[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 70 (Friday, April 11, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17797-17800]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-9360]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. ER97-1786-000, et al.]


Public Service Company of Colorado, et al.; Electric Rate and 
Corporate Regulation Filings

April 4, 1997.
    Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
Commission:

1. Public Service Company of Colorado

[Docket No. ER97-1786-000]

    Take notice that on March 28, 1997, Public Service Company of 
Colorado tendered for filing an amendment in the above-referenced 
docket.
    Comment date: April 18, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

2. UtiliCorp United Inc.

[Docket Nos. ER96-2756-000, ER96-2763-000, and ER96-2764-000]
    Take notice that on March 18, 1997, UtiliCorp United Inc. tendered 
for filing a Notice of Withdrawal in the above-referenced dockets.
    Comment date: April 18, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

3. Commonwealth Edison Company

[Docket Nos. ER96-3113-000 and OA97-88-000]

    Take notice that on March 21, 1997, Commonwealth Edison Company 
tendered for filing an amendment in the above-referenced dockets.
    Comment date: April 18, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

4. Western Resources, Inc.

[Docket Nos. ER97-1127-000 and ER97-1143-000]

    Take notice that on March 31, 1997, Western Resources, Inc. 
tendered for filing an amendment in the above-referenced dockets.
    Comment date: April 18, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

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5. Public Service Company of Colorado

[Docket No. ER97-1788-000]

    Take notice that on March 28, 1997, Public Service Company of 
Colorado tendered for filing an amendment in the above-referenced 
docket.
    Comment date: April 18, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

6. Northern Indiana Public Service Company

[Docket No. ER97-2201-000]

    Take Notice that on March 21, 1997, Northern Indiana Public Service 
Company tendered for filing an executed Service Agreement between 
Northern Indiana Public Service Company and AYP Energy, Inc.
    Under the Service Agreement, Northern Indiana Public Service 
Company agrees to provide services to AYP Energy, Inc. under Northern 
Indiana Public Service Company's Power Sales Tariff. Northern Indiana 
Public Service Company and AYP Energy, Inc. request waiver of the 
Commission's sixty-day notice requirement to permit an effective date 
of March 15, 1997.
    Copies of this filing have been sent to the Indiana Utility 
Regulatory Commission and the Indiana Office of Utility Consumer 
Counselor.
    Comment date: April 18, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

7. Northern Indiana Public Service Company

[Docket No. ER97-2202-000]

    Take Notice that on March 21, 1997, Northern Indiana Public Service 
Company tendered for filing an executed Standard Transmission Service 
Agreement for Non-Firm Point-to-Point Transmission Service between 
Northern Indiana Public Service Company and AYP Energy, Inc.
    Under the Transmission Service Agreement, Northern Indiana Public 
Service Company will provide Point-to-Point Transmission Service to AYP 
Energy, Inc. pursuant to the Transmission Service Tariff filed by 
Northern Indiana Public Service Company in Docket No. ER96-1426-000 and 
allowed to become effective by the Commission, and as amended in Docket 
No. OA96-47-000. Northern Indiana Public Service Company, 75 FERC para. 
61,213 (1996). Northern Indiana Public Service Company has requested 
that the Service Agreement be allowed to become effective as of 
February 21, 1997.
    Copies of this filing have been sent to the Indiana Utility 
Regulatory Commission and the Indiana Office of Utility Consumer 
Counselor.
    Comment date: April 18, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

8. Northern Indiana Public Service Company

[Docket No. ER97-2203-000]

    Take Notice that on March 21, 1997, Northern Indiana Public Service 
Company tendered for filing an executed Service Agreement between 
Northern Indiana Public Service Company and American Energy Solutions, 
Inc.
    Under the Service Agreement, Northern Indiana Public Service 
Company agrees to provide services to American Energy Solutions, Inc. 
under Northern Indiana Public Service Company's Power Sales Tariff. 
Northern Indiana Public Service Company and American Energy Solutions, 
Inc. request waiver of the Commission's sixty-day notice requirement to 
permit an effective date of February 21, 1997.
    Copies of this filing have been sent to the Indiana Utility 
Regulatory Commission and the Indiana Office of Utility Consumer 
Counselor.
    Comment date: April 18, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

