Electric rate and corporate regulation filings: Eastern Utilities Associates et al.,

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Federal Register: February 1, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 20)NoticesPage 4865-4867From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Docket No. ER99-1338-000, et al.Eastern Utilities Associates, et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate Regulation Filings

January 22, 1999.

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

1. Eastern Utilities Associates

Docket No. ER99-1338-000

Take notice that on January 15, 1999, Eastern Utilities Associates tendered for filing notification that the ISO-New England, Inc., and the New England Power Pool are responsible for TLR procedures referred to in the above-captioned docket.

Comment date: February 4, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice. 2. Resale Power Group of Iowa, Inc. v. IES Utilities, Inc.

Docket No. EL97-17-001

Take notice that on January 8, 1999, IES Utilities, Inc. (IES) fileda Joint Transmission Agreement pursuant to the Commission's December 23, 1998 Order issued in Docket No. EL97-17-000.

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

3. Vermont Electric Power Company, Inc.

Docket No. ER99-1339-000

Take notice that on January 15, 1999, Vermont Electric Power Company, Inc. (VELCO), tendered for filing an amendment to its Open Access Transmission Service Tariff to explicitly incorporate the transmission loading relief (TLR) procedures developed by the North American Electric Reliability Council (NERC) approved by the Commission in Docket No. EL98-52-000.

VELCO requests an effective date coincident with its filing, and therefore respectfully requests waiver of the Commission's notice requirements.

Comment date: February 4, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

4. Central Power and Light Company, West Texas Utilities Company, Public Service Company of Oklahoma and Southwestern Electric Power Company

Docket No. ER99-1340-000

Take notice that on January 15, 1999, Central Power and Light Company (CPL), West Texas Utilities Company (WTU), Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO), and Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO) (collectively, the CSW Operating Companies) tendered for filing with the Commission notice indicating that the CSW Operating Companies will adopt the transmission loading relief (TLR), procedures set forth in Appendix B to the North American Electric Reliability Council's (NERC) Petition for Declaratory Order in Docket No. EL98-52- 000, approved by the Commission. The TLR procedures will apply to those portions of the CSW Operating Companies' transmission systems that are located in the Eastern Interconnection.

The CSW Operating Companies request an effective date coincident with their filing, and therefore respectfully request waiver of the Commission's notice requirements.

The CSW Operating Companies state that a copy of their filing was served on all customers under the CSW Operating Companies' Open Access Transmission Service Tariff and on the Public Utility Commission of Texas, the Arkansas Public Service Commission, the Louisiana Public Service Commission, and the Oklahoma Corporation Commission.

Comment date: February 4, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

5. Duke Power, a division of Duke Energy Corporation

Docket No. ER99-1341-000

Take notice that on January 15, 1999, Duke Power, a division of Duke Energy Corporation (Duke), tendered for filing a Firm Transmission Service Agreement (TSA's), between Duke and Louisville Gas and Electric Company, dated as of October 21, 1998.

Duke requests that the TSA's be made effective as rate schedules as of January 1, 1999.

Comment date: February 4, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

6. Duke Energy Corporation

Docket No. ER99-1342-000

Take notice that on January 15, 1999, Duke Power, a division of Duke Energy Corporation (Duke), tendered for filing a Service Agreement for Market Rate Sales under Rate Schedule MR, FERC Electric Tariff First Revised Volume No. 3 (the MRSAs), between Duke and Entergy Power Marketing Corp.

Comment date: February 4, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

[Page 4866]7. Duke Energy Corporation

Docket No. ER99-1343-000

Take notice that on January 15, 1999, Duke Power, a division of Duke Energy Corporation (Duke), tendered for filing a Service Agreement for Market Rate Sales under Rate Schedule MR, FERC Electric Tariff First Revised Volume No. 3 (the MRSAs), between Duke and OGE Energy Resources, Inc.

Comment date: February 4, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

8. MidAmerican Energy Company

Docket No. ER99-1344-000

Take notice that on January 15, 1999, MidAmerican Energy Company (MidAmerican), 666 Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa 50309 tendered for filling notice of its adoption of the Line Loading Relief Procedure of Mid-Continent Area Power Pool (MAPP) and changes to MidAmerican's Open Access Transmission Tariff (OATT) to reflect the adoption of such procedures. MidAmerican states that this filing is made in accordance with the Commission's December 16, 1998, order in North American Electric Reliability Council, 85 FERC para. 61,353 (1998) (Docket No. EL98-52-000).

