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[Docket No. CP97–162–000]

Southern Natural Gas Company;

Notice of Request Under Blanket

Authorization

January 2, 1997.

Take notice that on December 19,

1996, Southern Natural Gas Company

(Southern), 1900 Fifth Avenue North,

Birmingham, Alabama 35203, filed in

Docket No. CP97–162–000 a request

pursuant to Sections 157.205 and

157.216(b) of the Commission’s

Regulations under the Natural Gas Act

(18 CFR 157.205 and 157.216(b)) for

authorization to abandon by retiring and

dismantling the Berry Meter Station

(Berry M.S.), located in Tuscaloosa

County, Alabama, under the blanket

certificate issued in Docket No. CP82–

406–000, pursuant to Section 7(b) of the

Natural Gas Act, all as more fully set

forth in the request which is on file with

the Commission and open to public

inspection. Southern states that the Berry M.S.

was constructed and installed pursuant

to a certificate issued in Docket No.

CP69–24, by order dated November 11,

1968. Southern notes that the Berry M.S.

was utilized to provide natural gas

service to the Gas Board of the Town of

Berry (Berry). Berry’s sales service

agreement with Southern expired on

October 1, 1992. Southern notes that

effective November 1, 1993, it

abandoned its existing sales service to

Berry pursuant to the terms of

Commission Order No. 636 in Docket

No. RS92–10. Southern asserts that

since that time, it has not provided any

natural gas service to Berry, and Berry

disconnected its distribution facilities

from Southern’s measurement facilities.

Southern Claims that at the time the

sales service was abandoned, it

proposed to leave the measurement

facilities in place in the event Berry

desired to receive transportation service

from Southern. Southern states that no

transportation service has been

requested, and the station has been out

of service since October 15, 1993.

According to Southern, Berry has

confirmed that it no longer desires

natural gas service from Southern and

that it has other natural gas suppliers.

Southern states that Berry does not

object to the abandonment of the

facilities.

Southern seeks authorization to

abandon the Berry M.S. by retiring and

dismantling all of the above-ground

facilities, including the meter runs,

pipeline, valves, building, and fence.

Southern alleges that the abandonment

will decrease maintenance costs for

Southern. Southern contends that the

abandonment will not result in any

termination of an existing service.

Southern states that the proposed

abandonment is not prohibited by any

of its existing tariff.

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. 97–339 Filed 1–7–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

[Docket No. TM97–2–17–000]

Texas Eastern Transmission

Corporation; Notice of Proposed

Changes in FERC Gas Tariff

January 3, 1997.

Take notice that on December 31,

1996 Texas Eastern Transmission

Corporation (Texas Eastern) tendered for

filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff,

Sixth Revised Volume No. 1 and

Original Volume No. 2, revised tariff

sheets listed on Appendix A to the filing

to become effective February 1, 1997.

Texas Eastern states that these revised

tariff sheets are filed pursuant to Section

15.1, Electric Power Cost (EPC)

Adjustment, of the General Terms and

Conditions of Texas Eastern’s FERC Gas

Tariff, Sixth Revised Volume No. 1.

Texas Eastern states that Section 15.1

provides that Texas Eastern shall file to

be effective each February 1 revised

rates for each applicable zone and rate

schedule based upon the projected

annual electric power costs required for

the operation of transmission

compressor stations with electric motor

prime movers and to also reflect the EPC

Surcharge which is designed to clear the

balance in the Deferred EPC Account.

Texas Eastern states that these revised

tariff sheets are being filed to reflect a

small increase in Texas Eastern’s EPC

Adjustment effective February 1, 1997.

Texas Eastern states that the primary

cause of the rate change is attributable

to the lower negative balance of the

Deferred EPC Account as of October 31,

1996 as compared to the negative

balance of the Deferred EPC account as

of October 31, 1995. Texas Eastern states

that it has utilized its latest actual

twelve months of electric power costs

and its latest actual twelve months

service quantities as its projections for

the future period. Texas Eastern states

that the impact of this EPC filing on

rates at February 1, 1997 for typical long

haul service under Rate Schedule FT–1

from Access Area Zone East Louisiana

to Market Zone 3 (ELA–M3) equates to

an overall increase of $0.0076/dth of

which $0.0040/dth impacts the

reservation component of rates and

$0.0036/dth impacts the usage

component.

Texas Eastern states that copies of its

filing have been served on all firm

customers of Texas Eastern and current

interruptible shippers and interested

state commissions.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

protest said 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 motions or 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.

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. 97–374 Filed 1–7–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

[Docket No. CP97–161–000]

Williams Natural Gas Company; Notice

of Request Under Blanket

Authorization

January 2, 1997.

