[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 248 (Monday, December 28, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71460-71463]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-34219]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. EL99-15-000, et al.]
Sithe New England Holdings, LLC and Sithe New Boston, LLC v. New
England Power Pool, and ISO New England, Inc., et al; Electric Rate and
Corporate Regulation Filings
December 17, 1998.
Take notice that the following filings have been made with the
Commission:
1. Sithe New England Holdings, LLC and Sithe New Boston, LLC v. New
England Power Pool, and ISO New England, Inc.
[Docket Nos. EL99-15-000 and ER99-913-000]
Take notice that on December 15, 1998, Sithe New England Holdings,
LLC and Sithe New Boston, LLC (together, Sithe) submitted for filing a
Request for Emergency Relief, Request for Acceptance of Rate Schedule
for Filing, Petition for Declaratory Order and Complaint against NEPOOL
and the ISO New England, Inc., pursuant to Sections 205 and 206 of the
Federal Power Act (FPA) (16 U.S.C. Secs. 824d and 824e), and Rules 205,
206, 207 and Part 35 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations.
Sithe states that it has tendered for filing an unexecuted, cost-
based Rate Schedule for the provision of reliability-related
electricity services to NEPOOL and ISO New England. Sithe further
states that it seeks a determination from the Commission that certain
provisions of the NEPOOL Agreement, and certain NEPOOL billing rules
and procedures, are inapplicable to merchant generators such as Sithe.
Copies of the filing were served on NEPOOL, ISO New England, Boston
Edison Company, and the Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications
and Energy.
Comment date: January 14, 1999, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice. Answers to the Complaint are
also due on January 14, 1999.
2. Alfalfa Electric Cooperative, Inc.
[Docket No. EL99-16-000]
Take notice that on December 15, 1998, Alfalfa Electric
Cooperative, Inc. (Alfalfa Electric) filed a request for waiver of the
requirements of Order Nos. 888 and 889 on the basis that Alfalfa
Electric owns only limited and discrete transmission facilities and is
a small public utility.
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Comment date: January 14, 1999, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
3. Texas Utilities Electric Company
[Docket No. ER99-899-000]
Take notice that on December 14, 1998, Texas Utilities Electric
Company (TU Electric), tendered for filing an executed Amendment to
Transmission Service Agreement (TSA Amendment) with Tex-La Electric
Cooperative of Texas, Inc., for service under TU Electric's Tariff for
Transmission Service To, From and Over Certain HVDC Interconnections.
TU Electric requests an effective date for the TSA Amendment that
will permit it to become effective on or before the January 1, 1999,
service commencement date under the TSA Amendment.
Accordingly, TU Electric seeks waiver of the Commission's notice
requirements.
Copies of the filing were served on Tex-La Electric Cooperative of
Texas, Inc., as well as the Public Utility Commission of Texas.
Comment date: January 4, 1999, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
4. PacifiCorp
[Docket No. ER99-900-000]
Take notice that on December 14, 1998, PacifiCorp, tendered for
filing in accordance with 18 CFR 35 of the Commission's Rules and
Regulations, a revised Facilities Agreement dated October 1, 1998,
between SUVPP, Strawberry and PacifiCorp providing for the
construction, ownership, operation and maintenance of new equipment
owned by SUVPP installed by PacifiCorp at Spanish Fork Substation.
Copies of this filing were supplied to the Public Utility
Commission of Oregon and the Washington Utilities and Transportation
Commission.
Comment date: January 4, 1999, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
5. PacifiCorp
[Docket No. ER99-901-000]
Take notice that on December 14, 1998, PacifiCorp tendered for
filing in accordance with 18 CFR Part 35 of the Commission's Rules and
Regulations, Mutual Netting/Closeout Agreements (Netting Agreements)
between PacifiCorp and Valley Electric Association, Inc. (VEIA), and
Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems (UAMPS).
Copies of this filing were supplied to the Washington Utilities and
Transportation Commission and the Public Utility Commission of Oregon.
