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notice requirement to permit an

effective date of January 1, 1996.

Copies of this filing have been sent to

the Indiana Utility Regulatory

Commission and the Indiana Office of

Utility Consumer Counselor.

Comment date: February 1, 1996, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

Standard Paragraph

E. Any person desiring to be heard or

to protest said filing should file a

motion to intervene or protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, 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 18 CFR 385.214). All such motions

or protests should be filed on or before

the comment date. Protests will be

considered by the Commission in

determining the appropriate action to be

taken, but will not serve to make

protestants parties to the proceeding.

Any person wishing to become a party

must file a motion to intervene. Copies

of this filing are on file with the

Commission and are available for public

inspection.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96–1451 Filed 1–26–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

[Docket No. EL96–31–000, et al.]

South Carolina Public Service

Authority, et al.; Electric Rate and

Corporate Regulation Filings

January 22, 1996.

Take notice that the following filings

have been made with the Commission:

1. South Carolina Public Service

Authority

[Docket No. EL96–31–000]

Take notice that on January 11, 1996,

the South Carolina Public Service

Authority (the Authority) tendered for

filing a Petition for Declaratory Order to

Implement Open Access Transmission

Tariffs (the Petition). The Authority

submitted with its Petition a Network

Integration Service Transmission Tariff

and a Point-to-Point Transmission

Service Tariff (the Tariffs). The

Authority’s Tariffs conform with the Pro

Forma Tariffs issued by the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission

(Commission) in its open access

transmission proceeding in Docket No.

RM95–8–000. In the Petition, the

Authority requests that the Commission

issue an order stating that, by placing its

Tariffs into effect, the Authority has

agreed to provide comparable service on

similar terms and conditions over the

Authority’s Transmission Facilities, and

thus satisfies any and all reciprocity

requirements included by Public

Utilities in their transmission tariffs.

The Authority submitted cost

information to support its Tariffs.

Comment date: February 20, 1996, in

accordance with Standard paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

2. Susquehanna Power Company and

Delmarva Power and Light Company

[Docket No. EC96–9–000]

Take notice that on January 2, 1996,

Susquehanna Power Company

(Susquehanna Power) and Delmarva

Power and Light Company (Delmarva)

tendered for filing a joint Request for

Approval of the Transfer of Facilities.

The filing related to the transfer of title

in certain distribution facilities to

Delmarva from Susquehanna Power. A

portion of the distribution facilities

which are part of the Conowingo

Hydroelectric Project (Conowingo

Project) on the Susquehanna River are

used solely to provide electric service to

retail customers outside of the

Conowingo Project in Cecil and Harford

Counties in Maryland. The retail electric

customers are customers of Delmarva.

The distribution facilities to be

transferred are physically located on the

Conowingo Project and are owned by

Susquehanna Power Company, but are

not used for the Conowingo Project.

Delmarva is not involved in the

operation of the Conowingo Project,

holds no interest in the Conowingo

Project, and is not affiliated with

ownership or operation of the

Conowingo Project. Susquehanna Power

and Delmarva are requesting that the

Commission approve the transfer under

section 203 of the Federal Power Act, 16

U.S.C. § 824(b) and part 33 of the

Commission’s Rules and Regulations 18

CFR 33.1 et seq., since Delmarva is the

utility who should have the control and

responsibility for the distribution

facilities necessary to serve its

customers in Cecil and Harford

Counties.

Comment date: February 8, 1996, in

accordance with Standard paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

3. Baltimore Gas and Electric Company

and Potomac Electric Power Company

[Docket No. EC96–10–000]

Take notice that on January 11, 1996,

Baltimore Gas and Electric Company

(BGE) and Potomac Electric Power

Company (PEPCO) (collectively

applicant) filed pursuant to section 203

of the Federal Power Act (FPA), 16

U.S.C. § 824b (1988), and part 33 of the

Commission’s Regulations, 18 CFR part

33, a Joint Application for an order

authorizing and approving a proposed

merger to combine their systems and to

dispose of Applicants’ jurisdictional

facilities.

Pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of

Merger, BGE and PEPCO will merge into

a new corporation, to be named

Constellation Energy Corporation

(Constellation). The utility operations of

BGE and PEPCO will be combined into

a single utility. The subsidiaries of BGE

and PEPCO will become subsidiaries of

Constellation. The merger will be

effected through an exchange of stock

with BGE and PEPCO shareholders

exchanging their shares for the right to

receive shares in Constellation.

Applicants have submitted the direct

testimony of ten witnesses who provide,

among other things, a description of the

merger, the projected benefits for

ratepayers and shareholders, and

explanation of how Constellation will

provide comparable transmission

service and an analysis of the effects of

the merger on competition in the

relevant markets. In a separate filing,

Applicants on behalf of Constellation

have submitted pro forma open-access

point-to-point transmission and network

integration service tariffs.

Copies of the Joint Application have

been served on the State Utility

Regulatory Commissions of the District

of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania

and Virginia.

Comment date: February 20, 1996, in

accordance with Standard paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

4. Associated Power Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER95–7–006]

On December 14, 1995, Associated

Power Services, Inc. filed a notice of

change in electing to utilize the threeyear reporting option.

Comment date: February 2, 1996, in

accordance with Standard paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

5. Idaho Power Company

[Docket No. ER95–1258–000]

Take notice that on January 16, 1996,

Idaho Power Company tendered for

filing an amendment in the abovereferenced docket.

Comment date: February 5, 1996, in

accordance with Standard paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

6. USGen Power Services, L.P.

[Docket No. ER95–1625–001]

Take notice that on January 16, 1996,

USGen Power Services, L.P. filed a

revision to their Rate Schedule FERC
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No. 1 as required by the Commission’s

December 13, 1995, order in Docket No.

ER95–1625–000.

Comment date: February 5, 1996, in

accordance with Standard paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

7. Public Service Company of New

Mexico

[Docket No. ER95–1800–000]

Take notice that on January 17, 1996,

Public Service Company of New Mexico

tendered for filing an amendment in the

above-referenced docket.

Comment date: February 5, 1996, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

8. Jersey Central Power & Light

Company

[Docket No. ER96–393–000]

Take notice that on December 27,

1995, Jersey Central Power & Light

Company tendered for filing an

amendment in the above-referenced

docket.

Comment date: February 5, 1996, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

9. IES Utilities Inc.

[Docket No. ER96–663–000]

Take notice that on December 22,

1995, IES Utilities, Inc. tendered for

filing proposed changes to its FERC

Electric Tariff, Original Volume No. 1.

Comment date: February 2, 1996, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

10. Duquesne Light Company

[Docket No. ER96–716–000]

Take notice that on December 29,

1995, Duquesne Light Company (DLC),

filed a Service Agreement dated

December 11, 1995, with North

American Energy Conservation under

DLC’s FERC Coordination Sales Tariff

(Tariff). The Service Agreement adds

North American Energy Conservation as

a customer under the Tariff. DLC

requests an effective date of December

11, 1995 for the Service Agreement.

Comment date: February 2, 1996, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

11. Duquesne Light Company

[Docket No. ER96–717–000]

Take notice that on December 29,

1995, Duquesne Light Company (DLC),

filed a Service Agreement dated

December 15, 1995 with Public Service

Electric and Gas under DLC’s FERC

Coordination Sales Tariff (Tariff). The

Service Agreement adds Public Service

Electric and Gas as a customer under the

Tariff. DLC requests an effective date of

December 15, 1995 for the Service

Agreement.

Comment date: February 2, 1996, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

12. American Electric Power Service

Corporation

[Docket No. ER96–718–000]

Take notice that on December 29,

1995, American Electric Power Service

Corporation (AEPSC), tendered for filing

a transmission service agreement

between AEPSC and PECO Energy

Company.

Copies of the filing were provided to

PECO and the affected state regulatory

commissions.

