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385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions

on the Commission’s web site at

http://www.ferc.fed.us/efi/doobell.htm.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–14552 Filed 6–8–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP96–272–031]

Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice

of Negotiated Rate

June 5, 2001.

Take notice that on May 31, 2001,

Northern Natural Gas Company

(Northern) tendered for filing to become

part of Northern’s FERC Gas Tariff, Fifth

Revised Volume No. 1, the following

tariff sheets, proposed to become

effective on June 1, 2001:

Nineteenth Revised Sheet No. 66

Tenth Revised Sheet No. 66A

Northern states that the above sheets

are being filed to amend the negotiated

rate transaction with WPS Energy

Services, Inc. in accordance with the

Commission’s Policy Statement on

Alternatives to Traditional Cost-ofService Ratemaking for Natural Gas

Pipelines.

Northern further states that copies of

the filing have been mailed to each of

its customers and interested State

Commissions.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

protest said filing should file a motion

to intervene or a protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC

20426, in accordance with sections

385.214 or 385.211 of the Commission’s

Rules and Regulations. All such motions

or protests must be filed in accordance

with section 154.210 of the

Commission’s Regulations. 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 proceedings.

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 in the Public Reference

Room. This filing may be viewed on the

web at http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/

rims.htm (call 202–208–2222 for

assistance). Comments, protests, and

interventions may be filed electronically

via the internet in lieu of paper. See, 18

CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the

instructions on the Commission’s web

site at http://www.ferc.fed.us/efi/

doorbell.htm.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–14554 Filed 6–8–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP98–290–009]

Viking Gas Transmission Company;

Notice of Compliance Filing

June 5, 2001.

Take notice that on May 31, 2001,

Viking Gas Transmission Company

(Viking) tendered for filing as part of its

FERC Gas Tariff, First Revised Volume

No. 1, the following tariff sheets to be

effective July 1, 2001:

Twenty-Fifth Revised Sheet No. 6

Eighteenth Revised Sheet No. 6A

Ninth Revised Sheet No. 6B

Viking states that the purpose of this

filing is to comply with the Offer of

Settlement and Stipulation and

Agreement (Settlement) filed by Viking

on March 16, 1999 in the abovereferenced docket and approved by the

Commission by order issued May 12,

1999 by filing to place the Stage 3

Settlement Rates into effect in

accordance with the terms and

conditions of the Settlement.

Viking states that copies of this filing

have been served on all parties

designated on the official service list in

this proceeding, on all Viking’s

jurisdictional customers and to affected

state regulatory commissions.

Any person desiring to protest said

filing should file a protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC

20426, in accordance with section

385.211 of the Commission’s Rules and

Regulations. All such protests must be

filed in accordance with section 154.210

of the Commission’s Regulations.

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 proceedings. Copies of this filing are

on file with the Commission and are

available for public inspection in the

Public Reference Room. This filing may

be viewed on the web at http://

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

202–208–2222 for assistance).

Comments, protests and interventions

may be filed electronically via the

internet in lieu of paper. See, 18 CFR

385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions

on the Commission’s web site at

http://www.ferc.fed.us/efi/doorbell.htm.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–14551 Filed 6–8–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. EC01–94–000, et al.]

American Electric Power Service

Corporation, et al.; Electric Rate and

Corporate Regulation Filings

June 4, 2001.

Take notice that the following filings

have been made with the Commission:

1. American Electric Power Service

Corporation

[Docket No. EC01–94–000]

Take notice that on May 29, 2001,

American Electric Power Service

Corporation, on behalf of West Texas

Utilities Company, Public Service

Company of Oklahoma and

Southwestern Electric Power Company,

filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission an amendment to the

application filed in this proceeding on

April 27, 2001 pursuant to section 203

of the Federal Power Act requesting

authorization to transfer operational

control of certain jurisdictional

transmission facilities to the Southwest

Power Pool Regional Transmission

Organization as proposed and described

in the filing made by the Southwest

Power Pool on October 13, 2000 in

Docket No. RT01–34–000.

