[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 125 (Thursday, June 28, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34439-34443]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-16221]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. EG01-230-000, et al.]


Metro Energy, L.L.C., et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate 
Regulation Filings

June 20, 2001.
    Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
Commission:

1. Metro Energy, L.L.C.

[Docket No EG01-230-000]

    Take notice that on June 15, 2000, Metro Energy, L.L.C., a Michigan 
limited liability company with its principal place of business at 425 
South Main Street, Suite 201, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48107, filed with the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) an application for 
determination of exempt wholesale generator status pursuant to Section 
32 of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 and Part 365 of 
the Commission's regulations.
    Applicant is developing a 17 MW electric generating facility 
located in Wayne County, Michigan and will be engaged exclusively in 
the business of owning and operating the facility and selling electric 
energy at wholesale.
    Comment date: July 11, 2001, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice. The Commission will limit its 
consideration of comments to those that concern the adequacy or 
accuracy of the application.

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2. Mobile Energy, LLC, SkyGen Investors, LLC, InterGen (North 
America Inc., Tejas Power Generation LLC

[Docket No. EC01-117-000]

    Take notice that on June 13, 2001, Mobile Energy LLC (Mobile), 
SkyGen Investors LLC (SkyGen), InterGen (North America) Inc. 
(InterGen), and Tejas Power Generation LLC (Tejas) (collectively, 
Applicants) submitted for filing an application under section 203 of 
the Federal Power Act for authorization of a disposition of 
jurisdictional facilities in connection with the transfer of an equity 
interest in Mobile from InterGen's affiliate Tejas to SkyGen or its 
affiliate.
    Comment date: August 13, 2001, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

3. Entergy Power Holdings USA Corporation, Occidental Chemical 
Corporation

[Docket No. QF01-106-000]

    Take notice that on June 15, 2001, Entergy Power Holdings USA 
Corporation and Occidental Chemical Corporation (OxyChem) filed with 
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) an application 
for certification of a facility as a qualifying cogeneration facility 
pursuant to Section 292.207(b) of the Commission's regulations. No 
determination has been made that the submittal constitutes a complete 
filing.
    The facility will be an approximately 588 megawatt combined cycle 
cogeneration facility, primarily fired by natural gas (the Facility) 
and will be located in Convent, Louisiana. Thermal energy from the 
Facility will be used by OxyChem's chlor-alkali plant. The Facility 
will be owned by Convent Cogen, LLC. The Facility will be 
interconnected with the Entergy Louisiana, Inc. system.
    Comment date: July 5, 2001, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

4. Carolina Power & Light Company, Duke Energy Corporation, South 
Carolina Electric & Gas Company, GridSouth Transco, LLC

[Docket No. RT01-74-004]

    Take notice that on June 15, 2001, Carolina Power & Light Company, 
Duke Energy Corporation, a behalf of GridSouth Transco, LLC, submitted 
an erratum to their May 14, 2001 supplemental filing. The erratum 
corrects Pro Forma Tariff Sheet No. 303 of the GridSouth Open Access 
Transmission Tariff.
    Comment date: July 5, 2001, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

5. Public Service Company of New Mexico

[Docket No. ER01-1677-002]

    Take notice that on June 15, 2001, Public Service Company of New 
Mexico (PNM) tendered for filing a Compliance Filing in association 
with PNM's earlier filing (dated March 30, 2001) of its completely 
revised version of PNM's Open Access Transmission Tariff (OATT) to: (1) 
Incorporate a new Attachment J--Generator Interconnection Procedures, a 
new Attachment J-1--Request for Interconnection of Generation With The 
PNM Transmission System, and a new Attachment K--Index of 
Interconnection Service Customers; and (2) conform its OATT to FERC 
Order No. 614 Identification and Numbering requirements. PNM's 
Compliance Filing incorporates certain changes to the new Generator 
Interconnection Procedure identified in the Commission's May 16, 2001 
Order Conditionally Accepting Amended Tariff, 95 FERC 61,214. PNM's 
filing is available for public inspection at its offices in 
Albuquerque, New Mexico.
    Copies of the filing have been sent to all PNM Tariff customers, 
all entities that have pending interconnection requests with PNM and 
the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission.
    Comment date: July 6, 2001, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

6. Reliant Energy Services, Inc., Reliant Energy Coolwater, LLC, 
Reliant Energy Ellwood, LLC, Reliant Energy Etiwanda, LLC, Reliant 
Energy Mandalay, LLC, and Reliant Energy Ormond Beach, LLC

