[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 226 (Wednesday, November 22, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70340-70344]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-29851]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. EC01-22-000, et al.]


Ohio Edison Company, et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate 
Regulation Filings

November 15, 2000.
    Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
Commission:

1. Ohio Edison Company, The Cleveland Electric Illuminating 
Company, The Toledo Edison Company, Pennsylvania Power Company, 
American Transmission Systems, Inc. and their public utility 
affiliates and Jersey Central Power & Light Company, Metropolitan 
Edison Company, Pennsylvania Electric Company and their public 
utility affiliates

[Docket No. EC01-22-000]

    Take notice that on November 9, 2000 Ohio Edison Company (OE), The 
Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company (CEI), The Toledo Edison 
Company (TE), Pennsylvania Power Company (PP), American Transmission 
Systems, Inc. (ATSI), and their public utility affiliates (the 
FirstEnergy Companies) and Jersey Central Power & Light Company 
(JCP&L), Metropolitan Edison Company (MetEd), and Pennsylvania Electric 
Company (Penelec), and their public utility affiliates (the GPU 
Companies) (collectively, Applicants), tendered for filing an 
application pursuant to Section 203 of the Federal Power Act and Part 
33 of the Commission's regulations, 18 CFR Part 33, for an order 
approving the proposed merger of the FirstEnergy Companies and the GPU 
Companies (Application).
    Applicants request all authorizations necessary to undertake the 
proposed merger. Upon consummation of the merger, Applicants will form 
a registered public utility holding company system.
    Comment date: January 8, 2001, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

2. California Power Exchange Corporation

[Docket Nos. EC96-19-000 and ER96-1663-000]

    Take notice that on November 7, 2000, the Compliance Unit of the 
California Power Exchange Corporation (CalPX) filed a report entitled 
``Price Movements in California Power Exchange Markets: Analysis of 
Price Activity; May-September 2000.'' CalPX states that it has posted 
the report on its

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website (www.calpx.com) for downloading. In addition, CalPX has served 
copies of its transmittal letter upon the parties to these dockets and 
will make a hard copy of the report available to any party upon 
request.
    Comment date: November 28, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

3. Consumers Energy Company

[Docket No. EC01-4-000]

    Take notice that on November 2, 2000, Consumers Energy Company 
(CECo) filed an amendment to their Application For Authorization to 
Transfer Jurisdictional Transmission Assets To Michigan Electric 
Transmission Company pursuant to Section 203 of the Federal Power Act, 
which was filed on October 13, 2000 in the above-captioned docket. CECo 
and Michigan Transco are requesting that the existing one-page pro 
forma Bill of Sale be removed from Exhibit H(4) and be replaced with 
the two-page amended pro forma Bill of Sale.
    Comment date: November 29, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

4. Mobile Energy Services Company, L.L.C.; Mobile Energy Services 
Holdings, Inc.

[Docket No. EC01-21-000]

    Take notice that on November 9, 2000, Mobile Energy Services 
Company, L.L.C. and Mobile Energy Services Holdings, Inc. filed for 
authorization of the disposition of jurisdictional facilities pursuant 
to Section 203 of the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Sec. 824b (1994).
    Comment date: November 30, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

5. Covert Generating Company, LLC

[Docket No. EG01-28-000]

    Take notice that on November 9, 2000, Covert Generating Company, 
LLC (Covert), a limited liability company 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.
    Covert proposes to construct, own or lease and operate a natural 
gas-fired, combined cycle power plant of approximately 1,200 MW 
capacity in Covert Township, Van Buren County, Michigan. The proposed 
power plant is expected to commence commercial operation in the first 
or second quarter of 2003. All output from the plant will be sold by 
Covert exclusively at wholesale.
    Comment date: December 6, 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.

6. STI Capital Company

[Docket No. EG01-29-000]

    Take notice that on November 9, 2000, STI Capital Company, 2200 
Pacific Coast Highway, San Diego, California 92101 (STI), filed with 
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) an Application 
for Determination of Exempt Wholesale Generator Status pursuant to Part 
365 of the Commission's Regulations and Section 32 of the Public 
Utility Holding Company Act, as amended (the Application).
    The Application seeks a determination that STI qualifies for Exempt 
Wholesale Generator status. STI is a Delaware Corporation that will own 
and operate a gas-fired combined cycle cogeneration facility rated at 
69 MW. Upon STI's determination as an EWG, the facility will be used 
for the generation of electricity exclusively for sale at wholesale. 
Copies of this Application have been served upon the Pennsylvania 
Public Utility Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission.
    Comment date: December 6, 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.

