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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 permission and

approval of abandonment 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 formal hearing is

required, further notice of such hearing

will be duly given.

Under the procedures herein provided

for, unless otherwise advised, it will be

unnecessary for Texas Gas to appear or

be represented at the hearing.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–19729 Filed 7–25–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. ER97–3527–000, et al.]

Western Resources, Inc., et al.; Electric

Rate and Corporate Regulation Filings

July 18, 1997.

Take notice that the following filings

have been made with the Commission:

1. Western Resources, Inc.

[Docket No. ER97–3527–000]

Take notice that on June 30, 1997,

Western Resources, Inc. tendered for

filing two firm transmission agreements

between Western Resources and

Utilicorp dba Missouri Public Service.

Western Resources states that the

purpose of the agreements is to permit

non-discriminatory access to the

transmission facilities owned or

controlled by Western Resources in

accordance with Western Resources’

open access transmission tariff on file

with the Commission. The agreements

are proposed to become effective June

22, 1997, and June 23, 1997.

Copies of the filing were served upon

Utilicorp dba Missouri Public Service

and the Kansas Corporation

Commission.

Comment date: August 1, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

2. Woodruff Oil Company D.B.A.,

Woodruff Energy

[Docket No. ER97–3526–000]

Take notice that on June 26, 1997,

Woodruff Oil Company D.B.A.

Woodruff Energy (Woodruff) petitioned

the Commission for acceptance of

Woodruff Rate Schedule FERC No. 1;

the granting of certain blanket

approvals, including the authority to

sell electricity at market-based rates;

and the waiver of certain Commission

Regulations.

Woodruff intends to engage in

wholesale electric power and energy

purchases and sales as a marketer.

Woodruff is not in the business of

generating or transmitting electric

power. Woodruff is a wholly owned

company in and of itself which engages

in the purchase and sale of gasoline, oil,

and natural gas.

Comment date: August 1, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

3. Western Resources, Inc.

[Docket No. ER97–3528–000]

Take notice that on June 30, 1997,

Western Resources, Inc. tendered for

filing amendments to existing firm

transmission agreements with the Cities

of Fredonia, Mulvane and Neodesha,

Kansas (Cities) that extend the

termination date of the Cities’ current

transmission transactions, as permitted

by the agreements. The amendments are

proposed to become effective on June 1,

1997.

Copies of the filing were served upon

The City of Neodesha, Kansas, The City

of Mulvane, Kansas, The City of

Fredonia, Kansas, and the Kansas

Corporation Commission.

Comment date: August 1, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

4. UtiliCorp United Inc.

[Docket No. ER97–3529–000]

Take notice that on June 30, 1997,

UtiliCorp United Inc. (UtiliCorp), filed

service agreements with NGTS Energy

Services for service under its non-firm

point-to-point open access service tariff

for its operating divisions Missouri

Public Service and WestPlains EnergyKansas.

Comment date: August 1, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

5. Public Service Company of Colorado

[Docket No. ER97–3532–000]

Take notice that on June 30, 1997,

Public Service Company of Colorado

tendered for filing a Service Agreement

for Non-Firm Point-to-Point

Transmission Service between Public

Service Company of Colorado and PECO

Energy Company—Power Team. Public

Service states that the purpose of this

filing is to provide Non-Firm Point-toPoint Transmission Service in

accordance with its Open Access

Transmission Service Tariff.

Comment date: August 1, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

6. Public Service Company Of Colorado

[Docket No. ER97–3533–000]

Take notice that on June 30, 1997,

Public Service Company of Colorado

tendered for filing a Service Agreement

for Non-Firm Point-to-Point

Transmission Service between Public

Service Company of Colorado and

Williams Energy Services Company.

Public Service states that the purpose of

this filing is to provide Non-Firm Pointto-Point Transmission Service in

accordance with its Open Access

Transmission Service Tariff.

Comment date: August 1, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

7. Ohio Edison Company; Pennsylvania

Power Company

[Docket No. ER97–3534–000]

Take notice that on June 30, 1997,

Ohio Edison Company tendered for

filing on behalf of itself and

Pennsylvania Power Company, Service

Agreements with Illinois Power

Company and Entergy Power Marketing

Corp., under Ohio Edison’s Power Sales

Tariff. This filing is made pursuant to

§ 205 of the Federal Power Act.

