Electric rate and corporate regulation filings: California Independent System Operator Corp. et al,

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Federal Register: January 6, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 3)NoticesPage 866-870From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Docket No. ER99-921-000, et al.California Independent System Operator Corporation, et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate Regulation Filings

December 29, 1998.

Take notice that the following filings have been made with the Commission:

1. California Independent System Operator Corporation

Docket No. ER99-921-000

Take notice that on December 15, 1998, the California Independent System Operator Corporation (ISO), tendered for filing an informational filing in accordance with the April 7, 1998, Settlement in Docket Nos. ER98-211-000, ER98-210-000, ER98-1729-000, ER98-462-000, ER98-556-000 and ER98-557-000. The informational filing contains the 1999 Grid Management Charge (GMC), calculation based on the formula in the April 7, 1998, Settlement and supporting cost information for 1999.

Copies of the filing were served upon the official and restricted service lists for the above-mentioned dockets and the California Public Utilities Commission.

2. Boston Edison Company, Entergy Nuclear Generation Company, Boston Edison Company

Docket Nos. EC99-18-000, EL99-22-000, ER99-1023-000

Take notice that on December 24, 1998, Boston Edison Company (Boston Edison) and Entergy Nuclear Generation Company (Entergy Nuclear) (collectively, the Applicants) fileda Joint Application under Section 203 of the Federal Power Act (FPA) and Part 33 of the Commission's Regulations to request authorization and approval: (1) for Boston Edison to sell and Entergy Nuclear to purchase certain jurisdictional transmission facilities which are appurtenant to Boston Edison's Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station (Pilgrim) which Boston Edison is also selling to Entergy Nuclear; and (2) for Boston Edison to assign to Entergy Nuclear:

  (i) Certain specified duties under Pilgrim entitlement contracts between Boston Edison and certain Massachusetts municipal electric systems (Municipals) which give each Municipal an entitlement in a stated percentage of Pilgrim's capacity and energy and obligate each Municipal to pay that same percentage of Pilgrim's ownership and operating costs, and (ii) a contract for the sale and transmission of station service power to the Pilgrim plant.

The Applicants state that copies of the filing have been posted and served upon the Municipals, the Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications and Energy, and the regulatory commissions of the City of New Orleans and of the States of Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas and Mississippi which have jurisdiction over Entergy Nuclear's domestic electric utility operating affiliates.

Boston Edison also tender for filing on December 24, 1998, a petition for a declaratory order in connection with its proposed sale of its Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station (Pilgrim) to Entergy Nuclear Generation Company (Entergy Nuclear) and its proposed assignment of certain specified duties under Pilgrim entitlement contracts between Boston Edison and certain Massachusetts municipal electric systems (Municipals) which give each Municipal an entitlement in a stated percentage of Pilgrim's capacity and energy and obligate each Municipal to pay that same percentage of Pilgrim's ownership and operating costs.

Boston Edison states that the declaratory order petition seeks confirmation from the Commission that the sale of Pilgrim does not give the Municipals a right to terminate their contracts; that the partial assignment by Boston Edison is a valid exercise of its contractual authority; and that Boston Edison's rights to continue making sales and recover costs under the contracts is not affected by the sale to Entergy Nuclear and will continue as if the sale had not been made. Boston Edison also seeks certain decommissioning rulings including a ruling that the Municipals are obligated to compensate it for the decommissioning payment made to Entergy Nuclear as part of the sale and including authorization from the Commission, as needed, to transfer the accrued Pilgrim decommissioning funds to Entergy Nuclear.

Boston Edison states that copies of the filing have been posted and served upon the Municipals, Entergy Nuclear, the Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications and Energy, and the regulatory commissions of the City of New Orleans and of the States of Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas and Mississippi which have jurisdiction over Entergy Nuclear's domestic electric utility operating affiliates.

The names, rate schedule numbers and entitlement and cost responsibility percentages of the Municipals are:

Entitlement/ Rate

cost Customer

schedule responsibility No.

(percent)

Boylston Municipal Light Department..........

77

.07463 City of Holyoke Gas and Electric Department..

79

.89552 Westfield Gas & Electric Light Department....

81

.22388 Hudson Light & Power Department..............

83

.37313 Littleton Electric Light & Water Department..

85

.14925 Marblehead Municipal Light Department........

87

.14925 North Attleboro Electric Department..........

89

.14925 Peabody Municipal Light Plant................

91

.22388 Shrewsbury Municipal Light Plant.............

93

.37313 Templeton Municipal Light Department.........

95

.04478 Wakefield Municipal Light Department.........

