E6-8022. Reliant Energy Wholesale Generation, LLC and Orion Power Midwest, L.P.; Notice of Filing

May 19, 2006.

Take notice that on May 12, 2006, Reliant Energy Wholesale Generation, LLC (REWG) and Orion Power Midwest, L.P. (Orion Power) (collectively, Applicants) submitted an application pursuant to section 203 of the Federal Power Act for authorization of a disposition of jurisdictional facilities, whereby REWG is seeking to transfer to Orion Power the ownership and operation of a natural-gas fired electric generating facility located in Straban Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania (the Hunterstown Facility), along with the associated interconnection facilities, books and records, and any related contracts and agreements related to the Hunterstown Facility.

Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). 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 notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests must be filed on or before the comment date. Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. On or before the comment date, it is not necessary to serve motions to intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant.

The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the “eFiling” link at http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.

This filing is accessible on-line at http://www.ferc.gov,, using the “eLibrary” link and is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an “eSubscription” link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail [e-mail], or call [phone] (toll free). For TTY, call [phone].

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on June 2, 2006.

Magalie R. Salas,

Secretary.