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Gas & Electric Department, Hudson

Light and Power Department, Hull

Municipal Lighting Plant, Ipswich

Municipal Light Department,

Marblehead Municipal Light

Department, Middleborough Gas and

Electric Department, Middleton

Municipal Light Department, North

Attleborough Electric Department,

Paxton Municipal Light Department,

Peabody Municipal Light Plant,

Shrewsbury’s Electric Light Plant,

Sterling Municipal Light Department,

Taunton Municipal Lighting Plant,

Wakefield Municipal Light Department,

West Boylston Municipal Lighting

Plant, Westfield Gas & Electric Light

Department, and the Connecticut

Municipal Electric Energy Cooperative.

The contracts to be canceled are

Cambridge Electric Light Company, Rate

Schedule FERC No.22; Central Maine

Power Company, Rate Schedule FERC

No. 46, The Connecticut Light and

Power Company, Rate Schedule FERC

No. 72, New England Power Company,

Rate Schedule FERC No. 237, Public

Service Company of New Hampshire,

Rate Schedule FERC No. 63, and

Montaup Electric Company, Rate

Schedule FERC No. 25.

Notices of the proposed cancellations

have been served on the appropriate

state regulatory agencies and all affected

customers.

Comment date: December 28, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

23. TPS McAdams, LLC

[Docket No. ER02–507–000]

Take notice that on December 7, 2001,

TPS McAdams, LLC tendered for filing

with the Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission (Commission) an

application for authorization to sell

energy, capacity and ancillary services

at market-based rates pursuant to

section 205 of the Federal Power Act.

A copy of this filing has been served

on the Florida Public Service

Commission.

Comment date: December 28, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

24. Tampa Electric Company

[Docket No. ER02–508–000]

Take notice that on December 7, 2001,

Tampa Electric Company (TEC)

tendered for filing pursuant to Section

205 of the Federal Power Act an

executed Interconnection and Operating

Agreement between TEC and CPV

Pierce, Ltd. as a service agreement

under TEC’s open access transmission

tariff.

Comment date: December 28, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

25. Entergy Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER02–509–000]

Take notice that on December 7, 2001,

Entergy Services, Inc., on behalf of

Entergy Gulf States, Inc., tendered for

filing a unilaterally executed

Interconnection and Operating

Agreement with Shell Chemical LP,

acting as agent for Shell Oil Company

(Shell), and a Generator Imbalance

Agreement with Shell.

Comment date: December 28, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

26. TPS Dell, LLC

[Docket No. ER02–510–000]

Take notice that on December 7, 2001,

TPS Dell, LLC tendered for filing an

application for authorization to sell

energy, capacity and ancillary services

at market-based rates pursuant to

section 205 of the Federal Power Act.

A copy of this filing has been served

on the Florida Public Service

Commission.

Comment date: December 28, 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 this filing are on file with the

Commission and are available for public

inspection. This filing may also be

viewed on the web at http://

www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘RIMS’’ link,

select ‘‘Docket#’’ and follow the

instructions (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 under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–31307 Filed 12–19–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. EL00–73–002, et al.]

New England Power Company, et al.;

Electric Rate and Corporate Regulation

Filings

December 14, 2001.

Take notice that the following filings

have been made with the Commission:

1. New England Power Company

[Docket No. EL00–73–002]

Take notice that on December 7, 2001,

New England Power Company (NEP)

tendered for filing with the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission

(Commission) a Refund Report along

with supporting documents. The

refunds were made in compliance with

a November 7, 2001 Commission order

issued in the above-referenced

proceeding.

NEP states that copies of the Refund

Report have been served on the persons

listed on the official service list for this

proceeding and the Massachusetts

Department of Telecommunications and

Energy.

Comment date: January 8, 2002, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

2. NRG Power Marketing Inc.

[Docket No. ER97–4281–012]

Take notice that on December 11,

2001, NRG Power Marketing Inc.,

tendered for filing with the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission

(Commission) an updated market power

study in compliance with the

Commission’s Order in NRG Power

Marketing, Inc. Docket No. ER97–4281–

001.