Copies of the amended filing have

been served on the Arkansas Public

Service Commission, the Louisiana

Public Service Commission, the

Oklahoma Corporation Commission, the

Public Utility Commission of Texas, and

all parties on the service list compiled

by the Secretary in this proceeding.

Comment date: June 14, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

2. Midwest Energy, Inc.

[Docket No. EC01–106–000]

Take notice that on May 24, 2001,

Midwest Energy, Inc. filed with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

an application pursuant to section 203

of the Federal Power Act for

authorization of a disposition of

jurisdictional facilities whereby

Midwest Energy, Inc. will transfer

operational control of its jurisdictional

transmission facilities to the Southwest

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Power Pool (SPP) Regional

Transmission Operator.

Comment date: June 14, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

3. PG&E Dispersed Generating

Company, LLC, Plains End, LLC

[Docket No. EC01–107–000]

Take notice that on May 24, 2001,

PG&E Dispersed Generating Company,

LLC and Plains End, LLC (Applicants)

jointly filed with the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission an application

pursuant to Section 203 of the Federal

Power Act for authorization for an intracorporate transfer of a wholesale power

sales agreement. Applicants have

requested privileged treatment for the

power sales agreement.

Comment date: June 14, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

4. Kansas City Power & Light Company

and Southwest Power Pool

[Docket No. EC01–108–000]

Take notice that on May 25, 2001,

Kansas City Power & Light Company

(KCPL) filed with the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission pursuant to

section 203 of the Federal Power Act for

authorization of a disposition of

jurisdictional facilities whereby the

Applicants will transfer operational

control of its jurisdictional transmission

facilities to the Southwest Power Pool

Regional Transmission Operator.

Comment date: June 15, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

5. The Empire District Electric

Company

[Docket No. EC01–109–000]

Take notice that on May 25, 2001, The

Empire District Electric Company

(Empire) filed with the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission pursuant to

section 203 of the Federal Power Act for

authorization of a disposition of

jurisdictional facilities whereby the

Applicants will transfer operational

control of its jurisdictional transmission

facilities to the Southwest Power Pool

Regional Transmission Operator.

Comment date: June 15, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

6. Richmond County Power, LLC

[Docket No. ER01–1417–001]

Take notice that on May 29, 2001,

Richmond County Power, LLC tendered

for filing an amendment to the

application for authorization to sell

energy, capacity and ancillary services

at market-based rates that it originally

filed in the above-captioned docket on

March 6, 2001.

Comment date: June 19, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

7. Idaho Power Company

[Docket No. ER01–1512–001]

Take notice that on May 29, 2001,

Idaho Power Company tendered for

filing a revised long-term service

agreement under its open access

transmission tariff in the abovecaptioned proceeding.

Comment date: June 19, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

8. AIG Energy Trading Inc.

[Docket No. ER01–1635–001]

Take notice that on May 30, 2001, AIG

Energy Trading Inc. (Seller) tendered for

filing a compliance filing pursuant to

the order of the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission (Commission)

issued on May 24, 2001, in the abovecaptioned docket. The Commission’s

May 24 order accepted Seller’s marketbased rate filing, conditioned upon

Seller, within 15 days of the order,

changing the designation of its rate

schedule to: Rate Schedule FERC No. 1.

Seller’s filing reflects this change.

Comment date: June 20, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

9. California Independent System

Operator Corporation

[Docket No. ER01–1646–001]

Take notice that on May 29, 2001, the

California Independent System Operator

Corporation (ISO) tendered for filing an

Interconnected Control Area Operating

Agreement (ICAOA) between the ISO

and Comision Federal de Electricidad,

in compliance with the Commission’s

April 27, 2001 letter order in the abovereferenced docket and with Order No.

614. The ISO states that it does not now

propose any new substantive changes to

the ICAOA.

The ISO states that this filing has been

served upon all parties in the abovereferenced docket.

Comment date: June 19, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

10. FPL Energy Maine Holdings, LLC &

Boralex Industries Inc.

[Docket No. ER01–1854–001]

Take notice that on May 30, 2001, FPL

Energy Maine Holdings, LLC and

Boralex Industries Inc., jointly tendered

for filing an amendment to their April

24, 2001 notice of succession, notice of

change in status and application for

market-based rate authority pursuant to

Section 205 of the Federal Power Act.

