Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 225 / Friday, November 21, 1997 / Notices 62299

November 28, 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 proceedings.

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. 97–30639 Filed 11–20–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP98–89–000]

Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline

Company; Notice of Request Under

Blanket Authorization

November 17, 1997.

Take notice that on November 13,

1997, Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline

Company (Williston Basin), 200 North

Third Street, Suite 300, Bismarck, North

Dakota 58501, filed in Docket No. CP98–

89–000 a request pursuant to Section 7

of the Natural Gas Act, as amended, and

Sections 157.205 and 157.216(b) for

authorization to abandon the Jensen

Farm Tap near Hinsdale, Montana, in

accordance with the authority granted to

Williston Basin issued in Docket No.

CP82–487–000, all as more fully set

forth in the request which is on file with

the Commission and open for public

inspection.

Williston Basin states that until

recently, gas was transported through

the Jensen Farm Tap for MontanaDakota Utilities, Co., a local distribution

company, for two of its residential

customers. It is further stated that the

tap is currently located in the yard of

one of these residential customers and

the customer has requested its removal.

Williston Basin also states that the two

customers previously served through

this tap are being served through

another existing Williston Basin tap at

a different location.

Any person or the Commission’s staff

may, within 45 days after issuance of

the instant notice by the Commission,

file pursuant to Rule 214 of the

Commission’s Procedural Rules (18 CFR

385.214) a motion to intervene or notice

of intervention and pursuant to Section

157.205 of the Regulations under the

Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205) a

protest to the request. If no protest is

filed within the time allowed therefor,

the proposed activity shall be deemed to

be authorized effective the day after the

time allowed for filing a protest. If a

protest is filed and not withdrawn

within 30 days after the time allowed

for filing a protest, the instant request

shall be treated as an application for

authorization pursuant to Section 7 of

the Natural Gas Act.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–30638 Filed 11–20–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Notice of Application Filed With the

Commission

November 17, 1997.

Take notice that the following

hydroelectric application has been filed

with the Commission and is available

for public inspection:

a. Filing: Interim Steelhead Protection

Plan.

b. Project No: 2149–064.

c. Date Filed: October 9, 1997.

d. Licensee: Public Utility District No.

1 of Douglas County.

e. Name of Project: Wells

Hydroelectric Project.

f. Location: The project is located on

the Columbia River in Douglas County,

Washington.

g. Licensee Contact: Garfield R.

Jeffers, Stanley A. Bastian, Jeffers,

Danielson, Sonn & Aylward, P.S., 317

North Mission, Wentachee, Washington

98807, Attorney for Public Utility

District No. 1 of Douglas County.

h. FERC Contact: Jim Hastreiter (503)

326–5858.

i. Comment Date: December 18, 1997.

j. Description of Filing: The Public

Utility District No. 1 of Douglas County

(licensee) has filed, for Commission

approval, an Interim Steelhead

Protection Plan. The National Marine

Fisheries Service has listed steelhead in

the Upper Columbia River as

endangered under the Endangered

Species Act. The plan proposes

continuation of studies to: (1) improve

fish survival at the project and; (2)

improve performance of hatcheryproduced anadromous salmonids.

This notice also consists of the

following standard paragraphs: B, C1,

and D2.

B. Comments, Protests, or Motions to

Intervene—Anyone may submit

comments, a protest, or a motion to

intervene in accordance with the

requirements of Rules of Practice and

Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214.

In determining the appropriate action to

take, the Commission will consider all

protests or other comments filed, but

only those who file a motion to

intervene in accordance with the

Commission’s Rules may become a

party to the proceeding. Any comments,

protests, or motions to intervene must

be received on or before the specified

comment date for the particular

application.

C1. Filing and Service of Responsive

Documents—Any filings must bear in

all capital letters the title

‘‘COMMENTS’’,

‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TERMS

AND CONDITIONS’’, ‘‘PROTEST’’, OR

‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE’’, as

applicable, and the project number of

the particular application to which the

filing is in response. Any of these

documents must be filed by providing

the original and 8 copies to: The

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 888 First Street, N.E.,

Washington, D.C. 20426. Motions to

intervene must also be served upon each

representative of the applicant specified

in the particular application.

D2. Agency Comments—Federal,

State, and local agencies are invited to

file comments on the described

application. A copy of the application

may be obtained by agencies directly

from the Applicant. If an agency does

not file comments within the time

specified for filing comments, it will be

presumed to have no comments. One

copy of an agency’s comments must also

be sent to the Applicant’s

representatives.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–30645 Filed 11–20–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Notice; Sunshine Act Meeting

November 18, 1997.

THE FOLLOWING NOTICE OF

MEETING IS PUBLISHED PURSUANT

TO SECTION 3(A) OF THE

GOVERNMENT IN THE SUNSHINE

ACT (PUB. L. NO. 94–409), 5 U.S.C.

552B:

AGENCY HOLDING MEETING: FEDERAL

ENERGY REGULATORY

COMMISSION.

DATE AND TIME: NOVEMBER 25, 1997

10:00 a.m.

PLACE: ROOM 2C, 888 FIRST STREET,

N.E., WASHINGTON, D.C. 20426.

STATUS: OPEN.