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Motion to Resettle Prehearing Order 6.FPC 730323 Order Accepting for Filing & Suspending Proposed Increased Rates, Granting Intervention & Establishing Hearing Procedures Encl.Certificate of Svc Encl
ML19317E814
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Site: Oconee, Mcguire, McGuire  Duke Energy icon.png
Issue date: 04/03/1973
From: Avery G, Brunner T, Golden T
DUKE POWER CO., WALD, HARKRADER & ROSS
To:
US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION (AEC)
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NUDOCS 7912190831
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UNITED STATES OF AMEPlCA ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION In the Matter of )

) Docket Nos. , 50-270A, DUKE POWER COMPANY ) 50-287A, 50-369A, (Oconee Units 1, 2 & 3 ) 50-370A McGuire Units 1 & 2) )

APPLICANT'S MOTION TO RESETTLE PREHEARING ORDER NUMBER SIX Pursuant to Sections 2. 730 (a) and (b) of the Commission's Rules of Practice, 10 C.F.R. Part 2, and paragraph H of the Board's Prehearing Order Number Six, issued on March 22, 1973, Duke Power Company (hereinafter

" Applicant") moves that paragraphs B.2, B . 3 (b) (ii) , B 3 (c) and B. 3 (d) of the said Order be modified. Applicant 1

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l F ARAGRAPH B . 3 (b) (ii) l Paragraph B.3 (b) (ii) sets out the procedure t o be followed by Applicant if it desires to compel further pro-duction of documents by EPIC, Inc., after examining a Report to be supplied by EPIC on or before April 15, 1973. The Board has directed that, in seeking such further discovery from EPIC, Applicant ident3 fy specifically the additional 4912390 [.3 1 N

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I documents sought.-1/ Applicant believes th at , as a practical matter, it will be unable to describe che documents sought with the degree of specificity required by the Board's Order.

For example, one of the central issues in this case is whether the smaller systems which compete with Duke at retail have access to coordination or interconnection arrangements.

Because this is at issue, request item 6 calls for all docu-ments in the possession, custody or control of EPIC relating to coordination or interconnection by EPIC with other entities. Applicant believes that documents relating to EPIC's efforts to obtain interconnection or coordination would exist in EPIC's files. -2/These efforts, if any, would be known to EPIC, but are not known to Applicant at 1

1/ The Board has also required daat Applicant state the reasons why the information supplied in the Report is inadequate. Applicant has no objection to this require-ment.

2/ It also should be noted that the Department of Justice believes documents " relating to EPIC's search for co-ordinating partners in its efforts to compete with Duke in the supply of bulk power" exist in the files of the privately-owned utility companies it subpoenaed. Affi-davit of Wallace Edward Brand in Support of Motion for Reconsideration of Board's Order of January 8, 19 73, AEC Docket Nos. 50-269A, et al., Feb. 8, 19 7 3, p . 4. It is not unlikely, then, that similar documents repose in EPIC's own files.

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this time. Applicant, therefore , cannot identify the documents it may seek in this regard with the specificity now required by the Board in paragraph B.3(b) (ii) . With-out a modification of that requirement, Applicant would be deprived of discovery clearly relevant to a major issue in this proceeding.

It is Applicant's position that the specificity requirement should not be imposed. However , at this time, Applicant requests only that the Board resettle its Order to leave this matter open until such time as Applicant completes its study of the EPIC Report and takes such further action as it deems necessary to seek EPIC documents.

1. The Board's Prior Ruling Applicant's position that the specificity re-quirement should not be imposed is consistent with conten-tions made to this Board recently in a similar context; the Department of Justice so argued concerning the subpoenas duces tecum it served on non-parties to this proceeding.

i The Board accepted that showing and rescinded the condition 1

previously imposed on the Department to require further specification of documents to be produced.-3/Applicant 3/ Duke Power Co., Prehearing Order Number Six, AEC Docket Nos. 50-269A, et al., March 22, 1973, para E at pp. 22-23.

believes that it must be accorded a similar opportunity to demonstrate that it cannot comply with the Board's condition regarding specificity.

