59182 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 193 / Wednesday, October 4, 2000 / Notices

Fourth Revised Sheet No. 72

Second Revised Sheet No. 79

Seventh Revised Sheet No. 86

Second Revised Sheet No. 86A

Viking states that the purpose of this

filing is to comply with the

Commission’s requirement in Order No.

637, Regulation of Short-Term Natural

Gas Transportation Service and

Regulation of Interstate Natural Gas

Transportation Services, FERC

Regulations Preambles ¶31,091

(February 9, 2000) that pipelines remove

tariff provisions that are inconsistent

with the removal of the maximum

ceiling rate for short-term capacity

release transactions. Viking is also

clarifying its tariff to better reflect

current Commission policy on the right

of first refusal (ROFR).

Viking requests an effective date of

March 27, 2000 for Sheet Nos. 72 and

79 (capacity release provisions) to

coincide with the effective date of Order

No. 637 and accordingly requests waiver

of the Commission’s notice

requirements, Viking requests an

effective date of October 25, 2000 for

Sheet Nos. 86 and 86A (ROFR

provisions).

Viking further states that copies of

this filing have been served on all

Viking’s jurisdictional customers and to

affected state regulatory commissions.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

protest said filing should file a motion

to intervene or a protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street NE., Washington, DC

20426, in accorrdance with Sections

385.214 or 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 proceedings.

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. This filing may be viewed on the

web at http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/

rims.htm (call 202–208–2222 for

assistance).

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–25418 Filed 10–3–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. EC00–142–000, et al.]

Cleco Utility Group Inc., et al.; Electric

Rate and Corporate Regulation Filings

September 27, 2000.

Take notice that the following filings

have been made with the Commission:

1. Cleco Utility Group Inc.

[Docket No. EC00–142–000]

Take notice that on September 22,

2000, Cleco Utility Group Inc. (Cleco

Utility) submitted an application

pursuant to Section 203 of the Federal

Power Act for authority to implement a

proposed restructuring of Cleco Utility’s

business organization to operate as a

limited liability company rather than a

corporation that would be accomplished

by means of a merger.

Comment date: October 13, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

2. Cannelton Hydroelectric Project, L.P.

[Docket No. EG00–257–000]

Take notice that on September 25,

2000, Cannelton Hydroelectric Project,

L.P. (Cannelton), 120 Calumet Court,

Aiken, South Carolina 29801, 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.

Cannelton is a Tennessee limited

partnership that proposes to construct,

own and operate a hydroelectric facility

in Hancock County, Kentucky. The

facility will consist of a 79.2 MW

hydroelectric plant at the United States

Army Corps of Engineers’ Cannelton

Locks and Dam on the Ohio River in

Hancock County, Kentucky. Power

modules, containing small turbines and

generators, will be installed in eight of

the gate bays at the existing Cannelton

Dam. Expected annual energy generated

will be 363 GWh. Interconnecting

transmission facilities necessary to

effect a sale of electric energy at

wholesale include switchgear and an 8.3

mile long, 138 kV transmission line

from the project along the Kentucky side

of the river to the LG&E Cloverport

substation.

Comment date: October 18, 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.

3. Smithland Hydroelectric Partners,

Ltd.

[Docket No. EG00–258–000]

Take notice that on September 25,

2000, Smithland Hydroelectric Partners,

Ltd. (Smithland), 120 Calumet Court,

Aiken, South Carolina 29801, 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.

Smithland is a Kentucky partnership

that proposes to construct, own and

operate a hydroelectric facility in

Livingston County, Kentucky. The

facility will consist of an 83 MW

hydroelectric plant at the United States

Army Corps of Engineers’ Smithland

Lock and Dam on the Ohio River east of

Smithland, Kentucky in Livingston

County. Power modules, containing

small turbines and generators, will be

installed in five of the eleven gate bays

at Smithland Dam. Expected annual

energy generated will be 352 GWh.

Interconnecting transmission facilities

necessary to effect a sale of electric

energy at wholesale include gas-isolated

switchgear and an 11.4 mile long, 161

kV transmission line from the project to

an interconnection with TVA’s 500/161

kV Marshall substation or, alternatively

if subsequently approved by the

Commission, to an interconnection with

the LG&E Energy Livingston County, KY

substation.

Comment date: October 18, 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.

4. Duke Power, a Division of Duke

Energy Corporation

[Docket No. ER00–3454–001]

Take notice that on September 22,

2000, Duke Power, a division of Duke

Energy Corporation (Duke Power),

tendered for filing FERC Electric Tariff,

Original Vol. No. 5—Wholesale MarketBased Rate Tariff Providing For Sales Of

Capacity, Energy, Or Ancillary Services

And Resale Of Transmission Rights.

This filing replaces an earlier filing in

Docket ER00–3454.