97

.14925 West Boylston Municipal Light Department.....

99.07463 Middleborough Municipal Gas & Electric Department..................................

102

.10448 Reading Municipal Light Plant................

113

.74627

Boston Edison further submitted for filing on December 24, 1998, three rate schedules with the Commission as elements of a transaction pursuant to which Boston Edison is selling its Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station (Pilgrim) to Entergy Nuclear Generation Company (Entergy Nuclear). The rate schedules are: (i) the Third Amendment to Boston Edison's contract with Montaup Electric Company (FERC Rate Schedule No. 69); (ii) the Fourth Amendment to its contract with Commonwealth Electric Company (FERC Rate Schedule No. 68); and (iii) an agreement under which Boston Edison will provide interconnection service to Entergy Nuclear to connect Pilgrim to the transmission grid after the sale has been made. The Montaup and Commonwealth amendments, subject to the conditions therein stated including payment of a termination fee, terminate the contracts under which Commonwealth and Montaup had each acquired life-of-unit entitlements in 11% of Pilgrim capacity and energy and incurred the obligation to pay 11% of Pilgrim ownership and operating costs.

Boston Edison states that copies of the filing have been posted and served upon Commonwealth Electric Company, Montaup Electric Company, Entergy

[Page 867]Nuclear, the Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications and Energy, and the regulatory commissions of the City of New Orleans and of the States of Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas and Mississippi which have jurisdiction over Entergy Nuclear's domestic electric utility operating affiliates.

Comment date: January 22, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

3. Wisconsin Public Service Corporation

Docket No. ER99-994-000

Take notice that on December 24, 1998, Wisconsin Public Service Corporation (WPSC), tendered for filing two short-term transaction specification sheets for wholesale power sales to its affiliate, Upper Peninsula Power Company under its Market-Based Rate Tariff. The specification sheets cover (1) 1998 sales which have been disclosed on WPSC's ``Home Page'' and in WPSC's quarterly Market-Based Rate Tariff reports to the Commission, and (2) sales which will take place in 1999.

Comment date: January 14, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

4. Peco Energy Company

Docket No. ER99-995-000

Take notice that on December 24, 1998, PECO Energy Company (PECO), tendered for filing a Service Agreement dated August 7, 1998 with West Penn Power Company (WPPC) under PECO's FERC Electric Tariff Original Volume No. 1 (Tariff). The Service Agreement adds WPPC as a customer under the Tariff.

PECO requests an effective date of December 21, 1998, for the Service Agreement.

PECO states that copies of this filing have been supplied to WPPC and to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.

Comment date: January 14, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

5. PP&L, Inc.

Docket No. ER99-996-000

Take notice that on December 24, 1998, PP&L, Inc. (PP&L), tendered for filing a partially executed Service Agreement dated December 21, 1998, with Central Vermont Public Service Corporation (CVPSC), under PP&L's Market-Based Rate and Resale of Transmission Rights Tariff, FERC Electric Tariff, Volume No. 5. The Service Agreement adds CVPSC as an eligible customer under the Tariff.

PP&L requests an effective date of December 23, 1998, for the Service Agreement.

PP&L states that copies of this filing have been supplied to CVPSC and to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.

Comment date: January 14, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

6. Virginia Electric and Power Company

Docket No. ER99-997-000

Take notice that on December 24, 1998, Virginia Electric and Power Company (Virginia Power), tendered for filing a Service Agreement for Firm Point-to-Point Transmission Service with Oglethorpe Power Corporation (Transmission Customer), under the Open Access Transmission Tariff to Eligible Purchasers dated July 14, 1997. Under the tendered Service Agreement, Virginia Power will provide firm point-to-point service to the Transmission Customer under the rates, terms and conditions of the Open Access Transmission Tariff.

Virginia Power requests an effective date of December 23, 1998.

Copies of the filing were served upon Oglethorpe Power Corporation, the Virginia State Corporation Commission and the North Carolina Utilities Commission.

Comment date: January 14, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

7. Virginia Electric and Power Company

Docket No. ER99-998-000

Take notice that on December 24, 1998 Virginia Electric and Power Company (Virginia Power), tendered for filing a Service Agreement for Non-Firm Point-to-Point Transmission Service with Oglethorpe Power Corporation under the Open Access Transmission Tariff to Eligible Purchasers dated July 14, 1997. Under the tendered Service Agreement, Virginia Power will provide non-firm point-to-point service to the Transmission Customers under the rates, terms and conditions of the Open Access Transmission Tariff.

Virginia Power requests an effective date of December 23, 1998.

