]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. ER97-4331-000, et al.]


American Electric Power Service Corporation, et al.; Electric 
Rate and Corporate Regulation Filings

September 15, 1997.
    Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
Commission:

1. American Electric Power Service Corporation

[Docket No. ER97-4331-000]

    Take notice that on August 20, 1997, the American Electric Power 
Service Corporation (AEPSC), tendered for filing executed service 
agreements under the AEP Companies' Power Sales Tariff. The Power Sales 
Tariff was accepted for filing effective October 1, 1995, and has been 
designated AEP Companies' FERC Electric Tariff First Revised Volume No. 
2. AEPSC requests waiver of notice to permit the service agreements to 
be made effective for service billed on and after July 21, 1997.

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    A copy of the filing was served upon the parties and the State 
Utility Regulatory Commissions of Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, 
Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.
    Comment date: September 29, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

2. NORSTAR Energy Limited Partnership

[Docket No. ER97-4332-000]

    Take notice that on August 21, 1997, NORSTAR Energy Limited 
Partnership (``NORSTAR''), tendered for filing a notice of cancellation 
of NORSTAR's FERC Electric Rate Schedule No. 1 to be effective 
immediately.
    Comment date: September 29, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

3. Florida Power Corporation

[Docket No. ER97-4333-000]

    Take notice that on August 21, 1997, pursuant to the Commission's 
Order of July 31, 1997 in this docket, Florida Power Corporation filed 
a Service Agreement for Firm Point-to-Point Transmission Service with 
itself under its Open Access tariff.
    Comment date: September 29, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

4. Arizona Public Service Company [Docket No. ER97-4334-000]

    Take notice that on August 21, 1997, Arizona Public Service Company 
(``APS'') in its capacity as Operating Agent for the Navajo Generating 
Station tendered for filing Amendment No. 4 to the Navajo Co-Tenancy 
Agreement, APS-FERC Rate Schedule No. 229.
    A copy of this filing has been served on all parties on the Service 
List.
    Comment date: September 29, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

5. GENSYS Energy

[Docket No. ER97-4335-000]

    Take notice that on August 25, 1997, GENSYS Energy (``GENSYS'') a 
cooperative association wholly owned by Dairyland Power Cooperative and 
Cooperative Power Association tendered for filing a rate schedule 
enabling GENSYS to make wholesale sales of capacity and energy at 
market-based rates as more fully described in its application. GENSYS 
requests an effective date of October 1, 1997.
    Comment date: September 29, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

6. South Carolina Electric & Gas Company

[Docket No. ER97-4336-000]

    Take notice that on August 25, 1997, South Carolina Electric & Gas 
Company (``SCE&G'') submitted service agreements establishing The 
Energy Authority, Inc. (``TEA'') as a customer under the terms of 
SCE&G's Negotiated Market Sales Tariff.
    SCE&G requests an effective date of one day subsequent to the 
filing of the service agreement. Accordingly, SCE&G requests waiver of 
the Commission's notice requirements. Copies of this filing were served 
upon TEA and the South Carolina Public Service Commission.
    Comment date: September 29, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

7. Duke Power Company

[Docket No. ER97-4337-000]

    Take notice that on August 25, 1997, Duke Power Company (``Duke''), 
tendered for filing a Transmission Service Agreement between Duke, on 
its own behalf and acting as agent for its wholly-owned subsidiary, 
Nantahala Power and Light Company, and Aquila Power Corporation 
((``Transmission Customer''), dated as of July 24, 1997 (``TSA''). Duke 
states that the TSA sets out the transmission arrangements under which 
Duke will provide the Transmission Customer firm point-to-point 
transmission service under Duke's Pro Forma Open Access Transmission 
Tariff. Duke requests that the Agreement be made effective as of July 
24, 1997.
    Comment date: September 29, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

8. Duke Power Company

[Docket No. ER97-4338-000]

    Take notice that on August 25, 1997, Duke Power Company (``Duke''), 
tendered for filing a Market Rate Service Agreement between Duke and 
Scana Energy Marketing, Inc., dated as of July 24, 1997. Duke requests 
that the Service Agreement be made effective as of July 24, 1997.
    Comment date: September 29, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

9. South Carolina Electric & Gas Company

[Docket No. ER97-4339-000]

    Take notice that on August 25, 1997, South Carolina Electric & Gas 
Company (``SCE&G'') submitted a service agreement establishing The 
Energy Authority, Inc. (``TEA'') as a customer under the terms of 
SCE&G's Open Access Transmission Tariff.
    SCE&G requests an effective date of one day subsequent to the 
filing of the service agreement. Accordingly, SCE&G requests waiver of 
the Commission's notice requirements. Copies of this filing were served 
upon TEA, and the South Carolina Public Service Commission.
    Comment date: September 29, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

10. Wisconsin Power and Light Company

[Docket No. ER97-4340-000]

    Take notice that on August 25, 1997, Wisconsin Power and Light 
Company (WP&L), tendered for filing Form Of Service Agreement for Firm 
Point-to-Point Transmission Service and Form Of Service Agreement for 
Non-Firm Point-to-Point Transmission Service establishing NP Energy 
Inc. as a point-to-point transmission customer under the terms of 
WP&L's transmission tariff.
    WP&L requests an effective date of August 19, 1997, and; 
accordingly, seeks waiver of the Commission's notice requirements. A 
copy of this filing has been served upon the Public Service Commission 
of Wisconsin.
    Comment date: September 29, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

