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in accordance with the Commission’s

Rules.

Take further notice that pursuant to

the authority contained in and subject to

the jurisdiction conferred upon the

Commission by Sections 7 and 15 of the

Natural Gas Act and the Commission’s

Rules and Procedure, a hearing will be

held without further notice before the

Commission or its designee on this

Application if no petition to intervene is

filed within the time required herein, if

the Commission on its own review of

the matter finds that a grant of the

abandonment is required by the public

convenience and necessity. If a petition

for leave to intervene is timely filed, or

if the Commission, on its own motion

believes that a formal hearing is

required, further notice of such hearing

will be duly given.

Under the procedure herein provided

for, unless otherwise advised, it will be

unnecessary for Applicant to appear or

be represented at the hearing.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–9474 Filed 4–14–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. EL00–62–000, et al.]

ISO New England Inc., et al.; Electric

Rate and Corporate Regulation Filings

April 10, 2000.

Take notice that the following filings

have been made with the Commission:

1. ISO New England Inc., New England

Power Pool, Central Maine Power

Company, Northeast Utilities Service

Company, The United Illuminating

Company, Unitil Power Corp. and

Fitchburg, Gas and Electric Light

Company, Vermont Electric Power

Company, Inc., v. New England Power

Pool and ISO New England Inc.

[Docket Nos. EL00–62–000, ER00–2052–000,

ER00–2016–000, EL00–59–000, and ER00–

2005–000]

Take notice that on March 31, 2000,

as corrected on April 3, 2000, ISO New

England Inc. filed in Docket Nos. EL00–

62–000 and ER00–2052–000, pursuant

to Section 206 proposed amendments to

the New England Power Pool (NEPOOL)

Open Access Transmission Tariff and

the Restated NEPOOL Agreement to

facilitate implementation of a

Congestion Management System and

Multi-Settlement System, and

associated arrangements, for New

England. Copies of said filing have been

served upon the Secretary of the

NEPOOL Participants Committee, as

well as upon the utility regulatory

agencies of the six New England States

and the New England Conference of

Public Utilities Commissioners.

Take notice that on March 30, 2000,

in PG&E Generating, USGen New

England, Inc., PG&E Energy Trading

Power L.P., FPL Energy, LLC, Sithe New

England Holdings, North American,

LLC, Dighton Power Associates L.P.,

Tiverton Power Associates L.P.,

Rumford Associates L.P., Great Bay

Power Corporation, NRG Power

Marketing, Inc., Somerset Power, LLC,

Middletown Power, LLC, Norwalk

Harbor Power, LLC, Devon Power, LLC,

Montville Power, LLC, Connecticut Jet

Power, LLC, and Indeck-Pepperell

Power Associates, Inc. (the Supporting

Generators) submitted for filing in

Docket No. ER00–2016–000, pursuant to

Section 206 of the Federal Power Act, a

proposal for a comprehensive

congestion management system (CMS)

and multi-settlement system (MSS). The

Supporting Generators state that copies

of the filing have been served upon all

entities listed in Docket No. ER00–

2016–000, the participants in the New

England Power Pool, non-Participant

transmission customers, and the New

England State Governors and Regulatory

Commissions.

Take notice that on March 31, 2000

Central Maine Power Company;

Northeast Utilities Service Company;

The United Illuminating Company;

Unitil Power Corp. and Fitchburg Gas

and Electric Light Company; and

Vermont Electric Power Company, Inc.

tendered for filing in docket Nos. EL00–

59–000 and EL00–2005–000 pursuant to

Sections 206 and 306 of the Federal

Power Act a complaint against New

England Power Pool and ISO New

England Inc. The filing also was

submitted as a rate change filing as

permitted by Section 14.14 of the

Restated NEPOOL Agreement and

Section 205 of the Federal Power Act.

Comment date: April 21, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

2. Northeast Utilities Service Company

[Docket Nos. ER95–1686–007, ER96–496–

009, ER97–1359–000, OA97–300–000 and

ER98–4604–000]

Take notice that on March 31, 2000,

Northeast Utilities Service Company

(NUSCO), tendered for filing an

amendment to its refund report filed in

the captioned dockets in compliance

with the Commission’s order in

Northeast Utilities Service Company, 89

FERC ¶ 61,184 (1999).