Comment date: February 2, 1996, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

13. MidAmerican Energy Company

[Docket No. ER96–719–000]

Take notice that on December 29,

1995, MidAmerican Energy Company

(MidAmerican), One River Center Place,

106 East Second Street, P.O. Box 4350,

Davenport, Iowa 52808, filed an initial

Rate Schedule for Power Sales (Rate

Schedule) which provides for wholesale

sales by MidAmerican at market-based

rates. The filing also includes

amendments incorporating the Rate

Schedule into twenty of MidAmerican’s

existing interchange agreements with

other utilities. These amendments will

permit MidAmerican and such other

utilities to engage in voluntary

transactions under those agreements in

accordance with the Rate Schedule.

MidAmerican requests an effective

date of February 1, 1996, for the Rate

Schedule and amendments to existing

interchange agreements and a waiver of

the provisions of the Commission’s

regulations requiring a 60-day notice of

the filing.

Copies of the filing were served on the

Iowa Utilities Board, the Illinois

Commerce Commission, the South

Dakota Public Utilities Commission and

each of the utilities affected by the

amendments to the existing interchange

agreements.

Comment date: February 2, 1996, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

14. Tampa Electric Company

[Docket No. ER96–720–000]

Take notice that on December 29,

1995, Tampa Electric Company (Tampa

Electric), tendered for filing a Letter of

Commitment providing for the sale of

capacity and energy to the Utilities

Commission, City of New Smyrna

Beach, Florida (New Smyrna).

Tampa Electric proposes that the

Letter of Commitment be made effective

as of March 1, 1996.

Tampa Electric states that a copy of

the filing has been served on New

Smyrna and the Florida Public Service

Commission.

Comment date: February 2, 1996, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

15. Tampa Electric Company

[Docket No. ER96–721–000]

Take notice that on December 29,

1995, Tampa Electric Company (Tampa

Electric), tendered for filing a contract

providing for a short-term sale of

capacity and energy to Georgia Power

Company (Georgia Power).

Tampa Electric proposed that the

contract be made effective as of March

1, 1996.

Copies of the filing have been served

on Georgia Power and the Florida and

Georgia Public Service Commission.

Comment date: February 2, 1996, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

16. Public Service Company of

Oklahoma, Southwestern Electric

Power Company

[Docket No. ER96–722–000]

Take notice that on December 29,

1995, Public Service Company of

Oklahoma (PSO) and Southwestern

Electric Power Company (SWEPCO),

tendered for filing certain amendments

to the Interconnection and Power

Supply Agreement between PSO and

the Oklahoma Municipal Power

Authority (OMPA) (OMPA PSA) and a

letter agreement relating to the

scheduling of power from certain units

jointly owned by OMPA and SWEPCO.

PSO and SWEPCO request that the

agreements submitted in the filing be

accepted to become effective January 1,

1996 and, therefore, request a waiver of

the Commission’s prior notice filing

requirements.

PSO and SWEPCO state that a copy of

the filing has been served on OMPA and

the Oklahoma Corporation Commission.

Comment date: February 2, 1996, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

17. Public Service Company of New

Mexico

[Docket No. ER96–723–000]

Take notice that on December 29,

1995, Public Service Company of New

Mexico (PNM), tendered for filing

Modification Number 6 (Modification 6)

to Contract DE–ACO4–85AL27436

(Electric Service Agreement) between

PNM and the United States Department

of Energy (DOE).
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Modification 6 provides for two

changes to the existing rate schedule: (i)

It extends the Electric Service

Agreement for a period of time not to

exceed one year from the current

termination date of December 31, 1995;

and (ii) it updates certain requirements

of the Federal Acquisition Regulations

pertaining to subcontracts.

PNM requests waiver of the

Commission’s notice requirements in

order to allow Modification 6 to be

implemented as of January 1, 1996.

Copies of this notice have been

mailed to DOE, Incorporated County of

Los Alamos, New Mexico and the New

Mexico Public Utility Commission.

