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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

August 20, 1997. 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.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–21476 Filed 8–13–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP97–441–000]

Iroquois Gas Transmission System,

L.P., Notice of Proposed Changes in

FERC Gas Tariff

August 8, 1997.

Take notice that on August 6, 1997,

Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P.

(Iroquois) tendered for filing as part of

its FERC Gas Tariff, First Revised

Volume No. 1, the following tariff sheet

to become effective September 5, 1997:

First Revised Sheet No. 115

Iroquois states that the purpose of this

filing is to implement a five year

contract cap in its right-of-first-refusal

tariff provision in compliance with the

Commission’s Order on Remand, 78

FERC ¶ 61,186 (February 27, 1997).

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 18 CFR

385.214 and 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 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 in the

Public Reference Room.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–21481 Filed 8–13–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP97–437–000]

Williams Natural Gas Company and

Missouri Gas Energy, A Division of

Southern Union Company; Notice of

Petition for Declaratory Order

August 8, 1997.

Take notice that on August 1, 1997,

pursuant to Rule 207 of the Rules and

Practice and Procedure, Missouri Gas

Energy, A Division of Southern Union

Company (MGE) and Williams Natural

Gas Company (Williams) filed a request

for a Declaratory Order on the Right of

First Refusal Mechanism.

MGE and Williams (the Parties) seek

a declaratory order to resolve issues in

controversy related to the right of first

refusal (ROFR) mechanism bidding

process. The Parties request a

determination by the Commission that

the current capacity holder, in order to

retain such capacity, must either: (i)

Submit a bid identical, in terms of

amount and type of service, to the

capacity that is posted; or (ii) compete

with third parties pursuant to a bidding

structure that is based on the overall

economic value of each particular bid

received. The parties respectfully

request that the Commission make a

determination as to the proper balance

between these competing interests.

The parties states that they have

served the foregoing document upon

each person designated on the official

service list compiled by the Secretary of

the Commission.

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 18 CFR

385.214 and 385.211 of the

Commission’s Rules and Regulations.

All such motions or protests must be

filed on or before September 2, 1997.

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 in the

Public Reference Room.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–21483 Filed 8–13–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. OA97–679–000]

Montana Power Company; Notice of

Filing

August 8, 1997.

Take notice that on July 14, 1997,

Montana Power Company (Montana)

tendered for filing with the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission in

compliance to FERC Order No. 888–A,

its FERC Electric Tariff, First Revised

Volume No. 5 (Open Access

Transmission Tariff).

Montana requests that the

Commission accept the tariff for filing,

effective as of July 14, 1997; and allow

the tariff to supersede Montana’s FERC

Electric Tariff, Original Volume No. 5.

A copy of the filing was served upon

Basin Electric Power Cooperative;

Billings Generation, Inc.; Bonneville

Power Administration; Central Montana

Electric Power Cooperative, Inc.;

Electric Clearinghouse, Inc.; Enron

Power Marketing, Inc.; Idaho Power

Company; Montana Consumer Counsel;

Montana Department of Environmental

Quality; Montana Public Service

Commission; Northwest Regional

Transmission Association; Western Area

Power Administration; Western

Montana Electric Generating &

Transmission Cooperative, Inc.; and

Western Regional Transmission

Association; Aquila Power Corporation;

Arizona Public Service; Cinergy

Services, Inc.; Electric Clearinghouse,

Inc.; Enron Power Marketing, Inc.; LG&E

Power Marketing, Inc.; Morgan Stanley

Capital Group; MP Energy, Inc.; NorAm

Energy Services, Inc.; PECO Energy

Company; Platte River Power Authority;

Public Service Commission of Colorado;

Rainbow Energy Marketing Corporation;

Sonat Power Marketing L.P.; and

Southern Energy Trading and

Marketing, Inc.; Vitol Gas & Electric

Marketing LLC; Williams Energy

Services Company under FERC Electric

Tariff, Original Volume No. 5 (Open

Access Transmission Tariff).