[Docket Nos. ER99-1801-005, ER99-2082-002, ER99-2081-002, ER99-2083-
002, ER99-2080-002 and ER99-2079-002]

    Take notice that on June 15, 2001, Reliant Energy Coolwater, LLC, 
Reliant Energy Ellwood, LLC, Reliant Energy Etiwanda, LLC, Reliant 
Energy Mandalay, LLC, Reliant Energy Ormond Beach, LLC and Reliant 
Energy Services, Inc. tendered for filing an updated market study in 
compliance with the Commission's Orders in Ormond Beach Power 
Generation, L.L.C., 83 FERC (CCH) 61,306 (1998); Ocean Vista Power 
Generation, L.L.C., et al., 82 FERC. (CCH) 61,114 (1998); NorAm Energy 
Services, Inc., Letter Order, Docket No. ER94-1247-000 (July 25, 1994) 
and the Notice of Extension of Time issued in these dockets on May 29, 
2001.
    Comment date: July 6, 2001, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

7. Maine Public Service Company

[Docket No. ER00-1053-005]

    Take notice that on June 15, 2001, pursuant to Section 2.4 of the 
Settlement Agreement filed on June 30, 2000, in Docket No. ER00-1053-
000, and accepted by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on 
September 15, 2000, Maine Public Service Company (MPS) submits this 
informational filing setting forth the changed open access transmission 
tariff charges effective June 1, 2001 together with back-up materials.
    Copies of this filing were served on the parties to the Settlement 
Agreement in Docket No. ER00-1053-000, the Commission Trial Staff, the 
Maine Public Utilities Commission, the Maine Public Advocate, and 
current MPS open access transmission tariff customers.
    Comment date: July 6, 2001, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

8. Ameren Energy Marketing Company

[Docket No. ER01-7-001]

    Take notice that on June 15, 2001, Ameren Energy Marketing Company 
(AEM) submitted the compliance filing required by the Commission's 
December 12, 2000 order in Docket No. ER01-7-000. Copies of this filing 
were served on all parties included on the Commission's official 
service list established in this proceeding.
    Comment date: July 6, 2001, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

9. Central Vermont Public Service Corporation

[Docket No. ER01-2153-001]

    Take notice that on June 15, 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 (Service Agreement) under Central 
Vermont's FERC Electric Tariff, First Revised Volume No. 7. The Service 
Agreement was refiled because the cover page for the Service Agreement 
was inadvertently omitted from the May 29, 2001 filing in this docket. 
Copies of the filing were served upon the above-mentioned company and 
the Vermont Public Service Board.
    Central Vermont requests an effective date of May 29, 2001.
    Comment date: July 6, 2001, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

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10. Idaho Power Company

[Docket No. ER01-2316-000]

    Take notice that on June 14, 2001, Idaho Power Company filed a 
Service Agreement for Firm Point-to-Point Transmission Service between 
Idaho Power Delivery and Idaho Power Marketing, under its open access 
transmission tariff in the above-captioned proceeding.
    Comment date: July 5, 2001, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

11. American Electric Power Service Corporation

[Docket No. ER01-2322-000]

    Take notice that on June 15, 2001, the American Electric Power 
Service Corporation (AEPSC) tendered for filing blanket Service 
Agreements for new customers and replacement blanket Service Agreements 
for existing customers under the AEP Companies' Power Sales Tariffs. 
The Power Sales Tariffs were accepted for filing effective October 10, 
1997 and has been designated AEP Operating Companies' FERC Electric 
Tariff Original Volume No. 5 (Wholesale Tariff of the AEP Operating 
Companies) and FERC Electric Tariff Original Volume No. 8, Effective 
January 8, 1998 in Docket ER 98-542-000 (Market-Based Rate Power Sales 
Tariff of the CSW Operating Companies). A copy of the filing was served 
upon the Parties and the State Utility Regulatory Commissions of 
Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Ohio, Oklahoma, 
Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.
    AEPSC respectfully requests waiver of notice to permit this service 
agreement to be made effective on or prior to May 16, 2001.
    Comment date: July 6, 2001, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

12. Arizona Public Service Company

[Docket No. ER01-2323-000]

    Take notice that on June 15, 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 Western 
Area Power Administration--Colorado River Storage Project under APS'' 
Open Access Transmission Tariff.
    A copy of this filing has been served on Western Area Power 
Administration Colorado River Storage Project and the Arizona 
Corporation Commission.
    Comment date: July 6, 2001, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

13. Florida Power & Light Co.

[Docket No. ER01-2324-000]

