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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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FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY

COMMISSION

[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.
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Comment date: January 23, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

9. Wisconsin Public Service

Corporation

[Docket No. ER98–1066–000]

Take notice that on December 15,

1997, Wisconsin Public Service

Corporation (WPSC), tendered for filing

a letter agreement terminating the

Partial Assignment Agreement between

WPSC and Morgan Stanley Capital

Group, Inc.; a letter of consent to the

termination executed by Oconto Electric

Cooperative (OEC); and a request to

terminate a partial requirements service

agreement between WPSC and OEC

under which no service has yet been

provided. The terminations are

requested to become effective on

November 30, 1997.

Comment date: January 23, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

10. The Dayton Power and Light Co.

[Docket No. ER98–1067–000]

Take notice that on December 15,

1997, The Dayton Power and Light

Company (Dayton), submitted service

agreements establishing American

Municipal Power-Ohio, Inc., DTE

Energy Trading, Inc., PP&L, Inc., as

customers under the terms of Dayton’s

Open Access Transmission Tariff.

Dayton requests an effective date of

one day subsequent to this filing for the

service agreements. Accordingly,

Dayton requests waiver of the

Commission’s notice requirements.

Copies of the filing were served upon

establishing American Municipal

Power-Ohio, Inc., DTE Energy Trading,

Inc., PP&L, Inc., and the Public Utilities

Commission of Ohio.

Comment date: January 23, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

11. MidAmerican Energy Company

Docket No. ER98–1068–000

Take notice that on December 15,

1997, MidAmerican Energy Company

(MidAmerican), 666 Grand Avenue, Des

Moines, Iowa 50309, filed with the

Commission three Non-Firm

Transmission Service Agreements with

American Electric Power Service

Corporation (AEPSC), dated November

24, 1997, CNG Power Services

Corporation (CNG), dated November 24,

1997, and NP Energy Inc. (NPE), dated

November 24, 1997, and Entergy Power

Marketing Corp. (Entergy), dated

December 4, 1997, entered into pursuant

to MidAmerican’s Open Access

Transmission Tariff.

MidAmerican requests an effective

date of November 24, 1997, for the

Agreements with AEPSC, CNG and NPE,

and December 4, 1997, for the

Agreement with Entergy and

accordingly seeks a waiver of the

Commission’s notice requirement.

MidAmerican has served a copy of the

filing on AEPSC, CNG, NPE, Entergy,

the Iowa Utilities Board, the Illinois

Commerce Commission and the South

Dakota Public Utilities Commission.

Comment date: January 23, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

12. PECO Energy Company

[Docket No. ER98–1069–000]

Take notice that on December 15,

1997, PECO Energy Company (PECO)

filed under § 205 of the Federal Power

Act, 16 U.S.C. 792 et seq., a Transaction

Agreement dated November 20, 1997,

with Cinergy Resources, Inc. (CRI),

under PECO’s FERC Electric tariff

Original Volume No. 1 (Tariff). The

Transaction Agreement is for a term of

thirteen (13) months.

PECO requests an effective date of

December 1, 1997, for the Transaction

Agreement.

PECO states that copies of this filing

have been supplied to CRI and to the

Pennsylvania Public Utility

Commission.

Comment date: Janaury 23, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

13. Northwestern Public Service

Company

[Docket No. ER98–1070–000]

Take notice that on December 15,

1997, Northwestern Public Service

Company (NWPS), tendered for filing a

Service Agreement for Non-Firm Pointto-Point Transmission Services by and

between Northwestern Public Service

and Tenaska Power Services Co.

Copies of the filing were served upon

NWPS’s wholesale electric customers,

interested public bodies, and all parties

previously requesting copies.

Comment date: January 23, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

14. San Diego Gas & Electric Company

[Docket No. ER98–1071–000]

Take notice that on December 15,

1997, San Diego Gas & Electric

Company (SDG&E), tendered for filing

and acceptance, pursuant to 18 CFR

35.13, Service Agreement (Agreement),

with ConAgra Energy Services

(ConAgra), for Point-to-Point

Transmission Service under SDG&E’s

Open Access Transmission Tariff

(Tariff), filed in compliance with FERC

Order No. 888A.

