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or protests, as set forth above, is March

1, 2001.

Copies of the full text of the Order are

available from the Commission’s Public

Reference Branch, 888 First Street, N.E.,

Washington, D.C. 20426. The Order may

also be viewed on the Internet at http:

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

202–208–2222 for assistance).

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–3253 Filed 2–7–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. EL01–29–000]

Pacific Gas and Electric Company;

Notice of Complaint

February 2, 2001.

Take notice that on January 23, 2001,

Pacific Gas and Electric Company

(PG&E) filed a Complaint against the

California Power Exchange Corporation

(PX). The Complaint requests that the

Commission immediately: (1) Order an

accounting of recent invoices sent by

the PX to PG&E and (2) stay any

attempted liquidation of PG&E’s Block

Forward Market positions.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

protest this 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

must be filed on or before February 12,

2001. 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 in the

Public Reference Room. This filing may

also be viewed on the internet at http:

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

202–208–2222) for assistance. Answers

to the complaint shall also be due on or

before February 12, 2001. Comments

and protests 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. 01–3261 Filed 2–7–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP96–312–039]

Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company;

Notice of a Change in Rates

February 2, 2001.

Take notice that on January 26, 2001,

Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company

(Tennessee), tendered for filing a notice

of a change in rates for the October 18,

2000 Negotiated Rate Agreement

between Tennessee and Dynegy Energy

Marketing and Trade (Dynegy). The

notice substitutes a fixed rate in place

of a Margin calculation for certain

volumes for TGP Service Package No.

35092. The fixed prices listed in the

notice are effective from February 1,

2001 through March 31, 2001.

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 on or before February 8, 2001.

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 and protests 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. 01–3256 Filed 2–7–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. ER01–205–000 and ER01–205–

001]

Xcel Energy Services, Inc.; Notice of

Issuance of Order

February 2, 2001.

Xcel Energy Services, Inc. (Xcel)

submitted for filing a rate schedule

under which Xcel will engage in

wholesale electric power and energy

transactions at market-based rates. Xcel

also requested waiver of various

Commission regulations. In particular,

Xcel requested that the Commission

grant blanket approval under 18 CFR

Part 34 of all future issuances of

securities and assumptions of liability

by Xcel.

On January 30, 2001, pursuant to

delegated authority, the Director,

Division of Corporate Applications,

Office of Markets, Tariffs and Rates,

granted requests for blanket approval

under Part 34, subject to the following:

Within thirty days of date of the

order, any person desiring to be heard

or to protest the blanket approval of

issuances of securities or assumptions of

liability by Xcel 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).

Absent a request for hearing within

this period, Xcel is authorized to issue

securities and assume obligations or

liabilities as a guarantor, indorser,

surety, or otherwise in respect of any

security of another person; provided

that such issuance or assumption is for

some lawful object within the corporate

purposes of the applicant, and

compatible with the public interest, and

is reasonably necessary or appropriate

for such purposes.

The Commission reserves the right to

require a further showing that neither

public nor private interests will be

adversely affected by continued

approval of Xcel’s issuances of

securities or assumptions of liability.

Notice is hereby given that the

deadline for filing motions to intervene

or protests, as set forth above, is March

1, 2001.

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 Internet at

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http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm

(call 202–208–2222 for assistance).

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–3255 Filed 2–7–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. ER01–256–002, et al.]

American Electric Power Service

Corporation, et al.; Electric Rate and

Corporate Regulation Filings

February 1, 2001.

Take notice that the following filings

have been made with the Commission:

1. American Electric Power Service

Corporation

[Docket No. ER01–256–002]

Take notice that on January 29, 2001,

American Electric Power Service

Corporation tendered for filing, on

behalf of the operating companies of the

American Electric Power System,

proposed amendments to the Open

Access Transmission Tariff, in

compliance with the Commission’s

December 29, 2000 Order Accepting for

Filing, as Modified, Revisions to Open

Access Transmission Tariff.

AEP requests an effective date of

January 1, 2001.

