3674 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 15 / Monday, January 24, 2000 / Notices

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

purpose of the Laboratory Operations

Board is to provide independent

external advice to the Secretary of

Energy Advisory Board regarding the

strategic direction of the Department’s

laboratories, the coordination of budget

and policy issues affecting laboratory

operations, and the reduction of

unnecessary and counterproductive

management burdens on the

laboratories. The Laboratory Operations

Board’s goal is to facilitate the

productive and cost-effective utilization

of the Department’s laboratory system

and the application of best business

practices.

Note: Copies of the draft report may be

obtained from the following Internet address:

http://www.hr.doe.gov/seab/ or by contacting

the Office of the Secretary of Energy

Advisory Board at (202) 586–7092.

Tentative Agenda

Thursday, January 27, 2000

10:30A.M.–10:45 A.M.

Opening Remarks—Co-Chairs: E. Moniz

& J. McTague

10:45 A.M.–11:15 A.M.

Overview of the LDRD Working Group

Findings and Recommendations—

Dr. Paul Fleury, Working Group

Chairman

11:15 A.M.–12:00 P.M.

Public Comment Period

12:00 P.M.–12:15 P.M.

LDRD Working Group Comment and

Action—Dr. Paul Fluery, LDRD

Working Group Chairman

12:15 P.M.–12:30 P.M.

LOB Review and Comment

12:30 P.M.

Adjourn

This tentative agenda is subject to

change.

Public Participation: In keeping with

procedures, members of the public are

welcome to monitor the business of the

Laboratory Operations Board and to

submit written comments or comment

during the scheduled public comment

period. The teleconference meeting will

be conducted in a fashion that will, in

the Co-Chairs’ judgment, facilitate the

orderly conduct of business. During its

open teleconference meeting, the

Laboratory Operations Board welcomes

public comment. Members of the public

will be heard in the order in which they

sign up at the beginning of the meeting.

The Board will make every effort to hear

the views of all interested parties. You

may submit written comments to Betsy

Mullins, Executive Director, Secretary of

Energy Advisory Board, AB–1, US

Department of Energy, 1000

Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, D.C. 20585. This notice is

being published less than 15 days before

the date of the meeting due to the late

resolution of programmatic issues.

Minutes: A copy of the minutes and

a transcript of the meeting will be made

available for public review and copying

approximately 30 days following the

meeting at the Freedom of Information

Public Reading Room, 1E–190 Forrestal

Building, 1000 Independence Avenue,

SW, Washington, D.C., between 9:00

A.M. and 4:00 P.M., Monday through

Friday except Federal holidays. Further

information on the Laboratory

Operations Board is available at the

Secretary of Energy Advisory Board’s

web site, located at http://

www.hr.doe.gov/seab.

Issued at Washington, D.C., on January 18,

2000.

Rachel M. Samuel,

Deputy Advisory Committee Management

Officer.

[FR Doc. 00–1626 Filed 1–21–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation;

Docket No. RP99–484–001]

Notice of Compliance Filing

January 18, 2000.

Take notice that on November 12,

1999, National Fuel Gas Supply

Corporation (National Fuel) tendered for

filing Amendment No. 3 to the

transportation service agreement filed

on August 26, 1999, in the abovereferenced proceeding.

National Fuel states that the filing is

being made in compliance with the

Letter Order issued by the Commission

on October 27, 1999. The order directed

National Fuel to revise and refile its

non-conforming service agreement for

transportation service with ProGas

U.S.A., Inc., to reflect the elimination of

certain language found in the second

footnote of Exhibit 1.

National Fuel states that in

compliance with that directive, National

Fuel submits Amendment No. 3 which

replaces Exhibit 1 to the service

agreement.

National Fuel states that copies of the

filing are being mailed to all of National

Fuel’s customers, parties on the official

service list compiled by the Secretary

and interested state commissions.

Any person desiring to protest said

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

Regulations. All such protests must be

filed on or before January 25, 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. 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).

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–1583 Filed 1–21–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Questar Pipeline Company; Docket No.

CP00–68–000]

Notice of Application

January 18, 2000.

Take notice that on January 10, 2000,

Questar Pipeline Company (Questar),

180 East 100 South, Salt Lake City, Utah

84111, filed in Docket No. CP00–68–000

an application pursuant to Section 7(c)

of the Natural Gas act (NGA), for

authorization to construct and operate

pipeline and compression facilities in

Utah, in order to increase the capacity

of its system, all as more fully set forth

in the application 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/htm (call 202–208–2222 for

assistance).

Specifically, Questar proposes to

construct and operate a 24-inch

diameter loop of an existing section of

its Main Line (M.L.) No. 40 and the

entirety of its M.L. No. 41. Questar

states that the loop, to be known as M.L.

No. 104, will extend approximately 75.6

miles from Price, Utah, to the Payson,

Utah, City Gate and on to an

interconnection with Kern River Gas

Transmission company (Kern River)

located near Elberta, Utah. It is

explained that the loop will be located

in Carbon, Emery, Sanpete and Utah

Counties, Utah. In addition, Questar

proposes to add 9,336 site-rated

horsepower of compression at Questar’s

existing Oak Spring Compressor station,

near Price, Utah.

