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(HB-Line, Phase II) designed to purify

and convert neptunium (and plutonium239) to an oxide. For the reasons

discussed above regarding the

stabilization of plutonium-239

solutions, not operating the Phase II line

for neptunium stabilization would not

save significant decontamination and

decommissioning costs. In addition,

DOE could use the HB-Line Phase III

line, an operational facility, to allow

neptunium stabilization activities to

begin sooner than previously scheduled.

HB-Line Phase III, however, has limited

processing capacity. Relying solely on

HB-Line Phase III for neptunium

conversion would extend stabilization

completion several years. Processing the

neptunium-237 solution in H-Canyon

and HB-Line, however, will eliminate

the need to transport 6,100 liters (1,600

gallons) of this material from H-Canyon

to F-Canyon. Furthermore, recent

difficulties encountered in the

development program for vitrification of

the americium and curium solution

indicate that the schedule and cost for

vitrification of the neptunium in FCanyon were significantly

underestimated.

To maintain the neptunium in a

concentrated physical form, thus

preserving the potential for future use,

DOE evaluated alternatives for

converting the neptunium to either an

oxide or glass. Either form was

originally determined acceptable to

support future use of the material, if

required. DOE has now determined that

to best preserve the neptunium for

potential programmatic use (and to

minimize associated future waste

generation) it should be converted to a

stable oxide. Neptunium oxide is the

traditional form produced at the SRS

and is the form used for programmatic

purposes (i.e., plutonium-238

production).

Issued at Washington, DC, October 31,

1997.

Alvin L. Alm,

Assistant Secretary for Environmental

Management.

[FR Doc. 97–30005 Filed 11–13–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Caliper Technologies, Inc.

AGENCY: Office of the General Counsel,

Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of Intent to Grant

Exclusive or Partially Exclusive Patent

License.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of an

intent to grant to Caliper Technologies,

Inc., of Palo Alto, California, an

exclusive or partially exclusive license

to practice the invention described in

Israel Patent Application S.N. 119,342,

entitled ‘‘Method for Priming and DNA

Sequencing,’’ and corresponding Patent

Applications in the U.S.A., Japan,

certain European countries, and

possible other countries. The invention

is owned by the United States of

America, as represented by the

Department of Energy (DOE). The

proposed license may be exclusive, or

partially exclusive, but will be subject to

a license and other rights retained by

the U.S. Government, and other terms

and conditions to be negotiated. DOE

intends to grant the license, upon a final

determination in accordance with 35

U.S.C. § 209(c), unless within 60 days of

this notice the Assistant General

Counsel for Technology Transfer and

Intellectual Property, Department of

Energy, Washington, D.C. 20585,

receives in writing any of the following,

together with supporting documents:

(i) A statement from any person

setting forth reasons why it would not

be in the best interests of the United

States to grant the proposed license; or

(ii) An application for a nonexclusive

license to the invention, in which

applicant states that he already has

brought the invention to practical

application or is likely to bring the

invention to practical application

expeditiously.

DATES: Written comments or

nonexclusive license applications are to

be received at the address listed below

no later than January 13, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Office of the Assistant

General Counsel for Technology

Transfer and Intellectual Property, U.S.

Department of Energy, 1000

Independence Avenue, S.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20585.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Robert J. Marchick, Office of the

Assistant General Counsel for

Technology Transfer and Intellectual

Property, U.S. Department of Energy,

Forrestal Building, Room 6F–067, 1000

Independence Avenue, S.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20585; Telephone

(202) 586–4792.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 35 U.S.C.

209(c) provides the Department with

authority to grant exclusive or partially

exclusive licenses in Department-owned

inventions, where a determination can

be made, among other things, that the

desired practical application of the

invention has not been achieved, or is

not likely expeditiously to be achieved,

under a nonexclusive license. The

statute and implementing regulations

(37 CFR Part 404) require that the

necessary determinations be made after

public notice and opportunity for filing

written objections.

Caliper Technologies, Inc., of Palo

Alto, California, has applied for an

exclusive license to practice the subject

invention and has a plan for

commercialization of the invention.

The proposed license is expected to

be exclusive or partially exclusive,

subject to a license and other rights

retained by the U.S. Government, and

subject to a negotiated royalty and other

fees. The Department will review all

timely written responses to this notice,

and will grant the license if, after

expiration of the 60-day notice period,

and after consideration of written

responses to this notice, a determination

is made, in accordance with 35 U.S.C.

