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Livermore would increase from 7.8 MW

to 12.26 MW.

The Otis Project consists of one

development. The existing facilities at

the Otis Project include: (1) A 577 footlong concrete gravity dam in two

sections, one with 2 foot-high flash

boards, and the second with 2.21 foothigh flashboards; (2) an 80-foot-long

forebay intake structures with 2

headgates; (3) a 2.5 mile-long

impoundment with 115 acres surface

area; (4) a powerhouse containing two

identical 5,175 kW generating units

with a total hydraulic capacities of

6,000 cfs; and (5) a substation connected

to a 3.0 mile-long 13.8 kV transmission

line.

Purpose of Notice

The purpose of this notice is to: (1)

Inform all interested parties that an

APEA and final license applications for

the Riley-Jay-Livermore Project and Otis

Project have been filed with the

Commission on September 25, 1997,

and are available for the public

inspection; (2) inform all parties that the

applications and APEA are hereby

accepted; (3) invite interventions and

protests; (4) solicit comments, final

recommendations, terms and

conditions, or prescriptions on the final

license applications and APEA; and (5)

identify an approximate schedule and

procedures that will be followed in

processing the applications and APEA.

International Paper Company and Otis

Hydroelectric Company have used a

Collaborative Team approach to prepare

the APEA for the Riley-Jay Livermore

and Otis Hydroelectric Projects. The

Collaborative Team consists of federal,

state, and local agencies, nongovernmental organizations, and the

public. The Collaborative Team has

been meeting since September 1994 to

guide the study process and prepare the

APEA. The Collaborative Team has

reached agreement as to the preferred

alternative for relicensing these projects.

This agreement is reflected in the APEA

as the preferred alternative.

Applicant Prepared EA Process and

Processing Schedule

The Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EP

Act) gives the Commission the authority

to allow the filing of an APEA with a

license application. The EP Act also

directs the Commission to institute

procedures, including pre-application

consultations, to advise applicants of

studies or other information foreseeable

required by the Commission.

On April 27, 1995, the Director, Office

of Huydropower Licensing, waived or

amended certain of the Commission’s

regulations to allow for coordinated

processing of the license applications

and the APEA. Since then, the

Commission has been working

cooperatively in advising the

Collaborative Team of studies or other

information foreseeable required by the

Commission.

National Environmental Policy Act

(NEPA) scoping was conducted on the

projects through scoping documents

issued December 8, 1994, and May 12,

1995, and in public scoping meetings on

January 10, 1995. Draft license

applications and preliminary DEA

(PDEA) were issued by the Collaborative

Team for comment on March 28, 1997.

The final license applications and APEA

were filed with the Commission on

October 25, 1997. The APEA includes

responses to all comments received on

the PDEA.

Commission staff have reviewed the

APEA and license applications and have

determined that the applications are

acceptable and no additional

information or studies are needed to

prepare the Commission’s draft EA. The

deadline for applicants filing any final

amendments to the application is 45

days from the date of this notice.

Comments, as indicated below, are now

being requested from interested parties.

Any comments received will be

addressed in the draft EA issued by

Commission by late December 1997, or

early 1998. There will be a 30-day

comment period on the draft EA. A final

EA is scheduled for March 30, 1998, or

earlier.

Interventions and Protests

All such filings must: (1) Bear in all

capital letters the title ‘‘MOTION TO

INTERVENE’’, (2) set forth in the

heading the name of the applicant and

the project number of the application to

which the filing responds; (3) furnish

the name, address, and telephone

number of the person protecting or

intervening; and (4) otherwise comply

with the requirements of 18 CFR

385.2001 through 385.2005. All motions

to intervene must be received 60 days

from the date of this notice. A copy of

any motion to intervene or protest must

be served on each applicant.

Comments, Final Terms and

Conditions, Recommendations and

Prescriptions

Interested parties have 60 days from

the date of this notice to file with the

Commission, any final comments, final

recommendations, terms and conditions

and prescriptions for the Riley-JayLivermore and Otis Hydroelectric

Projects. The applicants will have 45

days to respond. In view of the high

level of early involvement of the

Collaborative Team, we expect the

majority of comments to reflect the

agreement and preferred alternative in

the DEA.

Copies of the Applications and APEA

A copy of the DEA and final license

applications are available for review by

contacting Steve W. Groves,

International Paper Company,

Androscoggin Mill, Riley Road, Jay,

Maine 04239, or phone 207–897–1389.

Copies of these documents are also

available for review in the

Commission’s Public Reference Room.

Filing Requirements

The above documents must be filed

by providing an original and 8 copies as

required by the Commission’s

regulations to: Secretary, Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, 888 First

Street, N.E., Washington, DC 20426.

In addition to the above copies,

comments or interventions may also be

submitted on a 31⁄2-inch diskette

formatted for MS–DOS based computers

to: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 888 First St., NE,

Washington, DC 20426. For Macintosh

users, it would be helpful to save the

documents in Macintosh word

processor format and then write them to

files on a diskette formatted for MS–

DOS machines.

Questions regarding this notice may

be directed to Commission staff Monte

J. TerHaar at 202–219–2768.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

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BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP97–446–001]

Nautilus Pipeline Company, LLC;

Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC

Gas Tariff

October 14, 1997.

Take notice that on October 9, 1997,

Nautilus Pipeline Company, LLC

(Nautilus) tendered for filing as part of

its FERC Gas Tariff, Original Volume

No. 1, the Tariff sheets set forth on

Appendix B to the filing in compliance

with the Commission’s Order Nos. 587,

587–B and 587–C to become effective

November 1, 1997.