The sole purpose of the amendment is

to request the Commission to grant such

waivers of certain filing requirements

and such blanket authorizations as the

Commission has authorized in previous

orders involving sellers of power from

merchant plants at market-based rates.

Comment date: June 20, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

11. Puget Sound Energy, Inc.

[Docket No. ER01–2149–000]

Take notice that on May 29, 2001,

Puget Sound Energy (PSE) tendered for

filing a Blanket Service Agreement for

Retail Network Integration Transmission

Service, a Retail Network Operating

Agreement, and a proposed Schedule 4R

for PSE’s Open Access Transmission

Tariff (OATT) to provide Energy

Imbalance Service for certain Retail

Customers. The retail customers that

will take service under these agreements

and under Schedule 4R were previously

Schedule 48 and Special Contract

customers. PSE requests an effective

date of June 1, 2001 for the filings.

A copy of the filing was served upon

all parties listed in the Certificate of

Service.

Comment date: June 19, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

12. SOWEGA Power LLC

[Docket No. ER01–2150–000]

Take notice that on May 29, 2001,

SOWEGA Power LLC (SOWEGA)

tendered for filing an Electric Power

Master Agreement between SOWEGA

and Morgan Stanley Capital Group Inc.

as a long-term service agreement under

SOWEGA’s market based sales tariff.

The Electric Power Master Agreement is

designated as SOWEGA Power LLC

FERC Service Agreement No. 5 to

SOWEGA’s FERC Electric Tariff,

Original Vol. 1.

Comment date: June 19, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

13. Cold Springs Creek, LLC

[Docket No. ER01–2151–000]

Take notice that on May 29, 2001,

Cold Springs Creek, LLC (Cold Springs),

tendered for filing an application to

shorten time for notice and comments,

for waivers and blanket approvals under

various regulations of the Commission,

and for an order accepting its FERC

Electric Rate Schedule No. 1. Cold

Springs proposes that its Rate Schedule

No. 1 become effective upon

commencement of service of the Cold

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Springs power plant (the Plant), a

generation project currently being

developed by Cold Springs in the State

of Idaho.

The Plant will commence the sale of

power on June 15, 2001, Cold Springs

intends to sell energy and capacity from

the Plant at market-based rates, and on

such terms and conditions to be

mutually agreed upon with the

purchasing party. Copies of the filing

were served on Northern Lights, Inc,

Rural Electric Cooperative, and the

Idaho Public Utilities Commission.

Comment date: June 19, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

14. Cinergy Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER01–2152–000]

Take notice that on May 29, 2001,

Cinergy Services, Inc. tendered for filing

a Facilities Construction Agreement by

and between Cinergy Services, Inc.

(Cinergy) and Cogentrix Lawrence

County, LLC (Cogentrix), which is dated

May 2, 2001.

The Facilities Construction

Agreement between the parties provides

for the construction and installation of

the interconnection facilities and the

additions, modifications and upgrades

to the existing transmission facilities of

PSI Energy, Inc. (APSI), a Cinergy utility

operating company.

Cinergy states that it has served a

copy of its filing upon the Indiana

Utility Regulatory Commission and

Cogentrix.

Comment date: June 19, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

15. Central Vermont Public Service

Corporation

[Docket No. ER01–2153–000]

Take notice that on May 29, 2001,

Central Vermont Public Service

Corporation (Central Vermont), tendered

for filing an executed Service

Agreement for Non-Firm Point-to-Point

Transmission Service with Citizens

Communications Company under

Central Vermont’s FERC Electric Tariff,

First Revised Volume No. 7.

Copies of the filing were served upon

the above-mentioned company and the

Vermont Public Service Board.

Comment date: June 19, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

16. Southwest Power Pool, Inc.

[Docket No. ER01–2154–000]

Take notice that on May 29, 2001,

Southwest Power Pool, Inc. (SPP)

tendered for filing three executed

service agreements for Firm Point-toPoint Transmission Service, Non-Firm

Point-to-Point Transmission Service,

and Loss Compensation Service with

Calpine Energy Services, L.P.

(Transmission Customer). SPP seeks an

effective date of May 17, 2001 for each

of these service agreements.

