67634 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 248 / Monday, December 29, 1997 / Notices

Federal Agency Seeking DegreeGranting Authority

In accordance with the Federal policy

governing the granting of academic

degrees by Federal agencies (approved

by a letter from the Director, Bureau of

the Budget, to the Secretary, Health,

Education, and Welfare, dated

December 23, 1954), the Secretary is

required to establish a review committee

to advise the Secretary concerning any

legislation that may be proposed that

would authorize the granting of degrees

by a Federal agency. The review

committee forwards its recommendation

concerning a Federal agency’s proposed

degree-granting authority to the

Secretary, who then forwards the

committee’s recommendation and the

Secretary’s recommendation to the

Office of Management and Budget for

review and transmittal to the Congress.

The Secretary uses the Advisory

Committee as the review committee

required for this purpose. Accordingly,

the Advisory Committee will review the

following institution at this meeting:

Proposed Master’s Degree-Granting

Authority

1. U.S. Army War, Carlisle, PA (request

to award the master’s degree in

Strategic Studies to students who

complete its non-resident track)

Public Inspection of Petitions and

Third-Party Comments

All petitions and interim reports, and

those third-party comments received in

advance of the meeting, will be

available for public inspection and

copying at the U.S. Department of

Education, ROB–3, Room 3915, 7th and

D Streets, SW., Washington, DC 20202–

5244, telephone (202) 708–7417

between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30

p.m., Monday through Friday, until May

18, 1998. They will be available again

after the June 8–10 Advisory Committee

meeting. it is preferred that an

appointment be made in advance of

such inspection or copying.

Dated: December 17, 1997.

David A. Longanecker,

Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary

Education.

[FR Doc. 97–33734 Filed 12–24–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4000–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Secretary of Energy Advisory Board;

Notice of Open Meeting

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

SUMMARY: Consistent with the

provisions of the Federal Advisory

Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463, 86 Stat.

770), notice is hereby given of the

following advisory committee meeting:

Name: Secretary of Energy Advisory

Board—Tennessee Valley Electric

System Advisory Committee.

Date and Time: Tuesday, January 20,

1998, 3:00 P.M.—9:00 P.M.

Place: Nashville Convention Center,

Room 204, 601 Commerce Street,

Nashville, Tennessee 37203.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Richard C. Burrow, Secretary of Energy

Advisory Board (AB–1), US Department

of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue,

SW, Washington, D.C. 20585, (202) 586–

1709.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

purpose of the Tennessee Valley Electric

System Advisory Committee is to

provide advice, information, and

recommendations to the Secretary of

Energy Advisory Board on the role of

the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

in a restructured competitive electric

industry. The Tennessee Valley Electric

System Advisory Committee will

prepare a report for submission to the

Secretary of Energy Advisory Board.

Tentative Agenda

Tuesday, January 20, 1998

3:00—5:30 PM Opening Remarks—The

Honorable Butler Derrick, Chairman

Presentations

Working Session

5:30—6:30 PM Dinner Break

6:30—9:00PM Working Session

Public Comment Period

9:00 PM Adjourn

This tentative agenda is subject to

change. A final agenda will be available

at the meeting.

Public Participation: The Chairman of

the Tennessee Valley Electric System

Advisory Committee is empowered to

conduct the meeting in a way which

will, in the Chairman’s judgment,

facilitate the orderly conduct of

business. During its meeting in

Nashville, Tennessee, the Tennessee

Valley Electric System Advisory

Committee welcomes public comment.

Members of the public will be heard in

the order in which they sign up at the

beginning of the meeting. The

Tennessee Valley Electric System

Advisory Committee will make every

effort to hear the views of all interested

parties. Written comments may be

submitted to Skila Harris, Executive

Director, Secretary of Energy Advisory

Board, AB–1, US Department of Energy,

1000 Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, D.C. 20585.

Minutes: Minutes and a transcript of

the meeting will be available for public

review and copying approximately 30

days following the meeting at the

Freedom of Information Public Reading

Room, 1E–190 Forrestal Building, 1000

Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, D.C., between 9:00 A.M.

and 4:00 P.M., Monday through Friday

except Federal holidays. Information on

the Tennessee Valley Electric System

Advisory Committee may also be found

at the Secretary of Energy Advisory

Board’s web site, located at http://

www.hr.doe.gov/seab.

Issued at Washington, D.C., on December

18, 1997.

Rachel M. Samuel,

Deputy Advisory Committee Management

Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–33717 Filed 12–24–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP98–02–000]

ANR Pipeline Company; Notice of

Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff

December 19, 1997.

Take notice that on December 17,

1997, ANR Pipeline Company (ANR)

tendered for filing as part of its FERC

Gas Tariff, Second Revised No. 1, the

following revised tariff sheets to be

effective February 1, 1998:

Third Revised Sheet No. 137

First Revised Sheet No. 137A

Second Revised Sheet No. 138

Second Revised Sheet No. 139

First Revised Sheet No. 139A

Second Revised Sheet No. 140

First Revised Sheet No. 141

Second Revised Sheet No. 142

First Revised Sheet No. 143

Third Revised Sheet No. 144

ANR states that it is revising the

cashout mechanism set forth in its tariff

to: (1) Revise the methodology by which

prices are determined for the purchase

and sale of imbalance volumes that are

cashed-out on its system; and (2)

provide for a two-way flow-through of

gains and losses from the purchase and

sale of cashout volumes.