Comment date: February 2, 1996, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

18. Oklahoma Gas and Electric

Company

[Docket No. ER96–724–000]

Take notice that on December 29,

1995, Oklahoma Gas and Electric

Company, tendered for filing a notice of

cancellation of the Letter Agreement

with AES Power, Inc. (AESPI) for the

sale of capacity and energy.

Copies of this filing have been sent to

AESPI, the Oklahoma Corporation

Commission, and the Arkansas Public

Service Commission.

Comment date: February 2, 1996, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

19. Pacific Gas and Electric Company

[Docket No. ER96–725–000]

Take notice that on December 29,

1995, Pacific Gas and Electric Company

(PG&E) tendered for filing a rate for

distribution service to be provided to

PG&E to Destec Power Services, Inc

(DPS) under the Control Area and

Transmission Service Agreement

between PG&E and DPS, PG&E Rate

Schedule FERC No. 185.

PG&E has requested certain waivers.

Copies of this filing were served upon

DPS and the California Public Utilities

Commission.

Comment date: February 5, 1996, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

20. Great Bay Power Corporation

[Docket No. ER96–726–000]

Take notice that on December 29,

1995, Great Bay Power Corporation

(Great Bay) tendered for filing revisions

to its Tariff for Short-Term Sales, under

which it sells capacity and/or energy

from its ownership interest in Seabrook

Unit No. 1 and/or purchased power. The

currently effective Tariff was accepted

for filing by the Commission on

November 11, 1993, in Docket No.

ER93–924–000. Great Bay requests an

effective date for the revisions of

February 27, 1996.

Great Bay states copies of the filing

were served on existing customers and

on the New Hampshire Public Utilities

Commission.

Comment date: February 5, 1996, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

21. Maine Public Service Company

[Docket No. ER96–727–000]

Take notice that Maine Public Service

Company (MPS), on December 29, 1995,

tendered for filing a proposed

Interconnection Agreement with

Houlton Water Company.

Copies of the Section 205 filing were

served upon MPS’ jurisdictional

customer under this agreement and the

Maine Department of Public Utilities.

Comment date: February 5, 1996, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

22. Great Bay Power Corporation

[Docket No. ER96–728–000]

Take notice that on December 29,

1995, Great Bay Power Corporation

(Great Bay) tendered for filing two

service agreements between Fitchburg

Gas and Electric Light Company and

Great Bay and UNITIL Power Corp. and

Great Bay for service under Great Bay’s

Tariff for Short Term Sales. This Tariff

was accepted for filing by the

Commission on November 11, 1993, in

Docket No. ER93–924–000. The service

agreements are proposed to be effective

January 1, 1996.

Comment date: February 5, 1996, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

23. New York State Electric & Gas

Corporation

[Docket No. ER96–729–000]

Take notice that New York State

Electric & Gas Corporation (NYSEG) on

December 29, 1995, tendered for filing,

as an initial rate schedule, an agreement

with PECO Energy Company (PECO).

The agreement provides a mechanism

pursuant to which the parties can enter

into separately scheduled transactions

under which NYSEG will sell to PECO

and PECO will purchase from NYSEG

either capacity and associated energy or

energy only as the parties may mutually

agree.

NYSEG requests that the agreement

become effective on December 30, 1995,

so that the parties may, if mutually

agreeable, enter into separately

scheduled transactions under the

agreement. NYSEG has requested waiver

of the notice requirements for good

cause shown.

NYSEG served copies of the filing

upon the New York State Public Service

Commission and PECO.

Comment date: February 5, 1996, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

24. The Cincinnati Gas & Electric

Company and PSI Energy, Inc.

[Docket No. ER96–730–000]

Take notice that on December 29,

1995, The Cincinnati Gas & Electric

Company and PSI Energy, Inc. filed

with the Commission a notice of

acceptance of the status as signatory

parties to the Western System Power

Pool Agreement. The filing companies

request that their membership be made

effective as of January 1, 1996.