    Take notice that on June 15, 2001, Florida Power & Light Company 
(FPL) filed as Service Agreement Nos. 178 and 179 under its Open Access 
Transmission Tariff, two System Impact Study Agreements, one with 
Seminole Electric Cooperative, Inc. and one with FPL's merchant 
function. FPL requests that these System Impact Study Agreements be 
made effective on May 31 and 17, 2001, respectively.
    FPL requests that the Agreement with Seminole be made effective as 
of May 31, 2001 and that the Agreement with FPL's merchant function be 
made effective as of May 17, 2001.
    Comment date: July 6, 2001, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

14. PJM Interconnection, L.L.C

[Docket No. ER01-2327-000]

    Take notice that on June 15, 2001, PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. 
(PJM) tendered for filing an amendment to section 17.8 of the PJM Open 
Access Transmission Tariff. The proposed amendment changes the deadline 
for reservations of daily, firm point-to-point transmission service 
from noon on the second day prior to commencement of service to noon on 
the day prior to the commencement of service. Copies of this filing 
were served upon all PJM members and each state electric utility 
regulatory commission in the PJM control area.
    PJM requests an effective date of June 18, 2001.
    Comment date: July 6, 2001, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

15. Ohio Valley Electric Corporation

[Docket No. ER01-2328-000]

    Take notice that on June 15, 2001, Ohio Valley Electric Corporation 
(OVEC) tendered for filing Modification No. 14, dated as of April 1, 
2001, to the Inter-Company Power Agreement dated July 10, 1953 among 
OVEC and certain other utility companies named within that agreement as 
Sponsoring Companies (the Inter-Company Power Agreement). The Inter-
Company Power Agreement bears the designation Ohio Valley Electric 
Corporation Rate Schedule FERC No. 4.
    Mod. No. 14 is part of an arrangement intended to resolve certain 
issues that have arisen as a result of DOE's notice of cancellation of 
the power agreement between OVEC and the United States of America, 
currently acting by and through the Secretary of Energy, the statutory 
head of the United States Department of Energy (DOE) (the DOE Power 
Agreement). Mod. No. 14 to the Inter-Company Power Agreement is 
intended to allocate to the Sponsoring Companies shares of demand, 
energy and costs related to additional facilities and replacements, 
which will no longer be payable by DOE as a result of DOE's release of 
capacity and energy to the Sponsoring Companies and other arrangements 
related to DOE's notice of cancellation of the DOE Power Agreement.
    OVEC has requested that the changes to the Inter-Company Power 
Agreement become effective as of June 1, 2001.
    Copies of the filing were served upon Allegheny Energy Supply 
Company, L.L.C., Appalachian Power Company, The Cincinnati Gas & 
Electric Company, Columbus Southern Power Company, The Dayton Power and 
Light Company, FirstEnergy Generation Corp., Indiana Michigan Power 
Company, Kentucky Utilities Company, Louisville Gas and Electric 
Company, Monongahela Power Company, Ohio Edison Company, Ohio Power 
Company, Pennsylvania Power Company, The Potomac Edison Company, 
Southern Indiana Gas and Electric Company, The Toledo Edison Company, 
West Penn Power Company, the Utility Regulatory Commission of Indiana, 
the Public Service Commission of Kentucky, the Public Service 
Commission of Maryland, the Public Service Commission of Michigan, the 
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, the Public Utility Commission of 
Pennsylvania, Tennessee Regulatory Authority, the State Corporation 
Commission of Virginia and the Public Service Commission of West 
Virginia.
    Comment date: July 6, 2001, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

16. Progress Energy, On Behalf of Florida Power Corporation

[Docket No. ER01-2330-000]

    Take notice that on June 15, 2001, Florida Power Corporation (FPC) 
filed a Service Agreement with The City of Homestead under FPC's Cost-
Based Rates Tariff (CR-1), FERC Electric Tariff No. 9. A copy of this 
filing was served upon the Florida Public Service Commission.
    FPC is requesting an effective date of July 1, 2001 for this 
Agreement.
    Comment date: July 5, 2001, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

17. Old Dominion Electric Cooperative

[Docket No. ER01-2331-000]

    Take notice that on June 15, 2001, Old Dominion Electric 
Cooperative

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(Applicant) filed an Application Submitting Service Agreement Pursuant 
to Market-Based Rate Authority And Request For Waivers, submitting a 
Service Agreement between the Applicant and Southside Electric 
Cooperative for service to a single, new delivery point pursuant to the 
Applicant's previously granted authority to make sales at market-based 
rates.
    Ol Dominion requests an effective date of May 18, 2001.
    Comment date: July 6, 2001, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

18. PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.

[Docket No. ER01-2332-000]

