ML19332A499
| ML19332A499 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | South Texas, Comanche Peak  |
| Issue date: | 09/15/1980 |
| From: | Poirier M BROWNSVILLE, TX, SPIEGEL & MCDIARMID |
| To: | Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel |
| References | |
| ISSUANCES-A, NUDOCS 8009160182 | |
| Download: ML19332A499 (9) | |
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'l UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BEFORE THE D
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BEFORE THE. ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOA 3
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Hous. ton Lighting & Power Company, et al.
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(South Texas Project, Units 1 & 2)
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50-498A
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50-499A
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Texas Utilities Generating Company, et al. ) Docket Nos.
(Comanche Peak-Steam Electric Stations,
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50-445A Units 1 & 2)
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50-446A SETTLEMENT STATUS REPORT OF THE PUBLIC UTILITIES BOARD OF THE CITY OF BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS The Public Utilities Board of the City of Brownsville, Texas ("Brownsville") files this status report as required by Board Order of August 13, 1980.
Brownsville is awaiting an opportunity to review the final draf t of an agreement on license conditions and a new settlement related agreement proposed in the related FERC proceeding, l_/ reached within the last few days.
Commission Staff counsel is requesting additional time for review of these agreements by Brownsville and other parties that have not seen them.
Brownsville has also requested an opportunity to review the settlement related documents genero ed by the Texas Utilities companies ("TU"), Hous ton Lighting & Power Company ("HL&P") and Central and South West 1/.
Ce n tral Powe r & Lig h t Co. e t al., FERC Docke t No.
EL 79-8.
The Administrative Law Judge in that proceeding has granted a brief. extension providing the parties an oppor-Pnity for comment.
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. Corporation and its af filiates ("C&SW"), but has not ye t received - any of these documents.1/
Without such review, Brownsville cannot make a final statement as to whether the new agreements will be acceptable, or as to the issues upon which Brownsville may d isag ree.
In the past, Brownsville has taken positions which include the following :
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That there must be adequate evidence of record establishing tha t the proposed DC interconnections are justified from an economic and engineering point of view as compared to AC and tha t the pro-posed DC interconnections do not appear to allow for integrated operation with the Southwest Power Pool; 2.
That there must be adequate provisions assuring that HL&P and TU cannot, by disconnecting, j
unreasonably prevent other utilities from engaging in interstate commerce; 3.
That it appears not in the public interest for HLP and TU to immunize themselves for the l
future from regulation under the Federal Power Act,
' particularly in view of the lack of contractual basis for the Texas Interconnected Systems (" TIS")
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These documents, as to TU and HLP, were the subject of the Board Order issued August 13, 1980.
TU has agreed to l
allow Brownsville 2 review the documents produced, and - C&Si will make copies availabin' as soon as possible.
HL&P refuses to make the documents available at this time.
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'.. and South Texas Interconnected Systems ("STISd ) and the failure of C&SW, HLP and TU to agree to ef fec-tuate the studies made by Glenn Stagg fo r HLP,
which demonstrate the savings for all of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas ("ERCOT")
available through joint planning and integ rated pool operations; 4.
That it appears not in the public interest for C&SW' to establish a holding company pool (a) from which smaller interconnected utilities are excluded, and (b) which will bmpede development of l
joint planning and integrated operation of TIS and l.
I STIS; 5.
That Brownsville cannot settle with Central l
Power & Light Company ("CP&L") and C& SW until l
l there is full disclosure of current actions, objec-I tives and intentions as to any attempt to take over 1
the Brownsville system, and as a sine qua non that CF&L respond to Brownsville 's current Interrogatories on the subject matter; 1/
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That there must be finalized all transmission wheeling rates and contracts (at least those i-af fecting Brownsville) which are-filed at FERC,
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These Interrogatories, served August 25, 1980, are l
the subject of a ' Motion to Compel filed and served on September 11,-1986.
Brownsville also filed and served on September 12, 1980, a Notice of. Taking of Depositions to two CP&L of ficials on: the subject of CP&L's current actions directed at takeover L
of the 'Brownsville electric system.
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subject to adequate restrictions concerning sub-sequent unilateral changes; 7.
That there must be agreement as to the prin-cipal provisions governing agreements for par-ticipation in future nuclear and 'other large generating units; 8.
That there must be adequate assurance that CP&L and C&SW will rectify and not resume -anticom-petitive actions towards Brownsville.
Brownsville has been active in pursuing settlement negotiations during the past two months.
On July 31, 1980, Grownsville ' met with representatives of C&SW and CP&L, discussing all outstanding issues.