Questar states that the reason for the

proposed construction is to expand the

capacity of its southern transmission

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system in order to gain access to

increasing reserves of coal-seam gas

reserves in the Price area, and to satisfy

increased transportation demand. It is

asserted that M.L. Nos. 40 and 41 are

currently operating near maximum

capacity. It is further asserted that the

proposed looping and compression will

add approximately 272,000 Dt

equivalent of incremental capacity to

Questar’s southern transmission system.

In addition to transporting gas from the

Price area, Questar explains that it has

entered into an agreement with CIG

Resources Company to transport

volumes delivered to Questar from

Colorado Interstate Gas Company’s

Uinta Basin Lateral at Natural Buttes in

Uinta County, Utah.

Questar states that once the proposed

project is placed in service, Questar will

sell a 50 percent interest to CIG Gas

Supply Company (Supply) and then

lease back the 50 percent interest to give

Questar control over the facilities. It is

explained that the sale/leaseback

arrangement will enhance both

companies’ ability to meet market needs

most efficiently. Questar explains that it

will retain the right to re-purchase

Supply’s 50 percent interest at net book

value.

The cost of the proposed construction

is estimated at $80,850,975, including

pipeline looping and compression

facilities. Questar requests rolled-in rate

treatment for the costs associated with

the project, stating that the project is in

accordance with the Commission’s

recent policy statement issued in PL99–

3–000.

Questar asserts that it conducted an

open season between December 28,

1998, and February 23, 1999, to

determine market demand and asserts

that the result was that Questar has

executed firm transportation service

contracts with three customers (CIG

Resources Company, Questar Gas

Company, and Texaco Natural Gas, Inc.)

for a total of 270,000 Dt equivalent of

reserved daily capacity with contract

terms ranging from 5 to 10 years.

Any questions regarding the

application may be directed to Alan K.

Allred, Manager, Regulatory Affairs and

Gas Supply Services, Questar Regulated

Services Company, 180 East 100 South,

P.O. Box 43560, Salt Lake City, Utah

84145–0360, (801) 324–5768.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

make any protest with reference to said

application should on or before

February 8, 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 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 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.

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 Procedures, 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 and 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 own 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 Questar to appear, or be

represented, at the hearing.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–1581 Filed 1–21–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation;

Docket No. CP00–67–000]

Notice of Request Under Blanket

Authorization

January 18, 2000.

Take notice that on January 7, 2000,

Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation

(Texas Eastern), P.O. Box 1642,

Houston, Texas 77251–1642, filed in

Docket No. CP00–67–000 a request

pursuant to Sections 167.205 and

157.208 of the Commission’s

Regulations under the Natural Gas Act

(18 CFR 157.205, 157.208) for

authorization to construct, own, operate,

and maintain certain facilities

(Vermillion Lateral) located in

Vermilion County, Illinois and

Vermillion County, Indiana, to render

interruptible lateral transportation

service to Duke Energy Vermillion, LLC

(DEV) under Texas Eastern’s blanket

certificate issued in Docket No. CP82–

535–000, pursuant to Section 7(c) of the

Natural Gas Act, all as more fully set

forth in the request that 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).

Texas Eastern proposes to construct,

own, operate, and maintain: (i) a

measurement facility which will consist

of one 6-inch and one 10-inch ultrasonic

meter run plus associated pipline,

electronic gas measurement equipment

and associated instrumentation (M&R

Station); and (ii) the Vermillion Lateral,

which will consist of approximately

14.03 miles of 16-inch diameter pipeline

that will extend from a proposed

interconnect with Midwestern Gas

Transmission Company (Midwestern),

to be located at milepost 2116¥1+9.93

in Vermilion County, Illinois, to the

M&R Station which will be located at

the interconnection with the DEV Plant

at milepost 14.03 in Vermillion county,

Indiana.

Texas Eastern states that the estimated

cost of the Vermillion Lateral facilities

is approximately $13 million dollars

and that DEV will reimburse Texas

Eastern for 100% of the costs and

expenses associated with the

construction and installation.

Midwestern proposes to construct,

own, and operate an interconnect to be

located at the intersection of the

Vermillion Lateral and Midwestern’s 30-

inch mainline pipeline (Line No. 2100)

located in Vermilion County, Illinois at

milepost 2116¥1+9.93, which will be

constructed under Midwestern’s Part

157 blanket construction certificate.

After receipt of the authorization

requested and installation of the

facilities for which authorization is

requested herein, Texas Eastern states

that it will deliver up to 200 MMcfd of

natural gas to DEV at the DEV Plant,

pursuant to a service agreement entered

into under Texas Eastern’s open access

interruptible Rate Schedule IT–1. Texas

Eastern declares that the transportation

service to be rendered will have no

effect on their peak day or annual

deliveries and submits that its proposal

herein will be accomplished without

detriment or disadvantage to Texas

Eastern’s other customers.

Any person or the Commission’s staff

may, within 45 days after issuance of

the instant notice by the Commission,

file pursuant to Rule 214 of the

Commission’s Procedural Rules (18 CFR

385.214) a motion to intervene or notice