Comment date: January 2, 2002, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

3. Arizona Public Service Company

[Docket No. ER01–463–006]

Take notice that on December 10,

2001, Arizona Public Service Company

(APS) tendered for filing with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

(Commission) its Compliance to

Commission’s Order on Compliance

Filing in Docket No. ER01–463–005.

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A copy of this filing has been served

on all parties on the official service list.

Comment date: December 31, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

4. Duke Energy South Bay, LLC

[Docket No. ER02–239–002]

Take notice that on December 11,

2001, Duke Energy South Bay, L.L.C.

(DESB) tendered for filing with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

(Commission) Substitute Third Revised

Sheet No. 8 to DESB’s FERC Electric

Rate Schedule No. 2. DESB States that

this Substitute sheet is being filed to

correct omissions from their November

1, 2001 filing in this proceeding.

Specifically these corrections are to

Schedule A, sections 12 and 13 of its

Reliability Must Run Service Agreement

(RMR Agreement) with the California

Independent System Operator (CAISO).

DESB requests an effective date of

January 1, 2002, for these revisions.

Copies of the filing have been served

upon each person designated on the

official service list compiled by the

Secretary in this proceeding.

Comment date: January 2, 2002, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

5. Duke Energy Oakland, LLC

[Docket No. ER02–240–001]

Take notice that on December 11,

2001, Duke Energy Oakland, L.L.C.

(DEO) tendered for filing with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

(Commission) First Revised Sheet No.

136 and Substitute Fifth Revised Sheet

No. 140 to DEO’s FERC Electric Rate

Schedule No. 2. DEO States that these

sheets are being filed to correct

omissions from their November 1, 2001

filing in this proceeding. Specifically

these corrections are to Schedule A,

Section 13 and Schedule B, Table B–2

of its Reliability Must Run Service

Agreement (RMR Agreement) with the

California Independent System Operator

(CAISO).

DEO requests an effective date of

January 1, 2002, for these revisions.

Copies of the filing have been served

upon each person designated on the

official service list compiled by the

Secretary in this proceeding.

Comment date: January 2, 2002, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

6. Western Resources, Inc.

[Docket No. ER02–379–001]

Take notice that on December 10,

2001, Western Resources, Inc., (WR)

amended its filing to cancel Market

Based Rate Tariff Agreement with the

Allegheny Energy Service Corporation,

American Electric Power Service Corp.,

Arizona Public Service Company, Coral

Power, L.L.C., Engage Energy US, L.P.,

Otter Tail Power Company, Rainbow

Energy Marketing Corporation, and The

Board of Municipal Utilities of Sikeston,

Missouri.

WR requests an effective date of

December 10, 2001.

Notice of the proposed termination

has been served upon the above

mentioned corporations and utilities

and the Kansas Corporation

Commission.

Comment date: December 31, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

7. Allegheny Energy Service

Corporation, on behalf of Monongahela

Power Company, The Potomac Edison

Company, and West Penn Power

Company (Allegheny Power)

[Docket No. ER02–454–001]

Take notice that on December 10,

2001, Allegheny Energy Service

Corporation on behalf of Monongahela

Power Company, The Potomac Edison

Company and West Penn Power

Company (Allegheny Power), filed

Service Agreement Nos. 364–367 under

Allegheny Power’s Open Access

Transmission Service Tariff which has

been accepted for filing by the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission in

Docket No. ER96–58–000. Service

Agreement Nos. 364–367 are designated

to comply with Order 614. The

proposed effective date for the Service

Agreements is December 1, 2001.

Copies of the filing have been

provided to the customer.

Comment date: December 31, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

8. Virginia Electric and Power

Company

[Docket No. ER02–511–000]

Take notice that on December 10,

2001, Virginia Electric and Power

Company (Dominion Virginia Power)

tendered for filing an executed

Generator Interconnection and

Operating Agreement (Interconnection

Agreement) with Southeastern Public

Service Authority of Virginia (SPSA).

The Interconnection Agreement sets

forth the terms and conditions

governing the interconnection between

SPSA’s generating facility (Generating

Facility) and Dominion Virginia Power’s

transmission system. Copies of the filing

were served upon SPSA and the

Virginia State Corporation Commission.

Dominion Virginia Power requests

that the Commission waive its notice of

filing requirements and accept this

filing to make the Interconnection

Agreement effective on December 11,

2001, the day after the date of filing.

