27948 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 98 /Thursday, May 21, 1998 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. ER95–835–002, et al.]

Yankee Atomic Electric Company, et

al. Electric Rate and Corporate

Regulation Filings

May 15, 1998.

Take notice that the following filings

have been made with the Commission:

1. Yankee Atomic Electric Company

[Docket No. ER95–835–002]

Take notice that on April 8, 1997,

Yankee Atomic Electric Company

tendered for filing an amended

compliance report in the abovereferenced docket.

Comment date: May 26, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

2. Stratton Energy Associates, (a New

York limited partnership)

[Docket Nos. EC98–42–000 and ER98–2931–

000]

Take notice that on May 6, 1998,

Stratton Energy Associates (SEA), a New

York limited partnership, submitted

petition for waiver of the Commission’s

rule restricting the filing of rate

schedules to a period no less than 60

days, but not more than 120 days, prior

to the date on which electric service is

scheduled to commence and become

effective under the rate schedule. 18

CFR 35.3. This request is made with

regard to SEA’s Rate Schedule No. 2,

which is being filed simultaneously

with such petition.

SEA further requests that the

Commission waive its cost-of-service

filing requirements applicable to initial

rate filings, 18 CFR 35.12(b)(5), and to

accept the SEA Rate Schedule No. 2 as

filed. SEA also petitions the

Commission to waive certain

Commission rules that the Commission

has previously determined not to be

appropriately applicable to qualifying

facilities such as the SEA facility.

Finally, SEA requests that the

Commission find that the SEA Rate

Schedule No. 2 constitutes a formula

rate. Therefore, upon any acceptance of

this rate by the Commission, any

changes in charges due to the operation

of the formula need not be filed with the

Commission as a change in a rate

schedule. See 13 CFR 35.13.

SEA Rate Schedule No. 2 governs the

sale of electricity from a 45 megawatt

biomass fired electric generation facility

located in the Town of Eustis, Maine

(the Project).

The purpose of these filings is to

allow for the closing and

implementation of a series of

transactions that will provide savings to

the ratepayers of CMP, to the extent

determined by the Maine Public

Utilities Commission. SEA Rate

Schedule No. 2 will replace an existing

high cost wholesale power sales

agreement between SEA and Central

Maine Power Company (CMP). The

effective date of SEA Rate Schedule No.

2, and closing on associated

transactions, is subject to final approval

by the Maine Public Service

Commission. The transactions do not

require and will not result in the

withdrawal of any capacity from the

market.

SEA requests that the Commission

expedite public review of the filing, in

light of the fact that the Maine Public

Utilities Commission is reviewing the

actual ratepayer impact of the forgoing

transactions in a concurrent docket. The

Commission ordinarily allows 60 days

after the date of such a filing before final

action can be taken.

Comment date: June 15, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

3. Atlantic City Electric Company, Inc.

[Docket No. ER97–3189–013]

Take notice that on March 27, 1998,

Public Service Electric and Gas

Company submitted an amendment to

the compliance filing it submitted on

January 26, 1998 in compliance with

Ordering Paragraph (P) and (T) of the

Commission’s Order in PennsylvaniaNew Jersey-Maryland Interconnection,

et al., 81 FERC ¶ 61,257 (1997). PSE&G

states that this amendment is required

to conform the rates in the January 26,

1998, compliance filing with the revised

transmission rates filed in response to

the Commission’s order on clarification

in Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Maryland

Interconnection, et al., 82 FERC

¶ 61,068 (1998).

Comment date: May 26, 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, and

Southwestern Electric Power Company

[Docket No. ER98–857–000]

Take notice that on May 12, 1998,

Central Power and Light Company, West

Texas Utilities Company, Public Service

Company of Oklahoma, and

Southwestern Electric Power Company

(collectively, the CSW Operating

Companies) gave notice of the

withdrawal of their filing in the above

captioned proceeding. The CSW

Operating Companies state that the

Commission’s December 10 order issued

in Docket No. OA97–24–000 and the

submission of a revised open access

transmission tariff on February 17, 1998

in response to that order, renders the

submission of their filing in this

proceeding unnecessary.

