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1 14 FPC 1067 (1955).

discussion on NAEP participation

issues.

On May 13, there will be a closed

meeting of the Nominations Committee

from 8:00–9:00 a.m. The Committee will

discuss nominees qualifications for

Board membership. These discussions

will relate solely to the internal

personnel rules and practices of an

agency and would disclose information

of a personal nature where disclosure

would constitute a clearly unwarranted

invasion of personal privacy if

conducted in open session. Such

matters are protected by exemption (2)

and (6) of Section 552b(c) of Title 5

U.S.C.

From 9:00 a.m., until 11:30 a.m., the

full Board will meet in open session.

The Board will hear the results of a

study on America’s kindergartners,

consider issues related to NAEP

incentives and rewards, and receive

reports from its various standing

committees. Beginning at 11:30 a.m.

through adjournment, approximately

12:00 noon, the Board will meet in

closed session, to receive and consider

the Nominations Committee

recommendations for membership. The

review and subsequent discussion of

this information relate solely to the

internal personnel rules and practices of

an agency and will disclose information

of a personal nature where disclosure

would constitute a clearly unwarranted

invasion of personal privacy if

conducted in open session. Such

matters are protected by exemptions (2)

and (6) of Section 552b(c) of Title 5

U.S.C.

Summaries of the activities of the

closed sessions and related matters,

which are informative to the public and

consistent with the policy of section 5

U.S.C. 552b(c), will be available to the

public within 14 days of the meeting.

Records are kept of all Board

proceedings and are available for public

inspection at the U.S. Department of

Education, National Assessment

Governing Board, Suite #825, 800 North

Capitol Street, NW, Washington, DC,

from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Dated: April 20, 2000.

Roy Truby,

Executive Director, National Assessment

Governing Board.

[FR Doc. 00–10252 Filed 4–24–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4000–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket Nos. RP00–243–000, CP97–177–

000, and CP97–177–001]

Alliance Pipeline L.P.; Notice of

Petition

April 19, 2000.

Take notice that on April 5, 2000,

Alliance Pipeline L.P. (Alliance) filed a

Petition for Partial Waiver of Part 284,

Subpart J Regulations, pursuant to rule

207(a)(5) of the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission (Commission)

Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR

385.207(a)(5). Alliance requests a

partial, limited term waiver of: (1) 18

CFR 284.287 to permit Alliance to make

sales of test gas during commissioning

and testing of its pipeline without

having tariff provisions governing such

sales on file and approved by the

Commission and (2) 18 CFR 284.283

regarding the delivery point at which

Subpart J sales may be made, to the

extent necessary. If the Commission

declines to grant the requested waiver

requests, Alliance requests, in the

alternative, that the Commission issue a

limited term certificate authorizing sales

of test gas as proposed in the

application.

Alliance states that disposition of test

gas is necessary to permit the safe,

timely and efficient commissioning of

its new pipeline system. According to

Alliance, sales of test gas as proposed in

its petition will not adversely affect the

firm shippers for whom Alliance will be

providing transportation on the inservice date of the pipeline. In

accordance with governing accounting

regulations, Alliance proposes to credit

net revenues from sales of test gas to the

capital cost of the associated facilities

being tested and commissioned for the

economic benefit of the Alliance

shippers. Finally, Alliance states that

the requested waivers are applicable

only during the limited period of the

Alliance commissioning process, and

that any Subpart J sales made following

Alliance’s in-service date will be made

in accordance with the Subpart J

regulations and the Commissionapproved tariff in effect for Alliance at

that time.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

protest said filing should file a protest

or motion to intervene with the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888

First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426

in accordance with sections 385.211 and

385.214 of the Commission’s Rules of

Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211

and 385.214) on or before May 10, 2000.

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 proceedings. Any person wishing to

become a party must file a motion to

intervene. Copies of this filing are on

file with the Commission and are

available for public inspection in the

Public Reference Room.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–10250 Filed 4–24–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Project No. 2114–083]

Public Utility District No. 2 of Grant

County, Washington; Notice of Petition

for Declaratory Order

April 19, 2000.

On April 11, 2000, a petition for

declaratory order was filed by

PacifiCorp; Portland General Electric

Company; Puget Sound Energy, Inc.;

Eugene Water and Electric Board; City

of McMinnville, Oregon; City of Forest

Grove, Oregon; Kootenai Electric

Cooperative, Inc.; Clearwater Power

Company; Idaho County Light & Power

Cooperative Association, Inc.; and

Northern Lights, Inc. The petition

requests the Commission to issue a

declaratory order finding that Public

Law No. 544, 83d Congress, 68 Stat. 573

(1954), does not limit the identity of

potential applicants for a new license

for the Priest Rapids Hydroelectric

Project No. 2114. The original license

for the project was issued to the Public

Utility District No. 2 of Grant County,

Washington, effective November 1,

1955, and expires on October 31, 2005.1

The petitioner assert that issuance of a

declaratory order is necessary to resolve

uncertainty regarding whether an entity

other than Public Utility District No. 2

of Grant County or an agency of the

State of Washington may obtain a new

license to operate the project after the

original license expires.

Anyone may submit comments, a

protest, or a motion to intervene, in

accordance with the requirements of the

Commission’s 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 and other

comments, but only those who file a

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motion to intervene may become a party

to the proceeding. Comments, protests,

or motions to intervene must be filed by

May 25, 2000; must bear in all capital

letters the title ‘‘COMMENTS,’’

‘‘PROTEST,’’ or ‘‘MOTION TO

INTERVENE,’’ as applicable, and Project

No. 2114–083. Send the filings (original

and 8 copies) to: The Secretary, Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888

First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426.

