[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 240 (Wednesday, December 13, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77861-77864]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-31702]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. EC01-33-000, et al.]
FPL Group, Inc., et al. Electric Rate and Corporate Regulation
Filings
December 5, 2000.
Take notice that the following filings have been made with the
Commission:
1. FPL Group, Inc., on behalf of itself and its public utility
affiliates, and Entergy Corporation, on behalf of itself and its public
utility affiliates
[Docket No. EC01-33-000]
Take notice that on November 30, 2000, FPL Group, Inc. (FPL Group),
on behalf of itself and its public utility affiliates, and Entergy
Corporation (Entergy), on behalf of itself and its public utility
affiliates, filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission an
application pursuant to section 203 of the Federal Power Act for
authorization of a disposition of jurisdictional facilities whereby FPL
Group and Entergy will become wholly-owned subsidiaries of a newly
formed holding company (the Merged Company). FPL Group, through its
subsidiaries and affiliates, owns and operates facilities for the
generation and transmission of electricity throughout most of the east
and lower west coasts of Florida. Entergy, through its subsidiaries and
affiliates, owns and operates facilities for the generation and
transmission of electricity in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and
Texas. Both FPL Group and Entergy also indirectly own and operate
independent power projects throughout the United States.
The proposed merger of FPL Group and Entergy involves the indirect
transfer of control over all jurisdictional facilities owned and
operated by the FPL Group and Entergy subsidiaries and affiliates. The
proposed merger will be accomplished through a merger of FPL Group and
Entergy with and into subsidiaries of the Merged Company, with FPL
Group and Entergy being the surviving companies. As a result, each
share of FPL Group common stock (other than shares held by FPL Group,
Entergy, or the Merged Company) will
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be converted into the right to receive one share of the Merged Company
common stock and each outstanding share of Entergy common stock (other
than shares held by FPL Group, Entergy, or the Merged Company) will be
converted into the right to receive 0.585 of a share of the Merged
Company common stock.
Pursuant to 18 CFR 388.112, Applicants request confidential
treatment of the Competitive Analysis Screening model (CASm) submitted
by William H. Hieronymus and J. Stephen Henderson, witnesses in support
of Applicants. The CASm is a proprietary computer model used by Dr.
Hieronymus and Dr. Henderson to conduct their competitive analyses.
Comment date: January 30, 2001, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
2. PPL Montour, LLC
[Docket No. EG01-36-000]
Take notice that on November 29, 2000, PPL Montour, LLC tendered
for filing an Application for New Determination of Exempt Wholesale
Generator Status.
Comment date: December 22, 2000, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice. The Commission will limit its
consideration of comments to those that concern the adequacy or
accuracy of the application.
3. Duke Energy Lee, LLC
[Docket No. EG01-37-000]
Take notice that on November 30, 2000, Duke Energy Lee, LLC (Duke
Lee) filed an application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(the Commission) for determination of exempt wholesale generator status
pursuant to Section 32 of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of
1935, as amended, and Part 365 of the Commission's regulations. Duke
Lee is a Delaware limited liability company that will be engaged
directly and exclusively in the business of owning and operating all or
part of one or more eligible facilities to be located in Lee County,
Illinois. The eligible facilities will consist of an approximately 640
MW natural gas-fired, simple cycle electric generation plant and
related interconnection facilities. The output of the eligible
facilities will be sold at wholesale.
Comment date: December 26, 2000, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice. The Commission will limit its
consideration of comments to those that concern the adequacy or
accuracy of the application.
4. ISO New England Inc.
[Docket No. EL00-62-014]
Take notice that on December 1, 2000, ISO New England Inc. filed a
revised implementation plan for the Congestion Management and Multi-
Settlement Systems.
Comment date: January 2, 2001, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
5. MidAmerican Energy Company
[Docket No. ER01-522-000]
Take notice that on November 29, 2000, MidAmerican Energy Company
(MidAmerican) tendered for filing a Wholesale Market-Based Rate Tariff
and a pro forma Service Agreement. In addition, MidAmerican tendered
for filing certain modifications to its currently-effective Power Sales
Tariff.
MidAmerican seeks an effective date of December 1, 2000 for all of
the tariff sheets submitted with this filing.
