64584 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 235 / Monday, December 8, 1997 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Project Nos. 1933–011 & 2198–007]

Southern California Edison Company;

Notice of Availability of Final

Environmental Assessment

December 2, 1997.

A final environmental assessment

(EA) is available for public review. The

final EA analyzes the environmental

impacts of an application by Southern

California Edison Company (licensee) to

relocate project facilities. The licensee

proposes constructing a new penstock to

replace part of the existing flowline for

the Santa Ana River (SAR) 1 and 2

Hydroelectric Project No. 1933–011 and

all of the flowline for the SAR 3

Hydroelectric Project No. 2198–007. The

licensee proposes to construct a new

powerhouse to replace both the SAR 2

and SAR 3 powerhouses. The U.S. Army

Corps of Engineers is building a new

flood control dam in the Santa Ana

River Canyon below the SAR 1 and 2

Project. The Seven Oaks Dam will

inundate and destroy the SAR 2

powerhouse and the SAR 3 flowline

rendering both projects inoperable. The

licensee’s proposed construction would

allow it to continue to operate the

projects. Both projects are on the Santa

Ana River and its tributaries in San

Bernardino County, California.

The final EA finds that the

application to relocate project facilities

would not constitute a major federal

action significantly affecting the quality

of the human environment. The final EA

was written by staff in the Office of

Hydropower Licensing, Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission in cooperation

with the U.S. Department of

Agriculture—Forest Service, San

Bernardino National Forest, Big Bear

Ranger District. Copies of the final EA

can be obtained by calling the

Commission’s Public Reference room at

(202) 208–1371.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–31980 Filed 12–5–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Notice of Issuance of Decisions and

Orders by the Office of Hearings and

Appeals; Week of May 19 Through May

23, 1997

During the week of May 19 through

May 23, 1997, the decisions and orders

summarized below were issued with

respect to appeals, applications,

petitions, or other requests filed with

the Office of Hearings and Appeals of

the Department of Energy. The

following summary also contains a list

of submissions that were dismissed by

the Office of Hearings and Appeals.

Copies of the full text of these

decisions and orders are available in the

Public Reference Room of the Office of

Hearings and Appeals, Room 1E–234,

Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence

Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20585–

0107, Monday through Friday, between

the hours of 1:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m.,

except federal holidays. They are also

available in Energy Management:

Federal Energy Guidelines, a

commercially published loose leaf

reporter system. Some decisions and

orders are available on the Office of

Hearings and Appeals World Wide Web

site at http://www.oha.doe.gov.

Dated: November 26, 1997.

George B. Breznay,

Director, Office of Hearings and Appeals.

Decision List No. 34, Week of May 19

Through May 23, 1997

Appeal

Bonita L. Haynes, 5/23/97, VFA–0290

The DOE granted in part a Freedom of

Information Act (FOIA) Appeal filed by

Bonita L. Haynes. Haynes sought the

release of two names withheld from a

memo released to her by the DOE’s

Office of the Inspector General (IG). In

its decision, the DOE found that the IG’s

withholding of one of the names was

appropriate under FOIA Exemptions 6

and 7(C). However, the DOE also found

that the IG’s withholding of the other

name was not appropriate under the

justification furnished by the IG.

Accordingly, the matter was remanded

to the IG.

Requests for Exception

Greenville Automatic Gas Co., 5/22/97,

VEE–0043

Greenville Automatic Gas Company

filed an Application for Exception from

the Energy Information Administration

requirement that it file Form EIA–782B,

the ‘‘Resellers’/Retailers’ Monthly

Petroleum Product Sales Report.’’ In

considering Greenville’s request, the

DOE found that the firm was not

experiencing any type of hardship or

gross inequity. Accordingly, exception

relief was denied.

Hampton Gas Company, Inc. 5/22/97,

VEE–0041

Hampton Gas Company, Inc., filed an

Application for Exception from the

Energy Information Administration

requirement that it file Form EIA–782B,

the ‘‘Resellers’/Retailers’ Monthly

Petroleum Product Sales Report.’’ In

considering Hampton’s request, the DOE

found that the firm was not

experiencing any type of hardship or

gross inequity. Accordingly, exception

relief was denied.

Western Star Propane, Inc., 5/22/97,

VEE–0040

Western Star Propane, Inc., filed an

Application for Exception from the

Energy Information Administration

requirement that it file Form EIA–782B,

the ‘‘Resellers’/Retailers’ Monthly

Petroleum Product Sales Report.’’ In

considering Western’s request, the DOE

found that the firm was not

experiencing any type of hardship or

gross inequity. Accordingly, exception

relief was denied.

Refund Application

Department of the Interior/Bureau of

Indian Affairs, 5/19/97, RF272–

74747

The DOE approved an Application for

Refund filed by the Department of the

Interior/Bureau of Indian Affairs in the

Subpart V crude oil refund proceeding.

The DOE determined that the claimed

volumes were not purchased through

the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA)

and, therefore, not covered by the

refund granted DLA in a separate case.

Refund Applications

The Office of Hearings and Appeals

issued the following Decisions and

Orders concerning refund applications,

which are not summarized. Copies of

the full texts of the Decisions and

Orders are available in the Public

Reference Room of the Office of

Hearings and Appeals.

Name Case No. Date

Averitt Express ...................................................................................................................................................... RG272–00105 5/22/97

B.F. Walker, Inc. et al ........................................................................................................................................... RF272–98728 5/22/97

Crude Oil Supplemental Refund Dist .................................................................................................................... RB272–00110 5/22/97

L.C. Kruse & Sons, Inc ......................................................................................................................................... RG272–00845 5/23/97