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granted requests for blanket approval

under part 34, subject to the following:

Within thirty days of the date of the

order, any person desiring to be heard

or to protest the blanket approval of

issuances of securities or assumptions of

liability by Duke McClain 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 385.214).

Absent a request for hearing within

this period, Duke McClain is authorized

to issue securities and assume

obligations or liabilities as a guarantor,

indorser, surety, or otherwise in respect

of any security or another person;

provided that such issuance or

assumption is for some lawful object

within the corporate purposes of the

applicant, and compatible with the

public interest, and is reasonably

necessary or appropriate for such

purposes.

The Commission reserves the right to

require a further showing that neither

public nor private interests will be

adversely affected by continued

approval of Duke McClain’s issuances of

securities or assumptions of liability.

Notice is hereby given that the

deadline for filing motions to intervene

or protests, as set forth above, is

February 2, 2001.

Copies of the full text of the Order are

available from the Commission’s Public

Reference Branch, 888 First Street, NE.,

Washington, DC 20426. The Order 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. 01–1042 Filed 1–11–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY

COMMISSION

[Docket No. EL00–95–007, et al.]

San Diego Gas & Electric Company, et

al.; Electric Rate and Corporate

Regulation Filings

January 5, 2001.

Take notice that the following filings

have been made with the Commission:

1. San Diego Gas & Electric Company

Complainant, v. Sellers of Energy and

Ancillary Services Into Markets

Operated by the California Independent

System Operator and the California

Power Exchange, Respondents

[Docket No. EL00–95–007]

Take notice that on December 29,

2000, San Diego Gas & Electric

Company (SDG&E) tendered for filing

pursuant to Ordering Paragraph (A) of

the Commission’s December 15, 2000

Order Directing Remedies for California

Wholesale Electric Markets (the Order),

93 FERC ¶ 61,294, its compliance filing.

The tendered compliance filing made

by SDG&E describes how it is effecting

within 15 days the Commission’s

termination of SDG&E’s authority to sell

its resources into the California Power

Exchange Corporation (‘‘PX’’) markets.

Copies of this filing were served upon

the Public Utilities Commission of the

State of California and other interested

parties.

Comment date: January 23, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

2. FirstEnergy Corp. on behalf of:

American Transmission Systems, Inc.,

The Cleveland Electric Illuminating

Company, Mid-Atlantic Energy

Development Company, Ohio Edison

Company, Pennsylvania Power

Company, The Toledo Edison

Company, FirstEnergy Services Corp.,

FirstEnergy Generation Corp. and

FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating

Company

[Docket Nos.EC01–52–000 and ER01–842–

000]

Take note that on December 29, 2000,

FirstEnergy Corp. filed an application

pursuant to section 203 of the Federal

Power Act for approval of the transfer of

jurisdictional facilities to an affiliated

competitive services unit, and for

approval pursuant to Section 205 of the

Federal Power Act of related

intracompany agreements, in

furtherance of its corporate separation

plan as approved by the Public Utilities

Commission of Ohio.

Copies of this filing have been served

on the utility commissions in Ohio and

Pennsylvania.

Comment date: January 19, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

3. San Diego Gas & Electric Company

Complainant, v. Sellers of Energy and

Ancillary Services, Into Markets

Operated by the California,

Independent System Operator and the

California Power Exchange,

Respondents

[Docket No. EL00–95–008]

Take notice that on January 2, 2001,

the California Independent System

Operator Corporation (ISO) tendered a

filing in compliance with the

Commission’s December 15, 2000 Order

in EL00–95–000, et al.

The ISO states that this filing has been

served on the California Public Utilities

Commission and on all parties on the

official service.

Comment date: January 23, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

4. San Diego Gas & Electric Company

Complainant, v. Sellers of Energy and

Ancillary Services, Into Markets

Operated by the California,

Independent System Operator and the

California Power Exchange,

Respondents.

[Docket No. EL00–95–009]

Take notice that on January 2, 2001,

the California Power Exchange

Corporation (CalPX) tendered for filing

in compliance with the Commission’s

December 15, 2000 Order in Docket No.

EL00–95–000, et al.

Comment date: January 23, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

5. San Diego Gas & Electric Company

Complainant, v. Sellers of Energy and

Ancillary Services, Into Markets

Operated by the California,

Independent System Operator and the

California Power Exchange,

Respondents

[Docket No. EL00–95–010]

Take notice that on January 2, 2001,

Pacific Gas and Electric Company

tendered for filing with the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission

(Commission) a filing in compliance

with the Commission’s December 15,

2000 Order in Docket No. EL00–95–000,

et al.

Comment date: January 23, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

6. Illinois Power Company

[Docket Nos. ER99–4415–004, ER99–4530–

004 and EL00–7–004]

Take notice that on December 20,

2000, Illinois Power Company filed an

amendment to its Compliance Filing

and Revised Open Access Transmission

Tariff filed with the Federal Energy

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Regulatory Commission on November 9,

2000.

Comment date: January 16, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

7. Consolidated Edison Company of

New York, Inc.

[Docket No. ER01–130–001]

Take notice that on December 29,

2000, Consolidated Edison Company of

New York, Inc. (Con Edison), tendered

for filing a revised rate schedule in the

above-listed docket.

Con Edison states that a copy of this

filing has been served by mail upon

LIPA.

Comment date: January 19, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

8. Consolidated Edison Company of

New York, Inc.

[Docket No. ER01–160–001]

Take notice that on December 29,

2000, Consolidated Edison Company of

New York, Inc. (Con Edison), tendered

for filing a revised rate schedule in the

above-listed docket.

Con Edison states that a copy of this

filing has been served upon O&R.

Comment date: January 19, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

9. Consolidated Edison Company of

New York, Inc.

[Docket No. ER01–161–001]

Take notice that on December 29,

2000, Consolidated Edison Company of

New York, Inc. (Con Edison), tendered

for filing a revised rate schedule in the

above-listed docket.

Con Edison states that a copy of this

filing has been served by mail upon

Central Hudson.

Comment date: January 19, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

10. Consolidated Edison Company of

New York, Inc.

[Docket No. ER01–471–001]

Take notice that on December 29,

2000, Consolidated Edison Company of

New York, Inc. (Con Edison) tendered

for filing a revised rate schedule in the

above-listed docket.

Con Edison states that a copy of this

filing has been served by mail upon

Central Hudson.

Comment date: January 19, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

11. PacifiCorp

[Docket No. ER01–814–000]

Take notice that on December 28,

2000, PacifiCorp tendered for filing in

accordance with 18 CFR 35 of the

Commission’s Rules and Regulations,

Long-Term Firm Transmission Service

Agreements with Public Service

Company of Colorado (PSCO) under

PacifiCorp’s FERC Electric Tariff,

Second Revised Volume No. 11 (Tariff).

Copies of this filing were supplied to

the Washington Utilities and

Transportation Commission and the

Public Utility Commission of Oregon.

Comment date: January 19, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

12. Duquesne Light Company

[Docket No. ER01–815–000]

Take notice that on December 28,

2000, Duquesne Light Company (DLC),

tendered for filing a Service Agreement

dated December 28, 2000 with Engage

Energy America Corp., under DLC’s

Open Access Transmission Tariff

(Tariff). The Service Agreement adds

Engage Energy America Corp. as a

customer under the Tariff.

DLC requests an effective date of

December 28, 2000 for the Service

Agreement.

Comment date: January 19, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

13. Duquesne Light Company

[Docket No. ER01–816–000]

Take notice that December 28, 2000,

Duquesne Light Company (DLC),

tendered for filing a Service Agreement

dated December 28, 2000 with Engage

Energy America Corp. under DLC’s

Open Access Transmission Tariff

(Tariff). The Service Agreement adds

Engage Energy America Corp. as a

customer under the Tariff.

DLC requests an effective date of

December 28, 2000 for the Service

Agreement.

Comment date: January 19, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

14. New England Power Company

[Docket No. ER01–817–000]

Take notice that on December 28,

2000, New England Power Company

(NEP), tendered for filing Supplement

No. 8 to Service Agreement No. 12

(Eastern Edison Company) under

Montaup Electric Company, FERC

Electric Tariff, First Revised Volume No.

1 (Tariff No. 1).

