Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 93 / Friday, May 12, 2000 / Notices 30581

1Concurrent with the open season, Iroquois

solicited its existing customers to permanently

release capacity for use by the expansion shippers.

This resulted in the release of 13,115 dekatherms

per day of released capacity for use in this project

2See, 88 FERC, ¶ 61,227 (1999), clarification 90

FERC ¶ 61,128 (2000).

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 Indeck Colorado’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 June 5,

2000.

Copies of the full text of the Order are

available from the Commission’s Public

Reference Branch, 888 First Street, N.E.,

Washington, D.C. 20426. The Order 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. 00–11928 Filed 5–11–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. ER00–2069–000]

Indeck-Rockford, L.L.C.; Notice of

Issuance of Order

May 8, 2000.

Indeck-Rockford, L.L.C. (IndeckRockford) submitted for filing a rate

schedule under which Indeck-Rockford

will engage in wholesale electric power

and energy transactions as a marketer.

Indeck-Rockford also requested waiver

of various Commission regulations. In

particular, Indeck-Rockford requested

that the Commission grant blanket

approval under 18 CFR Part 34 of all

future issuances of securities and

assumptions of liability by IndeckRockford.

On May 3, 2000, 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 Indeck-Rockford 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).

Absent a request for hearing within

this period, Indeck-Rockford 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 the

applicant, 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 Indeck-Rockford’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 June 2,

2000.

Copies of the full text of the Order are

available from the Commission’s Public

Reference Branch, 888 First Street, N.E.,

Washington, D.C. 20426. The Order 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. 00–11931 Filed 5–11–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP00–232–000]

Iroquois Gas Transmission System,

L.P.; Notice of Application

May 8, 2000.

Take notice that on April 28, 2000,

Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P.

(Iroquois), One Corporate Drive, Suite

600, Shelton, Connecticut 06484, filed

in Docket No. CP00–232–000 an

application pursuant to the provisions

of Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act for

a certificate of public convenience and

necessity authorizing the construction

and operation of pipeline and

compression facilities for the

transportation of natural gas, all as more

fully set forth in the application which

is 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).

Specifically, Iroquois seeks to

construct and operate: (1) approximately

30.3 miles of 24-inch pipeline from

Northport, New York to the Bronx, New

York; (2) a new 20,000 horsepower (HP)

compressor station at Boonville, New

York; (3) a new 20,000 HP compressor

station at Dover, New York; (4) a 3,300

HP increase at the existing Wright

compressor station; (5) an 11,000 HP

increase at the existing Croghan

compressor station; (6) cooling units at

the existing Wright and Athens

compressor stations; (7) a new point of

interconnection with the facilities of

Consolidated Edison Company of New

York, Inc. in the Bronx, New York; and

(8) other appurtenant facilities. Iroquois

states that the estimated cost of the

proposed facilities is $170.8 million.

Iroquois proposes to place the facilities

in service in two phases. The first phase

would transport up to 70,000

dekatherms per day beginning April 1,

2002 and the remaining facilities would

be placed in service on November 1,

2002.

Iroquois proposes to utilize the

proposed facilities to transport about

220,000 to 230,000 dekatherms per day.

Iroquois conducted an open season

between November 15 and December

17, 1999 and has executed precedent

agreements totaling 561,470 dekatherms

per day with five shippers.1 Iroquois

states that although this amount is

greater that the capacity of the proposed

facilities, it has the ability under the

precedent agreements to pro rate the

capacity to conform with the proposed

facilities’ capacity. According to

Iroquois, a decision over the need to

proration capacity will be made on or

about October 15, 2000.

Iroquois proposes to provide

transportation service under its Part

284, Subpart G blanket certificate

pursuant to Rate Schedule RTS of its

FERC Gas Tariff, First Revised Volume

No. 1. Iroquois states that its proposal is

consistent with the Commission’s

Certificate Policy Statement.2 Iroquois

proposes to roll in the costs of the

proposed facilities, maintaining that its

existing customers will not subsidize

the proposed facilities. Further, Iroquois

states that its proposal will not have any

substantial adverse impacts. Finally,

Iroquois asserts that its proposal

provides numerous system-wide

benefits that can be balanced against

any adverse impacts.

