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and are established through arm’s length

negotiations.

Article IX of the Settlement approved

on August 6, 1996 required LG&E to file

an application for rate approval

pursuant to section 284.123(b)(2) on or

before December 31, 1997 to justify its

then current rates or establish new rates,

and to demonstrate that the rates thus

proposed are fair and equitable. LG&E

states that the purpose of the petition for

rate approval it has filed in the

proceeding is to comply with Article IX

of the Settlement and the August 6,

1996 order.

Pursuant to section 284.123(b)(2)(ii),

if the Commission does not act within

150 days of the filing date, LG&E’s

proposed rates will be fair and

equitable. The Commission may, prior

to the expiration of the 150 day period,

extend the time for action or may

institute a proceeding to afford parties

an opportunity for written comments

and for oral presentation of views, data

and arguments. Any person desiring to

participate in this rate proceeding must

file a motion to intervene in accordance

with Rules 211 and 214 of the

Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure. All motions must be filed

with the Secretary of the Commission

on or before January 26, 1998. The

petition for rate approval is on file with

the Commission and is available for

public inspection.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–984 Filed 1–14–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP98–25–002]

West Texas Gas Inc.; Notice of

Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff

January 9, 1998.

Take notice that on December 11,

1997, West Texas Gas, Inc. (WTG)

tendered for filing as part of its FERC

Gas Tariff, First Revised Volume No. 1,

in compliance with the Commission’s

November 26, 1997 order in this

proceeding, the following tariff sheets,

to be effective December 1, 1997:

Substitute First Revised Sheet No. 5

Substitute First Revised Sheet No. 7

Substitute First Revised Sheet No. 9

WTG states that these tariff sheets

remove the negotiated rate procedures

from its tariff, as required by the

November 26, 1997 order. In the

November 26 order, the Commission

suspended the effectiveness of WTG’s

proposed tariff changes until May 1,

1998.

Any person desiring to protest said

filing, should file a protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, NW., Washington, DC,

in accordance with section 385.211 of

the Commission’s Rules and

Regulations. All such protests must be

filed on or before January 16, 1998.

Protests will be considered by the

Commission in determining the

appropriate action to be taken, but will

not serve to make the Protestants parties

to the proceeding. Copies of the filing

are on file with the Commission and are

available for public inspection in the

Public Reference Room.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

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[Docket No. DR98–7–000, et al.]

Georgia Power Company, et al. Electric

Rate and Corporate Regulation Filings

January 8, 1998.

Take notice that the following filings

have been made with the Commission:

1. Georgia Power Company

[Docket No. DR98–7–000]

Take notice that on November 18

1997, Georgia Power Company, filed a

request for approval for accounting

purposes only, of certain depreciationrelated accounting adjustments

implemented by the Company in 1995

and 1996. The proposed adjustments

were approved for retail purposes by the

Georgia Public Service Commission.

Comment date: January 25, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

2. Nantahala Power & Light Company

[Docket No. DR98–9–000]

Take notice that on November 19,

1997, Nantahala Power & Light

Company, filed a request for approval of

depreciation rates for accounting

purposes only pursuant to Section 302

of the Federal Power Act. The proposed

adjustments were approved for retail

purposes by the North Carolina Utilities

Commission effective January 1, 1996.

Nantahala Power & Light Company

requests that the Commission allow the

proposed depreciation rates to become

effective as of January 1, 1996 also.

Comment date: January 27, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

3. Texas-New Mexico Power Company

[Docket No. ER98–1031–000]

Take notice that on December 10,

1997, Texas-New Mexico Power

Company, tendered for filing a letter

approving application for membership

in the Western Systems Power Pool

(WSPP).

Copies of the filing were served upon

the New Mexico Public Utility

Commission and Public Utility

Commission of Texas, and all WSPP

members.

