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proposed abandonment. Koch Gateway

states that Entex has not used this point

since 1988. Koch Gateway further states

that it would plug and remove the tap,

remove all above ground facilities and

after cleaning the pipe and filling it with

either water or nitrogen, would abandon

the lateral in place.

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 no protest is

filed within the time allowed therefor,

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protest is filed and not withdrawn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. 97–33161 Filed 12–18–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. ER98–107–000]

Sithe Power Marketing, Inc.; Notice of

Issuance of Order

December 15, 1997.

Sithe Power Marketing, Inc. (Sithe)

submitted for filing a rate schedule

under which Sithe will engage in

wholesale electric power and energy

transactions as a marketer. Sithe also

requested waiver of various Commission

regulations. In particular, Sithe

requested that the Commission grant

blanket approval under 18 CFR Part 34

of all future issuances of securities and

assumptions of liability by Sithe.

On December 4, 1997, pursuant to

delegated authority, the Director,

Division of Rate Applications, Office of

Electric Power Regulation, granted

requests for blanket approval under Part

34, subject to the following:

Within thirty days of the date of the

order, any person desiring to be heard

or to protest the blanket approval of

issuances of securities or assumptions of

liability by Sithe 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).

Absent a request for hearing within

this period, Sithe is authorized to issue

securities and assume obligations or

liabilities as a guarantor, indorser,

surety, or otherwise in respect of any

security of another person; provided

that such issuance or assumption is for

some lawful object within the corporate

purpose of the applicant, and

compatible with the public interest, and

is reasonably necessary or appropriate

for such purposes.

The Commission reserves the right to

require a further showing that neither

public nor private interests will be

adversely affected by continued

approval of Sithe’s issuances of

securities or assumptions of liability.

Notice is hereby given that the

deadline for filing motions to intervene

or protests, as set forth above, is January

5, 1998. 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. 97–33156 Filed 12–18–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Notice of Application Filed With the

Commission

December 15, 1997.

Take notice that the following

hydroelectric application has been filed

with the Commission and is available

for public inspection:

a. Type of Action: Proceeding

Pursuant to Reserved Authority to

Determine Whether Modifications to

License are Appropriate.

b. Project No: 3021–048.

c. License Issued: March 27, 1985.

d. Licensee: Allegheny Hydro No. 8

and 9 Limited Partnership (LP) and

Connecticut National Bank.

e. Name of Project: Allegheny River

Lock and Dam 8 and 9 Hydroelectric

Project.

f. Location: Allegheny River,

Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.

g. Authorization: Section 10(a)(1) of

the Federal Power Act and Article 17 of

the License.

h. License Contact: Ms. Tania S.

Aslan, Sithe Energies, Inc., 450

Lexington Avenue, 37th Floor, New

York, NY 10017, (212) 450–9045

i. FERC Contact: Steve Hocking (202)

219–2656.

j. Comment Date: February 17, 1998.

k. Description of Proceeding: The

Commission has begun a proceeding to

determine if reserved authority in article

17 of the license should be used to

require 15-inch flashboards on the top

of Lock and Dam 9, part of the

Allegheny River Lock and Dam 8 and 9

Project. The proceeding is in response to

concerns raised by the Pennsylvania

Fish and Boat Commission and private

citizens about the impacts of projectinduced lower water levels on

recreational boating in the Lock 9 pool.

Flashboards could be used to increase

water levels in the Lock 9 pool to more

closely resemble pre-hydroelectric

project conditions. Flashboards have

been authorized as an interim measure

since 1994.

The Commission prepared a draft

environmental assessment (EA)

analyzing the environmental impacts of

using 15-inch flashboards for public

review and comment. A copy of the

draft EA can be obtained by calling the

Commission’s public reference room at

(202) 208–1371.

j. This notice also consists of the

following standard paragraphs: B, C1,

and D2.

B. Comments, Protests, or Motions to

Intervene—Anyone may submit

comments, a protest, or a motion to

intervene in accordance with the

requirements of Rules of Practice and

Procedure, 18 CFR Sections 385.210,

.211, .214. In determining the

appropriate action to take, the

Commission will consider all protests or

other comments filed, but only those

who file a motion to intervene in

accordance with the Commission’s

Rules may become a party to the

proceeding. Any comments, protests, or

motions to intervene must be received

on or before the specified comment date

for the particular application.

C1. Filing and Service of Responsive

Documents—Any filings must bear in

all capital letters the title

‘‘COMMENTS’’ ‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS

FOR TERMS AND CONDITIONS’’,

‘‘PROTESTS’’, or ‘‘MOTION TO

INTERVENE’’, as applicable, and the

Project Number of the particular

application to which the filing is in

response. Any of these documents must

be filed by providing the original and 8

copies to: The Secretary, Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, 888 First

Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426.

Motions to intervene must also be

served upon each representative of the

Applicant specified in the particular

application.
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D2. Agency Comments—The

Commission invites federal, state, and

local agencies to file comments on the

described application. (Agencies may

obtain a copy of the application directly

from the Applicant.) If an agency does

not file comments within the time

specified for filing comments, it will

presume that the agency has none. One

copy of an agency’s comments must also

be sent to the applicant’s

representatives.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–33152 Filed 12–18–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Notice of Intent To File Application for

New License

December 15, 1997.

