49506 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 183 / Monday, September 22, 1997 / Notices

1Williams was notified by letter on August 1,

1997 that its application could not be noticed until

Williams filed the Environmental Report with its

application as required by Section 380.3(c)(2) of the

Commission’s Regulations. Williams provided the

report on September 12, 1997.

Federal Power Act an application for

Commission approval to effect a

corporate reorganization which involves

the creation of a holding company and

the transfer of certain contracts, all as

more fully set forth in the application.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

protest the 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 385.214

and 18 CFR 385.214). All such motions

to intervene or protests should be filed

on or before September 29, 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.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–25066 Filed 9–19–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. EC97–53–000]

Portland General Electric Co; Notice of

Filing

September 4, 1997.

Take notice that on August 29, 1997,

Portland General Electric Company

(‘‘PGE’’), tendered for filing pursuant to

Section 203 of the Federal Power Act

(the ‘‘FPA’’), 16 U.S.C. § 824b, Part 33 of

the Commission’s regulations, 18 CFR

Part 33, and 18 CFR 2.26, an

Application for an order approving the

assignment and transfer of two contracts

to its corporate affiliate, Enron Power

Marketing, Inc. (‘‘EPMI’’).

PGE states that the contracts proposed

to be assigned are a Settlement

Exchange Agreement, dated September

17, 1985, between the United States of

America, and the Department of Energy,

acting through the Bonneville Power

Administration and PGE. The second

contract is a Long-Term Power Sale

Agreement dated August 24, 1987,

between PGE and the United States of

America, acting through the Western

Area Power Administration. PGE states

that the proposed assignment will give

EPMI, a power marketer and broker, the

ability to administer the contracts. PGE

requests expeditious review of the

Application.

PGE states that a copy of the

Application is being served upon the

Oregon Public Utilities Commission.

Any person desiring to be heard or

protest such 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

September 29, 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.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–25064 Filed 9–19–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP97–420–000]

Southern Natural Gas Company

Sepember 16, 1997.

In the Commission’s order issued on

August 15, 1997, in the above-captioned

proceeding, the Commission held that

the filing raises issues for which a

technical conference is to be convened.

The conference to address the issues

has been scheduled for Thursday,

October 9, 1997, at 11:00 a.m. in a room

to be designated at the offices of the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

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

20426.

All interested persons and Staff are

permitted to attend.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–25035 Filed 9–19–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP97–650–000]

Williams Natural Gas Company; Notice

of Application

September 16, 1997.

Take notice that on July 18, 1997,

Williams Natural Gas Company (WNG),

P.O. Box 3288, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74101,

filed in Docket No. CP97–650–000 an

application pursuant to Section 7(c) of

the Natural Gas Act and Part 157 of the

Commission’s regulations for a

certificate of public convenience and

necessity authorizing WNG to increase

the maximum allowable operating

pressure (MAOP) of the Ottawa-Sedalia

20-inch loop pipeline located in

Franklin County, Kansas and Johnson

County, Missouri, and the Grain Valley

20-inch pipeline located in Cass and

Jackson Counties, Missouri, all as more

fully described in the application which

is on file with the Commission and open

to public inspection.1

Specifically, WNG states that uprating

the aforementioned pipelines will

improve system integrity and reliability,

and will provide increased operational

flexibility. WNG estimates that the

proposed uprate will cost approximately

$1,386,843 which will be paid from

funds on hand.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

make any protest with reference to said

application should on or before October

7, 1997, file with the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, Washington,

DC 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

protestants 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 Regulatory Commission by

Sections 7 and 15 of the Natural Gas Act
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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 approval for the

proposed application 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 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 WNG to appear or be

represented at the hearing.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–25032 Filed 9–19–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. ER97–4350–000, et al.]

The Washington Water Power

Company, et al.; Electric Rate and

Corporate Regulation Filings

September 16, 1997.

Take notice that the following filings

have been made with the Commission:

1. The Washington Water Power

Company

[Docket No. ER97–4350–000]

Take notice that on August 26, 1997,

The Washington Water Power Company

(WWP), tendered for filing with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

an executed Service Agreement for Firm

Point-To-Point Transmission Service

under WWP’s Open Access

Transmission Tariff—FERC Electric

Tariff, Volume No. 8. WWP requests the

Service Agreement be given an effective

date of October 1, 1997.

Comment date: September 30, 1997,

in accordance with Standard Paragraph

E at the end of this notice.

