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Energy Regulatory Commission,

Washington, D.C. 20426, in accordance

with Sections 385.214 and 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 proceeding.

Any person wishing to become a party

to the proceeding 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.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–8466 Filed 4–2–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

[Docket No. ER97–399–000, et al.]

Montana Power Company, et al.;

Electric Rate and Corporate Regulation

Filings

March 27, 1997.

Take notice that the following filings

have been made with the Commission:

1. Montana Power Company

[Docket No. ER97–399–000]

Take notice that on February 28, 1997,

Montana Power Company tendered for

filing an amendment in the abovereferenced docket.

Comment date: April 10, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

2. El Paso Electric Company

[Docket No. ER97–1343–000]

Take notice that on March 12, 1997,

El Paso Electric Company tendered for

filing an amendment in the abovereferenced docket.

Comment date: April 10, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

3. Dayton Power & Light Company

[Docket No. ER97–1529–000]

Take notice that on March 7, 1997,

Dayton Power & Light Company

tendered for filing an amendment in the

above-referenced docket.

Comment date: April 10, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

4. Louisville Gas and Electric Co.

[Docket No. ER97–1945–000]

Take notice that on March 24, 1997,

Louisville Gas and Electric Company

tendered for filing revised copies of a

Service Agreement between Louisville

Gas and Electric Company and

PanEnergy Trading and Market Services

which had been originally filed in the

above-cited docket on February 26,

1997.

Comment date: April 10, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

5. Commonwealth Electric Company

and Cambridge Electric Light Company

[Docket No. ER97–2098–000]

Take notice that on March 14, 1997,

Commonwealth Electric Company

(Commonwealth) and Cambridge

Electric Light Company (Cambridge),

collectively referred to as the

Companies, tendered for filing with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

changes to their respective MarketBased Power Sales Tariffs, FERC

Electric Tariff, Original Volume Nos. 7

& 9 (Tariffs). The Companies are filing

these changes in compliance with the

Commission’s February 27, 1997 order

in Docket No. ER97–1068–000.

Comment date: April 10, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

6. Southwestern Public Service

Company

[Docket No. ER97–2101–000]

Take notice that on March 14, 1997,

Southwestern Public Service Company

(Southwestern), tendered for filing a

proposed amendment to its rate

schedule for service to Golden Spread

Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Golden

Spread) for service to Deaf Smith

Electric Cooperative, Inc (Deaf Smith).

The proposed amendment reflects a

new delivery point for service to Golden

Spread and a one time contribution in

aid of construction for transmission

switches.

Comment date: April 10, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

7. Ohio Edison Company and

Pennsylvania Power Company

[Docket No. ER97–2102–000]

Take notice that on March 14, 1997,

Ohio Edison Company tendered for

filing on behalf of itself and

Pennsylvania Power Company, Service

Agreements with American Energy

Solutions, Inc., under Ohio Edison’s

Power Sales Tariff. This filing is made

pursuant to Section 205 of the Federal

Power Act.

Comment date: April 10, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

8. Central Louisiana Electric Co. Inc.

[Docket No. ER97–2103–000]

Take notice that on March 14, 1997,

Central Louisiana Electric Company,

Inc. (CLECO), tendered for filing a

service agreement under which CLECO

will provide non-firm point-to-point

transmission service to Southern Energy

Trading and Marketing, Inc. under its

point-to-point transmission tariff.

CLECO states that a copy of the filing

has been served on Southern Energy

Trading and Marketing, Inc.

Comment date: April 10, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

9. Central Louisiana Electric Co., Inc.

[Docket No. ER97–2104–000]

Take notice that on March 14, 1997,

Central Louisiana Electric Company,

Inc., (CLECO), tendered for filing a

service agreement under which CLECO

will provide non-firm point-to-point

transmission service to Minnesota

Power and Light Company under its

point-to-point transmission tariff.

CLECO states that a copy of the filing

has been served on Minnesota Power

and Light Company.