Comment date: April 21, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

3. PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.

[Docket No. ER98–3527–004]

Take notice that on April 3, 2000, the

Market Monitoring Unit (MMU) of PJM

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

the MMU’s report on Enforcing Data

Requests. The MMU states that the

report is submitted pursuant to the

Commission’s ‘‘Order Approving Market

Monitoring Plan as Modified’’ issued on

March 10, 1999 in Docket No. ER98–

3527–000. PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.,

86 FERC ¶ 61,247, at 61,891 (1999).

The MMU states that copies of this

filing were served upon all PJM

Members and each state electric utility

regulatory commission in the PJM

control area.

Comment date: April 24, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

4. PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.

[Docket No. ER98–3527–005]

Take notice that on April 3, 2000, the

Market Monitoring Unit (MMU) of PJM

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

the MMU’s report on Ancillary Services

Markets. The MMU states that the report

is submitted pursuant to the

Commission’s ‘‘Order Approving Market

Monitoring Plan as Modified’’ issued on

March 10, 1999 in Docket No. ER98–

3527–000. PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.,

86 FERC ¶ 61,247, at 61,891 (1999).

The MMU states that copies of this

report were served upon all PJM

members and each electric utility

regulatory commission in the PJM

Control Area.

Comment date: April 24, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

5. Citizens Utilities Company

[Docket No. ER99–450–001]

Take notice that on March 31, 2000,

Citizens Utilities Company filed a

refund report in connection with the

Line Loss Amendment to Settlement

Agreement, which was filed in Docket

No. ER99–450–000 on November 2,

1998 and accepted for filing by the

Commission by letter order dated

December 3, 1998.

Comment date: April 21, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

6. APS Energy Services

[Docket No. ER99–4122–003]

Take notice that on April 3, 2000,

APS Energy Services filed a quarterly

report for information only.

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7. Allegheny Energy Service

Corporation, on behalf of Allegheny

Energy Supply Company, LLC

[Docket No. ER00–1908–001]

Take notice that on March 31, 2000,

Allegheny Energy Service Corporation

on behalf of Allegheny Energy Supply

Company, LLC (Allegheny Energy

Supply), tendered for filing Amendment

No. 1 to Supplement No. 27 to the

Market Rate Tariff to incorporate a

Netting Agreement with El Paso

Merchant Energy, L.P. into the tariff

provisions.

Allegheny Energy Supply requests a

waiver of notice requirements to make

the Amendment effective as of March

23, 2000 or such other date as ordered

by the Commission.

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, and all parties of

record.

Comment date: May 1, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

8. WPS Resources Operating

Companies

[Docket No. ER00–2049–000]

Take notice that on March 31, 2000,

WPS Resources Operating Companies

(WPS), tendered for filing modifications

to the rates, terms and conditions of

ancillary services under its open access

transmission tariff. WPS also filed a

schedule providing for Generation

Delivery Imbalance Service.

Copies of the filing were served upon

the public utility’s jurisdictional

customers, the Public Service

Commission of Wisconsin and the

Michigan Public Service Commission.

Comment date: April 21, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

9. Portland General Electric Company

[Docket No. ER00–2050–000]

Take notice that on March 31, 2000,

Portland General Electric Company

(PGE) tendered for filing PGE FERC

Electric Tariff, Third Revised Volume

No. 11 (Tariff), to revise its MarketBased Rates Tariff, Portland General

Electric Company, FERC Electric Tariff,

Original Volume No. 11.

PGE requests that the revised Tariff

become effective on April 30, 2000.

A copy of this filing was served upon

the Oregon Public Utility Commission.

Comment date: April 21, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

10. MidAmerican Energy Company

[Docket No. ER00–2051–000]

Take notice that on March 31, 2000,

MidAmerican Energy Company

(MidAmerican), tendered for filing,

under Section 205 of the Federal Power

Act, proposed amendments to its

market-based rate Tariff that would

incorporate language regarding the

reassignment of transmission capacity.

MidAmerican states that copies of this

filing have been served on purchasers

under Tariff and the Iowa, Illinois and

South Dakota public utility

commissions.

Comment date: April 21, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

11. New England Power Pool

[Docket No. ER00–2053–000]

Take notice that on March 31, 2000,

the New England Power Pool (NEPOOL)

Participants Committee filed for

acceptance a signature page to the New

England Power Pool Agreement dated

September 1, 1971, as amended, signed

by Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI).

