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1 65 FR 10156 (Feb. 25, 2000); III FERC Stats. &

Regs. ¶ 31,091 (Feb. 9, 2000).

2 18 CFR 284.13(c).

3The Revised Instruction Manual (Appendix A)

and a summary of the new reporting requirements

for the Index of Customers and the revisions to the

IOC electronic filing instruction manual (Appendix

B) attached to this notice will not be published in

the Federal Register.

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

18 CFR Part 284

[Docket No. RM98–10–000]

Regulation of Short-Term Natural Gas

Transportation Services, and

Regulation of Interstate Natural Gas

Transportation Services

June 29, 2000.

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission.

ACTION: Final Rule, Notice of

Availability of Instruction Manual for

Electronic Filing of the Index of

Customers.

SUMMARY: On February 9, 2000, the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

issued a final rule in this proceeding

adding new information requirements to

the Index of Customers to be filed by

natural gas companies with the

Commission, and posted on the

companies’ Internet web sites on the

first business day of each calendar

quarter. This notice announces the

availability of the revised Instruction

Manual for Electronic Filing of the

Index of Customers in the Commission’s

Public Reference Room and

electronically on the Commission’s

Internet web page.

DATES: Natural gas companies must

implement the new reporting

requirements by September 1, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,

Washington, DC 20426.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Michael Goldenberg, Office of the

General Counsel, Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, 888 First

Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426,

(202) 208–2294.

Craig Hill, Office of Markets, Tariffs and

Rates, Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,

Washington, DC 20426, (202) 208–

0621.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

February 9, 2000, the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission (Commission)

issued Order No. 637 amending its

regulations in response to the

development of more competitive

markets for natural gas and the

transportation of natural gas.1 These

changes included expanding reporting

requirements for the Index of Customers

in order to provide shippers with a more

useful picture of the structure of the

market for decisionmaking and

monitoring purposes. The Commission added the following

new reporting requirements to the Index

of Customers data collection: the receipt

and delivery points held under the

contract and the zones or segments in

which the capacity is held; the common

transaction point codes; the contract

number; a shipper identification

number, such as DUNS; an indication

whether the contract includes

negotiated rates; the names of any

agents or asset managers that control

capacity in a pipeline rate zone; and any

affiliate relationship between the

pipeline and the holder of capacity.2

The Commission issues an Instruction

Manual for Electronic Filing of the

Index of Customers explaining how

pipelines are to report Index of

Customer data. This Manual has been

revised to incorporate the new reporting

requirements. The revised Instruction Manual for

Electronic Filing of the Index of

Customers is attached to this notice as

an Appendix.3 The revised manual can

be found at the following electronic

address: http://www.ferc.fed.us/public/

elec req.htm. The manual also is

available in the Commission’s Public

Reference Room and on CIPS and RIMs.

As indicated in Order No. 637, pipelines

are required to implement these new

reporting requirements by September 1,

2000.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–16997 Filed 7–5–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

21 CFR Part 73

[Docket No. 98C–0212]

Listing of Color Additives Exempt

From Certification; Haematococcus

Algae Meal

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration,

HHS.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug

Administration (FDA) is amending the

color additive regulations to provide for

the safe use of haematococcus algae

meal as a color additive in the feed of

salmonid fish to enhance the color of

their flesh. This action is in response to

a petition filed by Cyanotech Corp.

DATES: This rule is effective August 8,

2000; except as to any provisions that

may be stayed by the filing of proper

objections. Submit written objections

and requests for a hearing by August 7,

2000.

ADDRESSES: Submit written objections to

the Dockets Management Branch (HFA–

305), Food and Drug Administration,

5630 Fishers Lane, rm. 1061, Rockville,

MD 20852.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Aydin O ̈rstan, Center for Food Safety

and Applied Nutrition (HFS–215), Food

and Drug Administration, 200 C St. SW.,

Washington, DC 20204, 202–418–3076.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Introduction

In a notice published in the Federal

Register of April 16, 1998 (63 FR

18920), FDA announced that a color

additive petition (CAP 8C0256) had

been filed by Cyanotech Corp., <73–

4460 Queen Kaahumanu Hwy., #102,

Kailua-Kona, HI 96740. The petition

proposed to amend the color additive

regulations to provide for the safe use of

haematococcus algae meal as a color

additive in salmonid fish feeds.

II. Identity, Technical Effect, and

Specifications

Haematococcus algae meal consists of

the comminuted and dried cells of the

alga Haematococcus pluvialis (also

known as H. lacustris). The major

components of haematococcus algae

meal are proteins, carbohydrates, and

lipids produced by the alga cells. The

primary coloring substance in

haematococcus algae meal is

astaxanthin (3,3′-dihydroxy-β,βcarotene-4,4′-dione), which exists