27078 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 94 / Friday, May 15, 1998 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. ER98–556–004, et al.]

Pacific Gas and Electric Company, et

al. Electric Rate and Corporate

Regulation Filings

May 8, 1998.

Take notice that the following filings

have been made with the Commission:

1. Pacific Gas and Electric Company

[Docket No. ER98–556–004]

Take notice that on April 30, 1998,

Pacific Gas and Electric Company

(PG&E) tendered for filing a compliance

filing in response to the March 31, 1998,

Order Clarifying Prior Order and

Granting And Denying Requests for

Rehearing, and also tendered for filing

a motion for clarification for future rate

changes for NCPA.

This filing is part of the

comprehensive restructuring proposal

for the California electric power

industry that is being filed with the

Commission.

Copies of this filing have been served

upon the parties on the service list and

the California Public Utilities

Commission.

Comment date: May 21, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

2. Western Resources, Inc.

[Docket No. ER98–2157–001]

Take notice that on May 1, 1998,

Western Resources, Inc., acting on

behalf of itself and Kansas Gas and

Electric Company (collectively, Western

Resources), tendered for filing its

Compliance Filing in the abovereferenced docket.

Comment date: May 21, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

3. Goodrich Falls Hydroelectric

[Docket No. ER98–2653–000]

Take notice that on April 22, 1998,

Goodrich Falls Hydroelectric made a

conditional tariff filing in compliance

with the Commission’s order of

February 11, 1998 in Connecticut Valley

Electric Company, Inc. v. Wheelabrator

Claremont Company, L.P., et al., Docket

Nos. EL94–10–000, et al., 82 FERC

¶ 61,116 (1998).

Comment date: May 20, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

4. Franklin Falls Hydroelectric

Corporation

[Docket No. ER98–2654–000]

Take notice that on April 22, 1998,

Franklin Falls Hydroelectric

Corporation made a conditional tariff

filing in compliance with the

Commission’s order of February 11,

1998 in Connecticut Valley Electric

Company, Inc. v. Wheelabrator

Claremont, L.P., et al., Docket Nos.

EL94–10–000, et al., 82 FERC

¶ 61,116(1998).

Comment date: May 20, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

5. Western Resources, Inc.

[Docket No. ER98–2908–000]

Take notice that on May 5, 1998,

Western Resources, Inc. (Western

Resources), tendered for filing a longterm firm transmission agreement

between Western Resources and

Western Resources Generation Services.

Western Resources states that the

purpose of the agreement is to permit

non-discriminatory access to the

transmission facilities owned or

controlled by Western Resources in

accordance with Western Resources’

open access transmission tariff on file

with the Commission. The agreement is

proposed to become effective May 1,

1998.

Copies of the filing were served upon

Western Resources Generation Services

and the Kansas Corporation

Commission.

Comment date: May 26, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

6. Entergy Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER98–2910–000]

Take notice that on May 5, 1998,

Entergy Services, Inc. (Entergy

Services), as agent for 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 its 1998

annual rate redetermination update

(Update) in accordance with the Open

Access Transmission Tariff filed in

compliance with FERC Order No. 888 in

Docket No. OA96–158–000. Entergy

Services states that the Update

redetermines the formula rate in

accordance with the annual rate

redetermination provisions of Appendix

1 to Attachment H and Appendix A to

Schedule 7.

Comment date: May 26, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

7. Boston Edison Company

[Docket No. ES98–28–000]

Take notice that on April 28, 1998,

Boston Edison Company submitted an

application, under Section 204 of the

Federal Power Act, for authorization to

issue short-term debt in an aggregate

principal amount not to exceed $350

million, during the period of two years,

with an effective date of January 1,

1999.

Comment date: June 5, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

8. Consumers Energy Company

[Docket No. ES98–31–000]

Take notice that on May 1, 1998,

Consumers Energy Company filed an

application, under Section 204 of the

Federal Power Act, seeking

authorization to issue secured and/or

unsecured long-term securities, from

time to time, in an aggregate principal

amount of not more than $2.1 billion

outstanding at any one time, during the

period of July 1, 1998 through June 30,

2000, with final maturities no later than

30 years from the date of issue.

Consumers also request a waiver of the

Commission’s competitive bid/

negotiated placement requirements for

certain securities to be issued pursuant

to authorization requested in this

docket.

Comment date: June 10, 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 these filings are on file with the

Commission and are available for public

inspection.

David P. Boergers,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–12933 Filed 5–14–98; 8:45 am]

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