Any questions regarding the

application should be directed to Jeffrey

A. Bruner, Vice President, General

Counsel and Secretary for Iroquois, One

Corporate Drive, Suite 600, Shelton,

Connecticut 06484 at 203–925–7200, or

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Beth L. Webb, attorney for Iroquois,

Dickstein Shapiro Morin & Oshinsky,

LLP, 2101 L Street NW, Washington, DC

20037 at 202–785–9700.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

make any protest with reference to said

application should on or before May 30,

2000, file with the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street

NE, Washington, DC 20426, a motion to

intervene or protest in accordance with

the requirements of the Commission’s

Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR

385.211 and 385.214) and the

regulations under the NGSA (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

protestants parties to the proceeding.

Any person wishing to become a party

in any proceeding must file a motion to

intervene in accordance with the

Commission’s rules.

A person obtaining intervenor status

will be placed on the service list

maintained by the Secretary of the

Commission and will receive copies of

all documents issued by the

Commission, filed by the applicant, or

filed by all other intervenors. An

intervenor can file for rehearing of any

Commission order and can petition for

court review of any such order.

However, an intervenor must serve

copies of comments or any other filing

it makes with the Commission to every

other intervenor in the proceeding, as

well as filing an original and 14 copies

with the Commission.

A person does not have to intervene,

however, in order to have comments

considered. A person, instead, may

submit two copies of such comments to

the Secretary of the Commission.

Commenters will be placed on the

Commission’s environmental mailing

list, will receive copies of

environmental documents, and will be

able to participate in meetings

associated with the Commission’s

environmental review process.

Commenters will not be required to

serve copies of filed documents on all

other parties. However, commenters

will not receive copies of all documents

filed by other parties or issued by the

Commission, and will not have the right

to seek rehearing or appeal the

Commission’s final order to a Federal

court.

The Commission will consider all

comments and concerns equally,

whether filed by commenters of those

requesting intervenor status.

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

NGA 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 the proposal is

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 procedure provided for,

unless otherwise advised, it will be

unnecessary for Iroquois to appear or to

be represented at the hearing.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–11924 Filed 5–11–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket Nos. ER00–1981–000 and ER00–

1982–000]

Panda Gila River, L.P. and Panda

Oneta Power, L.P.; Notice of issuance

of Order

May 8, 2000.

Panda Gila River, L.P. (Panda Gila)

and Panda Oneta Power, L.P. (Panda

Oneta) submitted for filing rate

schedules under which Panda Gila and

Panda Oneta will engage in wholesale

electric power and energy transactions

as marketers. Panda Gila and Panda

Oneta also requested waiver of various

Commission regulations. In particular,

Panda Gila and Panda Oneta requested

that the Commission grant blanket

approval under 18 CFR Part 34 of all

issuances of securities and assumptions

of liability by Panda Gila or Panda

Oneta.

On May 3, 2000, 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 Panda Gila or Panda Oneta

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).

Absent a request for hearing within

this period, Panda Gila and Panda Oneta

are authorized to issue securities and

assume obligations or liabilities as a

guarantor, endorser, 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 the

applicant, 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 Panda Gila’s or Panda

Oneta’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 June 2,

2000.

Copies of the full text of the Order are

available from the Commission’s Public

Reference Branch, 888 First Street, N.E.,

Washington, D.C. 20426. The Order 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. 00–11930 Filed 5–11–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. ER00–2177–000]

Rainy River Energy Corporation;

Notice of Issuance of Order

May 8, 2000.

Rainy River Energy Corporation

(Rainy River) submitted for filing a rate

schedule under which Rainy River will

engage in wholesale electric power and

energy transactions as a marketer. Rainy

River also requested waiver of various

Commission regulations. In particular,

Rainy River requested that the

Commission grant blanket approval

under 18 CFR Part 34 of all future

issuances of securities and assumptions

of liability by Rainy River.

On May 4, 2000, 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: