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requests waiver of the Commission’s

notice requirement. This Agreement

provides for the rates and charges for

Non-Firm Transmission Service.

In its filing, KCPL states that the rates

included in the above-mentioned

Service Agreement are KCPL’s rates and

charges in the compliance filing to

FERC Order No. 888–A in Docket No.

OA97–636.

Comment date: May 29, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

23. Kansas City Power & Light

Company

[Docket No. ER98–2975–000]

Take notice that on May 11, 1998,

Kansas City Power & Light Company

(KCPL), tendered for filing a Service

Agreement dated April 13, 1998,

between KCPL and Amoco Energy

Trading Corporation. KCPL proposes an

effective date of April 20, 1998, and

requests waiver of the Commission’s

notice requirement. This Agreement

provides for the rates and charges for

Non-Firm Transmission Service.

In its filing, KCPL states that the rates

included in the above-mentioned

Service Agreement are KCPL’s rates and

charges in the compliance filing to

FERC Order No. 888–A in Docket No.

OA97–636.

Comment date: May 29, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

24. Consumers Power Energy

[Docket No. ES97–7–004]

Take notice that on April 27, 1998,

Consumers Power Energy (Consumers),

filed an amendment to its application in

this proceeding, under Section 204 of

the Federal Power Act. The amendment

seeks authorization to issue up to an

additional $175 million of first-mortgage

bonds, as security for other securities

being issued by consumers. Consumers

also requests a waiver of the

Commission’s competitive bid or

negotiated placement requirements,

under 18 CFR 34.2, Placement of

Securities.

Comment date: May 26, 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.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. EG98–72–000, et al.]

Western Kentucky Energy Corp., et al.;

Electric Rate and Corporate Regulation

Filings

May 13, 1998.

Take notice that the following filings

have been made with the Commission:

1. Western Kentucky Energy Corp.

[Docket No. EG98–72–000]

Take notice that on May 7, 1998,

Western Kentucky Energy Corp.

(WKEC), a Kentucky Corporation, with

its principal place of business at P.O.

Box 32010, 220 West Main Street,

Louisville, Kentucky 40202, filed with

the Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission a letter (Clarification

Letter), which clarifies the description

of eligible facilities (Facilities) to be

leased and/or operated by WKEC

contained in Section II of its

Application for Determination of

Exempt Wholesale Generator Status

which was filed with the Commission

on April 30, 1998 (Application).

The Clarification Letter explains that

Section II of the Application describes

each of the four plants which WKEC

proposed to lease and/or operate as

having associated facilities, including

step-up transformers and related

equipment necessary to interconnect

with the transmission facilities of Big

Rivers Electric Corporation. WKEC

states that the associated facilities

which are transmission facilities are not

a part of the Facilities to be leased and/

or operated by WKEC, and at no time

will WKEC own, lease, or operate any

transmission facilities.

Comment date: June 3, 1998, 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.

2. Indeck Operations International, Inc.

[Docket No. EG98–74–000]

Take notice that on May 7, 1998,

Indeck Operations International, Inc., a

corporation organized and existing

under the laws of the State of Illinois,

with its address at 600 North Buffalo

Grove Road, Suite 300, Buffalo Grove,

Illinois 60089 (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 be engaged

directly and exclusively in the business

of (A) operating an eligible facility

located in Escuintla, Guatemala and

eligible facilities located in Linden,

Guyana and (B) based on agency

relationships with the owners of each

facility, selling electric energy at

wholesale and retail.

The Escuintla Plant consists of a

nominal 38 MW diesel generation

facility utilizing heavy fuel oil as its

primary fuel and No. 2 fuel oil as a

backup fuel. The Guyana Plants consist

of a nominal 27 MW steam-electric

generating facility utilizing heavy fuel

oil and a nominal 5 MW diesel

generation facility utilizing distillate

fuel.

Comment date: June 3, 1998, 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.

3. Phibro Inc.

[Docket Nos. EL98–45–000 and EC98–41–

000]

Take notice that on May 6, 1998,

Phibro Inc. (Phibro), tendered for filing

a request that the Commission issue an

order disclaiming jurisdiction over the

forthcoming merger (Merger) of Citicorp

with and into a subsidiary of Phibro’s

parent, Travelers Group Inc. (Travelers).

In the alternative, Phibro requests that

the Commission approve the proposed

transaction and/or grant any other

authorization the Commission may

deem to be needed under Section 203 of

the Federal Power Act. As explained in

the Petition, the Merger will have no

effect on the jurisdictional facilities,

rates or services of Phibro and will be

consistent with the public interest.

Phibro requests expeditious action on

the application in order that there be no

delay in the Merger.