Copies of the filing were served upon Oglethorpe Power Corporation, the Virginia State Corporation Commission and the North Carolina Utilities Commission.

Comment date: January 14, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

8. PP&L, Inc.

Docket No. ER99-999-000

Take notice that on December 24, 1998, PP&L, Inc. (PP&L), tendered for filing a Service Agreement dated December 8, 1998, with Energy Atlantic, LLC (Energy) under PP&L's Market-Based Rate and Resale of Transmission Rights Tariff, FERC Electric Tariff, Revised Volume No. 5. The Service Agreement adds Energy as an eligible customer under the Tariff.

PP&L requests an effective date of December 23, 1998, for the Service Agreement.

PP&L states that copies of this filing have been supplied to Energy and to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.

Comment date: January 14, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

9. Virginia Electric and Power Company

Docket No. ER99-1000-000

Take notice that on December 24, 1998, Virginia Electric and Power Company (Virginia Power), tendered for filing the Service Agreement between Virginia Electric and Power Company and the Town of Sharpsburg, North Carolina under the FERC Electric Tariff (Second Revised Volume No. 4), which was accepted by order of the Commission dated August 13, 1998 in Docket No. ER98-3771-000. Under the tendered Service Agreement, Virginia Power will provide services to the Town of Sharpsburg, North Carolina under the rates, terms and conditions of the applicable Service Schedules included in the Tariff.

Virginia Power requests an effective date of December 23, 1998.

Copies of the filing were served upon the Town of Sharpsburg, North Carolina, the Virginia State Corporation Commission and the North Carolina Utilities Commission.

Comment date: January 14, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

10. CH Resources, Inc.

Docket No. ER99-1001-000

Take notice that on December 24, 1998, CH Resources, Inc. (Resources), tendered for filing proposed market-based rate schedules for the sale of capacity and energy and for the sale of ancillary services pursuant to negotiated agreements, together with a form of service agreement and a code of conduct to govern relationships with franchised public utilities.

Resources requests that the Commission accept these rate schedules

[Page 868]for filing and grant such waivers of its regulations and blanket authorizations as the Commission has granted to power marketers and non-franchised public utilities with market-based rate authority.

Resources requests the Commission to permit its proposed rate schedules to take effect on December 25, 1998.

Comment date: January 14, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

11. Allegheny Power Service Corp., on behalf of Monongahela Power Co., The Potomac Edison Company and West Penn Power Company (Allegheny Power)

Docket No. ER99-1002-000

Take notice that on December 24, 1998, Allegheny Power Service Corporation on behalf of Monongahela Power Company, The Potomac Edison Company and West Penn Power Company (Allegheny Power), tendered for filing Supplement No. 12 to add three (3) new Customers to the Market Rate Tariff under which Allegheny Power offers generation services.

Allegheny Power requests a waiver of notice requirements to make service available as of January 1, 1999, to Monongahela Power Company, The Potomac Edison Company and West Penn Power Company.

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: January 14, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

12. Southern Company Services, Inc.

Docket No. ER99-1003-000

Take notice that on December 23, 1998, Southern Company Services, Inc. (SCS), acting on behalf of Alabama Power Company, Georgia Power Company, Gulf Power Company, Mississippi Power Company (MPC), and Savannah Electric and Power Company (collectively referred to as Southern Company), tendered for filing a service agreement for network integration transmission service between SCS, as agent for Southern Company, and Southern Wholesale Energy, a Department of SCS, as agent for MPC and two (2) service agreements for firm point-to-point transmission service between SCS, as agent for Southern Company, and (i) Kentucky Utilities Company, and (ii) Louisville Gas & Electric under the Open Access Transmission Tariff of Southern Company (FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume No. 5).

Comment date: January 13, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

13. Entergy Nuclear Generating Company

Docket No. ER99-1004-000

Take notice that on December 24, 1998, Entergy Nuclear Generating Company tendered for filing a petition for waiver and blanket approvals under various regulations of the Commission and for an order accepting its proposed tariff governing negotiated market-based capacity and energy sales. Entergy Nuclear is also submitting, pursuant to the market rate tariff, four long-term power purchase agreements for sale of power from the Pilgrim nuclear generating plant.

Entergy Nuclear has requested the market rate tariff to become effective at the earliest possible date.

Comment date: January 14, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

14. Kansas City Power & Light Company

Docket No. ER99-1005-000

Take notice that on December 24, 1998, Kansas City Power & Light Company (KCPL), tendered for filing proposed changes to KCPL's market- based rate tariff governing negotiated market-based capacity and energy sales and for an order accepting its proposed tariff changes.

