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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 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protest is filed and not withdrawn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.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–30635 Filed 11–20–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. ER97–4168–000]

Griffin Energy Marketing, L.L.C.; Notice

of Issuance of Order

November 17, 1997.

Griffin Energy Marketing, L.L.C.

(Griffin) filed an application for

authorization to sell electric energy and

capacity at market-based rates, and for

certain waivers and authorizations. In

particular, Griffin requested that the

Commission grant blanket approval

under 18 CFR Part 34 of all future

issuances of securities and assumptions

of liabilities by Griffin. On October 31,

1997, the Commission issued an Order

Accepting for Filing Proposed Tariff for

Market-Based Power Sales and

Reassignment of Transmission Capacity

(Order), in the above-docketed

proceeding.

The Commission’s October 31, 1997

Order granted the request for blanket

approval under Part 34, subject to the

conditions found in Ordering

Paragraphs (D), (E), and (G):

(D) Within 30 days of the date of

issuance of this order, any person

desiring to be heard or to protest the

Commission’s blanket approval of

issuances of securities or assumptions of

liabilities by Griffin 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.

(E) Absent a request to be heard

within the period set forth in Ordering

Paragraph (D) above, Griffin is hereby

authorized, pursuant to section 204 of

the FPA, to issue securities and assume

obligations and liabilities as guarantor,

indorser, surety, or otherwise in respect

of any security of another person;

provided that such issue or assumption

is for some lawful object within the

corporate purposes of Griffin,

compatible with the public interest, and

reasonably necessary or appropriate for

such purposes.

(G) The Commission reserves the right

to modify this order to require a further

showing that neither public nor private

interests will be adversely affected by

continued Commission approval of

Griffin’s issuances of securities or

assumptions of liabilities * * *.

Notice is hereby given that the

deadline for filing motions to intervene

or protests, as set forth above, is

December 1, 1997.

Copies of the full text of the Order are

available from the Commission’s Public

Reference Branch, 888 First Street, N.E.,

Washington, D.C. 20426.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–30574 Filed 11–20–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP98–78–000]

NorAm Gas Transmission Company;

Notice of Request Under Blanket

Authorization

November 17, 1997.

Take notice that on November 12,

1997, NorAm Gas Transmission

Company (NGT), 525 Milam Street, P.O.

Box 21734, Shreveport, Louisiana

71151, filed in Docket No. CP98–78–000

a request pursuant to Sections 157.205

and 157.211 of the Commission’s

Regulations under the Natural Gas Act

(18 CFR 157.205 and 157.211) for

approval to operate certain facilities in

Arkansas, under NGT’s blanket

certificate issued in Docket Nos. CP82–

384–000 and CP82–384–001, pursuant

to Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act

(NGA), all as more fully set forth in the

request which is on file with the

Commission and open to public

inspection.

NGT states that it specifically requests

authority pursuant to Subpart G of Part

284 of the Commission’s Regulations to

operate an existing one-inch tap

originally installed to provide service

authorized under Section 311 of the

Natural Gas Policy Act and Subpart B,

Part 284 of the Commission’s

Regulations. NGT further states that the

one-inch tap, valve and first-cut

regulator are located on NGT’s Line KT–

9 in Section 35, Township 18 South,

Range 16 West, Union County,

Arkansas: NGT asserts that the

estimated volumes to be delivered

through the tap are approximately 170

MMBtu annually and 2 MMBtu on a

peak day. NGT indicates that the tap

was constructed in July, 1997, at an

estimated cost of $2,544.

Any person or the Commission’s Staff

may, within 45 days of the issuance of

the instant notice by the Commission,

file pursuant to Rule 214 of the

Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure (18 CFR 385.214), a motion to

intervene 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 activities 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 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. 97–30636 Filed 11–20–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. ER97–4231–000]

Rochester Gas & Electric Company;

Notice of Filing

November 17, 1997.

Take notice that on October 6, 1997,

Rochester Gas & Electric Company

tendered for filing a notice of

withdrawal of its August 15, 1997, filing

in the above-referenced 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 285.211

and 18 CFR 385.214). All such motions

or protests should be filed on or before

November 28, 1997. Protests will be

considered by the Commission in

determining the appropriate action to be