2. The Applicable Standard Applicant also' submits that the standard of speci-ficity proposed by the Board is contrary to the discovery rules of the Commission and to the body of law developed under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, from which the Commission adopted its discovc ry rules .

It is clear that the language contained in the Com-mission's Rules of Practice pertaining to the methods and scope of discovery is virtually identical to that of the Federal Rules. Compare generally, 10 C.F.R. SS 2.740, 2.740a, 2.740b, and 2.741 with Fed. R. Civ. P. 26, 28, 30, 33 and 34. Indeed, the Commission directly based its dis-covery rules on the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and so stated in its Statement of General Policy and Procedure, 37 Fed. Reg. 15127 (1972) (particularly SIV(c) thereof) .

The Commission's revised Rules of Practice were adopted following the revision of the Federal Rules of Civil Pro-

cedure in 1970 and can fairly be regarded as including the changes in discovery procedure incorporated in that revision.

Section 2.720 of the Commission's Rules of Prac-tice authorizes the issuance of subpoenas luces tecum for "specified" documents, 10 C.F.R. 52.720(b). Its equivalent in the Federal Rules is Rule 45, which authorizes the issu-ance of a subpoena duces tecum to non-parties for " designated" documents.-4/Applicant submits that the standard of these rules permits categorical descriptions. Commenting on Rule 45 as amended in 1970, the Advisory Committee noted:

"The changes make it clear that the scope of discovery through a subpoena is the s ame as that ap-plicable to Rule 34 and the other discovery rules." [28 U.S.C.A. Fed.

R. Civ. P. 45 (S upp . 1973).]

4,/ We note that the AEC rule uses the word "specified" while the Federal rule uses " designated" . There is no indication in the AEC's Policy Statement that this I difference in terminology is intended to express a difterence in policy. There is, on the other hand, an ,

explicit statement that the Commission intended to l model its discovery procedures on the Federal Rules.  ;

Statement of General Policy and Procedure, 37 Fed. Reg. l 15127, SIV(c) (1972). Moreover, one of the dictionary definitions of the word " designate" is "specify" (Webs ter 's 3rd New International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged 612) . Hence, no significance should be attached l to the slight dif ference in terminology between the AEC  !

and the Federal rule on subpoenas duces tecum.

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Thus, if Rule 34 (and its AEC equivalent) permits "categ-orical" descriptions of documents, the same approach should apply to subpoenas to third parties.

Rule 34 (b) , as amended in 1970, provides that requests for documents "shall set forth the items to be inspected either by individual item or by category, and describe each item and category with reasonable particulari-ty." (Emphasis supplied.) This same language is set out in section 2. 741(c) of the AEC's rules. Prior to the effective date of the amendment, Rule 34 permitted discovery of "de-signated documents". While the phrase " designated documents" is retained in Rule 34(a), as amended, (and in Rule 45 as well) the new language contained in Rule 34(b), quoted above, was intended to define more fully the meaning of " designated documents".

The 1970 amendments made it clear that documents described by categories were specified with sufficient par-ticularity to overcome an objection that the demand was too broad. Thus, the framers of the Federal Rules adopted the broader view as to the sufficiency of document descriptions developed by the courts under Rule 45. "The broader view

[ held] that it is sufficient if the documents are designated by categories , as long as the categories themselves are sufficiently defined. [This] view more nearly approaches the purpose of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and

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should be followed. " State Theatre Co. v. Tri-States 5/ Accepting the broader view, the court sus tained the following general designation of documents scheduled in a subpoena duces tecum:

"'All books, papers, records, memoranda, correspondence and all other documents and papers relating to the leasing and/or re-leasing of motion picture films for exhibition with the defendants * *

  • for the period com-mencing October 1, 1944 to February 16, 1949.'"

