39138 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 122 / Friday, June 23, 2000 / Notices

ACTION: Notice of filing.

SUMMARY: Newington Energy, LLC,

Lakefield Junction, L.P and Ouachita

Power, LLC submitted coal capability

self-certifications pursuant to section

201 of the Powerplant and Industrial

Fuel Use Act of 1978, as amended.

ADDRESSES: Copies of self-certification

filings are available for public

inspection, upon request, in the Office

of Coal & Power Im/Ex, Fossil Energy,

Room 4G–039, FE–27, Forrestal

Building, 1000 Independence Avenue,

SW, Washington, DC 20585.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ellen Russell at (202) 586–9624.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title II of

the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use

Act of 1978 (FUA), as amended (42

U.S.C. 8301 et seq.), provides that no

new baseload electric powerplant may

be constructed or operated without the

capability to use coal or another

alternate fuel as a primary energy

source. In order to meet the requirement

of coal capability, the owner or operator

of such facilities proposing to use

natural gas or petroleum as its primary

energy source shall certify, pursuant to

FUA section 201(d), to the Secretary of

Energy prior to construction, or prior to

operation as a base load powerplant,

that such powerplant has the capability

to use coal or another alternate fuel.

Such certification establishes

compliance with section 201(a) as of the

date filed with the Department of

Energy. The Secretary is required to

publish a notice in the Federal Register

that a certification has been filed. The

following owners/operators of the

proposed new baseload powerplants

have filed a self-certification in

acccordance with section 201(d).

Owner: Newington Energy, LLC (C&E

00–11).

Operator: Newington Energy, LLC.

Location: Newington, NH.

Plant Configuration: Combined-cycle.

Capacity: 525 MW.

Fuel: Natural gas.

Purchasing entities: The New England

wholesale market.

In-Service date: May 2002.

Owner: Lakefield Junction, L.P. (C&E

00–12).

Operator: Lakefield Junction, L.P.

Location: Martin County, Minnesota.

Plant configuration: Simple-cycle

combustion turbines.

Capacity: 534 MW.

Fuel: Natural gas.

Purchasing entities: Great River Energy.

In-Service date: June 2001.

Owner: Ouachita Power, LLC (C&E 00–

13).

Operator: Indirect subsidiary of

Cogentrix Energy, Inc.

Location: Sterlington, Louisiana.

Plant configuration: Combined-cycle.

Capacity: 800 MW.

Fuel: Natural gas.

Purchasing entities: A power marketer.

In-Service date: July 1, 2002.

Issued in Washington, D.C., June 19, 2000.

Anthony J. Como,

Deputy Director, Electric Power Regulation,

Office of Coal & Power Im/Ex, Office of Coal

& Power Systems, Office of Fossil Energy.

[FR Doc. 00–15908 Filed 6–22–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP00–383–000; CP00–384–000;

and CP00–385–000]

Norten ̃o Pipeline Company and

Southern Transmission company;

Notice of Joint Applications

DATES : June 19, 2000.

Take notice that on June 9, 2000,

Norte ̃no Pipeline Company (Norte ̃no)

and Southern Transmission Company

(Southern Transmission), (collectively

applicants), both at 504 Lavaca Street,

Austin, Texas, 78701, filed applications

in the above referenced dockets

pursuant to Section 7(b) of the Natural

Gas Act (NGA) and Section 3 and

Sections 153.1 through 153.8 of the

Commission’s Regulations, respectively,

seeking authorization to allow Southern

Transmission to succeed to all of

Norte ̃

no’s import and export

authorizations to operate and maintain

facilities for the transportation of

natural gas to Mexico, all as more fully

set forth in the application which is on

file with the Commission and which is

open to the public for inspection. The

filing may be viewed at http://www.ferc/

fed/us/online/rims.htm (call 202–208–

2222 for assistance).

Any questions regarding the

application should be directed to

Dennis K. Morgan, Esquire, Norte ̃no

Pipeline Company, 504 Lavaca Street,

Austin, Texas, 78701.

Pursuant to Section 7(b) of the NGA

and Part 157 of the Commission’s

Regulations, Applicants, in Docket No.

CP00–383–000, seek permission and

approval to abandon by sale and

conveyance to Southern Transmission

and Del Norte export facilities owned

and operated by Norte ̃no located in El

Paso, Texas, at the International

Boundary.

Pursuant to Sections 153.10 through

153.12 of the Commission’s Regulations,

and Executive Order No. 10485, as

amended by Executive Order 12038,

Applicants, in Docket No. CP00–384–

000, seek authorization permitting

Southern Transmission to succeed to

the Presidential Permit issued to

Norte ̃no in Docket No. CP96–83–000.

Applicants state that the authorization

sought does not seek any change in the

terms and conditions of Norte ̃no

existing import and export authority

apart from the succession of Southern

Transmission as the holder of that

authority.

