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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. 98–17054 Filed 6–25–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. ER98–3199–000, et al.]

PacifiCorp, et al., Electric Rate and

Corporate Regulation Filings

June 19, 1998.

Take notice that the following filings

have been made with the Commission:

1. PacifiCorp

[Docket No. ER98–3199–000]

Take notice that on June 16, 1998,

PacifiCorp, tendered for filing in

accordance with 18 CFR 35 of the

Commission’s Rules and Regulations,

umbrella Service Agreements with City

of Mesa, Arizona; Morenci Water &

Electric Co.; Nautilus Energy Company,

LLC; and New Energy Ventures, L.L.C.,

under PacifiCorp’s FERC Electric Tariff,

First Revised Volume No. 12.

Copies of this filing were supplied to

the Public Utility Commission of

Oregon and the Washington Utilities

and Transportation Commission.

Comment date: July 6, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

2. Allegheny Power Service Corp., on

Behalf of Monongahela Power Co., The

Potomac Edison Company, and West

Penn Power Company (Allegheny

Power)

[Docket No. ER98–2497–000]

Take notice that on June 16, 1998,

Allegheny Power Service Corporation

on behalf of Monongahela Power

Company, The Potomac Edison

Company and West Penn Power

Company (Allegheny Power), filed

Amendment No. 1, to Allegheny

Power’s Open Access Transmission

Tariff, Supplement No. RT–1, to fulfill

the requirements of the Commission’s

letter order dated May 19, 1998.

Copies of the filing have been

provided to the Pennsylvania Public

Utility Commission.

Comment date: July 6, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

3. Western Resources, Inc.

[Docket No. ER98–3332–000]

Take notice that on June 16, 1998,

Western Resources, Inc., tendered for

filing an agreement between Western

Resources and Arizona Public Service

Company and Western Resources and

NP Energy Inc. Western Resources states

that the purpose of the agreements is to

permit the customers to take service

under Western Resources’ market-based

power sales tariff on file with the

Commission.

The agreements are proposed to

become effective June 15, 1998.

Copies of the filing were served upon

Arizona Public Service Company, NP

Energy Inc., and the Kansas Corporation

Commission.

Comment date: July 6, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

4. Southwestern Public Service

Company

[Docket No. ER98–3356–000]

Take notice that on June 15, 1998,

Southwestern Public Service Company

(Southwestern), tendered for filing its

proposed non-fuel and non-purchased

power operations and maintenance

expense savings credits resulting from

its merger with Public Service company

of Colorado required in its agreement

with Golden Spread Electric

Cooperative, Inc. (Golden Spread), filed

in Docket No. ER97–47–000.

Comment date: July 6, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

5. Southwestern Public Service

Company

[Docket No. ER98–3363–000]

Take notice that on June 16, 1998,

Southwestern Public Service Company

(Southwestern), tendered for filing its

proposed non-fuel and non-purchased

power operations and maintenance

expense savings credit resulting from its

merger with Public Service company of

Colorado required in its agreement with

Farmers’ Electric Cooperative, Inc.

(Farmers’), filed in Docket No. ER97–

3901–000.

Comment date: July 6, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

6. PECO Energy Company

[Docket ER98–3373–000]

Take notice that on June 16, 1998,

PECO Energy Company (PECO),

tendered for filing three agreements

between PECO and Sun Company Inc.

(R&M), (Sun), each entitled

Authorization for Parallel Operation of

Customer Owned Generation

Equipment, dated November 26, 1997,

December 31, 1997 and March 18, 1998.

PECO requests waiver of the

Commission’s Regulations to permit the

agreements to be effective as of

December 1, 1997, January 1, 1998 and

April 1, 1998, respectively.

Copies of the filing were served on

Sun and the Pennsylvania Public Utility

Commission.