Take notice that on December 19,

1996, Williams Natural Gas Company

(WNG), P.O. Box 3288, Tulsa Oklahoma

74101, filed in the above docket, a

request pursuant to Sections 157.205

157.212(a) and 157.216(b) of the

Commission’s Regulations under the

Natural Gas Act for authorization to

relocate and replace the Kansas Gas &

Electric Burden town border meter

setting and appurtenant facilities,
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located in Cowley County, Kansas,

under the authorization issued in

Docket No. CP82–479–000 pursuant to

Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act, all as

more fully set forth in the request which

is on file with the Commission and open

to public inspection.

WNG states that the projected volume

of delivery through the relocated

facilities will remain unchanged. The

total project cost is estimated to be

$23,780.

WNG states that this change is not

prohibited by an existing tariff and that

it has sufficient capacity to accomplish

the deliveries specified without

detriment or disadvantage to its other

customers.

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 Rules of Practice and

Procedure (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 is deemed to be authorized

effective on 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. 97–338 Filed 1–7–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

[Docket No. EC97–10–000, et al.]

Consolidated Edison Company of New

York, Inc., et al.; Electric Rate and

Corporate Regulation Filings

December 31, 1996.

Take notice that the following filings

have been made with the Commission:

1. Consolidated Edison Company of

New York, Inc.

[Docket No. EC97–10–000]

Take notice that on December 23,

1996, Consolidated Edison Company of

New York, Inc. (Con Edison) submitted

an application pursuant to Section 203

of the Federal Power Act for authority

to carry out a ‘‘disposition of facilities’’

that would be deemed to occur as the

result of a proposed corporate

reorganization that would create a

holding company. The proposed

reorganization is described more fully in

the application, which is on file with

the Commission and open to public

inspection.

The application states that Con

Edison would become a subsidiary of

the proposed holding company. It also

states that the proposed holding

company structure is intended to be a

response to the New York Public

Service Commission requirements in its

‘‘competitive opportunities’’

proceeding. It further states that the

purposes of the proposed transaction are

to better position Con Edison for

industry restructuring, to increase

financial flexibility and to better

insulate utility customers from the risks

of non-utility ventures. The application

declares that the proposed Transaction

will not affect jurisdictional facilities,

rates or services.

Comment date: January 17, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

2. Nantahala Power & Light Company

[Docket No. ER96–1484–001]

Take notice that on December 13,

1996, Nantahala Power & Light

Company tendered for filing its refund

report in the above-referenced docket.

Comment date: January 14, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

3. Anoka Electric Cooperative

[Docket No. ER96–2387–000]

Take notice that on December 20,

1996, Anoka Electric Cooperative

(Anoka) submitted for filing an

amendment to its filing in this docket.

Comment date: January 14, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

4. Wholesale Power Services, Inc.

[Docket Nos. ER96–2504–001 and ER96–

2506–001]

Take notice that on December 2, 1996,

Wholesale Power Services, Inc. tendered

for filing its compliance filing in the

above-referenced dockets.

Comment date: January 14, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

5. New England Power Company

[Docket No. ER97–300–000]

Take notice that on December 20,

1996, New England Power Company

tendered for filing an amendment to its

filing in this docket.

Comment date: January 14, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

6. Pennsylvania Power & Light

[Docket No. ER97–484–000]

Take notice that on December 23,

1996, Pennsylvania Power & Light

Company (PP&L) filed a Service

Agreement, dated December 20, 1996,

with PP&L for non-firm point-to-point

transmission service under PP&L’s Open

Access Transmission Tariff (the Tariff).

The Service Agreement adds PP&L as an

eligible customer under its own Tariff.

PP&L requests an effective date of July

9, 1996, for the Service Agreement.

PP&L states that copies of this filing

have been supplied to the Pennsylvania

Public Service Commission.

Comment date: January 14, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

7. Minnesota Power & Light Company

[Docket No. ER97–814–000]

Take notice that on December 16,

1996, Minnesota Power & Light

Company (MP), tendered for filing

Supplement No. 6 to its Electric Service

Agreement with the City of Keewatin,

Minnesota (Keewatin). MP requests an

effective date of sixty days from the

filing date. MP states that the

amendment extends the terms of the

Agreement to December 31, 2011.

Comment date: January 14, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

8. Florida Power & Light Company

[Docket No. ER97–815–000]

Take notice that on December 16,

1996, Florida Power & Light Company

(FPL), filed the Contract for purchases

and Sales of Power and Energy between

FPL and National Gas & Electric L.P.

FPL requests an effective date of

December 20, 1996.

Comment date: January 14, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

9. Florida Power & Light Company

[Docket No. ER97–816–000]

Take notice that on December 16,

1996, Florida Power & Light Company

(FPL), tendered for filing a proposed

notice of cancellation of an umbrella

service agreement with AES Power, Inc.

for Firm Short-Term transmission

service under FPL’s Open Access

Transmission Tariff.

FPL requests that the proposed

cancellation be permitted to become

effective on July 9, 1996.

FPL states that this filing is in

accordance with Part 35 of the

Commission’s Regulations.

Comment date: January 14, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.