State Theatre Co. v. Tri-States Theatre Corp., 11 F.R.D.

381, 382 (D. Neb .19 51) . See also Brown v. United States, 276 U.S. 134, 143, 48 S. Ct. 288, 290 (1928) (approving grand jury subpoena request for all correspondence be-tween the association subpoenaed and its members during a certain period "' relating to the manufacture and sale of case goods, and particularly with reference to'" certain.

matters including costs of manufacture, advancing and reducing prices, and rumors of charges of price cutting) ;

Dart Industries, Inc. v. Liquid Nitrogen Processing Corp.

of Calif., 50 F.R.D. 286, 288 (D. Del. 1970) (approving request for "all documents which relate to any controversy between Dart, its predecessors, s ubsidiaries , licencees or affiliates and Du Pont produced in the Illinois action as well as all other documents which relate to Jan patent license between such entities") (emphasis supplied) ; United States v. Medical Society of the District of Columbia, 25 F. Supp. 55, 56 (D.D.C. 1938) (sustaining request for all documents relating to "[a]ny requirement, recommendation, or proposal of the American Medical Association that mem-bers of hospital staffs (including courtesy staffs) be members of local components or constituent societies of the American Medical Association * * *) .

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Theatre Corp., 11 F.R.D. 381, 3 83 (D. Neb . 19 51) (citations omitted) . See 8 Wright & Miller, Federal Practice and Procedure:

Civil S2211, at 626 (19 70 ed.) , where it is also concluded that the amended language of Rule 34 should be interpreted as adopting the broader view taken by many courts in regard to the degree to which documents need be particularized.

Discussing the degree of particularity required, Wright and Miller say: "The goal is th at the designation be sufficient to apprise a man of ordinary intelligence what documents are required and that the court be able to ascertain whether the requested documents have been produced. " Id. at 631 (foot-note omitted) .

While Rule 34 applies to production of documents from a party and Rule 45 applies to such production from either parties or non-parties, the scope of discovery and the standard of reasonableness applied in determining objections thereto are the same under either rule. See p. 5, supra. The 19 70 amend-ments to the Federal Rules eliminated the requirement of a

" good cause" showing under Rule 34, thus removing one of the principal substantive differences between the two rules. See Shepherd v. Cas tle, 20 F.R.D. 184, 187 (W.D. Mo . 19 57) . Absent

I that distinction, Rules 34 and 45 "are to be construed in pari materia as far as scope of examination is concerned

  • * *." 4a Moore, Federal Practice, 134.02[1] at 34-13 (1972 ed.) (footnote omitted) .

Thus, two principles are now clear under the Federal Rules: (1) Categorical descriptions are permitted under Rule 34; (2) The Rule 34 standards apply to subpoenas to non parties under Rule 45. Therefore, categorical des-criptions are permissible in subpoenas to non-parties. Since the AEC rules are intended to be the equivalent of the Federal Rules, the sama standard must apply. Thus, the standard included as a condition in paragraph B.3 (b) (ii) of the Board's Order is unduly narrow as a matter of law.

3. The Relief Sought Applicant does not seek a definitive ruling at this time on this aspect of its discovery from EPIC. Since it remains to be determined whether Applicant will need to compel further discovery from this source, we believe that the issue should remain open until it can be raised before the Board in the context of an actual document request.

J Indeed, it is possible that no further documents will be sought from EPIC after Applicant has had the opportunity to examine the Report. If further discovery is necessary because of the inadequacy of the material furnished, Appli-cant believes that it will make an appropriate showing that it cannot comply and should not be required to comply with the specification ordered by the Board. .

Accordingly, Applicant requests that paragraph B . 3 (b) (ii) be amended to read as follows:

(ii) states the reasons why the informa-tion supplied is inadequate. The Board reserves for future determination the degree of particularity with which the desired documents must be described.