Comment date: February 5, 1996, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

25. Ohio Edison Company and

Pennsylvania Power Company

[Docket No. ER96–731–000]

Take notice that on December 29,

1995, Ohio Edison Company tendered

for filing on behalf of itself and

Pennsylvania Power Company, an

Agreement for System Power

Transactions with Morgan Stanley

Capital Group, Inc. This initial rate

schedule will enable the parties to

purchase and sell capacity and energy

in accordance with the terms of the

Agreement.

Comment date: February 5, 1996, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

26. Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power

Company

[Docket No. ER96–732–000]

Take notice that on December 29,

1995, Connecticut Yankee Atomic

Power Company (Connecticut Yankee)

filed materials that it states are to

comply with the Commission’s

Statement of Policy issued on December

17, 1993 in Docket No. PL93–1–000.

The Statement of Policy required

companies to implement the accrual

method of accounting for postemployment benefits other than

pensions for company employees, as

described in the Statement of Financial

Accounting Standards No. 106 (SFAS

106), and to reflect that change in a

filing with the Commission within three

years of implementation of this

accounting method. Connecticut Yankee

implemented SFAS 106 on January 1,

1993, and has had no rate case since

that date.

Connecticut Yankee states that there

is no change in rates or charges as a
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result of this filing. Connecticut Yankee

further states that copies of the filing

were served on its purchasers and the

state public utility commissions in each

state in which the purchasers distribute

or sell electricity at retail.

Comment date: February 5, 1996, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

27. Florida Power Corporation

[Docket No. ER96–733–000]

Take notice that on December 28,

1995, Florida Power Corporation

(Florida Power) tendered for filing an

amendment to the agreement under

which it provides partial requirements

resale service to the Utilities

Commission, City of New Smyrna

Beach, Florida (New Smyrna). The

amendment establishes New Smyrna’s

contract demands for the period

beginning January 1, 1996 and ending

February 29, 2000, as follows:

1996 Contract Demand (Jan.–Feb.)—30

MW

1996 Contract Demand (Mar–Dec.)—24

MW

1997 Contract Demand—24 MW

1998 Contract Demand—24 MW

1999 Contract Demand—24 NW

2000 Contract Demand—24 MW

The amendment also provides that

Florida Power will provide to New

Smyrna and that New Smyrna will

purchase six megawatt of stratified

peaking service under Florida Power’s

sales tariff filed in Docket No. ER96–89–

000. The period of the purchase is to

begin at 12:01 on March 1, 1996 and end

at Midnight on February 29, 2000 unless

extended by mutual agreement. New

Smyrna is entitled to substitute base

and/or intermediate service purchased

under the tariff for the peaking service.

The prices for the service are negotiated

prices in accordance with the tariff. An

executed tariff service agreement is

included with the filing.

The Company requests that this filing

be allowed to become effective on

March 1, 1996.

Comment date: February 5, 1996, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

28. Energy Marketing Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER96–734–000]

Take notice that on December 22,

1995, Energy Marketing Services, Inc.

tendered for filing an application for

Blanket Authorization, Certain Waivers

and an Order Accepting Rate Schedule.

Comment date: February 5, 1996, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

29. Kentucky Utilities Company

[Docket No. ER96–735–000]

Take notice that on December 28,

1995, Kentucky Utilities Company (KU)

tendered for filing information on

transactions that occurred during

December 1, 1995, through December

15, 1995, pursuant to the Power

Services Tariff accepted by the

Commission in

[Docket No. ER95–854–000]

Comment date: February 5, 1996, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

30. American Electric Power Service

Corporation

[Docket No. ER96–736–000]

Take notice that American Electric

Power Service Corporation (AEPSC), on

December 29, 1995, tendered for filing

(1) a transmission service agreement,

dated December 26, 1995 (TSA) between

Columbus Southern Power Company

(CSP) and American Municipal PowerOhio, Inc. (AMP-Ohio), and (2) 3

supplemented agreements with

municipal utilities (Cities) served by

CSP under CSP’s municipal resale

service tariff.

A copy of the filing was served upon

the Cities, AMP-Ohio, and the Public

Utility Commission of Ohio.

