Jackson County Power, LLC (Jackson County) submitted for filing a rate schedule under which Jackson County will engage in wholesale electric power and energy transactions at market-based rates. Jackson County also requested waiver of various Commission regulations. In particular, Jackson County requested that the Commission grant blanket approval under 18 CFR part 34 of all future issuances of securities and assumptions of liability by Jackson County.
On August 10, 2001, pursuant to delegated authority, the Director, Division of Corporate Applications, Office of Markets, Tariffs and Rates, granted requests for blanket approval under Part 34, subject to the following:
Within thirty days of the date of the order, any person desiring to be heard or to protest the blanket approval of issuances of securities or assumptions of liability by Jackson County 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
Absent a request to be heard in opposition within this period, Jackson County is authorized to issue securities and assume obligations or liabilities as a guarantor, indorser, surety, or otherwise in respect of any security of another person; provided that such issuance or assumption is for some lawful object within the corporate purposes of Jackson County and compatible with the public interest, and is reasonably necessary or appropriate for such purposes.
The Commission reserves the right to require a further showing that neither public nor private interests will be adversely affected by continued approval of Jackson County's issuances of securities or assumptions of liability.
Notice is hereby given that the deadline for filing motions to intervene or protests, as set forth above, is September 10, 2001.
Copies of the full text of the Order are available from the Commission's Public Reference Branch, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, D.C. 20426. The Order may also be viewed on the web at