Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 83 / Friday, April 28, 2000 / Notices 24951

Comment date: May 9, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

8. Northeast Utilities Service Company

[Docket No. ER00–2229–000]

Take notice that on April 18, 2000,

Northeast Utilities Service Company

(NUSCO) on behalf of its affiliates, The

Connecticut Light and Power Company,

Western Massachusetts Electric

Company, Holyoke Water Power

Company, Holyoke Power and Electric

Company, and Public Service Company

of New Hampshire, tendered for filing

two agreements that amend certain

schedules to an Amended and Restated

Power Sales Agreement between

NUSCO and Citizens Power Sales LLC,

under the NU System Companies’ Sale

for Resale Tariff No. 6.

NUSCO requests an effective date of

April 27, 2000, or such other earliest

date as permitted by the Commission.

NUSCO states that a copy of this filing

was mailed to Citizens Power Sales LLC

and the Connecticut Department of

Public Utility Control.

Comment date: May 9, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

9. Commonwealth Edison Company

[Docket No. ER00–2230–000]

Take notice that on April 18, 2000,

Commonwealth Edison Company

(ComEd) submitted for filing three NonFirm Transmission Service Agreements

with SkyGen Energy Marketing, LLC

(SkyGen), Conectiv Energy Supply, Inc.

(Conectiv), and MIECO Inc. (MIECO),

and three Short-Term Firm

Transmission Service Agreements with

SkyGen, Conectiv, and MIECO under

the terms of ComEd’s Open Access

Transmission Tariff (OATT).

ComEd is also updating its Index of

Customers to reflect names changes for

Dynegy Midwest Generation, Inc.

(Dynegy), Alliant Energy Corporate

Services, Inc., (Alliant) and Northern

States Power Company (NSP).

ComEd requests an effective date of

April 18, 2000 for the service

agreements, and accordingly, seeks

waiver of the Commission’s notice

requirements. Copies of this filing were

served on Skygen, Conectiv, MIECO,

Dynegy, Alliant and NSP.

Comment date: May 9, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

10. Louisville Gas and Electric

Company/Kentucky Utilities Company

[Docket No. ER00–2231–000]

Take notice that on April 18, 2000,

Louisville Gas and Electric Company

(LG&E)/Kentucky Utilities Company

(KU) (hereinafter Companies), tendered

for filing an unexecuted unilateral

Service Agreement between the

Companies and Conectiv Energy Supply

Inc., under the Companies Rate

Schedule MBSS.

Comment date: May 9, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

11. American Electric Power Service

Corporation

[Docket No. ER00–2232–000]

Take notice that on April 18, 2000,

the American Electric Power Service

Corporation (AEPSC), on behalf of Ohio

Power Company (OPC), tendered for

filing with the Commission a Facilities,

Operations and Maintenance Agreement

dated March 10, 2000, between OPC and

the Village of Deshler, Ohio.

AEPSC requests an effective date of

May 1, 2000 for the tendered agreement.

A copy of the filing was served upon

the Village of Deshler, Ohio, American

Municipal Power—Ohio, Inc. and the

Public Utilities Commission of Ohio.

Comment date: May 9, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

12. West Texas Utilities Company

[Docket No. ER00–2233–000]

Take notice that on April 18, 2000,

West Texas Utilities Company (WTU),

tendered for filing an Interconnection

Agreement between WTU and National

Wind Power Limited (National). WTU

requests an effective date for the

Interconnection Agreement of sixty (60)

days after the date of the filing.

WTU states that a copy of the filing

was served on National and the Public

Utility Commission of Texas.

Comment date: May 9, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

13. Entergy Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER00–2212–000]

Take notice that the Notice of Filing

issued on April 19, 2000, in Docket No.

ER00–2212–000, should be rescinded.