    Take notice that on June 15, 2001, PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. 
(PJM) tendered for filing an amendment to the PJM 2001-2002 Load 
Response Pilot Program attachment to Schedule 1 of the Amended and 
Restated Operating Agreement of PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. (Operating 
Agreement) and to the Appendix to Attachment K of the PJM Open Access 
Transmission Tariff (Tariff). The proposed amendment modifies Option 1: 
Emergency Load Response Program (Emergency Program) to provide that 
those entities that become Special Members of PJM solely to participate 
in the Emergency Program will not be subject to the provisions of the 
Operating Agreement that assess liability to PJM Members. Copies of 
this filing were served upon all PJM members and each state electric 
utility regulatory commission in the PJM control area.
    PJM requests an effective date of June 1, 2001, corresponding to 
the effective date of the Emergency Program.
    Comment date: July 6, 2001, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

19. Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company

[Docket No. ER01-2333-000]

    Take notice that on June 15, 2001, Oklahoma Gas and Electric 
Company (OG&E) filed to cancel its Electric Service Agreement with City 
Water and Light Plant of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, which has 
been designated OG&E Rate Schedule FERC No. 132, pursuant to Section 
35.15 of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) 
regulations. This filing has been served upon the affected purchaser.
    OG&E requests acceptance of its notice and waiver of the 60-day 
notice requirement to permit the cancellation to become effective June 
15, 2001, or such later date as authorized by the Commission.
    Comment date: July 6, 2001, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

20. Southern Company Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER01-2334-000]

    Take notice that on June 15, 2001, Southern Company Services, Inc. 
(SCS), acting on behalf of Alabama Power Company (APC), tendered for 
filing an Interconnection Agreement (IA) by and between APC and Tenaska 
Alabama III Partners, L.P. (Tenaska). The IA allows Tenaska to 
interconnect its generating facility to be located in Coosa County, 
Alabama, to APC's electric system.
    An effective date of June 15, 2001 has been requested.
    Comment date: July 6, 2001, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

21. Duke Energy Vermillion, LLC

[Docket No. ER01-2335-000]

    Take notice that on June 15, 2001, Duke Energy Vermillion, LLC 
(Duke Vermillion) submitted for filing an amendment to Service 
Agreement No. 1 under Duke Vermillion's FERC Electric Tariff, Original 
Volume No. 1.
    Duke Vermillion requests an effective date for the amendment of 
June 1, 2001.
    Comment date: July 6, 2001, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

22. Consumers Energy Company

[Docket No. ER01-2336-000]

    Take notice that on June 15, 2001 Consumers Energy Company 
(Consumers) tendered for filing a Service Agreement with Mirant 
Americas Energy Marketing, LP, (Customer) under Consumers' FERC 
Electric Tariff No. 9 for Market Based Sales.
    Copies of the filing were served upon the Customer and the Michigan 
Public Service Commission.
    Comment date: July 6, 2001, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

23. Southern California Edison Company

[Docket No. ER01-2337-000]

    Take notice that on June 15, 2001, Southern California Edison 
Company (SCE) tendered for filing revisions to the Amended and Restated 
Radial Lines Agreement (Amended Agreement) between SCE and AES 
Huntington Beach L.L.C. (AES).
    The revisions to the Amended Agreement reflect the removal of one 
set of failed Coupling Capacitor Voltage Transformers (``CCVTs'') 
installed on the Ellis No. 1 Line at the Huntington Beach Substation 
and installation of new CCVTs, which were placed into service on April 
6, 2001.
    Copies of this filing were served upon the Public Utilities 
Commission of the State of California and AES.
    Comment date: July 6, 2001, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

24. Duke Energy Madison, LLC

[Docket No. ER01-2338-000]

    Take notice that on June 15, 2001, Duke Energy Madison, LLC (Duke 
Madison) submitted for filing an amendment to Service Agreement No. 1 
under Duke Madison's FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume No. 1.
    Duke Madison requests an effective date for the amendment of June 
1, 2001.
    Comment date: July 6, 2001, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E 
at the end of this notice.

25. Puget Sound Energy, Inc.

[Docket No. ER01-2339-000]

    Take notice that on June 15, 2001, Puget Sound Energy, Inc., as 
Transmission Provider, tendered for filing a service agreement for Firm 
Point-To-Point Transmission Service and a service agreement for Non-
Firm Point-To-Point Transmission Service with Avista Energy, Inc. 
(Avista), as Transmission Customer.
    PSE respectfully requests that the service agreement become 
effective as of June 18, 2001.
    A copy of the filing was served upon Avista.
    Comment date: July 6, 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

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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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