Comment date: December 31, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

9. American Transmission Systems,

Incorporated

[Docket No. ER02–512–000]

Take notice that on December 10,

2001, American Transmission Systems,

Incorporated filed an Agreement for

construction of a new 34.5 kV delivery

point with The Village of Woodville.

The Agreement provides for the

addition of a new 34.5 kV distribution

delivery point. This filing is made

pursuant to Section 205 of the Federal

Power Act. Copies of this filing have

been served on Woodville, American

Municipal Power-Ohio, Inc., and the

Public Utility Commission of Ohio.

Comment date: December 31, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

10. American Transmission Systems,

Inc.

[Docket No. ER02–513–000]

Take notice that on December 10,

2001, American Transmission Systems,

Inc. filed a Service Agreement to

provide Non-Firm Point-to-Point

Transmission Service for Dominion

Nuclear Marketing II, Inc., the

Transmission Customer. Services are

being provided under the American

Transmission Systems, Inc. Open

Access Transmission Tariff submitted

for filing by the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission in Docket No.

ER99–2647–000. The proposed effective

date under the Service Agreement is

December 6, 2001 for the above

mentioned Service Agreement in this

filing.

Comment date: December 31, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

11. American Transmission Systems,

Inc.

[Docket No. ER02–514–000]

Take notice that on December 10,

2001, American Transmission Systems,

Inc. filed a Service Agreement to

provide Firm Point-to-Point

Transmission Service for Dominion

Nuclear Marketing II, Inc., the

Transmission Customer. Services are

being provided under the American

Transmission Systems, Inc. Open

Access Transmission Tariff submitted

for filing by the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission in Docket No.

ER99–2647–000. The proposed effective

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date under the Service Agreement is

December 6, 2001 for the above

mentioned Service Agreement in this

filing.

Comment date: December 31, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

12. Western Resources, Inc.

[Docket No. ER02–515–000]

Take notice that on December 10,

2001, Western Resources, Inc. (WR)

tendered for filing a Service Agreement

between WR and Calpine Energy

Services, L.P. (Calpine). WR states that

the purpose of this agreement is to

permit Calpine to take service under

WR’s Market Based Power Sales Tariff

on file with the Commission. This

agreement is proposed to be effective

November 15, 2001.

Copies of the filing were served upon

Calpine and the Kansas Corporation

Commission.

Comment date: December 31, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

13. Allegheny Energy Service

Corporation, on behalf of Monongahela

Power Company, The Potomac Edison

Company and West Penn Power

Company (Allegheny Power)

[Docket No. ER02–516–000]

Take notice that on December 10,

2001, Allegheny Energy Service

Corporation on behalf of Monongahela

Power Company, The Potomac Edison

Company and West Penn Power

Company (Allegheny Power) filed

Schedule 13, Retail Transmission

Service—Virginia to its Pro Forma Open

Access Transmission Tariff (OATT).

Updated customer lists and

miscellaneous changes to the OATT

were also filed. Allegheny Power has

requested an effective date for Schedule

13 and the other changes proposed in

the filing of January 1, 2002.

Copies of the filing have been

provided to Allegheny Power’s

jurisdictional customers, the Public

Utilities Commission of Ohio, the

Pennsylvania Public Utility

Commission, the Maryland Public

Service Commission, the Virginia State

Corporation Commission and the West

Virginia Public Service Commission.

Comment date: December 31, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

14. Central Vermont Public Service

Corporation

[Docket No. ER02–518–000]

Take notice that on December 11,

2001, Central Vermont Public Service

Corporation (Central Vermont), tendered

for filing executed Service Agreements

for Firm Point-to-Point Transmission

Service and Non-Firm Point-to-Point

Transmission Service with H.Q. Energy

Services (U.S.) Inc. under Central

Vermont’s FERC Electric Tariff, First

Revised Volume No. 7. Copies of the

filing were served upon the abovementioned company and the Vermont

Public Service Board.

Central Vermont requests that the

Service Agreements become effective on

December 7, 2001, the date service

commenced.