Comment date: January 4, 1999, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
6. Virginia Electric and Power Company
[Docket No. ER99-902-000]
Take notice that on December 14, 1998, Virginia Electric and Power
Company filed an unexecuted Generation Imbalance Agreement with North
Carolina Electric Membership Corporation. This unexecuted agreement
extends the existing agreement filed on July 31, 1998 in Docket No.
ER98-3712-000.
Virginia Power requests an effective date for this agreement of
December 9, 1998.
Comment date: January 4, 1999, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
7. Virginia Electric and Power Company
[Docket No. ER99-903-000]
Take notice that on December 14, 1998, Virginia Electric and Power
Company filed an unexecuted Generation Imbalance Agreement with Cinergy
Services, Inc. This unexecuted agreement extends the existing agreement
filed on September 11, 1998 in Docket No. ER98-4519-000.
Virginia Power requests an effective date for this agreement of
December 9, 1998.
Comment date: January 4, 1999, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
8. New Century Services, Inc.
[Docket No. ER99-904-000]
Take notice that on December 14, 1998, New Century Services, Inc.,
on behalf of Cheyenne Light, Fuel and Power Company, Public Service
Company of Colorado, and Southwestern Public Service Company
(collectively Companies), tendered for filing a Service Agreement under
their Joint Open Access Transmission Service Tariff for Long Term Firm
Point-to-Point Transmission Service between the Companies and
Southwestern Public Service Company--Wholesale Merchant Function.
The Companies request waiver of the notice requirements to permit
the Service Agreement to become effective January 1, 1999.
Comment date: January 4, 1999, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
9. Delmarva Power & Light Company
[Docket No. ER99-906-000]
Take notice that on December 14, 1998, Delmarva Power & Light
Company (Delmarva or the Company), tendered for filing a supplement to
the rate schedules of each of its wholesale power supply customers,
including the Town of Berlin, City of Seaford, Town of Clayton, Town of
Middletown, Town of Smyrna, City of Lewes, City of Milford, City of
Newark, City of New Castle and Old Dominion Electric Cooperative. The
supplement consists of an agreement between Delmarva and the customers
pursuant to which Delmarva will refund to the customers amounts
received by Delmarva in settlement of litigation related to outages at
the Salem Nuclear Generating Station.
Delmarva states that copies of this filing have been posted and
served upon each of the Customer Parties.
Comment date: January 4, 1999, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
10. Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation
[Docket No. ER99-907-000]
Take notice that on December 14, 1998, Niagara Mohawk Power
Corporation (Niagara Mohawk), tendered for filing notification that
effective December 25, 1998, Rate Schedule FERC No. 237, effective date
January 5, 1996, and any supplements thereto, filed with the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission by Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation is to
be canceled.
Notice of the proposed cancellation has been served upon KCS Power
Marketing, Inc.
Comment date: January 4, 1999, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
11. Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation
[Docket No. ER99-908-000]
Take notice that on December 14, 1998, Niagara Mohawk Power
Corporation (Niagara Mohawk), tendered for filing notification that
effective January 4, 1999, Rate Schedule FERC No. 242, effective date
May 13, 1996, and any supplements thereto, filed with the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission by Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation is to
be canceled.
Notice of the proposed cancellation has been served upon PECO
Energy Company.
Comment date: January 4, 1999, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
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12. Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation
[Docket No. ER99-909-000]
Take notice that on December 14, 1998, Niagara Mohawk Power
Corporation (Niagara Mohawk), tendered for filing notification that
effective December 25, 1998, Rate Schedule FERC No. 233, effective date
November 10, 1995, and any supplements thereto, filed with the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission by Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation is to
be canceled.
Notice of the proposed cancellation has been served upon Industrial
Energy Applications.
Comment date: January 4, 1999, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
13. Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation
[Docket No. ER99-910-000]
Take notice that on December 14, 1998, Niagara Mohawk Power
Corporation (Niagara Mohawk), tendered for filing notification that
effective December 25, 1998, Rate Schedule FERC No. 235, effective date
December 15, 1995, and any supplements thereto, filed with the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission by Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation is to
be canceled.
Notice of the proposed cancellation has been served upon
Commonwealth Electric.