Comment date: July 6, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

7. Metropolitan Edison Company

[Docket No. ER98–3374–000]

Take notice that on June 16, 1998,

Metropolitan Edison Company (Met-Ed)

(d/b/a GPU Energy), filed executed

Retail Transmission Service Agency

Agreements between GPU and mc2,

Inc., dated May 29, 1998.

GPU Energy requests a waiver of the

Commission’s notice requirements for

good cause shown and an effective date

of November 1, 1997 through December

31, 1998, for the Retail Transmission

Service Agency Agreements.

GPU Energy will be serving a copy of

the filing on the Pennsylvania Public

Utility Commission.

Comment date: July 6, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

8. Pennsylvania Electric Company

[Docket No. ER98–3375–000]

Take notice that on June 16, 1997,

Pennsylvania Electric Company (d/b/a

GPU Energy), filed an executed Retail

Transmission Service Agency

Agreements between GPU Energy and

mc2, Inc., dated May 29, 1998.

GPU Energy requests a waiver of the

Commission’s notice requirements for

good cause shown and an effective date

of November 1, 1997, for the Retail

Transmission Service Agency

Agreements.

GPU Energy will be serving a copy of

the filing on the Pennsylvania Public

Utility Commission.

Comment date: July 6, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

9. Public Service Company of New

Mexico

[Docket No. ER98–3376–000]

Take notice that on June 16, 1998,

Public Service Company of New Mexico

(PNM), submitted for filing an executed

copy of the Interim Resolution of PNM’s

September 18, 1997, Section 211 request
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for Transmission Service from the

Western Area Power Administration

(Western), as a supplement to the two

existing contracts for reserved

transmission capacity (i.e. Contracts

Number 14–06–400–2425 and 8–07–40-

PO695) between PNM and Western.

PNM requests waiver of the

Commission’s notice requirements to

permit the Interim Resolution to become

effective as of June 4, 1998.

Copies of the filing have been

provided to Western, Plains Electric

Generation and Transmission

Cooperative, Inc., Southwestern Public

Service Company, and the New Mexico

Public Utility Commission, and are

available for public inspection at PNM’s

offices in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Comment date: July 6, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

10. Washington Water Power Company

[Docket No. ER98–3377–000]

Take notice that on June 16, 1998, the

Washington Water Power Company

tendered for filing a Termination of

Contract, to be canceled by mutual

agreement, for Firm Energy Exchange

Agreement with Enron Power

Marketing, Inc., under FERC Rate

Schedule No. 232, in Docket No. ER96–

2606–000.

Washington Water Power requests

that this termination become effective

October 1, 1998.

Copies of the filing have been served

upon Enron Power Marketing, Inc.

Comment date: July 6, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

11. Astra Power, Inc.

[Docket No. ER98–3378–000]

Take notice that on June 16, 1998,

Astra Power, LLC (Astra Power),

petitioned the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission for acceptance

of Astra Power’s FERC Electric Rate

Schedule No. 1; the granting of certain

blanket authorizations; and the waiver

of certain of the Commission’s

Regulations.

Astra Power intends to engage in

power marketing transactions,

purchasing and reselling electricity at

wholesale, at rates and on terms and

conditions that are negotiated with the

purchasing party. Astra Power may

engage in reassignment of transmission

capacity. Astra Power does not own or

control electric generating or

transmission facilities or have any

franchised electric service territories.

Comment date: July 6, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

12. Florida Power Corporation

[Docket No. ER98–3379–000]

Take notice that on June 16, 1998,

Florida Power Corporation (Florida

Power), tendered for filing a service

agreement providing for firm point-topoint transmission service to Virginia

Electric and Power Company (Virginia

Power), pursuant to its open access

transmission tariff. Florida Power

requests that the Commission waive its

notice of filing requirements and allow

the agreement to become effective on

June 17, 1998.

Florida Power respectfully requests

Commission waiver of the notice

requirements in order to allow the

Agreements to become effective June 17,

1998.