Comment date: January 2, 2002, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

15. Commonwealth Edison Company

[Docket No. ER02–519–000]

Take notice that on December 11,

2001 Commonwealth Edison Company

(ComEd) submitted for filing a Service

Agreement for Network Integration

Transmission Service (NSA) between

ComEd and Nicor Energy, L.L.C. (Nicor).

This agreement govern ComEd’s

provision of network service to serve

retail load under the terms of ComEd’s

Open Access Transmission Tariff

(OATT).

ComEd requests an effective date of

December 1, 2001, and accordingly

seeks waiver of the Commission’s notice

requirements.

Copies of this filing were served on

Nicor.

Comment date: January 2, 2002, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

16. Southwest Power Pool, Inc.

[Docket No. ER02–521–000]

Take notice that on December 11,

2001, Southwest Power pool, Inc. (SPP)

submitted for filing one executed

service agreement for Firm Point-toPoint Transmission Service with

Western Resources Generation Services

(WRGS).

SPP requests an effective date of

January 1, 2002 for this service

agreement. A copy of this filing was

served on WRGS.

Comment date: January 2, 2002, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

17. Commonwealth Edison Company

[Docket No. ER02–522–000]

Take notice that on December 11,

2001 Commonwealth Edison Company

(ComEd) submitted for filing an

amended Form of Service Agreement for

Firm Point-to-Point Transmission

Service (Amended Service Agreement)

with Split Rock Energy, LLC (Split

Rock) and a Form of Service Agreement

for Firm Point-to-Point Transmission

Service (Service Agreement) with NRG

Power Marketing Inc. (NRG) under the

terms of ComEd’s Open Access

Transmission Tariff (OATT). Copies of

this filing were served on Split Rock

and NRG.

ComEd requests an effective date of

November 12, 2001, for the Amended

Service Agreement with Split Rock and

an effective date of November 12, 2001

for the Service Agreement with NRG,

and accordingly seeks waiver of the

Commission’s notice requirements.

Comment date: January 2, 2002, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

18. Illinois Power Company

[Docket No. ER02–523–000]

Take notice that on December 11,

2001, Illinois Power Company (Illinois

Power), filed with the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission (Commission)

nine (9) Firm Long-Term Point-To-Point

Transmission Service Agreements

entered into with Dynegy Power

Marketing, Inc. (DPM), an affiliate of

Illinois Power.

Illinois Power requests an effective

date of January 1, 2002 for the

agreements and seeks a waiver of the

Commission’s notice requirement.

Illinois Power states that a copy of this

filing has been sent to DPM.

Comment date: January 2, 2002, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

19. Progress Energy Inc. on behalf of

Carolina Power & Light Company

[Docket No. ER02–524–000]

Take notice that on December 11,

2001, Carolina Power & Light Company

(CP&L) tendered for filing an executed

Service Agreement between CP&L and

the following eligible buyer, Western

Resources, Inc. Service to this eligible

buyer will be in accordance with the

terms and conditions of CP&L’s MarketBased Rates Tariff, FERC Electric Tariff

No. 5.

CP&L requests an effective date of

December 1, 2001 for this Service

Agreement.

Copies of the filing were served upon

the North Carolina Utilities Commission

and the South Carolina Public Service

Commission.

Comment date: January 2, 2002, 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

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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 this filing are on file with the

Commission and are available for public

inspection. This filing may also be

viewed on the web at http://

www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘RIMS’’ link,

select ‘‘Docket#’’ and follow the

instructions (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 under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–31308 Filed 12–19–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket Nos. CP00–232–000 and CP00–232–

001]

Iroquois Gas Transmission System,

L.P.; Notice of Availability of the Final

Environmental Impact Statement for

the Proposed Eastchester Project

December 14, 2001.

The staff of the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission (FERC or

Commission) has prepared a Final

Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS)

on the natural gas pipeline facilities

proposed by Iroquois Gas Transmission

System, L.P. (Iroquois) in the above

referenced docket.

The FEIS was prepared to satisfy the

requirements of the National

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The

staff concludes that approval of the

proposed project, with the mitigation

measures recommended in the DEIS,

would have limited adverse

environmental impact.