11. UtiliCorp United Inc.

[Docket No. ER97-4341-000]

    Take notice that on August 25, 1997, UtiliCorp United Inc. 
(``UtiliCorp'') filed a service agreement with Sunflower Electric Power 
Corporation for service under its Firm point-to-point open access 
service tariff for its operating division WestPlains Energy-Kansas.
    Comment date: September 29, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

12. Portland General Electric Company

[Docket No. ER97-4342-000]

    Take notice that on August 25, 1997, Portland General Electric 
Company (PGE), tendered for filing under PGE's Final Rule pro forma 
tariff (FERC Electric Tariff Original Volume No. 8, Docket No. OA96-
137-000), executed Service Agreements for Short-Term Firm and Non-Firm 
Point-to-Point Transmission Service with Vitol Gas and Electric, LLC.
    Pursuant to 18 CFR 35.11, and the Commission's Order in Docket No. 
PL93-2-002 issued July 30, 1993, PGE respectfully requests that the 
Commission grant a waiver of the notice requirements of 18 CFR 35.3 to 
allow

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the Service Agreements to become effective August 15, 1997.
    A copy of this filing was caused to be served upon Vitol Gas and 
Electric, LLC as noted in the filing letter.
    Comment date: September 29, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

13. Idaho Power Company

[Docket No. ER97-4343-000]

    Take notice that on August 25, 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 
Kansas City Power & Light Company, LG&E Power Marketing, Inc., and 
Avista Energy.
    Comment date: September 29, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

14. Idaho Power Company

[Docket No. ER97-4344-000]

    Take notice that on August 25, 1997, Idaho Power Company (IPC), 
tendered for filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission a 
Letter Agreement for Firm Capacity and Energy Exchange under Idaho 
Power Company FERC Electric Tariff No. 6, Market Rate Power Sales 
Tariff, between Idaho Power Company and the City of Anaheim, 
California.
    Comment date: September 29, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

15. OGE Energy Resources, Inc.

[Docket No. ER97-4345-000]

    Take notice that on August 25, 1997, OGE Energy Resources, Inc. 
(``OERI'') petitioned the Commission for acceptance of OERI 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.
    OERI intends to engage in wholesale electric power and energy 
purchases and sales as a marketer. OERI is not in the business of 
generating or transmitting electric power. OERI is a wholly-owned 
subsidiary of OGE Energy Corp., which has a subsidiary, Oklahoma Gas 
and Electric Company, that generates and transmits electric power.
    Comment date: September 29, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

16. Moulton Niguel Water District

[Docket No. ER97-4346-000]

    Take notice that on August 25, 1997, Moulton Niguel Water District 
(``MNWD'') petitioned the Commission for acceptance of MNWD Rate 
Schedule FERC No. 1, the granting of certain blanket approvals, 
including authority to sell electricity at market-based rates, and the 
waiver of certain Commission regulations.
    MNWD intends to engage in wholesale power and energy purchases and 
sales as a marketer. MNWD is not in the business of generating or 
transmitting electric power. MNWD is a California water district.
    Comment date: September 29, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

17. Northeast Energy Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER97-4347-000]

    Take notice that on August 26, 1997, Northeast Energy Services, 
Inc. (``NORESCO''), tendered for filing pursuant to Part 35 of the 
Commission's Regulations and Sec. 205, 18 CFR 385.205, a petition for 
waivers and blanket approvals under various regulations of the 
Commission and for an order accepting its FERC Electric Rate Schedule 
No. 1 to be effective no later than October 24, 1997.
    NORESCO intends to engage in electric power and energy transactions 
as a marketer and a broker. In transactions where NORESCO sells 
electric energy it proposes to make such sales on rates, terms and 
conditions to be mutually agreed to with the purchasing party. NORESCO 
is not in the business of generating, transmitting, or distributing 
electric power.
    Comment date: September 29, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

18. Northeast Utilities Service Company

[Docket No. ER97-4348-000 ]

    Take notice that on August 26, 1997, Northeast Utilities Service 
Company (``NUSCO''), tendered for filing, a Service Agreement with the 
American Electric Power Service Corporation under the NU System 
Companies' Sale for Resale, Tariff No. 7.
    NUSCO states that a copy of this filing has been mailed to the 
American Electric Power Service Corporation.
    NUSCO requests that the Service Agreement become effective August 
19, 1997.
    Comment date: September 29, 1997, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

19. Delmarva Power & Light Company

[Docket No. ER97-4349-000]

    Take notice that on August 26, 1997, Delmarva Power & Light 
Company, tendered for filing executed umbrella service agreements with 
AIG Trading Corporation, American Municipal Power-Ohio, Inc., MidCon 
Power Services, Inc., NP Energy Inc., and Williams Energy Services 
Company under Delmarva's market rate sales tariff, FERC Electric 
Tariff, Original Volume No. 14, filed by Delmarva in Docket No. ER96-
2571-000. Delmarva requests that the Commission make the agreements 
with AIG Trading Corporation, American Municipal Power-Ohio, Inc., 
MidCon Power Services, Inc., NP Energy Inc., and Williams Energy 
Services Company effective as of their respective execution dates.
    Comment date: September 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, 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 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. 97-24927 Filed 9-18-97; 8:45 am]
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