51462 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 190 / Wednesday, October 1, 1997 / Notices

Geothermal Energy Research,

Development and Demonstration Act of

1974 (Pub. L. 93–410), is seeking

applications for research, development

and demonstration (field testing) in the

area of Geothermal Reservoir

Technology. The research is to be

directed toward the domestic use and

development of new technologies for

exploration, identification of fractures,

location of fracture permeability, and

reservoir engineering and chemistry.

Proposals involving work in foreign

countries will not be considered. This

solicitation will remain open for two

years. Federal funds available for this

solicitation are expected to be from $0–

$5,000,000 annually. DOE anticipates

making several grant/cooperative

agreement awards for projects with

durations of five years or less.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Carol Bruns, Contract Specialist,

Procurement Services Division; U.S.

Department of Energy; Idaho Operations

Office; 850 Energy Drive, MS 1221,

Idaho Falls, ID 83401–1563; telephone

(208) 526–1534, facsimile (208) 526–

5548, e-mail brunscl@inel.gov. The

Contracting Officer is Brad Bauer, (208)

526–0090.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

(CFDA) Number for this program is

81.087, Renewable Energy Research &

Development. The solicitation text is

expected to be posted on the DOE–ID

Procurement Services Division home

page on or about October 1, 1997, and

may be accessed using Universal

Resource Locator address http://

www.inel.gov/doeid/solicit.html.

Application package forms will not be

included on the home page and should

be requested from the contract

specialist. Requests for application

packages must be in writing and shall

include: company name, mailing

address, point of contact, telephone

number, and fax number.

Issued in Idaho Falls, Idaho, on September

24, 1997.

Dated: September 24, 1997.

R. Jeffrey Hoyles,

Director, Procurement Services Division.

[FR Doc. 97–26003 Filed 9–30–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP95–363–009]

El Paso Natural Gas Company; Notice

of Report of Rate Refunds

September 25, 1997.

Take notice that on September 22,

1997, El Paso Natural Gas Company (El

Paso) tendered for filing its Report of

Rate Refunds at Docket No. RP95–363–

000, et al.

El Paso states that the Report of Rate

Refunds reflects refunds that were

distributed to eligible shippers on

August 22, 1997.

El Paso states that the refunds totaled

$194,003,358.09 inclusive of interest. El

Paso states that it also sent invoices to

11 shippers totaling $24,511.28 for

additional amounts due under the

Settlement.

El Paso states that copies of the

document were served upon all

interstate pipeline system customers

who received a refund distribution and

affected state regulatory commissions in

accordance with the requirements of

Section 385.2010 of the Commission’s

Rules of Practice and Procedure. El Paso

states that each customer received its

pertinent detail (included in Volume

No. 2) when refunds were distributed.

El Paso states that it was not furnishing

the complete Volume No. 2 to all

customers, since it may contain

information that is commercially

sensitive to those customers.

Any person desiring to protest said

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 on or before October 2, 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. 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. 97–25963 Filed 9–30–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Docket Nos. RP97–346–006 and RP93–187–

014]

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Equitrans, L.P.; Notice of Proposed

Changes in FERC Gas Tariff

September 25, 1997.

Take notice that on September 19,

1997, Equitrans, L.P. (‘‘Equitrans’’)

tendered for filing as part of its FERC

Gas Tariff the following revised tariff

sheets:

First Revised Eighth Revised Sheet No. 5

First Revised Eighth Revised Sheet No. 6

First Revised Eighth Revised Sheet No. 7

First Revised Eighth Revised Sheet No. 8

First Revised Eighth Revised Sheet No. 10

Equitrans proposes an effective date of

August 1, 1997 for these tariff sheets.

Second Sub Fifth Revised Sheet No. 7

Second Sub Fifth Revised Sheet No. 7A

Substitute First Revised Sheet No. 255

Substitute First Revised Sheet No. 256

Equitrans proposes an effective date

of September 1, 1997 for these tariff

sheets.

Equitrans states that these revised

tariff sheets are submitted in

compliance with the Commission’s

September 10, 1997 Order Accepting

Primary Tariff Sheets Subject to

Conditions and Rejecting Alternative

Tariff Sheets for the purpose of: (1)

filing revised tariff sheets that comply

with the prior rate settlement in Docket

No. RP93–187, et al. to be effective

August 1, 1997 establishing rates for all

services which reflect the elimination of

gathering costs from transportation rates

and establishment of separate gathering

and transportation retainage levels; and

(2) filing revised tariff sheets to be

effective September 1, 1997 eliminating

the stranded gathering surcharge from

the rates charged for Equitrans open

access and individually certificated

storage services.

Copies of this rate filing were served

on the parties to this proceeding, as well

as Equitrans’ jurisdictional customers

and interested state commissions, and a

copy of the rate filing has been posted

and is available for inspection at

Equitrans’ corporate headquarters

during regular business hours.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

protest the filing should file a motion to

intervene or protest with the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888

First Street, N.E., Washington, DC

20046, in accordance with Rules 211

and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of

Practice and Procedure. All such

motions or protests should be filed as