9. Northern Indiana Public Service Company

[Docket No. ER97-2204-000]

    Take Notice that on March 21, 1997, Northern Indiana Public Service 
Company tendered for filing an executed Standard Transmission Service 
Agreement for Non-Firm Point-to-Point Transmission Service between 
Northern Indiana Public Service Company and Atlantic City Electric 
Company.
    Under the Transmission Service Agreement, Northern Indiana Public 
Service Company will provide Point-to-Point Transmission Service to 
Atlantic City Electric Company pursuant to the Transmission Service 
Tariff filed by Northern Indiana Public Service Company in Docket No. 
ER96-1426-000 and allowed to become effective by the Commission, and as 
amended in Docket No. OA96-47-000. Northern Indiana Public Service 
Company, 75 FERC para. 61,213 (1996). Northern Indiana Public Service 
Company has requested that the Service Agreement be allowed to become 
effective as of February 27, 1997.
    Copies of this filing have been sent to the Indiana Utility 
Regulatory Commission and the Indiana Office of Utility Consumer 
Counselor.
    Comment date: April 18, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

10. MidAmerican Energy Company

[Docket No. ER97-2206-000]

    Take notice that on March 21, 1997, MidAmerican Energy Company 
(MidAmerican) filed with the Commission a Network Integration 
Transmission Service Agreement and a Network Operating Agreement, both 
dated March 1, 1997 and entered into by MidAmerican and the City of 
Geneseo, Illinois (Geneseo) in accordance with MidAmerican's Open 
Access Transmission Tariff.
    MidAmerican requests an effective date of March 1, 1997 for the 
Agreements and, accordingly, seeks a waiver of the Commission's notice 
requirement. MidAmerican has served a copy of the filing on Geneseo, 
the Iowa Utilities Board, the Illinois Commerce Commission and the 
South Dakota Public Utilities Commission.
    Comment date: April 18, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

11. American Electric Power Service Corporation

[Docket No. ER97-2207-000]

    Take notice that on March 19, 1997, American Electric Power Service 
Corporation, (AEPSC) tendered for filing executed service agreements 
under the AEP Companies' Power Sales Tariffs. The Power Sales Tariff 
was accepted for filing effective October 1, 1995, and has been 
designated AEP Companies' FERC Electric Tariff First Revised Volume No. 
2. AEPSC requests waiver of notice to permit the service Agreement to 
be made effective for service billed on and after February 20, 1997.
    A copy of the filing was served upon the parties and the State 
Utility Regulatory Commissions of Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, 
Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.
    Comment date: April 18, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

12. Louisville Gas & Electric Company

[Docket No. ER97-2208-000]

    Take notice that on March 21, 1997, Louisville Gas and Electric 
Company tendered for filing copies of a service agreement between 
Louisville Gas and Electric Company and PanEnergy Power Services under 
Rate GSS.
    Comment date: April 18, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

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13. Louisville Gas and Electric Company

[Docket No. ER97-2209-000]

    Take notice that on March 21, 1997, Louisville Gas and Electric 
Company tendered for filing copies of service agreements between 
Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Electric Clearinghouse, Inc. 
under Rate GSS.
    Comment date: April 18, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

14. Central Illinois Public Service Company

[Docket No. ER97-2210-000]

    Take notice that on March 21, 1997, Central Illinois Public Service 
Company (CIPS) submitted a service agreement, dated March 17, 1997, 
establishing CMS Marketing, Services and Trading (CMS) as a customer 
under the terms of CIPS' Open Access Transmission Tariff.
    CIPS requests an effective date of March 17, 1997, for the service 
agreement. Accordingly, CIPS requests waiver of the Commission's notice 
requirements. Copies of this filing were served upon CMS and the 
Illinois Commerce Commission.
    Comment date: April 18, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

15. Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.

