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Facility to the Southwest Quadrant,

Respondent has denied Complainant’s

request for firm transmission service.

Complainant also asserts that

Respondent has failed to consider

reassignment of transmission capacity

reserved for native load use but not

currently needed or used, operating

restrictions and/or special protection

systems, or redispatch to accommodate

Complainant’s request for firm

transmission service. According to the

Complaint, Respondent has refused to

expeditiously use a Power System

Stabilizer solution it has used in order

to accommodate its own generation, and

which has been demonstrated to be a

means that can accommodate

Respondent’s request for firm

transmission service.

Questions concerning the Complaint

may be directed to counsel for

Complainant, Robert L. Daileader, Jr.,

Nixon Peabody LLP, Suite 700, One

Thomas Circle, NW, Washington, DC

20005, Phone 202/457–5318, Fax 202/

457–5355, e-mail

rdaileader@nixonpeabody.com.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

protest this 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

must be filed on or before May 31, 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 proceeding. 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

also be viewed on the Internet at 

http:/www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm

(call 202–208–2222) for assistance.

Answers to the complaint shall also be

due on or before May 31, 2000.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–13106 Filed 5–24–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket Nos. RP96–312–028]

Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company;

Notice of Negotiated Rate Filing

May 19, 2000.

Take notice that on May 15, 2000,

Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company

(Tennessee), tendered for filing certain

Negotiated Rate Arrangement.

Tennessee requests that the Commission

approve the Negotiated Rate

Arrangement effective November 1,

2000.

Tennessee states that the filed

Negotiated Rate Arrangement reflects

negotiated rates between Tennessee and

Nicor Gas (‘‘Nicor’’) for transportation

under Rate Schedule FT–A beginning

November 1, 2000.

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.

20426, 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 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. 00–13111 Filed 5–24–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Notice of Dam Remediation Work and

Soliciting Comments, Motions To

Intervene, and Protests

May 19, 2000.

Take notice that the following

hydroelectric application has been filed

with the Commission and is available

for public inspection:

a. Application Type: Request to

deviate from the target minimum flow

required by article 39 below Blue Lake

and Rucker Lake during necessary dam

remediation.

b. Project No. 2310–106.

c. Date Filed: May 9, 2000.

d. Applicant: Pacific Gas and Electric

Company.

e. Name of Project: Drum-Spaulding

Project.

f. Location: The project is located on

the South Yuba and Bear Rivers in

Nevada County and Placer County,

California.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Section 12.39 of

the Commission’s Regulations.

h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Richard

Doble, Pacific Gas and Electric

Company (PG&E), Mail Code N11C, P.O.

Box 770000, San Francisco, CA 94177.

i. FERC Contact: Any questions on

this notice should be addressed to Diana

Shannon at 202–208–7774, or e-mail

address diana.shannon@ferc.fed.us.

j. Deadline for filing comments and or

motions: June 14, 2000.

All documents (original and eight

copies) should be filed with Mr. David

P. Boergers, Secretary, Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, 888 First

Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426.

Please reference the following

number, P–2310–106, on any comments

or motions filed.

k. Description of Proposal:

Remediation of the existing dam at Blue

Lake is necessary to improve the

stability of the downstream slope. The

work is required under Part 12 of the

Commission’s regulations. A drawdown

of Blue Lake and a deviation from the

target minimum flow, required by

article 39, is necessary at Blue and

Rucker Lakes (downstream of Blue

Lake). Flow will be maintained at or

above the allowable minimum

stipulated in article 39. The work will

be performed from July–October 2000.

Refill of the lake will begin after

completion of the work and may take up

to three years due to the lake’s small

drainage area. The licensee has

consulted with the FWS, CDFG, FS, and

the Regional Water Quality Control

Board regarding the necessary

remediation.

l. Locations of the Application: A

copy of the application is available for

inspection and reproduction at the

Commission’s Public Reference Room,

888 First Street, NE, Room 2A,

Washington, DC 20426, or call 202–208–

1371. The application may be viewed

on-line 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

address in item h above.

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m. Individuals desiring to be included

on the Commission’s mailing list should

so indicate by writing to the Secretary

of the Commission.

Comments, Protests, or Motions to

Intervene—Anyone submit comments, a

protest, or a motion to intervene in

accordance with the requirements of

Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR

385.210, .211, .214. In determining the

appropriate action to take, the

Commission will consider all protests or

other comments 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 comments, protests, or

motions to intervene must be received

on or before the specified comment date

for the particular application.

Filing and Service of Responsive

Documents—Any filing must bear in all

capital letters the title ‘‘COMMENTS’’,

‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TERMS

AND CONDITIONS’’, ‘‘PROTEST’’, OR

‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE’’, as

applicable, and the Project Number of

the particular application to which the

filing refers. Any of the above-named

documents must be filed by providing

the original and the number of copies

provided by the Commission’s

regulations to: The Secretary, Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888

First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426.