The Supplement provides for NEP (as

successor to Montaup Electric Company

(Montaup)) to make a lump sum

payment to its affiliate, Massachusetts

Electric Company (as successor to

Eastern Edison Company), of $10.3

million on or before December 29, 2000,

reducing the Montaup Contract

Termination Charge factor recovered

under Service Agreement No. 12 to 1.95

cents per kWh for the year 2001.

Comment date: January 19, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

15. New England Power Company

[Docket No. ER01–818–000]

Take notice that on December 28,

2000, New England Power Company (as

successor to Montaup Electric

Company) (NEP), tendered for filing

Supplement No. 7 to Service Agreement

No. 12 (Eastern Edison Company) under

Montaup Electric Company, FERC

Electric Tariff, First Revised Volume No.

1. The Supplement takes the form of a

Stipulation and Agreement between

Massachusetts Electric Company (as

successor to Eastern Edison Company)

and NEP (as successor to Montaup

Electric Company).

Comment date: January 19, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

16. California Independent System

Operator Corporation

[Docket No. ER01–819–000]

Take notice that on December 28,

2000, the California Independent

System Operator Corporation (ISO),

tendered for filing a revision to the ISO

Tariff, Amendment No. 34 for

acceptance by the Commission. The ISO

states that the purpose of the

amendment is to clarify certain issues

associated with implementation of the

new transmission Access Charge

methodology proposed in Amendment

No. 27. In addition, the ISO is providing

information as to the new transmission

Access Charge rates that will be in effect

if the Commission approves the City of

Vernon joining the ISO effective January

1, 2001 and the amount of Firm

Transmission Rights that will be given

to Vernon in accordance with the ISO

Tariff.

The ISO is requesting waiver of the

60-day notice requirement to allow the

amendment to be made effective January

1, 2001.

The ISO states that this filing has been

served the Public Utilities Commission

of California, the California Energy

Commission, the California Electricity

Oversight Board, and all parties,

including Vernon, with effective

Scheduling Coordinator Agreements

under the ISO Tariff.

Comment date: January 19, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

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17. New England Power Company

[Docket No. ER01–820–000]

Take notice that on December 28,

2000, New England Power Company

(NEP), tendered for filing Supplement

No. 33 to Service Agreement No. 23

between NEP and The Narragansett

Electric Company (Narragansett) under

NEP’s Primary Service for Resale Tariff

(Tariff No. 1) and Supplement No. 18 to

Service Agreement No. 20 between NEP

and Massachusetts Electric Company

(Mass. Electric) under Tariff No. 1.

Supplement No. 33 to the

Narragansett Service Agreement

provides that on or before December 29,

2000, NEP shall make a lump sum

payment to Narragansett of $5 million.

The resulting Narragansett Contract

Termination Charge (CTC) factor will be

reduced from 1.15 cents per kWh to 0.80

cents per kWh for the year 2001.

Supplement No. 18 to the Mass. Electric

Service Agreement provides that on or

before December 29, 2000, NEP shall

make a lump sum payment to Mass.

Electric of $52.2 million. Supplement

No. 18 also makes two adjustments to

the Mass. Electric CTC formula. The

resulting Mass. Electric CTC factor will

be reduced from 1.32 cents per kWh to

0.98 cents per kWh for the year 2001.

Comment date: January 19, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

18. Duke Electric Transmission

[Docket No. ER01–821–000]

Take notice that on December 28,

2000, Duke Electric Transmission

(Duke), tendered for filing amendments

to its Network Integration Transmission

Service Agreement with the

Southeastern Power Administration.

Duke requests that the amendments

be made effective January 1, 2001.

Comment date: January 19, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

19. PECO Energy Company

[Docket No. ER01–822–000]

Take notice that on December 28,

2000, PECO Energy Company (PECO),

tendered for filing under Section 205 of

the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. S 792

et seq., an Agreement dated December

18, 2000 with ACN Power, Inc. (ACN)

under PECO’s FERC Electric Tariff

Original Volume No. 1 (Tariff).

PECO requests an effective date of

December 18, 2000 for the Agreement.

PECO states that copies of this filing

have been supplied to ACN Power, Inc.

and to the Pennsylvania Public Utility

Commission.

