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Tariff—CB, FERC Electric Tariff Original

Volume No. 6.

Cinergy requests an effective date of

May 31, 2000.

Comment date: October 10, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

16. Upper Peninsula Power Company

[Docket No. ES00–53–000]

Take notice that on September 18,

2000, Upper Peninsula Power Company

submitted an application pursuant to

section 204 of the Federal Power Act

seeking authorization to issue shortterm unsecured promissory notes in an

amount not to exceed $20 million.

Comment date: October 6, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

17. Cinergy Solutions Partners, LLC

[Docket No. QF00–95–000]

Take notice that on September 18,

2000, Cinergy Solutions Partners, LLC

(CSP) filed with the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission (Commission)

an application for certification of a

facility as a qualifying cogeneration

facility pursuant to Section 292.207(b)

of the Commission’s regulations. No

determination has been made that the

submittal constitutes a complete filing.

The facility will be a topping cycle

cogeneration facility, primarily fired by

natural gas (the Facility). The thermal

energy is used by an industrial food

processing facility. The Facility will be

owned by Initial ProjectCo, and

indirectly owned by CSP. The interests

in CSP pertaining to the Facility are

owned by Cinergy Solutions, Inc., and

IPP Ventures, LLC.

Comment date: October 18, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

Standard Paragraphs

E. Any person desiring to be heard or

to protest such 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 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 these filings are on file with the

Commission and are available for public

inspection. This filing may also be

viewed on the Internet at http://

www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call

202–208–2222 for assistance).

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–24927 Filed 9–27–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. EC00–101–000, et al.]

Xcel Energy Operating Companies, et

al.; Electric Rate and Corporate

Regulation Filings

September 21, 2000.

Take notice that the following filings

have been made with the Commission:

1. Xcel Energy Operating Companies

[Docket Nos. EC99–101–000 and ER99–3916–

002]

Take notice that on September 18,

2000, the Xcel Energy Operating

Companies (Xcel Energy), comprising

Cheyenne Light, Fuel and Power

Company, Northern States Power

Company, Northern States Power

Company (Wisconsin), Public Service

Company of Colorado, and

Southwestern Public Service Company,

submitted a Joint Open Access

Transmission Tariff, First Revised

Volume No. 1 (Joint OATT).

Xcel Energy requests the First Revised

Joint OATT be effective August 18,

2000, the effective date established in

Northern States Power Company, et al.,

90 FERC ¶ 61,020 (2000) (Merger Order).

Xcel Energy states that since the

Merger Order, the Commission has

issued a series of orders approving or

mandating changes to the individual

OATTs of the NCE Companies or the

NSP Companies. The First Revised Joint

OATT incorporates these changes; the

revised Joint OATT does not provide for

a change in rates or terms and

conditions of service other than as

previously approved by the

Commission. Xcel Energy states it is

replacing the Joint OATT, Original

Volume No. 1 (filed contemporaneous

with the Xcel Energy merger

application), in its entirety to simplify

compliance with the new tariff

formatting requirements established by

Order No. 614. Designation of Electric

Rate Schedule Sheets, Order No. 614, II

FERC Stats. & Regs. ¶ 31,096 (2000).

Xcel states it will serve a copy of the

filing on all parties to this proceeding,

on the utility regulatory commissions in

the twelve states served by the Xcel

Energy Operating Companies, and on all

affected transmission service customers.

Comment date: October 10, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

2. The Connecticut Light and Power

Company, Western Massachusetts

Electric Company, United Illuminating

Company, Central Maine Power

Company, Fitchburg Gas and Electric

Light Company, New England Power

Company, Public Service Company of

New Hampshire, Dominion Resources,

Inc. and Dominion Nuclear

Connecticut, Inc.