MidAmerican states that its Wholesale Market Based Rate Tariff and
pro forma Service Agreement, are being filed in order to conform to a
pro forma tariff prepared by a group of representatives from various
segments of the electric industry. MidAmerican states that it does not
proposed to eliminate its currently effective Power Sales Tariff which
permits sales of power at market based rates. However, MidAmerican
proposed to revise the Power Sales Tariff to provide that MidAmerican
will offer service under that tariff only to customers that (1) have an
existing service agreement under the Power Sales Tariff (until the
agreement expires) or (2) wish to purchase power from MidAmerican, but
do not wish to sell power to MidAmerican.
Copies of this filing have been sent to the Iowa Utilities Board,
Illinois Commerce Commission and South Dakota Public Utility
Commission.
Comment date: December 20, 2000, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
6. Otter Tail Power Company
[Docket No. RT01-63-001]
Take notice that on November 27, 2000, Otter Tail Power Company
tendered for filing an Amendment to its Order No. 2000 compliance
filing.
Comment date: December 18, 2000, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
7. Nevada Power Company
[Docket No. ER00-2015-004]
Sierra Pacific Power Company
[Docket No. ER00-2018-004]
Take notice that on December 1, 2000, Nevada Power Company and
Sierra Pacific Power Company tendered for filing their compliance
filing in the above-captioned dockets.
This filing has been served on all parties on the official service
list in this proceeding.
Comment date: December 22, 2000, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
8. Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation
Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.,
Long Island Light Company
New York State Electric & Gas Corporation
Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation
Power Authority of the State of New York
Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc.
Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation
Docket Nos. ER97-1523-057, OA97-470-053, ER97-4234-051, (not
consolidated)
Take notice that on November 28, 2000, the Members of the
Transmission Owners Committee of the Energy Association of New York
State, formerly know as the Member Systems of the New York Power Pool
(Member Systems), tendered for filing a compliance report disclosing
TSC refunds made pursuant to the Joint Offer of Settlement of November
17, 1999. The Member Systems state that these refunds have been made in
compliance with the Commission's July 31, 2000 letter order in this
proceeding.
A copy of this filing was served upon all persons in the
Commission's official service list(s) in the captioned proceeding(s),
and the respective electric utility regulatory agencies in New York,
New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Comment date: December 19, 2000, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
9. Williams Generating Company-Hazelton
[Docket No. ER97-4587-002]
Take notice that on November 29, 2000, Williams Generating Company-
Hazelton (WGCH) a power marketer selling electric power at wholesale
pursuant to market-based rate authority granted to it by the Federal
Energy
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Regulatory Commission tendered for filing an updated market power
analysis in compliance with the Commission's October 23, 1997 letter
order in Docket No. ER97-4587.
Comment date: December 20, 2000, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
10. California Independent System Operator Corporation
[Docket Nos. ER98-3594-006]
Take notice that on December 1, 2000, the California Independent
System Operator Corporation (ISO), tendered for filing with the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission a report prepared by the ISO's Department
of Market Analysis entitled ``The Firm Transmission Rights Market:
Review of the First Nine Months of Operation, February 1, 2000--October
31, 2000'' and a document prepared by the ISO's Market Surveillance
Committee entitled ``An Assessment of the February through October 2000
California ISO Firm Transmission Rights Market.'' This filing was
submitted in compliance with the Commission's May 3, 1999 and August 2,
1999 Orders in the above-captioned proceedings.
The ISO has served these documents upon each person on the official
service list in the above-captioned proceeding. These documents are
also being posted on the ISO's internet Home Page, www.caiso.com.
Comment date: December 21, 2000, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
11. New York Independent System Operator, Inc.
[Docket Nos. ER00-3591-000, ER00-3591-001, ER00-3591-004, ER00-1969-
005]
Take notice that on November 30, 2000, the New York Independent
System Operator, Inc. (NYISO) tendered for filing a request for leave
to submit Alternative Compliance Filing in the above-captioned
proceedings. The NYISO was required to submit this compliance filing
pursuant to New York Independent System Operator Inc., 93 FERC para.
61,142 (2000).
A copy of this filing was served upon all parties in the above-
referenced dockets.
Comment date: December 26, 2000, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
12. Sierra Pacific Power Company and Nevada Power Company
[Docket No. ER00-3188-002]
Take notice that on November 29, 2000, Sierra Pacific Power Company
and Nevada Power Company tendered for filing their compliance filing in
the above-captioned docket.
This filing has been served on all parties on the official service
list in this proceeding.
Comment date: December 20, 2000, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
13. Westmoreland-LG&E Partners (Roanoke Valley I)
[Docket No. ER01-538-000]
Take notice that on November 30, 2000, Westmoreland-LG&E Partners
tendered for filing pursuant to Section 205 of the Federal Power Act,
and Part 35 of the Commission's Regulations, the Third Amendment and
Restatement of the Power Purchase and Operating Agreement By and
Between Westmoreland-LG&E Partners as Successor in Interest to Beckley
Cogeneration Company and Virginia Electric and Power Company for sales
from its Roanoke Valley I (ROVA I) facility entitled First Revised Rate
Schedule FERC No 1. Westmoreland-LG&E Partners have requested certain
waivers of the Commission's regulations.
Comment date: December 21, 2000, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
14. Public Service Company of New Mexico
[Docket No. ER01-539-000]
Take notice that on November 30, 2000, Public Service Company of
New Mexico (PNM), tendered for filing an executed service agreement for
short-term firm point to point transmission service under the terms of
PNM's Open Access Transmission Tariff (OATT) with El Paso Merchant
Energy, L.P. (El Paso), dated November 7, 2000. PNM's filing is
available for public inspection at its offices in Albuquerque, New
Mexico.
Copies of the filing have been sent to El Paso and to the New
Mexico Public Regulation Commission.
Comment date: December 21, 2000, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
15. Wisconsin Public Service Corporation
[Docket No. ER01-540-000]
Take notice that on November 30, 2000, on behalf of WPS Resources
Operating Companies (WPSR), Wisconsin Public Service Corporation
(WPSC), tendered for filing a service agreement between WPSC and
Stratford Water and Electric Utility (STRATFORD). Service Agreement No.
11 provides service to STRATFORD, under WPSC's W-1A full requirements
tariff.
The company states that copies of this filing have been served upon
STRATFORD and to the State Commissions where WPSC serves at retail.
Comment date: December 21, 2000, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
16. Jersey Central Power & Light Company
Metropolitan Edison Company
Pennsylvania Electric Company
[Docket No. ER01-541-000]
Take notice that on November 30, 2000, Jersey Central Power & Light
Company, Metropolitan Edison Company and Pennsylvania Electric Company
(individually doing business as GPU Energy), tendered for filing a
Notice of Cancellation of the Service Agreement between GPU Energy and
El Paso Power Services Company (now El Paso Merchant Energy, L.P.),
FERC Electric Rate Schedule, Second Revised Volume No. 5, Service
Agreement No. 19.
GPU Energy requests that cancellation be effective the 29th day of
January 2001.
Comment date: December 21, 2000, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
17. STI Capital Company
[Docket No. ER01-542-000]
Take notice that on November 29, 2000, STI Capital Company. (STI),
tendered for filing with the Commission an application for acceptance
of STI's Tariff FERC Electric No. 1; the granting of certain blanket
approvals including authority to sell electricity at market-based rates
and the waiver of certain Commission Regulations. STI intends to engage
in wholesale electric power sales from the York facility that currently
is owned by, and being transferred from, Solar Turbines Incorporated.
Comment date: December 21, 2000, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
18. Florida Power & Light Company and Entergy Services, Inc.
[Docket No. ER01-543-000]
Take notice that on November 30, 2000, Florida Power & Light
Company (FPL) and Entergy Services, Inc., on behalf of the Entergy
Operating Companies (the Entergy Operating Companies are Entergy
Arkansas, Inc., Entergy Gulf States, Inc., Entergy Louisiana, Inc.,
Entergy Mississippi, Inc., and Entergy New Orleans, Inc.)
(collectively, Applicants) tendered for
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filing a System Integration Agreement to take effect upon the
consummation of the proposed merger of FPL Group, Inc., parent company
of FPL, and Entergy Corporation, parent company of the Entergy
Operating Companies.
Applicants state that they have served a copy of the filing on the
regulators of FPL and the Entergy Operating Companies.
Comment date: December 21, 2000, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
19. Cook Inlet Power, LP
[Docket No. ER01-544-000]
Take notice that on November 30, 2000, Cook Inlet Power, LP (Cook
Inlet LP) tendered for filing a petition for Commission acceptance of
Cook Inlet LP Rate Schedule FERC No. 1; the granting of certain blanket
approvals, including the authority to sell electricity at market-based
rates; and the waiver of certain Commission Regulations.
