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copies of their protests to the party or

person to whom the protests are

directed. 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. Persons

who previously filed motions to

intervene on Docket No. CP96–27–000

and 001 need not file again.

A person obtaining intervenor status

will be placed on the service list

maintained by the Secretary of the

Commission and will receive copies of

all documents issued by the

Commission, filed by the applicant, or

filed by all other intervenors. An

intervenor can file for rehearing of any

Commission order and can petition for

court review of any such order.

However, an intervenor must serve

copies of comments or any other filing

it makes with the Commission to every

other intervenor in the proceeding, as

well as filing an original and 14 copies

with the Commission.

A person does not have to intervene,

however, in order to have comments

considered. A person, instead, may

submit two copies of such comments to

the Secretary of the Commission.

Commenters will be placed on the

Commission’s environmental mailing

list, will receive copies of

environmental documents, and will be

able to participate in meetings

associated with the Commission’s

environmental review process.

Commenters will not be required to

serve copies of filed documents on all

other parties. However, commenters

will not receive copies of all documents

filed by other parties or issued by the

Commission, and will not have the right

to seek rehearing or appeal the

Commission’s final order to a Federal

court.

The Commission will consider all

comments and concerns equally,

whether filed by commenters or those

requesting intervenor status.

Take further notice that, pursuant to

the authority contained in and subject to

the jurisdiction conferred upon the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

by Sections 7 and 15 of the NGA and the

Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure, a hearing will be held

without further notice before the

Commission or its designee on these

applications if no motion to intervene is

filed within the time required herein, if

the Commission on its own review of

the matter finds that a grant of the

certificate is required by the public

convenience and necessity. If a motion

for leave to intervene is timely filed, or

if the Commission on its own motion

believes that a formal hearing is

required, further notice of such hearing

will be duly given.

Under the procedure herein provided

for, unless otherwise advised, it will be

unnecessary for Natural to appear or be

represented at the hearing.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–32711 Filed 12–15–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP98–85–000]

NorAm Gas Transmission Company;

Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC

Gas Tariff

December 10, 1997.

Take notice that on December 5, 1997,

NorAm Gas Transmission Company

(NGT) tendered for filing as part of its

FERC Gas Tariff, Fourth Revised

Volume No. 1, the following revised

tariff sheets, to be effective April 1,

1998:

Third Revised Sheet No. 190

First Revised Sheet No. 192A

Third Revised Sheet No. 196

First Revised Sheet No. 201A

First Revised Sheet No. 204A

Third Revised Sheet No. 276

Second Revised Sheet No. 278

First Revised Sheet No. 279A

First Revised Sheet No. 279B

First Revised Sheet No. 279C

Third Revised Sheet No. 280

Third Revised Sheet No. 286

Second Revised Sheet No. 290

Second Revised Sheet No. 305

First Revised Sheet No. 305A

Third Revised Sheet No. 307

First Revised Sheet No. 307A

NGT states that the filing revises the

tariff to eliminate paper nominations

and paper capacity release transactions,

and provides that such activities will be

accomplished electronically except

during times of emergency.

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 of Practice and

Procedure. 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.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–32710 Filed 12–15–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. ER97–4352–000]

SEMCO Energy Services, Inc.; Notice

of Issuance of Order

December 11, 1997.

SEMCO Energy Services, Inc.

(SEMCO) submitted for filing a rate

schedule under which SEMCO will

engage in wholesale electric power and

energy transactions as a marketer.

SEMCO also requested waiver of various

Commission regulations. In particular,

SEMCO requested that the Commission

grant blanket approval under 18 CFR

Part 34 of all future issuances of

securities and assumptions of liability of

SEMCO.

On November 28, 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 SEMCO 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 Procedures (18 CFR

385.211 and 385.214).

Absent a request for hearing within

this period, SEMCO 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 of assumption is for

some lawful object within the corporate

purposes 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 SEMCO’s issuances of

securities or assumptions of liability.