ANR states that copies of the filing

have been mailed to all affected

customers and state regulatory

commissions.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

protest this 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 Sections

385.214 and 385.211 of the

Commission’s Rules and Regulations.

All such motion or protests must be
Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 248 / Monday, December 29, 1997 / Notices 67635

1ANR Pipeline Company’s application was filed

with the Commission under Section 7 of the Natural

Gas Act and Part 157 of the Commission’s

regulations.

2The appendices referenced in this notice are not

being printed in the Federal Register. Copies are

available from the Commission’s Public Reference

and Files Maintenance Branch, 888 First Street,

N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426, or call (202) 208–

1371. Copies of the appendices were sent to all

those receiving this notice in the mail.

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. 97–33658 Filed 12–24–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP97–563–001]

Michigan Gas Storage Company;

Notice of Petition To Amend

December 19, 1997.

Take notice that on November 25,

1997, Michigan Gas Storage Company

(MGSCo), 212 West Michigan Avenue,

Jackson, Michigan 49201, filed with the

Commission, pursuant to Section 7 of

the Natural Gas Act (NGA), a petition to

amend the order issued on September

19, 1997, in Docket No. CP97–563–000

to slightly modify the construction

authorized in the Cranberry Lake

Storage Field, Clare County, Michigan,

all as more fully set forth in the

application for amendment, which is

open to the public for inspection.

Michigan Gas Storage Company

(MGSCo) notified the Commission on

November 25, 1997, that MGSCo has

now developed an alternative,

functionally equivalent piping

configuration for the Cranberry Lake

Storage Field in Clare County,

Michigan, which varies slightly from

what the Director, Office of Pipeline

Regulation authorized on September 19,

1997, in Docket No. CP97–563–000.

Specifically, MGSCo states that the

existing 6-inch diameter (approximately

125 feet) and 4-inch diameter

(approximately 625 feet) pipe on Lateral

63 East between wells C715 and C350 is

in good condition and does not need to

be replaced with the originally proposed

2-inch diameter pipe. This segment of

the pipe only required minor repairs to

the pipe coating.

Instead, MGSCo now proposes to cut

and remove the 1,690 feet of existing 6-

inch diameter pipe between wells C353

and C715 on Lateral 63 East, rather than

replacing it with the 8-inch diameter

pipe authorized in the September 19,

1997, order. MGSCo states that it can

install the pig launcher at the eastern

cut end of this segment. Gas would then

flow westward from the storage wells

along this section of lateral through 8-

inch diameter pipe.

MGSCo also states that gas flowing

through the existing 6-inch and 4-inch

diameter segment (east of the 1,690 feet

of removed pipe) on Lateral 63 East

would flow northward through the

existing 4-inch diameter tie-line

between Laterals 62 East and 63 East.

MGSCo further states that these minor

modifications could save $80,000 in

material and labor costs, as well as

avoid the cutting of trees in a 15-foot by

300-foot temporary work area.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

make any protest with reference to said

petition to amend should on or before

December 29, 1997, file with the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission,

Washington, D.C. 20426, a motion to

intervene or a protest in accordance

with the requirements of the

Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure (18 CFR 384.214 or 385.211)

and the Regulations under the NGA (18

CFR 157.10). All 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

to a proceeding or to participate as a

party in any hearing therein must file a

motion to intervene in accordance with

the Commission’s Rules.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–33655 Filed 12–24–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP98–2–000]

ANR Pipeline Company; Notice of

Intent To Prepare an Environmental

Assessment for the Proposed Kent

County Replacement Project and

Request for Comments on

Environmental Issues

December 19, 1997.

The staff of the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission (FERC or

Commission) will prepare an

environmental assessment (EA) that will

discuss the environmental impacts of

the replacement of about 0.96 mile of

22-inch-diameter pipeline proposed in

the Kent County Replacement Project.1

This EA will be used by the

Commission in its decision-making

process to determine whether the

project is in the public convenience and

necessity.

Summary of the Proposed Project

ANR Pipeline Company (ANR)

proposes to replace about 0.96 mile of

22-inch-diameter pipeline to maintain

compliance with the U.S. Department of

Transportation pipeline safety

regulations. There would be no increase

in the capacity of ANR’s system as a

result of this proposal. ANR seeks

authority to construct and operate:

• 0.96 mile of 22-inch-diameter

replacement pipeline in Kent County,

Michigan.

No nonjurisdictional facilities would

be constructed as a result of this

proposal.

The location of the project facilities is

shown in appendix 1.2

Land Requirements for Construction

Construction of the proposed facilities

would require about 8.6 acres of land,

including a 75-foot-wide construction

right-of-way, additional temporary work

spaces, and a staging area. Following

construction, no new permanent rightof-way would be required. All of the

right-of-way would be restored and

allowed to revert to its former use.

The EA Process

The National Environmental Policy

Act (NEPA) requires the Commission to

take into account the environmental

impacts that could result from an action

whenever it considers the issuance of a

Certificate of Public Convenience and

Necessity. NEPA also requires us to

discover and address concerns the

public may have about proposals. We

call this ‘‘scoping.’’ The main goal of the

scoping process is to focus the analysis

in the EA on the important

environmental issues. By this Notice of

Intent, the Commission requests public

comments on the scope of the issues it

will address in the EA. All comments

received are considered during the

preparation of the EA. State and local

government representatives are

encouraged to notify their constituents

of this proposed action and encourage