UtiliCorp United Inc. and Allegheny Energy, Inc., et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate Regulation Filings

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 204 (Friday, October 22, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57085-57088]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-27608]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. EC00-9-000, et al.]


UtiliCorp United Inc. and Allegheny Energy, Inc., et al.; 
Electric Rate and Corporate Regulation Filings

October 15, 1999.
    Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
Commission:

1. UtiliCorp United Inc. and Allegheny Energy, Inc.

[Docket No. EC00-9-000]

    Take notice that on October 8, 1999, UtiliCorp United Inc. 
(UtiliCorp) and Allegheny Energy, Inc., for and on behalf of 
Monongahela Power Company, doing business as Allegheny Power, 
(Allegheny Power or Mon Power) (together, Applicants), filed with the 
Commission an application pursuant to Section 203 of the Federal Power 
Act requesting authority for UtiliCorp to sell and transfer the 
jurisdictional facilities of UtiliCorp's West Virginia Power division 
to Allegheny Power. Applicants request that the Commission consider and 
grant the application on an expedited basis, issuing an order approving 
the transaction by no later than December 1, 1999.
    Comment date: November 8, 1999, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

2. Kansas Gas and Electric Company

[Docket No. EC00-10-000]

    Take notice that on October 8, 1999, Kansas Gas and Electric 
Company (KGE) submitted for filing an application associated with the 
sale of KGE's 69 kV line, which starts at KGE's Tioga substation and 
ends at Plummer Street, to the City of Chanute, Kansas (Chanute), a 
municipal corporation of Kansas.

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    Comment date: November 8, 1999, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

3. Kern Front Cogen, Inc.

[Docket No. QF86-302-003]

    Take notice that on October 13, 1999, Kern Front Cogen, Inc., 1000 
Louisiana, Suite 5800, Houston, Texas 77002, filed with the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission an application for recertification of a 
facility as a qualifying cogeneration facility pursuant to Sections 
292.207 (b) and (d)(2) of the Commission's regulations. No 
determination has been made that the submittal constitutes a complete 
filing.
    The Commission previously certified the facility as a qualifying 
cogeneration facility on February 7, 1986 in Docket No. QF86-302-000. 
The Facility was self-recertified in Docket Nos. QF86-302-001 and QF86-
302-002. Recertification is sought to reflect the divestiture of 
certain upstream ownership interests in the facility and a change in 
status of such owner.
    Comment date: November 12, 1999, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

4. Double ``C'' Cogen, Inc.

[Docket No. QF86-441-003]

    Take notice that on October 12, 1999, Double ``C'' Cogen, Inc., 
1000 Louisiana, Suite 5800, Houston, Texas 77002, filed with the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission an application for recertification 
of a facility as a qualifying cogeneration facility pursuant to 
Sections 292.207(b) and (d)(2) of the Commission's regulations. No 
determination has been made that the submittal constitutes a complete 
filing.
    The Commission previously certified the facility as a qualifying 
cogeneration facility on April 9, 1986 in Docket No. QF86-441-000. The 
Facility was self-recertified in Docket Nos. QF86-441-001 and QF86-441-
002. Recertification is sought to reflect the divestiture of certain 
upstream ownership interests in the facility and a change in status of 
such owner.
    Comment date: November 12, 1999, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

5. FortisUS Energy Corporation

[Docket No. QF86-515-002]

    Take notice that on October 13, 1999, FortisUS Energy Corporation, 
c/o Dewey Ballantine LLP, 1301 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY, 
10019, filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
(Commission), an application for the Moose River Project (the Facility) 
to be recertified as a qualifying small power production facility 
pursuant to Sections 292.207 (b) and (d)(2) of the Commission's 
regulations. The request for recertification reflects a change in the 
ownership of the Facility.
    The Facility is a run-of-river hydroelectric project located in the 
town of Lyonsdale, Lewis County, New York.
    Comment date: November 12, 1999, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

6. Live Oak Cogen, Inc.

[Docket No. QF87-133-003]

