60184 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 196 / Tuesday, October 10, 2000 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP00–594–000]

Young Gas Storage Company, Ltd.;

Notice of Tariff Filing

October 3, 2000.

Take notice that on September 29,

2000, Young Gas Storage Company, Ltd.

(Young), tendered for filing to become

part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Original

Volume No. 1, the tariff sheets listed in

Appendix A to the filing, to be effective

March 27, 2000.

Young states these tariff sheets reflect

the change in Right-of-First Refusal

provisions permitted by the

Commission’s Order No. 637, 737A and

637B (collectively referred to as Order

No. 637). Specifically, effective on or

after March 27, 2000, the firm shipper’s

contract must be for service for twelve

consecutive months or more at the

applicable maximum rate for that

service, except that a contract for more

than one year, for a service which is not

available for twelve consecutive months

would also be subject to the Right-ofFirst Refusal. Young also states it is

making a clarification concerning

incremental rates.

Young further states that copies of

this filing have been served on Young’s

jurisdictional customers and public

bodies.

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 accordance 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. 00–25852 Filed 10–6–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. ER98–441–023, et al.]

Southern California Edison Company,

et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate

Regulation Filings

October 2, 2000.

Take notice that the following filings

have been made with the Commission:

1. Southern California Edison Company

[Docket No. ER98–441–023]

Take notice that on September 27,

2000, El Segundo Power, LLC tendered

for filing its refund compliance report in

the above-captioned docket.

The compliance report has been

served on the California ISO, SCE, the

EOB, and the CPUC.

Comment date: October 18, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

2. Western Resources, Inc.

[Docket No. ER00–3445–003]

Take notice that on September 27,

2000, Western Resources, Inc. (WR),

tendered for filing an amendment to its

previous filings in this proceeding. The

amendment includes an Order No. 614

compliant version of the Electric Power

Supply Agreement (Agreement) between

WR and the City of Toronto, Kansas. WR

states that this agreement extends the

term of this agreement until March 14,

2010.

A copy of this filing was served upon

the City of Toronto, Kansas.

Comment date: October 18, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

3. Dunkirk Power, LLC, Huntley Power,

LLC and Oswego Harbor, LLC

[Docket No. EL00–113–000]

Take notice that on September 22,

2000, Dunkirk Power, LLC, Huntley

Power, LLC and Oswego Harbor, LLC

(collectively NRG), all affiliates of NRG

Energy, Inc., submitted a Petition for

Declaratory Order requesting that the

Commission issue an order declaring

that NRG’s electric generation facilities,

have and have had, the right to treat

station power as negative generation.

NRG further requests that the

Commission issue an order declaring

that Niagara Mohawk Power Company

cannot (a) require any of NRG’s

generation facilities to obtain station

power under a retail tariff or (b) resort

to or utilize state law self-help

procedures to bypass the Commission’s

jurisdiction, terminate station power,

and shut down any NRG generation

facility. NRG further requests that the

Commission issue an interim order

preventing Niagara Mohawk from

terminating station power for any NRG

generation facility pending resolution of

NRG’s Petition for Declaratory Order.

Comment date: October 20, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

4. Carolina Power & Light Company

[Docket No. ER00–3537–001]

Take notice that Carolina Power &

Light Company (CP&L), on September

27, 2000, tendered for filing Substitute

First Revised Sheet No. 137 to First

Revised Volume No. 3 that corrects an

error in the minimum power factor.

Copies of the filing were served upon

the public utility’s jurisdictional

customers, North Carolina Utilities

Commission and South Carolina Public

Service Commission.

Comment date: October 18, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

5. Northeast Utilities Service Company

[Docket No. ER00–3742–001]

Take notice that on September 27,

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 conformed copies of two

agreements dated April 10, 2000, which

were filed with the Commission on

September 22, 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.

NUSCO requests that this filing be

accepted by December 1, 2000.

Comment date: October 18, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

6. Central Illinois Light Company

[Docket No. ER00–3759–000]

Take notice that on September 27,

2000, Central Illinois Light Company

(CILCO), 300 Liberty Street, Peoria,

Illinois 61602, tendered for filing with

the Commission a substitute Index of

Point-To-Point Transmission Service

Customers under its Open Access

Transmission Tariff and two service

agreements for one new customer,

Madison Gas & Electric.

CILCO requested an effective date of

August 28, 2000, for the service

agreements.

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Copies of the filing were served on the

affected customer and the Illinois

Commerce Commission.

Comment date: October 18, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

7. Illinois Power Company

[Docket No. ER00–3761–000]

Take notice that on September 27,

2000, pursuant to Section 35.12 of the

Commission’s Regulations, 18 CFR

35.12, Illinois Power Company (Illinois

Power) tendered for filing a fully

executed Service Agreement for

Network Integration Transmission

Service and a fully executed Network

Operating Agreement (collectively, the

Agreements) between MidAmerican

Energy Company and Illinois Power.

