Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 35 / Friday, February 21, 1997 / Notices 8009

Comment date: February 26, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

25. Louisville Gas and Electric Company

[Docket No. ER97–1470–000]

Take notice that on January 29, 1997,

Louisville Gas and Electric Company

(LG&E), tendered for filing an executed

Service Agreement between LG&E and

Koch Energy Trading, Inc. under LG&E’s

Rate GSS.

Comment date: February 26, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

26. Arizona Public Service Company

[Docket No. ER97–1471–000]

Take notice that on January 29, 1997,

Arizona Public Service Company (APS),

tendered for filing a Service Agreement

to provide Network Integration

Transmission Service under APS’ Open

Access Transmission Tariff filed in

Compliance with FERC Order No. 888

with Ajo Improvement Company (Ajo).

A copy of this filing has been served

on Ajo and the Arizona Corporation

Commission.

Comment date: February 26, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

27. Central Vermont Public Service

Corporation

[Docket No. OA97–508–000]

Take notice that on January 27, 1997,

Central Vermont Public Service

Corporation tendered for filing an

amendment to its open access

transmission tariff that provides for

service over Central Vermont’s share of

the Phase I and Phase II transmission

facilities between Des Cantons, Quebec

and Tewsbury, Massachusetts. Central

Vermont requests that the Commission

waive its notice of filing requirements

and allow the amendment to become

effective on January 27, 1997.

Comment date: March 6, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

28. Nevada Power Company

[Docket No. OA97–509–000]

Take notice that on January 24, 1997,

Nevada Power Company (Nevada

Power) tendered for filing 12 letters

which demonstrate its intent to

unbundle the transmission and

generation components of the rate

contained in certain economy energy

agreements executed on or before July 9,

1996 pursuant to the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission Order No. 888

dated April 24, 1996.

Copies of this filing have been served

on The Public Service Commission of

Nevada, California Department of Water

Resources, Citizens Utilities Company,

City of Anaheim, City of Boulder City,

City of Burbank, City of Colton, City of

Farmington, City of Glendale, City of

Pasadena, City of Riverside, City of

Vernon, Colorado River Commission,

Deseret Generation & Transmission

Cooperative, Lincoln County Power

District No. 1, Metropolitan Water

District of Southern California, Overton

Power District No. 5, Pacific Gas &

Electric Company, PacifiCorp, Public

Service Company of New Mexico, Salt

River Project, Southern California

Edison Company, Tri-State Generation,

Tucson Electric Power Company, Utah

Assoc. Municipal Power Systems, and

Valley Electric Association.

Comment date: March 13, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

Standard Paragraph

E. 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 Rules 211

and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of

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. 97–4245 Filed 2–20–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

[Project No. 11499–000; Tennessee]

Armstrong Energy Resources; Notice

of Opportunity for Site Visit

February 14, 1997.

The Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission (FERC) and the Tennessee

Valley Authority (TVA) are reviewing a

proposal from Armstrong Energy

Resources to construct and operate the

1,500-megawatt Laurel Branch Pumped

Storage Project No. 11499. The Laurel

Branch Project would be located in

Bledsoe County, Tennessee, seven miles

northeast of Dunlap, Tennessee.

Since the July 1996 Scoping

Document I was issued for Armstrong

Energy Resources’ (AER) proposed

Laurel Branch Project No. 11499 and

Reynolds Creek Project No. 11500, AER

has decided not to pursue the Reynolds

Creek Project. AER, by letter filed

January 9, 1997, with the FERC, has

withdrawn its proposal, and

surrendered its preliminary permit, for

the Reynolds Creek Pumped Storage

Project No. 11500. AER, in deciding to

pursue only the Laurel Branch Project,

has also defined the preferred

transmission line corridor and

alternative corridors for the project and

reduced the initial project boundary.

Scoping and Site Visit

FERC and TVA have scheduled a joint

second public scoping meeting for

Armstrong Energy Resources’ revised

proposal on March 4, 1997 (notice of

this meeting was issued earlier on

February 3, 1997). The meeting will be

held at Sequatchie County High School

on the west side of Highway #28 in

Dunlap, Tennessee. The March 4

meeting will focus on the proposed

changes to Laurel Branch Project and

the proposed transmission corridor and

alternative corridors. The formal public

meeting will be held from 6:30 pm to

9:30 pm, CDT, with registration

beginning at 5 pm.

Prior to the formal public meeting, an

Information Open House will be held

from 5 pm to 6:30 pm, or later. The

Information Open House is an informal

opportunity for questions and

information about the overall project

scope and environmental review

process. At the Information Open

House, AER will have on display for

public examination, a large map

showing the proposed Laurel Branch

Project, the preferred transmission

corridor and alternatives, and private

properties that will be affected with

names of the landowners.

