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of the Gas Research Institute (GRI) in

funding R&D.

The conference will be divided into

four parts. The first part will consist of

a presentation by GRI describing its

current program, including the various

sources of funding for the program.

The second part will consist of a

panel focusing on whether GRI’s current

program is appropriate. As a threshold

matter, the panel should address the

question of what is the appropriate role

of joint research and development in

today’s market environment. The

Commission seeks input on (1) whether

the program should stay at its current

funding level; (2) whether it should be

increased and, if so, to what level; or (3)

whether it should be decreased to a core

program and, if so, what should be

included.

The third and fourth parts of the

conference will address the matters

contained in GRI’s January 24, 1997,

motion for an expedited technical

conference. In that filing GRI proposed

a two stage technical conference. GRI

said:

GRI proposes that the first stage of the

requested technical conference be

devoted to the following questions:

Whether there is an equitable

mechanism under FERC auspices that in

today’s regulatory environment would

fund a core gas industry/GRI

cooperative R&D program with widely

dispersed benefits that are not subject to

capture by a single party? And, if so,

what would be the fundamental

attributes of such a long-term funding

mechanism and the appropriate scope

and design of such a core R&D program?

GRI further proposes that the second

stage of the technical conference be

devoted to the following question:

Whether the currently pending proposal

is appropriate for use in transitioning to

a long-term funding mechanism or as a

basis for developing a long-term funding

mechanism?

During this portion of the conference,

the Commission seeks input on whether

the proposed GRI funding mechanism

requires captive customers to shoulder

more than their fair share of R&D

funding and is thereby unduly

discriminatory.

The conference will be convened at

9:30 a.m. at the offices of the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888

First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. The

Commission will issue a supplemental

notice that will further describe the

structure of the conference.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–4399 Filed 2–21–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

[Docket No. RP97–55–003]

Great Lakes Gas Transmission Limited

Partnership; Notice of Proposed

Changes in FERC Gas Tariff

February 18, 1997.

Take notice that on February 11, 1997,

Great Lakes Gas Transmission Limited

Partnership (Great Lakes) tendered for

filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff,

Second Revised Volume No. 1, 2nd Sub

First Revised Sheet No. 20, to be

effective June 1, 1997.

Great Lakes states that the above

named tariff sheet is being filed to

clarify the Heat Content provision of

Section 8.1 of the General Terms and

Conditions as proposed in its January

29, 1997 filing to convert its rates and

tariff from a volumetric to a thermal

basis in compliance with the

Commission’s Order No. 582 and to

convert its Btu measurement from a wet

to a dry basis in compliance with the

Commission’s Order No. 587.

Great Lakes intends that when the

heat content of gas received at any point

drops below 1013 Btu per cubic foot and

it is unable to transport a shipper’s

scheduled daily delivery due to this

drop, Great Lakes will utilize the

Curtailment provision of Section 11.4 of

the General Terms and Conditions, but

only for those shippers from whom gas

was received at that point.

Any person desiring to protest said

filing should file a protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C.

20426, in accordance with Section

385.211 of the Commission’s Rules and

Regulations. All such protests must 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.

Copies of this filing are on file with the

Commission and are available for public

inspection in the Commission’s Public

Reference Room.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–4407 Filed 2–21–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

[Docket No. CP96–53–004]

NE Hub Partners, L. P. Notice of

Amendment

February 18, 1997.

Take notice that on February 13, 1997,

NE Hub Partners, L.P. (NE Hub) filed in

Docket No. CP96–53–004 an

amendment to its pending application

filed in Docket No. CP96–53–000

requesting to omit the original request

for authorization to provide hub

services and firm or interruptible

transportation services, all as more fully

set forth in the amendment which is on

file with the Commission and open to

public inspection.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

make any protest with reference to said

petition to amend should, on or before

March 11, 1997, file with the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888

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

20426, a motion to intervene or protest

in accordance with the requirements of

the Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211)

and the Regulations under the Natural

Gas Act (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. All persons who have heretofore

filed need not file again.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–4401 Filed 2–21–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

[Docket No. OA97–518–000 and ER97–

1477–000]

New Hampshire Electric Cooperative,

Inc.; Notice of Filing

February 18, 1997.

Take notice that New Hampshire

Electric Cooperative, Inc., on January

30, 1997, tendered for filing its FERC

Open Access Transmission Tariff, two

rate schedules and a petition for waiver

from requirements under Part 37 of the

Commission’s regulations, as

promulgated in Order 889.

On January 30, 1997 the New

Hampshire Electric Cooperative will

complete the payment and retirement of

all debts issued by the Rural Utilities

Service of the United States Department

of Agriculture, and it accordingly will

become a Public Utility subject to the

general regulatory jurisdiction of the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

under Part II of the Federal Power Act.

At the present time, the Cooperative

provides transmission service to one

customer, Goodrich Falls Hydroelectric

Company, and it sells its share of the

output of Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant

Unit No. 1 to the Public Service

Company of New Hampshire.

Regulatory jurisdiction over these two