P ARAGRAPH B . 3 ( c)

This paragraph provides that if Applicant seeks further documentation from EPIC pursuant to paragraph B. 3 (b) (ii) of the Board's Order, EPIC will have the oppor-tunity to raise " questions" concerning Applicant's statement made in support of that request. Applicant submits that the

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term " questions" should exclude objections previously raised before this Board. Those objections relating to relevancy and other grounds have been extensively briefed and argued by EPIC and the Applicant. The Board rejected those objections implicitly by ordering EPIC to proceed with discovery. Accordingly, Applicant proposes that paragraph B. 3 (c) be modified by adding the following sen-tence.

Such motion shall be limited only to those matters and objections not pre-viously raised before this Board in its Motion to Quash.

However, if the Board believes that EPIC should have another opportunity to press these objections , it should save EPIC, Applicant and the Board from the need to reargue and re-i consider points previously discussed at length. The Board should not permit further briefing or argument on ob-jections previously raised, and paragraph B. 3(c) should be modified accordingly.

PARAGRAPHS B. 2 and B. 3(d)  ;

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respond to certain subpoena items on or before June 1, 1973. EPIC agreed to provide the documentation called for by these items during a meeting between counsel on March 5, 1973. At that time, it also indicated that it was prepared to respond on or before April 5, 1973.

EPIC did not object to the Board in regard to this production date. Applicant believes this production date to be a reasonable one, especially in light of the long period during which EPIC has had notice of the requests. The s ub-poena was served on EPIC on December 18, 1972. However, because of the pendency of this motion to resettle and the consequent time necessary for the Board's deliberation, Applicant proposes that paragraph B.2 be modified to require EPIC to respond on or before April 15, 1973.

Paragraph B.3 (d) also should be amended to reflect this change by deleting the phrase "in addition to the items

! agreed to and listed in paragraph B.2 hereof".

PARAGRAPH C.5 )

l The Board's Final Statement of Subissues as contained '

in paragraph C.5 does not include a relevant issue proposed by l

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Applicant and agreed to by all parties. The issue as stated in Applicant's Proposed Statement of Issues , served on March 5, 1973, [ issue 5(b) in that document] was as follows :

Is each of the conditions listed in paragraph

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5 (a) above required [over the life of this license] to remedy the situation inconsistent with the antitrust laws which the activities under the license have been found to create or maintain? [The bracketed material was agreed upon during the off-the-record confer-ence among counsel.]

As indicated by the colloquy before the Board (tr. 812-35), all parties agreed that the issue was relevant and should be included. The only outstanding question then was whether an additional phrase, "and carry out the purposes of the act" (tr. 827), proposed by the Department of Justice, should be added to the end of the issue.

Thus, at tr. 829, Chairman Bennett indicated that the issue as proposed by Mr. Brand would "reaa simply as 6/ This same number is applicable to the Board's Statement contained in Prehearing Order Number Six.

follows: 'Is each of the conditions listed in paragraph 5 (a) above appropriate to remedy the situation and carry out the purposes of the act? '" Mr. Brand indicated his agreement with that wording (tr. 829). Applicant stated that the phrase "and carry out the purposes of the act" was not necessary (tr. 831), but did agree to the substitution of the word " appropriate" for the word " required" (tr. 834).

Applicant submits that this issue is, in substance, unchallenged by the parties and should be included in the Final Statement of Subissues. It is required because it l states a task which the Board must undertake: to consider l

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remedy the situation, if any , found to be inconsistent with the antitrus t laws . Applicant continues to believe that the reference to carrying out the purpose of the Act, pro-aosed by the Justice Department, is unnecessary. However, it is willing to have that point decided by the Board in light of the oral argument presented on March 7. Hence, it will not discuss this matter further herein.

Accordingly, Applicant proposes that the following

mW issue be added to paragraph C.5:

Is each of the conditions listed in para-graph 5(a) above appropriate over the life of this license in order to remedy the situation inconsistent with the antitrus t laws which the activities under the license have been found to create or maintain?

