-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, QeQYZYmKtA11dhc4Y3IgA4KGXDnqfducTiQMAQUGuertL6yH4x0azIKjMVVPI12S c2Lzh+9O/oZWdX2AZ62+mg== 0001193125-06-183349.txt : 20061121 0001193125-06-183349.hdr.sgml : 20061121 20060831122423 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-06-183349 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: CORRESP PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20060831 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: NEVADA POWER CO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000071180 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ELECTRIC SERVICES [4911] IRS NUMBER: 880045330 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NV FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: CORRESP BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 6226 W SAHARA AVE CITY: LAS VEGAS STATE: NV ZIP: 89146 BUSINESS PHONE: 7023675000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: P O BOX 230 CITY: LAS VEGAS STATE: NV ZIP: 89151 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: SOUTHERN NEVADA POWER CO DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19701113 CORRESP 1 filename1.htm ACCELERATION REQUEST #2

Nevada Power Company

6226 West Sahara Avenue

Las Vegas, Nevada 89146

August 31, 2006

BY EDGAR AND FACSIMILE

Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

Attention: Kurt Murao

 

Re: Nevada Power Company

Registration Statement No. 333-134801

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Ladies and Gentlemen:

The undersigned registrant hereby requests, pursuant to Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, that the effective date of the above-referenced Registration Statement be accelerated so that it may become effective on September 1, 2006 or as soon thereafter as practicable. This letter replaces in its entirety the letter filed by the undersigned registrant with the Commission on August 30, 2006.

The undersigned registrant hereby acknowledges that:

 

  •   should the Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, declare the filing effective, it does not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the filing;

 

  •   the action of the Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, in declaring the filing effective, does not relieve the company from its full responsibility for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the filing; and

 

  •   the company may not assert staff comments and the declaration of effectiveness as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States.

In addition, the undersigned registrant further acknowledges that the Division of Enforcement has access to all information provided to the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance in connection with its review of the filings or in response to its comments on the filings.

Sincerely,

NEVADA POWER COMPANY

 

By: /s/ Paul J. Kaleta

        Senior Vice President, General Counsel

        & Secretary

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