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Commission and are available for public

inspection.

David P. Boergers,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–1683 Filed 1–23–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. ER98–1174–000]

West Texas Utilities Company; Notice

of Filing

January 20, 1998.

Take notice that on December 19,

1997, West Texas Utilities Company

(WTU), submitted for filing a Control

Area Services Agreement Among West

Texas Utilities Company and Rayburn

Country Electric Cooperative, Inc., and

LG&E Power Marketing (the Agreement)

pursuant to which WTU will sell a

package of control area services to

Rayburn Country Electric Cooperative,

Inc. (Rayburn), and LG&WE Energy

Marketing Inc. (formerly known as

LG&E Power Marketing Inc.) (LPM).

WTU seeks an effective date of May

22, 1998. Accordingly, WTU seeks

waiver of the Commission’s notice

requirements to permit WTU to file the

Agreement more than 120 days in

advance of the requested effective date.

WTU has served copies of the filing on

Rayburn, LPM and the Public Utility

Commission of Texas.

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

February 2, 1998. 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 this filing are on file with the

Commission and are available for public

inspection.

David P. Boergers,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–1692 Filed 1–23–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. ER98–1177–000]

Wisconsin Electric Power Company;

Notice of Filing

January 20, 1998.

Take notice that on December 22,

1997, Wisconsin Electric Power

Company (Wisconsin Electric), tendered

for filing an electric service agreement

under its Coordination Sales Tariff

(FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume

No. 2). Wisconsin Electric respectfully

requests an effective date January 2,

1998. Wisconsin Electric is authorized

to state that Tenaska Power Services

Company joins in the requested

effective date.

Copies of the filing have been served

on Tenaska Power Services Company,

the Michigan Public Service

Commission, and the Public Service

Commission of Wisconsin.

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

February 2, 1998. 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 this filing are on file with the

Commission and are available for public

inspection.

David P. Boergers,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–1695 Filed 1–23–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. DR98–31–000, et al.]

Arizona Public Service Company, et

al.; Electric Rate and Corporate

Regulation Filings

January 16, 1998.

Take notice that the following filings

have been made with the Commission:

1. Arizona Public Service Company

[Docket No. DR98–31–000]

Take notice that on December 30,

1997, Arizona Public Service Company,

filed an application for approval of

depreciation rates pursuant to Section

302 of the Federal Power Act. The

proposed depreciation rates are for

accounting purposes only. Arizona

Public Service Company requests that

the Commission allow the proposed

depreciation rates to become effective

January 1, 1995.

Comment date: February 13, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

2. Tucson Electric Power Company

[Docket No. ER98–1142–000]

Take notice that on December 19,

1997, Tucson Electric Power Company

(TEP), tendered for filing the following

service agreements for firm point-topoint transmission service under Part II

of its Open Access Transmission Tariff

filed in Docket No. OA96–140–000. TEP

requests waiver of notice to permit the

service agreements to become effective

as of the earliest date service

commenced under the agreements. The

details of the service agreement are as

follows:

1. Service Agreement for Firm Pointto-Point Transmission Service with

Enron Power Marketing, Inc., dated

November 19, 1997. Service under this

agreement commenced on November 19,

1997.

2. Service Agreement for Firm Pointto-Point Transmission Service with

Enron Power Marketing, Inc., dated

November 28, 1997. Service under this

agreement commenced on November 28,

1997.

3. Service Agreement for Firm Pointto-Point Transmission Service with

Enron Power Marketing, Inc., dated

November 28, 1997. Service under this

agreement commenced on November 30,

1997.

4. Service Agreement for Firm Pointto-Point Transmission Service with

Electric Clearinghouse, Inc., dated

December 1, 1997. Service under this

agreement commenced on December 1,

1997.

5. Service Agreement for Firm Pointto-Point Transmission Service with

Tucson Electric Power Company,

Contracts & Wholesale Marketing dated

December 1, 1997. Service under this

agreement commenced on December 1,

1997.

6. Service Agreement for Firm Pointto-Point Transmission Service with

Tucson Electric Power Company,

Contracts & Wholesale Marketing dated

December 10, 1997. Service under this
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agreement commenced on December 10,

1997.

Comment date: January 30, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

3. FirstEnergy System

[Docket No. ER98–1143–000]

Take notice that on December 19,

1997, FirstEnergy System filed Service

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

Delmarva Power & Light Company and

Illinois 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 date under the

Service Agreements is December 01,

1997.

Comment date: January 30, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

4. Public Service Company of New

Mexico

[Docket No. ER98–1144–000]

Take notice that on December 19,

1997, Public Service Company of New

Mexico (PNM), submitted for filing an

executed service agreement, dated

December 3, 1997, for firm point-topoint transmission service and ancillary

service, between PNM Transmission

Development and Contracts

(Transmission Provider) and PNM

Wholesale Power Marketing

(Transmission Customer), under the

terms of PNM’s Open Access

Transmission Service Tariff. Under this

Service Agreement, Transmission

Provider provides to Transmission

Customer reserved capacity from the

Coronado Generating Station 500kV

Switchyard (point of receipt) to the Palo

Verde Generating Station 500kV

Switchyard (point of Delivery) for the

period beginning December 1, 1997 and

ending April 30, 2001.

Comment date: January 30, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

5. Public Service Company of New

Mexico

[Docket No. ER98–1145–000]

Take notice that on December 19,

1997, Public Service Company of New

Mexico (PNM), filed its Certificate of

Concurrence in association with the

filing by Tucson Electric Power

Company (TEP), in the above-captioned

docket, of the Amended Interconnection

Agreement between PNM and TEP. This

certificate of concurrence is being filed

in lieu of the separate filing of the

Amended Interconnection Agreement.

The Amended Interconnection

Agreement between PNM and TEP

provides for the interconnected

operation of the transmission systems of

PNM and TEP and allows for the

sharing of contingency reserves for

emergencies between TEP and PNM.

The parties have requested a waiver of

notice pursuant to 18 CFR 35.11 to

permit the Amended Interconnection

Agreement to become effective as of

December 20, 1997.

Copies of this notice have been

mailed to TEP and the New Mexico

Public Utility Commission.

Comment date: January 30, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

6. Public Service Company of New

Mexico

[Docket No. ER98–1146–000]

Take notice that on December 19,

1997, Public Service Company of New

Mexico (PNM), submitted for filing an

executed service agreement, dated

December 3, 1997, for firm point-topoint transmission service and ancillary

service, between PNM Transmission

Development and Contracts

(Transmission Provider) and PNM

Wholesale Power Marketing

(Transmission Customer), under the

terms of PNM’s Open Access

Transmission Service Tariff. Under this

Service Agreement, Transmission

Provider provides to Transmission

Customer various amounts of reserved

capacity from the Palo Verde Generating

Station 500kV Switchyard (point of

receipt) to the Westwing 345kV

Switching Station (point of Delivery) for

the period beginning December 1, 1997

and ending May 30, 2002.

Comment date: January 30, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

7. Washington Water Power

[Docket No. ER98–1147–000]

Take notice that on December 19,

1997, The Washington Water Power

Company (WWP), tendered for filing a

letter terminating Service Agreement

No. 69, previously filed by Washington

Water Power, under the Commission’s

Docket No. ER97–1252–000 with Delhi

Energy Services Inc., which is to be

canceled by request of the power

marketer due to its decision to exit the

power marketing business.

Notice of the cancellation has been

served upon the following: Mr. Brad

Helton, Delhi Energy Services, Inc.,

Marketing Administrator 1700 Pacific

Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75201.

WWP requests that this cancellation

become effective December 1, 1997.

Comment date: January 30, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

8. Kamps Propane, Inc.

[Docket No. ER98–1148–000]

Take notice that on December 19,

1997, Kamps Propane, Inc. (Kamps),

petitioned the Commission for

acceptance of Kamps Rate Schedule

FERC No. 1; the granting of certain

blanket approvals, including the

authority to sell electricity at marketbased rates; and the waiver of certain

Commission regulations.