Comment date: January 22, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

4. Central Power and Light Company;

West Texas Utilities Company; Public

Service Company of Oklahoma;

Southwestern Electric Power Company

[Docket No. ER98–1034–000]

Take notice that on December 16,

1997, Central Power and Light Company

(CPL), West Texas Utilities Company

(WTU), Public Service Company of

Oklahoma (PSO) and Southwestern

Electric Power Company (SWEPCO)

(collectively, the ‘‘CSW Operating

Companies’’) submitted for filing a

service agreement under which the CSW

Operating Companies will provide

transmission service to Avista Energy,

Inc. (Avista), Entergy Power Marketing

Corp. (Entergy), and Electric

Clearinghouse, Inc. (ECI) in accordance

with the CSW Operating Companies’

open access transmission service tariff.

The CSW Operating Companies also

submitted a notice of cancellation for

each firm point-to-point transmission

service agreement.

The CSW Operating Companies state

that the filing has been served on ECI,

Entergy, Avista, and the Public Utility

Commission of Texas.

Comment date: January 22, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

5. Southern California Edison Company

[Docket No. ER98–1035–000]

Take notice that on December 11,

1997, Southern California Edison

Company (Edison), tendered for filing

the Authorized Representatives’

Procedures For Post-Restructuring

Operations And Accounting

(Procedures), and a Notice of

Cancellation of various rate schedules

with the City of Anaheim. The

Procedures address issues relating to the

operation of the Independent System

Operator (ISO) and Power Exchange.
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To the extent necessary, Edison seeks

waiver of the 60 day prior notice

requirement and requests that the

Commission assign to the Procedures an

effective date concurrent with the date

the ISO assumes operational control of

Edison’s transmission facilities, which

is expected to be January 1, 1998.

Copies of this filing were served upon

the Public Utilities Commission of the

State of California and all interested

parties.

Comment date: January 22, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

6. Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation

[Docket No. ER98–1037–000]

Take notice that on December 11,

1997, Niagara Mohawk Power

Corporation (NMPC), tendered for filing

with the Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission executed form Service

Agreements between NMPC and

multiple parties (Purchasers). The

Service Agreements specify that the

Purchasers have signed on to and have

agreed to the terms and conditions of

NMPC’s Power Sales Tariff designated

as NMPC’s FERC Electric Tariff,

Original Volume No. 2. This Tariff,

approved by FERC on April 15, 1994,

and which has an effective date of

March 13, 1993, will allow NMPC and

the Purchasers to enter into separately

scheduled transactions under which

NMPC will sell to the Purchasers

capacity and/or energy as the parties

may mutually agree.

In its filing letter, NMPC also

included a Certificate of Concurrence

for each Purchaser.

NMPC is: (a) Generally requesting an

effective date of December 1, 1997, for

the agreements, and (b) requesting

waiver of the Commission’s notice

requirements for good cause shown.

NMPC has served copies of the filing

upon the New York State Public Service

Commission, and the companies

included in a Service List enclosed with

the filing.

Comment date: January 22, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

7. Southwestern Public Service Co.

[Docket No. ER98–1038–000]

Take notice that on December 11,

1997, New Century Services, Inc., on

behalf of Southwestern Public Service

Company (Southwestern), submitted an

executed umbrella service agreement

under Southwestern’s market-based

sales tariff with UtiliCorp United, Inc.,

(UtiliCorp). This umbrella service

agreement provides for Southwestern’s

sale and UtiliCorp’s purchase of

capacity and energy at market-based

rates pursuant to Southwestern’s

market-based sales tariff.

Comment date: January 22, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

8. Additional Signatories to PJM

Interconnection, L.L.C. Operating

Agreement

[Docket No. ER98–1039–000]

Take notice that on December 11,

1997, the PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.

(PJM) filed, on behalf of the Members of

the LLC, a completed membership

application for Entergy Power Marketing

Corporation, allowing Entergy Power

Marketing Corporation to become a

member. PJM requests the effective date

to be the day after the filing was

received by FERC.

Comment date: January 22, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

9. Louisville Gas and Electric Company

[Docket No. ER98–1041–000]

Take notice that on December 11,

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: January 22, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

10. Consumers Energy Company

[Docket No. ER98–1042–000]

Take notice that on December 11,

1997, Consumers Energy Company

(CECo), tendered for filing Service

Agreements for Network Integration

Transmission Service and Network

Operating Agreements for the following

customers:

Martin Marietta Magnesia Specialties

Georgia-Pacific Corporation

Keeler Brass Company

These filings were made pursuant to

CECo’s Open Access Transmission

Tariff and the Michigan Public Service

Commission retail direct access

program. CECo requests an effective

dates of November 18, 1997.

Comment date: January 22, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

11. Deseret Generation & Transmission

Co-operative

[Docket No. ER98–1043–000]

Take notice that on December 10,

1997, Deseret Generation &

Transmission Co-operative (Deseret),

tendered for filing a proposed rider to

its Supplement No. 6, to Service

Agreement No. 6, under FERC Electric

Tariff, Original Volume No. 1. The

proposed rider would result in a rate

decrease in accordance with the

provisions of the current rate schedules

contained in Service Agreement No. 6,

under FERC Electric Tariff Original

Volume No. 1.

The proposed rider is being filed in

order to implement provisions of the

current rate schedules contained in

Service Agreement No. 6, which are

already on file with the Commission.

The current rate schedules contained in

Service Agreement No. 6 are the product

of a comprehensive restructuring of

Deseret’s financial obligations.

Comment date: January 22, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

12. Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc.

[Docket No. ER98–1044–000]

Take notice that on December 12,

1997, Orange and Rockland Utilities,

Inc. (Orange and Rockland), filed a

Service Agreement between Orange and

Rockland and Plum Street Energy

Marketing (Customer). This Service

Agreement specifies that Customer has

agreed to the rates, terms and conditions

of Orange and Rockland Open Access

Transmission Tariff filed on July 9,

1996, in Docket No. OA96–210–000.

Orange and Rockland requests waiver

of the Commission’s sixty-day notice

requirements and an effective date of

November 25, 1997, for the Service

Agreement. Orange and Rockland has

served copies of the filing on The New

York State Public Service Commission

and on the Customer.

Comment date: January 22, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

13. Northern States Power Company

(Minnesota Company), Northern States

Power Company (Wisconsin Company)

[Docket No. ER98–1045–000]

Take notice that on December 12,

1997, Northern States Power Company

(Minnesota) and Northern States Power

Company (Wisconsin) (collectively

known as NSP), tendered for filing an

Electric Service Agreement between

NSP and Cinergy Services, Inc., as

Agent for and on behalf of The

Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company and

PSI Energy, Inc. (Customer). This

Electric Service Agreement is an

enabling agreement under which NSP

may provide to Customer the electric

services identified in NSP Operating

Companies Electric Services Tariff

Original Volume No. 4. NSP requests

that this Electric Service Agreement be

made effective on November 14, 1997.
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Comment date: January 22, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

14. Central Maine Power Company

[Docket No. ER98–1046–000]

Take notice that on December 12,

1997, Central Maine Power Company

(CMP), tendered for filing an executed

service agreement for sale of capacity

and/or energy entered into with Orange

& Rockland Utilities. Service will be

provided pursuant to CMP’s Wholesale

Market Tariff, designated rate schedule

CMP—FERC Electric Tariff, Original

Volume No. 4.

Comment date: January 22, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

15. Duquesne Light Company

[Docket No. ER98–1047–000]

Take notice that December 12, 1997,

Duquesne Light Company (DLC), filed a

Service Agreement dated December 8,

1997, with American Municipal

Power—Ohio under DLC’s Open Access

Transmission Tariff (Tariff). The Service

Agreement adds American Municipal

Power—Ohio as a customer under the

Tariff. DLC requests an effective date of

December 8, 1997, for the Service

Agreement.

Comment date: January 22, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

16. Central Maine Power Company

[Docket No. ER98–1048–000]

Take notice that on December 12,

1997, Central Maine Power Company

(CMP), tendered for filing an executed

service agreement for sale of capacity

and/or energy entered into with

PacifiCorp Power Marketing, Inc.

Service will be provided pursuant to

CMP’s Wholesale Market Tariff,

designated rate schedule CMP—FERC

Electric Tariff, Original Volume No. 4.

