West Texas Utilities Company, et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate Regulation Filings

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Docket No. ER97-326-000, et al.]

West Texas Utilities Company, et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate

Regulation Filings

January 2, 1997.

Take notice that the following filings have been made with the

Commission:

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1. West Texas Utilities Company

[Docket No. ER97-326-000]

Take notice that on December 27, 1996, West Texas Utilities Company

tendered for filing an amendment in the above-referenced docket.

Comment date: January 16, 1997, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

2. New England Power Company

[Docket No. ER97-632-000]

Take notice that on December 12, 1996, New England Power Company

tendered for filing an amendment in the above-referenced docket.

Comment date: January 16, 1997, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

3. IGM, Inc.

[Docket No. ER97-742-000]

Take notice that on December 10, 1996, IGM, Inc., tendered for

filing a Notice of Cancellation of FERC Electric Rate Schedule No. 1.

Comment date: January 16, 1997, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

4. Public Service Electric & Gas Company

[Docket No. ER97-837-000]

Take notice that on December 17, 1996, Public Service Electric &

Gas Company (PSE&G), tendered for filing an application for

authorization to sell electric capacity and energy at market-based

rates.

Comment date: January 15, 1997, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

5. Public Service Company of Oklahoma, Southwestern Electric Power Co.,

Central Power and Light Company, and West Texas Utilities Company.

[Docket No. ER97-838-000]

Take notice that on December 17, 1996, Public Service Company of

Oklahoma, Southwestern Electric Power Company, Central Power and Light

Company and West Texas Utilities Company (collectively, the CSW

Operating Companies), tendered for filing service agreements under

which they will provide transmission service to Sonat Power Marketing

L.P. (Sonat) and Vitol Gas & Electric L.L.C. (Vitol) under their point-

to-point transmission service tariffs. The December 17, 1996 filing

also includes a Notice of Cancellation of Service Agreements that

terminates obsolete service agreements. The CSW Operating Companies

request that the filing be accepted to become effective as of December

3, 1996.

The CSW Operating Companies state that a copy of the filing has

been served on Sonat and Vitol.

Comment date: January 15, 1997, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

6. PacifiCorp

[Docket No. ER97-839-000]

Take notice that on December 17, 1996, PacifiCorp, tendered for

filing in accordance with 18 CFR Part 35 of the Commission's Rules and

Regulations, a Construction Agreement dated November 11, 1996

(Agreement) between PacifiCorp and Eugene Water & Electric Board

(EWEB).

PacifiCorp requests that a waiver of prior notice be granted and

that an effective date of one day after the date the Commission

receives this filing be assigned to the Agreement.

Copies of this filing were supplied to EWEB, the Public Utility

Commission of Oregon and the Washington Utilities and Transportation

Commission.

A copy of this filing may be obtained from PacifiCorp's Regulatory

Administration Department's Bulletin Board System through a personal

computer by calling (53) 464-6122 (9600 baud, 8 bits, no parity, 1 stop

bit).

Comment date: January 15, 1997, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

7. Great Bay Power Corporation

[Docket No. ER97-840-000]

Take notice that on December 17, 1996, Great Bay Power Corporation

(Great Bay), tendered for filing a service agreement between

Commonwealth Electric Company and Great Bay for service under Great

Bay's revised Tariff for Short Term Sales. This tariff was accepted for

filing by the Commission on May 17, 1996, in Docket No. ER96-726-000.

The revised form of service agreement is proposed to be effective

December 15, 1996.

Comment date: January 15, 1997, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

8. NESI Power Marketing, Inc.

Docket No. ER97-841-000

Take notice that on December 17, 1996, NESI Power Marketing, Inc.

(NESI PM), filed its Rate Schedule providing for wholesale sales of

power and energy by NESI PM to eligible purchasers at agreed upon

rates.

Copies of this filing have been sent to the Indiana Utility

Regulatory Commission and the Indiana Office of Utility Consumer

Counselor.

Comment date: January 15, 1997, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

9. Portland General Electric Company

[Docket No. ER97-842-000]

Take notice that on December 18, 1996, Portland General Electric

Company (PGE), tendered for filing under FERC Electric tariff, First

Revised Volume No. 2, an executed Service Agreement with Amoco Energy

Trading Corporation.

