

[Federal Register: March 12, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 47)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. EL07-40-000]

 
Californians for Renewable Energy, Inc. (CARE), Complainant v. 
California Public Utilities Commission, Pacific Gas and Electric 
Company, Metcalf Energy Center and the Los Medanos Energy Center, LLC, 
Respondents; Notice of Complaint

March 5, 2007.
    Take notice that on March 2, 2007, Californians for Renewable 
Energy, Inc. (CARE) tendered for filing pursuant to section 206 of the 
Federal Power Act a complaint against the California Public Utilities 
Commission (CPUC) for its action on February 15, 2007 authorizing 
Pacific Gas Electric Company (PG&E) to enter into a power purchase 
agreement with Metcalf Energy Center, LLC and the Los Medanos Energy 
Center, LLC, in alleged violation of the ``filed rate doctrine''. CARE 
requests the contract be subject to the Commission's review under the 
December 19, 2006 opinions by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth 
Circuit in a pair of opinions--Public Utility Dist. No. 1 v. FERC 471 
F.3d 1053 (9th Cir. 2006) and Public Utility commission of the State of

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California v. FERC, 2006 U.S. App. LEXIS 31140 (9th Cir. De. 19, 2006)
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must 
file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). 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 notice of 
intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. The Respondent's 
answer and all interventions, or protests must be filed on or before 
the comment date. The Respondent's answer, motions to intervene, and 
protests must be served on the Complainants.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and 
interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link at http://www.ferc.gov.
 Persons unable to file electronically should submit an 

original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 
20426.
    This filing is accessible on-line at http://www.ferc.gov, using the 

``eLibrary'' link and is available for review in the Commission's 
Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an ``eSubscription'' 
link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail 
notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For 
assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail 
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call (866) 208-3676 (toll free). For 

TTY, call (202) 502-8659.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on March 22, 2007.

Philis J. Posey,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-4337 Filed 3-9-07; 8:45 am]

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