Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 179 / Tuesday, September 16, 1997 / Notices 48637

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Bonneville Power Administration

Availability of the Bonneville

Purchasing Instructions (BPI)

AGENCY: Bonneville Power

Administration (BPA), DOE.

ACTION: Notice of document availability.

SUMMARY: Copies of the BPI which

establishes the procedures BPA uses in

the solicitation, award, and

administration of its purchases of goods

and services, including construction,

and the Bonneville Financial Assistance

Instructions (BFAI) which establishes

the procedures BPA uses in the

solicitation, award, and administration

of financial assistance instruments

(principally grants and cooperative

agreements) are available from BPA for

$30 and $15 each, respectively, or

available without charge after October 1,

1997 at the Internet address: http://

www.bpa.gov/Corporate/CD/CD.htm.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the BPI or BFAI

may be obtained by sending a check for

the proper amount to the Head of the

Contracting Activity, Routing CD,

Bonneville Power Administration, P.O.

Box 3621, Portland, Oregon 97208–

3621.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The

Manager, Corporate Communications,

1–800–622–4519.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: BPA was

established in 1937 as a Federal Power

Marketing Agency in the Pacific

Northwest. BPA operations are financed

from power revenues as opposed to

annual appropriations. Its purchasing

operations are conducted under 16

U.S.C. 832 et seq. and related statutes,

pursuant to these special authorities, the

BPI is promulgated as a statement of

purchasing policy and as a body of

interpretative regulations governing the

conduct of BPA purchasing activities. It

is significantly different from the

Federal Acquisition Regulation, and

reflects BPA’s private sector approach to

purchasing the goods and services

which it requires. The BPI is available

on two 31⁄2 inch diskettes in Microsoft’s

Word for Window’s format in addition

to the printed version. Please specify

which is desired when placing the

order. BPA’s financial assistance

operations are conducted under 16

U.S.C. 832 et seq., and 16 U.S.C. 839 et

seq. The BFAI express BPA’s financial

assistance policy. The BFAI also

comprise BPA’s rules governing

implementation of the principles

provided in the following OMB

circulars:

A–21 Cost principles applicable to

grants, contracts, and other

agreements within institutions of

higher education.

A–87 Cost principles applicable to

grants, contracts, and other

agreements with State and local

governments.

A–102 Uniform administrative

requirements for grants in aid to

State and local governments, and

the common rule.

A–110 Grants and agreements with

institutions of higher education,

hospitals and other nonprofit

organizations.

A–122 Cost principles applicable to

grants, contracts, and other

agreements with nonprofit

organizations.

A–133 Audits of States, Local

Governments and Non-Profit

Organizations.

BPA’s solicitations include notice of

applicability and availability of the BPI

and the BFAI, as appropriate, for the

information of offerors on particular

purchases or financial assistance

transactions.

Issued in Portland, Oregon, on August 29,

1997.

Steven C. Kallio,

Manager, Contracts and Property

Management.

[FR Doc. 97–24511 Filed 9–15–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. FA95–53–001]

El Paso Electric Company; Notice of

Filing

September 10, 1997.

Take notice that on September 8,

1997, El Paso Electric Company

tendered for filing its refund report in

the above-referenced docket.

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 Rule 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 September

23, 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. 97–24452 Filed 9–15–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. TM98–1–99–000]

Kern River Gas Transmission

Company; Notice of Proposed

Changes in FERC Gas Tariff

September 10, 1997.

Take notice that on September 8,

1997, Kern River Gas Transmission

(Kern River) tendered for filing as part

of its FERC Gas Tariff, First Revised

Volume No. 1, the following tariff

sheets, to become effective October 1,

1997:

Ninth Revised Sheet No. 5

Sub. Eighth Revised Sheet No. 6

Ninth Revised Sheet No. 6

Kern River states that the purpose of

this filing is to update Kern River’s

Tariff to reflect the Commission

approved Annual Charge Adjustment

surcharge of $.0021 per Dth to be

effective for the twelve-month period

beginning October 1, 1997 and to correct

a clerical error on the Statement of Rates

for interruptible transportation.

Any person desiring to be heard or

protest this 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 Sections

385.214 and 385.211 of the

Commission’s Rules and Regulations.

All such motions or protests must be

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 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. 97–24461 Filed 9–15–97; 8:45 am]

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