Pursuant to 18 CFR 35.11 and the Commission's order issued July 30,

1993 (Docket No. PL93-2-002), PGE respectfully requests the Commission

grant a waiver of the notice requirements of 18 CFR 35.3 to allow the

executed Service Agreement to become effective December 1, 1996.

A copy of this filing was caused to be served upon Amoco Energy

Trading as noted in the filing letter.

Comment date: January 15, 1997, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

10. Illinois Power Company

[Docket No. ER97-843-000]

Take notice that on December 18, 1996, Illinois Power Company

(Illinois Power), 500 South 27th Street, Decatur, Illinois 62526,

tendered for filing firm and non-firm transmission agreements under

which American Electric Power Service Corporation, as agent for AEP

Companies, will take transmission service pursuant to its open access

transmission tariff. The agreements are based on the Form of Service

Agreement in Illinois Power's tariff.

Illinois Power has requested an effective date of December 9, 1996.

Comment date: January 15, 1997, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

11. UtiliCorp United Inc.

[Docket No. ER97-844-000]

Take notice that on December 18, 1996, UtiliCorp United Inc.

(UtiliCorp) filed service agreements with CNG Power Services for

service under its non-firm point-to-point open access service tariff

for its operating divisions, Missouri Public Service and WestPlains

Energy-Kansas.

Comment date: January 15, 1997, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

12. National Gas & Electric L.P.

[Docket No. ER97-845-000]

Take notice that on December 17, 1996, National Gas & Electric L.P.

(NG&E), tendered for filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission service agreements with Western Area Power Administration,

dated November 20, 1996, and Southwestern Power Administration, dated

November 26,

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1996. Under the tendered service agreements, NG&E and Western Area

Power Administration agree to contracts enabling the sale and

transmission of nonfirm electric service; and NG&E and Southwestern

Power Administration agree to a contract to enable the transmission of

non-Federal power on an interruptible basis. NG&E requests an effective

date of November 20, 1996, for the Western Area Power Administration

service agreements, and December 1, 1996 for the Southwestern Area

Power Administration service agreement.

Comment date: January 15, 1997, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

13. Virginia Electric and Power Company

[Docket No. ER97-847-000]

Take notice that on December 18, 1996, Virginia Electric and Power

Company (Virginia Power), tendered for filing a Service Agreement for

Non-Firm Point-to-Point Transmission Service between AYP Energy, Inc.

and Virginia Power under the Open Access Transmission Tariff to

Eligible Purchasers dated July 9, 1996. Under the tendered Service

Agreement Virginia Power will provide non-firm point-to-point service

to AYP Energy, Inc. as agreed to by the parties under the rates, terms

and conditions of the Open Access Transmission Tariff.

Copies of the filing were served upon the Virginia State

Corporation Commission and the North Carolina Utilities Commission.

Comment date: January 15, 1997, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

14. Pennsylvania Power & Light Company

[Docket No. ER97-848-000]

Take notice that on December 18, 1996, Pennsylvania Power & Light

Company (PP&L), filed a Service Agreement dated December 10, 1996 with

WPS Energy Services, Inc. (WPS) under PP&L's FERC Electric Tariff,

Original Volume No. 1. The Service Agreement adds WPS as an eligible

customer under the Tariff.

PP&L requests an effective date of December 18, 1996, for the

Service Agreement.

PP&L states that copies of this filing have been supplied to WPS

and to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.

Comment date: January 15, 1997, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

15. The Dayton Power and Light Company

[Docket No. ER97-849-000]

Take notice that on December 18, 1996, The Dayton Power and Light

Company (Dayton), submitted service agreements establishing Heartland

Energy Services, Inc. as customers under the terms of Dayton's Open

Access Transmission Tariff.

Dayton requests an effective date of one day subsequent to this

filing for the service agreements. Accordingly, Dayton requests waiver

of the Commission's notice requirements. Copies of the filing were

served upon Heartland Energy Services, Inc., and the Public Utilities

Commission of Ohio.

Comment date: January 15, 1997, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

16. Central Maine Power Company

[Docket No. ER97-850-000]

Take notice that on December 18, 1996, Central Maine Power Company

(CMP), tendered for filing a service agreement for Non-Firm Point-to-

Point Transmission Service entered into with Northeast Utilities

Service Company. Service will be provided pursuant to CMP's Open Access

Transmission Tariff, designated rate schedule CMP--FERC Electric

Tariff, Original Volume No. 3, as supplemented.