[Docket Nos. EC00–137–000 and ER00–3639–

000]

Take notice that on September 19,

2000, The Connecticut Light and Power

Company, Western Massachusetts

Electric Company, The United

Illuminating Company, Central Maine

Power Company, Fitchburg Gas and

Electric Light Company, New England

Power Company, Public Service

Company of New Hampshire, Dominion

Resources, Inc. and Dominion Nuclear

Connecticut, Inc. (collectively,

Applicants) supplemented their

application under Sections 203 and 205

of the Federal Power Act for approvals

relating to the sale of the Millstone

Nuclear Power Station with other

federal/state applications related to the

transaction (Exhibit G to the

Application, 18 CFR 33.3).

Comment date: October 10, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

3. Black Hills Corporation

[Docket No. EC00–139–000]

Take notice that on September 12,

2000, Black Hills Corporation filed an

application for authorization under

Section 203 of the Federal Power Act to

implement a plan of corporate

restructuring.

Comment date: October 3, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

4. Griffith Energy LLC

[Docket No. EG00–255–000]

Take notice that on September 18,

2000, Griffith Energy LLC 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, 18 CFR 365.

Griffith Energy LLC, a Delaware

limited liability company, is

constructing a natural gas-fired

generating facility located in Mohave

County, Arizona. Griffith Energy LLC is

engaged directly and exclusively in the

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business of owning or operating, or both

owning and operating, all or part of one

or more eligible facilities and selling

electric energy at wholesale. Griffith

Energy LLC’s mailing address is c/o PPL

Global, Inc., 11350 Random Hills Road,

Fairfax, VA 22030–6044

Comment date: October 12, 2000, 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.

5. Central Hudson Gas & Electric

Corporation, Consolidated Edison

Company of New York, Inc., Long

Island Light Company, New York State

Electric & Gas Corporation, Niagara

Mohawk Power Corporation, Power

Authority of the State of New York,

Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc.,

Rochester Gas and Electric

Corporation, New York Power Pool.

[Docket Nos. ER97–1523–054, OA97–470–

050 and ER97–4234–048]

Take notice that on September 18,

2000, New York State Electric & Gas

Corporation (tendered for filing

substitute tariff sheets to the New York

Independent System Operator (NYISO)

Open Access Transmission Tariff. The

tariff sheets are submitted in

compliance with the Commission’s July

31, 2000 order, wherein the Commission

approved a Settlement Agreement in

that proceeding. Central Hudson Gas &

Electric Corp., et al., 92 FERC 61,128

(2000).

As required by the Commissionapproved Settlement Agreement, the

above-referenced tariff sheets are

effective retroactive to the

commencement of NYSIO operations,

November 18, 1999.

A copy of this filing was served upon

all persons on the Commission’s official

service list(s) in the captioned

proceeding(s), and the respective

electric utility regulatory agencies in

New York, New Jersey and

Pennsylvania.

Comment date: October 10, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

6. New York Independent System

Operator, Inc.

[Docket Nos. ER99–4235–002 and ER00–798–

002]

Take notice that on September 18,

2000, New York Independent System

Operator, Inc. (NYISO) filed revisions to

Schedule 1 of its Open Access

Transmission Tariff and Schedule 1 of

its Market Administration and Control

Area Services Tariff, to comply with the

Stipulation and Agreement approved by

the order of the Commission in Docket

No. ER99–4235–000, et al., issued on

August 30, 2000, 92 FERC ¶ 61,180.

The NYISO requests an effective date

of September 1, 2000 and waiver of the

Commission’s notice requirements.

A copy of this filing was served upon

all parties in Docket No. ER99–4235–

000, et al.

Comment date: October 10, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

7. NRG Sterlington Power LLC

[Docket No. ER00–3695–000]

Take notice that on September 18,

2000, NRG Sterlington Power LLC

tendered for filing under its marketbased rate tariff a long-term service

agreement with Louisiana Generating

LLC.