Comment date: January 19, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

20. Public Service Company of New

Hampshire

[Docket No. ER01–823–000]

Take notice that on December 28,

2000, Public Service Company of New

Hampshire (PSNH), tendered for filing

an information statement concerning

PSNH’s fuel and purchased power

adjustment clause charges and credits

for the following periods.

January 1, 2000 to June 30, 2000

July 1, 2000 to December 31, 2000

The information statement is

submitted pursuant to a settlement

agreement approved by the Commission

in Publ Serv. Co. Of New Hampshire, 57

FERC ¶ 61,068 (1991), and a settlement

stipulation approved by the

Commission by Letter Order in Docket

Nos. ER91–143–000, ER91–235–000 and

EL91–15–000, dated July 22, 1992.

Copies of this filing were served upon

the Town of Ashland Electric Company

and the New Hampton Village Precinct.

Comment date: January 19, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

21. American Transmission Company

LLC

[Docket No. ER01–825–000]

Take notice that on December 29,

2000, American Transmission Company

LLC (ATCLLC), tendered for filing an

Interim Interconnection Agreement

between ATCLLC and LSP-Whitewater

Limited Partnership.

ATCLLC requests an effective date of

January 1, 2001.

Comment date: January 19, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

22. American Transmission Company

LLC

[Docket No. ER01–826–000]

Take notice that on December 29,

2000, American Transmission Company

LLC (ATCLLC), tendered for filing a

Network Operating Agreement and

Network Integration Transmission

Service Agreement between ATCLLC

and Edison Sault Electric Company.

ATCLLC requests an effective date of

January 1, 2001.

Comment date: January 19, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

23. WEC Operating Companies

[Docket No. ER01–827–000]

Take notice that on December 29,

2000, the Wisconsin Energy Corporation

Operating Companies (WEC Operating

Companies), tendered for filing FERC

Electric Tariff Original Volume No. 2

(the Joint Ancillary Services Tariff) of

WEC Operating Companies consisting of

Wisconsin Electric Power Company and

Edison Sault Electric Company and also

submitted First Revised Page No. 1 of

WEC Operating Companies FERC

Electric Tariff First Revised Volume No.

1, Notice of Cancellation of WEC

Operating Companies Joint Open Access

Transmission Tariff, with a requested

effective date the later of the date of

FERC’s approval of WEC Operating

Companies Joint Ancillary Services

Tariff, January 1, 2001, or the Operation

Date of the American Transmission

Company, LLC (ATCLLC).

The WEC Operating Companies state

that the Commission has recently

approved the transfer of their

transmission facilities to ATCLLC,

which does not own or control any

generation resources. Because the

transmission facilities historically

owned by Wisconsin Electric Power

Company and Edison Sault Electric

Company will be owned and operated

by ATCLLC, the WEC Operating

Companies will sell specified ancillary

services under a Joint Ancillary Services

Tariff and will cancel the WEC

Operating Companies’ Joint Open

Access Transmission Tariff. The WEC

Operating Companies state that the rates

for ancillary services available under the

Joint Ancillary Services Tariff are

identical to rates that were previously

incorporated in the Joint Open Access

Transmission Tariff of the WEC

Operating Companies. In order to

comply with FERC Order No. 888,

ATCLLC and eligible customers may

purchase ancillary services from the

WEC Operating Companies in

accordance with the rates, terms and

conditions of the Joint Ancillary

Services Tariff.

The WEC Operating Companies

request an effective date for the Joint

Ancillary Services Tariff and the

cancellation of the WEC Operating

Companies Joint Open Access

Transmission Tariff of the later of

January 1, 2001, or the operation date of

ATCLLC.

Comment date: January 19, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

24. Wisconsin Electric Power Company

[Docket No. ER01–828–000]

Take notice that on December 29,

2000, Wisconsin Electric Power

Company tendered for filing a Notice of

Cancellation of FERC Rate Schedules

Nos. 81 and 82.

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Wisconsin Electric requests that

cancellation be effective on January 1,

2001.