A copy of this filing was served on the

Transmission Customer.

Comment date: June 19, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

17. Pennsylvania Electric Company

[Docket No. ER01–2155–000]

Take notice that on May 29, 2001,

Pennsylvania Electric Company (doing

business as GPU Energy) tendered for

filing a letter agreement (Agreement)

between GPU Energy and Allegheny

Energy Supply Company LLC

(Allegheny Energy). Under the

Agreement, Allegheny Energy has

agreed to the operational and financial

responsibilities set forth in the GPU

Energy Manuals in connection with

Allegheny Energy becoming the Load

Serving Entity for the Pennsylvania

Boroughs of Berlin, Hooversville and

Smethport.

Copies of the filing were served upon

Allegheny Energy, PJM and regulators in

the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Comment date: June 19, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

18. New England Power Company

[Docket No. ER01–2156–000]

Take notice that on May 29, 2001,

New England Power Company (NEP)

tendered for filing a notice of succession

for Montaup Electric Company, FERC

Electric Tariff, First Revised Volume No.

1 (Montaup Tariff No. 1) and certain

service agreements under Montaup

Tariff No. 1.

Comment date: June 19, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

19. Arizona Public Service Company

[Docket No. ER01–2157–000]

Take notice that on May 29, 2001,

Arizona Public Service Company (APS)

tendered for filing umbrella Service

Agreements to provide Short-Term Firm

and Non-Firm Point-to-Point

Transmission Service to Portland

General Electric, and State of Nevada,

Colorado River Commission under

APS’’ Open Access Transmission Tariff.

A copy of this filing has been served

on Portland General Electric, State of

Nevada, Colorado River Commission,

Oregon Public Utility Commission, and

the Arizona Corporation Commission.

Comment date: June 19, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

20. Mid-Continent Area Power Pool

[Docket No. ER01–2158–000]

Take notice that on May 29, 2001, the

Mid-Continent Area Power Pool, on

behalf of its public utility members,

tendered for filing service agreements

under MAPP Schedule R with American

Electric Power Corporation; Black Hills

Power; FPL Energy Power Marketing,

Inc.; Kansas City Power and Light;

Northern States Power; NRG Power

Marketing Inc.; Split Rock Energy;

UtiliCorp United, Inc.; and Williams

Energy Marketing & Trading Company.

Comment date: June 19, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

21. Hermiston Generating Company,

L.P.

[Docket No. ER01–2159–000]

Take notice that on May 29, 2001,

Hermiston Generating Company, L.P.

(Hermiston) tendered for filing,

pursuant to Section 205 of the Federal

Power Act, and Part 35 of the

Commission’s regulations, an

application for authorization to make

sales of capacity, energy, and certain

Ancillary Services at market-based rates;

to reassign transmission capacity; and to

resell firm transmission rights (FTRs).

Hermiston owns an undivided 50

percent interest in an electric generating

facility located in Hermiston, Oregon.

Comment date: June 19, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

22. West Penn Power Company (dba

Allegheny Power)

[Docket No. ER01–2160–000]

Take notice that on May 30, 2001,

West Penn Power Company, dba

Allegheny Power, tendered for filing an

Amendment to its Electric Service

Agreement with the Borough of

Chambersburg (Customer) under FERC

Electric Tariff, First Revised Volume No.

1 to permit the Customer to make sales

from its generation into the market, and

also filed an Interconnection and

Operating Agreement with the Customer

as Service Agreement No. 353 under

Allegheny Power’s Open Access

Transmission Tariff. An effective date of

May 31, 2001 is requested.

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

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Service Commission and all parties of

record.

Comment date: June 20, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

23. New England Power Pool

[Docket No. ER01–2161–000]

Take notice that on May 30, 2001, the

New England Power Pool (NEPOOL)

tendered for filing changes to Ancillary

Service Schedule 2 (Reactive Supply

and Voltage Control from Generation

Sources Service) (Schedule 2) in the

NEPOOL Open Access Transmission

Tariff. These changes would amend

Schedule 2 to include a capacity charge.

This amendment to the Tariff is

expected to increase rates

approximately $12 million annually.