KCPL has requested an effective date of February 24, 1999.

A copy of this filing was served on customers presently taking service under KCPL's market-based rate tariff.

Comment date: January 14, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

15. Kansas City Power & Light Company

Docket No. ER99-1006-000

Take notice that on December 24, 1998, Kansas City Power & Light Company (KCPL), tendered for filing its updated market power study under KCP&L's market-based rate tariff, FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume No. 4.

A copy of this filing was served on customers presently taking service under FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume No. 4.

Comment date: January 14, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

16. Kansas City Power & Light Company

Docket No. ER99-1008-000

Take notice that on December 23, 1998, Kansas City Power & Light Company (KCPL), tendered for filing a Service Agreement dated December 4, 1998, between KCPL and Ameren Services Company. This Agreement provides for the rates and charges for Non-Firm Transmission Service. In its filing, KCPL states that the rates included in the above- mentioned Service Agreement are KCPL's rates and charges in the compliance filing to FERC Order No. 888-A in Docket No. OA97-636.

KCPL proposes an effective date of December 14, 1998, and requests waiver of the Commission's notice requirement.

Comment date: January 13, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

17. The Washington Water Power Company

Docket No. ER99-1010-000

Take notice that on December 23, 1998, The Washington Water Power Company (WWP), tendered for filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission pursuant to 18 CFR 35.13 a revised Exhibit A (Points of Delivery) for the executed Interconnection and Operating Agreement between WWP and Kootenai Electric Cooperative. Exhibit A will replace and supersede the previously filedExhibit A.

WWP respectfully requests that the Commission waive the prior notice requirement and an effective date of January 1, 1999.

Comment date: January 13, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

18. Mississippi Power Company

Docket No. ER99-1011-000

Take notice that on December 23, 1998, Mississippi Power Company and Southern Company Services, Inc., its agent, tendered for filing a Service Agreement, pursuant to the Southern Companies Electric Tariff Volume No. 4--Market Based Rate Tariff, with South Mississippi Electric Power Association for the OLOH Delivery Point to Pearl River Valley Electric Power Association. The agreement will permit Mississippi Power to provide wholesale electric service to South Mississippi Electric Power Association at a new service delivery point.

Copies of the filing were served upon South Mississippi Electric Power Association, the Mississippi Public Service Commission, and the Mississippi Public Utilities Staff.

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Comment date: January 13, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

19. PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.

Docket No. ER99-1012-000

Take notice that on December 23, 1998, PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. (PJM), tendered for filing four executed service agreements with NP Energy for point-to-point transmission service under the PJM Open Access Transmission Tariff.

The effective date of all the agreements is January 1, 1999. PJM requests waiver of the Commission's 60-day notice requirements.

Copies of this filing were served upon the parties to the service agreements.

Comment date: January 13, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

20. Commonwealth Edison Company

Docket No. ER99-1013-000

Take notice that on December 23, 1998, Commonwealth Edison Company (ComEd), tendered for filing Non-Firm Service Agreements with American Municipal Power--Ohio, Inc. (AMPO) and Transalta Marketing (U.S.) Inc. (TEM), a Short-Term Firm Service Agreement with American Municipal Power--Ohio, Inc. (AMPO), and a Firm Service Agreement with Commonwealth Edison Company, in the wholesale merchant function (ComEd WMD), under the terms of ComEd's Open Access Transmission Tariff (OATT).

ComEd requests an effective date of December 23, 1998, for the service agreements, and accordingly, seeks waiver of the Commission's notice requirements.

Copies of this filing were served on AMPO, TEM, and ComEd WMD.

Comment date: January 13, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

21. Washington Water Power Company

Docket No. ER99-1014-000

Take notice that on December 23, 1998, Washington Water Power Company (WWP), tendered for filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission an executed Firm Point-to-Point Service Agreement under WWP's Open Access Transmission Tariff, second revised Volume No. 8, with Kootenai Electric Cooperative.

WWP respectfully requests that the Commission waive the prior notice requirements and also requests an effective date of January 1, 1999, for the Service Agreement.

Comment date: January 13, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

22. Duquesne Light Company

Docket No. ER99-1015-000

Take notice that on December 24, 1998, Duquesne Light Company (Duquesne), tendered for filing under Duquesne's pending Market-Based Rate Tariff, (Docket No. ER98-4159-000) an executed Service Agreement at Market-Based Rates with NorAm Energy Services, Inc., (Customer).