The NEPOOL Agreement has been

designated NEPOOL FPC No. 2.

The Participants Committee states

that the Commission’s acceptance of

TI’s signature page would permit

NEPOOL to expand its membership to

include TI. The Participants Committee

further states that the filed signature

page does not change the NEPOOL

Agreement in any manner, other than to

make TI a member in NEPOOL.

The Participants Committee requests

an effective date of April 1, 2000, for

commencement of participation in

NEPOOL by TI.

Comment date: April 21, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

12. New England Power Pool

[Docket No. ER00–2054–000]

Take notice that on March 31, 2000,

the New England Power Pool (NEPOOL)

Participants Committee filed a request

for termination of membership in

NEPOOL, with an effective date of April

1, 2000, of Statoil Energy Trading, Inc.

(SETI). Such termination is pursuant to

the terms of the NEPOOL Agreement

dated September 1, 1971, as amended

(the NEPOOL Agreement), and

previously signed by SETI. The

NEPOOL Agreement has been

designated NEPOOL FPC No. 2.

The Participants Committee states

that termination of SETI with an

effective date of April 1, 2000 would

relieve SETI, at it’s request, of the

obligations and responsibilities of

NEPOOL membership and would not

change the NEPOOL Agreement in any

manner, other than to remove SETI from

membership in NEPOOL.

Comment date: April 21, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

13. New England Power Pool

[Docket No. ER00–2055–000]

Take notice that on March 31, 2000,

the New England Power Pool (NEPOOL)

Participants Committee filed for

acceptance a signature page to the New

England Power Pool Agreement dated

September 1, 1971, as amended, signed

by Calpine Power Services Company

(Calpine). The NEPOOL Agreement has

been designated NEPOOL FPC No. 2.

The Participants Committee states

that the Commission’s acceptance of

Calpine’s signature page would permit

NEPOOL to expand its membership to

include Calpine. The Participants

Committee further states that the filed

signature page does not change the

NEPOOL Agreement in any manner,

other than to make Calpine a member in

NEPOOL.

The Participants Committee requests

an effective date of April 1, 2000, for

commencement of participation in

NEPOOL by Calpine.

Comment date: April 21, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

14. New England Power Pool

[Docket No. ER00–2056–000]

Take notice that on March 31, 2000,

the New England Power Pool (NEPOOL)

Participants Committee tendered for

filing, a signature page to the New

England Power Pool Agreement dated

September 1, 1971, as amended, signed

by Statoil Energy Services, Inc. (SESI).

The NEPOOL Agreement has been

designated NEPOOL FPC No. 2.

The Participants Committee states

that the Commission’s acceptance of

SESI’s signature page would permit

NEPOOL to expand its membership to

include SESI. The Participants

Committee further states that the filed

signature page does not change the

NEPOOL Agreement in any manner,

other than to make SESI a member in

NEPOOL. The Participants Committee

requests an effective date of April 1,

2000, for commencement of

participation in NEPOOL by SESI.

Comment date: April 21, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

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15. New England Power Pool

[Docket No. ER00–2057–000]

Take notice that on March 31, 2000,

the New England Power Pool (NEPOOL)

Participants Committee tendered for

filing, a signature page to the New

England Power Pool Agreement dated

September 1, 1971, as amended, signed

by Conectiv Energy Supply, Inc. (CESI).

The NEPOOL Agreement has been

designated NEPOOL FPC No. 2.

The Participants Committee states

that the Commission’s acceptance of

CESI’s signature page would permit

NEPOOL to expand its membership to

include CESI. The Participants

Committee further states that the filed

signature page does not change the

NEPOOL Agreement in any manner,

other than to make CESI a member in

NEPOOL.

The Participants Committee requests

an effective date of April 1, 2000, for

commencement of participation in

NEPOOL by CESI.

Comment date: April 21, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

16. New England Power Pool

[Docket No. ER00–2058–000]

Take notice that on March 31, 2000,

the New England Power Pool (NEPOOL)

Participants Committee tendered for

filing, a signature page to the New

England Power Pool Agreement dated

September 1, 1971, as amended, signed

by Quinnipiac Energy LLC (Quinnipiac).