Comment date: August 1, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

8. Cinergy Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER97–3535–000]

Take notice that on June 30, 1997,

Cinergy Services, Inc. (Cinergy),

tendered for filing a service agreement

under Cinergy’s Open Access

Transmission Service Tariff (the Tariff)

entered into between Cinergy and

Southern Company Services, Inc.

(Southern).

Cinergy and Southern are requesting

an effective date of July 1, 1997.

Comment date: August 1, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

9. Cleveland Electric Illuminating

Company and The Toledo Edison

Company

[Docket No. ER97–3536–000]

Take notice that on June 30, 1997, the

Centerior Service Company as Agent for
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The Cleveland Electric Illuminating

Company and The Toledo Edison

Company filed Service Agreements to

provide Non-Firm Point-to-Point

Transmission Service for Vitol Gas &

Electric, the Transmission Customer.

Services are being provided under the

Centerior Open Access Transmission

Tariff submitted for filing by the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission in

Docket No. OA96–204–000. The

proposed effective date under the

Service Agreement is May 30, 1997.

Comment date: August 1, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

10. South Carolina Electric & Gas

Company

[Docket No. ER97–3537–000]

Take notice that on June 30, 1997,

South Carolina Electric & Gas Company

(‘‘SCE&G’’), submitted a service

agreement establishing Louisville Gas

and Electric Company (‘‘LGEC’’) as a

customer under the terms of SCE&G’s

Negotiated Market Sales Tariff.

SCE&G requests an effective date of

one day subsequent to the filing of the

service agreement. Accordingly, SCE&G

requests waiver of the Commission’s

notice requirements. Copies of this

filing were served upon LGEC and the

South Carolina Public Service

Commission.

Comment date: August 1, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

11. Rochester Gas and Electric

Corporation

[Docket No. ER97–3538–000]

Take notice that on June 30, 1997,

Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation

(RG&E), filed a Service Agreement

between RG&E and the New York State

Electric & Gas (Customer). This Service

Agreement specifies that the Customer

has agreed to the rates, terms and

conditions of the RG&E open access

transmission tariff filed on July 9, 1996,

in Docket No. OA96–141–000.

RG&E requests waiver of the

Commission’s sixty (60) day notice

requirements and an effective date of

June 24, 1997, for the New York State

Electric & Gas Service Agreement. RG&E

has served copies of the filing on the

New York State Public Service

Commission and on the Customer.

Comment date: August 1, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

12. Northern States Power Company

(Minnesota)

[Docket No. ER97–3539–000]

Take notice that on June 30, 1997,

Northern States Power Company

(Minnesota) (‘‘NSP’’), tendered for filing

a Non-Firm Point-to-Point Transmission

Service Agreement between NSP and

NP Energy, Inc.

NSP requests that the Commission

accept the agreement effective June 8,

1997, and requests waiver of the

Commission’s notice requirements in

order for the agreement to be accepted

for filing on the date requested.

Comment date: August 1, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

13. Northern States Power Company

(Minnesota)

[Docket No. ER97–3540–000]

Take notice that on June 30, 1997,

Northern States Power Company

(Minnesota) (‘‘NSP’’), tendered for filing

a Non-Firm Point-to-Point Transmission

Service Agreement between NSP and

Carolina Power & Light Company.

NSP requests that the Commission

accept the agreement effective June 12,

1997, and requests waiver of the

Commission’s notice requirements in

order for the agreement to be accepted

for filing on the date requested.

Comment date: August 1, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

14. Northern States Power Company

(Minnesota)

[Docket No. ER97–3541–000]

Take notice that on June 30, 1997,

Northern States Power Company

(Minnesota) (NSP), tendered for filing a

Firm Point-to-Point Transmission

Service Agreement between NSP and

Wisconsin Electric Power Company.

NSP requests that the Commission

accept the agreement effective June 9,

1997, and requests waiver of the

Commission’s notice requirements in

order for the agreements to be accepted

for filing on the date requested.

