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right-of-first-refusal tariff provisions to

reduce the term cap for matching a

competitive bid from twenty years to

five years in order to avoid pregranted

abandonment of service.

Kern River states that a copy of this

filing has been served upon Kern River’s

jurisdictional customers and upon

interested state regulatory commissions.

Any person desiring to be heard or

protest this filing should file a motion

to intervene or protest with the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888

First Street, N.E., Washington, DC

20426, in accordance with Sections

385.214 and 385.211 of the

Commission’s Rules and Regulations.

All such motions or protests must be

filed as provided in 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.

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 in the Public Reference

Room.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–30080 Filed 11–14–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. MG98–2–000]

Midwestern Gas Transmission

Company; Notice of Filing

November 10, 1997.

Take notice that on November 6,

1997, Midwestern Gas Transmission

Company (Midwestern) filed updated

standards of conduct under Standard I,

18 CFR 161.3(i), and to reflect changes

resulting from the corporate merger with

El Paso Natural Gas Company and sale

of Kern River Gas Transmission

Company.

Midwestern states that it served a

copy of the filing on all of its customers

and affected state regulatory

commissions.

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 or

214 of the Commission’s Rules of

Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.211

or 385.214. All such motions to

intervene or protest should be filed on

or before November 25, 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. 97–30070 Filed 11–14–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. ER97–4347–000]

Northeast Energy Services, Inc.; Notice

of Issuance of Order

November 12, 1997.

Northeast Energy Services, Inc.

(Northeast Energy) submitted for filing a

rate schedule under which Northeast

Energy will engage in wholesale electric

power and energy transactions as a

marketer. Northeast Energy also

requested waiver of various Commission

regulations. In particular, Northeast

Energy requested that the Commission

grant blanket approval under 18 CFR

Part 34 of all future issuances of

securities and assumptions of liability

by Northeast Energy.

On October 24, 19976, pursuant to

delegated authority, the Director,

Division of Rate Applications, Office of

Electric Power Regulation, granted

requests for blanket approval under Part

34, subject to the following:

Within thirty days of the date of the

order, any person desiring to be heard

or to protest the blanket approval of

issuances of securities or assumptions of

liability by Northeast Energy should file

a motion to intervene or protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC

20426, in accordance with Rules 211

and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of

Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211

and 385.214).

Absent a request for hearing within

this period, Northeast Energy is

authorized to issue securities and

assume obligations or liabilities as a

guarantor, endorser, surety, or otherwise

in respect of any security of another

person; provided that such issuance or

assumption is for some lawful object

within the corporate purposes of the

applicant, and compatible with the

public interest, and is reasonably

necessary or appropriate for such

purposes.

The Commission reserves the right to

require a further showing that neither

public nor private interests will be

adversely affected by continued

approval of Northeast Energy’s issuance

of securities or assumptions of liability.

Notice is hereby given that the

deadline for filing motions to intervene

or protests, as set forth above, is

November 24, 1997. Copies of the full

text of the order are available from the

Commission’s Public Reference Branch,

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC

20426.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–30112 Filed 11–14–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP98–66–000]

Questar Pipeline Company; Notice of

Application

November 10, 1997.

Take notice that on November 3,

1997, Questar Pipeline Company

(Questar), 180 East First South Street,

Salt Lake City, Utah 84111, filed in

Docket No. CP98–66–000 an application

pursuant to Section 7(c) of the Natural

Gas Act for authorization to construct

and operate a compressor station in

Carbon County, Utah, all as more fully

set forth in the application on file with

the Commission and open to public

inspection.

Questar states that the Oak Spring

Compressor Station would be used to

boost main-line pressure and provide

additional firm capacity of 52,000 dt

equivalent of natural gas per day on

Questar’s system. It is asserted that

Questar would install a 5,940

horsepower compressor and 2 20-inch

diameter pipelines, each about 605 feet

in length, to connect the compressor to

Questar’s Main Line No. 40.

It is estimated that the cost of the

facilities would be $8,218,000. Questar

requests rolled-in rate treatment and

requests that it not be placed at risk for

the recovery of the costs associated with

the compressor station. Questar explains

that it held an open season between July

2, and July 17, 1997, to assess customer

interest in the Oak Spring Compressor

Station, and that the results of the open

season clearly indicate that and that the

results of the open season clearly

indicate that sufficient market demand

exists to support construction of the
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compressor station. Questar further

explains that it has executed 4 firm

transportation agreements which

account for 39,800 dt equivalent per day

at Questar’s maximum reservation and

commodity rates for terms ranging from

1 to 20 years, including evergreen

provisions.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

make any protest with reference to said

application should on or before

December 1, 1997, file with the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission,

Washington, D.C. 20426, a motion to

intervene or a protest in accordance

with the requirements of the

Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure (18 CFR 385.314 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

the jurisdiction conferred upon the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

by Sections 7 and 15 of the Natural Gas

Act 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 or its own review of the

matter finds that a grant of the

certificate 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 Questar to appear or be

represented at the hearing.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–30069 Filed 11–14–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. EC98–4–000]

SEMASS Partnership, American RefFuel Company of SEMASS, L.P., Air

Products Ref-Fuel of SEMASS, Inc, Air

Products Ref-Fuel Operations of

SEMASS, Inc., Duke/UAE Ref-Fuel LLC,

Duke/UAE of SEMASS, LLC, and Duke/

UAE Operations of SEMASS, LLC;

Notice of Filing

November 10, 1997.

Take notice that SEMASS

Partnership, Air Products Ref-Fuel of

SEMASS, Inc., Air Products Ref-Fuel

Operations of SEMASS, Inc., Duke/UAE

Ref-Fuel LLC, Duke/UAE Operations of

SEMASS, LLC, Duke/UAE SEMASS,

LLC, and American Ref-Fuel Company

of SEMASS, L.P., on November 5, 1997,

tendered for filing, at the request of

Commission staff, a Purchase

Agreement reflecting the disposition for

which Commission approval is sought

in this docket.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

protest said filing should file a motion

to intervene to 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

November 17, 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. 97–30066 Filed 11–14–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. MG98–4–000]

Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company;

Notice of Filing

November 10, 1997.

Take notice that on November 6,

1997, Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company

(Tennessee) filed updated standards of

conduct under Standard I, 18 CFR

161.3(i), and to reflect changes resulting

from the corporate merger with El Paso

Natural Gas Company and sale of Kern

River Gas Transmission Company.

Tennessee states that it served a copy

of the filing on all of its customers and

affected state regulatory commissions.

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 or

214 of the Commission’s Rules of

Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.211

or 385.214. All such motions to

intervene or protest should be filed on

or before November 25, 2997. 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. 97–30072 Filed 11–14–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP97–534–001]

Viking Gas Transmission Company;

Notice of Compliance Filing

November 10, 1997.

Take notice that on November 5,

1997, Viking Gas Transmission

Company (Viking) tendered for filing as

part of its FERC Gas Tariff, First Revised

Volume No. 1, the tariff sheets listed on

Appendix A to the filing to be effective

November 1, 1997.

Viking states that the purpose of this

filing is to comply with the Office of

Pipeline Regulation’s October 22, 1997

Letter in Docket No. RP97–534–000

requesting that the subject tariff sheets

state that they were filed to comply with

the Commission’s May 6, 1997 ‘‘Order

Issuing Certificate’’ in Docket No. CP97–

93–000, 79 FERC ¶ 61,136 (1997). As

required by § 154.201(a) of the

Commission’s regulations, 18 CFR

154.201(a) Viking is submitting a

marked version of each tariff sheet with

this filing.

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