Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 223 / Wednesday, November 19, 1997 / Notices 61811

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Margie D. Biggerstaff, U.S. Department

of Energy, Office of Fossil Energy, FE–

5, Washington, D.C. 20585, Telephone:

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information, and recommendations to

the Secretary of Energy on matters

relating to oil and gas or the oil and gas

industry.

Tentative Agenda:

—Call to order and introductory

remarks by Joe B. Foster, Chair of

the NPC.

—Remarks by the Honorable Federico F.

Pen ́ a, Secretary of Energy.

—Status report from NPC Committee on

Product Supply.

—Presentation on monograph of NPC’s

first 50 years.

—Administrative matters.

—Discussion of any other business

properly brought before the NPC.

—Public comment (10-minute rule).

—Adjournment.

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Issued at Washington, D.C., on November

13, 1997.

Althea T. Vanzego,

Acting Deputy Committee Advisory,

Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–30345 Filed 11–18–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[FE Docket No. 97–48–NG]

Office of Fossil Energy; Engage

Energy US, L.P.; Order Granting LongTerm Authorization to Import Natural

Gas From Canada

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of order.

SUMMARY: The Office of Fossil Energy of

the Department of Energy gives notice

that it has issued an Order granting

Engage Energy US, L.P. authority to

import from Canada up to 30.5 MMCF

per day of natural gas for a ten-year

period beginning on November 1, 1998.

This natural gas will be purchased from

six Canadian producers and may be

imported near Emerson, Manitoba/

Noyes, Minnesota, or at alternative

border points where transportation

facilities are accessible to Engage.

This order is available for inspection

and copying in the Office of Natural Gas

& Petroleum Import and Export

Activities Docket Room, 3F–056,

Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence

Avenue, SW., Washington, D.C. 20585–

0350, (202) 586–9478. The docket room

is open between the hours of 8:00 a.m.

and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,

except Federal holidays.

Issued in Washington, D.C. November 6,

1997.

Wayne E. Peters,

Manager, Natural Gas Regulation, Office of

Natural Gas & Petroleum Import and Export

Activities, Office of Fossil Energy.

[FR Doc. 97–30349 Filed 11–18–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[FE Docket Nos. 97–70-NG et al;]

Office of Fossil Energy, Plum Street

Energy Marketing, Inc. et al, Orders

Granting, Transferring and Vacating

Blanket Authorizations to Import and/

or Export Natural Gas

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of orders.

SUMMARY: The Office of Fossil Energy of

the Department of Energy gives notice

that it has issued Orders authorizing,

transferring and/or vacating various

imports and/or exports of natural gas.

These Orders are summarized in the

attached appendix.

These Orders are available for

inspection and copying in the Office of

Natural Gas & Petroleum Import and

Export Activities, Docket Room, 3F–056,

Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence

Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20585,

(202) 586–9478. The Docket Room is

open between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and

4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,

except Federal holidays.

Issued in Washington, D.C., on November

6, 1997.

Wayne E. Peters

Manager, Natural Gas Regulation, Office of

Natural Gas & Petroleum Import and Export

Activities, Office of Fossil Energy.

Attachment

APPENDIX—BLANKET IMPORT/EXPORT AUTHORIZATIONS GRANTED

Order No. Date issued Importer/Exporter FE docket No.

Two-year maximum

Comments Import volume

Export volume

1303 ....... 10/01/97 Plum Street Energy Marketing, Inc., 97–70–

NG.

75 Bcf Import and export up to a combined total

from and to Canada.

1304 ....... 10/03/97 CNG Energy Services Corporation, 97–71–

NG.

200 Bcf 200 Bcf Import and export from and to Canada.

200 Bcf 200 Bcf Import and export from and to Mexico.

1305 ....... 10/03/97 Pacific Gas and Electric Company Core

Procurement Department (Formerly Gas

Supply Business Unit), 97–69–NG.

600 Bcf Import from Canada.

1306 ....... 10/03/97 DEK Energy Company, 97–63–NG .............. 73 Bcf Import from Canada.

1307 ....... 10/10/97 Inland pacific Energy Services Ltd., 97–73–

NG.

50 Bcf 50 Bcf Import and export from and to Canada.