65258 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 238 / Thursday, December 11, 1997 / Notices

Specifically, GTI is: (1) Submitting a

title page; (2) revising the Table of

Contents to include a brief description

of each service; (3) updating the

preliminary statement; (4) adding a new

General Terms and Conditions

(‘‘GT&C’’) Section 25 entitled ‘‘Order of

Discounts’’; (5) adding a new GT&C

Section 26 entitled ‘‘Policy With

Respect to Fees and Construction of

New Facilities’’; (6) eliminating the

index of customers; and (7) removing

the ‘‘Qualification for Service’’ section

from the EFT, FT, and IT Rate

Schedules and placing it in the GT&C as

Section 24 thereof.

GTI states that copies of this filing

were served upon its firm customers

and interested state commissions.

Copies were also served on all

interruptible customers as of the date of

the filing.

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 Sections

385.214 and 385.211 of the

Commission’s Rules and Regulations.

All such motions or protests must be

filed in accordance with Section

154.210 of the Commission’s

Regulations. 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 in the

Public Reference Room.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–32384 Filed 12–10–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. EG95–46–000, et al.]

The Hub Power Company, et al.;

Electric Rate and Corporate Regulation

Filings

December 4, 1997.

Take notice that the following filings

have been made with the Commission:

1. The Hub Power Company

[Docket No. EG95–46–000]

Take notice that on December 2,1997,

pursuant to Section 365.7 of the

Commission’s Regulations, 18 CFR

365.7, The Hub Power Company filed

notification that it surrenders its status

as an exempt wholesale generator under

Section 32(a) (1) of the Public Utility

Holding Company Act of 1935, as

amended.

2. Millennium Power Partners, L.P.

[Docket No. EG98–12–000]

On November 26, 1997, Millennium

Power Partners, L.P. (Millennium), a

Delaware limited partnership with its

principal place of business at 7500 Old

Georgetown Road, Bethesda, Maryland

20814, filed with the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission an application

for determination of exempt wholesale

generator status pursuant to Part 365 of

the Commission’s Regulations.

Millennium proposes to construct a

360 MW natural gas-fired combined

cycle power plant in the Town of

Charlton, Massachusetts. The proposed

power plant is expected to commence

commercial operation in the year 2000.

All capacity and energy from the plant

will be sold exclusively at wholesale.

Comment date: December 24, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice. The

Commission will limit its consideration

of comments to those that concern the

adequacy or accuracy of the application.

3. Nevada Power Company

[Docket No. ER96–447–002]

Take notice that on November 12,

1997, Nevada Power Company (Nevada

Power), tendered for filing, in Docket

No. OA96–188–000, revised tariff sheets

which specify the on-peak and off-peak

hours of non-firm point-to-point

transmission service in compliance with

the Commission’s order dated October

17, 1997. Nevada Power requests a

waiver of the 60 day notice requirement

and requests that the revised tariff

sheets be effective as of the date of the

filing.

Comment date: December 18, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

4. Louisville Gas and Electric Company

[Docket No. ER98–662–000]

Take notice that on November 13,

1997, Louisville Gas and Electric

Company, tendered for filing copies of

a service agreement between Louisville

Gas and Electric Company and Hoosier

Energy Rural Electric Coop Inc., under

Rate GSS.

Comment date: December 18, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

5. Louisville Gas and Electric Company

[Docket No. ER98–663–000]

Take notice that on November 13,

1997, Louisville Gas and Electric

Company, tendered for filing copies of

service agreements between Louisville

Gas and Electric Company and Market

Responsive Energy Inc., under Rate

GSS.

Comment date: December 18, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

6. Louisville Gas and Electric Company

[Docket No. ER98–664–000]

Take notice that on November 13,

1997, Louisville Gas and Electric

Company, tendered for filing copies of

service agreements between Louisville

Gas and Electric Company and Electric

Clearinghouse, Inc., under Rate GSS.

Comment date: December 18, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

7. Louisville Gas and Electric Company

[Docket No. ER98–665–000]

Take notice that on November 13,

1997, Louisville Gas and Electric

Company, tendered for filing copies of

service agreements between Louisville

Gas and Electric Company and CMS

Marketing, Services and Trading under

Rate GSS.