Comment date: January 4, 1999, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
14. Minnesota Power Inc.
[Docket No. ER99-911-000]
Take notice that on December 14, 1998, Minnesota Power & Light
Company tendered for filing a signed Service Agreement with each of
Cargill-Alliant, L.L.C., and Minnesota Municipal Power Agency under its
market-based Wholesale Coordination Sales Tariff (WCS-2) to satisfy its
filing requirements under this tariff.
Comment date: January 4, 1999, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
15. Houston Lighting & Power Company
[Docket No. ER99-912-000]
Take notice that on December 14, 1998, Houston Lighting & Power
Company (HL&P), tendered for filing an executed transmission service
agreement (TSA) with Tex-La Electric Cooperative of Texas, Inc., for
Long-Term Firm Transmission Service under HL&P's FERC Electric Tariff,
Third Revised Volume No. 1, for Transmission Service To, From and Over
Certain HVDC Interconnections.
HL&P has requested an effective date for the TSA of December 31,
1998.
Copies of the filing were served on Tex-La and the Public Utility
Commission of Texas.
Comment date: January 4, 1999, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
16. American Electric Power Service Corporation
[Docket No. ER99-914-000]
Take notice that on December 15, 1998, the American Electric Power
Service Corporation (AEPSC), tendered for filing executed Firm and Non-
Firm Point-to-Point Transmission Service Agreements Ameren Services
Company, under the AEP Companies' Open Access Transmission Service
Tariff (OATT). The OATT has been designated as FERC Electric Tariff
Original Volume No. 4, effective July 9, 1996.
AEPSC requests waiver of notice to permit the Service Agreements to
be made effective for service billed on and after November 20, 1998.
A copy of the filing was served upon the Parties and the state
utility regulatory commissions of Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio,
Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.
Comment date: January 5, 1999, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
17. Columbus Southern Power Company
[Docket No. ER99-915-000]
Take notice that on December 15, 1998, Columbus Southern Power
Company (CSP), tendered for filing with the Commission a Facilities and
Operations Agreement (Agreement) dated November 13, 1998, between CSP
and Buckeye Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc. (BREC), and Buckeye Power,
Inc. (Buckeye). Buckeye has requested CSP provide a delivery point,
pursuant to provisions of the Power Delivery Agreement between CSP,
Buckeye, The Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company, The Dayton Power and
Light Company, Monongahela Power Company, Ohio Power Company and Toledo
Edison Company, dated January 1, 1968.
CSP requests an effective date of February 10, 1999, for the
tendered agreements.
CSP states that copies of its filing were served upon Buckeye Rural
Electric Cooperative and the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio.
Comment date: January 5, 1999 in accordance with Standard Paragraph
E at the end of this notice.
18. Southern California Edison Company
[Docket No. ER99-916-000]
Take notice that on December 15, 1998, Southern California Edison
Company (SCE), tendered for filing a change in rate for the
Transmission Revenue Balancing Account Adjustment (TRBAA) set forth in
its Transmission Owner Tariff (TO Tariff) to become effective January
1, 1999.
Copies of this filing were served upon the Public Utilities
Commission of the State of California and all interested parties.
Comment date: January 5, 1999, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
19. American Electric Power Service Corporation
[Docket No. ER99-917-000]
Take notice that on December 15, 1998, the American Electric Power
Service Corporation (AEPSC), tendered for filing notification that Ohio
Edison Company and Market Responsive Energy are now doing business as
FirstEnergy Corporation and FirstEnergy Trading & Power Marketing,
Inc., respectfully under the Power Sales Tariff of the AEP Operating
Companies (Power Tariff). The Power Tariff was accepted for filing
effective October 1, 1995, and has been designated AEP Companies' FERC
Electric Tariff First Revised Volume No. 2.
A copy of the filing was served upon the Parties and the State
Utility Regulatory Commissions of Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio,
Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.
Comment date: January 5, 1999, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
Standard Paragraphs
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, N.E., Washington, D.C. 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 these filings are on file with
the
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Commission and are available for public inspection.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-34219 Filed 12-24-98; 8:45 am]
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