The CSW Operating Companies state

that a copy of this filing has been served

on the Public Utility Commission of

Texas, the Louisiana Public Service

Commission, the Arkansas Public

Service Commission, the Oklahoma

Corporation Commission and all parties

to this proceeding.

Comment date: June 1, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

5. PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.

[Docket No. ER98–1386–000]

Take notice that on April 17, 1998,

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

tendered for filing a letter stating that

MidCon and MC2 rescind their request

to withdraw from membership in PJM.

Comment date: May 27, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

6. The Washington Water Power Co.

[Docket No. ER98–2434–000]

Take notice that on May 12, 1998, The

Washington Water Power Company

(WWP), filed notice of withdrawal of its

filing with the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission of a Long-Term

Firm Point-To-Point Transmission

Service Agreement with Avista Energy,

Inc.

Comment date: June 1, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

7. Minnesota Power & Light Company

[Docket No. ER98–2628–000]

Take notice that on April 24, 1998,

Minnesota Power & Light Company

tendered for filing an amendment in the

above-referenced docket.

Comment date: May 27, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

8. Oeste Power Generation, L.L.C.

[Docket No. ER98–2961–000]

Take notice that on May 12, 1998,

Oeste Power Generation, L.L.C. (Oeste

Power), tendered for filing a service

agreement establishing NorAm Energy

Services, Inc. (NES), as a customer

under Oeste Power’s market-based rate

sales tariff. Oeste Power requests an

effective date of April 13, 1998, for the

service agreement.

Oeste Power states that a copy of the

filing was served on NES.
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Comment date: June 1, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

9. Alta Power Generation, L.L.C.

[Docket No. ER98–2962–000]

Take notice that on May 12, 1998,

Alta Power Generation, L.L.C. (Alta

Power), tendered for filing a service

agreement establishing NorAm Energy

Services, Inc. (NES), as a customer

under Alta Power’s market-based rate

sales tariff. Alta Power requests an

effective date of April 13, 1998, for the

service agreement.

Alta Power states that a copy of the

filing was served on NES.

Comment date: June 1, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

10. Ocean Vista Power Generation,

L.L.C.

[Docket No. ER98–2963–000]

Take notice that on May 12, 1998,

Ocean Vista Power Generation, L.L.C.

(Ocean Vista), tendered for filing a

service agreement establishing NorAm

Energy Services, Inc. (NES), as a

customer under Ocean Vista’s marketbased rate sales tariff. Ocean Vista

requests an effective date of April 13,

1998, for the service agreement.

Ocean Vista states that a copy of the

filing was served on NES.

Comment date: June 1, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

11. Mountain Vista Power Generation,

L.L.C.

[Docket No. ER98–2964–000]

Take notice that on May 12, 1998,

Mountain Vista Power Generation,

L.L.C. (Mountain Vista), tendered for

filing a service agreement establishing

NorAm Energy Services, Inc. (NES), as

a customer under Mountain Vista’s

market-based rate sales tariff. Mountain

Vista requests an effective date of April

13, 1998 for the service agreement.

Mountain Vista states that a copy of

the filing was served on NES.

Comment date: June 1, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

12. Consumers Energy Company

[Docket No. ER98–2965–000]

Take notice that on May 12, 1998,

Consumers Energy Company

(Consumers) tendered for filing an

executed Service Agreement for

Network Integration Transmission

Service pursuant to Consumers’ Open

Access Transmission Service Tariff and

a Network Operating Agreement. Both

were with the Cannon-Muskegon

Corporation and have effective dates of

May 1, 1998.

Copies of the filed agreement were

served upon the Michigan Public

Service Commission and the customer.

Comment date: June 1, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

13. FirstEnergy System

[Docket No. ER98–2966–000]

Take notice that on May 12, 1998,

FirstEnergy System filed a Service

Agreement to provide Non-Firm Pointto-Point Transmission Service for

Merchant Energy Group of the

Americas, the Transmission Customer.