7. NEV, L.L.C, NEV East, L.L.C., NEV California, L.L.C., NEV 
Midwest, L.L.C.

[Docket Nos. ER97-4636-011, ER97-4652-011, ER97-4653-011, ER97-4654-
011, ER01-429-000]

    Take notice that on November 8, 2000, NEV, L.L.C.; NEV East, 
L.L.C.; NEV California, L.L.C.; and NEV Midwest, L.L.C. (collectively 
NEV), tendered for filing an updated market power analysis in 
compliance with the Commission's order, issued on November 12, 1997, in 
the captioned dockets, NEV, L.L.C., NEV East, L.L.C., NEV California, 
L.L.C., and NEV Midwest, L.L.C., 81 FERC para. 61,186. This filing is a 
triennial update of the 1997 analysis submitted to the Commission in 
connection with the initial request for market-based rates by NEV. Also 
included in this submission are rate schedules and a code of conduct 
revised to reflect NEV's new corporate affiliations, as more fully 
described in the submission.
    Comment date: November 29, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

8. Northeast Utilities Service Company

[Docket No. ER00-3742-002]

    Take notice that on November 8, 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 unredacted conformed copies of agreements dated April 10, 2000, 
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 the Commission institute a shortened notice 
period and expedited procedures to allow this filing to be accepted by 
December 1, 2000.
    Comment date: November 29, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

9. Montana-Dakota Utilities Co., a division of MDU Resources Group, 
Inc.

[Docket No. ER01-178-000]

    Take notice that on November 8, 2000, Montana-Dakota Utilities Co., 
a division of MDU Resources Group, Inc. (Montana-Dakota), tendered for 
filing a notice of withdrawal of its October 20, 2000 filing herein of 
a revised Exhibit H to a certain July 1, 1988 ``Contract for Electric 
Service to Montana-Dakota Utilities Co.'', Contract No. 88-BAO-308, 
between Montana-Dakota and Western Area Power Administration (Western), 
that is Montana-Dakota Rate Schedule No. 19.
    Copies of the filing were served on Western and on the interested 
utility regulatory agencies.
    Comment date: November 29, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

10. Chandler Wind Partners, LLC

[Docket No. ER01-390-000]

    Take notice that on November 8, 2000, Chandler Wind Partners, LLC, 
of 63-655 19th Avenue, P.O. Box 1043, North Palm Springs, California 
92258, tendered for filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission an application for market-based rate authorization, waivers 
and exemptions and a request for an effective date of November 9, 2000 
for its market-based rate authorization.
    Chandler Wind Partners, LLC, is a Delaware limited liability 
company that

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owns and operates an approximately 1.98 megawatt (nameplate capacity) 
wind generation facility, comprised of three (3) Vestas V47-660kw wind 
turbine generators (the Facility). The Facility is located in Murray 
County, Minnesota. Chandler Wind Partners, LLC, is seeking market-based 
rate authorization, waivers and exemptions, and a request for an 
effective date of November 9, 2000 for its market-based rate 
authorization in order to continue to sell the output of the Facility 
to the Cooperative Power Association after sale of the Facility to 
Cinergy Global Chandler I, Inc.
    Comment date: November 29, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

11. Allegheny Energy Service Corporation, on behalf of Monongahela 
Power Company, The Potomac Edison Company, and West Penn Power 
Company (Allegheny Power)

[Docket No. ER01-391-000]

    Take notice that on November 8, 2000 Allegheny Energy Service 
Corporation on behalf of Monongahela Power Company, The Potomac Edison 
Company and West Penn Power Company (Allegheny Power), tendered for 
filing Service Agreement No. 331 to add Select Energy, Inc. to 
Allegheny Power's Open Access Transmission Service Tariff.
    The proposed effective date under the agreement is November 7, 
2000.
    Copies of the filing have been provided to the Public Utilities 
Commission of Ohio, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, the 
Maryland Public Service Commission, the Virginia State Corporation 
Commission, and the West Virginia Public Service Commission.
    Comment date: November 29, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

12. American Transmission Company LLC

[Docket No. ER01-392-000]

    Take notice that on November 9, 2000, American Transmission Company 
LLC (ATCLLC), tendered for filing a Distribution-Transmission Agreement 
between ATCLLC and Wisconsin Electric Power Company.
    ATCLLC requests an effective date of January 1, 2001.
    Comment date: November 30, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

13. Jersey Central Power & Light Company, Metropolitan Edison 
Company, Pennsylvania Electric Company

[Docket No. ER01-393-000]