Comment date: January 19, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

25. WEC Operating Companies

[Docket No. ER01–829–000]

Take notice that on December 29,

2000, Wisconsin Energy Corporation

Operating Companies (WEC Operating

Companies) and American

Transmission Company LLC (ATCLLC),

tendered for filing seven Notices of

Assignment that WEC Operating

Companies will assign to ATCLLC

Service Agreement Nos. 16, 17, 126,

162, 166, 188 and 189 under the WEC

Operating Companies, FERC Electric

Tariff Original Volume No. 1 (Joint

Open Access Transmission Tariff) for

service under ATCLLC’s FERC Electric

Tariff Original Volume No. 1.

WEC Operating Companies and

ATCLLC are requesting an effective date

for the assignment of the later of January

1, 2001 or the operation date of

ATCLLC.

Comment date: January 19, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

26. Indeck Pepperell Power Associates

[Docket No. ER01–830–000]

Take notice that on December 29,

2000, Indeck Pepperell Power

Associates, Inc. (Indeck Pepperell),

tendered for filing with the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission a Power

Purchase and Sale Agreement (Service

Agreement) between Indeck Pepperell

and Enron Power Marketing, Inc.

(EPMI), dated December 27, 2000, for

service under Rate Schedule FERC No.

1.

Indeck Pepperell requests that the

Service Agreement be made effective as

of January 1, 2001.

Comment date: January 19, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

27. San Diego Gas & Electric Company

[Docket No. ER01–831–000]

Take notice that on December 29,

2000, San Diego Gas & Electric

Company (SDG&E), tendered for filing a

revision to its Transmission Owner

Tariff.

The tendered tariff revisions would

implement Amendment 27 to the

California Independent System Operator

(ISO) Tariff. Among other things,

Amendment 27 provides for the

addition of new entities as Participating

Transmission Owners (PTOs) under the

ISO Tariff. The revisions include rate

changes required to implement

Amendment 27.

SDG&E requests that these rate

changes be made effective January 1,

2001, if the Commission approves the

City of Vernon joining the ISO as a PTO

effective January 1, 2001.

Copies of this filing were served upon

the Public Utilities Commission of the

State of California and other interested

parties.

Comment date: January 19, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

28. Southern California Edison

Company

[Docket No. ER01–832–000]

Take notice that on December 29,

2000, Southern California Edison

Company (SCE), tendered for filing a

revision to its Transmission Owner

Tariff (TO Tariff), FERC Electric Tariff,

First Revised Original Volume No. 6.

The proposed revision modifies SCE’s

TO Tariff to accommodate the

implementation by the California

Independent System Operator

Corporation (ISO) of the new

Transmission Access Charges (TAC)

methodology.

SCE asks that FERC authorize that the

changes to the proposed TO Tariff

changes be made effective for service

rendered on and after January 1, 2001,

provided that the City of Vernon,

California (Vernon) becomes a

Participating Transmission Owner as of

January 1, 2001.

A copy of this filing was mailed to the

Public Utilities Commission of the State

of California, the California Independent

System Operator, and the California

Electricity Oversight Board, as well as

each entity that received party status in

Docket Nos. ER00–2019, ER01–315,

EL00–105, EL01–14, EC01–14, and

ER97–2355–000 et al.

Comment date: January 19, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

29. Pacific Gas and Electric Company

[Docket No. ER01–833–000]

Take notice that on December 29,

2000, Pacific Gas and Electric Company

(PG&E), tendered for filing unexecuted

copies of: (i) an Interconnection

Agreement between PG&E and Modesto

Irrigation District (Modesto) for

Mountain House Area; and (ii) a

Wholesale Distribution Tariff Service

Agreement between PG&E and Modesto

(Service Agreement). In its filing, PG&E

explains that the Interconnection

Agreement (IA) establishes the terms

and conditions under which PG&E will

provide electric system interconnection

between PG&E and Modesto in an area

of San Joaquin County, California,

known as Mountain House Community

Services District (Mountain House). The

Service Agreement, which is taken from

the pro forma agreement in PG&E’s

approved Wholesale Distribution Tariff,

defines the terms of wholesale

distribution service PG&E will provide

to Modesto for service to the Mountain

House area.