A copy of any filing must also be served

on each representative of the petitioner

named in its petition.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–10225 Filed 4–24–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. EC00–75–000, et al.]

Nisource Inc., et al.; Electric Rate and

Corporate Regulation Filings

April 18, 2000.

Take notice that the following filings

have been made with the Commission:

1. Nisource Inc. and Columbia Energy

Group

[Docket No. EC00–75–000]

Take notice that on April 10, 2000,

NiSource Inc. and Columbia Energy

Group, on behalf of their public utility

subsidiaries (collectively, the

Applicants) filed a joint application

under Section 203 of the Federal Power

Act and Part 33 of the Commission’s

regulations to request authorization and

approval for the proposed merger

between NiSource Inc. and Columbia

Energy Group.

The Applicants state that copies of the

filing have been served upon the state

utility commissions of Indiana,

Kentucky, Maine, Maryland,

Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Ohio,

Pennsylvania and Virginia and

wholesale electric customers of

NiSource Inc. and Columbia Energy

Group.

Comment date: June 9, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

2. Indeck Capital, Inc. and Black Hills

Corporation

[Docket No. EC00–76–000]

Take notice that on April 10, 2000,

Indeck Capital, Inc. (Indeck) and Black

Hills Corporation (Black Hills), tendered

for filing a joint application under

Section 203 of the Federal Power Act for

authorization to merge Indeck into

Black Hills Energy Capital, Inc., a

subsidiary of Black Hills Corporation.

Black Hills is a South Dakota

corporation which conducts its utility

business as Black Hills Power and Light

Company. Indeck owns, operates and

invests in exempt wholesale generators

and qualifying facilities. Upon

consummation of the merger, Indeck

will be dissolved and Black Hills Energy

Capital, Inc. will take possession of

Indeck’s facilities, including certain

assets subject to the jurisdiction of the

Commission.

In addition, on April 13, 2000, Indeck

and Black Hills filed Supplement No. 1

to Exhibit G of the above-referenced

Joint Application.

Comment date: June 9, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

3. Indeck Colorado, LLC

[Docket No. EG00–118–000]

Take notice that on April 14, 2000,

Indeck Colorado, LLC, filed an

amendment to its application for

determination of exempt wholesale

generator status. Indeck Colorado

requested that the Commission establish

a shortened notice period for its filing.

Comment date: May 9, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice. The

Commission will limit its consideration

of comments to those that concern the

adequacy or accuracy of the application.

4. TransAlta Centralia Generation LLC

[Docket No. EG00–131–000]

Take notice that on April 12, 2000

TransAlta Centralia Generation LLC

tendered for filing with the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC),

an Application for Commission

Determination of Exempt Wholesale

Generator Status pursuant to Part 365 of

the Commission’s Regulations.

Comment date: May 9, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice. The

Commission will limit its consideration

of comments to those that concern the

adequacy or accuracy of the application.

5. American Electric Power Service

Corporation

[Docket No. ER93–540–009]

Take notice that on April 12, 2000,

American Electric Power Service

Corporation (AEP), tendered for filing

Notice of Conditional Withdrawal of

Petitions for Rehearing and Compliance

Rates.

Comment date: May 3, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

6. Columbia Energy Power Marketing

Corporation

[Docket No. ER97–3667–010]

Take notice that on April 13, 2000,

Columbia Energy Power Marketing

Corporation tendered for filing Notice of

Change in Status and a code of conduct

related to the proposed merger of

Columbia Energy Group and NiSource

Inc.

Comment date: May 4, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

7. Conectiv Energy Supply Inc., Atlantic

City Electric Company and Delmarva

Power & Light Company

[Docket No. ER00–2201–000]

Take notice that Conectiv, on behalf

of its affiliates Conectiv Energy Supply,

Inc. (CESI), Atlantic City Electric

Company (Atlantic) and Delmarva

Power & Light Company (Delmarva), on

April 13, 2000, tendered for filing (i) an

amendment to CESI’s service agreement

for market-based sales to Delmarva, and

(ii) service agreements for market-based

sales by Delmarva and Atlantic to CESI.

Conectiv requests waiver of the

Commission’s notice requirements to

allow the proposed service agreements

and amendment to the service

agreement to become effective on June

1, 2000.

Copies of the filing were served upon

Delmarva’s wholesale requirements

customers, and the Maryland People’s

Counsel, Maryland Public Service

Commission, Delaware Public Service

Commission, New Jersey Board of

Public Utilities and the Virginia State

Corporation Commission.

Comment date: May 4, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

8. Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation

[Docket No. ER00–2200–000]

Take notice that on April 13, 2000,

Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation

(NMPC), tendered for filing with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

an executed form Service Agreement

between NMPC and the city of Buffalo

(Purchaser). The Service Agreement

specifies that the Purchaser has signed

and agreed to the terms and conditions

of NMPC’s Power Sales Tariff

designated as NMPC’s FERC Electric

Tariff, Original Volume No. 2. This

Tariff, approved by FERC on April 15,

1994, and having an effective date of

March 13, 1993, allows NMPC and the

Purchaser to enter into separately

scheduled transactions under which

NMPC will sell to the Purchaser

capacity and/or energy as the parties

may mutually agree.