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Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211

and 18 CFR 385.214). All such motions

or protests should be filed on or before

the comment date. 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.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–3337 Filed 2–10–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

[Docket No. CP96–517–000]

Algonquin LNG, Inc.; Notice of

Availability of the Environmental

Assessment for the Proposed ALNG

Modifications Project

February 5, 1997.

The staff of the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission (FERC or

Commission) has prepared an

environmental assessment (EA) on the

natural gas pipeline facilities proposed

by Algonquin LNG, Inc. (ALNG) in the

above-referenced docket.

The EA was prepared to satisfy the

requirements of the National

Environmental Policy Act. The staff

concludes that approval of the proposed

project, with appropriate mitigating

measures, would not constitute a major

Federal action significantly affecting the

quality of the human environment.

The EA assesses the potential

environmental effects of the proposed

modification, construction and

operation at an existing liquefied

natural gas (LNG) storage facility and

the construction and operation of

associated pipeline facilities including:

• A liquefaction facility with a

capacity of 40,000 million British

thermal units per day (MMbtu/d);

• LNG pumps and vaporizers with a

capacity of 375,000 MMbtu/d;

• Boil-off gas compressors;

• 0.92 mile of 20-inch-diameter

pipeline;

• 0.25 mile of 10.75-inch-diameter

pipeline;

• Metering facilities;

• Inspection of the existing 600,000-

barrel LNG storage tank, and install new

instrumentation; and

• Miscellaneous construction

including water/glycol system, feed gas

compressors, odorant injection, control

systems, and fire protection system

additions.

The purpose of the proposed facilities

is to provide natural gas liquefaction,

LNG storage, LNG trucking, and LNG

vaporization services on a firm and

interruptible, open access, blanket basis.

Any person wishing to comment on

the EA may do so. Written comments

mut be received on or before Marcy 7,

1997, reference Docket No. CP96–517–

000, and be addressed to: Office of the

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 888 First Street, N.E.,

Washington, DC 20426.

Comments will be considered by the

Commission but will not serve to make

the commentor a party to the

proceeding. Any person seeking to

become a party to the proceeding must

file a motion to intervene pursuant to

Rule 214 of the Commission’s Rules of

Practice and Procedure (18 CFR

385.214).

The date for filing timely motions to

intervene in this proceeding has passed.

Therefore, parties now seeking to file

late interventions must show good

cause, as required by section

385.214(b)(3), why this time limitation

should be waived. Environmental issues

have been viewed as good cause for late

intervention. You do not need

intervenor status to have your

comments considered.

The EA has been placed in the public

files of the FERC and is available for

public inspection at: Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, Public

Reference and Files Maintenance

Branch, 888 First Street, N.E., Room

2A–1, Washington, DC 20426, (202)

208–1371.

Copies of the EA have been mailed to

Federal, state, and local agencies, public

interest groups, interested individuals,

newspapers, and parties to this

proceeding. For a limited number of

copies of the EA, contact the Public

Reference and Files Maintenance

Branch identified above.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–3289 Filed 2–10–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

Office of Hearings and Appeals

Notice of Cases Filed; Week of

December 9 Through December 13,

1996

During the Week of December 9

through December 13, 1996, the appeals,

applications, petitions or other requests

listed in this Notice were filed with the

Office of Hearings and Appeals of the

Department of Energy.

Any person who will be aggrieved by

the DOE action sought in any of these

cases may file written comments on the

application within ten days of

publication of this Notice or the date of

receipt of actual notice, whichever

occurs first. All such comments shall be

filed with the Office of Hearings and

Appeals, Department of Energy,

Washington, D.C. 20585–0107.

Dated: February 3, 1997.

George B. Breznay,

Director, Office of Hearings and Appeals.

LIST OF CASES RECEIVED BY THE OFFICE OF HEARINGS AND APPEALS

[Week of December 9 through December 13, 1996]

Date Name and location of applicant Case No. Type of submission

Dec. 9, 1996 ... Carlos Blanco, Portland, Oregon .................... VFA–0248 Appeal of an Information Request Denial. If granted: The November 5, 1996 Freedom of Information Request Denial issued by the Bonneville Power Administration would be rescinded, and Carlos Blanco would receive access to certain DOE information.

Dec. 9, 1996 ... Personnel Security Hearing ............................ VSO–0127 Request for Hearing Under 10 CFR Part 710. If granted: An

individual employed by the Department of Energy would

receive a hearing under 10 CFR Part 710.

Dec. 10, 1996 Ellisworth-Williams Coop Co. Hardin, Kentucky.RR272–271 Request for Modification/Rescission in the Crude Oil Refund

Proceeding. If Granted: The October 18, 1996 Decision

and Order, Case No. RG272–260, issued to Ellisworth-Williams Coop Co. would be modified regarding the firm’s Application for Refund submitted in the Crude Oil refund proceeding.