[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 56 (Monday, March 24, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13878-13881]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-7295]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. ER97-1069-000, et al.]


New England Power Company, et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate 
Regulation Filings

March 18, 1997.
    Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
Commission:

1. New England Power Company

[Docket No. ER97-1069-000]

    Take notice that on February 21, 1997, New England Power Company 
tendered for filing an amendment in the above-referenced docket.
    Comment date: March 28, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

2. Heartland Energy Services, Inc., Proven Alternatives, 
EnerConnect, Inc.

[Docket Nos. ER94-108-011, ER95-473-007, and ER96-1424-001 (not 
consolidated)

    Take notice that the following informational filings have been made 
with the Commission and are on file and available for inspection and 
copying in the Commission's Public Reference Room:
    On January 31, 1997, Heartland Energy Services, Inc. filed certain 
information as required by the Commission's August 9, 1994, order in 
Docket No. ER94-108-000.
    On February 19, 1997, Proven Alternatives filed certain information 
as required by the Commission's March 29, 1995, order in Docket No. 
ER95-473-000.
    On February 10, 1997, EnerConnect, Inc. filed certain information 
as required by the Commission's June 10, 1996, order in Docket No. 
ER96-1424-000.

3. Florida Keys Electric Coop Assn. Inc.

[Docket No. ER97-1392-000]

    Take notice that on March 5, 1997, Florida Keys Electric Coop Assn. 
Inc. tendered for filing an amendment in the above-referenced docket.
    Comment date: March 31, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

4. Southern Company Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER97-1440-000]

    Take notice that on March 4, 1997, Southern Company Services, Inc. 
tendered for filing an amendment in the above-referenced docket.

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    Comment date: March 31, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

5. New England Power Company

[Docket No. ER97-1459-000]

    Take notice that on March 11, 1997, New England Power Company 
tendered for filing an amendment in the above-referenced docket.
    Comment date: March 31, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

6. Washington Water Power Company

[Docket No. ER97-1533-000]

    Take notice that on January 31, 1997, Washington Water Power 
Company tendered for filing a summary of its activity report for the 
quarter ending December 31, 1996.
    Comment date: March 27, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

7. Valero Power Services Company

[Docket No. ER97-1847-000]

    Take notice that on February 26, 1997, Valero Power Services 
Company tendered for filing a Notification of Change in Status and 
revised Rate Schedule FERC No. 1.
    Comment date: March 28, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

8. Public Service Company of Colorado

[Docket No. ER97-1954-000]

    Take notice that on March 5, 1997, Public Service Company of 
Colorado (Public Service), tendered for filing an Amendment to the 
Interconnection and Transmission Service Contract between Public 
Service and Western Area Power Administration. Specifically Public 
Service is filing Revision No. 7 to Exhibit B and Revision No. 13 to 
Exhibit D of this Contract designated as Public Service Rate Schedule 
FERC No. 47. The Revised Exhibit B removes Julesburg as a Point of 
Delivery and Revised Exhibit D changes the Midway Substation deliveries 
to 30,000 Kw annually. Public Service requests that this filing be made 
effective as of December 1, 1996.
    Comment date: April 1, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

9. Delmarva Power & Light Company

[Docket No. ER97-1955-000]

    Take notice that on March 5, 1997, Delmarva Power & Light Company 
(Delmarva), tendered for filing service agreements providing for firm 
point-to-point transmission service to Duke/Louis Dreyfus pursuant to 
Delmarva's open access transmission tariff.
    Delmarva states that a copy of the filing was provided to Duke/
Louis Dreyfus.
    Comment date: April 1, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

10. Delmarva Power & Light Company

[Docket No. ER97-1956-000]

    Take notice that on March 5, 1997, Delmarva Power & Light Company 
(Delmarva), tendered for filing service agreements providing for firm 
point-to-point transmission service to the City of Dover pursuant to 
Delmarva's open access transmission tariff.
    Delmarva states that copies of the filing were provided to the City 
of Dover and its agent, Duke/Louis Dreyfus.
    Comment date: April 1, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

11. Cinergy Capital & Trading, Inc.

[Docket No. ER97-1957-000]

    Take notice that on March 5, 1997, Wholesale Power Services, Inc. 
is changing its name to Cinergy Capital & Trading, Inc. Accordingly, 
pursuant to 18 CFR 35.16 and Sec. 131.51, Cinergy Capital & Trading, 
Inc. of 251 N. Illinois Street, Suite 1410, Indianapolis, Indiana 
46204, on this 5th day of March, 1997, hereby adopts, ratifies, and 
makes its own, in every respect, all applicable rate schedules, and 
supplements thereto, listed below, heretofore filed with the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission by Wholesale Power Services, Inc. 
effective March 5, 1997.

(1) WPS Rate Schedule No. 1

    Copies of this notice have been served on the public utility 
commissions of the States of Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky.
    Comment date: April 1, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

12. New York State Electric & Gas Corporation

[Docket No. ER97-1958-000]

    Take notice that on March 4, 1997, New York State Electric & Gas 
Corporation (NYSEG), tendered for filing pursuant to Part 35 of the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, 
18 CFR 35, service agreements under which NYSEG will provide capacity 
and/or energy to Koch Energy Trading, Inc. (Koch), Duke/Louis Dreyfus 
L.L.C. (DLD), Federal Energy Sales, Inc. (FES), Citizens Lehman Power 
Sales (Citizens), and Rainbow Energy Marketing Corporation (REM) in 
accordance with the NYSEG market-based power sales tariff.
    NYSEG has requested waiver of the notice requirements so that the 
service agreements with Koch and Citizens become effective as of 
February 13, 1997, and the service agreements with FES, DLD, and REM 
become effective as of February 24, 1997.
    NYSEG served copies of the filing upon the New York State Public 
Service Commission, Koch, FES, DLD, Citizens and REM.
    Comment date: April 1, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

13. Kentucky Utilities Company

[Docket No. ER97-1959-000]

    Take notice that on March 5, 1997, Kentucky Utilities Company (KU), 
tendered for filing a service agreement between KU and itself under its 
Transmission Services (TS) Tariff.
    Comment date: April 1, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

14. PacifiCorp

[Docket No. ER97-1961-000]

    Take notice that on February 26, 1997, PacifiCorp, tendered for 
filing in accordance with 18 CFR 35 of the Commission's Rules and 
Regulations, a Service Agreements with Benton Rural Electric 
Association, McMinnville Water & Light, Minnesota Power & Light Company 
and Vantus Power Services under, PacifiCorp's FERC Electric Tariff, 
Third Revised Volume No. 3.
    Copies of this filing were supplied to the Washington Utilities and 
Transportation Commission and the Public Utility Commission of Oregon.
    A copy of this filing may be obtained from PacifiCorp's Regulatory 
Administration Department's Bulletin Board System through a personal 
computer by calling (503) 464-6122 (9600 baud, 8 bits, no parity, 1 
stop bit).
    Comment date: April 1, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

15. South Carolina Electric & Gas Company

[Docket No. ER97-1962-000]

    Take notice that on February 25, 1997, South Carolina Electric & 
Gas Company (``SCE&G''), submitted a service agreement establishing 
Rainbow Energy Marketing Corporation (``REMC'') as a customer under the 
terms of SCE&G's Open Access Transmission Tariff.
    SCE&G requests an effective date of one day subsequent to the 
filing of the service agreement. Accordingly, SCE&G requests waiver of 
the Commission's notice requirements. Copies of this filing were served 
upon, REMC and the South Carolina Public Service Commission.

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    Comment date: April 1, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

16. Cinergy Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER97-1963-000]

    Take notice that on February 21, 1997, Cinergy Services, Inc. 
(Cinergy) tendered for filing a service agreement under Cinergy's Open 
Access Transmission Service Tariff (the ``Tariff'') entered into 
between Cinergy and Pennsylvania Power & Light Company.
    Cinergy and Pennsylvania Power & Light company are requesting an 
effective date of January 22, 1997.
    Comment date: March 31, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

17. Illinois Power Company

[Docket No. ER97-1964-000]

    Take notice that on March 5, 1997, Illinois Power Company 
(``Illinois Power''), 500 South 27th Street, Decatur, Illinois 62526, 
tendered for filing firm and non-firm transmission agreements under 
which Tennessee Valley Authority will take transmission service 
pursuant to its open access transmission tariff. The agreements are 
based on the Form of Service Agreement in Illinois Power's tariff.
    Illinois Power has requested an effective date of March 1, 1997.
    Comment date: April 1, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

18. Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation

[Docket No. ER97-1965-000]

    Take notice that on March 5, 1997, Rochester Gas and Electric 
Corporation (RG&E), filed a Service Agreement between RG&E and the 
USGen Power Services, L.P. (Customer). This Service Agreement specifies 
that the Customer has agreed to the rates, term and conditions of 
RG&E's FERC Electric Rate Schedule, Original Volume 1 (Power Sales 
Tariff) accepted by the Commission in Docket No. ER94-1279-000, as 
amended by RG&E's December, 31 1996 filing in Docket No. OA97-243-000 
(pending).
    RG&E requests waiver of the Commission's sixty (60) day notice 
requirements and an effective date of February 28, 1997 for the USGen 
Power Services, L.P. Service Agreement. RG&E has served copies of the 
filing on the New York State Public Service Commission and on the 
Customer.
    Comment date: April 1, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

19. Entergy Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER97-1966-000]

    Take notice that on March 5, 1997, Entergy Services, Inc. (Entergy 
Services), tendered for filing a Notice of Cancellation of Service 
Schedule D, Economy Energy, under the Interconnection Agreement (the 
Interconnection Agreement) between Entergy Mississippi, Inc. (Entergy 
Mississippi), formerly known as Mississippi Power & Light Company, and 
South Mississippi Electric Power Association (SMEPA), Entergy 
Mississippi Rate Schedule No. 251. Entergy Services states that Entergy 
Mississippi has never provided service to SMEPA under Schedule D to the 
Interconnection Agreement, and that sales that Entergy Mississippi 
would have made to SMEPA under Schedule D in the future, if any, will 
instead be made under other applicable service schedules on file with 
the Commission.
    Comment date: April 1, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

20. Entergy Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER97-1967-000]

    Take notice that on March 5, 1997, Entergy Services, Inc. (Entergy 
Services), tendered for filing a Notice of Cancellation of Service 
Schedule E, Economy Energy, under the Interchange Agreement (the 
Interchange Agreement) between Entergy Mississippi, Inc. (Entergy 
Mississippi), formerly known as Mississippi Power & Light Company, and 
Alabama Electric Cooperative, Inc. (AECI), Entergy Mississippi Rate 
Schedule No. 269. Entergy Services states that Entergy Mississippi has 
never provided service to AECI under Schedule E to the Interchange 
Agreement, and that sales that Entergy Mississippi would have made to 
AECI under Schedule E in the future, if any, will instead be made under 
other applicable service schedule on file with the Commission.
    Comment date: April 1, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

21. Colonial Energy, Inc.

[Docket No. ER97-1968-000]

    Take notice that on March 5, 1997, Colonial Energy, Inc. (Colonial 
Energy), tendered for filing pursuant to Rule 205, 18 CFR 385.205, a 
petition for waivers and blanket approvals under various regulations of 
the Commission and for an order accepting its FERC Electric Rate 
Schedule No. 1 to be effective no later than sixty (60) days from the 
date of its filing.
    Colonial Energy intends to engage in electric power and energy 
transactions as a marketer and a broker. In transactions where Colonial 
Energy sells electric energy, it proposes to make such sales on rates, 
terms, and conditions to be mutually agreed to with the purchasing 
party. Neither Colonial Energy nor any of its affiliates are in the 
business of generating, transmitting, or distributing electric power.
    Comment date: April 1, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

22. UtiliCorp United Inc.

[Docket No. ER97-1969-000]

    Take notice that on March 6, 1997, UtiliCorp United Inc. 
(UtiliCorp), filed service agreements with Public Service Company of 
Colorado for service under its non-firm point-to-point open access 
service tariff for its operating divisions, Missouri Public Service, 
WestPlains Energy-Kansas and WestPlains Energy-Colorado.
    Comment date: April 1, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

23. Entergy Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER97-1970-000]

    Take notice that on March 6, 1997, Entergy Services, Inc. 
(``Entergy Services''), on behalf of Entergy Arkansas, Inc. (``Entergy 
Arkansas''), tendered for filing the Second Amendment to Power 
Agreement Between the City of North Little Rock, Arkansas and Entergy 
Arkansas (``Amendment'').
    Comment date: April 1, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