Kamps intends to engage in wholesale

electric poser and energy purchases and

sales as a marketer. Kamps is not in the

business of generating or transmitting

electric power.

Comment date: January 30, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

9. Southern Indiana Gas and Electric

Company

[Docket No. ER98–1151–000]

Take notice that on December 19,

1997, Southern Indiana Gas and Electric

Company (SIGECO), tendered for filing

the following agreements concerning the

provision of electric service to the City

of Tell City, Indiana:

1. Agreement for the Supply of

Electric Energy Between the City of Tell

City, Indiana and Southern Indiana Gas

and Electric Company.

2. Service Agreement for Network

Integration Transmission Service.

3. Transmission Service

Specifications For Network Integration.

4. Network Operating Agreement.

Comment date: January 30, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

10. Kentucky Utilities Company

[Docket No. ER98–1152–000]

Take notice that on December 19,

1997, Kentucky Utilities Company (KU),

tendered for filing an executed Contract

for Electric Service with the Borough of

Pitcairn (Pitcairn), and an executed

service agreement with Pitcairn under

KU’s Power Services Tariff (Rate PS).

KU requests effective dates of December

3, 1997.

Comment date: January 30, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.
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11. Kentucky Utilities Company

[Docket No. ER98–1153–000]

Take notice that on December 19,

1997, Kentucky Utilities Company (KU),

tendered for filing service agreements

between KU and SCANA Energy

Marketing, Inc., and Ohio Valley

Electric Corporation under its

Transmission Services Tariff (TS) and

with SCANA Energy Marketing, Inc.,

under its Power Services (PS) Tariff.

Comment date: January 30, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

12. Carolina Power & Light Company

[Docket No. ER98–1154–000]

Take notice that on December 19,

1997, Carolina Power & Light Company

(CP&L), tendered for filing a Service

Agreement for Non-Firm Point-to-Point

Transmission Service executed between

CP&L and the following Eligible

Transmission Customer, Tenaska Power

Services and a Service Agreement for

Short-Term Firm Point-to-Point

Transmission Service with Tenaska

Power Services. 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: January 30, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

13. Public Service Company of New

Mexico

[Docket No. ER98–1155–000]

Take notice that on December 19,

1997, Public Service Company of New

Mexico (PNM), submitted for filing an

executed service agreement, dated

December 3, 1997, for firm point-topoint transmission service and ancillary

service, between PNM Transmission

Development and Contracts

(Transmission Provider) and PNM

Wholesale Power Marketing

(Transmission Customer), under the

terms of PNM’s Open Access

Transmission Service Tariff. Under this

Service Agreement, Transmission

Provider provides to Transmission

Customer reserved capacity from the

San Juan Generating Station 345kV

Switchyard (point of receipt) to the

Greenlee Switching Station 500kV

Switchyard (point of Delivery) for the

period beginning December 1, 1997 and

ending December 31, 2008.

Comment date: January 30, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

14. Duke Energy Corporation

[Docket No. ER98–1156–000]

Take notice that on December 19,

1997, Duke Power division of Duke

Energy Corporation (Duke), tendered for

filing a Notice of Cancellation of the

Market-Based Service Agreement

between Duke and Delhi Energy

Services, Inc., Service Agreement No. 56

under Rate Schedule MR of Duke

Energy Corporation, FERC Electric Tariff

Original Volume No. 3.

Comment date: January 30, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

15. The Detroit Edison Company

[Docket No. ER98–1157–000]

Take notice that on December 19,

1997, The Detroit Edison Company

(Detroit Edison), tendered for filing a

Notice of Cancellation of optional

Deviation Band Extension Service

offered under Schedule 4 of the Open

Access Transmission Tariff of The

Detroit Edison Company, FERC Electric

Tariff Original Volume No. 2, and the

Joint Open Access Transmission Tariff

of Consumers Energy Corporation and

The Detroit Edison Company, FERC

Electric Tariff Original Volume No. 1.