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

this Service Agreement is April 27,

1998.

Comment date: June 1, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

14. Alliant Service, Inc.

[Docket No. ER98–2967–000]

Take notice that on May 12, 1998,

Alliant Services, Inc., tendered for filing

an executed Service Agreements for firm

and non-firm point-to-point

transmission service, establishing

Northern States Power Company as a

point-to-point Transmission Customer

under the terms of the Alliant Services,

Inc., transmission tariff.

Alliant Services, Inc., requests an

effective date of April 17, 1998, 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: June 1, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

15. Montaup Electric Company

[Docket No. ER98–2968–000]

Take notice that on May 12, 1998,

Montaup Electric Company (Montaup),

tendered for filing certain revisions to

the service agreements between

Montaup and its two retail affiliates

doing business in Rhode Island,

Blackstone Valley Electric Company and

Newport Electric Corporation, and

between Montaup and its retail affiliate

doing business in the Commonwealth of

Massachusetts, Eastern Edison

Company. Montaup requests that these

service agreements be accepted and

allowed to be made effective as of June

11, 1998.

According to Montaup, the purpose of

its filing is to effectuate a reduction in

Montaup’s Installed Capability

Responsibility as that term is defined in

Section 12.2 of the New England Power

Pool Tariff on file with the Commission.

Copies of the filing were served upon

Montaup’s jurisdictional customers and

upon affected state agencies.

Comment date: June 1, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

16. FirstEnergy System

[Docket No. ER98–2969–000]

Take notice that on May 12, 1998,

FirstEnergy System filed Service

Agreements to provide Firm Point-toPoint Transmission Service for

Merchant Energy Group of the Americas

and AYP Energy, Incorporated, 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 dates under the

Service Agreements are April 27, 1998

and May 1, 1998 respectively, for the

above mentioned Service Agreements in

this filing.

Comment date: June 1, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

17. Delmarva Power & Light Company

[Docket No. ER98–2970–000]

Take notice that on May 16, 1998,

Delmarva Power & Light Company

(Delmarva), tendered for filing executed

umbrella service agreements with

Continental Energy Services, L.L.C.,

VTEC Energy, Inc., SCANA Energy

Marketing, Inc., and Southern Company

Energy Marketing L.P., under

Delmarva’s market rate sales tariff, FERC

Electric Tariff, Original Volume No. 14,

that was filed by Delmarva in Docket

No. ER96–2571–000. Delmarva requests

that the Commission make the

agreements effective as of their

respective execution dates.

Comment date: June 1, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

18. El Segundo Power, LLC

[Docket No. ER98–2971–000]

Take notice that on May 12, 1998, El

Segundo Power, LLC, tendered for filing

pursuant to Section 205 of the Federal

Power Act an amendment to its Electric

Rate Schedule FERC No. 1, which

would allow El Segundo Power, LLC to

sell ancillary services at market-based

rates. El Segundo Power, LLC, has

requested an effective date of April 15,

1998.
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Comment date: June 1, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

19. Long Beach Generation LLC

[Docket No. ER98–2972–000]

Take notice that on May 12, 1998,

Long Beach Generation LLC tendered

for filing pursuant to Section 205 of the

Federal Power Act an amendment to its

Electric Rate Schedule FERC No. 1,

which would allow Long Beach

Generation LLC to sell ancillary services

at market-based rates. Long Beach

Generation LLC has requested an

effective date of April 14, 1998.

Comment date: June 1, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

20. Lyon Rural Electric Cooperative

[Docket No. ES98–32–000]

Take notice that on May 7, 1998, Lyon

Rural Electric Cooperative (Lyon), filed

an application with the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, under Section

204 of the Federal Power Act, requesting

an order authorizing the issuance of up

to $3,500,000] in long-term debt, over a

two-year period commencing June 30,

1998. Lyon also requests to be granted

a waiver of the Commission’s

competitive bid or negotiated placement

requirement, under 18 CFR 34.2,

pursuant to the authorization requested

in this docket.

