Electric rate and corporate regulation filings: Public Service Co. of Colorado et al.,

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Federal Register: December 7, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 234)NoticesPage 68345-68348From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Docket No. ER95-1268-003, et al.Public Service Company of Colorado, et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate Regulation Filings

November 26, 1999.

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

1. Public Service Company of Colorado

Docket No. ER95-1268-003

Take notice that on November 19, 1999, Public Service Company of Colorado and Cheyenne Light, Fuel and Power Company (collectively PSCo), tendered for filing a in compliance with the Commission's September 30, 1999, letter order approving an offer of settlement filed April 8, 1996. PSCo informs the Commission that no refunds are due as a result of that settlement.

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Comment date: December 9, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

2. Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation

Docket Nos. ER97-1523-000, OA97-470-000, ER97-4234-000

Take notice that on November 17, 1999, the New York Independent System Operator, Inc. (NYISO), tendered for filing Third Revised Sheet No. 144 for the ISO Open Access Transmission Tariff.

The NYISO requests an effective date as the date on which the NYISO commences operations and requests waiver of the Commission's notice requirements.

A copy of this filing was served upon all persons on the Commission's official service list in Docket Nos. ER97-1523-000, OA97- 470-000 and ER97-4234-000, not consolidated, and the respective electric utility regulatory agencies in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

Comment date: December 7, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

3. Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation; Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.; Long Island Lighting Company; New York State Electric & Gas Corporation; Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation; Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc.; Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation; Power Authority of the State of New York; New York Power Pool

Docket Nos. ER97-1523-019, OA97-470-018, ER97-4234-016 (not consolidated)

Take notice that on November 17, 1999, the Member Systems of the New York Power Pool (Member Systems), tendered for filing under Sections 205 and 206 of the Federal Power Act amendments to the transmission agreements in effect between and among the individual Member Systems and/or various third parties consistent with the Commission's Order dated January 27, 1999. See Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp., et al., 86 FERC para. 61,062 (1999).

The Member Systems request all necessary waivers to make the amendments effective upon implementation of the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) on November 18, 1999.

A copy of this filing was served upon all persons on the Commission's official service list in the captioned proceeding(s), and the respective electric utility regulatory agencies in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

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

4. New Century Services, Inc.

Docket No. ER00-599-000

Take notice that on November 18, 1999, 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.

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

5. Ohio Valley Electric Corporation; Indiana-Kentucky Electric Corporation

[Docket No. ER00-600-000

Take notice that on November 18, 1999, Ohio Valley Electric Corporation (including its wholly-owned subsidiary, Indiana-Kentucky Electric Corporation) (OVEC), tendered for filing a Service Agreement for Short-Term Firm Point-To-Point Transmission Service, dated October 28, 1999 (the Service Agreement) between Louisville Gas & Electric Company/ Kentucky Utilities Company (LG&E/KU) and OVEC. The Service Agreement provides for firm transmission service by OVEC to LG&E/KU. In its filing, OVEC states that the rates and charges included in the Service Agreement are the rates and charges set forth in OVEC's Open Access Transmission Tariff.

OVEC proposes an effective date of October 28, 1999 and requests waiver of the Commission's notice requirement to allow the requested effective date.

Copies of this filing were served upon LG&E/KU, the Kentucky Public Service Commission, the Tennessee Regulatory Authority and the Virginia State Corporation Commission.

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

6. Wisconsin Public Service Corporation

Docket No. ER00-601-000

Take notice that on November 18, 1999, Wisconsin Public Service Corporation (WPSC), tendered for filing Supplement No. 4 to its partial requirements service agreement with Washington Island Electric Cooperative (WIEC), Door County, Wisconsin. Supplement No. 4 provides WIEC's contract demand nominations for January 2000-December 2004, under WPSC's W-2A partial requirements tariff and WIEC's applicable service agreement.

The company states that copies of this filing have been served upon WIEC and to the State Commissions where WPSC serves at retail.

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

7. Northern States Power Company (Minnesota Company); Northern States Power Company (Wisconsin Company)

Docket No. ER00-602-000

Take notice that on November 18, 1999, Northern States Power Company (Minnesota) and Northern States Power Company (Wisconsin) (collectively known as NSP), tendered for filing an Electric Service Agreement between NSP and Entergy Power Marketing Corp., (Customer). This Electric Service Agreement is an enabling agreement under which NSP may provide to Customer the electric services identified in NSP Operating Companies Electric Services Tariff original Volume No. 4.

NSP requests that this Electric Service Agreement be made effective on October 20, 1999.

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

8. Northern States Power Company (Minnesota Company); Northern States Power Company (Wisconsin Company)

Docket No. ER00-603-000

Take notice that on November 18, 1999, Northern States Power Company (Minnesota) and Northern States Power Company (Wisconsin) (collectively known as NSP), tendered for filing a Short-Term Market- Based Electric Service Agreement between NSP and Entergy Power Marketing Corp., (Customer).

NSP requests that this Short-Term Market-Based Electric Service Agreement be made effective on October 20, 1999.

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

9. Central Maine Power Company

Docket No. ER00-604-000

Take notice that on November 18, 1999, Central Maine Power Company (CMP), tendered for filing as an initial rate schedule pursuant to Section 35.12 of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's regulations, 18 CFR 35.12, a Short-Term Interconnection

[Page 68347]Agreement (Short-Term IA) with Gorbell/Thermo Electron Power Company (Gorbell) and an unexecuted service agreement for Firm Local Point-to- Point Transmission Service (TSA). The Short-Term IA provides for interconnection service to Gorbell at the rates, terms, charges, and conditions set forth therein. The TSA provides for Firm Point-to-Point Transmission Service.