On behalf of itself and Modesto, PG&E

requests an effective date of January 1,

2001. This is the date on which new

state legislation (A.B. 2638) takes effect,

which provides that Modesto will be the

exclusive provider of retail electric

service in the Mountain House area.

PG&E represents that the subject

agreements it is submitting for

Commission approval are necessary in

order to comply with this new state law.

Copies of this filing have been served

upon Modesto, the California

Independent System Operator

Corporation, and the California Public

Utilities Commission.

Comment date: January 19, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

30. American Transmission Company

LLC

[Docket No. ER01–834–000]

Take notice that on December 29,

2000, American Transmission Company

LLC (ATCLLC), tendered for filing a

Network Operating Agreement and

Network Integration Transmission

Service Agreement between ATCLLC

and Stratford Water & Electric Utility.

ATCLLC requests an effective date of

January 1, 2001.

Comment date: January 19, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

31. American Transmission Company

LLC

[Docket No. ER01–835–000]

Take notice that on December 29,

2000, American Transmission Company

LLC (ATCLLC), tendered for filing an

Interim Interconnection Agreement

between ATCLLC and SEI Wisconsin

LLC.

ATCLLC requests an effective date of

January 1, 2001.

Comment date: January 19, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

32. California Independent System

Operator Corporation

[Docket No. ER01–836–000]

Take notice that on December 29,

2000, the California Independent

System Operator Corporation (ISO)

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tendered a proposed amendment

(Amendment No. 35) to the ISO Tariff.

The modifications proposed in

Amendment No. 35 include the

following: changes related to distributed

Generation, including changes that will

clarify the metering and telemetry

requirements for distribution-level

Generation and changes that will reduce

the threshold for participation by

Generating Units in the ISO’s Ancillary

Services markets from 10 MW to 1 MW;

modifications that will enhance the

ISO’s RMR pre-dispatch provisions; the

incorporation into the ISO Tariff of

requirements for Generators set forth in

the Western Systems Coordinating

Council Reliability Criteria Agreement;

the addition of a mechanism to recover

FERC Annual Charges from entities

receiving transmission service on the

ISO Controlled Grid; extension of the

partial waiver of ‘‘No Pay’’ penalties for

Participating Loads; a change to the

deadline for submission of meter data to

the ISO, which will align the Tariff with

current practice; and several

miscellaneous Tariff revisions necessary

to comply with prior Commission

orders and to correct typographical

errors.

The ISO states that this filing has been

served upon the Public Utilities

Commission of the State of California,

the California Energy Commission, the

California Electricity Oversight Board,

the owners of RMR Units, and all parties

with effective Scheduling Coordinator

Service Agreements under the ISO

Tariff.

Comment date: January 19, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

33. PacifiCorp

[Docket No. ER01–837–000]

Take notice that PacifiCorp on

December 29, 2000, tendered for filing

in accordance with 18 CFR 35 of the

Commission’s Rules and Regulations,

Umbrella Service Agreements with

Tuscon Electric Power Company

(Tuscon) under PacifiCorp’s FERC

Electric Tariff, Second Revised Volume

No. 11 (Tariff).

Copies of this filing were supplied to

the Washington Utilities and

Transportation Commission and the

Public Utility Commission of Oregon.

Comment date: January 19, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

34. FPL Energy Vansycle, L.L.C.

[Docket No. ER01–838–000]

Take notice that on December 29,

2000, FPL Energy Vansycle, L.L.C.

(Vansycle), tendered for filing an

application for authorization to sell

wholesale power at market-based rates,

and certain ancillary services at marketbased rates into the California market.

Vansycle also requested that the

Commission accept for filing a longterm Power Purchase Agreement for the

sale of power from Vansycle to

Pacificorp Power Marketing, Inc. as a

stand-alone rate schedule under its

proposed market rate tariff. Vansycle

has requested that this Market Rate

Tariff and Power Purchase Agreement

become effective upon commencement

of service.

Copies of this filing have been served

on the Washington Utilities and

Transportation Commission, Oregon

Public Service Commission, Florida

Public Service Commission, Arkansas

Public Service Commission, Mississippi

Public Service Commission, Louisiana

Public Service Commission, Texas

Public Utility Commission, and the

Council of the City of New Orleans.