The NEPOOL Agreement has been

designated NEPOOL FPC No. 2.

The Participants Committee states

that the Commission’s acceptance of

Quinnipiac’s signature page would

permit NEPOOL to expand its

membership to include Quinnipiac. The

Participants Committee further states

that the filed signature page does not

change the NEPOOL Agreement in any

manner, other than to make Quinnipiac

a member in NEPOOL. The Participants

Committee requests an effective date of

April 1, 2000, for commencement of

participation in NEPOOL by

Quinnipiac.

Comment date: April 21, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

17. Elkem Metals Company

[Docket Nos. ER00–2074–000 and EC00–72–

000]

Take notice that on March 31, 2000,

Elkem Metals Company (Elkem),

pursuant to sections 203 and 205 of the

Federal Power Act, tendered for filing:

(1) an application for market-based

rates; (2) a request for various waivers

(including a waiver of the 60-day prior

notice requirements); and (3) a request

for authorization to transfer several

jurisdictional rate schedules and two

transmission lines to Elkem’s newlycreated affiliate, Elkem Metals

Company-Alloy, L.P. The two

transmission lines are used to connect

Elkem’s generation facilities to the

transmission grid of American Electric

Power Service Corporation (AEP).

Comment date: May 1, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

18. Conectiv Delmarva Generation,

LLC, Conectiv Energy Supply, Inc.

[Docket No. ER00–2076–000]

Take notice that on March 31, 2000,

Conectiv, on behalf of Conectiv

Delmarva Generation, LLC (CDG) and

Conectiv Energy Supply, Inc. (CESI),

tendered for filing Service Agreement

No. 2 for sales by CDG pursuant to its

market-based rate tariff to its affiliate

CESI and requested expanded marketbased rate authority for CESI to sell

power to its affiliate Delmarva Power &

Light Company.

Conectiv requests an effective date for

the filing of June 1, 2000.

Copies of the filing were served upon

Delmarva’s wholesale requirements

customers, and the Maryland People’s

Counsel, Maryland Public Service

Commission, Delaware Public Service

Commission, New Jersey Board of

Public Utilities and the Virginia State

Corporation Commission.

Comment date: April 21, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

19. North American Electric Reliability

Council

[Docket No. ER00–2077–000]

Take notice that on April 3, 2000,

North American Electric Reliability

Council (NERC) filed the description

and procedures for a revised market

redispatch pilot program to be in effect

for the Eastern Interconnection during

the period June 1, 2000 through

December 31, 2000.

Comment date: April 24, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

20. New England Power Company

[Docket No. ER00–2078–000]

Take notice that on April 3, 2000,

New England Power Company (NEP)

submitted for filing a service agreement

between NEP and Southern Company

Energy Marketing, L.P. for service under

NEP’s Wholesale Market Tariff, FERC

Electric Tariff, Original Volume No. 10.

Copies of the filing were served upon

Southern and the Department of Public

Utilities of the Commonwealth of

Massachusetts.

Comment date: April 24, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

21. PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.

[Docket No. ER00–2079–000]

Take notice that on April 3, 2000, PJM

Interconnection, L.L.C. (PJM), on behalf

of the PJM Reliability Committee, filed

amendments to Schedules 5.2, 7, and 11

of the Reliability Agreement Among

Load Serving Entities in the PJM Control

Area (RAA) to implement Active Load

Management procedures and penalties,

and to Schedule 14 of the RAA to apply

penalties to parties to the RAA that do

not follow PJM instructions to

implement PJM Emergency procedures.

Copies of this filing were served upon

all parties to the RAA and each state

electric utility regulatory commission in

the PJM control area.

PJM on behalf of the PJM Reliability

Committee requests an effective date of

June 3, 2000.

Comment date: April 24, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

22. Rumford Power Associates Limited

Partnership

[Docket No. ER00–2080–000]

Take notice that on April 3, 2000,

Rumford Power Associates Limited

Partnership (Rumford) tendered for

filing, under Section 205 of the Federal

Power Act, a rate schedule under which

Rumford will sell energy, capacity and

ancillary services at market-based rates

and will reassign transmission capacity.