2. SEMCO Energy Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER97–4352–000]

Take notice that on August 26, 1997,

SEMCO Energy Services, Inc. (SEMCO),

tendered for filing, an application for

blanket authorizations and certain

waivers under various regulations of the

Commission, and for an order accepting

its FERC Electric Rate Schedule No. 1 to

be effective the earlier of October 27,

1997 or the date of a Commission order

granting approval of this Rate Schedule.

SEMCO intends to engage in electric

power and energy transactions as a

marketer and a broker. In transactions

where SEMCO purchases power,

including capacity and related services

from electric utilities, qualifying

facilities, and independent power

producers, and resells such power to

other purchasers, SEMCO will be

functioning as a marketer. In SEMCO’s

marketing transactions, SEMCO

proposes to charge rates mutually

agreed upon by the parties. In

transactions where SEMCO does not

take title to the electric power and/or

energy, SEMCO will be limited to the

role of a broker and will charge a fee for

its services. SEMCO is not in the

business of producing nor does it

contemplate acquiring title to any

electric power transmission facilities.

Comment date: September 30, 1997,

in accordance with Standard Paragraph

E at the end of this notice.

3. Virginia Electric and Power

Company

[Docket No. ER97–4353–000]

Take notice that on August 26, 1997,

Virginia Electric and Power Company

(Virginia Power), tendered for filing an

executed Service Agreement with

Amoco Energy Trading Corporation

which it had filed in unexecuted form

on July 24, 1997 in Docket No. ER97–

3851–000.

Copies of the filing were served upon

the Virginia State Corporation

Commission and the North Carolina

Utilities Commission.

Comment date: September 30, 1997,

in accordance with Standard Paragraph

E at the end of this notice.

4. Louisville Gas and Electric Company

[Docket No. ER97–4354–000]

Take notice that on August 26, 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

The Energy Authority, Inc., under

LG&E’s Open Access Transmission

Tariff.

Comment date: September 30, 1997,

in accordance with Standard Paragraph

E at the end of this notice.

5. Interstate Power Company

[Docket No. ER97–4356–000]

Take notice that on August 26, 1997,

Interstate Power Company (IPW),

tendered for filing a Transmission

Service Agreement between IPW and

Western Area Power Administration

(WAPA). Under the Transmission

Service Agreement, IPW will provide

non-firm point-to-point transmission

service to WAPA.

Comment date: September 30, 1997,

in accordance with Standard Paragraph

E at the end of this notice.

6. Northern Indiana Public Service

Company

[Docket No. ER97–4357–000]

Take notice that on August 26, 1997,

Northern Indiana Public Service

Company tendered for filing an

executed Standard Transmission

Service Agreement for Non-Firm Pointto-Point Transmission Service between

Northern Indiana Public Service

Company and Constellation Power

Source, Inc.

Under the Transmission Service

Agreement, Northern Indiana Public

Service Company will provide Point-toPoint Transmission Service to

Constellation Power Source, Inc.,

pursuant to the Transmission Service

Tariff filed by Northern Indiana Public

Service Company in Docket No. OA96–

47–000 and allowed to become effective

by the Commission. Northern Indiana

Public Service Company has requested

that the Service Agreement be allowed

to become effective as of July 27, 1997.

Copies of this filing have been sent to

the Indiana Utility Regulatory

Commission and the Indiana Office of

Utility Consumer Counselor.

Comment date: September 30, 1997,

in accordance with Standard Paragraph

E at the end of this notice.

7. Entergy Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER97–4358–000]

Take notice that on August 26, 1997,

Entergy Services, Inc. (Entergy

Services), on behalf of Entergy

Arkansas, Inc., Entergy Gulf States, Inc.,

Entergy Louisiana, Inc., Entergy

Mississippi, Inc., and Entergy New

Orleans, Inc. (collectively, the Entergy

Operating Companies), tendered for

filing a Non-Firm Point-To-Point

Transmission Service Agreement

between Entergy Services, as agent for

the Entergy Operating Companies, and

The Energy Authority, Inc.

Comment date: September 30, 1997,

in accordance with Standard Paragraph

E at the end of this notice.

8. Entergy Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER97–4359–000]

Take notice that on August 26, 1997,

Entergy Services, Inc. (Entergy

Services), on behalf of Entergy

Arkansas, Inc., Entergy Gulf States, Inc.,

Entergy Louisiana, Inc., Entergy

Mississippi, Inc., and Entergy New

Orleans, Inc. (collectively, the Entergy

Operating Companies), tendered for

filing a Short-Term Firm Point-To-Point

Transmission Service Agreement