Brownsville has followed up on these discussions through correspondence and telephone l
contacts.
Brownsville met with several parties on August 8, 1980.
Brownsville met again with other electric systems. parties to this. case on ? August 26,-1980 and discussed i
i-transmission issues as related to settlement.
Brownsville reque sted information - from ' the parties, concerning past I
transmission practices and the application of various propo-sals discussed.; HL&P has responded to this. reque st.
Brownsville also received and reviewed ' copies of the versions of draf t-license conditions circulated by the Department of Justice and the'~ Commission's staf f.
.It submitted its pro-
- posed. license conditions to all' parties on August 29, 1980.
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WHEREFORE, Brownsville requests a. short additional time in which to receive and review the new agreements and additional information described above, and to determine and 1
submit to ' the Board and parties what issues, if any, remain unresolved.
Respectfully F Jmitted, i
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l Marc R.
Poirier 4
l Attorney for the Public Utilities Board of the City of Brownsville, Texas j
Law' Offices Of :
i-SPIEGEL & MCDIARMID 2 600 ' Virginia Avenue,
N.W.
Suite 312 Washing ton, D.C.
20037 (202) 333-4500 September 15, _1980 4
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BEFORE THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY LICENSING BOARD In the Matter of
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HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER COMPANY,
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Docke t No s. 5 0-4 98 A e t al.
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and 50-499A
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(South Texas Project, Unit Nos.
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1 and 2)
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In the Matter of
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TEXAS UTILITIES GENERATING COMPANY,
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Docke t Nos. 5 0-4 4 5A et al.
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and 50-446A
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(Comanche Peak Steam Electric
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S ta tion, Unit No s. 1 and 2 )
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that I have caused copies of the foregoing SETTLEMENT STATUS REPORT OF THE PUBLIC UTILITIES BOARD OF THE CITY OF BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS -to be served on the following by deposit in the United States mail, first class, pos tage paid, or nas. indicated by asterisk (*) by hand, this 15th day of September,1980.
- Marshall E.
Miller, Chairman-
- Sheldon J.
Wolfe, Esquire
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Atomic Safety & Licensing Board Atomic Safety & Licensing Board Panel Panel Nuclear Regulatory -Commission Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washing ton,
D.
C.
20555 Washing ton,
D.
C.
20555
- Michael L.
Glaser, Esquire Joseph Rutberg, Esquire ll50.17th Street, N.
W.
. Antitrust Counsel Washing ton, D.
C.
20036 Nuclear Reg ulatory Commission Wa shing ton,
D.
C.
20555 Fredric D. Chanania, Es q.
' Michael B.'Blume, Es q.
R. Gordon Gooch, Esquire Ann Hodgdon, Esq.
John P. Mathis, Esquire Nuclear Regulatory Commission Baker & Botts Washington, D.
C.
20555 1701 Pennsylvania Avenue,
N.
W.
Wa shing ton,
D.
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Boukn ig h t, Jr.,
Esquire Wa shing ton,
D.
C.
20555 William J.
Franklin, Esquire Lowe ns te in, Ne wman, Re is,
Chase R.
Stephens, Chief Axelrad & Toll Docke ting & Service Section 1025 Connecticut Ave nue,
N.
W.
Office of the Secretary Wa shing ton,
D.
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20036 Nuclear Regulatory Commission Wa shing to n,
D.
C.
20555 Frederick H.
Ritts, Esquire Law Offices of Northcutt Ely Dav id M.
Stahl, Esquire Watergate 600 Building Sarah F.
Hol zswe ig, Esquire Washing ton,
D.
C.
20037 Isham, Lincoln & Beale 1120 Connecticut Avenue,
N. W.
Wheatley & Wolleson Suite 325 1112 Watergate Of fice Building Wa shing ton,
D. C.
20036 2600 Virg inia Avenue, N.
W.
Wa shing ton,
D.
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20037 Robert Fab rikan t, Esquire Antitrust Division William Sayles, Chairman and Department of Justice Chief Executive Officer P.
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Box 14141 Central Power & Light Company Washing ton,
D.C.
20444 P.
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Box 2121 Corpus Christi, Texas 78403 Joseph Knotts, Esquire Nicholas S.
Reynold s, Esquire G.
K.
Spruce, General Manager Debevoise & Liberman City Public Service Board 1200 17 th Street, N.
W.
P.
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Box 1771 Wa shing ton,
D.
C.
20036 San Antonio, Texas 78201 Douglas F.
John, Esquire Jon C.
Wood, Esquire Mc De rmo t t, Will & Emery W.