A copy of any motion to intervene must

also be served upon each representative

of the Applicant specified in the

particular application.

Agency Comments—Federal, state,

and local agencies are invited to file

comments on the described application.

A copy of the application may be

obtained by agencies directly from the

Applicant. If an agency does not file

comments within the time specified for

filing comments, it will be presumed to

have no comments. One copy of an

agency’s comments must also be sent to

the Applicant’s representatives.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–13109 Filed 5–24–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Notice of Application for Transfers of

Licenses and Soliciting Comments,

Motions To Intervene, and Protests

May 19, 2000.

Take notice that the following

hydroelectric application has been filed

with the Commission and is available

for public inspection:

a. Application Type: Transfers of

Licenses.

b. Project Nos: 2343–041, 2516–018,

and 2517–004.

c. Date Filed: May 5, 2000.

d. Applicants: Potomac Edison

Company, PE Transferring Agent, L.L.C.

(to be formed), PE Genco (to be formed),

and Allegheny Energy Supply

Company, L.L.C.

e. Names and Locations of Projects:

The Millville Project is on the

Shenandoah River in Jefferson County,

West Virginia and the Dam No. 4 and

Dam No. 95. Hydro Stations are on the

Potomac River in Berkeley County, West

Virginia. The projects do not occupy

federal or tribal lands.

f. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).

g. Applicant Contacts: Mr. David C.

Benson, Allegheny Energy Supply, RR

12, Box 1000, Roseytown Road,

Greensburg, PA 15601, (724) 853–3790,

and Mr. John A. Whittaker, IV, Winston

& Strawn, 1400 L Street, NW,

Washington, DC 20005, (202) 371–5766.

h. FERC Contact: Any questions on

this notice should be addressed to James

Hunter at (202) 219–2839.

i. Deadline for filing comments and or

motions: June 14, 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.

Please include the noted project

numbers on any comments or motions

filed.

j. Description of Proposal: Applicants

propose transfers of the licenses for

these three projects from Potomac

Edison Company to PE Transferring

Agency, L.L.C., a soon-to-be-formed

wholly-owned subsidiary of Potomac

Edison; then to a yet-to-be-formed-andnamed affiliate of Potomac Edison,

referred to as PE Genco; and finally to

Allegheny Energy Supply Company,

L.L.C. Transfer is being sought as part of

an intra-corporate reorganization of

Potomac Edison’s parent company,

Allegheny Energy, Inc.

The transfer application was filed

within five years of the expiration of the

licenses for Project Nos. 2516 and 2517.

In Hydroelectric Relicensing

Regulations Under the Federal Power

Act (54 Fed. Reg. 23,756; FERC Stat. and

Regs., Regs. Preambles 1986–1990

30,854 at p. 31,437), the Commission

declined to forbid all license transfers

during the last five years of an existing

license, and instead indicated that it

would scrutinize all such transfer

requests to determine if the transfer’s

primary purpose was to give the

transferee an advantage in relicensing

(id. at p. 31,438 n. 318).

k. Locations 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 20426, or by calling

(202) 208–1371. The application may be

viewed on the web at www.ferc.fed.us/

online/rims.htm (Call (202) 208–2222

for assistance). A copy is also available

for inspection and reproduction at the

addresses in item g above.

l. Individuals desiring to be included

on the Commission’s mailing list should

so indicate by writing to the Secretary of

the Commission.

Comments, Protests, or Motions to

Intervene—Anyone may submit

comments, a protest, or a motion to

intervene in accordance with the

requirements of Rules of Practice and

Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214.

In determining the appropriate action to

take, the Commission will consider all

protests or other comments 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 comments,

protests, or motions to intervene must

be received on or before the specified

comment date for the particular

application.

Filing and Service of Responsive

Documents—Any filings must bear in

all capital letters the title ‘‘Comments’’,

‘‘Recommendations for Terms and

Conditions’’, ‘‘Protest’’, or ‘‘Motion to

Intervene’’ as applicable, and the Project

Number of the particular application to

which the filing refers. Any of the

above-named documents must be filed

by providing the original and the

number of copies provided by the

Commission’s regulations to: The

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 888 First Street, NE,

Washington, DC 20426. A copy of any

motion to intervene must also be served

upon each representative of the

Applicant specified in the particular

application.

Agency Comments—Federal, state,

and local agencies are invited to file

comments on the described application.

A copy of the application may be

obtained by agencies directly from the

Applicant. If an agency does not file

comments within the time specified for

filing comments, it will be presumed to

have no comments. One copy of an