Comment date: June 11, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.
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4. Illinois Power Company

[Docket No. ER98–2150–001]

Take notice that on May 8, 1998,

Illinois Power Company (Illinois

Power), filed its refund report in

compliance with the Commission’s

April 10, 1998, Letter Order in Docket

No. ER98–2150–000.

Comment date: May 28, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

5. Pacific Gas and Electric Company

[Docket No. ER98–2932–000]

Take notice that on May 8, 1998,

Pacific Gas and Electric Company

(PG&E), tendered for filing revisions to

two agreements between PG&E and the

City of Santa Clara, California (City or

Santa Clara): (1) a revised Exhibit A–1

(forecast for the years 1998 and 1999) to

Appendix A under PG&E Rate Schedule

FERC No. 85; and (2) a change in the

energy rate under PG&E Rate Schedule

FERC No. 108 for the firm system power

sale by PG&E to the City.

Copies of this filing were served upon

City and the California Public Utilities

Commission.

Comment date: May 28, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

6. Houston Lighting & Power Company

[Docket No. ER98–2933–000]

Take notice that on May 8, 1998,

Houston Lighting & Power Company

(HL&P), tendered for filing an executed

transmission service agreement (TSA),

with LG&E Energy Marketing, Inc.

(LG&E), for Non-Firm Transmission

Service under HL&P’s FERC Electric

Tariff, Third Revised Volume No. 1, for

Transmission Service To, From and

Over Certain HVDC Interconnections.

HL&P has requested an effective date of

May 8, 1998.

Copies of the filing were served on

LG&E and the Public Utility

Commission of Texas.

Comment date: May 28, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

7. Southern Indiana Gas and Electric

Company

[Docket No. ER98–2934–000]

Take notice that on May 8, 1998,

Southern Indiana Gas and Electric

Company (SIGECO), tendered for filing

one (1) service agreement for firm

transmission service and one (1) service

agreement for non-firm transmission

service under Part II of its Transmission

Services Tariff, both agreements with

East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc.

Copies of the filing were served upon

each of the parties to the service

agreement.

Comment date: May 28, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

8. Carolina Power & Light Company

[Docket No. ER98–2935–000]

Take notice that on May 8, 1998,

Carolina Power & Light Company

(CP&L), tendered for filing Service

Agreements for Non-Firm Point-to-Point

Transmission Service executed between

CP&L and the following Eligible

Transmission Customers: TransCanada

Power Corp., and Entergy Power

Marketing Corp.; and a Service

Agreement for Short-Term Firm Pointto-Point Transmission Service with

LG&E Power Marketing, Inc. Service to

each Eligible Customer will be in

accordance with the terms and

conditions of Carolina Power & Light

Company’s Open Access Transmission

Tariff.

Copies of the filing were served upon

the North Carolina Utilities Commission

and the South Carolina Public Service

Commission.

Comment date: May 28, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

9. Idaho Power Company

[Docket No. ER98–2936–000]

Take notice that on May 8, 1998,

Idaho Power Company (IPC), tendered

for filing with the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission Service

Agreements under Idaho Power

Company FERC Electric Tariff No. 5,

Open Access Transmission Tariff,

between Idaho Power Company and

American Electric Power Service

Corporation.

Comment date: May 28, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

10. Pennsylvania Electric Company

[Docket No. ER98–2937–000]

Take notice that on May 8, 1998,

Pennsylvania Electric Company (doing

business as GPU Energy), filed a

Transmission Agency Agreement with

Allegheny Electric Cooperative, Inc., for

transmission and certain ancillary

services under the open access

transmission tariff administered by PJM

Interconnection, L.L.C.

Comment date: May 28, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

11. Northeast Utilities Service Company

[Docket No. ER98–2939–000]

Take notice that on May 8, 1998,

Northeast Utilities Service Company

(NUSCO), tendered for filing, Service

Agreements to provide Non-Firm PointTo-Point Transmission Service and Firm

Point-To-Point Transmission Service to

the Merchant Energy Group of the

Americas, Inc., under the NU System

Companies’ Open Access Transmission

Service Tariff No. 9.

NUSCO states that a copy of this filing

has been mailed to the Merchant Energy

Group of the Americas, Inc.

NUSCO requests that the Service

Agreement become effective May 11,

1998.

Comment date: May 28, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

12. Minnesota Power & Light Company

[Docket No. ER98–2940–000]

Take notice that on May 8, 1998,

Minnesota Power & Light Company

tendered for filing a signed Non-Firm

Point-to-Point Transmission Service

Agreement with Merchant Energy Group

of the Americas, Inc., under its NonFirm Point-to-Point Transmission

Service to satisfy its filing requirements

under this tariff.

Comment date: May 28, 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.

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