Comment date: January 19, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

35. Pacific Gas and Electric Company

[Docket No. ER01–839–000]

Take notice that on December 29,

2000, Pacific Gas and Electric Company

(PG&E), tendered for filing proposed

revisions to its Transmission Owner

Tariff (TO Tariff), FERC Electric Tariff

Volume No. 5. These revisions are

intended to facilitate implementation by

the California Independent System

Operator Corporation (ISO) of its revised

Transmission Access Charge (TAC)

methodology and corresponding rates

under its tariff.

PG&E requests that these TO Tariff

revisions become effective on January 1,

2001, if the City of Vernon, California is

a party to the Transmission Control

Agreement among the ISO and

Participating Transmission Owners as of

that date.

Copies of this filing were served upon

the Public Utilities Commission of the

State of California and all interested

parties.

Comment date: January 19, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

36. Consumers Energy Company

[Docket No. ER01–840–000]

Take notice that on December 29,

2000 Consumers Energy Company

(Consumers), tendered for filing an

Interconnection Agreement between

Consumers and American Transmission

Company, LLC (ATCLLC) and a

Coordinated Operating Agreement

(jointly Agreements) between

Consumers and Wisconsin Electric

Power Company (Wisconsin Electric),

both dated December 26, 2000. The

Agreements are to replace a Network

Integration Transmission Service

Agreement and a Network Operating

Agreement between Consumers and

Edison Sault Electric Company,

scheduled to terminate December 31,

2000.

Consumers requested that the

Agreements be allowed to become

effective January 1, 2001.

Copies of the filing were served upon

ATCLLC, Wisconsin Electric, the

Wisconsin Public Service Commission

and the Michigan Public Service

Commission.

Comment date: January 19, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

37. Xcel Energy Services Inc.

[Docket No. ER01–841–000]

Take notice that on December 29,

2000, Xcel Energy Services Inc., (Xcel

Services) on behalf of Southwestern

Public Service Company (SPS), tendered

for filing pursuant to Section 206 of the

Federal Power Act Amended and

Restated Agreements for Wholesale Full

Requirements Electric Power Service

between SPS and Central Valley Electric

Cooperative, Inc., Farmers’ Electric

Cooperative, Inc., Lea County Electric

Cooperative, Inc., Lyntegar Electric

Cooperative, Inc., and Roosevelt County

Electric Cooperative, Inc.

Xcel Services requests an effective

date for the revised Amended and

Restated Agreements as soon as

practical, but in no event after April 30,

2001. Accordingly, to the extent

necessary, Xcel Services seeks waiver of

the Commission’s filing requirements.

Xcel Services has posted the filing

according to the requirements of 18 CFR

35.2(d).

Copies of the filing are available for

public inspection in SPS’s offices in

Amarillo, Texas.

Comment date: January 19, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

38. Wisconsin Power & Light Company

[Docket No. ER01–843–000]

Take notice that on December 28,

2000, Wisconsin Power & Light

Company (WPL), tendered for filing an

amended Power Supply Agreement with

WPPI. WPL also refiled its PR–1 rate

schedule in compliance with

Commission Order No. 614.

WPL indicates that copies of the filing

have been provided to WPPI and to the

Public Service Commission of

Wisconsin.

2902 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 9 / Friday, January 12, 2001 / Notices

Comment date: January 19, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

39. San Diego Gas & Electric Company

[Docket No. ER01–844–000]

Take notice that on December 28,

2000, San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E),

tendered for filing a change in rate for

the Transmission Revenue Balancing

Account Adjustment set forth in its

Transmission Owner Tariff (TO Tariff).

The effect of this rate change is to

reduce rates for jurisdictional

transmission service utilizing that

portion of the California Independent

System Operator-Controlled Grid owned

by SDG&E.

SDG&E requests that this rate change

be made effective January 1, 2001.

Copies of this filing were served upon

the Public Utilities Commission of the

State of California and all interested

parties.

Comment date: January 19, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

40. FirstEnergy Generation Corp.

[Docket No. ER01–845–000]

Take notice that on December 28,

2000, FirstEnergy Generation Corp.