The FEIS addresses the potential

environmental effects of the project

proposed by Iroquois to convey natural

gas from Northport, Long Island, to the

Bronx, New York and evaluates

alternatives to the proposed project. The

pipeline would be constructed across

Long Island Sound and be comprised of

the following facilities:

32.8 miles of 24-inch diameter pipe;

Pipeline maintenance facilities

constructed in Northport and the Bronx;

Gas meter, regulator, heater, and

mainline valve at the terminus in the

Bronx;

Two new compressor stations along

the existing Iroquois pipeline;

Additions and modifications to three

existing compressor stations; and

Work space and access roads to

construct, operate, and maintain the

above facilities.

The purpose of the proposed facilities

would be to provide natural gas for

electric generation and to serve

residential, industrial, and commercial

customers in New York City. The

proposed project would serve:

Consolidated Edison Energy, Inc.

(Dth/day)—30,000 dekatherms per day

Keyspan Ravenswood, Inc.—60,000

Dth/day

Orion Power Holdings, Inc.—60,000

Dth/day

Miriant New York Management, Inc—

60,000 Dth/day

Virginia Power Energy Marketing,

Inc.—20,000 Dth/day.

Consultation

The draft environmental impact

statement (DEIS) was issued on August

2, 2001 and distributed to the U.S. Fish

and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and to

the National Marine Fisheries Service

(NMFS) as our biological assessment

under the Endangered Species Act

(ESA). Written concurrence that the

project, with the recommendations

proposed by staff, would not likely

affect listed species or critical habitat

are anticipated from both FWS and

NMFS.

Pursuant to section 305(b) of the

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery

Conservation and Management Act,

federal agencies are required to consult

with the NMFS on any action that may

result in adverse effects to essential fish

habitat (EFH). Our DEIS, containing an

EFH assessment, was provided to

NMFS. No Conservation

Recommendations have been received

from NMFS.

Availability

The FEIS has been placed in the

public files of the FERC and is available

for public inspection at: Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, Public

Reference and Files Maintenance

Branch, 888 First Street, NE, Room 2A,

Washington, DC 20426, (202) 208–1371.

Copies of the FEIS have been mailed

to federal, state and local agencies,

public interest groups, individuals who

have requested the FEIS, newspapers,

and parties to this proceeding. It has

also been distributed to the commentors

and libraries listed in Appendix A of the

FEIS. Those individuals who filed form

letters were sent copies of this cover

letter and the executive summary.

On October 11, 2001, the Commission

issued a policy statement in Docket No.

PL02–1, regarding previously public

documents. The Commission advised

the public that documents that were

previously available through the Public

Reference Room, the Internet, and RIMS

were no longer to be considered public,

and that anyone wishing to obtain these

documents were to file a request under

the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

Several figures in the FEIS are subject to

the new Commission policy including:

Figures 2.13.1, 2.13.2, and B–3 through

B–12. Accordingly, these figures are not

included in the public version of the

FEIS. Anyone wishing to obtain these

documents should file a request under

the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

and the Commission’s regulations at 18

CFR 388.108. Further guidance may be

obtained at the FERC Internet website

(www.ferc.gov).

In accordance with Council on

Environmental Quality (CEQ)

regulations implementing NEPA, no

agency decision on a proposed action

may be made until 30 days after the

Environmental Protection Agency

publishes a notice of availability of an

FEIS. However, the CEQ regulations

provide an exception to this rule when

an agency decision is subject to a formal

internal appeal process that allows

agencies or the public to make their

views known. In such cases, the agency

decision may be made at the same time

the notice of the FEIS is published,

allowing both periods to run

concurrently. The Commission decision

for this proposed action is subject to a

30-day rehearing period.

Additional information about the

proposed project is available from the

Commission’s Office of External Affairs,

at (202) 208–1088 or on the FERC

Internet website (www.ferc.gov) using

the ‘‘RIMS’’ link, select ‘‘Docket #’’ from

the RIMS Menu, and follow the

instructions. For assistance with access

to RIMS, the RIMS helpline can be

reached at (202) 208–2222.

Similarly, the ‘‘CIPS’’ link on the

FERC Internet website provides access

to the text of formal documents issued

by the Commission, such as orders,

notices, and rulemakings. From the

FERC Internet website, click on the

‘‘CIPS’’ link, select ‘‘Docket #’’ from the

CIPS menu, and follow the instructions.

For assistance with access to CIPS, the