Comment date: April 10, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

10. Jersey Central Power & Light Co.,

Metropolitan Edison Company, and

Pennsylvania Electric Company

[Docket No. ER97–2105–000]

Take notice that on March 14, 1997,

GPU Service, Inc. (GPU), on behalf of

Jersey Central Power & Light Company,

Metropolitan Edison Company and

Pennsylvania Electric Company (GPU

Energy), filed an executed Service

Agreement between GPU and The

Utility—Trade Corp. (UTC), dated

January 13, 1997. This Service

Agreement specifies that UTC has

agreed to the rates, terms and conditions

of GPU Energy’s Operating Capacity

and/or Energy Sales Tariff (Sales Tariff)

designated as FERC Electric Tariff,

Original Volume No. 1. The Sales Tariff

was accepted by the Commission by

letter order issued on February 10, 1995

in Jersey Central Power & Light Co.,

Metropolitan Edison Co. and

Pennsylvania Electric Co., Docket No.

ER95–276–000 and allows GPU and

UTC to enter into separately scheduled

transactions under which GPU Energy

will make available for sale, surplus

operating capacity and/or energy at

negotiated rates that are no higher than

GPU Energy’s cost of service.

GPU requests a waiver of the

Commission’s notice requirements for

good cause shown and an effective date
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of January 13, 1997 for the Service

Agreement.

GPU has served copies of the filing on

regulatory agencies in New Jersey and

Pennsylvania.

Comment date: April 10, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

11. Jersey Central Power & Light Co.,

Metropolitan Edison Company, and

Pennsylvania Electric Company

[Docket No. ER97–2106–000]

Take notice that on March 14, 1997,

GPU Service, Inc. (GPU), on behalf of

Jersey Central Power & Light Company,

Metropolitan Edison Company and

Pennsylvania Electric Company (GPU

Energy), filed an executed Service

Agreement between GPU and Niagara

Mohawk Power Corporation (NIMO),

dated March 12, 1997. This Service

Agreement specifies that NIMO has

agreed to the rates, terms and conditions

of GPU Energy’s Operating Capacity

and/or Energy Sales Tariff (Sales Tariff)

designated as FERC Electric Tariff,

Original Volume No. 1. The Sales Tariff

was accepted by the Commission by

letter order issued on February 10, 1995

in Jersey Central Power & Light Co.,

Metropolitan Edison Co. and

Pennsylvania Electric Co., Docket No.

ER95–276–000 and allows GPU and

NIMO to enter into separately scheduled

transactions under which GPU Energy

will make available for sale, surplus

operating capacity and/or energy at

negotiated rates that are no higher than

GPU Energy’s cost of service.

GPU requests a waiver of the

Commission’s notice requirements for

good cause shown and an effective date

of March 12, 1997 for the Service

Agreement.

GPU has served copies of the filing on

regulatory agencies in New Jersey and

Pennsylvania.

Comment date: April 10, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

12. Central Hudson Gas & Electric

Corporation

[Docket No. ER97–2151–000]

Take notice that Central Hudson Gas

& Electric Corporation (CHG&E), on

March 17, 1997, tendered for filing

pursuant to Section 35.12 of the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission’s

(Commission) Regulations in 18 CFR a

Service Agreement between CHG&E and

Cinergy Services, Inc. The terms and

conditions of service under this

Agreement are made pursuant to

CHG&E’s FERC Open Access Schedule,

Original Volume 1 (Transmission Tariff)

filed in compliance with the

Commission’s Order No. 888 in Docket

No. RM95–8–000 and RM94–7–001.

CHG&E also has requested waiver of the

60-day notice provision pursuant to 18

CFR Section 35.11.

A copy of this filing has been served

on the Public Service Commission of the

State of New York.

Comment date: April 10, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

13. Central Hudson Gas & Electric

Corporation

[Docket No. ER97–2152–000]

Take notice that Central Hudson Gas

& Electric Corporation (CHG&E), on

March 17, 1997, tendered for filing

pursuant to Section 35.12 of the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission’s

(Commission) Regulations in 18 CFR a

Service Agreement between CHG&E and

Orange & Rockland Utilities, Inc. The

terms and conditions of service under

this Agreement are made pursuant to

CHG&E’s FERC Open Access Schedule,

Original Volume No. 1 (Transmission

Tariff) filed in compliance with the

Commission’s Order No. 888 in Docket

No. RM95–8–000 and RM94–7–001.