Comment date: October 13, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

5. Mid-Atlantic Area Council

[Docket No. ER00–3735–000]

Take notice that on September 22,

2000, PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. (PJM)

in its administrative support role to the

Mid-Atlantic Area Council (MAAC),

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submitted for filing a new Mid-Atlantic

Area Council Agreement (MAAC

Agreement). PJM states that the new

MAAC Agreement provides for broad

membership, a new governance

structure that is not dominated by any

company or sector, an independent

compliance and enforcement unit, and

recovery of MAAC expense through

PJM’s Open Access Transmission Tariff.

PJM requests an effective date of

January 1, 2001 for the new MAAC

Agreement.

Comment date: October 13, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

6. Southern California Edison Company

[Docket No. ER00–3739–000]

Take notice that on September 22,

2000, Southern California Edison

Company (SCE) tendered for filing a

Service Agreement for Wholesale

Distribution Service (Agreement)

between AES Placerita, Inc. (Placerita)

and SCE.

This Agreement specifies the terms

and conditions pursuant to which SCE

will provide Distribution Service for up

to an additional 15 MW of power

produced by Placerita’s generating

facility. The facilities provided for in

the Interconnection Facilities

Agreement executed October 3, 1999 are

all the Direct Assignment Facilities

required to provide this service.

Comment date: October 13, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

7. New York Independent System

Operator, Inc.

[Docket No. ER00–3740–000]

Take notice that on September 22,

2000, the New York Independent

System Operator, Inc. (NYISO) tendered

for filing proposed revisions to Sections

5.9–5.15 of its Market Administration

and Control Area Services Tariff.

The NYISO requests an effective date

of 60 days after this filing (November

21, 2000).

Copies of this filing were served upon

all persons who have signed the NYISO

Market Administration and Control

Area Services Tariff.

Comment date: October 13, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

8. PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.

[Docket No. ER00–3741–000]

Take notice that on September 22,

2000, PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. (PJM),

tendered for filing an executed umbrella

service agreement for short-term firm

point-to-point transmission service for

Amerada Hess Corporation (Amerada),

an executed service agreement for nonfirm point-to-point transmission service

for Amerada, and an executed umbrella

service agreement for network

integration transmission service for

Metromedia Energy, Inc. (Metromedia).

Copies of this filing were served upon

Amerada, Metromedia, and the state

commissions within the PJM control

area.

Comment date: October 13, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

9. Northeast Utilities Service Company

[Docket No. ER00–3742–000]

Take notice that on September 22,

2000, Northeast Utilities Service

Company (NUSCO), on behalf of The

Connecticut Light and Power Company

(CL&P) and Western Massachusetts

Electric Company (WMECO), tendered

for filing two agreements dated April 10,

2000, under which the Companies have

agreed to sell and deliver to

Constellation Power Source, Inc. (CPS)

capacity and energy and associated

ancillary services to which the

Companies are entitled under sixteen

power purchase agreements.

To permit the transaction to close as

scheduled, NUSCO requests that this

filing be accepted by no later than

December 1, 2000.

Comment date: October 13, 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, 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. 00–25406 Filed 10–3–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. ER98–495–019, et al.]

Geysers Power Company, LLC, et al.;

Electric Rate and Corporate Regulation

Filings

September 26, 2000.

Take notice that the following filings

have been made with the Commission:

1. Geysers Power Company, LLC

[Docket No. ER98–495–019]

Take notice that on September 21,

2000, Geysers Power Company, LLC

(Geysers Power) filed its final report

regarding refunds for the reliability

must-run (RMR) agreement under which

Geysers Power provides RMR services to

the Independent System Operator

Corporation (ISO). Geysers Power

submits the final refund report in

accordance with the Commission letter

order dated January 31, 2000, Geysers

Power Company, LLC, 90 FERC ¶

61,096 (2000) approving the settlement

among Geysers Power, Pacific Gas and

Electric Company, the ISO and the

California Electricity Oversight Board.

As stated in its interim refund report

filed on March 16, 2000, Geysers Power

issued refunds to the ISO by crediting

the refund amount which resulted from

the settlement against subsequent

charges for RMR services. Geysers

Power’s refund obligation has now been

fulfilled.

Comment date: October 12, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

2. Entergy Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER00–2415–001]

Take notice that on September 21,

2000, Entergy Services, Inc. (Entergy

Services), as agent for Entergy Arkansas,

Inc., Entergy Gulf States, Inc., Entergy

Louisiana, Inc., Entergy Mississippi,

Inc., and Entergy New Orleans, Inc.

(collectively, the Entergy Operating

Companies), tendered for filing certain

corrections to the 2000 annual rate

redetermination for Entergy Services’

Open Access Transmission Tariff.

Comment date: October 12, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

3. Entergy Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER00–2854–001]

Take notice that on September 21,

2000, pursuant to the Commission’s

order issued in the above-referenced

docket on August 22, 2000, Entergy

Services, Inc., 92 FERC ¶ 61,171 (2000),