Comment date: August 1, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

15. Northern States Power Company

(Minnesota)

[Docket No. ER97–3542–000]

Take notice that on June 30, 1997,

Northern States Power Company

(Minnesota)(NSP), tendered for filing

the Firm Point-to-Point Transmission

Service Agreement between NSP and

Madison Gas & Electric Company.

NSP requests that the Commission

accept the agreement effective June 1,

1997, and requests waiver of the

Commission’s notice requirements in

order for the agreement to be accepted

for filing on the date requested.

Comment date: August 1, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

16. Louisville Gas and Electric

Company

[Docket No. ER97–3543–000]

Take notice that on June 30, 1997,

Louisville Gas and Electric Company

(LG&E), tendered for filing an executed

Non-Firm Point-to-Point Transmission

Service Agreement between LG&E and

CMS Marketing, Service and Trading

Company under LG&E’s Open Access

Transmission Tariff.

Comment date: August 1, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

17. Tampa Electric Company

[Docket No. ER97–3544–000]

Take notice that on June 30, 1997,

Tampa Electric Company (Tampa

Electric), tendered for filing service

agreements with AIG Trading

Corporation, Cinergy Services, Inc.,

PECO Energy Company-Power Team,

Southern Company Services, Inc., and

Western Power Services, Inc. for nonfirm point-to-point transmission service

under Tampa Electric’s open access

transmission tariff. Tampa Electric also

tendered for filing two service

agreements with itself for firm point-topoint transmission service under its

open access transmission tariff.

Tampa Electric proposes an effective

date of June 1, 1997, for the service

agreements, and therefore requests

waiver of the Commission’s notice

requirement.

Copies of the filing have been served

on the other parties to the service

agreements and the Florida Public

Service Commission.

Comment date: August 1, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

18. Central Illinois Public Service

Company

[Docket No. ER97–3545–000]

Take notice that on June 30, 1997,

Central Illinois Public Service Company

(‘‘CIPS’’), tendered for filing a Service

Agreement for Network Integration

Transmission Service and a Network

Operating Agreement under which CIPS

will provide Network Transmission

Service to the Cinergy Operating

Companies (‘‘Cinergy Services’’) for the

delivery of power and energy from

Cinergy Services to Southwestern

Electric Cooperative, Inc.

(‘‘Southwestern’’). Such service will be

provided under CIPS’ Open Access

Transmission Tariff.

CIPS seeks an effective date of June 1,

1997, and, accordingly, seeks waiver of
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the Commission’s notice requirements.

CIPS served copies of the filing on

Cinergy Services, Southwestern and the

Illinois Commerce Commission.

Comment date: August 1, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

Standard Paragraph

E. Any person desiring to be heard or

to protest said filing should file a

motion to intervene or protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C.

20426, in accordance with Rules 211

and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of

Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211

and 18 CFR 385.214). All such motions

or protests should be filed on or before

the comment date. 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 proceeding.

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.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–19756 Filed 7–25–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–5865–1]

Regulatory Reinvention (XL) Pilot

Projects

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Extension of comment period

for Project XL Draft Final Project

Agreement.

SUMMARY: On June 27, 1997, EPA

published a Notice of availability of OSi

Project XL Draft Final Project

Agreement (FPA) and Related

Documents for OSi Specialties, Inc. (a

subsidiary of Witco Corporation) in

Sistersville, West Virginia [FRL–5849–5

62 FR 34748–34749]. The original

comment period was thirty-one (31)

days from the date of publication. EPA

has received a request to extend the

comment period. EPA is today granting

a thirty (30) day extension from July 28,

1997 to August 27, 1997 for comments

on the proposed OSi Project XL FPA.

DATES: The period for submission of

comments ends on August 27, 1997.

ADDRESSES: All comments on the Draft

Final Project Agreement should be sent

to: Cheryl Atkinson, U.S. EPA, Region

III, 841 Chestnut Street (3HW70),

Philadelphia, PA 19107, or L. Nancy

Birnbaum, U.S. EPA, 401 M Street, SW.,

Room 3134CY Mall (2129), Washington,

DC 20460. Comments may also be faxed

to Ms. Atkinson at (215) 566–3114 or

Ms. Birnbaum at (202) 401–6637.