Copies of the notice have been served

upon Virginia Power, and the Florida

Public Service Commission.

Comment date: July 6, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

13. Carolina Power & Light Company

[Docket No. ER98–3380–000]

Take notice that on June 16, 1998,

Carolina Power & Light Company

(CP&L), tendered for filing an unexecuted Service Agreement between

CP&L and ConAgra Energy Services, Inc.

Service to the eligible buyer will be in

accordance with the terms and

conditions of CP&L’s Market-Based

Rates Tariff, FERC Electric Tariff No. 4,

for sales of capacity and energy at

market-based rates.

Copies of the filing were served upon

the North Carolina Utilities Commission

and the South Carolina Public Service

Commission.

Comment date: July 6, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

14. Energetix, Inc.

[Docket No. ER98–3381–000]

Take notice that on June 16, 1998,

Energetix, Inc. (Energetix), submitted an

Application for amendment to its

Market-Based Rate Tariff, FERC Electric

Rate Schedule No. 1, and the Corporate

Policies and Guidelines for Transactions

Between Energetix and Rochester Gas

and Electric Corporation (RG&E).

Energetix states that the purpose of

these proposed revisions is to permit

Energetix to engage in energy and/or

capacity transactions with its affiliate,

RG&E, in a manner consistent with the

precedent of the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission.

Comment date: July 6, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

15. Rochester Gas and Electric

Corporation

[Docket No. ER98–3382–000]

Take notice that on June 16, 1998,

Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation

(RG&E), submitted an Application for

amendment to its Market-Based Rate

Tariff, Market-Based Power Sales Tariff

No. 3. RG&E submitted revised tariff

sheets, as well as a revised form of

Service Agreement.

In addition RG&E filed a service

agreement between RG&E and its

affiliate, Energetix, Inc. (Energetix), for

approval of the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission (Commission).

RG&E states that the purpose of the

proposed revisions to its tariff and the

Service Agreement is to permit RG&E to

engage in energy and/or capacity

transactions with Energetix, in a manner

consistent with the precedent of the

Commission.

Comment date: July 6, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

16. Maine Public Service Company

[Docket No. ER98–3383–000]

Take notice that on June 16, 1998,

Maine Public Service Company (Maine

Public), filed an executed Service

Agreement with PG&E Energy TradingPower, L.P.

Main Public requests waiver of the

Commission’s 60-day notice

requirements so that the service

agreement can become effective on May

29, 1998.

Comment date: July 6, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

17. Boston Edison Company

[Docket No. ER98–3384–000]

Take notice that on June 16, 1998,

Boston Edison Company (Boston

Edison), tendered for filing (a) a firm

point-to-point transmission service

agreement and (b) a non-firm point-topoint transmission service agreement

with Merchant Energy Group of the

Americas, Inc. Both agreements provide

for service pursuant to Boston Edison’s

open access transmission tariff.

Boston Edison requests that the

service agreements become effective

August 16, 1998.

Comment date: July 6, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

18. American Electric Power Service

Corporation

[Docket No. ER98–3399–000]

Take notice that on June 16, 1998, the

American Electric Power Service

Corporation (AEPSC), tendered for filing
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executed service agreements under the

Wholesale Market Tariff of the AEP

Operating Companies (Power Sales

Tariff). The Wholesale Market Tariff was

accepted for filing effective October 10,

1997 and has been designated AEP

Operating Companies’ FERC Electric

Tariff Original Volume No. 5. AEPSC

respectfully requests waiver of notice to

permit the service agreements submitted

with this filing to be made effective for

Oklahoma Gas & Electric Company on

April 23, 1998; PP&L, Inc., on May 19,

1998; Puget Sound Energy, Inc., on May

4, 1998; Southern Company Energy

Marketing, Inc., on May 19, 1998;

Sempra Energy Trading Corporation on

May 19, 1998; and Williams Energy

Services Company on May 19, 1998.