Take notice that the following

hydroelectric application has been filed

with the Commission and is available

for public inspection:

a. Type of filing: Notice of Intent to

File Application for New License.

b. Project No.: 2103.

c. Date filed: June 19, 1997.

d. Submitted By: Cominco American

Incorporated.

e. Name of Project: Cedar Creek.

f. Location: On Cedar Creek, Stevens

County, Washington, adjacent to

International Boundary.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Section 15 of the

Federal Power Act, 18 CFR 16.6 of the

Commission’s Regulations.

h. Expiration date of original license:

July 31, 2002.

i. The facilities under this license

consist of 2.32 acres of public lands, of

which 2.276 acres are U.S. lands

managed by the Bureau of Land

Management. These facilities are a

minor part of the 375–MW Waneta

Project, located in British Columbia,

Canada, operating under Provincial

British Columbia Water Licenses and an

International Joint Commission Order of

Approval.

j. Pursuant to 18 CFR 16.7,

information on the project is available

by contacting: Nan Nalder, Acres

International Corporation, 3254 11th

Avenue West, Seattle, WA 98119,

Phone: (206) 281–7079.

k. FERC contact: He ́ctor M. Pe ́rez,

(202) 219–2843.

l. Pursuant to 18 CFR 16.9(b)(1) each

application for a new license and any

competing license applications must be

filed with the Commission at least 24

months prior to the expiration of the

existing license. All applications for

license for this project must be filed by

July 31, 2000.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–33153 Filed 12–18–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Notice of Application Filed With the

Commission

December 15, 1997.

Take notice that the following

hydroelectric application has been filed

with the Commission and is available

for public inspection:

a. Type of Application: Joint

Application for Transfer of License.

b. Project No.: 1413–023.

c. Date Filed: October 29, 1997.

d. Applicants: Buffalo Hydro, L. C.

and Fall River Rural Electric

Cooperative, Inc.

e. Name of Project: Buffalo River

Hydroelectric Project.

f. Location: On the Buffalo River, a

tributary to the Henry’s Fork of the

Snake River, in Fremont County, Idaho.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power

Act, 16 USC §§ 791 (a)–825(r).

h. Contact: Dee M. Reynolds, General

Manager, Fall River Rural Electric,

Cooperative, Inc., 714 Main Street, P.O.

Box 830, Ashton, Idaho 83420, (208)

652–7431, Fax: (208) 652–7825.

i. FERC Contact: Mr. Lynn R. Miles,

(202) 219–2671.

j. Comment Date: January 29, 1998.

k. Description of the Proposed Action:

The licensee, Buffalo Hydro, L.C., seeks

to transfer the project license to Fall

River Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc., a

Idaho corporation.

The licensee has agreed to sell to the

transferee all operating assets except its

power purchase agreement with

PacifiCorp.

l. This notice also consists of the

following standard paragraphs: B, C1,

and D2.

B. Comments, Protests, or Motions to

Intervene—Anyone may submit

comments, a protest, or a motion to

intervene in accordance with the

requirements of Rules of Practice and

Procedures, 18 CFR sections 385.210,

.211, .214. In determining the

appropriate action to take, the

Commission will consider all protests or

other comments filed, but only those

who file a motion to intervene in

accordance with the Commission’s

Rules may become a party to the

proceeding. Any comments, protests, or

motions to intervene must be received

on or before the specified comment date

for the particular application.

C1. Filing and Service of Responsive

Documents—Any filings must bear in

all capital letters the title

‘‘COMMENTS’’,

‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TERMS

AND CONDITIONS’’, ‘‘PROTEST’’, OR

‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE’’, as

applicable, and the Project Number of

the particular application to which the

filing is in response. Any of these

documents must be filed by providing

the original and 8 copies to: The

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 888 First Street, N.E.,

Washington, D.C. 20426. Motions to

intervene must also be served upon each

representative of the Applicant

specified in the particular application.

D2. Agency Comments—The

Commission invites federal, state, and

local agencies to file comments on the

described application. (Agencies may

obtain a copy of the application directly

from the applicant.) If an agency does

not file comments within the time

specified for filing comments, the

Commission will presume that the

agency has none. One copy of an

agency’s comments must also be sent to

the applicant’s representatives.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–33154 Filed 12–18–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Notice of Meeting

The following notice of meeting is

published pursuant to Section 3(a) of

the Government in the Sunshine Act

(Pub. L. 94–409), 5 U.S.C. 552b:

AGENCY HOLDING MEETING: Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission.

DATE AND TIME: December 17, 1997

(Approximately 10:30 a.m., following

Regular Commission Meeting).

PLACE: Room 2C, 888 First Street, N.E.,

Washington, D.C. 20426.

STATUS: Closed.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: American

Rivers, Inc. v. FERC, No. 96–4110.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Lois D. Cashell, Secretary, Telephone

(202) 208–0400.

The following Commissioners voted

that agency business requires the

holding of a closed meeting on less than