On July 17, 1996, the Commission

issued order No. 587 which revised the

Commission’s regulations governing

interstate natural gas pipelines to follow

standardized business practices issued
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1NorAm Gas Transmission Company’s

application was filed with the Commission under

section 7 of the Natural Gas Act and Part 157 of the

Commission’s regulations.

2The appendices referenced in this notice are not

being printed in the Federal Register. Copies are

available from the Commission’s Public Reference

and Files Maintenance Branch, 888 First Street,

N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426, or call (202) 208–

1371. Copies of the appendices were sent to all

those receiving this notice in the mail.

by the Gas Industry Standards Board

(GISB). On January 30, 1997, the

Commission issued Order No. 587–B

which it adopted some of the EDM

standards for conducting business

transactions over the Internet using an

Internet server model. On March 4,

1997, the Commission issued Order No.

587–C which incorporated by reference

27 GISB business practices that revised

and supplemented the standards

adopted in Order No. 587 as well as one

new communication standard. Nautilus

states that the tariff sheets submitted

herewith revise its tariff to comply with

Order Nos. 587, 587–B and 587–C.

Any person desiring to protest this

filing should file a protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

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

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 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.

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BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket Nos. CP96–311–000 and CP96–311–

001]

Williams Natural Gas Company; Notice

of Meeting

October 14, 1997.

Take notice that there will be a

meeting on October 22, 1997, at 10:00

a.m. in Room 71–56, between

representatives of Williams Natural Gas

Company (Williams) and the

Commission staff. The purpose of the

meeting is to review the technical

details of Williams’ reservoir

engineering study and new operational

plan for Williams’ Elk City Storage

Field, both of which Williams must file

with the Commission by November 30,

1997.

In order that we may assess whether

the seating at the designated location

will be adequate, those planning to

attend should notify Mr. Marc Poole, at

(200) 208–0482, of the number of

representatives that you expect to send

to the meeting.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

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BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP97–724–000]

NorAm Gas Transmission Company;

Notice of Intent to Prepare an

Environmental Assessment for the

Proposed 1998 Line F Replacement

Project and Request for Comments on

Environmental Issues

October 14, 1997.

The staff of the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission (FERC or

Commission) will prepare an

environmental assessment (EA) that will

discuss the environmental impacts of

the construction and operation of

facilities proposed in the 1998 Line F

Replacement Project.1 This EA will be

used by the Commission in its decisionmaking process to determine whether

the project is in the public convenience

and necessity.

Summary of the Proposed Project

NorAm Gas Transmission Company

(NGT) wants to replace an existing

mainline pipeline, abandon gas storage

and supply pipelines, and make

mainline enhancements to its pipeline

system in Louisiana. NGT states that

these actions would improve the safety,

reliability, and efficiency of its pipeline

system. Specifically, NGT seeks

authorization for the following activities

in Louisiana:

• Abandon about 60 miles of 20-inchdiameter pipeline on Line F in Caddo,

Bossier, Webster, Claiborne, and

Lincoln Parishes and replace it with

about 61 miles of 20-inch-diameter

pipeline in ten segments ranging from

200 feet to 32.8 miles in length. Some

portions of the pipeline to be abandoned

would be removed, other portions

would be left in place.

• Abandon in place Line 1–F (0.8

mile of 20-inch-diameter pipeline) and

Line FT–5 (0.9 mile of 10-inch-diameter

pipeline) located in Lincoln Parish.

• Reclassify about 8.2 miles of Line F

as a low pressure gas supply line and

operate it as part of Line F–1–F in

Caddo Parish.

• Abandon 63 delivery taps installed

on the old Line F to deliver gas to rural

customers served by Arkansas Louisiana

Gas Company, and relocate 36 other

delivery taps to the new Line F.

• Install pipeline maintenance

facilities at the Buckley Compressor

Station in Caddo Parish, the Red Chute

Compressor Station in Bossier Parish,

and the Ruston Storage Compressor

Station in Lincoln Parish.

NGT proposes to begin construction

of its facilities in June 1998. The general

location of the project facilities is shown

in appendix 1.2 If you are interested in

obtaining detailed maps of a specific

portion of the project, or procedural

information, please write to the

Secretary of the Commission.

Land Requirements for Construction

Construction of the proposed facilities

would require about 855 acres of land.

Following construction, about 249 acres

would be maintained as new permanent

right-of-way. The remaining acreage

would be restored and allowed to revert

to its former use.

NGT intends to use a up to a 85-footwide construction right-of-way for the

installation of the replacement pipeline.

Where the replacement pipeline would

be parallel to the existing line, 15 to 30

feet of the construction right-of-way

would be within NGT’s existing right-ofway. Consequently, about 45 feet of new

clearing would be required in most

areas. All but the eastermost 1.8 miles

of the replacement pipeline would be

built adjacent to NGT’s existing

pipeline. In this area, 75 feet of new

right-of-way would be cleared for

construction.

After the replacement pipeline is in

service, NGT would remove the majority

of the old pipeline. Abandonment

activities would take place entirely

within NGT’s existing 40-foot-wide

right-of-way. Following construction,

NGT would maintain a 40-foot-wide

permanent right-of-way.

Additional temporary work space

would be required adjacent to the

planned construction right-of-way at

road and stream crossings. These areas

would vary in size between 4,000 and

168,000 square feet.

The EA Process

The National Environmental Policy

Act (NEPA) requires the Commission to

take into account the environmental