    Take notice that on October 13, 1999, Live Oak Cogen, Inc., 1000 
Louisiana, Suite 5800, Houston, Texas 77002, filed with the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission an application for recertification of its 
facility as a qualifying cogeneration facility pursuant to Sections 
292.207 (b) and (d)(2) of the Commission's regulations. No 
determination has been made that the submittal constitutes a complete 
filing.
    The Commission previously certified the facility as a qualifying 
cogeneration facility on March 23, 1987 in Docket No. QF87-133-000. The 
Facility was self-recertified in Docket Nos. QF87-133-001 and QF87-133-
002. Recertification is sought to reflect the divestiture of certain 
upstream ownership interests in the facility and a change in status of 
such owner.
    Comment date: November 12, 1999, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

7. Ormet Primary Aluminum Corporation v. American Electric Power 
Service Corporation

[Docket No. EL00-6-000]

    Take notice that on October 13, 1999, Ormet Primary Aluminum 
Corporation (Ormet), tendered for filing a complaint of Ormet Primary 
Aluminum Corporation against American Electric Power Service 
Corporation (AEP) alleging that AEP's transmission rates and revenue 
requirements are unjust and unreasonable.
    Comment date: November 2, 1999, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

8. Southern California Edison Company

[Docket No. ER00-70-000]

    Take notice that on October 8, 1999, Southern California Edison 
Company (SCE), tendered for filing a Service Agreement for Wholesale 
Distribution Service under SCE's Wholesale Distribution Access Tariff, 
and an Interconnection Facilities Agreement between SCE and AES 
Placerita, Inc.
    Copies of this filing were served upon the Public Utilities 
Commission of the State of California and all interested parties.
    Comment date: October 28, 1999, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

9. Ameren Services Company

[Docket No. ER00-71.000]

    Take notice that on October 8, 1999, Ameren Services Company (ASC), 
tendered for filing a Service Agreement for Market Based Rate Power 
Sales between ASC and Illinova Power Marketing, Inc. (IPM). ASC asserts 
that the purpose of the Agreement is to permit ASC to make sales of 
capacity and energy at market based rates to IPM pursuant to ASC's 
Market Based Rate Power Sales Tariff filed in Docket No. ER98-3285-000.
    ASC requests that the Service Agreement be allowed to become 
effective September 23, 1999, the date for said agreement.
    Comment date: October 28, 1999, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

10. Florida Power & Light Company

[Docket No. ER00-72-000]

    Take notice that on October 8, 1999, Florida Power & Light Company 
(FPL), tendered for filing a Service Agreement with NUI Energy Brokers, 
Inc., for service pursuant to FPL's Market Based Rates Tariff.
    FPL requests that the Service Agreement be made effective on 
October 5, 1999.
    Comment date: October 28, 1999, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

11. Central Maine Power Company

[Docket No. ER00-73-000]

    Take notice that on October 8, 1999, Central Maine Power Company 
(CMP), tendered for filing an executed service agreement for sale of 
capacity and/or energy entered into with Public Service Electric and 
Gas Company. Service will be provided pursuant to CMP's Wholesale 
Market Tariff, designated rate schedule CMP-FERC Electric Tariff, 
Original Volume No. 4.
    Comment date: October 28, 1999, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

12. Northeast Utilities Service Company

[Docket No. ER00-74-000]

    Take notice that on October 8, 1999, Northeast Utilities Service 
Company

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(NUSCO), tendered for filing a Service Agreement to provide Network 
Integration Transmission Service to the New England Power Company under 
the NU System Companies' Open Access Transmission Service Tariff No. 9.
    NUSCO states that a copy of this filing has been mailed to the New 
England Power Company.
    NUSCO requests that the Service Agreement become effective April 1, 
1999.
    Comment date: October 28, 1999, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

13. Commonwealth Edison Company

[Docket No. ER00-77-000]

    Take notice that on October 8, 1999, Commonwealth Edison Company 
(ComEd) submitted for filing a Service Agreement, establishing Unicom 
Energy, Inc. (UEI), as a customer under the terms of ComEd's Power 
Sales and Reassignment of Transmission Rights Tariff PSRT-1 (PSRT-1 
Tariff). The Commission has previously designated the PSRT-1 Tariff as 
FERC Electric Tariff, First Revised Volume No. 2.
    ComEd requests an effective date of September 9, 1999, and 
accordingly seeks waiver of the Commission's notice requirements.
    Copies of this filing were served upon UEI.
    Comment date: October 28, 1999, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

14. Wisconsin Electric Power Company

[Docket No. ER00-78-000]

    Take notice that on October 8, 1999, Wisconsin Electric Power 
Company (Wisconsin Electric), tendered for filing a short-term firm 
Transmission Service Agreement and a non-firm Transmission Service 
Agreement between itself and Edison Mission Marketing & Trading, Inc., 
(Edison Mission). The Transmission Service Agreements allow Edison 
Mission to receive transmission services under Wisconsin Energy 
Corporation Operating Companies' FERC Electric Tariff, Volume No. 1.
    Wisconsin Electric requests an effective date coincident with its 
filing and waiver of the Commission's notice requirements in order to 
allow for economic transactions as they appear.
    Copies of the filing have been served on Edison Mission, the Public 
Service Commission of Wisconsin and the Michigan Public Service 
Commission.
    Comment date: October 28, 1999, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

15. Alliant Energy Corporate Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER00-79-000]

    Take notice that on October 8, 1999, Alliant Energy Corporate 
Services, Inc., tendered for filing executed Service Agreements for 
short-term firm point-to-point transmission service and non-firm point-
to-point transmission service, establishing Edison Mission Marketing & 
Trading, Inc., as a point-to-point Transmission Customer under the 
terms of the Alliant Energy Corporate Services, Inc., transmission 
tariff.
    Alliant Energy Corporate Services, Inc. requests an effective date 
of September 27, 1999, and accordingly, seeks waiver of the 
Commission's notice requirements.
    A copy of this filing has been served upon the Illinois Commerce 
Commission, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission, the Iowa 
Department of Commerce, and the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin.
    Comment date: October 28, 1999, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

16. Atlantic City Electric Company

[Docket No. ER00-80-000]

    Take notice that on October 8, 1999, Atlantic City Electric Company 
(ACE), tendered for filing proposed tariff sheets for the PJM 
Interconnection, LLC's Open Access Transmission Tariff (PJM Tariff) to 
accommodate the State of New Jersey's retail access program. The 
proposed tariff sheets describe the procedures for determining the peak 
load contributions and hourly load obligations for Atlantic's retail 
customers located in the Atlantic zone. This information is used in the 
determination of capacity, transmission, and hourly energy obligations.
    Atlantic requests waiver of the Commission's notice of filing 
requirements to allow these proposed tariff sheets to become effective 
November 14, 1999, the date that the retail access program commenced in 
the State of New Jersey.
    Copies of the filing have been served on all the members of the PJM 
Interconnection, LLC and the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities.
    Comment date: October 28, 1999, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

17. Delmarva Power and Light Company

[Docket No. ER00-81-000]

    Take notice that on October 8, 1999, Delmarva Power and Light 
Company (Delmarva), tendered for filing proposed tariff sheets for the 
PJM Interconnection, LLC's Open Access Transmission Tariff (PJM Tariff) 
to accommodate the State of Delaware's retail access program. The 
proposed tariff sheets describe the procedures for determining the peak 
load contributions and hourly load obligations for Delmarva's retail 
customers located in the Delmarva zone. This information is used in the 
determination of capacity, transmission, and hourly energy obligations.
    Delmarva requests waiver of the Commission's notice of filing 
requirements to allow these proposed tariff sheets to become effective 
October 1, 1999, the date that the retail access program commenced in 
the State of Delaware.
    Copies of the filing have been served on all the members of the PJM 
Interconnection, LLC and the Delaware Public Service Commission.
    Comment date: October 28, 1999, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

18. Idaho Power Company

[Docket No. ER00-82-000]

    Take notice that on October 8, 1999, Idaho Power Company (IPC), 
tendered for filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission a 
Service Agreement for Firm Point-to-Point Transmission Service between 
Idaho Power Company and Seattle City Light.
    Comment date: October 28, 1999, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

19. Commonwealth Edison Company

[Docket No. ER00-98-000]

    Take notice that on October 12, 1999, Commonwealth Edison Company 
(ComEd) tendered for filing an unexecuted Service Agreement, 
establishing Edison Mission Marketing & Trading, Inc. (EMMT), as a 
customer under the terms of ComEd's Power Sales and Reassignment of 
Transmission Rights Tariff PSRT-1 (PSRT-1 Tariff). The Commission has 
previously designated the PSRT-1 Tariff as FERC Electric Tariff, First 
Revised Volume No. 2.
    ComEd requests an effective date of September 13, 1999, and 
accordingly seeks waiver of the Commission's notice requirements.
    Copies of this filing were served upon EMMT.
    Comment date: November 1, 1999, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

20. Black Hills Corporation

[Docket No. ER00-99-000]

    Take notice that on October 12, 1999, Black Hills Corporation 
(Black Hills),

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tendered for filing a service agreement between Black Hills as the 
power sales provider and Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska as the 
customer. The short-term service agreement (for transactions of one 
year or less) provides for Market-Based Rate Wholesale Power Sales 
under Black Hills' Market-Based Rate Wholesale Power Sales Tariff, FERC 
Electric Tariff, Original Volume No. 3 (the Market-Rate Tariff) Black 
Hills requests an effective date of October 8, 1999.
    Black Hills Corporation states that copies of the filing have been 
served upon the affected customer.
    Comment date: November 1, 1999, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

21. Idaho Power Company

[Docket No. ER00-100-000]

    Take notice that on October 12, 1999, Idaho Power Company (IPC), 
tendered for filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
Service Agreements for Non-Firm Point-to-Point Transmission Service and 
Firm Point-to-Point Transmission Service between Idaho Power Company 
and Public Service Company of Colorado.
    Comment date: November 1, 1999, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

22. Allegheny Energy Unit 1 and Unit 2, L.L.C.

[Docket No. ER00-101-000]

    Take notice that on October 12, 1999, Allegheny Energy Unit 1 and 
Unit 2, L.L.C. (Allegheny), tendered for filing a market rate tariff of 
general applicability under which it proposes to sell capacity and 
energy to non-affiliates at market-based rates, and to make such sales 
to affiliates at rates capped by a publicly available regional index 
price.
    Allegheny requests an effective date no later that December 1, 
1999.
    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, the West Virginia Public Service Commission, and all 
parties of record.
    Comment date: November 1, 1999, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

23. Select Energy, Inc. Northeast Utilities Service Company

[Docket No. ER00-102-000]

    Take notice that on October 12, 1999, Select Energy, Inc. (Select), 
tendered for filing under Section 205 of the Federal Power Act an 
agreement for wholesale power supply and contract administration 
services with the Northeast Utilities Service Company (NUSCO) and the 
Northeast Utilities (NU) Operating Companies. The agreement will permit 
NUSCO and the NU Operating Companies to continue to meet their 
obligations under certain wholesale power supply contracts. Select and 
NUSCO also made a related request for waivers of the applicable codes 
of conduct.
    Select requests an effective date of December 11, 1999.
    Select states that copies of this filing have been sent to NUSCO, 
the Connecticut Department of Public Utility Control, the Massachusetts 
Department of Telecommunications and Energy and the New Hampshire 
Public Utilities Commission.
    Comment date: November 1, 1999, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

24. Commonwealth Edison Company

[Docket No. ER00-103-000]

    Take notice that on October 12, 1999, Commonwealth Edison Company 
(ComEd), tendered for filing two Non-Firm Transmission Service 
Agreements with Automated Power Exchange, Inc. (APX), and NewEnergy 
Midwest, L.L.C. (NEM), and two Short-Term Firm Transmission Service 
Agreements with Wisconsin Public Service Corporation (WPS), and Detroit 
Edison (DE) under the terms of ComEd's Open Access Transmission Tariff 
(OATT).
    ComEd requests an effective date of October 12, 1999, and 
accordingly, seeks waiver of the Commission's notice requirements.
    Copies of this filing were served on APX, NEM, WPS, and DE.
    Comment date: November 1, 1999, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

25. Western Area Power Administration

[Docket No. EL00-5-000]

    Take notice that on October 8, 1999, Western Area Power 
Administration (Western), tendered for filing a request for expedited 
consideration of its petition for an order against Public Service 
Company of New Mexico (PNM) under sections 205 and 206 of the Federal 
Power Act. Western alleges an order to PNM is necessary to assure 
continuing electric service to the Sandia National Laboratories and 
Kirtland Air Force Base under the same terms and conditions of an 
existing contract for such service, but which expires on December 13, 
1999, in the event the Commission cannot act before that date on 
Western's petition for a transmission service order to PNM. If the 
Commission issues such an order, Western would be able to provide the 
service after December 13, 1999.
    Comment date: October 28, 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 such 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 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 Commission 
and are available for public inspection. This filing may also be viewed 
on the Internet at www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call 202-
208-2222 for assistance).
David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
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