Comment date: December 18, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

8. Washington Water Power

[Docket No. ER98–666–000]

Take notice that on November 13,

1997, Washington Water Power,

tendered for filing with the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission

pursuant to 18 CFR 35.13, executed

Service Agreement and Certificate of

Concurrence under WWP’s FERC

Electric Tariff First Revised Volume No.

9, TransCanada Power, a division of

TransCanada Energy Ltd., formerly

doing business as TransCanada Power

Corporation. WWP previously filed an

unsigned TransCanada Power

Corporation Service Agreement dated

12/15/96 with the Commission, noticed

under Docket No. ER97–1252–000. The

TransCanada Power, a division of

TransCanada Energy Ltd., Service

Agreement, dated November 1, 1997,

therefore replaces the unsigned

TransCanada Power Corporation Service

Agreement.

Comment date: December 19, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.
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9. Houston Lighting & Power Company

[Docket No. ER98–667–000]

Take notice that on November 13,

1997, Houston Lighting & Power

Company (HL&P), tendered for filing an

executed transmission service

agreement (TSA) with Avista Energy,

Inc., (Avista) for Non-Firm

Transmission Service under HL&P’s

FERC Electric Tariff, Third Revised

Volume No. 1, for Transmission Service

To, From and Over Certain HVDC

Interconnections. HL&P has requested

an effective date of November 13, 1997.

Copies of the filing were served on

Avista and the Public Utility

Commission of Texas.

Comment date: December 18, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

10. South Carolina Electric & Gas

Company

[Docket No. ER98–669–000]

Take notice that on November 13,

1997, South Carolina Electric & Gas

Company, tendered for filing a report

that summarizes transactions that

occurred July 1, 1997, through

September 30, 1997, pursuant to the

Market-Based Tariff accepted by the

Commission in Docket Nos. ER96–

1085–000 and ER96–3073–000.

Comment date: December 18, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

11. Southwestern Public Service

Company

[Docket No. ER98–670–000]

Take notice that on November 14,

1997, New Century Services, Inc., on

behalf of Southwestern Public Service

Company (Southwestern), submitted an

executed umbrella service agreement

under Southwestern’s market-based

sales tariff with Western Resources, Inc.,

(Western). This umbrella service

agreement provides for Southwestern’s

sale and Western’s purchase of capacity

and energy at market-based rates

pursuant to Southwestern’s marketbased sales tariff.

Comment date: December 18, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

12. Virginia Electric and Power

Company

[Docket No. ER98–671–000]

Take notice that on November 14,

1997, Virginia Electric and Power

Company (Virginia Power), tendered for

filing Service Agreements for Firm

Point-to-Point Transmission Service

with CNG Power Services Corporation,

Sonat Power Marketing L.P., PP&L, Inc.,

and Progress Power Marketing, Inc.,

under the Open Access Transmission

Tariff to Eligible Purchasers filed July

14, 1997. Under the tendered Service

Agreement Virginia Power will provide

firm point-to-point service to the

Transmission Customers 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

CNG Power Services Corporation, Sonat

Power Marketing L.P., PP&L, Inc.,

Progress Power Marketing, Inc., the

Virginia State Corporation Commission,

and the North Carolina Utilities

Commission.

Comment date: December 18, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

13. Virginia Electric and Power

Company

[Docket No. ER98–672–000]

Take notice that on November 14,

1997, Virginia Electric and Power

Company (Virginia Power), tendered for

filing the Service Agreement between

Virginia Electric and Power Company

and Bruin Energy, Inc., under the FERC

Electric Tariff (Original Volume No. 4),

which was accepted by order of the

Commission dated September 11, 1997,

in Docket No. ER97–3561–000 (80 FERC

¶ 61,275 (1997)). Under the tendered

Service Agreement, Virginia Power will

provide services to Bruin Energy, Inc.,

under the rates, terms and conditions of

the applicable Service Schedules

included in the Tariff. Virginia Power

requests an effective date of October 21,

1997, for the Service Agreement.

Copies of the filing were served upon

Bruin Energy, Inc., the Virginia State

Corporation Commission and the North

Carolina Utilities Commission.