Comment date: April 24, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

23. NewYork State Electric & Gas

Corporation

[Docket No. ER00–2081–000]

Take notice that on April 3, 2000,

New York State Electric & Gas

Corporation (NYSEG) tendered for filing

pursuant to Section 205 of the Federal

Power Act and Section 35.13 of the

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission’s (FERC or Commission)

Regulations, a request for modification

of its borderline rate schedules.

NYSEG requests effective dates of

February 15, or March 3, 2000, as

appropriate to the various changes

identified in the filing.

NYSEG has served copies of the filing

on the parties affected.

Comment date: April 24, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

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24. Western Resources, Inc.

[Docket No. ER00–2084–000]

Take notice that on April 3, 2000,

Western Resources, Inc. tendered for

filing a Master Power Purchase and Sale

Agreement between Western Resources,

Inc. and Wabash Valley Power

Association, Inc; and a Master Power

Purchase and Sale Agreement between

Western Resources, Inc. and PG&E

Energy Trading-Power, L.P. Western

Resources states that the purpose of

these agreements is to permit these

customers to take service under Western

Resources’ Market Based Power Sales

Tariff on file with the Commission.

This agreement is proposed to be

effective April 3, 2000.

Copies of the filing were served upon

Wabash Valley Power Association, Inc.

PG&E Energy Trading-Power, L.P., and

the Kansas Corporation Commission.

Comment date: April 24, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

25. Indianapolis Power & Light

Company

[Docket No. ER00–2086–000]

Take notice that on April 3, 2000,

Indianapolis Power & Light Company

(IPL) filed an Interconnection,

Operation and Maintenance Agreement

Between DTE Georgetown, L.L.C., and

Indianapolis Power & Light Company in

the above-captioned docket.

IPL requests an effective date of April

4, 2000.

Comment date: April 24, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

26. Allegheny Energy Service

Corporation, on behalf of Allegheny

Energy Supply Company LLC

[Docket No. ER00–2087–000]

Take notice that on April 3, 2000,

Allegheny Energy Service Corporation

on behalf of Allegheny Energy Supply

Company, LLC (Allegheny Energy

Supply Company) filed Amendment No.

2 to Supplement No. 8 to complete the

filing requirement for one (1) new

Customer of the Market Rate Tariff

under which Allegheny Energy Supply

offers generation services.

Allegheny Energy requests a waiver of

notice requirements to make service

available as of November 22, 1999, to

PECO Energy Company.

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, and all parties of

record.

Comment date: April 24, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

27. Potomac Electric Power Company

[Docket No. ER00–2088–000]

Take notice that on April 3, 2000,

Potomac Electric Power Company

(Pepco) tendered for filing a service

agreement pursuant to Pepco FERC

Electric Tariff, Original Volume No. 5,

entered into between Pepco and Aquila

Energy Marketing Corporation.

An effective date of March 10, 2000 is

requested for this service agreement.

Comment date: April 24, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

28. Ohio Valley Electric Corporation,

Indiana-Kentucky Electric Corporation

[Docket No. ER00–2089–000]

Take notice that on April 3, 2000,

Ohio Valley Electric Corporation

(including its wholly-owned subsidiary,

Indiana-Kentucky Electric Corporation)

(OVEC) tendered for filing a Service

Agreement for Non-Firm Point-To-Point

Transmission Service, dated March 15,

2000 (the Service Agreement) between

British Columbia Power Exchange

Corporation (Powerex) and OVEC. The

Service Agreement provides for nonfirm transmission service by OVEC to

Powerex. In its filing, OVEC states that

the rates and charges included in the

Service Agreement are the rates and

charges set forth in OVEC’s Open

Access Transmission Tariff.

OVEC proposes an effective date of

March 15, 2000 and requests waiver of

the Commission’s notice requirement to

allow the requested effective date.

Copies of this filing were served upon

Powerex.

Comment date: April 24, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

29. Carolina Power & Light Company

[Docket No. ER00–2090–000]

Take notice that on April 3, 2000,

Carolina Power & Light Company

(CP&L) tendered for filing a Service

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

Conectiv Energy Supply, Inc.; and a

Service Agreement for Non-Firm Pointto-Point Transmission Service with

Conectiv Energy Supply, Inc. Service to

this Eligible Customer will be in

accordance with the terms and

conditions of Carolina Power & Light

Company’s Open Access Transmission

Tariff.

CP&L is requesting an effective date of

March 29, 2000 for each Agreement.

