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filed as provided in 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.

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. 00–17006 Filed 7–5–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. GT00–33–000]

El Paso Natural Gas Company; Notice

of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas

Tariff

June 29, 2000.

Take notice that on June 26, 2000, El

Paso Natural Gas Company (El Paso)

tendered for filing three firm

Transportation Service Agreements

(TSAs) between El Paso and MGI

Supply, Ltd. (MGI) and Eighteenth

Revised Sheet No. 1 to its FERC Gas

Tariff, Second Revised Volume No. 1–A.

El Paso states that it is submitting the

TSAs for Commission approval since

the TSAs contain provisions which

differ from El Paso’s Volume No. 1–A

Tariff. The tariff sheet, which references

the TSAs, is proposed to become

effective on August 27, 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, NE, Washington, DC

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 on or before

July 6, 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. 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.)

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–16998 Filed 7–5–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP00–356–000]

El Paso Natural Gas Company; Notice

of Tariff Filing

June 29, 2000.

Take notice that on June 26, 2000, El

Paso Natural Gas Company (El Paso)

tendered for filing as part of its FERC

Gas Tariff, Second Revised Volume No.

1–A, the following tariff sheets:

Effective March 26, 2000

Third Revised Sheet No. 289

Second Revised Sheet No. 336

Fifth Revised Sheet No. 338

1st Revised Third Revised Sheet No. 339

First Revised Sheet No. 342

Second Revised Sheet No. 346

Fifth Revised Sheet No. 350

Third Revised Sheet No. 350A

Effective June 1, 2000

Second Revised Sheet No. 308

El Paso states that the tariff sheets are

being submitted, pursuant to Order No.

637, to (i) remove the rate ceiling for

capacity releases of less than one year,

(ii) modify El Paso’s right-of-first-refusal

provisions applicable to long term firm

contracts at the maximum rate, and (iii)

revise the electronic bulletin board

description to refer to El Paso’s Internet

Web site.

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, NE, Washington, DC

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).

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–17004 Filed 7–5–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. MT00–8–000]

Natural Gas Pipeline Company of

America; Notice of Proposed Changes

in FERC Gas Tariff

June 29, 2000.

Take notice that on June 26, 2000,

Natural Gas Pipeline Company of

America (Natural) tendered for filing as

part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Sixth

Revised Volume No. 1, the following

tariff sheets, to become effective August

1, 2000:

Eleventh Revised Sheet No. 3

Fourth Revised Sheet No. 360

Fourth Revised Sheet No. 361

Natural states that on April 5, 2000,

Kinder Morgan, Inc. closed on a

transaction with ONEOK, Inc. (ONEOK)

whereby various assets and entities

were transferred to ONEOK, including

all entities that were then marketing

affiliates of Natural. As a result of the

transaction, Natural states that it no

longer has a marketing affiliate and is

revising its Tariff accordingly.

Natural respectfully requests waiver

of any provisions of its Tariff and/or the

Commission’s Regulations required to

permit the instant filing to become

effective as proposed.

Natural states that copies of the filing

are being mailed to its customers and

interested state regulatory agencies.

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, NE., Washington, DC

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

41650 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 130 / Thursday, July 6, 2000 / Notices

web at http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/

rims.htm (call 202–208–2222 for

assistance).

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–16993 Filed 7–5–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP00–358–000]

Natural Gas Pipeline Company of

America; Notice of Proposed Changes

in FERC Gas Tariff

June 29, 2000.

Take notice that on June 27, 2000,

Natural Gas Pipeline Company of

America (Natural) tendered for filing as

part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Sixth Review

Volume No. 1, certain tariff sheets to

become effective March 27, 2000.

Natural states that on February 9,

2000, the Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission (Commission) issued its

final rule regarding the regulation of

short-term interstate natural gas

transportation services in Docket Nos.

RM98–10–000 and RM98–12–000

(Order No. 637). In the instant filing,

Natural is filing to implement

provisions of Order No. 637 regarding

the waiver of the rate ceiling for shortterm capacity release transactions.

Natural states that Order No. 637

provides for a waiver of the rate ceiling

for short-term (less than one year)

capacity release transactions until

September 30, 2002, and requires

pipelines to file tariff revisions within

180 days of the effective date of the rule,

i.e., March 27, 2000, to remove tariff

provisions which are inconsistent with

the removal of the rate ceiling.

Accordingly, Natural is filing revised

tariff sheets as required. Natural states

that its Order No. 637 compliance plan

is not due until July 17, 2000. Therefore,

if Natural were to wait until its Order

No. 637 compliance filing, the tariff

provisions removing the price cap

submitted therein would likely not be

effective until 2001.

Natural respectfully requests waiver

of any provisions of its Tariff and/or the

Commission’s Regulations required to

permit the instant filing to become

effective as proposed.

Natural states that copies of the filing

are being mailed to its customers and

interested state regulatory agencies.

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, NE, Washington, DC

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).

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–17005 Filed 7–5–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. ER00–2887–001]

Newark Bay Cogeneration Partnership,

L.P.; Notice of Filing

June 29, 2000

Take notice that on June 29, 2000,

Newark Bay Cogeneration Partnership,

L.P. (NBCP) tendered for filing with the

Commission an amendment to its

proposed FERC Electric Tariff, Original

Volume No. 1, filed on June 19, 2000 in

the above-referenced docket. The

amendment clarifies language

concerning the prohibition on sales to

affiliates with franchised service

territories.

NBCP intends to engage in wholesale

electric power and energy purchases

and sales.

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 10,

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).

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–17055 Filed 7–5–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP00–355–000]

Trailblazer Pipeline Company; Notice

of Proposed Change in FERC Gas

Tariff

June 29, 2000.

Take notice that on June 26, 2000

Trailblazer Pipeline Company

(Trailblazer) tendered for filing as part

of its FERC Gas Tariff, Third Revised

Volume No. 1, certain tariff sheets to be

effective March 27, 2000.

Trailblazer states that on February 9,

2000, the Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission (Commission) issued its

final rule regarding the regulation of

short-term interstate natural gas

transportation services in Docket Nos.

RM98–10–000 and RM98–12–000

(Order No. 637). In the instant filing,

Trailblazer is filing to implement

provisions of Order No. 637 regarding

the waiver of the rate ceiling for shortterm capacity release transactions.

Trailblazer states that Order No 637

provides for a waiver of the rate ceiling

for short-term (less than one year)

capacity release transactions until

September 30, 2002, and requires

pipeline to file tariff revisions within

180 days of the effective date of the rule,

i.e., March 27, 2000, to remove tariff

provisions which are inconsistent with

the removal of the rate ceiling.

Accordingly, Trailblazer is filing revised

tariff sheets as required. Trailblazer

states that its Order No. 637 compliance

plan is not due until August 15, 2000.

Therefore, if Trailblazer were to wait

until its Order No 637 compliance

filing, the tariff provisions removing the

price cap submitted therein would

likely not be effective until 2001.

Trailblazer respectfully requests

waiver of any provisions of its Tariff

and/or the Commission’s Regulations

required to permit the instant filing to

become effective as proposed.

Trailblazer states that copies of the

filing are being mailed to its customers

and interested state commissions.