SDG&E filed the executed Service

Agreement with the Commission in

compliance with applicable

Commission Regulations. SDG&E also

provided Sheet No. 114 (Attachment E)

to the Tariff, which is a list of current

subscribers. SDG&E requests waiver of

the Commission’s notice requirement to

permit an effective date of February 16,

1998.

Copies of this filing were served upon

the Public Utilities Commission of the

State of California and all interested

parties.

Comment date: January 23, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

15. Maine Electric Power Company Inc.

[Docket No. ER98–1072–000]

Take notice that on December 15,

1997, Maine Electric Power Company,

Inc. (MEPCO), tendered for filing a

service agreement for Non-Firm Pointto-Point Transmission Service entered

into with The Cincinnati Gas & Electric

Company, PSI Energy, Inc. (collectively

Cinergy Operating Companies), and

Cinergy Services, Inc., as agent for and

on behalf of the Cinergy Operating

Companies. Service will be provided

pursuant to MEPCO’s Open Access

Transmission Tariff, designated rate

schedule MEPCO—FERC Electric Tariff,

Original Volume No. 1, as

supplemented.

Comment date: January 23, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

16. FirstEnergy System

[Docket No. ER98–1073–000]

Take notice that on December 15,

1997, FirstEnergy System filed Service

Agreements to provide Non-Firm Pointto-Point Transmission Service for AES

Power, Incorporated, CNG Power

Services Corporation, The Dayton Power

and Light Company, Equitable Power

Services Company, Federal Energy

Sales, Incorporated, Koch Energy

Trading, Incorporated, Minnesota Power

& Light Company, New York State

Electric & Gas Corporation, NorAm

Energy Services, Incorporated,

Pennsylvania Power & Light,

Incorporated, Rainbow Energy

Marketing Corporation and Wabash

Valley Power Association, Incorporated,

the Transmission Customers. Services

are being provided under the

FirstEnergy System Open Access

Transmission Tariff submitted for filing

by Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission in Docket No. ER97–412–

000. The proposed effective date under
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the Service Agreements is December 1,

1997.

Comment date: January 23, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

17. Wisconsin Electric Power Co.

[Docket No. ER98–1074–000]

Take notice that on December 15,

1997, Wisconsin Electric Power

Company (Wisconsin Electric), tendered

for filing a Short Term Firm

Transmission Service Agreement and a

non-firm Transmission Service

Agreement between itself and Tenaska

Power Services Company (Tenaska).

The Transmission Service Agreements

allow Tenaska to receive transmission

services under Wisconsin Electric’s

FERC Electric Tariff, Volume No. 7,

which is pending Commission

consideration in Docket No. OA97–578.

Wisconsin Electric requests an

effective date coincident with its filing

and waiver of the Commission’s notice

requirements in order to allow for

economic transactions as they appear.

Copies of the filing have been served on

Tenaska, the Public Service Commission

of Wisconsin and the Michigan Public

Service Commission.

Comment date: Janaury 23, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

18. PECO Energy Company

[Docket No. ER98–1075–000]

Take notice that on December 15,

1997, PECO Energy Company (PECO),

filed a Service Agreement dated

December 1, 1997, with Allegheny

Energy Solutions, Inc. (AES), under

PECO’s FERC Electric Tariff Original

Volume No. 1 (Tariff). The Service

Agreement adds AES as a customer

under the Tariff.

PECO requests an effective date of

December 1, 1997, for the Service

Agreement.

PECO states that copies of this filing

have been supplied to AES and to the

Pennsylvania Public Utility

Commission.

Comment date: January 23, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

19. PECO Energy Company

[Docket No. ER98–1076–000]

Take notice that on December 15,

1997, PECO Energy Company (PECO),

filed a Service Agreement dated

December 8, 1997, with GPU Advanced

Resources, Inc. (GAR), under PECO’s

FERC Electric Tariff Original Volume

No. 1 (Tariff). The Service Agreement

adds GAR as a customer under the

Tariff.

PECO requests an effective date of

December 8, 1997, for the Service

Agreement.

PECO states that copies of this filing

have been supplied to GAR and to the

Pennsylvania Public Utility

Commission.

Comment date: January 23, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

20. Wisconsin Power and Light

Company

[Docket No. ER98–1077–000]

Take notice that on December 15,

1997, Wisconsin Power and Light

Company (WP&L), tendered for filing

executed Form of Service Agreements

for Firm and Non-Firm Point-to-Point

Transmission Service, establishing

Tenaska Power Services Co., as a pointto-point transmission customer under

the terms of WP&L’s transmission tariff.

WP&L requests an effective date of

December 5, 1997, and; accordingly,

seeks waiver of the Commission’s notice

requirements. A copy of this filing has

been served upon the Public Service

Commission of Wisconsin.

Comment date: January 23, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

21. Louisville Gas and Electric

Company

[Docket No. ER98–1078–000]

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 Market

Responsive Energy Inc., under Rate

GSS.

Comment date: January 23, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

22. Louisville Gas and Electric

Company

[Docket No. ER98–1079–000]

Take notice that on December 15,

1997, Louisville Gas and Electric

Company, tendered for filing copies of

a service agreement between Louisville

Gas and Electric Company and Hoosier

Energy Rural Electric Coop Inc., under

Rate GSS.

Comment date: January 23, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

23. Louisville Gas and Electric

Company

[Docket No. ER98–1080–000]

Take notice that on December 15,

1997, Louisville Gas and Electric

Company (LG&E), tendered for filing an

executed Short-Term Firm Point-ToPoint Transmission Service Agreement

between LG&E and Virginia Power

under LG&E’s Open Access

Transmission Tariff.

Comment date: January 23, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

24. Louisville Gas and Electric

Company

[Docket No. ER98–1081–000]

Take notice that on December 15,

1997, Louisville Gas and Electric

Company (LG&E), tendered for filing an

executed Short-Term Firm Point-toPoint Transmission Service Agreement

between LG&E and Florida Power and

Light Company (FP&L), under LG&E’s

Open Access Transmission Tariff.

Comment date: January 23, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

25. PECO Energy Company

[Docket No. ER98–1109–000]

Take notice that on December 17,

1997, PECO Energy Company (PECO),

filed revised sheets to its FERC Electric

Tariff Original Volume No. 1 (the

Tariff). The revised sheets contain

modifications to certain rates, terms and

conditions of the Tariff, which would

enable PECO to sell, assign or transfer

rights. PECO requested an effective date

of December 18, 1997.

PECO states that copies of its filing

have been served on the Pennsylvania

Public Utility Commission and on all

customers who have executed service

agreements under the Tariff.

Comment date: January 23, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

26. The Dayton Power and Light

Company

[Docket No. ER98–1292–000]

Take notice that The Dayton Power

and Light Company (Dayton) on

December 19, 1997, tendered for filing

a revised Open Access Transmission

Tariff. Dayton requests an effective date

of December 19, 1997.

Copies of this filing were served on

customers under the tariff and the

Public Utilities Commission of Ohio.

Comment date: January 23, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

27. United States Department of

Energy—Bonneville Power

Administration

[Docket No. NJ97–3–002]

Take notice that on December 19,

1997, the Bonneville Power

Administration of the United States

Department of Energy tendered its
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compliance filing in response to earlier

Commission orders in this proceeding.

Comment date: January 26, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

28. United States Department of Energy

[Docket No. NJ98–1–000]

Take notice that on December 31,

1997, the United States Department of

Energy, Western Area Power

Administration (Western), submits its

open-access transmission service tariff

terms and conditions with the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission

(Commission). In accordance with Rule

207 of the Commission’s Rules of

Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.207,

and 18 CFR 35.28(e), Western is

requesting a declaratory order that its

voluntary transmission tariff meets or

exceeds the requirements of the

Commission’s Order No. 888 (Final Rule

on Open Access and Stranded Costs). In

addition, Western is seeking a waiver

from requirements of the Commission’s

Order No. 888, which would require

Western to act contrary to the laws

which govern its activities. Western is

also seeking an exemption in lieu of

paying a filing fee applicable to

petitions for declaratory orders because

it is an agency of the United States

Department of Energy, and therefore

exempt from filing fees, as provided in

18 CFR 381.012(a), 381.108(a), and

381.302)(c).

Comment date: January 30, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

29. United States Department of Energy,

Southwestern Power, Administration

Transmission Service Terms and

Conditions

[Docket No. NJ98–2–000]

Take notice that the Southwestern

Power Administration (Southwestern),

on December 31, 1997, tendered for

filing for Commission review of

Southwestern’s open access

transmission terms and conditions.

These transmission terms and

conditions were the subject of

Southwestern administrative

proceedings that preceded adoption of

such terms and conditions.

Southwestern tendered for filing its

open access transmission tariff terms

and conditions with a Petition for

Declaratory Order that said terms and

conditions meet or exceed the

Commission’s open access policies, and

are consistent with the reciprocity

compliance principles of the

Commission’s final rule on nondiscriminatory open access transmission

service. Southwestern has developed

rates related to such terms and

conditions, which are in the approval

process, and are expected to be

implemented January 1, 1998. Notice of

such rates will be published in the

Federal Register upon their receiving

interim approval. Subsequent to interim

approval, Southwestern’s wholesale

power and transmission rates will be

filed with the Commission with a

request for confirmation and approval

on a final basis.

Comment date: January 30, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

30. Colstrip Energy, Limited

Partnership

[Docket No. QF84–377–009]

On December 18, 1997, Colstrip

Energy, Limited Partnership

(Applicant), 1087 W. River Street, Suite

200, Boise, Idaho 83702 submitted for

filing an application for recertification

of a facility as a qualifying small power

production facility pursuant to Section

292.207(b) of the Commission’s

Regulations. No determination has been

made that the submittal constitutes a

complete filing.

According to the applicant, the small

power production facility, is located in

Rosebud County, Montana. The

Commission most recently recertified

the facility in Colstrip Energy Limited

Partnership, 74 FERC ¶ 62,072 (1996).

The instant application for

recertification is to reflect changes in

the upstream ownership of the facility

and in the fuel supply for the facility.

Comment date: 15 days after the date

of publication of this notice in the

Federal Register, 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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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Notice of Conduit Exemption

January 9, 1998.

Take notice that the following

hydroelectric application has been filed

with the Commission and is available

for public inspection:

a. Type of Application: Conduit

Exemption (Tendered Notice).

b. Project No.: 11610–000.

c. Date filed: November 7, 1997.

d. Applicant: Gary R. Hobbs.

e. Name of Project: Cherry Grove

Project.

f. Location: At the Crab Creek Canyon,

in Utah County, Utah.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power

Act 16 U.S.C. §§ 791(a)–825(r).

h. Applicant Contact: Gary R. Hobbs,

H.C. 13, Box 520, Fairview, UT 84629,

(801) 873–3343.

i. FERC Contact: Robert W. Bell (202)

219–2806.

j. Description of Project: The proposed

project consists of: (1) A powerhouse

that would be built on the City of

Spanish Fork’s 14-inch-diameter,

ductile iron pipeline, with one

generating unit having an installed

capacity of 224-kW. The applicant

would use all the power generated for

a proposed housing development. The

average annual generation would be

1,726,000 kWh.

k. Under section 4.32(b)(7) of the

Commission’s regulations (18 CFR), if

any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or

person believes that the applicant

should conduct an additional scientific

study to form an adequate factual basis

for a complete analysis of the

application on its merits, they must file

a request for the study with the

Commission, not later than 60 days after

the date of this notice, and must serve

a copy of the request on the applicant.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.

Acting Secretary.

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