Copies of the filing were served upon

the North Carolina Utilities Commission

and the South Carolina Public Service

Commission.

Comment date: April 24, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

30. Central Illinois Light Company

[Docket No. ER00–2091–000]

Take notice that on April 3, 2000,

Central Illinois Light Company (CILCO),

300 Liberty Street, Peoria, Illinois

61202, tendered for filing with the

Commission a substitute Index of

Customers under its Coordination Sales

Tariff and one service agreement with

one new customer, Conectiv Energy

Supply, Inc.

CILCO requested an effective date of

March 31, 2000.

Copies of the filing were served on the

affected customer and the Illinois

Commerce Commission.

Comment date: April 24, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

31. Central Illinois Light Company

[Docket No. ER00–2092–000]

Take notice that on March 31, 2000,

Central Illinois Light Company (CILCO),

300 Liberty Street, Peoria, Illinois

61202, on April 3, 2000 tendered for

filing with the Commission an Index of

Customers under its Market Rate Power

Sales Tariff and one service agreement

with one new customer, Conectiv

Energy Supply, Inc.

CILCO requested an effective date of

March 31, 2000.

Copies of the filing were served on the

affected customers and the Illinois

Commerce Commission.

Comment date: April 21, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

32. Elkem Metals Company-Alloy L.P.

[Docket No. ER00–2093–000]

Take notice that on March 31, 2000,

Elkem Metals Company-Alloy L.P.

Elkem-Alloy, tendered for filing Rate

Schedule FERC No. 1 and petitioned the

Commission for authority to sell

electricity at market-based rates and for

the granting of waivers of certain

Commission regulations.

Comment date: April 21, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

33. Central Maine Power Company

[Docket No. ER00–2094–000]

Take notice that on March 31, 2000,

Central Maine Power Company (CMP),

tendered for filing Unexecuted Service

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Point Transmission Service, Unexecuted

Service Agreements For Local Network

Transmission Service, and Unexecuted

Local Network Operating Agreements.

CMP states the instant filing are

contemplated as part of the State of

Maine’s restructuring of the electric

utility industry.

CMP requests the Commission allow

these Agreements to be deemed effective

on March 1, 2000 in order to coincide

with the commencement of retail access

in the State of Maine.

Comment date: April 21, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

34. New York State Electric & Gas

Corporation

[Docket No. ER00–2095–000]

Take notice that on March 31, 2000,

New York State Electric & Gas

Corporation (NYSEG), tendered for

filing Amended Transmission Service

Agreements between NYSEG and

Constellation Power Source, Inc. and

Morgan Stanley Capital Group, Inc. (the

Customers). These Amendments specify

that the Customer has agreed to

incorporate certain NY ISO provisions

into these agreements.

NYSEG has served copies of the filing

on The New York State Public Service

Commission and on the Customers.

Comment date: April 21, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

35. Bangor Hydro-Electric Company

[Docket No. ER00–2096–000]

Take notice that on March 31, 2000,

Bangor Hydro-Electric Company

(Bangor Hydro) filed an executed

service agreement for retail non-firm

point-to-point transmission service with

Great Northern Paper, Inc.

Bangor Hydro requests that the

agreement become effective on March 1,

2000.

Comment date: April 21, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

36. Bangor Hydro-Electric Company

[Docket No. ER00–2097–000]

Take notice that on March 31, 2000,

Bangor Hydro-Electric Company

(Bangor Hydro) filed an executed

service agreement for firm point-topoint transmission service with Great

Northern Paper, Inc.

Bangor Hydro requests that the

agreement become effective on March 1,

2000.

Comment date: April 21, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

37. Public Service Company of New

Mexico

[Docket No. ER00–2098–000]

Take notice that on March 31, 2000,

Public Service Company of New Mexico

(PNM), tendered for filing pursuant to

section 35.15 of the Regulations to the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

18 CFR 35.15 1998, Notices of

Cancellation of several old (and no

longer used) bundled Economy Energy

Agreements. The agreements are being

canceled in compliance with the

requirements contained in the

Commission’s Order No. 888, 61 Fed.

Reg. 21,540 (May 10, 1996) which

provide that economy energy

transactions must be unbundled.