Cook Inlet LP intends to engage in wholesale electric power and
energy purchases and sales as a marketer. Cook Inlet LP is not in the
business of generating or transmitting electric power.
Comment date: December 21, 2000, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
20. Duke Energy Lee, LLC
[Docket No. ER01-545-000]
Take notice that on November 30, 2000, Duke Energy Lee, LLC (Duke
Lee), tendered for filing pursuant to Section 205 of the Federal Power
Act its proposed FERC Electric Tariff No. 1.
Duke Lee seeks authority to sell energy and capacity, as well as
ancillary services, at market-based rates, together with certain
waivers and preapprovals. Duke Lee also seeks authority to sell,
assign, or transfer transmission rights that it may acquire in the
course of its marketing activities.
Duke Lee seeks an effective date sixty (60) days from the date of
filing for its proposed rate schedules.
Comment date: December 21, 2000, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
21. MidAmerican Energy Company
[Docket No. ER01-548-000]
Take notice that on November 30, 2000, MidAmerican Energy Company
(MidAmerican), 666 Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa 50309, tendered for
filing with the Commission two (2) Firm Transmission Service Agreement
entered into by MidAmerican, as transmission provider, and Ameren
Energy Marketing Company, as wholesale merchant. Each Agreement is
dated November 9, 2000 and has been entered into pursuant to
MidAmerican's Open Access Transmission Tariff.
MidAmerican requests an effective date of November 9, 2000 for each
Agreement and seeks a waiver of the Commission's notice requirement.
MidAmerican has served a copy of the filing on the Iowa Utilities
Board, the Illinois Commerce Commission and the South Dakota Public
Utilities Commission.
Comment date: December 21, 2000, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
22. Illinois Power Company
[Docket No. ER01-549-000]
Take notice that on December 1, 2000, Illinois Power Company
(Illinois Power), 500 South 27th Street, Decatur, Illinois 65251-2200,
tendered for filing with the Commission a Service Agreement for Non-
Firm Point-To-Point Transmission Service with Upper Peninsula Power
Company (UPPC) entered into pursuant to Illinois Power's Open Access
Transmission Tariff.
Illinois Power requests an effective date of November 3, 2000, for
the Agreement and accordingly seeks a waiver of the Commission's notice
requirement.
Illinois Power has served a copy of the filing on UPPC.
Comment date: December 22, 2000, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
23. Entergy Services, Inc.
[Docket No. ER01-550-000]
Take notice that on December 1, 2000, Entergy Services, Inc., on
behalf of Entergy Gulf States, Inc., tendered for filing an
Interconnection and Operating Agreement with Cottonwood Energy Company
L.P. (Cottonwood), and a Generator Imbalance Agreement with Cottonwood.
Comment date: December 22, 2000, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
24. Western Systems Power Pool, Inc.
[Docket No. ER01-551-000]
Take notice that on December 1, 2000, the Western Systems Power
Pool (WSPP) tendered for filing further updates and correct aspects of
the WSPP Agreement.
Comment date: December 22, 2000, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
25. Virginia Electric and Power Company
[Docket No. ER01-553-000]
Take notice that on December 1, 2000, Virginia Electric and Power
Company (Dominion Virginia Power), tendered for filing an amendment,
``Rider SB1286 For Resale Service to Virginia Municipal Electric
Association No. 1 under Schedule VMEA-RS'' (the Rider), to the
Agreement for the Purchase of Electricity for Resale Between Dominion
Virginia Power and Virginia Municipal Electric Association Number 1
(VMEA) dated as of January 12, 1989, First Revised Rate Schedule FERC
No. 109. The Rider reflects Senate Bill 1286 passed by the 1999
Virginia General Assembly which provides for the elimination of the
gross receipts tax and the imposition of the Virginia state income tax
effective January 1, 2001.
Dominion Virginia Power requests that the Rider become effective
January 1, 2001.
Dominion Virginia Power states that copies of the filing have been
served upon VMEA and the Virginia State Corporation Commission.
Comment date: December 22, 2000, 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, 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 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 http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call 202-208-
2222 for assistance).
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
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