(Genco), a newly-formed generation

company subsidiary of FirstEnergy

Corp., tendered for filing its FERC

Electric Tariff, Original Volume No. 1

(the Tariff), pursuant to which it is

proposing to make sales of electricity to

wholesale purchasers at market-based

rates. The Tariff also establishes rates,

terms and conditions for assignment by

Genco of transmission services it has

reserved for its own use.

Genco has requested to have the Tariff

accepted for filing and permitted to

become effective on January 1, 2001,

and to have the FERC grant waivers and

other authorizations with respect to its

regulations that are similar to those

granted to other utility-affiliated

generation companies.

Comment date: January 19, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

41. Wisconsin Electric Power Company

[Docket No. ER01–846–000]

Take notice that on December 28,

2000, Wisconsin Electric Power

Company (Wisconsin Electric), tendered

for filing a supplement to a Network

Integration Transmission Service

Agreement between itself and Oconto

Falls Electric and Water Commission

(Oconto Falls). The supplement reduces

the monthly distribution demand charge

paid by Oconto Falls under Service

Agreement No. 96, under Wisconsin

Energy Corporation Operating

Companies FERC Electric Tariff,

Volume No. 1.

Wisconsin Electric requests an

effective date of May 15, 1996 and

waiver of the Commission’s notice

requirements. Wisconsin Electric will

refund to Oconto Falls the amount of

the distribution demand charge

collected above the new charge, with

interest, since service commencement.

Copies of the filing have been served

on Oconto Falls, the Public Service

Commission of Wisconsin and the

Michigan Public Service Commission.

Comment date: January 19, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

42. Wisconsin Electric Power Company

[Docket No. ER01–847–000]

Take notice that on December 28,

2000, Wisconsin Electric Power

Company (Wisconsin Electric), tendered

for filing, pursuant to Section 35.13 of

the Commission’s regulations, 18 CFR

35.12, an amendment to Exhibit C of a

Revised Power Sales Agreement

between Wisconsin Electric and

Wisconsin Public Power, Inc. (WPPI).

The purpose of the amendment is to

reflect the fact that, as of January 1,

2001, the price for wholesale

distribution service to WPPI will be set

forth in a new wholesale distribution

agreement between Wisconsin Electric

and WPPI, and will no longer be set

forth in Exhibit C.

Comment date: January 19, 2001, 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. 01–1013 Filed 1–11–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–U

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[ER–FRL–6614–6]

Environmental Impact Statements and

Regulations; Availability of EPA

Comments

Availability of EPA comments

prepared pursuant to the Environmental

Review Process (ERP), under Section

309 of the Clean Air Act and Section

102(2)(c) of the National Environmental

Policy Act as amended. Requests for

copies of EPA comments can be directed

to the Office of Federal Activities at

(202) 260–5076. An explanation of the

ratings assigned to draft environmental

impact statements (EISs) was published

in FR dated April 14, 2000 (65 FR

20157).

Draft EISs

ERP No. D–COE–D36118–DE Rating

LO, Fenwick Island Feasibility Study,

Storm Damage Reduction, Delaware

Coast from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick

Island, Protective Berm and Dune

Construction, Community of Fenwick

Island, Sussex County, DE.

Summary: EPA did not have any

objections regarding this proposed

project.

ERP No. DS–AFS–L60104–WA Rating

EC2, Huckleberry Land Exchange

Consolidate Ownership and Enhance

Future Conservation and Management,

Updated Information, Proposal to

Exchange Land and Mineral Estates,

Federal Land and Non Federal Land,

Mt. Baker—Snoqualmie National Forest,

Skagit Snohomish, King, Pierce, Kittitas,

and Lewis Counties, WA.

Summary: EPA expressed

environmental concerns about the

condition of Weyerhaeuser’s

commercial timberland parcels,

especially high road density,

composition and structure which are

being reviewed for inclusion in the Mt.

Baker—Snoqualmie National Forest.

EPA also raised concerns that the

current resource allocations are not

adequate to restore water quality,

aquatic habitat, habitat connectivity,

and critical endangered species habitat

as proposed in the DEIS.

ERP No. DS–BLM–K39058–CA Rating

EC2, Cadiz Groundwater Storage and

Dry-Year Supply Program, Amendment