CHG&E also has requested waiver of the

60-day notice provision pursuant to 18

CFR Section 35.11.

A copy of this filing has been served

on the Public Service Commission of the

State of New York.

Comment date: April 10, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

14. MidAmerican Energy Company

[Docket No. OA97–420–000]

Take notice that on March 24, 1997,

MidAmerican Energy Company

(MidAmerican) submitted for filing with

the Commission an amendment to its

initial filing in this proceeding

consisting of copies of the First

Amendment dated December 30, 1996

to Lehigh-Webster Transmission and

Webster Terminals Facilities and

Operating Agreement and the Second

Amendment dated December 30, 1996

to Transmission Facilities and

Operating Agreement George Neal

Generating Unit No. 4 Transmission

with both contract amendments

reflecting execution by all parties.

MidAmerican states that when it

made its initial filing in this proceeding,

certain of the municipal utilities who

are parties to the aforementioned

contract amendments submitted with

the initial filing had not executed the

contract amendments at the time of the

filing. MidAmerican states that since the

initial filing all of those municipal

utilities have executed the contract

amendments and provided

MidAmerican with signature pages.

MidAmerican states that the purpose of

this amendment to the initial filing is to

submit to the Commission copies of

such contract amendments reflecting the

execution by all parties thereto.

Comment date: April 14, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

15. Tampa Electric Company

[Docket No. OA97–461–000]

Take notice that on March 21, 1997,

Tampa Electric Company (Tampa

Electric) filed a supplement to its initial

filing in this docket. Tampa Electric

states that the supplemental filing

provides additional information

concerning Tampa Electric’s

implementation of the Standards of

Conduct in Section 37.4 of the

Commission’s Regulations.

A copy of the supplemental filing has

been served on each person on the

official service list in this docket, and

the Florida Public Service Commission.

Comment date: April 10, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

16. Wisconsin Public Service

Corporation

[Docket No. OA97–476–000]

Take notice that on March 3, 1997,

Wisconsin Public Service Corporation

(WPSC) tendered for filing an

amendment to the original filing of a

contract and rate schedule documents

under which Morgan Stanley Capital

Group, Inc. (MS) will take over certain

of WPS’s power supply commitments to

Oconto Electric Cooperative (Oconto)

beginning on January 1, 1997. Both MS

and Oconto have consented to the

restructured power supply arrangement.

Comment date: April 10, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

17. Michigan South Central Power

Agency

[Docket No. OA97–559–000]

Take notice that on March 5, 1997, the

Michigan South Central Power Agency

has filed a request for waiver of Open

Access Same-Time Information System

(OASIS) and separation of functions

requirements under Order Nos. 888 and

889.

Comment date: April 10, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

18. Nelson Industrial Steam Company

[Docket No. QF95–41–000]

On March 24, 1997, Nelson Industrial

Steam Company (Applicant) tendered
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for filing a supplement to its filing in

this docket. No determination has been

made that the submittal constitutes a

complete filing.

The supplement provides additional

information pertaining to the ownership

of the small power production facility.

Comment date: April 17, 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.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–8489 Filed 4–2–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

[Docket No. ER97–2108–000, et al.]

Virginia Electric Power Company, et al.

Electric Rate and Corporate Regulation

Filings

March 28, 1997.

Take notice that the following filings

have been made with the Commission:

1. Virginia Electric and Power

Company

[Docket No. ER97–2108–000]

Take notice that on March 14, 1997,

Virginia Electric and Power Company

(Virginia Power), tendered for filing

unexecuted Service Agreements

between Virginia Electric and Power

Company and ConAgra Energy Services,

Inc. and Valero Power Services

Company under the Power Sales Tariff

to Eligible Purchasers dated May 27,

1994, as revised on December 31, 1996.

Under the tendered Service Agreements

Virginia Power agrees to provide

services to ConAgra Energy Services,

Inc. and Valero Power Services

Company under the rates, terms and

conditions of the Power Sales Tariff as

agreed by the parties pursuant to the

terms of the applicable Service

Schedules included in the Power Sales

Tariff.