Duquesne has requested that the Commission waive its notice requirements to allow the Service Agreement to become effective as of December 23, 1998.

Copies of this filing were served upon Customer.

Comment date: January 14, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

23. Duquesne Light Company

Docket No. ER99-1016-000

Take notice that on December 24, 1998, Duquesne Light Company (DLC), tendered for filing a Service Agreement for non-firm point-to- point transmission service dated December 23, 1998, with West Penn Power d/b/a Allegheny Energy under DLC's Open Access Transmission Tariff (Tariff). The Service Agreement adds West Penn Power d/b/a Allegheny Energy as a customer under the Tariff.

DLC requests waiver of the Commission's sixty-day notice requirement and an effective date of December 23, 1998, for the Service Agreement.

Comment date: January 14, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

24. Duquesne Light Company

Docket No. ER99-1017-000

Take notice that on December 24, 1998, Duquesne Light Company (DLC), tendered for filing a Service Agreement for Retail Network Integration Transmission Service and a Network Operating Agreement for Retail Network Integration Transmission Service dated December 23, 1998, CSW Energy Services, Inc., under DLC's Open Access Transmission Tariff (Tariff). The Service Agreement and Network Operating Agreement adds CSW Energy Services, Inc., as a customer under the Tariff.

DLC requests an effective date of December 23, 1998, for the Service Agreement.

Comment date: January 14, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

25. Duquesne Light Company

Docket No. ER99-1018-000

Take notice that on December 24, 1998, Duquesne Light Company (DLC), tendered for filing a Service Agreement for Retail Network Integration Transmission Service and a Network Operating Agreement for Retail Network Integration Transmission Service dated December 23, 1998, Duke Solutions, Inc., under DLC's Open Access Transmission Tariff (Tariff). The Service Agreement and Network Operating Agreement adds Duke Solutions, Inc., as a customer under the Tariff.

DLC requests an effective date of December 23, 1998, for the Service Agreement.

Comment date: January 14, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

26. Green Mountain Power Corporation

Docket No. ER99-1019-000

Take notice that on December 22, 1998, Green Mountain Power Corporation tendered for filing a Memorandum of Understanding to revise a Contract with Hydro-Quebec for the purchase of call options by Hydro- Quebec and correct typographical errors and erroneous references.

Green Mountain requests an effective date of January 1, 1999.

Comment date: January 12, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

27. New England Power Company

Docket No. ER99-1020-000

Take notice that on December 23, 1998, New England Power Company (NEP), tendered for filing a service agreement under NEP's Open Access Transmission Tariff, FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume No. 9, between NEP and Browning Ferris Gas Services, Inc., (Browning Ferris). Under the service agreement, NEP will provide Firm Local Generation Delivery Service to Browning Ferris.

NEP requests an effective date of November 23, 1998, for the filing.

Comment date: January 13, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

28. Washington Water Power Company

Docket No. ER99-1021-000

Take notice that on December 23, 1998, Washington Water Power Company (WWP), tendered for filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission executed Service Agreements for Short-Term Firm and Non-Firm Point-To-Point Transmission Service under WWP's Open Access Transmission Tariff--FERC Electric

[Page 870]Tariff, second revised Volume No. 8, with Kootenai Electric Cooperative.

WWP respectfully requests that the Commission waive the prior notice requirement and allow the Service Agreements to become effective as of January 1, 1999.

Comment date: January 13, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

29. Washington Water Power Company

Docket No. ER99-1022-000

Take notice that on December 24, 1998, Washington Water Power Company (WWP), tendered for filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission pursuant to 18 CFR 35.13, an executed Service Agreement under WWP's FERC Electric Tariff First Revised Volume No. 9, with Kootenai Electric Cooperative.

WWP requests waiver of the prior notice requirement and requests an effective date of December 18, 1998.

Comment date: January 14, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

30. Kansas City Power & Light Company

Docket No. OA97-636-000

Take notice that on December 23, 1998, Kansas City Power & Light Company (KCPL), tendered for filing a Service Agreement dated December 4, 1998, between KCPL and Ameren Services Company. This Agreement provides for the rates and charges for Short-term Firm Transmission Service. In its filing, KCPL states that the rates included in the above-mentioned Service Agreement are KCPL's rates and charges in the compliance filing to FERC Order No. 888-A in Docket No. OA97-636-000.

KCPL proposes an effective date of December 14, 1998 and requests a waiver of the Commission's notice requirement to allow the requested effective date.

Comment date: January 13, 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 filedon 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. Linwood A. Watson, Jr., Acting Secretary.

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