Comments will also be received via

electronic mail sent to:

atkinson.cheryl@epamail.epa.gov or

birnbaum.nancy@epamail.epa.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To

obtain a copy of the proposed Final

Project Agreement, Fact Sheet, or

Question and Answer Document,

contact: Cheryl Atkinson, U.S. EPA,

Region III, 841 Chestnut Street (3HW70),

Philadelphia, PA 19107, or L. Nancy

Birnbaum, U.S. EPA, 401 M Street, SW.,

Room 3134CY Mall (2129), Washington,

DC 20460. The documents are also

available via the Internet at the

following location: ‘‘http://

www.epa.gov/ProjectXL’’. In addition,

public files on the Project are located at

both the local Sistersville library and

EPA Region III in Philadelphia.

Questions to EPA regarding the

documents can be directed to Cheryl

Atkinson at (215) 566–3392 or L. Nancy

Birnbaum at (202) 260–2601. To be

included on the OSi Project XL mailing

list to receive information about future

public meetings, XL progress reports

and other mailings from OSi on the XL

Project, contact: Okey Tucker, OSi

Specialties, Inc., Witco Corporation

OrganoSilicones Group, 1500 South

State Route 2, Friendly, WV 26146. Mr.

Tucker can also be reached by telephone

at (304) 652–8131. For information on

all other aspects of the XL Program

contact Christopher Knopes at the

following address: Emerging Sectors and

Strategies Division; United States

Environmental Protection Agency; 3202

Mall; 401 M Street, SW.; Mail Code

2129; Washington, DC 20460. The

telephone number for the Division is

(202) 260–5754. The facsimile number

is (202) 401–6637. Additional

information on Project XL, including

documents referenced in this notice,

other EPA policy documents related to

Project XL, regional XL contacts,

application information, and

descriptions of existing XL projects and

proposals, is available via the Internet at

‘‘http://www.epa.gov/ProjectXL’’ and

via an automated fax-on-demand menu

at (202) 260–8590.

Dated: July 23, 1997.

Christopher Knopes,

Acting Director, Emerging Sectors and

Strategies Division.

[FR Doc. 97–19883 Filed 7–25–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–U

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–5864–5]

Ozone, Particulate Matter and Regional

Haze Implementation Programs

Subcommittee Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: On September 11, 1995 (60

FR 47171), the EPA announced the

establishment of the Ozone, Particulate

Matter and Regional Haze

Implementation Programs

Subcommittee under the Clean Air Act

Advisory Committee (CAAAC). The

CAAAC was established on November

8, 1990 (55 FR 46992) pursuant to the

Federal Advisory Committee Act

(FACA) (5 U.S.C. app I). The purpose of

the Subcommittee is to provide advice

and recommendations on integrated

approaches for implementing

potentially new national ambient air

quality standards (NAAQS) for ozone

and particulate matter, as well as a

regional haze program.

DATES: Notice is hereby given that the

Subcommittee for Development of

Ozone, Particulate Matter and Regional

Haze Implementation Programs will

hold its next public meeting on

Wednesday, August 13, 1997 (from 8:30

a.m. to 6:00 p.m.) and Thursday, August

14, 1997 (from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be

held at the Doubletree Columbia River,

1401 N. Hayden Island Drive, Portland

Oregon, telephone (503) 283–2111.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

further information on the

Subcommittee for Development of

Ozone, Particulate Matter and Regional

Haze Implementation Programs, please

contact Mr. William F. Hamilton,

Designated Federal Officer, at 919–541–

5498, or by mail at U.S. EPA, Office of

Air Quality Planning and Standards,

MD–12, Research Triangle Park, NC

27711. When a draft agenda is

developed, a copy can be downloaded

from the: (1) Ozone/Particulate Matter/

Regional Haze FACA Bulletin Board,

which is located on the Office of Air

Quality Planning and Standards

Technology Transfer Network (OAQPS

TTN); (2) the OAQPS TTN Web Site

(http://ttnwww.rtpnc.epa.gov); or (3) by

contacting Ms. Denise M. Gerth at 919–

541–5550.