    Take notice that on November 9, 2000, Jersey Central Power & Light 
Company, Metropolitan Edison Company and Pennsylvania Electric Company 
(individually doing business as GPU Energy), tendered for filing a 
Notice of Cancellation of the Service Agreement between GPU Service, 
Inc. and Sonat Power Marketing Inc. (now El Paso Merchant Energy, 
L.P.), FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume No. 1, Service Agreement 
No. 54.
    GPU Energy requests that cancellation be effective January 8, 2001.
    Comment date: November 30, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

14. Jersey Central Power & Light Company, Metropolitan Edison 
Company, Pennsylvania Electric Company

[Docket No. ER01-394-000]

    Take notice that on November 9, 2000, Jersey Central Power & Light 
Company, Metropolitan Edison Company and Pennsylvania Electric Company 
(individually doing business as GPU Energy), tendered for filing a 
Notice of Cancellation of the Service Agreement between GPU Service 
Corporation and Rainbow Energy Marketing Corporation, FERC Electric 
Tariff, Original Volume No. 1, Service Agreement No. 16. GPU Energy 
requests that cancellation be effective January 8, 2001.
    Comment date: November 30, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

15. Jersey Central Power & Light Company, Metropolitan Edison 
Company, Pennsylvania Electric Company

[Docket No. ER01-395-000]

    Take notice that on November 9, 2000, Jersey Central Power & Light 
Company, Metropolitan Edison Company and Pennsylvania Electric Company 
(individually doing business as GPU Energy), tendered for filing a 
Notice of Cancellation of the Service Agreement between GPU Service 
Corporation and Stand Energy Corporation, FERC Electric Tariff, 
Original Volume No. 1, Service Agreement No. 15.
    GPU Energy requests that cancellation be effective January 8, 2001.
    Comment date: November 30, 2000, 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. ER01-396-000]

    Take notice that on November 9, 2000, Jersey Central Power & Light 
Company, Metropolitan Edison Company and Pennsylvania Electric Company 
(individually doing business as GPU Energy), tendered for filing a 
Notice of Cancellation of the Service Agreement between GPU Service 
Corporation and TransCanada Power Corporation, FERC Electric Tariff, 
Original Volume No. 1, Service Agreement No. 43.
    GPU Energy requests that cancellation be effective January 8, 2001.
    Comment date: November 30, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

17. Jersey Central Power & Light Company, Metropolitan Edison 
Company, Pennsylvania Electric Company

[Docket No. ER01-397-000]

    Take notice that on November 9, 2000, Jersey Central Power & Light 
Company, Metropolitan Edison Company and Pennsylvania Electric Company 
(individually doing business as GPU Energy), tendered for filing a 
Notice of Cancellation of the Service Agreement between GPU Service 
Corporation and KN Marketing, Inc. (now Kinder Morgan, Inc.), FERC 
Electric Tariff, Original Volume No. 1, Service Agreement No. 44.
    GPU Energy requests that cancellation be effective January 8, 2001.
    Comment date: November 30, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

18. Jersey Central Power & Light Company, Metropolitan Edison 
Company, Pennsylvania Electric Company

[Docket No. ER01-398-000]

    Take notice that on November 9, 2000, Jersey Central Power & Light 
Company, Metropolitan Edison Company and Pennsylvania Electric Company 
(individually doing business as GPU Energy), tendered for filing a 
Notice of Cancellation of the Service Agreement between GPU Service 
Corporation and Industrial Energy Applications, Inc., FERC Electric 
Tariff, Original Volume No. 1, Service Agreement No. 34.
    GPU Energy requests that cancellation be effective January 8, 2001.
    Comment date: November 30, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

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19. Jersey Central Power & Light Company, Metropolitan Edison 
Company, Pennsylvania Electric Company

[Docket No. ER01-399-000]

    Take notice that on November 9, 2000, Jersey Central Power & Light 
Company, Metropolitan Edison Company and Pennsylvania Electric Company 
(individually doing business as GPU Energy), tendered for filing a 
Notice of Cancellation of the Service Agreement between GPU Service, 
Inc. and Virginia Electric and Power Company, FERC Electric Tariff, 
Original Volume No. 1, Service Agreement No. 61.
    GPU Energy requests that cancellation be effective January 8, 2001.
    Comment date: November 30, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

20. Jersey Central Power & Light Company, Metropolitan Edison 
Company, Pennsylvania Electric Company

[Docket No. ER01-400-000]

    Take notice that on November 9, 2000, Jersey Central Power & Light 
Company, Metropolitan Edison Company and Pennsylvania Electric Company 
(individually doing business as GPU Energy), tendered for filing a 
Notice of Cancellation of the Service Agreement between GPU Service, 
Inc. and V TEC Energy, Inc., FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume No. 
1, Service Agreement No. 59.
    GPU Energy requests that cancellation be effective January 8, 2001.
    Comment date: November 30, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