14. Ouachita Power, LLC

[Docket No. ER00–2235–000]

Take notice that on April 18, 2000,

Ouachita Power, LLC, an electric power

developer organized under the laws of

Delaware, petitioned the Commission

for acceptance of its market-based rate

schedule, waiver of certain

requirements under subparts B and C of

Part 35 of the Commission’s

Regulations, and preapproval of

transactions under Part 34 of the

regulations. Ouachita is developing an

816 MW (summer rated) gas-fired

generating facility near the city of

Sterlington, Louisiana.

Comment date: May 9, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

15. Worthington Generation L.L.C.

[Docket No. ER00–2236–000]

Take notice that on April 18, 2000,

Worthington Generation L.L.C. (WG),

tendered for filing pursuant to sSection

205 of the Commission’s Rules of

Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.205,

its application for waivers and blanket

approvals under various regulations of

the Commission and for an order

accepting its Electric Rate Schedule

FERC No. 1.

Comment date: May 9, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

Standard Paragraphs

E. Any person desiring to be heard or

to protest such filing 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

Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211

and 385.214). All such motions or

protests should be filed on or before the

comment date. 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 motion to intervene. Copies

of these filings are on file with the

Commission and are available for public

inspection. This filing may also be

viewed on the Internet at http://

www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call

202–208–2222 for assistance).

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–10564 Filed 4–27–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Notice of Application Accepted for

Filing and Soliciting Motions To

Intervene and Protests

April 24, 2000.

Take notice that the following

hydroelectric application has been filed

with the Commission and is available

for public inspection:

24952 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 83 / Friday, April 28, 2000 / Notices

a. Type of Application: New Major

License.

b. Project No.: P–2142–031.

c. Date Filed: December 28, 1999.

d. Applicant: FPL Energy Maine

Hydro, LLC.

e. Name of Project: Indian Pond

Hydroelectric Project.

f. Location: On the Kennebec River,

near the town of the Forks, Somerset

and Piscataquis counties, Maine. The

project would not utilize federal lands.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).

h. Applicant Contact: Kenneth P.

Hoffman, Vice President, FPL Energy

Maine Hydro, LLC, 700 Universe

Boulevard, Juno Beach, FL 33408, (561)

694–4000. Robert C. Richter III, Senior

Environmental Coordinator, FPL Energy

Maine Hydro, LLC, 100 Middle Street,

Portland, ME 04101, (207) 771–3536.

i. FERC Contact: Kevin Whalen (202)

219–2790.

j. Deadline for Filing Interventions

and Protests: June 27, 2000.

All documents (original and eight

copies) should be filed with: David P.

Boergers, Secretary, Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, 888 First

Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.

The Commission’s Rules of Practice

and Procedure require all intervenors

filing documents with the Commission

to serve a copy of that document on

each person whose name appears on the

official service list for the project.

Further, if an intervenor files comments

or documents with the Commission

relating to the merits of an issue that

may affect the responsibilities of a

particular resource agency, they must

also serve a copy of the document on

that resource agency.

k. Status of Environmental Analysis:

This application is not ready for

environmental analysis at this time.

l. Description of the Project: The

proposed peaking project consists of the

following existing facilities: (1) A 2,000-

foot-long dam, consisting of (a) a 270-

foot-long, 175-foot-high concrete

section, (b) a 200-foot-long attached

powerhouse section, and (c) an earthen

section in excess of 1,500 feet in length;

(2) four steel penstocks ranging from 6

feet to 24 feet in diameter; (3) a concrete

powerhouse containing four generating

units, having a total rated hydraulic

capacity of 7,140 cubic feet per second

and installed generation capacity of 76.4

megawatts (4) a 3,746-acre

impoundment varying in width from 0.9

to 1.5 miles, extending about 9 miles

upstream, that has a usable storage

capacity of 850 million cubic feet; and

(5) appurtenant facilities. The applicant

estimates the total average annual

generation would be approximately 202

million kilowatt hours.

m. Location of the Application: A

copy of the application is available for

inspection and reproduction at the

Commission’s Public Reference Room,

located at 888 First Street, NE, Room

2A, Washington, DC 20246, or by calling

(202) 208–1371. The application may be

viewed on the web at http://

www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call

(202) 208–2222 for assistance). A copy

is also available for inspection and

reproduction at the Portland, Maine,

address in item h. above.