[Docket No. ER97-2214-000]

    Take notice that on March 24, 1997, Consolidated Edison Company of 
New York, Inc. (Con Edison) tendered for filing an amendment to Rate 
Schedule No. 85, an agreement with Baltimore Gas & Electric (BG&E) for 
the sale of energy and capacity.
    Con Edison states that a copy of this filing has been served by 
mail upon BG&E.
    Comment date: April 18, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

16. Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.

[Docket No. ER97-2217-000]

    Take notice that on March 24, 1997, Consolidated Edison Company of 
New York, Inc. (Con Edison) tendered for filing a service agreement to 
provide non-firm transmission service pursuant to its Open Access 
Transmission Tariff to Atlantic Electric (Atlantic).
    Con Edison states that a copy of this filing has been served by 
mail upon Atlantic.
    Comment date: April 18, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

17. Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.

[Docket No. ER97-2218-000]

    Take notice that on March 24, 1997, Consolidated Edison Company of 
New York, Inc. (Con Edison) tendered for filing a service agreement to 
provide non-firm transmission service pursuant to its Open Access 
Transmission Tariff to CNG Power Services Corporation (CNG).
    Con Edison states that a copy of this filing has been served by 
mail upon CNG.
    Comment date: April 18, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

18. Canal Electric Company

[Docket No. ER97-2219-000]

    Take notice that on March 20, 1997, Canal Electric Company, in 
connection with Financial Accounting Standards No. 106, Postretirement 
Benefits Other than Pensions (PBOPs) on an accrual basis, tendered for 
filing the 1996 actuarial report and its impact on Rate Schedules 1, 2, 
3, 4, 17 and 21 which are formula rate contracts. The 1996 figures 
indicate a reduction in postretirement costs of $19,665.
    Comment date: April 18, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

19. Cambridge Electric Light Company, Boston Edison Company

[Docket No. ER97-2220-000]

    Take notice that on March 21, 1997, Cambridge Electric Light 
Company tendered for filing, pursuant to Commission Rule 602, a 
Settlement Agreement which would resolve a dispute between Boston 
Edison Company (BECo) and Cambridge Electric Light Company (Cambridge) 
relating to the rate applied for transmission services by BECo to 
Cambridge under the New England Power Pool Agreement that implicates 
the terms of their support agreement for Substation No. 509.
    Comment date: April 18, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

20. UtiliCorp United Inc.

[Docket No. ES97-27-000]

    Take notice that on March 26, 1997, UtiliCorp United Inc. filed an 
application, under Sec. 204(a) of the Federal Power Act, seeking 
authorization to issue up to and including 5,000,000 shares of common 
stock, par value $1.00 per share, pursuant to a Dividend Reinvestment 
and Common Stock Purchase Plan; up to 2,500,000 shares of common stock, 
par value $1.00 per share, pursuant to the Applicant's Restated Savings 
Plan; up to and including 10,000,000 shares of common stock, par value 
$1.00 per share, in one or more public offerings; and up to $500 
million of debt securities to be issued from time to time in one or 
more series. Applicant also requests an exemption from the Commission's 
competitive bidding and negotiated placement requirements.
    Comment date: May 1, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

21. Virginia Electric and Power Company

[Docket No. OA97-566-000]

    Take notice that on March 21, 1997, Virginia Electric and Power 
Company (Virginia Power) tendered for filing amendments to the 
Interconnection Agreement between Virginia Electric and Power Company 
(Virginia Power or the Company) and the PJM Group (Virginia Power Rate 
Schedule FPC No. 73). The purpose of the filing is to unbundle the 
generation and transmission components of the Virginia Power economy 
sales under that Tariff. The amendments reflect the actions taken by 
Virginia Power beginning on January 1, 1997 to effectively unbundle its 
sales under that rate schedule. Virginia Power has requested an 
effective date of January 1, 1997 for the amendments.
    Copies of the filing were served upon the Virginia State 
Corporation Commission, the North Carolina Utilities Commission and the 
Manager of the PJM Interconnection.
    Comment date: April 21, 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

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Commission and are available for public inspection.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-9360 Filed 4-10-97; 8:45 am]
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