Comment date: December 18, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

14. Carolina Power & Light Company

[Docket No. ER98–673–000]

Take notice that on November 14,

1997, Carolina Power & Light Company

(Carolina), tendered for filing an

executed Service Agreement between

Carolina and the following Eligible

Entity: Columbia Power Marketing

Corporation. Service to the Eligible

Entity will be in accordance with the

terms and conditions of Carolina’s Tariff

No. 1, for Sales of Capacity and Energy.

Copies of the filing were served upon

the North Carolina Utilities Commission

and the South Carolina Public Service

Commission.

Comment date: December 18, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

15. Carolina Power & Light Company

[Docket No. ER98–674–000]

Take notice that on November 14,

1997, Carolina Power & Light Company

(CP&L), tendered for filing a Service

Agreement for Non-Firm Point-to-Point

Transmission Service executed between

CP&L and the following Eligible

Transmission Customer: AIG Trading

Corporation; and a Service Agreement

for Short-Term Firm Point-to-Point

Transmission Service with AIG Trading

Corporation. Service to each Eligible

Customer will be in accordance with the

terms and conditions of Carolina Power

& Light Company’s Open Access

Transmission Tariff.

Copies of the filing were served upon

the North Carolina Utilities Commission

and the South Carolina Public Service

Commission.

Comment date: December 18, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

16. Jersey Central Power & Light

Company; Metropolitan Edison

Company; Pennsylvania Electric

Company

[Docket No. ER98–675–000]

Take notice that on November 14,

1997, Jersey Central Power & Light

Company, Metropolitan Edison

Company and Pennsylvania Electric

Company (d/b/a GPU Energy), filed an

executed Service Agreement between

GPU Energy and American Electric

Power Service Corporation (AEP), dated

November 13, 1997. This Service

Agreement specifies that AEP has

agreed to the rates, terms and conditions

of GPU Energy’s Operating Capacity

and/or Energy Sales Tariff (Sales Tariff)

designated as FERC Electric Tariff,

Original Volume No. 1. The Sales Tariff

was accepted by the Commission by

letter order issued on February 10, 1995

in Jersey Central Power & Light Co.,

Metropolitan Edison Co., and

Pennsylvania Electric Co., Docket No.

ER95–276–000 and allows GPU Energy

and AEP to enter into separately

scheduled transactions under which

GPU Energy will make available for sale,

surplus operating capacity and/or

energy at negotiated rates that are no

higher than GPU Energy’s cost of

service.

GPU Energy requests a waiver of the

Commission’s notice requirements for

good cause shown and an effective date

of November 13, 1997, for the Service

Agreement.

GPU Energy has served copies of the

filing on regulatory agencies in New

Jersey and Pennsylvania.
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Comment date: December 18, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

17. Northwest Power Marketing

Company, L.L.C.

[Docket No. ER98–676–000]

Take notice that on November 14,

1997, Northwest Power Marketing

Company, L.L.C. (Northwest), tendered

for filing a Notice of Rate Schedule

Cancellation for Northwest’s FERC

Electric Rate Schedule No. 1, to be

effective immediately.

Comment date: December 18, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

18. Western Resources, Inc.

[Docket No. ER98–677–000]

Take notice that on November 14,

1997, Western Resources, Inc., acting on

behalf of itself and Kansas Gas and

Electric Company (collectively, Western

Resources), tendered for filing an

application for an order accepting its

proposed market-based power sales

tariff. Western Resources intends to sell

electric capacity and energy at market

rates mutually agreed to by Western

Resources and the customer in armslength negotiations.

Comment date: December 18, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

19. Commonwealth Electric Company

[Docket No. ER98–678–000]

Take notice that on November 14,

1997, Commonwealth Electric Company

(Commonwealth), tendered for filing a

non-firm point-to-point transmission

service agreement between

Commonwealth and Constellation

Power Source, Inc., (Constellation).

Commonwealth states that the service

agreement sets out the transmission

arrangements under which

Commonwealth will provide non-firm

point-to-point transmission service to

Constellation under Commonwealth’s

open access transmission tariff accepted

for filing in Docket No. ER97–1341–000,

subject to refund and issuance of further

orders.