PARAGRAPH C. 3(b)

The Board has retained as a subissue the question of whether Applicant has imposed a price squeeze on its l

wholesale customers. In light of the Board's clear intent I to defer until the evidentiary hearing a determination of j l

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Docket No. E-7557 regarding this issue, Applicant does not l l

seek to resettle this part of Prehearing Order Number Six. l Applicant, however, believes that the Board should be aware that within the last two weeks the FPC has again affirmed that it has made findings and rulings "that Duke had not violated the anti-trust laws . This s tatement was incorpor-ated in an order issued in Duke's pending wholesale rate l

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case in which the Commission limited the offering of evidence on antitrust matters "to facts and circumstances

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E-7557] . " Duke Power Company, Order Accepting for Filing, and Suspending Proposed Increased Rates, Granting Interven-tion, and Establishing Hearing Procedures , FPC Docket No.

E-799 4, March 2 3, 1973, pp. 3 and 5. A copy of this order is attached hereto for the information of the Board.

Respectfully submitted, George A. Avery Toni K. Golden Thomas W. Brunner WALD, HARKRADER & ROSS Attorneys for Applicant 1320 Nineteenth Street, N.W.

Washington, D. C. 20036 April 3, 1973

0 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FEDERAL POWER COMMISSION Before Commissioners: John N. Nassikas, Chairman; Albert B. Brooke, Jr., and Rush Moody, Jr.

Duke Power Company ) Docket No. E-7994 1

l ORDER ACCEPTING FOR FILING, AND SUSPENDING PROPOSED INCREASED RATES, GRANTING INTERVENTION, AND ESTABLISHING HEARING PROCEDURES (Issued March 23, 1973)

On January 23, 1973, Duke Power Company (Duke) tendered for filing proposed changes in its FPC Electric Rate Schedules for Resale Service to its Municipal, Public Utility and Cooperative Customers. According to Duke's transmittal letter, the proposed changes would increase revenues from jurisdictiona' sales and service by $8,549,534 or 18.57. based on a volume of sales for the 12 month period ending June 30, 1972. Duke further alleged that their present wholesale rates produced a rate of return of only 4.917. during the aforementioned test period, due to a purportedly rapid rise in the cost of its additional plant facilities and cost of money. Duke maintains that the increase is necessary tor Duke to earn a rate of return of 8.207. which Duke says approaches a rate of return which is adequate to attract capital necessary for Duke to provide adequate service to its wholesale customers.

The filing was noticed in the Federal Register, with a closing date for comments, protests, or petitions to intervene of February 23, 1973. Timely petitions to intervene were filed by Electricities of North Carolina and Piedmont Municipal Power Systems and seven South Carolina Municipalities (Electricities),1/

and North Carolina Electric Membership Corporation (N.C. EMC) and Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corporation (Blue Ridge). In addition, a great number of protests from individual residents of 1/ Easley, Gaffney, Greenwood, Greer, Laurens, Newberry, Pros-perity, and Rock Hill.

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I Docket No. E-7994 =2-North Carolina have been filed. Laurens Electric Cooperative t (Laurens) and Saluda River Electric Cooperative (Saluda) filed untimely petitions to intervene. In view of our action herein, i

no harm will result from the granting of these untimely filed t

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1 The , titioners for intervention have requested that we sus-4 pend the toposed increase for the full statutory period of five months. Additionally, the petitioners allege that the

proposed increase is excessive; that the proposed increase re-I sults in discriminatory rates between Duke's retail and its wholesale customers; that the proposed rates contribute to an attempt by Duke to monopolize the electric power business in its i service area; and that the proposed increase violates Phase III l of the Economic Stabilization Program. 2/

] In Opinion No. 641 we affirmed the Presiding Examiner's findings and ruling that Duke had not violated the anti-trust laws. Accordingly to avoid relitigation of this issue, the proceeding herein instituted shall be limited to facts and circumstances with respect to alleged anti-trust violations by Duke arising after the close of the record in that case, We note that Duke is utilizing a fuel adjustment clause, which clause is the subject of another proceeding, Duke Power i

Company, Docket No. E-7720. Duke is here including the same clause which it is proposing in that proceeding, the only change being a change in the clause's base cost of fossil fuel from 35.2c to 45.50 The evidentiary proceeding instituted herein is not to be construed by any of the parties as reopening the record in Docket No. E-7720 for the purpose of relitigating issues upon which a record has already been developed in the prior proceeding.