Comment date: June 17, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

21. Tampa Electric Company

[Docket Nos. OA96–116–002 and ER95–

1775–002]

Take notice that on April 20, 1998,

Tampa Electric Company tendered for

filing corrected tariff sheets for the

Settlement Agreement filed on January

20, 1998 in the above-referenced

dockets.

Comment date: May 27, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

22. Westmoreland-LG&E Partners

(Roanoke Valley)

[Docket Nos. QF92–180–004, EL98–47–000,

Docket Nos. EL94–10–002, QF86–177–003]

Take notice that on May 11, 1998,

Westmoreland-LG&E Partners (the

Partnership) submitted a Petition for

Declaratory Order or, in the Alternative,

Request for Waiver of QF Ownership

Standard. The Partnership is the owner

of a 45.1 MW topping-cycle

cogeneration facility that has previously

been certified by the Commission as a

qualifying cogeneration facility, see

Westmoreland-LG&E Partners (Roanoke

Valley II), 60 FERC ¶ 62,215 (1992);

Westmoreland-LG&E Partners (Roanoke

Valley II), 64 FERC ¶ 62,215 (1993).

Comment date: June 15, 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. 98–13559 Filed 5–20–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Project No. 2232–331]

Duke Energy Corporation; Notice of

Availability of Environmental

Assessment

May 15, 1998.

An Environmental Assessment (EA) is

available for public review. The EA was

prepared for an application filed by the

Duke Energy Corporation, licensee for

the Catawba-Wateree Hydroelectric

Project. In its application filed on

August 9, 1996, the licensee requests

permission to grant an easement of

project property to Overlook Properties

to construct one boat ramp and 180

floating boat slips at 10 locations. The

proposed facilities would provide

access for residents of Overlook

Subdivision to Mountain Island Lake

near Charlotte in Mecklenberg County,

North Carolina. On May 29, 1997, the

licensee filed a supplement to permit

Overlook Properties, Inc. to dredge a

0.86-acre area to improve water depth

for boating access.

The EA finds that the proposed action

would not be a major federal action

significantly affecting the quality of the

human environment.

The EA was written by staff in the

Office of Hydropower Licensing,

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

Copies of the EA can be obtained by

calling the Commission’s public

reference room at (202) 208–1371.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–13483 Filed 5–20–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Notice of Transfer of License

May 15, 1998.

Take notice that the following

hydroelectric application has been filed

with the Commission and is available

for public inspection:

a. Type of Application: Transfer of

License.

b. Project No.: 2233–034.

c. Date Filed: April 13, 1998.

d. Applicants: Simpson Paper

Company (Simpson), Portland General

Electric Company (PGE), and Smurfit

Newsprint Corporation (Smurfit).

e. Name of Project: Willamette Falls

Hydroelectric Project.

f. Location: On the Willamete River in

Clackamas County, Oregon.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power

Act, 16 USC §§ 791(a)-825(r).

h. Contacts: Jeanne Verville, Simpson

Paper Company, 1201 Third Avenue,

Suite 4900, Seattle, WA 98101–3045,

(206) 224–5000. Gary Hackett, Portland

General Electric Company, 121 S.W.

Salmon, Portland, OR 97204, (503) 464–

8005. Jerry Stanley, Smurfit Newsprint

Corporation, 427 Main Street, Oregon

City, OR 97045, (503 650–4529.

i. FERC Contact: Mr. Lynn R. Miles,

(202) 219–2671.

j. Comment Date: June 29, 1998.

k. Description of the Application:

Simpson, the licensee for Willamette

Falls Hydroelectric Project, jointly and

severally with PGE and Smurfit,

requests Commission approval to

transfer the project license to PGE and

Smurfit.

l. This notice also consists of the

following standard paragraphs: B, C1,

and D2.

B. Comments, Protests, or Motions to

Intervene—Anyone may submit

comments, a protest, or a motion to

intervene in accordance with the

requirements of Rules of Practice and

Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214.

In determining the appropriate action to

take, the Commission will consider all

protests or other comments filed, but