Comment date: February 5, 1996, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

31. American Electric Power Service

Corporation

[Docket No. ER96–737–000]

Take notice that American Electric

Power Service Corporation (AEPSC), on

December 29, 1995, tendered for filing

(1) a transmission service agreement,

dated December 26, 1995 (TSA) between

Ohio Power Company (OPCO) and

American Municipal Power-Ohio, Inc.

(AMP-Ohio), and (2) 15 supplemental

agreements with municipal utilities

(Cities) served by OPCO under OPCO’s

Municipal Resale Service Tariff.

A copy of the filing was served upon

the Cities, AMP-Ohio, and the Public

Utility Commission of Ohio.

Comment date: February 5, 1996, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

32. Northern States Power Company

(Minnesota), Northern States Power

Company (Wisconsin)

[Docket No. ER96–738–000]

Take notice that on December 29,

1995, Northern States Power CompanyMinnesota (NSP–M) and Northern

States Power Company-Wisconsin

(NSP–W) jointly tendered and request

the Commission to accept two

Transmission Service Agreements

which provide for Limited and

Interruptible Transmission Service to

Industrial Energy Applications, Inc.

NSP requests that the Commission

accept for filing the Transmission

Service Agreements effective as of

December 1, 1995. NSP requests a

waiver of the Commission’s notice

requirements pursuant to Part 35 so the

Agreements may be accepted for filing

effective on the date requested.

Comment date: February 5, 1996, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

33. New Hampshire Public Service

Company

[Docket No. ER96–739–000]

Take notice that on December 28,

1996, New Hampshire Public Service

Company (PSNH) tendered for filing an

information statement concerning

PSNH’s fuel purchased power

adjustments clause charges and credits

under the captioned rate schedule

filings.

Comment date: February 5, 1996, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

34. Allegheny Power Service

Corporation on behalf of Monongahela

Power Company, The Potomac Edison

Company and West Penn Power

Company (the APS Companies)

[Docket No. ER96–740–000]

Take notice that on December 22,

1995, Allegheny Power Service

Corporation on behalf of Monongahela

Power Company, The Potomac Edison

Company and West Penn Power

Company (the APS Companies) filed a

Supplement No. 7 to add eight (8)

Customers to the Standard Generation

Service Rate Schedule under which the

APS Companies offer standard

generation and emergency service to

these Customers on an hourly, daily,

weekly, monthly or yearly basis. The

following new Customers are added by

this filing: Aquila Power Corporation

Cenergy, Inc., Heartland Energy

Services, MidCon Power Services Corp.,

Morgan Stanley Capital Group Inc.,

Phibro Inc., Sonat Power Marketing In.,

and Tenneco Energy Marketing

Company. The APS Companies request

a waiver of notice requirements to make

service available as of November 28,

1995.

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
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Commission, the West Virginia Public

Service Commission, and all parties of

record.

Comment date: February 5, 1996, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

35. MidAmerican Energy Company

[Docket No. ER96–741–000]

Take notice that on December 29,

1995, MidAmerican Energy Company

tendered for filing a Notice of

Succession in the above-referenced

docket.

Comment date: February 6, 1996, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

36. New York Power Pool

[Docket No. ER96–762–000]

Take notice that the Member Systems

of the New York Power Pool (NYPP), on

January 5, 1996, tendered for filing a

rate schedule for coordination service

with Enron Power Marketing, Inc.

(EPMI). The rate schedule would enable

the Member Systems of NYPP to enter

into purchases and sales of specified

services, including economy energy

transactions, with EPMI. Included with

the filing was a certificate of

concurrence signed by EPMI. NYPP

accordingly, requested waiver of the

Commission’s notice requirements for

good cause shown.

In addition, on January 11, 1996

NYPP filed an amendment to its January

5, 1996, filing in this docket.

Copies of these filings were served on

EPMI and the New York State Public

Service Commission.

