51098 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 189 / Tuesday, September 30, 1997 / Notices

authorization pursuant to Section 7 of

the Natural Gas Act.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–25806 Filed 9–29–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory System

[Docket Nos. RP96–189–002 and TM98–1–

73–002 (not consolidated)]

Ozark Gas Transmission System;

Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC

Gas Tariff

September 24, 1997.

Take notice that on September 19,

1997, Ozark Gas Transmission System

(Ozark) filed to become part of its FERC

Gas Tariff, First Revised Volume No. 1,

the following tariff sheets with

respective July 1, 1997, and October 1,

1997, effective dates:

First Revised Fifteenth Revised Sheet No. 4

Second Substitute Sixteenth Revised Sheet

No. 4

Ozark states that it is filing to revise

this rate sheet to reflect: (1) Reduced

rates effective July 1, 1997, in

compliance with article I of the

Stipulation and Agreement approved by

the Commission in Docket No. RP96–

189–000 on September 16, 1997; and (2)

the new Commission-approved Annual

Charge Adjustment (ACA) rate that will

take effect on October 1, 1997.

Any person desiring to protest said

filing should file a protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC

20426, in accordance with Section

385.211 of the Commission’s Rules and

Regulations. All such 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 the protestants parties

to the proceeding. Copies of this filing

are on file with the Commission and are

available for public inspection in the

Public Reference Room.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–25812 Filed 9–29–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. ER97–121–000, et al.]

Cinergy Services, Inc., et al.; Electric

Rate and Corporate Regulation Filings

September 24, 1997.

Take notice that the following filings

have been made with the Commission:

1. Cinergy Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER97–121–000]

Take notice that on September 4,

1997, Cinergy Services, Inc., tendered

for filing an amendment in the abovereferenced docket.

Comment date: October 8, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

2. Western Resources, Inc. and Kansas

City Power & Light Co.

[Docket No. EC97–56–000]

Take notice that on September 18,

1997, Western Resources, Inc. (Western

Resources), and Kansas City Power &

Light Co. (KCPL) (collectively,

Applicants), filed, pursuant to Section

203 of the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C.

§ 824 (1988), and part 33 of the

Commission’s Regulations, 18 CFR part

33, an application for an order

authorizing and approving a proposed

merger to combine their jurisdictional

facilities. After obtaining the necessary

regulatory approvals, Western Resources

will acquire all of the jurisdictional

facilities of KCPL and KCPL’s affiliated

power marketer, Northwest Power

Marketing Company, through a tax-free,

stock-for-stock transaction between

Western Resources and KCPL. KCPL

will become a division of Western

Resources, with its headquarters

remaining in Kansas City, Missouri.

The Applicants have submitted

testimony and other evidence in support

of the request that the merger be

approved. In a separate filing, the

Applicants have submitted an open

access transmission tariff which will

provide comparable service on the

merged system at single system rates.

Comment date: November 17, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

3. Wisconsin Power and Light Company

[Docket No. ER97–4044–000]

Take notice that on September 12,

1997, Wisconsin Power and Light

Company (WPL) tendered for filing a

request to withdraw its filing in Docket

No. ER97–4044–000 and a request that

the firm and non-firm point-to-point

transmission service agreements filed in

Docket No. ER96–614–000 be

redesignated as an agreement under

WPL’s transmission tariff pursuant to

WPL’s August 15, 1997, filing in Docket

No. OA96–20–000.

A copy of this filing has been served

upon the Public Service Commission of

Wisconsin.

Comment date: October 8, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

4. Public Service Company of New

Mexico

[Docket No. ER97–4289–000]

Take notice that on August 20, 1997,

Public Service Company of New Mexico

(PNM), submitted for filing executed

service agreement for point-to-point

transmission service under the terms of

PNM’s Open Access Transmission

Service Tariff with the following

transmission service customers:

Williams Energy Services Company (2

agreements, dated May 28, 1997 for

Non-Firm Service and Short Term Firm

Service), Coral Power, L.L.C. (dated May

19, 1997 for Non-Firm Service), Citizens

Lehman Power Sales (dated February

18, 1997 for Short Term Firm Service),

Federal Energy Sales, Inc. (dated July

11, 1997 for Non-Firm Service), Vitol

Gas & Electric L.L.C. (2 agreements

dated June 25, 1997 for Short Term Firm

Service and Non-Firm Service), Kansas

City Power & Light Co. (dated July 15,

1997 for Non-Firm Service),

Constellation Power Source, Inc. (dated

July 21, 1997 for Non-Firm Service), and

Western Resource, Inc. (dated July 22,

1997 for Non-Firm Service). PNM’s

filing is available for public inspection

at its offices in Albuquerque, New

Mexico.

Comment date: October 8, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

5. Cinergy Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER97–4422–000]

Take notice that on September 9,

1997, Cinergy Services, Inc., tendered

an amendment in the above-referenced

docket.

Comment date: October 8, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

6. MidAmerican Energy Company

[Docket No. ER97–4555–000]

Take notice that on September 9,

1997, MidAmerican Energy Company

(MidAmerican) tendered for filing

changes to its Open Access

Transmission Tariff (OATT) for the

purpose of offering Market Access

Service (MAS).