Comment date: January 30, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

16. The Detroit Edison Company

[Docket No. ER98–1158–000]

Take notice that on December 19,

1997, The Detroit Edison Company

(Detroit Edison), filed an amendment to

its Wholesale Power Sales Tariff (WPS–

2) Tariff, FERC Electric Tariff Original

Volume No. 3 (the WPS–2 Tariff).

Detroit Edison proposes to amend the

WPS–2 Tariff to permit Detroit Edison

to sell, assign, or transfer transmission

rights held by Detroit Edison to

customers taking service under the

WPS–2 Tariff. Detroit Edison requests

that the revisions to the WPS–2 Tariff be

accepted for filing effective as of a date

60 days after the date of filing or on the

date on which the Commission issues

an order accepting the revisions for

filing, whichever is earlier.

Comment date: January 30, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

17. The Detroit Edison Company

[Docket No. ER98–1159–000]

Take notice that on December 19,

1997, The Detroit Edison Company

(Detroit Edison), filed amendments to its

Wholesale Power Sales Tariff (WPS–1)

Tariff, FERC Electric Tariff Original

Volume No. 4 (the WPS–1 Tariff).

Detroit Edison proposes to amend the

WPS–1 Tariff to permit Detroit Edison

to sell, assign, or transfer transmission

rights held by Detroit Edison to

customers taking service under the

WPS–1 Tariff. Detroit Edison also

proposes to amend the WPS–1 Tariff’s

Form of Service Agreement to add a

Form of Certificate of Concurrence to be

executed by customers in the event they

intend to engage in exchange

transactions under the WPS–1 Tariff.

Detroit Edison requests that the

revisions to the WPS–1 Tariff be

accepted for filing effective as of a date

60 days after the date of filing or on the

date on which the Commission issues

an order accepting the revisions for

filing, whichever is earlier.

Comment date: January 30, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

18. The Detroit Edison Company

[Docket No. ER98–1160–000]

Take notice that on December 19,

1997, The Detroit Edison Company

(Detroit Edison), tendered for filing

Service Agreements for wholesale

power sales transactions (the Service

Agreements) under Detroit Edison’s

Wholesale Power Sales Tariff (WPS–1),

FERC Electric Tariff No. 4 (the WPS–1

Tariff), between Detroit Edison and the

following Customers:

Customer Date of serv.

agreement

NIPSCO Energy Services,

Inc.

June 26, 1997.

Southern Energy Trading

and Marketing, Inc.

Aug. 19, 1996.

Detroit Edison requests that the

Service Agreements be made effective as

of February 17, 1998, a date sixty (60)

days from the date of this filing.

Comment date: January 30, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

19. Public Service Company of New

Mexico

[Docket No. ER98–1161–000]

Take notice that on December 19,

1997, Public Service Company of New

Mexico (PNM), submitted for filing an

executed service agreement, dated

December 3, 1997, for firm point-topoint transmission service and ancillary

service, between PNM Transmission

Development and Contracts

(Transmission Provider), and PNM

Wholesale Power Marketing

(Transmission Customer), under the

terms of PNM’s Open Access

Transmission Service Tariff. Under this

Service Agreement, Transmission

Provider provides to Transmission
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1SPS states that it submitted the filing pursuant

to agency agreements executed with each of the

following entities: Central & South West Services;

Central Louisiana Electric Co.; Cit Utilities of

Springfield; Empire District Electric Co.; Grand

River Dam Authority; Kansas City Power & Light;

OG&E Electric Services; Southwestern Power

Administration; UtiliCorp United and Western

Resources.

Customer reserved capacity from the

San Juan Generating Station 345 kV

Switchyard (point of receipt) to the

Coronado Generating Station 500 kV

Switchyard (point of Delivery) for the

period beginning December 1, 1997 and

ending April 30, 2001.

Comment date: January 30, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

20. Duke Energy Corporation

[Docket No. ER98–1162–000]

Take notice that on December 19,

1997, Duke Power, a division of Duke

Energy Corporation (Duke), tendered for

filing a Market Rate Service Agreement

(the MRSA) between Duke and NP

Energy, Inc., dated as of December 1,

1997. Duke requests that the MRSA be

made effective as of December 1, 1997.

Comment date: January 30, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

21. Southwest Power Pool

[Docket No. ER98–1163–000]

Take notice that on December 19,

1997, Southwest Power Pool (SPP), as

agent for its participating member

public utilities,1 (Transmission

Providers), and on behalf of all of its

members, tendered for filing a Regional

Open Access Transmission Tariff

(Tariff), to be effective on April 1, 1998.

SPP states that the Tariff will

supplant, in part, the Transmission

Providers’ currently filed tariffs by

providing one-stop shopping for

regional point-to-point short-term firm

and non-firm transmission service at

non-pancaked rates. Each individual

Transmission Provider will continue to

provide long-term firm and network

transmission services under its

individual open access tariff. SPP

further states that the Tariff provides for

rates designed on a MW-mile basis,

using a methodology closely patterned

after the MW-mile methodology that the

Commission has approved for the MidContinent Area Power Pool.

Comment date: January 30, 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. 98–1681 Filed 1–23–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Notice of Amendment of License

January 20, 1998.

Take notice that the following

hydroelectric application has been filed

with the Commission and is available

for public inspection:

a. Type of Application: Amendment

of license allowing the licensee: To

convey 13.7 acres of project lands for

the construction and operation of a

water pumping station on Bouldin

Reservoir, a raw water pipeline, and a

water treatment plant; and to permit the

withdrawal of up to 14 million gallons

per day from Bouldin Reservoir for

municipal water supply.

b. Project No: 2146–079.

c. Date Filed: November 19, 1997.

d. Applicant: Alabama Power

Company.

e. Name of Project: Coosa River

Project.

f. Location: Elmore County, Alabama.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).

h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Jim Crew,

Alabama Power Company-Hydro,

Licensing, P.O. Box 2641, Birmingham,

AL 35291–8180, (205) 257–4265.

i. FERC Contact: Jim Haimes, (202)

219–2780.

j. Comment Date: February 21, 1998.

k. Description of Project: The licensee

proposes: (1) To grant an easement to

the Five Star Water Supply District

(District) for the construction of a raw

water pumping station on Bouldin

Reservoir and a 20-inch-diameter, 2,000-

foot-long pipeline; (2) to convey fee title

to a 12.7-acre parcel of project lands to

the District for the construction and

operation of a water treatment plant at

the site; and (3) to implement an

agreement allowing the District to

withdraw up to 14 million gallons per

day from Bouldin Reservoir for

municipal water supply beginning in

the year 2000.

1. 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

only those who file a motion to

intervene in accordance with the

Commission’s Rules may become a

party to the proceeding. Any comments,

protests, or motions to intervene must

be received on or before the specified

comment date for the particular

application.

C1. Filing and Service of Responsive

Documents—Any filings must bear in

all capital letters the title

‘‘COMMENTS’’,

‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TERMS

AND CONDITIONS’’, ‘‘PROTEST’’, OR

‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE’’, as

applicable, and the Project Number of

the particular application to which the

filing refers. Any of the above-named

documents must be filed by providing

the original and the number of copies

provided by the Commission’s

regulations to: The Secretary, Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888

First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.

A copy of any motion to intervene must

also be served upon each representative

of the Applicant specified in the

particular application.

D2. Agency Comments—Federal,

state, and local agencies are invited to

file comments on the described

application. A copy of the application

may be obtained by agencies directly

from the Applicant. If an agency does

not file comments within the time

specified for filing comments, it will be

presumed to have no comments. One

copy of an agency’s comments must also

be sent to the Applicant’s

representatives.

David P. Boergers,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–1754 Filed 1–23–98; 8:45 am]

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