Protests or Motions To Intervene—

Anyone may submit a protest or a

motion to intervene in accordance with

the requirements of Rules of Practice

and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210,

385.211, and 385.214. In determining

the appropriate action to take, the

Commission will consider all protests

filed, but only those who file a motion

to intervene in accordance with the

Commission’s Rules may become a

party to the proceeding. Any protests or

motions to intervene must be received

on or before the specified deadline date

for the particular application.

Filing and Service of Responsive

Documents—The application is not

ready for environmental analysis at this

time; therefore, the Commission is not

now requesting comments,

recommendations, terms and

conditions, or prescriptions.

When the application is ready for

environmental analysis, the

Commission will issue a public notice

requesting comments, recommendations

terms and conditions, or prescriptions.

All filings must: (1) Bear in all capital

letters the title ‘‘PROTEST’’ or

‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE;’’ (2) set

forth in the heading the name of the

applicant and the project number of the

application to which the filing

responds; (3) furnish the name, address,

and telephone number of the person

protesting or intervening; and (4)

otherwise comply with the requirements

of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005.

Agencies may obtain copies of the

application directly from the applicant.

Any of these documents must be filed

by providing the original and the

number of copies required by the

Commission’s regulations to: The

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,

Washington, DC 20426. an additional

copy must be sent to Director, Division

of Environmental and Engineering

Review, Office of Energy Projects,

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

at the above address. A copy of any

protest or motion to intervene must be

served upon each representative of the

applicant specified in the particular

application.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–10563 Filed 4–27–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[ER–FRL–6353–6]

Environmental Impact Statements;

Notice of Availability

Responsible Agency: Office of Federal

Activities, General Information (202)

564–7167 or www.epa.gov/oeca/ofa

Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact

Statements

Filed April 17, 2000 through April 21,

2000

Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9.

EIS No. 000122, Final EIS, FHW, WA,

U.S. 101 Highway Aberdeen-Hoquiam

Corridor Project, Improvements, U.S.

Coast Guard and COE Section 404

Permit, Grays Harbor County, WA,

Due: May 30, 2000, Contact: Jim

Leonard (360) 753–9408.

EIS No. 000123, Final EIS, FHW, WV,

US–35 Improvements from Interstate

64 to Henderson, Funding and COE

Section 404 Permit, Mason and

Putnam Counties, WV, Due: May 30,

2000, Contact: Thomas J. Smith (304)

347–5928.

EIS No. 000124, Draft EIS, FHW, TN,

TN–374 (North Parkway) Project,

Construction from TN13 to TN 76 in

Clarksville, Funding, U.S. Coast

Guard and COE Section 404 Permits,

Montgomery County, TN, Due: June

12, 2000, Contact: Charles S. Boyd

(615) 781–5770.

EIS No. 000125, Final EIS, SFW, WA,

Little Pend Oreille National Wildlife

Refuge, Implementation,

Comprehensive Conservation Plan,

Stevens and Pend Oreille Counties,

WA, Due: May 30, 2000, Contact:

Mike Marxen (503) 590–6596.

EIS No. 000126, Final EIS, AFS, AK,

Kuakan Timber Sale, Timber

Harvesting in the Kuakan Project

Area, Implementation, Deer Island

within the Wrangell Ranger District,

Stikine Area of the Tongass National

Forest, AK, Due: May 30, 2000,

Contact: Randy Hojam (907) 874–

2323.

EIS No. 000127, Final Supplement,

FHW, VA, DC, MD, Woodrow Wilson

Bridge Improvements, Updated

Information concerning the Changes

and Discusses in differences between

Alternative 4A of the September 1997