[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 244 (Wednesday, December 19, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 65475]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-31231]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. ER02-26-000 and ER02-271-000]


Pleasants Energy, LLC; Notice of Issuance of Order

December 13, 2001.
    Pleasants Energy, LLC (Pleasants Energy), an indirect wholly-owned 
subsidiary of Dominion Energy, Inc. filed with the Commission, in the 
above-docketed proceeding, a proposed market-based rate tariff under 
which Pleasants Energy will engage in the sales of capacity, energy, 
and/or ancillary services and the resale of transmission rights. 
Pleasants Energy also requested certain waivers and authorizations. In 
particular, Pleasants Energy requested that the Commission grant 
blanket approval under 18 CFR Part 34 of all future issuances of 
securities and assumptions of liabilities by Pleasants Energy. On 
December 6, 2001, the Commission issued an order that accepted the 
tariff for sales of capacity and energy at market-based rates (Order), 
in the above-docketed proceeding.
    The Commission's December 6, 2001 Order granted Pleasants Energy's 
request for blanket approval under Part 34, subject to the conditions 
found in Appendix A in Ordering Paragraphs (2), (3), and (5):
    (2) Within 30 days of the date of this order, any person desiring 
to be heard or to protest the Commission's blanket approval of 
issuances of securities or assumptions of liabilities by Pleasants 
Energy 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.
    (3) Absent a request to be heard within the period set forth in 
Ordering Paragraph (2) above, Pleasants Energy is hereby authorized to 
issue securities and assume obligations and liabilities as guarantor, 
indorser, surety or otherwise in respect of any security of another 
person; provided that such issue or assumption is for some lawful 
object within the corporate purposes of Pleasants Energy, compatible 
with the public interest, and reasonably necessary or appropriate for 
such purposes.
    (5) The Commission reserves the right to modify this order to 
require a further showing that neither public nor private interests 
will be adversely affected by continued Commission approval of 
Pleasants Energy's issuances of securities or assumptions of 
liabilities.  .  .  .
    Notice is hereby given that the deadline for filing motions to 
intervene or protests, as set forth above, is January 7, 2002.
    Copies of the full text of the Order are available from the 
Commission's Public Reference Branch, 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20426. The Order may also be viewed on the 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. 01-31231 Filed 12-18-01; 8:45 am]
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