After the meeting on March 5, 1997,

there will be an opportunity for a short

site visit. The site visit will be

conducted mostly by private vehicles

and will cover the project areas,

including the defined transmission

corridor (and alternatives), that are

accessible by paved public roads.

Further details of the site visit will be

provided at the scoping meetings. Those

persons who are interested in the site

visit may contact Ginger Seeber of TVA

at (423) 632–1721, to register. There will

also be an opportunity at the meeting to

register for the site visit.

For further information on this

process, please contact Eddie R. Crouse,
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1Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation’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, DC 20426, or call (202) 208–

1371. Copies of the appendices were sent to all

those receiving this notice in the mail.

FERC, (202) 219–2794, or Linda

Oxendine, TVA, (423) 632–3440.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–4247 Filed 2–20–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

[Docket No. CP97–193–000]

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp.;

Notice of Intent To Prepare an

Environmental Assessment for the

Proposed Maiden Lateral Looping

Project and Request for Comments on

Environmental Issues

February 14, 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 construction and operation of about

17.77 miles of 16-inch-diameter

pipeline loop and upgrades to an

existing meter station, proposed in the

Maiden Lateral Looping 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

Transacontinental Gas Pipe Line

Corporation (Transco) wants to expand

the capacity of its facilities in North

Carolina to transport an additional

38,000 dekatherms of natural gas per

day to Piedmont Natural Gas Company

(Piedmont). Transaco seeks authority to

construct and operate:

• About 17.77 miles of 16-diameter

pipeline loop on Transco’s existing 10-

inch-diameter Maiden Lateral in

Lincoln and Catawba Counties, North

Carolina; and

• The expansion of Transco’s existing

Lowesville Meter Station, which is

located at the interconnection of

Transco’s mainline and the Maiden

Lateral.

The location of the project facilities is

shown in appendix 1.2 If you are

interested in obtaining procedural

information, please write to the

Secretary of the Commission.

Land Requirements for Construction

Construction of the proposed

facilities, including the meter station

modification, would require about 152.2

acres of land. Transco proposes to use

a construction right-of-way width of

about 65 feet (5 feet southerly and 60

feet northerly of its existing 10-inchdiameter Maiden Lateral). This 20-foot

offset would allow Transco to construct

the majority of its new pipeline loop

within its existing 50-foot-wide right-ofway. Since Transco would use its

existing right-of-way during

construction activities, only 1.19 acres

of new permanent right-of-way would

be required. Temporary work areas

would be restored and allowed to revert

to their 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

them to comment on their areas of

concern.

The EA will discuss impacts that

could occur as a result of the

construction and operation of the

proposed project under these general

headings:

• Geology and soils.

• Water resources, fisheries, and

wetlands.

• Land use.

• Cultural resources.

• Vegetation and wildlife.

• Endangered and threatened species.

• Public safety.

• Air quality and noise.

• Hazardous waste.

We will also evaluate possible

alternatives to the proposed project or

portions of the project, and make

recommendations on how to lessen or

avoid impacts on the various resource

areas.

Our independent analysis of the

issues will be in the EA. Depending on

the comments received during the

scoping process, the EA may be

published and mailed to Federal, state,

and local agencies, public interest

groups, interested individuals, affected

landowners, newspapers, libraries, and

the Commission’s official service list for

this proceeding. A comment period will

be allotted for review if the EA is

published. We will consider all

comments on the EA before we

recommend that the Commission

approve or not approve the project.

Currently Identified Environmental

Issues

We have already identified two issues

that we think deserve attention based on

a preliminary review of the proposed

facilities and the environmental

information provided by Transco. This

preliminary list of issues may be

changed based on your comments and

our analysis.

• About 48 private water supply

wells and springs are within 150 feet of

the construction right-of-way; and

• About 28 residences are within 50

feet of the edge of the proposed

construction right-of-way; 17 of which

would be within or at 25 feet of the

construction right-of-way.

Public Participation

You can make a difference by sending

a letter addressing your specific

comments or concerns about the project.

You should focus on the potential

environmental effects of the proposal,

alternatives to the proposal, and

measures to avoid or lessen

environmental impact. The more

specific your comments, the more useful

they will be. Please follow the

instructions below to ensure that your

comments are received and properly

recorded:

• Address your letter to: Lois Cashell,

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 888 First St., N.E., Room

1A, Washington, DC 20426;

• Reference Docket No. CP97–193–

000;

• Mail your comments so that they

will be received in Washington, DC on

or before March 10, 1997.

Becoming an Intervenor

In addition to involvement in the EA

scoping process, you may want to

become an official party to the

proceeding or become an ‘‘intervenor’’.

Among other things, intervenors have

the right to receive copies of caserelated Commission documents and

filings by other intervenors. Likewise,

each intervenor must provide copies of