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Chewuch rivers, and the Methow

mainstem. The Methow is a tributary to

the Columbia River and is located in

North Central Washington. It is the

intent of the BPA, the Yakama Indian

Nation and Washington Department of

Fish and Wildlife to restore extirpated

coho salmon to the mid-Columbia River

basin. By experimenting with releases at

different life stages and release locations

using acclimation ponds, more

knowledge will be gained about the

benefits of acclimation and the rearing

of hatchery-influenced fish in more

natural environments. This knowledge

will help resource managers to make

better decisions about how best to

implement supplementation to further

the goal of rebuilding coho salmon

populations throughout the midColumbia River basin.

In accordance with DOE regulations

for compliance with floodplain and

wetlands environmental review

requirements, BPA will prepare a

floodplain and wetlands assessment and

will perform this proposed action in a

manner so as to avoid or minimize

potential harm to or within the affected

floodplain and wetlands. After BPA

issues the assessment, a floodplain

statement of findings will be published

if necessary, in the Federal Register.

DATES: Comments are due to the address

below no later than August 20, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments to

Communications, Bonneville Power

Administration—ACS–7, P.O. Box

12999, Portland, Oregon, 97212. Internet

address: comment@bpa.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Yvonne E. Boss—ECP–4, Bonneville

Power Administration, P.O. Box 3621,

Portland, Oregon, 97208–3621, phone

number 503–230–3596, fax number

503–230–5699.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Because

the experimental strategy is to utilize

acclimation sites that reflect a strong

natural influence such as river side

channels, canals, and existing ponds,

some sites may be located in the

floodplain and/or wetlands. The typical

ponds constructed at each site will have

earthen bottoms with concrete inlet and

outlet structures and PVC water

pipelines. Several sites on the Methow

mainstem between the town of Carlton

and the Lost River, T33N, R21E, Section

3 (approximately RM 20 to RM 60) are

being considered. Other potential sites

in the floodplain are located on the

Twisp River, T33N, R21E, Section 10,

T33N, R21E, Section 8 (RM 1 to RM 25)

and the Chewuch River, (RM 0 to RM 1).

To provide rearing/acclimation space

for the coho salmon, as much as 35,700

cubic feet of earth may be removed from

each site to construct the ponds in

accordance with biological criteria.

Maps and further information are

available from BPA at the address

above.

Issued in Portland, Oregon, on July 28,

1997.

Thomas C. McKinney,

NEPA Compliance Office.

[FR Doc. 97–20557 Filed 8–4–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP97–667–000]

El Paso Natural Gas Company; Notice

of Application

July 30, 1997.

Take notice that on July 25, 1997, El

Paso Natural Gas Company (El Paso),

P.O. Box 1492, El Paso, Texas 79978,

filed in Docket No. CP97–667–000 an

application pursuant to Section 7(b) of

the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and Part 157

of the Commission’s Regulations for

permission and approval to abandon the

firm transportation and delivery of

1,140,000 Mcf per day of natural gas to

Pacific Gas and Electric Company

(PG&E) at the Topock Delivery Point,

effective January 1, 1998, all as more

fully set forth in the application on file

with the Commission and open to

public inspection.

El Paso states that El Paso and PG&E

are parties to a Transportation Service

Agreement dated October 10, 1990, as

amended and restated November 1,

1993 (TSA). El Paso notes that Article V,

Section 5.2 of the TSA provides for a

primary term ending December 31,

1997, and thereafter from year to year

until terminated by written notice given

no less than twelve months in advance

by either party to the other. El Paso

indicates that PG&E, by letter dated June

20, 1995, gave notification to El Paso of

its intention to terminate the TSA as of

December 31, 1997. El Paso further

notes that because the transportation

and delivery service provided to PG&E

is a converted certificated gas sales

arrangement, in accordance with the

preamble of the TSA, El Paso requires

Section 7(b) permission and approval to

abandon the firm transportation and

delivery of up to 1,140,000 Mcf per day

of natural gas to PG&E at the Topock

Delivery Point.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

make any protest with reference to said

application should on or before August

20, 1997, 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 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 protectants 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 Regulation 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 for the proposed abandonment

are 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 El Paso to appear or be

represented at the hearing.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–20531 Filed 8–4–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP97–157–005]

Gas Transport, Inc.; Notice of

Compliance Filing

July 30, 1997.

Take notice that on July 25, 1997, Gas

Transport, Inc. (GTI) tendered for filing

to become part of its FERC Gas Tariff,

Second Revised Volume No. 1, the

following revised tariff sheets:

Effective August 1, 1997

Second Revised Sheet No. 1

Third Revised Sheet No. 162

Second Revised Sheet No. 162A