Comment date: December 18, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

20. Northeast Utilities Service

[Docket No. ER98–679–000]

Take notice that on November 14,

1997, Northeast Utilities Service

Company (NUSCO), on behalf of The

Connecticut Light & Power Company,

tendered for filing pursuant to § 205 of

the Federal Power Act and 35.13 of the

Commission’s Regulations, an

Agreement for Alternate Arrangements

(Agreement).

The proposed Agreement proposes to

supersede all obligations of the parties

to the Agreement with respect to the

construction of a new substation set

forth in the System Power Sales

Agreement, Rate Schedule FERC No.

547, and a Memorandum of

Understanding, Supplement No. 2, to

Rate Schedule FERC No. 547, each

dated November 30, 1994.

NUSCO states that a copy of this filing

has been mailed to the parties to the

Agreement and the affected state utility

commissions.

NUSCO requests that the Agreement

become effective November 14, 1997.

Comment date: December 18, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

21. Westar Electric Marketing, Inc.

[Docket No. ER98–680–000]

Take notice that on November 14,

1997, Westar Electric Marketing, Inc.

(Westar), tendered for filing a rate

schedule notice of cancellation of

Westar’s FERC Electric Rate Schedule

No. 1, to be effective immediately.

Comment date: December 18, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

22. Duquesne Light Company

[Docket No. ER98–681–000]

Take notice that on November 17,

1997, Duquesne Light Company (DLC),

filed a Service Agreement for Retail

Network Integration Transmission

Service and a Network Operating

Agreement for Retail Network

Integration Transmission Service dated

November 1, 1997, with Southern

Energy Retail Trading & Marketing, Inc.,

under DLC’s Open Access Transmission

Tariff (Tariff). The Service Agreement

and Network Operating Agreement adds

Southern Energy Retail Trading &

Marketing, Inc. as a customer under the

Tariff. DLC requests an effective date of

November 1, 1997, for the Service

Agreement.

Comment date: December 18, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

23. Duquesne Light Company

[Docket No. ER98–682–000]

Take notice that on November 17,

1997, Duquesne Light Company (DLC),

filed a Service Agreement for Network

Integration Transmission Service and a

Network Operating Agreement for

Transmission Service dated November

11, 1997, with the Borough of Pitcairn

under DLC’s Open Access Transmission

Tariff (Tariff). The Service Agreement

and Network Operating Agreement adds

the Borough of Pitcairn as a customer

under the Tariff. DLC requests an

effective date of December 3, 1997, for

the Service Agreement.

Comment date: December 18, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

24. Duquesne Light Company

[Docket No. ER98–683–000]

Take notice that on November 17,

1997, Duquesne Light Company (DLC),

filed a Service Agreement for Retail

Network Integration Transmission

Service and a Network Operating

Agreement for Retail Network

Integration Transmission Service dated

November 1, 1997, with mc2 Inc., under

DLC’s Open Access Transmission Tariff

(Tariff). The Service Agreement and

Network Operating Agreement adds

mc2 Inc., as a customer under the Tariff.

DLC requests an effective date of

November 1, 1997, for the Service

Agreement.

Comment date: December 18, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

25. Duquesne Light Company

[Docket No. ER98–684–000]

Take notice that on November 17,

1997, Duquesne Light Company (DLC),

filed a Service Agreement for Retail

Network Integration Transmission

Service and a Network Operating

Agreement for Retail Network

Integration Transmission Service dated

November 1, 1997, with West Penn

Power Co., d/b/a Allegheny Power

under DLC’s Open Access Transmission

Tariff (Tariff). The Service Agreement

and Network Operating Agreement adds

West Penn Power Co., d/b/a Allegheny

Power as a customer under the Tariff.

DLC requests an effective date of

November 1, 1997, for the Service

Agreement.

Comment date: December 18, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

26. Duquesne Light Company

[Docket No. ER98–685–000]

Take notice that on November 17,

1997, Duquesne Light Company (DLC),

filed a Service Agreement dated

November 11, 1997, with DPL Energy,

Inc., under DLC’s FERC Coordination

Sales Tariff (Tariff). The Service

Agreement adds DPL Energy, Inc., as a

customer under the Tariff. DLC requests

an effective date of November 11, 1997,

for the Service Agreement.