209(c), that the license grant is in the

public interest.

Issued in Washington, D.C., on November

7, 1997.

Paul A. Gottlieb,

Assistant General Counsel, for Technology

Transfer and Intellectual Property.

[FR Doc. 97–30003 Filed 11–13–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. ER97–886–001]

Brooklyn Navy Yard Cogeneration

Partners, L.P.; Notice of Filing

November 7, 1997.

Take notice that on October 30, 1997,

Brooklyn Navy Yard Cogeneration

Partners, L.P. tendered for filing its

compliance filing in the abovereferenced docket.

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

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 21, 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
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commission and are available for public

inspection.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–29946 Filed 11–13–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. ER97–2878–000]

Delmarva Power & Light Company and

Pennsylvania Power & Light Company;

Notice of Filing

November 7, 1997.

Take notice that on October 31, 1997,

Delmarva Power & Light Company and

Pennsylvania Power & Light Company,

now known as PP&L, Inc., tendered for

filing an amendment in the abovecaptioned docket.

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

and 18 CFR 385.214). All such motions

or protests should be filed on or before

November 21, 1997. 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 must file a motion to

intervene. Copies of this filing are on

file with the Commission and are

available for public inspection.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–29948 Filed 11–13–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. ES98–5–000]

Electric Energy, Inc., Notice of

Application

November 7, 1997.

Take notice that on November 3,

1997, Electric Energy, Inc. filed an

application with the Commission

seeking authorization pursuant to

Section 204 of the Federal Power Act, to

issue up to $35,000,000 of notes under

the terms of certain unsecured revolving

credit agreements or under substantially

similar thereto from time to time over

the 24-month period immediately

following the date of the Commission’s

approval of the application.

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

and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of

Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211

and 385.214). All such motions or

protests should be filed on or before

December 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.

Any person wishing to become a party

must file a motion to intervene. Copies

of this filing are on file with the

Commission and available for public

inspection.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–29953 Filed 11–13–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP98–58–000]

Kern River Gas Transmission; Notice

of Request Under Blanket

Authorization

November 7, 1997.

Take notice that on October 31, 1997,

Kern River Gas Transmission Company

(Kern River), P.O. Box 58900, Salt Lake

City, Utah 84108–0900, filed in Docket

No. CP98–58–000 a request pursuant to

Sections 157.205 and 157.211 of the

Commission’s Regulations under the

Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205,

157.211) for authorization to operate the

Hunter Park Meter Station, located in

Salt Lake County, Utah, as a certificated

delivery point under Section 7(c) of the

Natural Gas Act (NGA) for the delivery

of gas under Kern River’s blanket

certificate issued in Docket No. CP89–

2048–000, pursuant to Section 7(c) of

the Natural Gas Act, all as more fully set

forth in the request that is on file with

the Commission and open to public

inspection.

Kern River proposes to operate the

Hunter Park Meter Station, located in

Salt Lake County, Utah, as NGA

jurisdictional facilities for the delivery

of gas to any eligible shipper under Kern

River’s blanket transportation

certificate. Kern River states the Hunter

Park Meter Station was originally

constructed in September 1993,

pursuant to 18 CFR Section 284.3 as

facilities to be utilized solely for

transportation authorized by Section

311(a) of the Natural Gas Policy Act for

Mountain Fuel Supply Company

(Mountain Fuel).

Kern River declares the Hunter Park

delivery point consists of a meter station

with an 8-inch tap, one 12-inch turbine

meter run, and appurtenant piping and

facilities. Kern River states the original

cost of the Hunter Park Meter Station

was $315,532, which was reimbursed by

Mountain Fuel.

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 not protest is

filed within the time allowed therefore,

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.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–29942 Filed 11–13–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. ER97–2993–000]

MidAmerican Energy Company; Notice

of Filing

November 7, 1997.

Take notice that on October 28, 1997,

MidAmerican Energy Company

(MidAmerican), 666 Grand Avenue, Des

Moines, Iowa 50303 submitted to the

Commission for filing an amendment to

its initial filing in this proceeding. The

change consists of the Second Amended

and Restated Second Amendment dated

October 1, 1997 entered into by

MidAmerican and Central Iowa Power

Cooperative (CIPCO) to Interconnection

Agreement dated June 13, 1983 entered

into by Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric

Company (a predecessor by merger to

MidAmerican) and CIPCO.

MidAmerican states that the purpose

of the rate schedule change is to