1 Review of the rate filing indicates thac it raises certain j

issues which may require development in an evidentiary hearing.

The proposed increases in rates and charges have not been shown to be just and reasonable and may be unjust, unreasonable, un-j duly discriminatory or preferential or otherwise unlawful.

2/ On March 5,1973, Duke filed an Answer to Blue Ridge's and N.C. EMC's petition to intervene, denying certain of the al-legations made in those petitions, but not opposing their intervention in this proceeding.

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l Docket No. E-7994 l Finally, so that the Commission will have a full, complete and up to date record on all of the issues presented we shall 1 require (Company) to submit cost and revenue data for calendar  !

I year 1972. In this connection we would point out that our caveat on page 7 in Duke Power Company, Opinion No. 641 in Docket No. E-7557, is particularly appropriate, wherein we stated:

". . . our filing requirements are not to be construed as a limitation on evidence which may be proferred as an j aid to us in determining just and reasonable rates. All gridentiary material relevant to a fair determination of c st and revenue expectations may be appropriately presented

[ filings before us ." (emphasis added) Accordingly, we l se all order Duke to file a complete 1972 cost of service presentation.

The Commission finds:

(1) It is necessary and proper in the public interest and to aid in the enforcement of the provisions of the Federal Power 1 Act that the Commission enter upon a hearing concerning the law- I fulness of the rates and charges contained in Duke's Rate Schedules as proposed to be amended in this docket, and that the tendered rate schedules be suspended as hereinafter provided.

(2) The disposition of this proceeding should be expedited in accordance with the procedure set forth below. '

(3) In the event this proceeding is not concluded prior '

to the termination of the suspension period herein ordered, the placing of the tariff changes applied for in this proceeding into i effect, subject to refund with interest while pending Commission  ;

determination as to their justness and reasonableness, is con- )

sistent with the purpose of the Economic Stabilization Act of l 1970, as amended. l (4) Participation of the above-named petitioners for inter-vention in this proceeding may be in the public interest. 1 The Commission orders:

(A) The proposed rate schedules 3/ filed by Duke Power Company on January 23, 1973, are accepted for filing subject to the conditions hereinafter specified.

L. The proposed rate schedule designations are attached at Appendix A.

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Docket No. E-7994 (B) Pursuant to the authority of the Federal Power Act

' particularly Section 205(e) thereof, the Commission's Rules

} of Practice and Procedure, and the Regulations under the Federal Power Act (18 C.F.R. , Chapter I), a public hearing shall be held, commencing with a prehearing conference on July 10,

. 1973, at 10 A.M. , EDT, in a hearing room of the Federal Power l Comission, Washington, D. C. 20426, concerning j the lawfulness of the rates, charges, classifications, and

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services contained in Duke's Rate Schedules as proposed to be amended herein.

(C) At the prehearing conference on July 10, 1973, Duke's  ;

j prepared testimony together with its entire rate filing shall j j be admitted to the record as its complete case-in-chief subject l 4

to appropriate motions, if any, by parties to the proceeding.  !

j All parties will be expected to come to the conference prepared j to effectuate the provisions of Section 1.18 of the Cannission's l Rules of Practice and Procedure.

1 (D) On or before May 10, 1973, Duke shall file a complete 1972 cost of service presentation. On or before June 29, 1973, the Commission Staff shall serve its prepared testimony and. exhibits. The prepared testimony and exhibits of all intervenors shall be served on or before July 24, 1973. Any rebuttal evidence by Duke shall be served on or before August 7, 1973. The public hearing herein ordered shall convene on August 21, 1973, at 10:00 A.M., EDT.