Comment date: January 15, 1997, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

17. H.Q. Energy Services (US) Inc.

[Docket No. ER97-851-000]

Take notice that on December 19, 1996, H.Q. Energy Services (US)

Inc., (HQUS), tendered for filing a petition for an order accepting its

proposed FERC Electric Rate Schedule No. 1, authorizing market-based

rates, and granting waivers of certain Commission Regulations and

granting certain blanket approvals. HQUS has requested that its rate

schedule be accepted for filing and allowed to become effective as of

the date of filing. HQUS intends to engage in transactions in which it

will sell electric power at rates and on terms and conditions

negotiated with the purchaser.

Comment date: January 15, 1997, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

18. Ontario Hydro Interconnected Markets Inc.

[Docket No. ER97-852-000]

Take notice that on December 18, 1996, Ontario Hydro Interconnected

Markets Inc. (OHIM), tendered for filing pursuant to Rule 205, 18 CFR

385.205, a petition for waivers and blanket approvals under various

regulations of the Commission and for an order accepting its FERC

Electric Rate Schedule No. 1 to be effective at the earliest possible

time, but no later than 60 days from the date of its filing.

OHIM intends to engage in electric power and energy transactions as

a marketer and a broker. In transactions where OHIM sells electric

energy, it proposes to make such sales on rates, terms and conditions

to be mutually agreed to with the purchasing party. As outlined in the

petition, OHIM is an affiliate of Ontario Hydro, an integrated electric

utility serving customers in Ontario, Canada.

Comment date: January 15, 1997, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

19. Delmarva Power & Light Company

[Docket No. ER97-853-000]

Take notice that on December 19, 1996, Delmarva Power & Light

Company (Delmarva), tendered for filing executed umbrella service

agreements with Aquila Power Corporation, Baltimore Gas & Electric

Company, Coral Power, L.L.C., Enron Power Marketing, Inc., Niagara

Mohawk Power Corporation, Plum Street Energy Marketing, USGen Power

Services, L.P., and Virginia Electric & Power Company under Delmarva's

market rate sales tariff, FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume No. 14,

filed by Delmarva in Docket No. ER96-2571-000.

Comment date: January 15, 1997, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

20. Louisville Gas and Electric Company

[Docket No. ER97-854-000]

Take notice that on December 17, 1996, Louisville Gas and Electric

Company tendered for filing copies of a service agreement between

Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Cinergy under Rate GSS.

Comment date: January 15, 1997, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

21. New England Power Company

[Docket No. ER97-855-000]

Take notice that on December 19, 1996, New England Power Company

(NEP), filed a Security Analysis Services Agreement and the REMVEC II

Agreement. The REMVEC II Agreement establishes REMVEC II, an

organization that will operate as a satellite of the New England Power

Exchange. Under the Security Analysis Services Agreement, NEP will

provide security

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analysis services to the REMVEC II participants.

Comment date: January 15, 1997, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

22. Montaup Electric Company

[Docket No. ER97-856-000]

Take notice that on December 19, 1996, Montaup Electric Company

(Montaup), requested waiver of Sec. 35.14 of the Commission's

Regulations in order to flow through the wholesale fuel adjustment

clause as a credit $88,052 in proceeds received by it from the

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from the sale of Clean Air Act

emissions allowances in 1994 and 1995. Montaup requests that it be

allowed to flow through those proceeds by deducting that amount from

current period fuel costs in determining the fuel adjustment as applied

to service in the first month after this request for waiver is granted.

This request is made upon the recommendation of the Office of Chief

Accountant in a draft audit report.

Comment date: January 15, 1997, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

23. Arizona Public Service Company

[Docket No. ER97-857-000]

Take notice that on December 19, 1996, Arizona Public Service

Company (APS), tendered for filing a Service Agreement to provide Non-

Firm Point-to-Point Transmission Service to the United States

Department of Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Colorado River Agency

(the Agency) under APS' Open Access Transmission Tariff filed in

Compliance with FERC Order No. 888.

A copy of this filing has been served on the Agency and the Arizona

Corporation Commission.

Comment date: January 15, 1997, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

Standard Paragraph

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 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 this filing are on file with the

Commission and are available for public inspection.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97-379 Filed 1-7-97; 8:45 am]

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