Comment date: October 10, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

8. Griffith Energy LLC

[Docket No. ER00–3696–000]

Take notice that on September 18,

2000, Griffith Energy LLC (Griffith

Energy) filed an application requesting

acceptance of its proposed Market Rate

Tariff, waiver of certain regulations, and

blanket approvals. The proposed tariff

would authorize Griffith Energy to

engage in wholesale sales of capacity,

energy and ancillary services at market

rates.

Comment date: October 10, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

9. Idaho Power Company

[Docket No. ER00–3697–000]

Take notice that on September 18,

2000, Idaho Power Company (IPC)

tendered for filing with the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission a

Service Agreement for Firm Point-toPoint Transmission Service between

Idaho Power Company and PacifiCorp

Power Marketing.

Idaho Power requests that the

effective date of the Service Agreement

be September 6, 2000.

Comment date: October 10, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

10. Ameren Services Company

[Docket No. ER00–3698–000]

Take notice that on September 18,

2000, Ameren Services Company (ASC)

tendered for filing Service Agreements

for Firm Point-to-Point Transmission

Service and Non-Firm Point-to-Point

Transmission Service between ASC and

Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc.

ASC asserts that the purpose of the

Agreements is to permit ASC to provide

transmission service to Associated

Electric Cooperative, Inc. pursuant to

Ameren’s Open Access Transmission

Tariff.

ASC requests that the Service

Agreements become effective August 29,

2000.

Comment date: October 10, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

11. Ameren Services Company

[Docket No. ER00–3699–000]

Take notice that on September 18,

2000, Ameren Services Company (ASC)

tendered for filing a Service Agreement

for Long-Term Firm Point-to-Point

Transmission Services between ASC

and Tenaska Power Service Company

(customer). ASC asserts that the purpose

of the Agreement is to permit ASC to

provide transmission service to

customer pursuant to Ameren’s Open

Access Transmission Tariff.

ASC respectfully requests that the

Service Agreement become effective

January 1, 2001.

Comment date: October 10, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

12. Ameren Services Company

[Docket No. ER00–3700–000]

Take notice that on September 18,

2000, Ameren Services Company

(Ameren Services) tendered for filing a

Network Operating Agreement and a

Service Agreement for Network

Integration Transmission Service

between Ameren Services and

MidAmerican Energy Company.

Ameren Services asserts that the

purpose of the Agreements is to permit

Ameren Services to provide

transmission service to MidAmerican

Energy Company pursuant to Ameren’s

Open Access Tariff.

ASC requests that the Network

Integration Transmission Service

Agreement and Network Operating

Agreement become effective September

1, 2000.

Comment date: October 10, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

13. Florida Power Corporation

[Docket No. ER00–3701–000]

Take notice that on September 18,

2000, Florida Power Corporation

(Florida Power) tendered for filing a

service agreement providing for nonfirm point-to-point transmission service

by Florida Power to Conectiv Energy

Supply, Inc. (Conectiv) pursuant to its

open access transmission tariff.

Florida Power requests that the

Commission waive its notice of filing

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requirements and allow the agreements

to become effective on September 19,

2000.

Comment date: October 10, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

14. Florida Power Corporation

[Docket No. ER00–3702–000]

Take notice that on September 18,

2000, Florida Power Corporation

(Florida Power) tendered for filing, a

notice of termination of the service

agreement for non-firm point-to-point

transmission service with Sonat Power

Marketing L.P. (now known as El Paso

Merchant Energy, L.P.) and Florida

Power Corporation (FPC).

Comment date: October 10, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

15. Louisville Gas and Electric

Company/Kentucky Utilities Company

[Docket No. ER00–3710–000]

Take notice that on September 18,

2000, Louisville Gas and Electric

Company (LG&E)/Kentucky Utilities

Company (KU) (hereinafter Companies)

tendered for filing an unexecuted

unilateral Service Sales Agreement

between Companies and Merrill Lynch

Capital Services, Inc. under the

Companies’ Rate Schedule MBSS.