CMP is requesting that the Short-Term IA become effective on October 20, 1999 and the TSA become effective on October 20, 1999.

Copies of this filing have been served upon the Maine Public Utilities Commission and Gorbell.

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

10. Central Maine Power Company

Docket No. ER00-605-000

Take notice that on November 18, 1999, Central Maine Power Company (CMP), tendered for filing pursuant to Section 205 of the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Sec . 824d, and Part 35 of the Rules and Regulations (Regulations), 18 CFR Part 35, of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission), an executed agreement, as detailed in the accompanying letter, between CMP and Select Energy, Inc., dated November 1, 1999, for the purchase if CMP's entitlements to energy, capacity, and certain other benefits associated with the Hydro Quebec Agreements involving Hydro Quebec, the New England Power Pool, CMP and certain New England Utilities.

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

11. American Electric Power Service Corporation

Docket No. ER00-606-000

Take notice that on November 18, 1999, the Operating Companies of the American Electric Power System (AEP), tendered for filing an amendment to their Open Access Transmission Tariff offering a new Convertible Non-Firm Point-To-Point Transmission Service.

AEP requests an effective date of January 17, 2000 for the new service.

Copies of AEP's filing were served upon AEP's transmission customers and the public service commissions of Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

12. Constellation Power Source, Inc.

Docket No. ER00-607-000

Take notice that on November 18, 1999, Constellation Power Source, Inc. (CPS), tendered for filing pursuant to Section 205 of the Federal Power Act, and Part 35 of the Commission's Regulations, a Petition for authorization to make sales of certain Ancillary Services at market- based rates. CPS is a power marketer which was previously authorized by the Commission to make sales of energy, capacity, and certain Ancillary Services at market-based rates.

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

13. New Century Services, Inc.

Docket No. ER00-608-000

Take notice that on November 18, 1999, New Century Services, Inc., on behalf of Public Service Company of Colorado tendered for filing revisions to Exhibits B and D to its Interconnection and Transmission Service Agreement with the Western Area Power Administration as contained in Public Service's Rate Schedule FERC No. 47.

Public Service requests an effective date of October 1, 1999, for this filing.

Copies of the filing were served upon Western Area Power Administration, Colorado Public Utilities Commission, and the Colorado Office of Consumer Counsel.

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

14. Ameren Services Company

Docket No. ER00-609-000

Take notice that on November 19, 1999, Ameren Services Company (ASC), tendered for filing a Service Agreement for Market Based Rate Power Sales between ASC and TXU Energy Trading Company (TXU). ASC asserts that the purpose of the Agreement is to permit ASC to make sales of capacity and energy at market based rates to TXU pursuant to ASC's Market Based Rate Power Sales Tariff filedin Docket No. ER98- 3285-000.

Comment date: December 9, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

15. PECO Energy Company

Docket No. ER00-610-000

Take notice that on November 18, 1999, PECO Energy Company (PECO), tendered for filing under Section 205 of the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 792 et seq., a Transaction Letter dated November 16, 1999 with Horizon Energy Company d/b/a Exelon Energy (EXELON) under PECO's FERC Electric Tariff Original Volume No. 1 (Tariff).

PECO requests an effective date of December 1, 1999, for the Transaction Letter.

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

Comment date: December 9, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

16. Wells Rural Electric Company

Docket No. ER00-611-000

Take notice that on November 19, 1999, Wells Rural Electric Company (WREC), tendered for filing with the Commission an Initial Rate Filing consisting of two Wheeling Agreements between WREC and Sierra Pacific Power Company (Sierra Pacific).

WREC requests a waiver of the Commission's notice requirements to permit an effective date of December 20, 1999 and waiver of certain provisions of Part 35 of the Commission Regulations.

Copies of the Initial Rate Filing have been provided to Sierra Pacific and the Public Utility Commission of Nevada.

Comment date: December 9, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

17. Ameren Operating Companies

Docket No. ER00-612-000

Take notice that on November 19, 1999, Ameren Services Company (Ameren), on behalf of the Ameren Operating Companies tendered for filing a new Schedule 4A, Illinois Retail Energy Imbalance Service, to the Ameren System's Open Access Transmission Tariff.

Ameren requests an effective date of November 22, 1999 and, accordingly, seeks waiver of the Commission's notice requirements.

Copies of the filing have been served on the Illinois Commerce Commission and the Missouri Public Service Commission.

Comment date: December 9, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

18. West Texas Wind Energy Partners, L.P.

Docket No. ER00-613-000

Take notice that on November 19, 1999, West Texas Wind Energy Partners, L.P. (WTWEP), petitioned the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) for acceptance for filing of an amended and restated power purchase agreement between WTWEP and Central and South West Services, Inc., acting as agent on behalf of West

[Page 68348]Texas Utilities Company, Central Power and Light Company and Southwestern Public Service Company, for the granting of certain blanket approvals, and for the waiver of certain Commission Regulations. WTWEP is a limited partnership that proposes to engage in the wholesale sale of electric power in the state of Texas.

Comment date: December 9, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

Standard Paragraph

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 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. This filing may also be viewed on the Internet at http://www.ferc.fed.us/ online/rims.htm (call 202- 208-2222 for assistance). David P. Boergers, Secretary.

FR Doc. 99-31574Filed12-6-99; 8:45 amBILLING CODE 6717-01-P

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