Comment date: December 18, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.
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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.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–32414 Filed 12–10–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP97–373–000]

Koch Gateway Pipeline Company;

Notice of Informal Settlement

Conference

December 5, 1997.

Take notice that an informal

settlement conference will be convened

in this proceeding on December 18,

1997, at 10:00 a.m., at the offices of the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C.,

for the purpose of exploring the possible

settlement of the above-referenced

docket.

Any party, as defined by 18 CFR

385.102(c), or any participant as defined

by 18 CFR 385.102(b), is invited to

attend. Persons wishing to become a

party must move to intervene and

receive intervenor status pursuant to the

Commission’s regulations (18 CFR

385.214).

For additional information, contact

Edith A. Gilmore at (202) 208–2158 or

Sandra J. Delude at (202) 208–0583.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–32383 Filed 12–10–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP98–50–000]

NorAm Gas Transmission Company;

Notice of Application

December 5, 1997.

Take notice that on October 28, 1997,

as supplemented on December 4, 1997,

NorAm Gas Transmission Company

(NGT), 525 Milam Street, P.O. Box

21734, Shreveport, Louisiana 71151,

filed in Docket No. CP98–50–000 a

request pursuant to Section 7(c) of the

Natural Gas Act for approval to

construct and operate certain facilities

in Arkansas to deliver natural gas to

Nucor-Yamato Steel Company (Nucor),

an existing customer of NGT’s in

Blytheville, Arkansas, all as more fully

set forth in the request which is on file

with the Commission and open to

public inspection.

NGT states that it specifically

proposes to construct a two-inch

delivery tap and six-inch meter and

regulating station in Mississippi County,

Arkansas. NGT further states that the

proposed tap would increase the

deliveries of natural gas to Nucor by

2,304 MMBtu per day and 840,960

MMBtu on an annual basis. NGT asserts

that the transportation of natural gas to

Nucor will occur under NGT’s rate

schedule FT. NGT indicates that the

total cost of construction is estimated to

be $38,642, which would be completely

reimbursed by Nucor.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

make protest with reference to said

application should on or before

December 12, 1997, file with the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission,

Washington, DC 20426, a petition to

intervene or a protest in accordance

with the requirements of the

Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211)

and the regulations under the Natural

Gas Act (18 CFR 157.10). All protests

filed with the Commission will be

considered by it in determining the

appropriate action to be taken but will

not serve to make the protestants parties

to the proceeding. Any person wishing

to become a party to the proceeding or

to participate as a party in any hearing

therein must file a petition to intervene

in accordance with the Commission’s

Rules.

Take further notice that, pursuant to

the authority contained in and subject to

the jurisdiction conferred upon the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

by Sections 7 and 15 of the Natural Gas

Act and the Commission’s Rules of

Practice and Procedure, a hearing will

be held without further notice before the

Commission on this application if no

petition to intervene is filed within the

time required herein, and if the

Commission on its own review of the

matter finds that the application is

required by the public convenience and

necessity. If a petition for leave to

intervene is timely filed, or if the

Commission on its own motion believes

that a formal hearing is requested,

further notice of such hearing will be

duly given.

Under the procedure herein provided

for, unless otherwise advised, it will be

unnecessary for NorAm to appear or be

represented at the hearing.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–32377 Filed 12–10–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. EC98–14–000]

Southern California Edison Company

Notice of Filing

December 5, 1997.

Take notice that on December 3, 1997,

Southern California Edison Company

(SoCal Edison), filed an amendment to

its application in the above-referenced

proceeding. The amendment identifies

the purchasers of SoCal Edison’s

generating stations at which reliability

must-run units are located. The

purchasers are:

Purchaser Generating station

AES Corporation ....... Alamitos, Huntington

Beach, and Redondo.

Houston Industries,

Inc.

Etiwanda and Mandalay.

A consortium consisting of: NRG Energy, Inc. and

Destec Energy, Inc.

El Segundo.

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

and 385.214). All such motions or

protests should be filed on or before

December 15, 1997. Protests filed with

the Commission will be considered by

it in determining the appropriate action

to be taken but will not serve to make