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150 days of the filing date of Lee 8’s

Petition, Lee 8’s rates for firm and

interruptible storage services will be

deemed to be fair and equitable. The

Commission may within such 150 day

period extend the time for action or

institute a proceeding in which all

interested parties will be afforded an

opportunity for written comments and

the oral presentation of views, data and

arguments.

Any person desiring to protest this

rate proceeding must file a protest with

the Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,

Washington, DC 20426, in accordance

with rule 211 of the Commission’s Rules

of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR

385.211). All protest must be filed with

the Secretary of the Commission on or

before May 4, 2000. This petition for

rate approval is on file with the

Commission and is available for public

inspection. This filing may be viewed

on the web at http://www.ferc.fed.us/

online/rims.htm (call 202–208–2222 for

assistance).

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–10957 Filed 5–2–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. ER00–2234–000]

East Central Area Reliability Council,

et al.; Notice of Filing

April 28, 2000.

Take notice that on April 18, 2000,

the East Central Area Reliability Council

(ECAR), on behalf of Allegheny Power,

American Electric Power Co., Big Rivers

Electric Corp., Cinergy Corp.,

Consumers Energy Co., The Dayton

Power and Light Co., the Detroit Edison

Co., Duquesne Light Co., East Kentucky

Power Cooperative, Inc., FirstEnergy

Corp., Hoosier Energy REC, Indianapolis

Power and Light Co., LG&E Energy

Corp., Northern Indiana Public Service

Co., Ohio Valley Electric Corp., and

Southern Indiana Gas and Electric Co.,

submitted for filing an Inadvertent

Settlement Tariff that is intended to

obligate each party to make payment

and to entitle each party to receive

compensation for Inadvertent

Interchange from each other party

pursuant to ECAR’s Inadvertent

Settlement Procedure.

ECAR requests the Inadvertent

Settlement Tariff to go into effect by

June 1, 2000 for the 2000 peak summer

season.

ECAR states that all parties were

served and that the filing is also

available on their web site

(www.ecar.org).

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, N.E., Washington, D.C.

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 and

protests should be filed on or before

May 9, 2000. Protests will be considered

by the Commission to determine 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. This

filing may also be viewed on the

Internet at http://www.ferc.fed.us/

online/rims.htm (call 202–208–2222 for

assistance).

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–10993 Filed 5–2–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP00–91–001]

National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation;

Notice of Petition To Amend

April 27, 2000.

Take notice that on April 20, 2000,

National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation

(National Fuel), 10 Lafayette Square,

Buffalo, New York 14203, filed in

Docket No. CP00–91–001 an

amendment to its original application

filed pursuant to Sections 7(b) and 7(c)

of the Natural Gas Act and Part 157 of

the Commission’s Regulations (18 CFR

157) for a certificate of public

convenience and necessity authorizing

the replacement of an existing pipeline

and permission and approval to

abandon facilities, all as more fully set

forth in the original application and the

amendment on file with the

Commission and open to public

inspection. This filing may be viewed

on the web at http://www.ferc.fed.us/

online/rims.htm (call (202) 208–2222 for

assistance).

National Fuel requests to amend its

original application in order to

eliminate the request for authorization

to install the East Branch tie which

National Fuel has determined that it is

not necessary at this time. National Fuel

still proposes to construct and operate

the other requested facilities after

receiving authorization in this

proceeding.

National Fuel estimates that the total

cost of the Replacement Project, as

proposed to be amended herein, is $11.3

million.

Any questions regarding this

amendment application should be

directed to David W. Reitz, Assistant

General Counsel for National Fuel, 10

Lafayette Square, Buffalo, New York

14203 at (716) 857–7949.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

make a protest with reference to said

application should on or before May 18,

2000, file with the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, 888 First

Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426, a

motion to intervene or protest in

accordance with the requirements of the

Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211)

and the Regulations under the Natural

Gas Act (18 CFR 157.10). All protests

filed with the Commission will be

considered by it in determining the

appropriate action to be taken but will

not serve to make the protestant a party

to the proceeding. Any person wishing

to become a party to a proceeding or to

participate as a party in any hearing

therein must file a motion to intervene

in accordance with the Commission’s

Rules.

Take further notice that, pursuant to

the authority contained in and subject to

the jurisdiction conferred upon the

Commission by Sections 7 and 15 of the

Natural Gas Act and the Commission’s

Rules of Practice and Procedure, a

hearing will be held without further

notice before the Commission or its

designee on this application if no

motion to intervene is filed within the

time required herein, if the Commission

on its own review of the matter finds

that permission and approval for the

proposed construction and

abandonment are required by the public

convenience and necessity. If a motion

for leave to intervene is timely filed, or

if the Commission on its own motion

believes that a formal hearing is

required, further notice of such hearing

will be duly given. Under the

procedures herein provided for, unless

otherwise advised, it will be

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unnecessary for National Fuel to appear

or to be represented at the hearing.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–10953 Filed 5–2–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP99–176–017 and RP99–176–

018]

Natural Gas Pipeline Company of

America; Notice of Proposed Changes

in FERC Gas Tariff

April 28, 2000.