Comment date: October 10, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

16. Florida Power Corporation

[Docket No. ER00–3711–000]

Take notice that on September 18,

2000, Florida Power Corporation

(Florida Power) tendered for filing a

service agreement providing for nonfirm point-to-point transmission service

and a service agreement providing for

short term firm point-to-point

transmission service by Florida Power

to Constellation Power Source, Inc.

pursuant to Florida Power’s open access

transmission tariff.

Florida Power requests that the

Commission waive its notice of filing

requirements and allow the agreements

to become effective on September 19,

2000.

Comment date: October10, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

17. Cinergy Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER00–3713–000]

Take notice that on September 18,

2000, Cinergy Services, Inc. (Cinergy)

tendered for filing a Service Agreement

under Cinergy’s Resale, Assignment or

Transfer of Transmission Rights and

Ancillary Service Rights Tariff (the

Tariff) entered into between Cinergy and

El Paso Merchant Energy, L.P. (El Paso).

This Service Agreement has been

executed by both parties and is to

replace the existing unexecuted Service

Agreement.

Comment date: October 10, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

18. Cinergy Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER00–3714–000]

Take notice that on September 18,

2000, Cinergy Services, Inc. (Cinergy)

and Illinova Energy Partners, Inc. are

requesting a cancellation of Service

Agreements No. 122, under Cinergy

Operating Companies, Market-Based

Power Sales Tariff—MB, FERC Electric

Tariff Original Volume No. 7.

Cinergy requests an effective date of

May 31, 2000.

Comment date: October 10, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

19. Energy Alternatives, Inc.

[Docket No. ER00–3715–000]

Take notice that on September 18,

2000, Energy Alternatives, Inc. (EA)

petitioned the Commission for

cancellation of EA Rate Schedule FERC

No. 1. EA no longer intends to engage

in wholesale electric power and energy

purchases and sales as a marketer in the

near future. There are no purchasers or

other parties affected by this

cancellation. EA is a wholly-owned

subsidiary of Midwest Energy Systems,

a Minnesota corporation, which is a

wholly-owned subsidiary of Dakota

Electric Association, a Minnesota

cooperative corporation.

Comment date: October 10, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

20. NRG Sterlington Power LLC

[Docket No. ER00–3718–000]

Take notice that on September 18,

2000, NRG Sterlington Power LLC

tendered for filing a Notice of

Succession pursuant to 18 CFR 35.16 of

the Commission’s regulations in order to

reflect the succession of NRG

Sterlington Power LLC to the interests of

Koch Power Louisiana, L.L.C.

Comment date: October 10, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

Standard Paragraph

E. Any person desiring to be heard or

to protest such 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 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 these filings are on file with the

Commission and are available for public

inspection. This filing may also be

viewed on the Internet at http://

www.ferc.fed.us/ online/rims.htm (call

202–208–2222 for assistance).

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–24928 Filed 9–27–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Notice of Application Tendered for

Filing With the Commission and

Soliciting Additional Study Requests

September 22, 2000.

Take notice that the following

hydroelectric application has been filed

with the Commission and is available

for public inspection:

a. Type of Application: New Major

License.

b. Project No.: 2031–046.

c. Date Filed: August 30, 2000.

d. Applicant: Springville City.

e. Name of Project: Bartholomew

Hydroelectric Project.

f. Location: Northeast of Springville

City, within Bartholomew Canyon and

on Hobble Creek, in Utah County, Utah.

The project is partially situated on

federal lands within the Uinta National

Forest, administered by the Forest

Service.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).

h. Applicant Contact: Matthew Cassel

at Psomas Consultants, 2825 East

Cottonwood Parkway, #120, Salt Lake

City, Utah 84121. Telephone 801–270–

5777.

i. FERC Contact: Jim Haimes,

james.haimes@ferc.fed.us, Telephone

202–219–2780.

j. Deadline for Filing Additional Study

Requests: October 30, 2000.

All documents (original and eight

copies) should be filed with: David P.

Boergers, Secretary, Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, 888 First

Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426.