The changes also include elimination of

the Schedule 2 Implementation Rule

previously filed with the Commission.

NEPOOL states that the elimination of

the Schedule 2 Rule will not increase

rates. An August 1, 2001 effective date

is requested.

NEPOOL states that copies of these

materials were sent to the NEPOOL

Participants and the six New England

state governors and regulatory

commissions.

Comment date: June 20, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

24. New York Independent System

Operator, Inc.

[Docket No. ER01–2162–000]

Take notice that on May 30, 2001, the

New York Independent System

Operator, Inc. (NYISO) tendered for

filing proposed revisions to NYISO

Agreement. The NYISO requests an

effective date of one day after this filing

(May 31, 2001).

Copies of this filing were served upon

all to all parties that have executed

Service Agreements under the NYISO’s

Open-Access Transmission Tariff or

Services Tariff, to the New York State

Public Service Commission, and to the

electric utility regulatory agencies in

New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

Comment date: June 20, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

25. American Electric Power Service

Corporation

[Docket No. ER01–2163–000]

Take notice that on May 30, 2001, the

American Electric Power Service

Corporation (AEPSC) tendered for filing

an unexecuted Interconnection and

Operation Agreement between Indiana

Michigan Power Company and DPL

Energy, Inc. The agreement is pursuant

to the AEP Companies’ Open Access

Transmission Service Tariff (OATT) that

has been designated as the Operating

Companies of the American Electric

Power System FERC Electric Tariff

Revised Volume No. 6, effective June 15,

2000.

AEP requests an effective date of May

31, 2001.

A copy of the filing was served upon

the Indiana Utility Regulatory

Commission and Michigan Public

Utilities Commission.

Comment date: June 20, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

26. Southern Company Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER01–2164–000]

Take notice that on May 30, 2001,

Southern Company Services, Inc., as

agent for Georgia Power Company

(Georgia Power), tendered for filing the

Interconnection Agreement between

Georgia Power and Duke Energy Glynn,

LLC (DENA Glynn) (the Agreement), as

a service agreement under Southern

Operating Companies’ Open Access

Transmission Tariff (FERC Electric

Tariff, Fourth Revised Volume No. 5)

and is designated as Service Agreement

No. 378. The Agreement provides the

general terms and conditions for the

interconnection and parallel operation

of DENA Glynn’s electric generating

facility located near Thalmann, Glynn

County, Georgia. The Agreement

terminates forty (40) years from the

effective date unless terminated earlier

by mutual written agreement.

Comment date: June 20, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

27. LSP Energy Limited Partnership

[Docket No. ER98–2259–002]

Take notice that on May 30, 2001, LSP

Energy Limited Partnership, tendered

for filing a notice of change in status,

submission of updated market analysis,

and election as to reporting of future

changes in status.

The filing reflects the fact that

subsidiaries of NRG Energy, Inc.

currently own 100 percent of the

applicant.

Comment date: June 20, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

Standard Paragraph

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, 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). 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).

Comments, protests, and interventions

may be filed electronically via the

internet in lieu of paper. See, 18 CFR

385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions

on the Commission’s web site at

http://www.ferc.fed.us/efi/doorbell.htm.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. EG01–173–000, et al.]

CMS Operating Company, et al.;

Electric Rate and Corporate Regulation

Filings

June 1, 2001.

Take notice that the following filings

have been made with the Commission:

1. CMS Generation Operating Company

[Docket No. EG01–173–000]

Take notice that on May 25, 2001,

CMS Generation Operating Company,

330 Town Center Drive, Suite 1000,

Dearborn, Michigan 48126, filed with

the Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission (Commission), an

amendment to its application for

determination of exempt wholesale

generator status pursuant to Part 365 of

the Commission’s regulations.

CMS Generation Operating Company

is a wholly-owned subsidiary of CMS

Generation Co., a Michigan corporation,

which is a wholly-owned indirect

subsidiary of CMS Energy Corporation,

also a Michigan corporation. CMS

Generation Operating Company will

operate, under an operations and

maintenance agreement with the owner,

a waste tire-burning electricity

generating facility located in Sterling,

Connecticut with a net electrical

generating capacity of approximately 26

MW.