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foreign country are regulated and

require authorization under section

202(e) of the Federal Power Act (FPA)

(16 U.S.C. 824a(e)).

On November 25, 1997, NP Energy

applied to the Office of Fossil Energy

(FE) of the Department of Energy (DOE)

for authorization to export electric

energy to Canada, as a power marketer,

pursuant to section 202(e) of the FPA.

Specifically, NP Energy has proposed to

transmit to Canada electric energy

purchased from electric utilities and

other suppliers within the U.S.

NP Energy would arrange for the

exported energy to be transmitted to

Canada over the international

transmission facilities owned by Basin

Electric Power Cooperative, Bonneville

Power Administration, Citizens

Utilities, Detroit Edison Company,

Eastern Maine Electric Cooperative,

Joint Owners of the Highgate Project,

Maine Electric Power Company, Maine

Public Service Company, Minnesota

Power and Light Company, Minnkota

Power Cooperative, New York Power

Authority, Niagara Mohawk Power

Corporation, Northern States Power, and

Vermont Electric Transmission

Company. Each of these transmission

facilities, as more fully described in the

application, has previously been

authorized by a Presidential permit

issued pursuant to Executive Order

10485, as amended.

Procedural Matters

Any persons desiring to become a

party to this proceeding or to be heard

by filing comments or protests to this

application should file a petition to

intervene, comment or protest at the

address provided above in accordance

with §§ 385.211 or 385.214 of the

FERC’s Rules of Practice and Procedures

(18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Fifteen

copies of such petitions, comments and

protests should be filed with the DOE

on or before the date listed above.

Additional copies are to be filed directly

with David G. Schwartz, General

Counsel, NP Energy Inc., 3650 National

City Tower, 101 South Fifth Street,

Louisville, KY 40202 and Margaret A.

Moore/John Buchovecky, Van Ness

Feldman, Seventh Floor, 1050 Thomas

Jefferson Street, NW., Washington, DC

20007–3877.

A final decision will be made on this

application after the environmental

impacts have been evaluated pursuant

to the National Environmental Policy

Act of 1969, and a determination is

made by the DOE that the proposed

action will not adversely impact on the

reliability of the U.S. electric power

supply system.

Copies of this application will be

made available, upon request, for public

inspection and copying at the address

provided above.

Issued in Washington, DC on December 3,

1997.

Anthony J. Como,

Manager, Electric Power Regulation, Office

of Coal and Power Im/Ex, Office of Coal and

Power Systems, Office of Fossil Energy.

[FR Doc. 97–32176 Filed 12–8–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP98–65–000]

CNG Transmission Corporation; Notice

of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas

Tariff

December 3, 1997.

Take notice that on November 26,

1997, CNG Transmission Corporation

(CNG) tendered for filing as part of its

FERC Gas Tariff, Second Revised

Volume No. 1, the following revised

tariff sheets, with an effective date of

January 1, 1998:

Thirty-Third Revised Sheet No. 32

Thirty-Third Revised Sheet No. 33

Thirteenth Revised Sheet No. 34

CNG states that the purpose of this

filing is to coordinate its rate increase as

to small customers with the effective

date of CNG’s ongoing general rate

proceeding in Docket No. RP97–406.

CNG states that copies of its filing

have been mailed to CNG’s customers

and interested state commissions.

Any person desiring to be heard or

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 214

and 211 of the Commission’s Rules of

Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214

and 385.211). All such motions or

protests should be filed as provided in

Section 154.210 of the Commission’s

Regulations. 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 part must file a motion to

intervene. Copies of this filing are on

file with the Commission and are

available for public inspection in the

Public Reference Room.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–32133 Filed 12–8–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP98–66–000]

Colorado Interstate Gas Company;

Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC

Gas Tariff

December 3, 1997.

Take notice that on November 26,

1997, Colorado Interstate Gas Company

(CIG) tendered for filing as part of its

FERC Gas Tariff, First Revised Volume

No. 1, Twenty-Fourth Revised Sheet No.

11, with an effective date of January 1,

1998.

CIG states that the filing is being made

pursuant to CIG’s First Revised Volume

No. 1, General Terms and Conditions,

Article 21.5—Account No. 858 Stranded

Costs.

CIG states that copies of its filing were

served upon the company’s

jurisdictional firm customers and

interested state commissions.

Any person desiring to be heard or

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 214

and 211 of the Commission’s Rules of

Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214

and 385.211). All such motions or

protests should be filed as provided in

Section 154.210 of the Commission’s

Regulations. 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 are

available for public inspection in the

Public Reference Room.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–32134 Filed 12–8–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP98–78–000]

El Paso Natural Gas Company; Notice

of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas

Tariff

December 3, 1997.

Take notice that on December 1, 1997,

El Paso Natural Gas Company (El Paso)

tendered for filing as part of its FERC