05) A Presiding Administrative Law Judge to be designated I by the Chief Administrative Law Judge for that purpose (see Delegation of Authority,18 C.F.R. 3.5(d)), shall preside at the hearing in this proceeding, shall prescribe relevant procedural i matters not herein provided, and shall control this proceeding in accordance with the policies expressed in the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure.

(F) Pending hearing and a final decision thereon, Duke's proposed rate schedules are suspended for 30 days and the use

' thereof deferred until April 26, 1973.

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Docket No. E-7994 (G) The above-named petitioners are hereby permitted to intervene in these proceedings, subject to the Rules and Regula-tions of the Commission: Provided, however, that the participation of such intervenors shall be limited to matters affecting rights and interests specifically set forth in the petition to intervene and Provided, further, that the admission of such intervenor shall not be construed as recognition that it might be aggrieved because of any order or orders issued by the Connission in these proceedings.

(H) With respect to anti-trust issues the proceeding herein instituted shall be limited to facts and circumstances with respect to alleged anti-trust violations by Duke arising )

after the close of the record in that case. '

(I) The Secretary shall cause prompt publication of this order in the Federal Register.

By the Conmission.

(SEAL) 1 Kenneth F. Pltm6, Secretary.

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Appendix A Page 1 of 2 Duke Power Company Rate Schedule Designations Dated: January 23, 1973 Filed: January 23, 1973 Supplement Supersedes Duke Rate Schedule Customer No. Supplement FPC No.

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6 4& 5 28 City of High Point, N.C.

6 4& 5 29 City of High Point, N.C.

7 5& 6 32 City of lexington, N.C.

17 12 & 16 131 Blue Ridge EMC, N.C.

19 10 & 18 134 Davidson EMC, N.C.

11 7& 8 136 Haywood EMC, N. C.

14 12 & 13 137 Pee Dee EMC, N.C.

14 8 & 13 138 Piedmont EMC, N.C.

34 20 & 26 139 Rutherford EMC, N.C.

19 13 & 18 14 0 Surry-Yadkin EMC, N. C.

15 10 & 14 141 Union EMC, N.C.

37 26 & 36 142 Blue Ridge E.C. , S.C.

28 19 & 27 143 Broad River E.C. , S.C.

l 56 34 & 50 144 Laurens E. C. , S . C .

21 9 & 17 145 Little River E.C. , S. C.

29 23 & 25 146 York E.C., S.C.

8 6& 7 155 Town of Bostic, N.C.

7 5& 6 163 Town of Due West, S.C.

6 3& 5 173 City of Lexington, N.C.

5 3& 4 178 City of Newton, N.C.

5 3& 4 262 South Carolina Electric & Gas Co.

5 3& 4 201 City of Seneca, S.C.

5 3& 4 218 City of Newberry, S.C.

8 5& 7 225 City of Albemarle, N.C.

11 8& 9 226 City of Creer, S.C.

26 16 & 25 227 City of Gastonia, N.C.

15 12 & 14 228 City of Rock Hill, S.C.

7 5& 6 229 Town of Lincolnton, N.C.

7 5& 6 230 Town of landis , N.C.

10 8& 9 231 City of Abbevile, S.C.

7 5& 6 232 Town of Cornelius , N.C. i 7 5& 6 233 Tbwn of Davidaon, N.C.

7 5& 6 234 Town of Pineville, N.C.

13 10 & 11 235 City of Shelby, N. C.

7 5& 6 236 Heath Springs Light and Power Co.

,9 6& 8 237 Town of Forest City, N.C.

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App:ndix A Paga 2 of 2 Supplement Supersedes Duke Rate Schedule Customer No. Supplement FPC No.

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9 6& 8 238 City of Monroe, N.C.

8 6& 7 240 City of Statesville, N.C.

13 9 & 10 241 City of Easley, S.C.

