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the Entergy Operating Companies, and

Entergy Power Marketing Corp.

Comment date: October 2, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

17. The Detroit Edison Company

[Docket No. ER97–4406–000]

Take notice that on August 29, 1997,

The Detroit Edison Company (Detroit

Edison) tendered for filing a Service

Agreement for wholesale power sales

transactions (the Service Agreement)

under Detroit Edison’s Wholesale Power

Sales Tariff (WPS–1), FERC Electric

Tariff No. 4 (the WPS–1 Tariff), between

Detroit Edison and American Energy

Solutions, Inc., dated as of August 21,

1997. Detroit Edison requests that the

Service Agreement be made effective as

of August 21, 1997.

Comment date: October 2, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

18. The Detroit Edison Company

[Docket No. ER97–4407–000]

Take notice that on August 29, 1997,

The Detroit Edison Company (‘‘Detroit

Edison’’) tendered for filing a Service

Agreement for wholesale power sales

transactions (the ‘‘Service Agreement’’)

under Detroit Edison’s Wholesale Power

Sales Tariff (WPS–2), FERC Electric

Tariff No. 3 (the ‘‘WPS–2 Tariff’’),

between Detroit Edison and American

Energy Solutions, Inc, dated as of

August 21, 1997. Detroit Edison requests

that the Service Agreement be made

effective as of August 21, 1997.

Comment date: October 2, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

19. Maine Electric Power Company

[Docket No. ER97–4517–000]

Take notice that on September 8,

1997, Maine Electric Power Company

(‘‘MEPCO’’) submitted for filing: (1) A

notice of Termination of the

Participation Agreement and certain

Supplements thereto between MEPCO

and certain New England utilities or

municipal power districts, and (2) a

unexecuted First Amendment to

Supplemental Participation Agreement

among MEPCO, Bangor Hydro-Electric

Company and Central Maine Power

Company. MEPCO requests waiver of

notice under 18 CFR 35.15 for an

effective date of July 9, 1996.

Copies of this filing have been served

upon each of the parties to the

agreements.

Comment date: October 2, 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. 97–25330 Filed 9–23–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Project No. 1494–139]

Grand River Dam Authority; Notice of

Availability of Environmental

Assessment

September 18, 1997.

An environmental assessment (EA) is

available for public review. The EA is

for an application for non-project use of

project lands. The proposed action

involves the construction of a golf

course on approximately 145 acres of

lands within the Pensacola Project

boundary. The EA finds that approval of

the proposed action would not

constitute a major federal action

significantly affecting the quality of the

human environment. The proposed

lease area is located immediately below

the project dam, in Mayes County,

Oklahoma.

The EA was written by staff in the

Office of Hydropower Licensing,

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

Copies of the EA can be viewed at the

Commission’s Reference and

Information Center, Room 2A, 888 First

Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.

Copies can also be obtained by calling

the project manager, Patti Pakkala at

(202) 219–0025.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–25287 Filed 9–23–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Southwestern Power Administration

Notice of Robert D. Willis Proposed

Power Rate Change

AGENCY: Southwestern Power

Administration, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of Public Review and

Comment Period.

SUMMARY: The Administrator,

Southwestern, has prepared Current and

Revised 1997 Power Repayment Studies

for the Robert D. Willis (Willis) project

which show the need for an increase in

annual revenues required to meet cost

recovery criteria. The increase in the

revenues required was the result of an

increase in estimated Operations and

Maintenance costs by Corps of

Engineers and the increased amount of

large maintenance items estimated for

Willis. The Administrator has also

developed a proposed rate schedule for

the isolated Willis project to recover the

required revenues. The proposed rate

for the Willis project would increase

annual revenues approximately 13.5

percent from $266,928 to $302,928

beginning January 1, 1998.

DATES: The consultation and comment

period will begin on the date of

publication of this Federal Register and

will end November 10, 1997.

1. Public Information Forum—October

2, 1997, 9:30 a.m., Central Time in

Tulsa, OK

2. Public Comment Forum—October 29,

1997, 1:30 p.m., Central Time in

Tulsa, OK

Southwestern is only conducting a 45

day public notice and comment period

(10 CFR 903.14(d)) since the Willis

project is considered a minor

adjustment. In addition, this project has

a single hydroelectric power customer

and that customer has been notified of

the proposed rate increase. It is

anticipated that any comments from the

customer or other interested parties will

be developed well within the 45 day

period provided.

ADDRESSES: The Forums will be held in

Southwestern’s offices, Suite 1600,

Williams Center Tower I, One West

Third Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103.

Ten copies of the written comments

should be submitted to the Assistant

Administrator, Southwestern Power

Administration, U.S. Department of

Energy, P.O. Box 1619, Tulsa, Oklahoma

74101–1619.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mr. Forrest E. Reeves, Assistant

Administrator, Office of Corporate

Operations, Southwestern Power