21. Jersey Central Power & Light Company, Metropolitan Edison 
Company, Pennsylvania Electric Company

[Docket No. ER01-401-000]

    Take notice that on November 9, 2000, Jersey Central Power & Light 
Company, Metropolitan Edison Company and Pennsylvania Electric Company 
(individually doing business as GPU Energy), tendered for filing a 
Notice of Cancellation of the Service Agreement between GPU Service 
Corporation and AIG Trading Corporation (now Sempra Energy Trading 
Corp.), FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume No. 1, Service Agreement 
No. 63.
    GPU Energy requests that cancellation be effective January 8, 2001.
    Comment date: November 30, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

22. Jersey Central Power & Light Company, Metropolitan Edison 
Company, Pennsylvania Electric Company

[Docket No. ER01-402-000]

    Take notice that on November 9, 2000, Jersey Central Power & Light 
Company, Metropolitan Edison Company and Pennsylvania Electric Company 
(individually doing business as GPU Energy), tendered for filing a 
Notice of Cancellation of the Service Agreement between GPU Service, 
Inc. and The Utility-Trade Corp., FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume 
No. 1, Service Agreement No. 68.
    GPU Energy requests that cancellation be effective January 8, 2001.
    Comment date: November 30, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

23. Jersey Central Power & Light Company, Metropolitan Edison 
Company, Pennsylvania Electric Company

[Docket No. ER01-403-000]

    Take notice that on November 9, 2000, Jersey Central Power & Light 
Company, Metropolitan Edison Company and Pennsylvania Electric Company 
(individually doing business as GPU Energy), tendered for filing a 
Notice of Cancellation of the Service Agreement between GPU Service 
Corporation and USGen Power Services, L.P. (now PG&E Energy Trading--
Power, LP), FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume No. 1, Service 
Agreement No. 55.
    GPU Energy requests that cancellation be effective January 8, 2001.
    Comment date: November 30, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

24. Jersey Central Power & Light Company, Metropolitan Edison 
Company, Pennsylvania Electric Company

[Docket No. ER01-404-000]

    Take notice that on November 8, 2000, Jersey Central Power & Light 
Company, Metropolitan Edison Company and Pennsylvania Electric Company 
(individually doing business as GPU Energy), tendered for filing a 
Notice of Cancellation of the Service Agreement between GPU Service 
Corporation and Tenneco Energy Marketing Company (now El Paso Merchant 
Energy, L.P.), FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume No. 1, Service 
Agreement No. 33.
    GPU Energy requests that cancellation be effective January 8, 2001.
    Comment date: November 30, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

25. Jersey Central Power & Light Company, Metropolitan Edison 
Company, Pennsylvania Electric Company

[Docket No. ER01-405-000]

    Take notice that on November 8, 2000, Jersey Central Power & Light 
Company, Metropolitan Edison Company and Pennsylvania Electric Company 
(individually doing business as GPU Energy), tendered for filing a 
Notice of Cancellation of the Service Agreement between GPU Service 
Corporation and Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation (originally 
filed as Rochester Gas and Electric Company), FERC Electric Tariff, 
Original Volume No. 1, Service Agreement No. 24.
    GPU Energy requests that cancellation be effective January 8, 2001.
    Comment date: November 30, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

26. PECO Energy Company

[Docket No. ER01-406-000]

    Take notice that on November 8, 2000, PECO Energy Company (PECO), 
tendered for filing under Section 205 of the Federal Power Act, 16 
U.S.C. S 792 et seq., an Agreement dated November 8, 2000 with Edison 
Mission Marketing & Trading, Inc. (EMMT) under PECO's FERC Electric 
Tariff Original Volume No. 1 (``Tariff'').
    PECO requests an effective date of November 8, 2000 for the 
Agreement.
    PECO states that copies of this filing have been supplied to Edison 
Mission Marketing & Trading, Inc. and to the Pennsylvania Public 
Utility Commission.
    Comment date: November 30, 2000, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

27. Duke Energy Corporation

[Docket No. ER01-407-000]

    Take notice that on November 9, 2000, Duke Energy Corporation 
(Duke), tendered for filing a Service Agreement with The Detroit Edison 
Company, for Firm Transmission Service under Duke's Open Access 
Transmission Tariff.
    Duke requests that the proposed Service Agreement be permitted to 
become effective on October 10, 2000.
    Duke states that this filing is in accordance with Part 35 of the 
Commission's Regulations and a copy has been served on the North 
Carolina Utilities Commission.

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    Comment date: November 30, 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).

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
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