Comment date: January 22, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

17. Central Maine Power Company

[Docket No. ER98–1049–000]

Take notice that on December 12,

1997, Central Maine Power Company

(CMP), tendered for filing an executed

service agreement for sale of capacity

and/or energy entered into with

Rainbow Energy Marketing Corporation.

Service will be provided pursuant to

CMP’s Wholesale Market Tariff,

designated rate schedule CMP—FERC

Electric Tariff, Original Volume No. 4.

Comment date: January 22, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

18. FirstEnergy System

[Docket No. ER98–1050–000]

Take notice that on December 12,

1997, FirstEnergy System, tendered for

filing Service Agreements to provide

Non-Firm Point-to-Point Transmission

Service for AYP Energy, Incorporated,

Cinergy Services, Incorporated, MidCon

Power Services Corporation, Northeast

Utilities Service Company, and Virginia

Electric and Power Company, the

Transmission Customers. Services are

being provided under the FirstEnergy

System Open Access Transmission

Tariff submitted for filing by the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission in

Docket No. ER97–412–000. The

proposed effective date under the

Service Agreements is December 1,

1997.

Comment date: January 22, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

19. Northern Indiana Public Service

Company

[Docket No. ER98–1051–000]

Take notice that on December 12,

1997, Northern Indiana Public Services

Company (Northern), filed a Service

Agreement pursuant to its Power Sales

Tariff with PP&L, Inc.

Copies of this filing have been sent to

PP&L, Inc., to the Indiana Utility

Regulatory Commission, and to the

Indiana Office of Utility Consumer

Counselor.

Comment date: January 22, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

20. Northern Indiana Public Service

Company

[Docket No. ER98–1052–000]

Take notice that on December 12,

1997, Northern Indiana Public Services

Company (Northern), filed a Service

Agreement pursuant to its Power Sales

Tariff with Tenaska Power Services

Company.

Copies of this filing have been sent to

Tenaska Power Services Company, to

the Indiana Utility Regulatory

Commission, and to the Indiana Office

of Utility Consumer Counselor.

Comment date: January 22, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

21. Louisville Gas and Electric

Company

[Docket No. ER98–1053–000]

Take notice that on December 12,

1997, Louisville Gas and Electric

Company, tendered for filing copies of

a service agreement between Louisville

Gas and Electric Company and Southern

Company Services under Rate GSS.

Comment date: January 22, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

22. PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.

[Docket No. ER98–1054–000]

Take notice that on December 12,

1997, PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. (PJM),

tendered for filing executed service

agreements for point-to-point service

under the PJM Open Access Tariff with

Enron Power Marketing, Inc., and South

Jersey Energy Company.

Copies of this filing were served upon

the parties to the service agreements and

the regional transmission owners in

PJM.

Comment date: January 22, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

23. Merchant Energy Group of the

Americas, Inc.

[Docket No. ER98–1055–000]

Take notice that on December 12,

1997, Merchant Energy Group of the

Americas, Inc. (MEGA), applied to the

Commission for acceptance of MEGA

Rate Schedule FERC No. 1, the granting

of certain blanket approvals, including

the authority to sell electricity at

market-based rates, and the waiver of

certain Commission Regulations.

MEGA intends to engage in wholesale

electric power and energy purchases

and sales as a marketer.

Comment date: January 22, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

24. Wisconsin Public Service

Corporation

[Docket No. ER98–1056–000]

Take notice that on December 12,

1998, Wisconsin Public Service

Corporation (WPSC), tendered for filing

an amendment to its February 22, 1993,

Agreement with the City of Marshfield

concerning the ownership and operation

of combustion turbine generation. The

amendment implements a revision to

the capacity rating of the West Marinette

Unit.

Wisconsin Public Service requests

waiver of the Commission’s Regulation

to permit the amendment to become

effective on January 1, 1998.

Comment date: January 22, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

25. California Independent System

Operator Corporation

[Docket No. ER98–1057–000]

Take notice that on December 12,

1997, the California Independent

System Operator Corporation (ISO),

tendered for filing a Responsible
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Participating Transmission Owner

Agreement executed by the ISO and

Pacific Gas and Electric Company for

approval by the Commission.