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 NE, Washington, DC 20426,
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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 or protests

should be filed on or before August 21,

1997. 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.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–21475 Filed 8–13–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket Nos. ER97–3574–000; and OA97–

608–000]

New England Power Pool; Notice of

Filing

August 8, 1997.

Take notice that on July 1, 1997, as

supplemented on July 7, 1997, New

England Power Pool tendered for filing

changes to the provisions of the

NEPOOL Agreement.

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, 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 or protests

should be filed on or before August 21,

1997. Protests filed will be considered

by the Commission 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 must file a motion to

intervene. Copies of this filing are on

file with the Commission and are

available for public inspection.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–21480 Filed 8–13–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP97–440–000]

Northern Border Pipeline Company;

Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC

Gas Tariff

August 8, 1997.

Take notice that on August 5, 1997,

Northern Border Pipeline Company

(Northern Border) tendered for filing to

become part of Northern Border

Pipeline Company’s FERC Gas Tariff,

First Revised Volume No. 1, the

following tariff sheet to become effective

August 1, 1997:

Eleventh Revised Sheet Number 156

Northern Border states that the

revised Rate Schedule IT–1 Maximum

Rate is being filed in compliance with

the Commission’s order issued August

1, 1997 in Docket No. RP96–45–004.

Northern Border proposes to decrease

the Maximum Rate from 5.201 cents per

100 Dekatherm-Miles to 3.744 cents per

100 Dekatherm-Miles.

Northern Border states that the herein

proposed changes do not result in a

change in Northern Border’s total

revenue requirement.

Northern Border states that copies of

this filing have been sent to all of

Northern Border’s contracted shippers

and applicable state regulatory

commissions.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

protest this filing should file a motion

to intervene or protest with the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888

First Street, N.E., Washington, DC

20426, in accordance with Section

385.214 and Section 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 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 in the

Public Reference Room.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–21482 Filed 8–13–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP97–685–000]

Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice

of Request Under Blanket

Authorization

August 8, 1997.

Take notice that on August 6, 1997,

Northern Natural Gas Company

(Northern), 1111 South 103rd Street,

Omaha Nebraska 68124–1000, filed in

Docket No. CP97–685–000 a request

pursuant to Sections 157.205, 157.212

and 157.216 of the Commission’s

Regulations under the Natural Gas Act

(18 CFR 157.205, 157.212 and 157.216)

for authorization to upgrade the Rippey

#2, an existing delivery point located in

Greene County, Iowa, to accommodate

increased interruptible natural gas

deliveries to UtiliCorp United, Inc.

(UCU) for redelivery to the Rippey CoOp, under Northern’s blanket certificate

issued in Docket No. CP82–401–000

pursuant to Section 7 of the Natural Gas

Act, all as more fully set forth in the

request that is on file with the

Commission and open to public

inspection.

Northern states that it requests

authorization to upgrade the existing

delivery point to accommodate

increased natural gas deliveries to UCU

under Northern’s currently effective

throughput service agreement(s).

Northern states that UCU has requested

increased interruptible service to

accommodate area growth.

Northern states that the proposed

increase in volumes to be delivered to

UCU at the Rippey #2 are 910 MMBtu

on a peak day and 48,500 MMBtu on an

annual basis. Northern estimates a cost

of $56,000 for upgrading and UCU will

reimburse Northern.

Northern states that the upgrading is

not prohibited by its existing tariff and

that is has sufficient capacity to

accomplish deliveries without

detriment or disadvantage to other

customers. The proposed delivery point

will not have an effect on Northern’s

peak day and annual deliveries and the

total volumes delivered will not exceed

total volumes authorized prior to this

request.

Any person or the Commission’s staff

may, within 45 days after issuance of

the instant notice by the Commission,

file pursuant to Rule 214 of the

Commission’s Procedural Rules (18 CFR

385.214) a motion to intervene or notice

of intervention and pursuant to

§ 157.205 of the Regulations under the

Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205) a