24. Entergy Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER97-1971-000]

    Take notice that on March 6, 1997, Entergy Services, Inc. 
(``Entergy Services''), 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 between Entergy Services, as agent for 
the Entergy Operating Companies, and Progress Power Marketing, Inc. 
(``Progress'').
    Comment date: April 1, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

25. Entergy Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER97-1972-000]

    Take notice that on March 6, 1997, Entergy Services, Inc. 
(``Entergy

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Services'), 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 between Entergy Services, as agent for the Entergy Operating 
Companies, and Coral Power, L.L.C. (``Coral').
    Comment date: April 1, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

26. Montana Power Company

[Docket No. ER97-1973-000]

    Take notice that on February 20, 1997, Montana Power Company (MP) 
tendered for filing Rate Schedule FERC No. 1, General Terms and 
Conditions which MP is requesting to replace with the Original Rate 
Schedule FERC No. 1.
    Comment date: March 28, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

27. Cinergy Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER97-1974-000]

    Take notice that on March 6, 1997, Cinergy Services, Inc. 
(Cinergy), tendered for filing on behalf of its operating companies, 
The Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company (CG&E) and PSI Energy, Inc. 
(PSI), an Interchange Agreement, dated January 1, 1997 between Cinergy, 
CG&E, PSI and Equitable Power Services Company (EPSC).
    The Interchange Agreement provides for the following service 
between Cinergy and EPSC

1. Exhibit A--Power Sales by EPSC
2. Exhibit B--Power Sales by Cinergy

    Cinergy and EPSC have requested an effective date of one day after 
this initial filing of the interchange Agreement.
    Copies of the filing were served on Equitable Power Services 
Company, the Kentucky Public Service Commission, the Pennsylvania 
Public Utility Commission, the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio and 
the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission.
    Comment date: April 1, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

28. New York State Electric & Gas Corporation

[Docket No. ER97-1975-000]

    Take notice that on March 6, 1997, New York State Electric & Gas 
Corporation (``NYSEG'), filed a Service Agreement between NYSEG and New 
York State Electric & Gas Corporation, (``Customer'). This Service 
Agreement specifies that the Customer has agreed to the rates, terms 
and conditions of the NYSEG open access transmission tariff filed and 
effective on January 29, 1997 with revised sheets effective on February 
7, 1997, in Docket No. OA96-195-000 and ER96-2438-000.
    NYSEG requests waiver of the Commission's sixty-day notice 
requirements and an effective date of February 1, 1997 for the New York 
State Electric & Gas Corporation Service Agreement. NYSEG has served 
copies of the filing on The New York State Public Service Commission 
and on the Customer.
    Comment date: April 1, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

29. Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.

[Docket No. ER97-2006-000]

    Take notice that on March 11, 1997, Niagara Mohawk Power 
Corporation (``Niagara Mohawk'') notified the Commission that it is 
canceling Electric Rate Schedule No. 95, under which the New York Power 
Authority (``Authority'') sells power and energy from its James A. 
FitzPatrick (``FitzPatrick'') nuclear power plant to Niagara Mohawk, 
and under which Niagara Mohawk provides transmission services to the 
Authority to accommodate the delivery of FitzPatrick power and energy 
to certain Niagara Mohawk industrial customers. Cancellation of the 
rate schedule is effective on May 24, 1997.
    A copy of this filing has been served on the New York State Public 
Service Commission, and the Authority.
    Comment date: March 31, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

30. Montana Power Company

[Docket No. ER97-2038-000]

    Take notice that on February 26, 1997, the Montana Power Company 
(Montana) tendered for filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission an Executed Service Agreement with Bonneville Power 
Administration under FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume No. 4 
(Control Area Services Tariff).
    Comment date: March 31, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

31. Florida Power Corporation

[Docket Nos. ER97-515-000, ER97-516-000, and ER97-606-000]

    Take notice that on February 18, 1997, pursuant to the Commission's 
Letter Order dated January 15, 1997, Florida Power Corporation (Florida 
Power) tendered for filing revised rate sheets which unbundle the 
affected wholesale generation, transmission and ancillary services. In 
addition, Florida Power also tendered for filing a network transmission 
service agreement providing for service to Florida Power Corporation 
pursuant to its open access transmission tariff (the T-6 Tariff).
    Comment date: March 27, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

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.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-7295 Filed 3-21-97; 8:45 am]
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