The ISO states that this filing has been

served on all parties listed on the

official service list in the above

referenced dockets, including the

California Public Utilities Commission.

Comment date: January 22, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

26. California Independent System

Operator Corporation

[Docket No. ER98–1058–000]

Take notice that on December 12,

1997, the California Independent

System Operator Corporation (ISO),

tendered for filing a Responsible

Participating Transmission Owner

Agreement executed by the ISO and

Southern California Edison Company

for approval by the Commission.

The ISO states that this filing has been

served on all parties listed on the

official service list in the above

referenced dockets, including the

California Public Utilities Commission.

Comment date: January 22, 1998, 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.

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[Docket No. ER97–905–002, et al.]

Pacific Gas & Electric Company, et al.

Electric Rate and Corporate Regulation

Filings

January 9, 1998.

Take notice that the following filings

have been made with the Commission:

1. Pacific Gas & Electric Company

[Docket No. ER97–905–002]

Take notice that on December 15,

1997, Pacific Gas & Electric Company,

tendered for filing proposed revisions to

the principles for TELSA-Midway

Transmission Service.

Comment date: January 23, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

2. Northeast Utilities Services Company

[Docket No. ER98–197–001]

Take notice that on December 18,

1997, Northeast Utilities Company,

tendered for filing its refund report in

the above-referenced docket.

Comment date: January 23, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

3. Houston Lighting & Power Company

[Docket No. ER98–950–000]

Take notice that on December 10,

1997, Houston Lighting & Power

Company, tendered for filing a Notice of

withdrawal of its Service Agreement in

the above-referenced docket.

Comment date: January 23, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

4. Duquesne Light Company

[Docket No. ER98–1060–000]

Take notice that on December 15,

1997, Duquesne Light Company (DLC),

filed a Service Agreement for Retail

Network Integration Transmission

Service and a Network Operating

Agreement for Retail Network

Integration Transmission Service dated

November 15, 1997, with Wheeled

Electric Power Co., under DLC’s Open

Access Transmission Tariff (Tariff). The

Service Agreement and Network

Operating Agreement adds Wheeled

Electric Power Co., as a customer under

the Tariff. DLC requests an effective date

of November 15, 1997, for the Service

Agreement.

Comment date: January 23, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

5. Louisville Gas and Electric Company

[Docket No. ER98–1061–000]

Take notice that on December 15,

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: January 23, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

6. Tampa Electric Company

[Docket No. ER98–1062–000]

Take notice that on December 15,

1997, Tampa Electric Company (Tampa

Electric), tendered for filing a Contract

for the Purchase and Sale of Power and

Energy (Contract) between Tampa

Electric and the Tennessee Valley

Authority (TVA). The Contract provides

for the negotiation of individual

transactions in which Tampa Electric

will sell power and energy to TVA.

Tampa Electric proposes an effective

date of December 15, 1997, for the

Contract, or, if the Commission’s notice

requirement cannot be waived, the

earlier of February 13, 1998, or the date

the Contract is accepted for filing.

Copies of the filing have been served

on TVA and the Florida Public Service

Commission.

Comment date: January 23, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

7. Union Electric Company

[Docket No. ER98–1064–000]

Take notice that on December 15,

1997, Union Electric Company (UE),

tendered for filing a Service Agreement

for Non-Firm Point-to-Point

Transmission Service between UE and

Northern States Power Company (NSP).

UE asserts that the purpose of the

Agreement is to permit UE to provide

transmission service to NSP pursuant to

UE’s Open Access Transmission Tariff

filed in Docket No. OA96–50.

Comment date: January 23, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

8. Union Electric Company

[Docket No. ER98–1065–000]

Take notice that on December 15,

1997, Union Electric Company (UE),

tendered for filing Service Agreements

for Firm Point-to-Point Transmission

Services between UE and Northern

States Power Company and Williams

Energy Services Company. UE asserts

that the purpose of the Agreements is to

permit UE to provide transmission

service to the parties pursuant to UE’s

Open Access Transmission Tariff filed

in Docket No. OA96–50.