Copies of AEP’s filing have been

served upon AEP’s transmission

customers and the public service

commissions of Arkansas, Indiana,

Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Ohio,

Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West

Virginia and the Oklahoma Corporation

Commission.

Comment date: February 20, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

2. The Dayton Power and Light

Company

[Docket No. ER01–317–002]

Take notice that on January 29, 2001,

The Dayton Power and Light Company

(DP&L) tendered for filing tariff sheets

in compliance with the ‘‘Order

Accepting For Filing Proposed Tariff

Revisions, As Modified,’’ issued by the

Commission on December 29, 2000 in

Docket No. ER01–317–000.

Copies of this filing were served upon

DPL Energy Resources and the Public

Utilities Commission of Ohio.

Comment date: February 20, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

3. Central Maine Power Company

[Docket No. ER01–1074–000]

Take notice that on January 29, 2001,

Central Maine Power Company (CMP),

tendered for filing as an initial rate

schedule pursuant to Section 35.12 of

the Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission’s (the Commission)

regulations, 18 CFR 35.12, an executed

interconnection agreement (the

Agreement) between CMP and

Greenville Steam Company (Greenville).

The Agreement is intended to replace

the Purchased Power Agreement

between the parties, which expired on

December 31, 2000. As such, CMP is

requesting that the Agreement become

effective January 1, 2001.

Copies of this filing have been served

upon the Commission, the Maine Public

Utilities Commission, and Greenville.

Comment date: February 20, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

4. Valley Electric Association, Inc.

[Docket No. ER01–1075–000]

Take notice that on January 29, 2001,

Valley Electric Association, Inc.

tendered for filing with the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission

(Commission), an open access

transmission tariff and accompanying

rates.

Comment date: February 20, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

5. Idaho Power Company

[Docket No. ER01–1076–000]

Take notice that on January 29, 2001,

Idaho Power Company (IPC) tendered

for filing with the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission a Service

Agreement for Firm and Non-Firm

Point-to-Point Transmission Service

between Idaho Power Company and

Pacific Northwest Generating

Cooperative.

Comment date: February 20, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

6. Avista Energy, Inc.

[Docket No. ER01–1077–000]

Take notice that on January 29, 2001,

Avista Energy, Inc. (Avista) filed a

notice of termination pursuant to

Section 18.3 of the California Power

Exchange Corporation (PX) FERC

Electric Service Tariff No. 2 (PX Tariff)

to be effective immediately, relating to

Avista’s termination of its Participation

Agreement with the PX.

Comment date: February 20, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

7. Georges Colliers, Inc.

[Docket No. ER01–1078–000]

Take notice that on January 29, 2001,

Georges Colliers, Inc. (GCI) petitioned

the Commission for acceptance of GCI

Rate Schedule FERC No. 1; the granting

of certain blanket approvals, including

the authority to sell electricity at

market-based rates; and the waiver of

certain Commission regulations.

GCI intends to engage in wholesale

electric power and energy purchases

and sales as a marketer. GCI is not in the

business of generating or transmitting

electric power. GCI is a privately owned

corporation involved in coal production

and the marketing of electricity.

Comment date: February 20, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

8. New England Power Company

[Docket No. ER01–1079–000]

Take notice that on January 29, 2001,

New England Power Company (NEP)

submitted for filing a service agreement

between NEP and PG&E Energy

Trading—Power, L.P. (PGE&T) for

service under NEP’s Wholesale Market

Tariff, FERC Electric Tariff, Original

Volume No. 10.

Copies of the filing were served upon

PGE&T and the Department of Public

Utilities of the Commonwealth of

Massachusetts.

Comment date: February 20, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

9. Allegheny Energy Service

Corporation, on Behalf of Monongahela

Power Company, The Potomac Edison

Company, and West Penn Power

Company (Allegheny Power)

[Docket No. ER01–1080–000]

Take notice that on January 29, 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 No. 338 to add AEP

Ohio Commercial & Industrial Retail

Company, LLC to Allegheny Power’s

Open Access Transmission Service

Tariff.

The proposed effective date under the

agreement is January 26, 2001.

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, and the West Virginia

Public Service Commission.