10 7& 9 242 Town of Prosperity, S.C.

9 6& 8 243 City of Gaffney, S.C.

14 11 & 13 244 City of Laurens, S.C.

8 5& 7 245 City of concord, N.C.

6 4& 5 246 Town of thiden, N.C.

29 19 & 28 248 Crescent EMC, N.C.

5 3& 4 249 City of Clinton, S.C.

17 11 & 16 250 Commissioners of Public Works Greenwood, S.C.

4 2& 3 251 Town of Huntersville, N.C.

5 3& 4 252 Lockhart Power Co.

4 2& 3 253 University of North Carolina 4 2& 3 254 Town of Dallas , N.C.

5 3& 4 255 Town of Granite Falls, N.C.

4 2& 3 256 Town of Westminster, S.C.

6 4& 5 257 Town of Drexel, N.C.

6 3& 4 258 City of Cherryville, N. C.

4 2& 3 259 Clemson University, S.C.

4 2& 3 260 City of Kings 1buntain, N.C.

8 3& 4 261 City of Morganton, N.C.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION In the Matter of )

) Docket Nos. 50-269A, 50-270A DUKE POWER COMPANY ) 50-287A, 50-369A (Oconee Units 1, 2 and 3 ) 50-370A McGuire Units 1 and 2) )

I CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE i I hereby certify that copies of the attached APPLICANT'S MOTION TO RESETTLE PREHEARING NUMBER SIX, dated April 3, 1973, in the above-captioned matter has been served on the following by deposit in the United States mail, first class or air mail, this 3rd day of April, 1973 Walter W. K. Bennett, Esquire J. O. Tally, Jr., Esquire )

P. O. Box 185 P. O. Drawer 1660 Pinehurst, North Carolina 28374 Fayetteville, N. Carolina 28302 Joseph F. Tubridy, Esquire Troy B. Connor, Esquire 4100 Cathedral Avenue, N. W. Reid & Priest Washington, D. C. 20016 1701 K Street, N. W.

Washington, D. C. 20006 John B. Farmakides, Esquire Atomic Safety and Joseph Rutberg, Esquire l Licensing Board Panel Benjamin H. Vogler, Esquire Atomic Energy Commission Antitrust Counsel for Washington, D. C. 20545 AEC Regulatory Staff Atomic Energy Commission Atomic Safety and Washington, D. C. 20545 Licensing Board Panel Atomic Energy Commission Mr. Frank W. Karas, Chief l Washington, D. C. 20545 Public Proceedings Branch Office of the Secretary Abraham Braitman, Esquire of the Commission Special Assistant for Atomic Energy Commission Antitrust-Matters Washington, D. C. 20545 Office of Antitrust and Indemnity Joseph Saunders, Esquire Atomic Energy Commission Antitrust Division Washington, D. C. 20545 Department of Justice Washington, D. C. 20530

William T. Clabault, Esquire J. A. Bouknight, Jr., Esquire David A. Leckie, Esquire David F. Stover, Esquire Antitrust Public Counsel Section Tally, Tally & Bouknight Department of Justice Suite 311 F. O. Box 7513 429 N Street, S. W.

Washington, D. C. 20044 Washington, D. C. 20024 Wallace E. Brand, Esquire Antitrust Public Counsel Section Department of Justice P. O. Box 7513 Washington, D. C. 20044 Wald, Harkrader & Ross By:

Attorneys for Duke Power Company 1320 Nineteenth Street, N. W.

Washington, D. C. 20036 I

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1. With respect to the three types of files below, describe Applicant's filing system in sufficient detail to enable the identification and locacicn of a particular docu-ment or documents:
a. Files relating to competing power systems;
b. Files relating to bulk power supply planning;
c. Company president's files relating to policies toward adjacent electric systems.

Respectfully submitted ,

C. FORREST BANNAN WALLACE Z. BRAND DAVID A. LECKIE Attorneys, Antitrust Division Department of Justice Washington, D. C.

March 30,1973

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