[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 103 (Friday, May 29, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29397-29398]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-14280]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. ER98-1297-000, et al.]


TransCurrent, LLC., et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate 
Regulation Filings

May 22, 1998.
    Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
Commission:

1. TransCurrent, LLC.

[Docket No. ER98-1297-000]

    Take notice that on May 19, 1998, TransCurrent, LLC. (TransCurrent) 
amended its petition to the Commission for acceptance of TransCurrent 
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.
    TransCurrent intends to engage in wholesale electric power and 
energy purchases and sales as a marketer (trading). In addition to 
power marketing TransCurrent is offering consulting and portfolio 
management services. TransCurrent is not in the business of generating 
or transmitting electric power. TransCurrent is owned by:
    <bullet> Kraftholding USA AS (50%), a Norwegian company owned by 
private investors.
    <bullet> California Polar Power Brokers, LLC (Calpol) (50%) whose 
business activity is to act as a Scheduling Coordinator and to offer 
brokering services in standardized physical electricity contracts. The 
ownership of Calpol is as follows:

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                                                                Percent 
                                                               of shares
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A. Voting shares:                                                       
  Scandinavian Power Brokers.................................      30.6 
  Mr Bjornar Otterstad.......................................       5.4 
B. Non-voting shares:                                                   
  Skandinavian Power Brokers AS..............................      23.9 
  Mr. Bjornar Otterstad......................................       0.02
  Mr. Angel Stoyanof.........................................       5.0 
  Mr. Alan Sagatelyan........................................       5.0 
  Elinex, LLC................................................       3.3 
  Kraftholding USA AS........................................      14.2 
  Mr. Morten Helle...........................................       1.0 
  Employees shares...........................................      12.4 
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Comment date: June 5, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

2. Carolina Power & Light Company

[Docket No. ER98-3054-000]

    Take notice that on May 19, 1998, Carolina Power & Light Company 
(Carolina) tendered for filing an executed Service Agreement between 
Carolina and the following Eligible Entity: FirstEnergy Trading and 
Power Marketing Inc. Service to the Eligible Entity will be in 
accordance with the terms and conditions of Carolina's Tariff No. 1 for 
Sales of Capacity and Energy.
    Copies of the filing were served upon the North Carolina Utilities 
Commission and the South Carolina Public Service Commission.
    Comment date: June 5, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

3. Northern States Power Company (Minnesota Company) and Northern 
States Power Company (Wisconsin Company)

[Docket No. ER98-3055-000]

    Take notice that on May 19, 1998, 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 Commonwealth Edison Company (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 April 22, 1998.
    Comment date: June 5, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

4. Northern States Power Company

[Docket No. ER98-3056-000]

    Take notice that on May 19, 1998, 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 Illinois Power (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 April 22, 1998.
    Comment date: June 5, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

5. Ameren Services Company

[Docket No. ER98-3061-000]

    Take notice that on May 19, 1998, Ameren Services Company (ASC) 
tendered for filing Service Agreements for Long-Term Firm Point-to-
Point Transmission Services between ASC and Public Service Company of 
Oklahoma (PSCO). ASC asserts that the purpose of the Agreements is to 
permit ASC to provide transmission service to PSCO pursuant to Ameren's 
Open Access Transmission Tariff filed in Docket No. ER 96-677-004.
    Comment date: June 5, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

6. Allegheny Power Service Corporation, on behalf of Monongahela 
Power Company, et al.

[Docket No. ER98-3062-000]

    Take notice that on May 19, 1998, Allegheny Power Service 
Corporation, on behalf of Monongahela Power Company, the Potomac Edison 
Company and West Penn Power Company (Allegheny Power) filed Supplement 
No. 42 to add four (4) new customers to the Standard Generation Service 
Rate Schedule under which Allegheny Power offers standard generation 
and emergency service on an hourly, daily, weekly, monthly or yearly 
basis. Allegheny Power requests a waiver of notice requirements to make 
service available as of May 18, 1998, to AYP Energy, Inc., American 
Municipal Power-Ohio, Inc., Entergy Power Marketing Corp., and South 
Jersey Energy Company.
    Copies of this filing have been provided to the Public Utilities 
Commission of Ohio, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, the 
Maryland Public Service Commission, the Virginia State Corporation 
Commission, the West Virginia Public Service Commission, and all 
parties of record.
    Comment date: June 5, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

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7. Allegheny Power Service Corporation, on behalf of Monongahela 
Power Company, et al.

[Docket No. ER98-3063-000]

    Take notice that on May 19, 1998, Allegheny Power Service 
Corporation on behalf of Monongahela Power Company, The Potomac Edison 
Company and West Penn Power Company (Allegheny Power), filed Supplement 
No. 30 to add PP&L, Inc. to Allegheny Power Open Access Transmission 
Service Tariff which has been submitted for filing by the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission in Docket No. OA96-18-000. The proposed 
effective date under the Service Agreement is May 18, 1998.
    Copies of the filing have been provided to the Public Utilities 
Commission of Ohio, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, the 
Maryland Public Service Commission, the Virginia State Corporation 
Commission, the West Virginia Public Service Commission.
    Comment date: June 5, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

8. Central Vermont Public Service Corporation

[Docket No. ER98-3064-000]

    Take notice that on May 19, 1998, Central Vermont Public Service 
Corporation (CVPS) tendered for filing the Actual 1997 Cost Report 
required under Article 2.4 on Second Revised Sheet No. 18 of FERC 
Electric Tariff, Original Volume No. 3, of Central Vermont under which 
Central Vermont provides transmission and distribution service to the 
following Customers:

Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Lyndonville Electric Department
Village of Ludlow Electric Light Department
Village of Johnson Water and Light Department
Village of Hyde Park Water and Light Department
Rochester Electric Light and Power Company
Woodsville Fire District Water and Light Department

    Comment date: June 5, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

9. Central Vermont Public Service Corporation

[Docket No. ER98-3065-000]

    Take notice that on May 19, 1998, Central Vermont Public Service 
Corporation (CVPS) tendered for filing the Actual 1997 Cost Report 
required under Paragraph Q-1 on Original Sheet No. 18 of the Rate 
Schedule FERC No. 135 (RS-2 rate schedule) under which Central Vermont 
Public Service Corporation (Company) sells electric power to 
Connecticut Valley Electric Company Inc. (Customer). The Company states 
that the Cost Report reflects changes to the RS-2 rate schedule which 
were approved by the Commission's June 6, 1989 order in Docket No. 
ER88-456-000.
    Comment date: June 5, 1998, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

10. Two Elk Power Company, et al. Limited Partnership

[Docket No. QF95-197-001]

    On May 12, 1998, Two Elk Power Company, on behalf of Two Elk 
Generation Partners, Limited Partnership, c/o North American Power 
Group, Ltd., 8480 East Orchard Road, Suite 4000, Greenwood Village, 
Colorado 80111, submitted for filing an application for Commission 
recertification as a 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 250 MW, coal-fired single-turbine 
power production facility is located in Campbell County, Wyoming. 
Commercial operations are scheduled to commence in 2001, whereupon the 
facility will sell a majority of its electric energy output into the 
public power grid at market based rates with the remainder of its 
output to be sold to the Black Thunder Mine. The facility was 
originally self-certified as a QF by a notice of qualification 
submitted on December 30, 1994, in Docket No. QF95-197-000. According 
to the applicant, the instant recertification is requested in 
contemplation of changes in the facility's name, size, ownership 
structure, and location.
    Comment date: 30 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, NE, Washington, DC 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. 98-14280 Filed 5-28-98; 8:45 am]
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