Copies of the filing were served upon

the Virginia State Corporation

Commission, and the North Carolina

Utilities Commission.

Comment date: April 11, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

2. Destec Energy, Inc., NGC Corporation

[Docket No. EC97–20–000]

Take notice that on March 17, 1997,

Destec Energy, Inc. (Destec Energy), and

NGC Corporation (NGC) (together, the

Applicants) tendered for filing pursuant

to Section 203 of the Federal Power Act,

16 U.S.C. 824b (1994), and Part 33 of the

Commission’s Regulations, 18 CFR Part

33, an application for such approvals as

may be needed to consummate their

merger. Destec Energy and NGC own

Destec Power Services, Inc., and Electric

Clearinghouse, Inc., respectively, both

of which are public utilities. Whollyowned subsidiaries of Destec Energy

own 50 percent interests in both

Commonwealth Atlantic Limited

Partnership and Hartwell Energy

Limited Partnership, both of which also

are public utilities.

Comment date: May 16, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

3. PG&E Corporation and Valero Energy

Corporation

[Docket No. EC97–22–000]

Take notice that on March 24, 1997,

PG&E Corporation and Valero Energy

Corporation (Valero), on behalf of their

respective public utility subsidiaries

(collectively the Applicants), tendered

for filing pursuant to Section 203 of the

Federal Power Act (the FPA), 16 U.S.C.

824b, Part 33 of the Commission’s

Regulations, 18 CFR Part 33, and 18 CFR

2.26, an Application for an order

approving the proposed merger of PG&E

Corporation and Valero.

Applicants state that pursuant to an

Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as

of January 31, 1997, PG&E Corporation

and Valero will merge through an

exchange of stock. They state that after

consummation of the merger, Valero

will become a direct wholly-owned

subsidiary of PG&E Corporation. The

Applicants state that they have

submitted the information required by

Part 33 of the Commission’s

Regulations, and by the Commission’s

Merger Policy Statement, Order No. 592,

Inquiry Concerning the Commission’s

Merger Policy Under the Federal Power

Act; Policy Statement, III FERC Stats. &

Regs. ¶ 31,044 (1996) (codified at 18

CFR 2.26), in support of the

Application. Applicants request

expeditious review of the Application

and approval of the merger by July 1,

1997.

Applicants state that copies of the

Application and a diskette containing

the data relied upon to perform the

competitive screen analysis required by

the Merger Policy Statement are being

served on the Public Utilities

Commission of the State of California

and the bulk power and transmission

customers of Pacific Gas and Electric

Company by overnight delivery. In

addition, copies of the Application and

the diskette are being served by

overnight delivery upon the Texas

Railroad Commission and the Texas

Public Utilities Commission, although

neither agency regulates the public

utility subsidiaries of the merging

companies.

Comment date: May 23, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

4. The Trust Known as EZH Facility

Trust No. 1997–A5, Created Pursuant to

a Trust Agreement Dated as of March

20, 1997 With Resources Capital

Management Corporation

[Docket No. EG97–46–000]

On March 25, 1997, the Trust known

as EZH Facility Trust No. 1997–A5,

Created Pursuant to a Trust Agreement

Dated as of March 20, 1997, with

Resources Capital Management

Corporation (Applicant), c/o

Wilmington Trust Company, Rodney

Square North, 1100 North Market Street,

Wilmington, Delaware 19890 (the

Applicant), filed with the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission an

application for determination of exempt

wholesale generator (EWG) status

pursuant to Part 365 of the

Commission’s Regulations. The

Applicant will lease an undivided

interest in the following eligible facility

in the Netherlands: the electric

generating facility known generally as

Maasvlakte Centrale MV1 with a net

power capacity of 520 megawatts.

Comment date: April 11, 1997, 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. The Trust Known as EZH Facility

Trust No. 1997–A4, Created Pursuant to

a Trust Agreement Dated as of March

20, 1997 With Resources Capital

Investment Corp.

[Docket No. EG97–47–000]

On March 25, 1997, the Trust known

as EZH Facility Trust No. 1997–A4,