Comment date: February 5, 1996, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

37. Citizens Utilities Company

[Docket No. ES96–17–000]

Take notice that on January 16, 1996,

Citizens Utilities Company (Citizens),

filed an application, under Rule 204 of

the Federal Power Act, seeking

authorization to issue (a) Up to $800

million principal amount of unsecured

promissory notes outstanding at any one

time, (b) up to $800 million aggregate

principal amount of debt securities with

a final maturity or maturities of not less

than 9 months nor more than 50 years,

and (c) 73 million shares of Citizens’

Common Stock (subject to adjustment

for stock splits, stock dividends,

recapitalizations and similar changes

after the date of this application), and

$400 million liquidation value of

Citizens’ Preferred Stock, subject to an

overall limitation, at any one time, of

the securities to be issued under (a), (b),

and (c) of $800 million.

Comment date: February 15, 1996, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

38. El Paso Electric Company

[Docket No. FA91–57–001]

Take notice that on May 2, 1995, El

Paso Electric Company tendered for

filing its refund report in the abovereferenced docket.

Comment date: February 5, 1996, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

39. Citizens Utilities Company

[Docket No. TX96–3–000]

Take notice that on January 11, 1996,

Citizens Utilities Company tendered for

filing a Second Application for an order

pursuant to sections 211 and 212 of the

Federal Power Act for transmission

service from Swanton Village, Vermont.

Comment date: February 21, 1996, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

40. Suffolk County Electrical Agency

[Docket No. TX96–4–000]

Take notice that on January 17, 1996,

the Suffolk Electrical Agency (SCEA)

filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission an application requesting

that the Commission order the Long

Island Lighting Company (LILCo) to

provide transmission services pursuant

to section 211 of the Federal Power Act,

as amended by the Energy Policy Act of

1992 (16 U.S.C. 824j).

SCEA is a municipal power agency

created by Suffolk County, New York,

and authorized to provide electric

service to inhabitants of the County. The

applicant alleges that LILCo has refused

to provide the firm network

transmission service requested by the

SCEA, thereby utilizing its transmission

dominance to foreclose competition in

bulk power markets.

The Applicant is requesting that

LILCo provide 30 MW of firm network

transmission service (200 MW to

effectuate SCEA’s provision of

Residential Service and 100 MW to

effectuate SCEA’s provision of

Economic Incentive Service), that LILCo

make available all necessary ancillary

services, and that LILCo make the

service available commencing on June 1,

1996, or the earliest possible date

thereafter, for a duration of at least ten

years.

A copy of the filing was served on

LILCo.

Comment date: February 21, 1996, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

Standard Paragraph

E. Any person desiring to be heard or

to protest said filing should file a

motion to intervene or protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, 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 18 CFR 385.214). All such motions

or protests should be filed on or before

the comment date. Protests will be

considered by the Commission in

determining the appropriate action to be

taken, but will not serve to make

protestants parties to the proceeding.

Any person wishing to become a party

must file a motion to intervene. Copies

of this filing are on file with the

Commission and are available for public

inspection.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96–1526 Filed 1–26–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

[Project No. 2609, New York]

International Paper Company and

Curtis/Palmer Hydroelectric Company,

L.P.; Notice of Agency Scoping

Meeting Pursuant to the National

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 for

an Applicant Prepared Environmental

Assessment

January 22, 1996.

Pursuant to the Energy Policy Act of

1992, and as part of the license

application, the International Paper

Company and Curtis/Palmer

Hydroelectric Company, L.P.

(hereinafter referred to as International

Paper) intends to prepare an

Environmental Assessment (EA) to file

with the Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission for the Curtis/Palmer Falls

Hydroelectric Project. Two public

Scoping meetings were held on January

12, 1996. However, due to inclement

weather and federal government

furloughs, another scoping session

geared to agency concerns will be held,

pursuant to the National Environmental

Policy Act of 1969, to identify the scope

of environmental issues that should be

analyzed in the EA. At the agency

scoping meeting, International Paper

will: (1) Summarize the environmental

issues tentatively identified for analysis

in the EA; (2) solicit from the meeting

participants all available information,

especially quantified data, on the issues