A copy of the filing was served upon

the Parties and the State Utility

Regulatory Commissions of Indiana,

Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee,

Virginia and West Virginia.

Comment date: July 6, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

19. FirstEnergy System

[Docket No. ER98–3400–000]

Take notice that on June 16, 1998,

FirstEnergy System filed Service

Agreements to provide Firm Point-toPoint Transmission Service for

Constellation Power Source, Inc.,

Commonwealth Edison Company,

Entergy Power Marketing Corp.,

FirstEnergy Corp—Bulk Power, Illinois

Power Company, Morgan Stanley

Capital Group, Inc., Northeast Utilities

Service Company, PECO Energy

Company, Rainbow Energy Marketing

Corp., Sonat Power Marketing L.P.,

Southern Company Energy Marketing

L.P., Virginia Electric and Power

Company, Williams Energy Services

Co., Amoco Energy Trading Corp.,

Engage Energy US, L.P., NorAm Energy

Services, Inc., and Wisconsin Electric

Power Company, 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

these Service Agreements are May 18,

1998, June 1, 1998 and June 15, 1998,

respectively, for the above mentioned

Service Agreements in this filing.

Comment date: July 6, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

20. Kansas City Power & Light

Company

[Docket No. ER98–3407–000]

Take notice that on June 16, 1998,

Kansas City Power & Light Company

(KCPL), tendered for filing a Service

Agreement dated May 26, 1998, between

KCPL and Entergy Power Marketing

Corporation. KCPL proposes an effective

date of May 27, 1998 and requests a

waiver of the Commission’s notice

requirement to allow the requested

effective date. This Agreement provides

for the rates and charges for Short-term

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.

OA97–636–000.

Comment date: July 6, 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. 98–17030 Filed 6–25–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Project No. 2659–011]

PacifiCorp; Notice of Intent To Prepare

an Environmental Assessment and

Conduct Public Scoping Meetings and

a Site Visit

June 22, 1998.

The Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission (Commission) is reviewing

the hydropower application for a new

license for the 6-megawatt Powerdale

Hydroelectric Project, No. 2659–011.

The project, owned and operated by

PacifiCorp, is located on the Hood

River, near the town of Hood River, in

Hood River County, Oregon.

The Commission staff intends to

prepare an Environmental Assessment

(EA) for the project in accordance with

the National Environmental Policy Act.

In the EA, we will consider reasonable

alternatives to PacifiCorp’s proposed

action, and analyze both site-specific

and cumulative environmental impacts

of the project, as well as economic and

engineering impacts.

A draft EA will be issued and

circulated to those on the mailing list

for this project. All comments filed on

the draft EA will be analyzed by the

staff and considered in a final EA. The

staff’s conclusions and

recommendations presented in the final

EA will then be presented to the

Commission to assist in making a

licensing decision.

Scoping

We are asking agencies, Indian tribes,

non-governmental organizations, and

individuals to help us identify the scope

of environmental issues that should be

analyzed in the EA, and to provide us

with information that may be useful in

preparing the EA.

To help focus comments on the

environmental issues, a scoping

document outlining subject areas to be

addressed in the EA will be mailed to

those on the mailing list for the project.

Those not on the mailing list may

request a copy of the scoping document

from the Project Coordinator, whose

telephone number is listed below.

Those with comments or information

pertaining to this project should file it

with the Commission at the following

address by August 24, 1998: David P.

Boergers, Acting Secretary, Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888

First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.

All filings should clearly show the

following on the first page: Powerdale

Hydroelectric Project, FERC No. 2659–

011.

Intervenors are reminded of the

Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure which require all intervenors

filing documents with the Commission

to serve a copy of that document on

each person whose name appears on the

official service list for the project.

Further, if an intervenor files comments

or documents with the Commission

relating to the merits of an issue that

may affect the responsibilities of a

particular resource agency, they must

also serve a copy of the document on

that resource agency.