39610 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 124 / Tuesday, June 27, 2000 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. TM00–1–25–003]

Mississippi River Transmission

Corporation; Notice of Compliance

Filing

June 21, 2000.

Take notice that on June 14, 2000,

Mississippi River Transmission

Corporation (MRT) filed with the

Commission a compliance filing

revising MRT’s annual fuel filing

pursuant to the FERC Order Accepting

Tariff Sheets Subject to Conditions,

issued on May 31, 2000 in Docket No.

TM00–1–25–002.

MRT requests permission to place the

fuel rates into effect July 1, 2000, and

states that Customers have already

scheduled and nominated June Business

based on fuel rates in effect prior to the

Commission’s Order.

MRT states that a copy of this filing

is being mailed to each of MRT’s

customers and to the state commissions

of Arkansas, Illinois and Missouri.

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 June 28, 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. 00–16142 Filed 6–26–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP00–388–000]

PNM Electric and Gas Services, Inc.;

Notice of Application

June 21, 2000.

Take notice that on June 13, 2000

PNM Electric and Gas Services, Inc.

(UtilityCo), filed in Docket No. CP00–

388–000, an application pursuant to

section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act and

section 284.224 of the Rules and

Regulations of the Federal Energy

Commission (Commission) for a blanket

certificate of public convenience and

necessity authorizing the transportation

and sale of natural gas in interstate

commerce and the assignment of

contractual rights to natural gas to the

same extent and in the manner that

intrastate pipelines are authorized to

engage in such activities under Section

311 and 312 of the Natural Gas Policy

Act of 1978.

This filing is being made in

connection with a corporate

reorganization by Public Service

Company of New Mexico mandated by

the Electric Utility Industry

Restructuring Act of 1999 (Restructuring

Act). The purpose and substantive effect

will be to permit the PNM corporate

family to continue to conduct the same

business activity previously authorized

by the Commission but using new

corporate entities required by the

Restructuring Act. UtilityCo is not

seeking any authorizations that are

different from those currently held by

PNM. Upon the receipt of the necessary

regulatory approvals, including the

Commission’s disposition of this

application, the existing gas

transmission and distribution facilities

and operations of PNM will be acquired

and operated by UtilityCo. UtilityCo, as

the successor to PNM, will be a natural

gas distribution company with facilities

located entirely within the State of New

Mexico. All of the gas purchased by

UtilityCo will be consumed within the

state and UtilityCo, like PNM, will be

subject to regulation by a state

commission with respect to its natural

gas rates, services, and facilities. The

present operations of PNM are the

subject of a section 1(c) exemption from

the jurisdiction of the Natural Gas Act

by Commission order issued January 17,

1985, in Docket No. CP84–683–000.

UtilityCo states that PNM is exempt

from the provisions of the Natural Gas

Act pursuant to section 1(c) thereof.

Therefore, UtilityCo, as successor to

PNM, will be a Hinshaw pipeline

eligible to perform certain

transportation, sales and assignments of

natural gas pursuant to Section 284.224

of the Commission’s Regulations.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

make any protest with reference to said

application should on or before July 12,

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

jurisdiction conferred upon the Federal

Energy Commission by Sections 7 and

15 of the Natural Gas Act and the

Commission’s Rules, 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 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 UtilityCo to appear or to

be represented at the hearing.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–16126 Filed 6–26–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP00–387–000]

PNM Gas Services, a Division of Public

Service Company of New Mexico, and

PNM Electric and Gas Services, Inc.;

Notice of Application

June 21, 2000.

Take notice that on June 13, 2000,

PNM Electric and Gas Services, Inc.

(UtilityCo) and PNM Gas Services, A

Division of Public Service Company of

New Mexico (PNM), collectively

referred to as applicants, both at

Alvarda Square, Albuquerque, New

Mexico, 87158, jointly filed an

application in the above referenced

docket pursuant to Section 7 of the

Natural Gas Act to allow PNM to

transfer its one-third undivided interest

in certain natural gas facilities,

designated as the Blanco Hub, to

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1 In order to permit UtilityCo to construct, own,

and operate its pro rata share of any additional

facilities that may be added to the Blanco Hub,

UtilityCo requests the Commission grant UtiliyCo

the same limited blanket authorization that was

granted to PNM. See 59 FERC at 62,493.

2On June 13, 2000, PNM and UtilityCo

concurrently filed a joint application in Docket No.

CP00–388–000 requesting among other things a

blanket certificate for UtilityCo authorizing it to

transport and sell natural gas in interstate

commerce pursuant to sections 311 and 312 of the

Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 (NGPA).

UtilityCo, 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).

Applicants state their filing is being

made in connection with the corporate

reorganization of Public Service

Company of New Mexico mandated by

the state of New Mexico’s Electric

Utility Industry Restructuring Act of

1999 (Restructuring Act). Applicants

further state the purpose and

substantive effect of their proposals will

be to permit the PNM corporate family

to continue to conduct the same

business activity previously authorized

by the Commission but using new

corporate entities required by the

Restructuring Act. Thus, UtilityCo is not

seeking in Docket No. CP00–387–000

any authorizations that are different

from those currently held by PNM. In

addition, the applicants state that there

will be no change in rates charged by

UtilityCo.

Pursuant to Section 7(b) of the NGA

and Part 157 of the Commission’s

Regulations, PNM seeks approval to

abandon by sale and conveyance to

UtilityCo its one-third interest in the

Blanco Hub facilities. At the same time,

UtilityCo requests that the Commission

grant it a certificate of public

convenience and necessity asserting

only limited jurisdiction over

UtilityCo’s acquired interest in the

Blanco Hub. The filing indicates that

UtilityCo will acquire this interest at net

book value. In addition, PNM requests

that the Commission: (1) Determine that

UtilityCo may own and use its share of

the Blanco Hub without jeopardizing its

Hinshaw exemption; (2) authorize

UtilityCo to participate in any

additional construction or changes that

Northwest and Transwestern are

authorized to make under their

respective blanket authorizations to the

same extent as if UtilityCo held such

blanket authorization; 1 and (3) waive all

reporting, filing, and accounting

requirements that normally apply to

natural gas companies to the extent

UtilityCo uses its interest in the

facilities for transportation or sales

under either its Subpart G blanket

certificate or its marketing certificate.2

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

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. 00–16125 Filed 6–26–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. ER00–2878–000]

St. Joseph Light & Power Company;

Notice of Filing

June 21, 2000.

Take notice that on June 12, 200, St.

Joseph Light & Power company (SJLP),

tendered for filing with the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission a letter

stating that SJLP’s open access

transmission tariff has been modified,

effective May 1, 2000, to incorporate the

Mid-Continent Area Power Pool’s Line

Loading Relief (LLR) procedures

proposed in Docket No. ER99–2649–

002. SJLP’s filing states further that the

proposed LLR procedures incorporate

the North American Electric Reliability

Council’s transmission loading relief

(TLR) procedures for curtailments of

non-firm transmission service.

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 July 3, 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