MidAmerican proposes an effective date of January 16, 1999, for the OATT changes.

Copies of the filing were served upon representatives of MAPP, the Iowa Utilities Board, the Illinois Commerce Commission, the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission and all customers having service agreements with MidAmerican under the OATT.

Comment date: February 4, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

9. Delmarva Power & Light Company and Atlantic City Electric Company

Docket No. ER99-1345-000

Take notice that on January 15, 1999, Delmarva Power & Light Company (Delmarva) and Atlantic City Electric Company (Atlantic) filed revisions to their market-based rate tariffs. The revisions were made to reflect the consummation of the merger involving Delmarva and Atlantic and to allow Delmarva and Atlantic to engage in power sales transactions with one another pursuant to their market-based rate tariffs. In particular, the revisions would allow Delmarva and Atlantic to transact with one another at the market clearing prices established by the PJM Power Exchange.

Delmarva and Atlantic state that copies of this filing have been served upon all the customers under their market-based rate tariffs.

Comment date: February 4, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

10. PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.

Docket No. ER99-1346-000

Take notice that on January 15, 1999, PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. (PJM), tendered for filing notice of amendment of the PJM Interconnection L.L.C., Tariff to adopt NERC Transmission Loading Relief Procedures.

Copies of this filing were served upon all PJM members and all state electrical regulatory commissions in the PJM control area.

Comment date: February 4, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

11. Detroit Edison Company and Consumers Energy Company

Docket No. ER99-1347-000

Take notice that on January 15, 1999, Detroit Edison Company and Consumers Energy Company tendered for filing notice that they adopt and will use the NERC TLR procedures accepted by the Commission in Docket No. EL98-52-000 for their joint open access transmission tariff.

Comment date: February 4, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

12. Consumers Energy Company

Docket No. ER99-1348-000

Take notice that on January 15, 1999, Consumers Energy Company tendered for filing notice that it adopts and will use the NERC TLR procedures accepted by the Commission in Docket No. EL98-52-000.

Comment date: February 4, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

13. Detroit Edison Company

Docket No. ER99-1349-000

Take notice that on January 15, 1999, Detroit Edison Company tendered for filing notice that it adopts and will use the NERC TLR procedures accepted by the Commission in Docket No. EL98-52-000.

Comment date: February 4, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

14. Constellation Energy Source, Inc.

Docket No. ER99-1357-000

Take notice that on January 15, 1999, Constellation Energy Source, Inc., tendered for filing Notice of Cancellation of Constellation Energy Source's Rate Schedule FERC No. 1.

Comment date: February 4, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

15. Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp., Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc., LIPA, New York Power Authority, New York State Electric & Gas Corp., Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation, Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. and Rochester Gas and Electric Corp.)

Docket No. ER99-1365-000

Take notice that on January 15, 1999, Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation, Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc., LIPA, New York Power Authority, New York State Electric & Gas Corporation, Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation, Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc., Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation tendered for filing a letter notifying FERC that their Open Access Transmission Tariffs shall be considered to be modified by the incorporation of the Transmission Loading Relief (TLR) procedures of the North American Electric Reliability Council (NERC) as specified in NERC's generic amendment (Attachment B to the NERC filing of June 5, 1998).

As indicated in the filing, LIPA is not a ``public utility'' under Part II of the Federal Power Act and does not have a transmission tariff on file with the FERC. As a Member System of the New York Power Pool, however, its curtailment policy is synchronized with other Member Systems. Therefore, by its inclusion in the filing, LIPA notifies FERC that its open access transmission tariff shall be considered to be modified to incorporate NERC's TLR procedure in accordance with the action of the other Member Systems. NYPA is also not a ``public utility'' under Part II of the Federal Power Act, but also notifies FERC that its open access tariff shall be considered to be modified accordingly.

Copies of the filing were served on the official service lists in each of the companies open access tariff proceedings.

Comment date: February 4, 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, 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 18 CFR 385.214). All such motions or protests should be filedon or before the comment date. Protests will be

[Page 4867]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. David P. Boergers, Secretary.

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