Roger Wilson, Esquire 1101 Connecticut Av e nue,
N.W.
Matthews, Nowlin, Macfarlane Suite 1201
& Barrett Wa shing ton,
D.C.
20036 1500 Alamo National Building San Antonio, Texas 78205 Robert O'Neil, Esquire Miller, Balis & O'Neil Perry G.
Brittain, President 776 Executive Building Texas Utilities Generating Co.
1030 Fif teenth Street, N. W.
2001 Bryan Tower Wa shing to n,
D.C.
20005 Dallas, Texas 75201 Ms. Evelyn H.
Sm ith J.
Irion Wdrsham, Esquire Route 6, Box 2 98 Merlyn D.
Sampels, Esquire Gaffney, South Carolina 29340 Spencer C.
Rel ye a, Esquire Worsham, Forsythe & Sampels Dick T.
Brown, Esquire 2001 Bryan Tower 800 Milam Building Suite 2500 San Antonio, Texas 78205 Dallas, Texas 75201 w_.
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Hancock, Direc tor G. W.-Oprea, Jr.
City of Austin Electric Utility Executive Vice President Department-Houston Lighting & Po we r Co.
P.
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Box 1088 P.
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Box 1700 Austin, Texas 78767 Houston, Texas 77001 Jerry L.
Harris, Esquire W.
S.
Robson, General Manager Richard C.
Balough, Esquire South Texas Electric Coop., Inc.
City of Austin P.
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Box 151 P.
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Box 1088 Nursery, Texas 77976 Austin, Texas 78767 t
Don H.
Dav id son.
Michael I.
Miller, Esquire City Manager Isham, Lincoln & Beale City of Austin One First National Plaza
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O. - Box 1088
' Chicago, Illinois 60603 Austin, Texas 78767 Donald Clements, Esquire Don R.
Bu tle r, Es q.
Gulf States Utilities Co.
Sneed, Vine, Wilkerson, Selman P.
O.
Box 2951
& Perry Beaumont, Texas 77074 P.
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Box 1409 i
Austin, Texas 78767 Knoland J.
Plucknett Executive Director Morgan Hunter, Esquire Committee on Power for the l
McGinnis, Lochridge & Kilgore Southwest, Inc.
900. Congress Avenue 5541 Skelly Drive Austin,. Texas 78701' Tulsa, Oklahoma 74135 Kevin1B. Pra tt, Esquire Jay M.
Gal t, Esquire
. Linda Aaker, Esquire Looney, Nichols, Johnson & Haye s t P.
O.- Box 1254 8 219 Couch Drive Capital Station Oklahoma. City, Oklahoma -73101 Austin, Texas 78767 Robert E.
Cohn, Esq.
E.
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Barne t t, Esquire Richard.J. Le idl, Esq.
Charles G. Thrash, Jr.,
Esquire Butler, Binion, Rice, Cook J.. Gregory Copeland, Esquire
& Knapp Theodore F.
Weiss, Jr.,
Esquire 174 7 Pennsylvania Ave.,
N.W.
Baker & Botts 9th Floor 3000 One Shell Plaza Washing ton,
D.C.
20006 Houston, Texas 77002 l
. Paul W.
Ea to n, L Jr., Esq.
Leland F.
Lea therman, Esq.
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'Hinkle, Cox, Eaton, Cof field McMath, Leatherman and Woods, P.S j
and Hensley=
711 West Third Street '
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Box 10 e Rock, Arkansas 72201
- Roswell, New1 Mex ico - '88201 i
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Somervell Coun ty Publ_C Library P.
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Box 417 Glen Rose, Texas 76403 Maynard Human, General Manager Western Farmers Electric Coop.
P.
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Box 4 29 Anadarko, Oklahoma 73005 James E.
Monahan Executive Vice President and General Manager Brazos Electric Power Coop., Inc.
P.
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Box 6 296 Waco, Texas 76706 Robert M.
Rad e r, Esquire Conner, Moore & Corber 1747 Pennsylvania Avenue,
N.
W.
Wa shing ton,
D.
C.
20006 W.
N.
Wbolsey, Esquire Dyer and Redford 1030 Petroleum Tower Corpus Christi, Texas 78474 Mr. G.
Holman King West Texas Utilities Co.
P.
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Box 8 41 Abilene, Texas 79604 Maurice V.
Brooks, Es q.
j Brooks, Gordon, Long & Shahan P.
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Box 118 Abilene, Tex as 79604 su C, WQ Marc R.
Po ir ier Attorney for the Public Utilities Board of the City of Brownsville,
Texas September 15, 1980