Pursuant to Section 3 of the NGA and

part 153 of the Commission’s

Regulations, Applicants, in Docket No.

CP00–384–000, seek authorization

permitting Southern Transmission to

succeed to all of Norte ̃o’s existing

authorizations to import and export

natural gas to and from Mexico.

Upon authorization of the

transactions described in these

concurrent applications, Southern

Transmission will (1) Own certain

facilities of Norte ̃no, (2) succeed to

Norte ̃no’s certificates and import-export

authorizations for the facilities related

to its transportation services, and (3)

utilize the facilities to render such

services.

Applicants states that the sole

purpose of these applications is to

restructure Norte ̃no as a natural gas

company by transferring certain of its

system operations to Southern

Transmission. Applicants further states

that the proposed applications will have

no adverse impact on any of the existing

services of Norte ̃no and there will be no

disruption or interruption of current

services. Applicants requests that action

be taken by the Commission no later

than September 1, 2000.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

make any protest with reference to said

application should on or before July 10,

2000, file with the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, 888 First

Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, a

motion to intervene or a protest in

accordance with the requirements of the

Commission’s rules of practice and

procedure (18 CFR 385.214 and

385.211). 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

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.

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 filed by the applicant and

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by every one of the 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 submit

copies of comments or any other filings

it makes with the Commission to every

other intervenor in the proceeding, as

well as an original and 14 copies with

the Commission.

A person does not have to intervene,

however, in order to have

environmental comments considered. A

person, instead, may submit two copies

of 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 or those

requesting intervenor status.

Take further notice that, pursuant to

the authority contained in and subject to

jurisdiction conferred upon the Federal

Energy Regulatory 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 a grant of the

certificate is required by the public

convenience and necessity. If a motion

for leave to intervene is timely filed, or

if the Commission on its motion

believes that a formal hearing is

required, further notice of such hearing

will be duly given.

Under the procedure herein provided

for, unless otherwise advised, it will be

unnecessary for Applicants to appear or

be represented at the hearing.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–15905 Filed 6–22–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Project No. 372–000]

Southern California Edison Company;

Notice of Authorization for Continued

Project Operation

June 19, 2000.

On June 12, 1998, Southern California

Edison Company, licensee for the Lower

Tule River Project No. 372, filed an

application for a new or subsequent

license pursuant to the Federal Power

Act (FPA) and the Commission’s

regulations thereunder. Project No. 372

is located on the North and South Forks

of the Middle Fork Tule River in Tulare

County, California.

The license for Project No. 372 was

issued for a period ending June 14,

2000. Section 15(a)(1) of the FPA, 16

U.S.C. 808(a)(1), requires the

Commission, at the expiration of a

license term, to issue from year to year

an annual license to the then licensee

under the terms and conditions of the

prior license until a new license is

issued, or the project is otherwise

disposed of as provided in Section 15 or

any other applicable section of the FPA.

If the project’s prior license waived the

applicability of Section 15 of the FPA,

then, based on Section 9(b) of the

Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C.

558(c), and as set forth at 18 CFR

16.21(a), if the licensee of such project

has filed an application for a subsequent

license, the licensee may continue to

operate the project in accordance with

the terms and conditions of the license

after the minor or minor part license

expires, until the Commission acts on

its application. If the licensee of such a

project has not filed an application for

a subsequent license, then it may be

required, pursuant to 18 CFR 16.21(b),

to continue project operations until the

Commission issues someone else a

license for the project or otherwise

orders disposition of the project.

If the project is subject to Section 15

of the FPA, notice is hereby given that

an annual license for Project No. 372 is

issued to Southern California Edison

Company for a period effective June 15,

2000, through June 14, 2001, or until the

issuance of a new license for the project

or other disposition under the FPA,

whichever comes first. If issuance of a

new license (or other disposition) does

not take place on or before June 14,

2001, notice is hereby given that,

pursuant to 18 CFR 16.18(c), an annual

license under Section 15(a)(1) of the

FPA is renewed automatically without

further order or notice by the

Commission, unless the Commission

orders otherwise.

If the project is not subject to Section

15 of the FPA, notice is hereby given

that Southern California Edison

Company is authorized to continue

operation of the Lower Tule River

Project No. 372 until such time as the

Commission acts on its application for

subsequent license.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–15884 Filed 6–22–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. NJ00–5–000]

Southern Minnesota Municipal Power

Agency; Notice of Filing

June 19, 2000

Take notice that on June 6, 2000,

Southern Minnesota Municipal Power

Agency tendered for filing a revision to

its Open Access Transmission Tariff on

file with the Commission. The filed

revision adds a new service, Generation

to Schedule Imbalance Service, to the

services already provided under the

tariff.

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 and protests

should be filed on or before June 27,

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).

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–15906 Filed 6–22–00; 8:45 am]

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