Pursuant to PNM’s filing, the

following agreements are to be canceled:

Economy Energy Agreement between

The City of Burbank, California and

PNM, dated February 19, 1988;

Economy Energy Agreement between

The City of Colton, California and PNM,

dated April 1, 1991; Economy Energy

Agreement between Idaho Power

Company and PNM, dated May 7, 1990;

Economy Energy Agreement between

The City of Riverside, California and

PNM, dated May 17, 1982; Economy

Energy Agreement between Pacific Gas

& Electric Company and PNM, dated

May 12, 1983; and the Economy Energy

Agreement between Utah Associated

Municipal Power Systems and PNM,

dated March 1, 1991. PNM’s filing is

available for public inspection at its

offices in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Comment date: April 21, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

38. Western Resources, Inc.

[Docket No. ER00–2099–000]

Take notice that on March 31, 2000,

Western Resources, Inc. (WR), tendered

for filing an Energy Service Agreement

between WR and the City of St. John,

Kansas. WR requests an effective date of

June 15, 2001.

Notice of the filing has been served

upon the City of St. John, Kansas and

the Kansas Corporation Commission.

Comment date: April 21, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

39. Central Power and Light Company,

West Texas Utilities Company, Public

Service Company of Oklahoma,

Southwestern Electric Power Company

[Docket No. ER00–2100–000]

Take notice that on March 31, 2000,

Central Power and Light Company,

Public Service Company of Oklahoma,

Southwestern Electric Power Company

and West Texas Utilities Company

(collectively, the CSW Operating

Companies), tendered for filing an

agreement providing for LG&E Energy

Marketing, Inc. (LG&E Energy) to

purchase energy under the CSW

Operating Companies’ market-based rate

power sales tariff.

The CSW Operating Companies

request an effective date of March 1,

2000 for the agreement with LG&E

Energy and, accordingly, seek waiver of

the Commission’s notice requirements.

The CSW Operating Companies state

that a copy of the filing was served on

LG&E Energy and the Public Utility

Commission of Texas.

Comment date: April 21, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

40. South Carolina Electric & Gas

Company

[Docket No. ER00–2101–000]

Take notice that on March 31, 2000,

South Carolina Electric & Gas Company

(SCE&G) submitted a service agreement

establishing PG&E Energy Trading—

Power, L.P. as a customer under the

terms of SCE&G’s Negotiated Market

Sales Tariff.

Copies of this filing were served upon

PG&E Energy Trading—Power, L.P. and

the South Carolina Public Service

Commission.

Comment date: April 21, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

41. Northwestern Wisconsin Electric

Company

[Docket No. ER00–2102–000]

Take notice that on April 3, 2000,

Northwestern Wisconsin Electric

Company, tendered for filing proposed

changes in its Transmission Use Charge,

Rate Schedule FERC No. 2. The

proposed changes would decrease

revenues from jurisdictional sales by

$3,068.62 based on the 12 month period

ending April 30, 2000. Northwestern

Wisconsin Electric Company is

proposing this rate schedule change to

more accurately reflect the actual cost of

transmitting energy from one utility to

another based on current cost data. The

service agreement for which this rate is

calculated calls for the Transmission

Use Charge to be reviewed annually and

revised on May 1, 2000.

Northwestern Wisconsin Electric

Company requests this Rate Schedule

Change become effective May 1, 2000.

Copies of this filing have been

provided to the respective parties and to

the Public Service Commission of

Wisconsin.

Comment date: April 24, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

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42. Northern States Power Company

(Minnesota Company), Northern States

Power Company, (Wisconsin Company)

[Docket No. ER00–2103–000]

Take notice that on April 3, 2000,

Northern States Power Company

(Minnesota) and Northern States Power

Company (Wisconsin) (collectively

known as NSP) tendered for filing a

Short-Term Market-Based Electric

Service Agreement between NSP and

Ontario Power Generation Inc.

(Customer).

NSP requests that this Short-Term

Market-Based Electric Service

Agreement be made effective on March

9, 2000.

Comment date: April 24, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

43. Northern States Power Company,

(Minnesota), Northern States Power

Company, (Wisconsin)

[Docket No. ER00–2104–000]

Take notice that on April 4, 2000,

Northern States Power Company

(Minnesota) and Northern States Power

Company (Wisconsin) (jointly NSP)

tendered for filing a Non-Firm and a

Short-Term Firm Point-to-Point

Transmission Service Agreement

between NSP and Williams Energy

Marketing & Trading Company.

NSP requests that the Commission

accept the Agreement effective March

15, 2000.

Comment date: April 25, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

44. Duquesne Light Company

[Docket No. ER00–2111–000]

Take notice that on March 31, 2000,

Duquesne Light Company (DLC),

tendered for filing a Service Agreement

dated March 29, 2000 with PG&E Energy

Trading-Power, LP under DLC’s Open

Access Transmission Tariff (Tariff). The

Service Agreement adds PG&E Energy

Trading-Power, LP as a customer under

the Tariff.

DLC requests an effective date of

March 29, 2000 for the Service

Agreement.

Comment date: April 21, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

45. United American Energy Corp.,

PowerGasSmart.com, Inc.

[Docket Nos. ER00–2121–000 and ER00–

2147–000]

Take notice that on April 3, 2000, the

above-mentioned affiliated power

producers and/or public utilities filed

their quarterly reports for the quarter

ending March 31, 2000.

Comment date: May 1, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

Standard Paragraphs

E. Any person desiring to be heard or

to protest such 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 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. This filing may also be

viewed on the Internet at http://

www.ferc.fed.us/ online/rims.htm (call

202–208–2222 for assistance).

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–9471 Filed 4–14–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. EC00–71–000, et al.]

Reliant Energy Northeast Generation,

Inc., et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate

Regulation Filings

April 7, 2000.

Take notice that the following filings

have been made with the Commission:

1. Reliant Energy Northeast Generation,

Inc.

[Docket No. EC00–71–000]

Take notice that on March 31, 2000,

Reliant Energy Northeast Generation,

Inc. (Applicant), an indirect, whollyowned subsidiary of Reliant Energy,

Inc., filed an application under Section

203 of the Federal Power Act for

approval of a reorganization of certain

public utility companies it expects to

acquire and the subsequent sale and

leaseback of certain jurisdictional

transmission facilities associated with

the Keystone, Conemaugh and

Shawville Generating Facilities. The

restructuring relates to the ownership of

generating plants, associated

transmission facilities and jurisdictional

wholesale sale tariffs and agreements

that the Applicant expects to acquire as

part of its purchase of equity interests in

Sithe Maryland Holdings LLC, Sithe

Pennsylvania Holdings LLC and Sithe

New Jersey Holdings LLC.

Comment date: May 1, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

2. Nevada Power Company

[Docket No. ER00–2015–000]

Take notice that on March 31, 2000,

Nevada Power Company (Nevada

Power) tendered for filing pursuant to

Section 205 of the Federal Power Act,

twelve rate schedules applicable to sales

from the six bundles of generation

facilities that Nevada Power intends to

divest. The twelve rate schedules

consist of six amended Generation

Aggregation Tariffs and six Transition

Power Purchase Contracts that will

apply to sales from the divested

generation to Nevada Power so that

Nevada Power may meet its provider of

last resort, wholesale requirements, and

ancillary services obligations.

Comment date: April 21, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

3. Central Maine Power Company

[Docket No. ER00–2017–000]

Take notice that on March 31, 2000,

Central Maine Power Company (CMP),

tendered for filing as an initial rate

schedule pursuant to Section 35.12 of

the Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission’s regulations, 18 CFR

35.12, (i) unexecuted Interconnection

Agreements, dated as of March 1, 2000

(the IAs); and (ii) unexecuted service

agreement for Non-Firm Local Point-toPoint Transmission Service, dated as of

March 1, 2000 (the TSAs), for the

following customers:

(1) City of Lewiston;

(2) Foss Mill;

(3) Kennebec Water District;

(4) Forester Manufacturing Company;

(5) Marsh Stream;

(6) Marsh Power;

(7) Moosehead Energy Inc.;

(8) Stony Brook;

(9) Wright Brook; and

(10) Sparhawk Mill.

The IA is CMP’s standard form IA for

customers whose facilities have a

nameplate rating of less than 2,500 kW,

do not require construction to effectuate

or maintain their interconnection, and,

per the New England Independent

System Operator, do not require remote

terminal units. The IA provides for

interconnection service to the

customers’ facilities at the rates, terms,

charges, and conditions set forth

therein. The TSA provides for Non-Firm

Point-to-Point Transmission Service.