Under the Agreements, Illinois Power

may provide network services to

MidAmerican Energy Company in

accordance with Illinois Power’s FERC

Electric Tariff.

Illinois Power has requested that the

Commission accept the fully executed

Agreements and that the Agreements

become effective as of September 1,

2000.

Illinois Power has served a copy of

this filing upon the Illinois Commerce

Commission and MidAmerican Energy

Company.

Comment date: October 18, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

8. PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.

[Docket No. ER00–3762–000]

Take notice that on September 27,

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

tendered for filing an executed umbrella

service agreement for network

integration transmission service under

the PJM Open Access Transmission

Tariff with Edison Mission Marketing &

Trading, Inc., (Edison Mission).

Copies of this filing were served upon

Edison Mission and the state

commissions within the PJM control

area.

Comment date: October 18, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

9. PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.

[Docket No. ER00–3763–000]

Take notice that on September 27,

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

tendered for filing five executed

interconnection service agreements

between PJM and PPL Susquehanna,

LLC, Susquehanna Electric Company,

Constellation Power Source Generation,

Inc., Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant,

Inc, and CinCap VI, L.L.C.

PJM requests a waiver of the

Commission’s 60-day notice

requirement to permit the effective dates

agreed to by the parties.

Copies of this filing were served upon

each of the parties to the agreements the

state regulatory commissions within the

PJM control area.

Comment date: October 18, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

10. Jersey Central Power & Light

Company

[Docket No. ER00–3764–000]

Take notice that on September 27,

2000, Jersey Central Power & Light

Company (Jersey Central), tendered for

filing amendments to the

Interconnection Agreement by and

between AmerGen Energy Company,

L.L.C. and Jersey Central.

Copies of the filing were served upon

AmerGen and regulators in the State of

New Jersey.

Comment date: October 18, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

11. Entergy Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER00–3765–000]

Take notice that on September 27,

2000, Entergy Services, Inc., on behalf of

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 a Non-Firm Point-To-Point

Transmission Service Agreement and a

Short-Term Firm Point-To-Point

Transmission Service Agreement both

between Entergy Services, Inc., as agent

for the Entergy Operating Companies,

and Occidental Chemical Corporation.

Comment date: October 18, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

12. Canal Electric Company

[Docket No. ER00–3766–000]

Take notice that on September 28,

2000, Canal Electric Company (Canal),

tendered for filing the restated sixth

amendment (Restated Sixth

Amendment) to the Power Contract

between Canal and its retail affiliates

Cambridge Electric Light Company

(Cambridge) and Commonwealth

Electric Company (Commonwealth)

(Canal Rate Schedule FERC No. 33, the

‘‘Seabrook Power Contract’’).

The Restated Sixth Agreement

provides for a buy down of the Seabrook

Power Contract by Cambridge and

Commonwealth in furtherance of their

efforts to mitigate transition costs, in

compliance with the requirements of the

Massachusetts Electric Industry

Restructuring Act of 1997. Under the

Restated Sixth Amendment, Cambridge

and Commonwealth each would make a

lump-sum payment to Canal, in

consideration for a reduction to the

Gross Plant Investment account under

the Seabrook Power Contract. Reducing

the Gross Plant Investment will result in

a lower Demand Component under the

pricing for the Seabrook Power Contract.

With the approval of the Restated Sixth

Amendment, Cambridge will pay Canal

the amount of $29,260,000, and

Commonwealth will pay Canal the

amount of $117,481,000 for a reduction

in the Gross Plant Investment in the

amount of $146,741,000. The Restated

Sixth Amendment also would allow for

changes in the schedule of

decommissioning costs allocable under

the Seabrook Power Contract without

the need for an amendment every time

a change in such schedule is determined

by a regulatory agency with jurisdiction

over setting such costs.

Canal has requested approval of the

Restated Sixth Amendment for effect

July 1, 2000.

Comment date: October 18, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

13. Arizona Public Service Company

[Docket No. ER00–3768–000]

Take notice that on September 28,

2000, Arizona Public Service Company

(APS), tendered for filing a revised rate

schedule, APS–FERC Rate Schedule No.

192 in compliance with FERC Order in

this docket issued September 13, 2000.

A copy of this filing has been served

on the Arizona Corporation Commission

and the City of Williams.

Comment date: October 18, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

14. Potomac Electric Power Company

[Docket No. ER00–3769–000]

Take notice that on September 28,

2000, Potomac Electric Power Company

(Pepco), tendered for filing a service

agreement pursuant to Pepco FERC

Electric Tariff, Original Volume No. 5,

entered into between Pepco and H.Q.

Energy Services (U.S.) Inc.

An effective date of September 1,

2000, for this service agreement, with

waiver of notice, is requested.

