Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 208 / Tuesday, October 28, 1997 / Notices 55793

1 80 FERC ¶ 61,291 (1997).

1Southern states that it is acting as agent for

Alabama Power Company, Georgia Power

Company, Gulf Power Company, Mississippi Power

Company, and Savannah Electric and Power

Company (collectively referred to as the Southern

Companies).

2By order issued June 22, 1995, the Commission

authorized the merger of Midwest Power and IowaIllinois Gas and Electric Company. MidAmerican

Energy Company is the surviving corporation. See

Midwest Power Systems, Inc. and Iowa-Illinois Gas

and Electric Company, 71 FERC ¶ 61,386 (1995).

3Midwest Power did not make this proposal in

the context of a ratemaking proceeding under

sections 205 or 206 of the Federal Power Act (FPA).

16 U.S.C. §§ 824d, e (1994). Accordingly, this order

addresses only changes in depreciation rates for

accounting purposes, and not recovery of

depreciation-related expenses in, or changes in,

electric rates and charges. Likewise, this order does

not address requests to change depreciation rates

that are made as part of proposals to change electric

rates and charges under sections 205 or 206 of the

EPA.

4The order was published in the Federal Register

on May 22, 1997.

5The Commission also clarified that requests for

depreciation rate changes for accounting purposes

may be made under Rule 204 of the commission’s

Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR § 385.204

(1996), which does not require payment of a filing

fee.

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. 97–28460 Filed 10–27–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. MG96–14–002]

K N Wattenberg Transmission Limited

Liability Company; Notice of Filing

October 22, 1997.

Take notice that on October 14, 1997,

K N Wattenberg Limited Liability

Company (KNW) submitted revised

standards of conduct in response to the

Commission’s September 15, 1997,

order.1

KNW states that copies of this filing

have been mailed to all parties on the

official service list compiled by the

Secretary in this proceeding. 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 or

214 of the Commission’s Rules of

Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211

or 385.214). All such motions to

intervene or protest should be filed on

or before November 6, 1997. 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. 97–28461 Filed 10–27–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Docket No. ER97–4799–000]

Maine Public Service Company; Notice

of Filing

October 22, 1997.

Take notice that on September 30,

1997, Maine Public Service Company

filed an executed Service Agreement

with PacifiCorp Marketing, Inc.

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

November 3, 1997. 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. 97–28458 Filed 10–27–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. EL95–3–001]

MidAmericna Energy Company

(formerly Midwest Power Systems Inc.;

Order Granting Intervention and

Denying Rehearing

Issued October 22, 1997.

Before Commissioners: James J. Hoecker,

Chairman; Vicky A. Bailey, and William L.

Massey.

On June 13, 1997, Southern Company

Services, Inc. (Southern) 1 filed a motion

to intervene out of time and a request

for rehearing of the Commission’s order

issued May 15, 1997. MidAmerican

Energy Company (formerly Midwest

Power Systems, Inc.), 79 FERC ¶ 61,169

(1997) (May 15 order). For the reasons

stated below, we will grant the motion

to intervene and deny the rehearing

request.

Background

In the May 15 order, the Commission:

(a) dismissed as moot a request by

Midwest Power, a division of Midwest

Power Systems Inc. (Midwest Power or

Applicant),2 for a declaratory order

authorizing it to reduce its annual

composite rate of depreciation for

accounting purposes;3 and (b) clarified

its order, issued April 19, 1994, in

Midwest Power Systems Inc., 67 FERC

¶ 61,076 (1994) (Midwest Power), which

noted that section 302(a) of the FPA, 16

U.S.C. § 825a(a) (1994), requires that

public utilities and licensees filed for

Commission approval of proposed

depreciation rate changes for accounting

purposes. The Commission noted that,

notwithstanding the clear language of

section 302(a), there apparently was

some confusion in the industry as to

what should be done. Accordingly, the

Commission did not require public

utilities and licensees to file for formal

approval of depreciation rate changes

for accounting purposes where the

depreciation rate changes were based on

sound depreciation accounting practices

and implemented prior to April 19,

1994. For changes in depreciation rates

for accounting purposes implemented

on or after April 19, 1994, and prior to

the date of publication of the May 15

order in the Federal Register,4 the

Commission accorded public utilities

and licensees an amnesty period

extending to and including December

31, 1997, to make filings to change their

depreciation rates for accounting

purposes.5

Southern’s Rehearing Request

Southern has moved to intervene out

of time in order to seek rehearing of the