Take notice that on April 25, 2000,

Natural Gas Pipeline Company of

America (Natural) tendered for filing as

part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Sixth

Revised Volume No. 1. Original Sheet

No. 26J.

Natural states that the purpose of this

filing is to implement a negotiated rate

transaction with the Peoples Gas Light

and Coke Company (Peoples) under

Natural’s Rate Schedule ITS pursuant to

Section 49 of the General Terms and

Conditions of Natural’s tariff.

Natural concurrently tenders by a

separate filing in Docket No. RP99–176–

018 its negotiated rate agreement

(Agreement) between Natural and

Peoples.

Natural states that the negotiated rate

Agreement does not deviate in any

material respects from the applicable

form of service agreement in Natural’s

Tariff. Natural states that it submits the

Agreement as an aid to Commission

Staff because it provides a more detailed

explanation of the pricing terms related

to the transaction. Key provisions of the

Agreement include guaranteed revenue,

unhedged and unscheduled quantity

adjustments, and the trigger agreement.

Natural also states that the above pricing

terms were critical to the Agreement by

both parties and to the resulting

negotiated rates.

Natural requests that Original Sheet

No. 26J and the related Agreement to

become effective April 25, 2000.

Natural states that copies of the filing

are being mailed to Natural’s customers,

interested state commissions and all

parties set out on the Commission’s

official service list in Docket No. RP99–

176.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

protest said filing should file a motion

to intervene or a protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C.

20246, in accordance with Sections

385.214 or 385.211 of the Commission’s

Rules and Regulations. All such motions

or protests must be filed in accordance

with the Section 154.210 of the

Commission’s Regulations. 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. This filing may be viewed on the

web at http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/

rims.htm (call 202–208–2222 for

assistance).

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–10996 Filed 5–2–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP98–40–000]

Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Company;

Notice of Informal Settlement

Conference

:April 28, 2000.

On March 13 and 28, 2000, the Kansas

Corporation Commission (KCC)

sponsored two informal settlement

conferences for the purpose of initiating

settlement discussions potentially

leading to a resolution of all the Kansas

ad valorem proceedings. During the

March 28 conference, the participants

agreed that settlement negotiations

among all interested parties should be

pursued separately for each pipeline

involved with the Kansas ad valorem

tax refund issues.

The participants interested in the

Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company

docket also reached a consensus that the

informal settlement conference agreed

upon should be notices by the Secretary

of the Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission (Commission) and that the

Commission’s settlement regulations

apply to the informal settlement

process. Consistent with the previous

two settlement conferences, the Director

of the Commission’s Dispute Resolution

Service and the KCC will attend the

conference and facilitate the settlement

negotiations.

The informal settlement conference

will be held on May 24, 2000, at the

offices of Shook, Hardy & Bacon, 1

Kansas City Place, 1200 Main Street,

Kansas City, Missouri. The conference

will begin at 10:00 a.m. To insure that

the facilities are adequately sized all

parties that plan to attend the settlement

conference are requested to contact John

McNish at 785 271–3218 or by email at

j.mcnish@kcc.state.ks.us, or Cynthia

King at cking@shb.com by May 11,

2000.

All interested parties in the above

dockets are requested to attend the

informal settlement conference. If a

party has any questions respecting the

conference, please call Richard Miles,

the Director of the Dispute Resolution

Service. His telephone number is 1 877

FERC ADR (337–2237) or 202–208–0702

and his e-mail address is

richard.miles@ferc.fed.us.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–10994 Filed 5–2–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP00–249–001

Transwestern Pipeline Company;

Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC

Gas Tariff

April 28, 2000.

Take notice that on April 21, 2000,

Transwestern Pipeline Company

(Transwestern) tendered for filing to

become part of its FERC Gas Tariff,

Second Revised Volume No. 1, the

following tariff sheet, proposed to

become effective on May 15, 2000:

Substitute Original Sheet No.97

On April 21, 2000, Transwestern filed

in this Docket a proposal to add a

provision to the General Terms and

Conditions allowing Transwestern to

enter into transportation agreements

with Public Service Company of New

Mexico (PNM) for the purpose of

providing transportation service under

Transwestern’s tariff. The reason for this

filing is to resubmit Sheet No. 97 as the

Sheet No. 97 incorrectly states the

Account Number where costs would be

separately recorded. The cost will be

separately recorded in Account No. 858.

Transwestern further states that

copies of the filing have been mailed to

each of its customers and interested

State Commissions.

Any person desiring to protest this

filing should file a protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, NE, Washington, DC

20426, in accordance with Section

385.211 of the Commission’s Rules and