Comment date: October 18, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

15. Commonwealth Edison Company

[Docket No. ER00–3770–000]

Take notice that on September 28,

2000, Commonwealth Edison Company

(ComEd), tendered for filing Five NonFirm Transmission Service Agreements

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1Columbia Gulf’s application was filed with the

Commission under Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act

and Part 157 of the Commission’s regulations.

2The appendices referenced in this notice are not

being printed in the Federal Register. Copies are

available on the Commission’s website at the

‘‘RIMS’’ link or from the Commission’s Public

Reference and Files Maintenance Branch, 888 First

Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426, or call (202)

208–1371. For instructions on connecting to RIMS

refer to the last page of this notice. Copies of the

appendices were sent to all those receiving this

notice in the mail. 3 ‘‘Us,’’ ‘‘we,’’ and ‘‘our’’ refer to the

environmental staff of the FERC’s Office of Energy

Projects.

(Agreements) with the City of Chicago

(CHGO), Indeck Energy Services, Inc.

(Indeck), The Legacy Energy Group, LLC

(Legacy), NRG Power Marketing Inc.

(NRG), and SCANA Energy Marketing,

Inc. (SCANA), and eleven Short-Term

Firm Transmission Service Agreements

with Automated Power Exchange, Inc.

(APX), Carolina Power & Light Company

(CPL), CHGO, Florida Power & Light

Company (FPL), FPL Energy Power

Marketing, Inc. (FPLM), Indeck, Legacy,

NRG, SCANA, TXU Energy Trading

Company (TXU), and Wisconsin Public

Power Inc. (WPPI) under the terms of

ComEd’s Open Access Transmission

Tariff (OATT).

ComEd requests an effective date of

September 28, 2000 for the Agreements,

and accordingly, seeks waiver of the

Commission’s notice requirements.

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, 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).

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP00–434–000]

Columbia Gulf Transmission

Company; Notice of Intent To Prepare

an Environmental Assessment for the

Proposed Stanton Compressor

Replacement and Request for

Comments on Environmental Issues

October 3, 2000.

The staff of the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission (FERC or

Commission) will prepare an

environmental assessment (EA) that will

discuss the environmental impacts of

the Stanton Compressor Replacement

Project, involving replacement,

construction and operation of facilities

by Columbia Gulf Transmission

Company (Columbia Gulf) in Stanton

County, Kentucky.1 These facilities

would consist of replacing an existing

gas-powered turbine and compressor

package with a new compressor

package, constructing two small

buildings to house the new compressor

package and related control equipment,

and constructing associated yard piping

to tie-in the new compressor to the

existing compressor station. This EA

will be used by the Commission in its

decision-making process to determine

whether the project is in the public

convenience and necessity.

Summary of the Proposed Project

Columbia Gulf wants to replace an

aging compressor package at its existing

Stanton Compressor Station. Columbia

Gulf seeks authority for the following

activities:

• Abandon by removal one 12,050-

horsepower (hp) gas-powered turbine

compressor and driver, the related

compressor and control buildings, and

associated piping and valves;

• Construct and operate a new

14,470-hp gas turbine compressor

package within a new prefabricated

building;

• Construct a second prefabricated

building to house compressor control

and communication equipment; and

• Construct and operate about 2,300

feet of new 30-inch-diameter pipeline to

tie-in the replacement compressor

facilities with the existing station

piping.

All of the proposed activities would

be conducted within Columbia Gulf’s

existing Stanton Compressor Station

yard. The location of the project

facilities is shown in appendix 1.2 The

replacement would not change the

design day or certificated capacity of the

compressor station.

Land Requirements for Construction

Abandonment of the existing

compressor package and construction of

the proposed facilities would disturb

about 0.7 acre of land. Following

abandonment and construction

activities, all disturbed areas would be

stabilized and revegetated.

The EA Process

The National Environmental Policy

Act (NEPA) requires the Commission to

take into account the environmental

impacts that could result from an action

whenever it considers the issuance of a

Certificate of Public Convenience and

Necessity. NEPA also requires us 3 to

discover and address concerns the

public may have about proposals. We

call this ‘‘scoping’’. The main goal of the

scoping process is to focus the analysis

in the EA on the important

environmental issues. By this Notice of

Intent, the Commission requests public

comments on the scope of the issues it

will address in the EA. All comments

received are considered during the

preparation of the EA. State and local

government representatives are

encouraged to notify their constituents

of this proposed action and encourage

them to comment on their areas of

concern.

The EA will discuss impacts that

could occur as a result of the

abandonment, construction and

operation of the proposed project under

these general headings:

• Geology and soils

• Water resources, fisheries, and

wetlands

• Vegetation and wildlife

• Air quality and noise

• Land use

• Endangered and threatened species

• Cultural resources

• Public safety

We will also evaluate possible

alternatives to the proposed project, and

make recommendations on how to

lessen or avoid impacts on the various

resource areas.