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Following the assignment, Avista Corp.,

will sell capacity and energy under the

service agreement to Montana Power

Company pursuant to Avista Corp.’s

FERC Electric Tariff Volume No. 9.

Comment date: October 6, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

18. El Paso Electric Company, El Paso

Electric Generating Company, El Paso

Transmission and Distribution

Company,

[Docket No. ES00–46–001]

Take notice that on September 15,

2000, El Paso Electric Company, El Paso

Electric Generating Company, and El

Paso Transmission and Distribution

Company submitted an amendment to

their application. Attached as Exhibit E

to the application was an Intercompany

Agreement, which allocated

responsibility for the repayment of First

Mortgage Bonds. The Applicants amend

their filing to substitute a revised copy

of the Intercompany Agreement.

Comment date: October 4, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

19. American Electric Power Service

Corporation on behalf of: Appalachian

Power Company, et al., FirstEnergy

Corp. on behalf of: The Cleveland

Electric Illuminating Company, Ohio

Edison Company, et al., Pennsylvania

Power Company, The Toledo Edison

Company, Virginia Electric and Power

Company

[Docket Nos. ER99–3144–004 and EC99–80–

004 (not consolidated)]

Take notice that on September 15,

2000, the Alliance Companies American

Electric Power Service Corporation (on

behalf of Appalachian Power Company,

Indiana Michigan Power Company,

Kentucky Power Company, Kingsport

Power Company, Ohio Power Company

and Wheeling Power Company),

Consumers Energy Company, The

Detroit Edison Company, FirstEnergy

Corp. (on behalf of The Cleveland

Electric Illuminating Company, Ohio

Edison Company, Pennsylvania Power

Company and The Toledo Edison

Company) and Virginia Electric and

Power Company submitted a transmittal

letter and three volume set of

documents in compliance with the

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission’s (Commission) December

20, 1999 Order on Proposed Disposition

and Related Rate Filings (December 20,

1999 Order) and the Commission’s May

18, 2000 Order on Compliance Filing

and Requests for Rehearing and

Clarification (May 18, 2000 Order) in

the above-referenced proceedings.

The filing includes revisions to the

Applicants’ proposal to create the

Alliance RTO in the form of Alliance

Transco. Alliance Transco will be

formed as a limited liability company

(LLC) that will be controlled and

managed by its managing member, an

independent entity with no affiliation

with a market participant. The filing

also includes a proposed rate design

methodology that eliminates multiple

transmission access charges, as directed

by the Commission, and a proposed

Alliance RTO Open Access

Transmission Tariff (OATT) reflecting

terms and conditions in compliance

with the December 20, 1999 Order and

the May 18, 2000 Order.

Comment date: October 6, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

20. Sithe Edgar LLC et al.

[Docket No. ER00–3691–000]

Take notice that on September 14,

2000, Sithe Edgar LLC, Sithe New

Boston LLC, Sithe Framingham LLC,

Sithe West Medway LLC, Sithe Wyman

LLC, Sithe Mystic LLC, AG-Energy, L.P.,

Power City Partners, L.P., Seneca Power

Partners, L.P., Sterling Power Partners,

L.P., Sithe Power Marketing, L.P. and

Sithe Power Marketing, Inc. (together,

the Sithe Jurisdictional Affiliates),

tendered for filing a Notification of

Change in Status and Petition for

Acceptance of Pro Forma Revised Rate

Schedules and Supplements, by which

the Sithe Jurisdictional Affiliates

provide notice that upon the closing of

the sale of 49.9 percent of the

outstanding stock of Sithe Energies, Inc.

to Exelon (Fossil) Holdings, L.L.C. the

Sithe Jurisdictional Affiliates will be

affiliated with an electric utility with a

franchised service territory. Due to the

affiliation post-transaction with a

traditional electric utility, the Sithe

Jurisdictional Affiliates are submitting

for filing pro forma revised FERC

Electric Rate Schedules Nos. 1 and 2

and Codes of Conduct.

Comment date: October 5, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

Standard Paragraphs

E. Any person desiring to be heard or

to protest such 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 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 these filings are on file with the

Commission and are available for public

inspection. This filing may also be

viewed on the Internet at http://

www.ferc.fed.us/ online/rims.htm (call

202–208–2222 for assistance).

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP00–141–000]

Northwest Pipeline Corporation; Notice

of Availability of the Environmental

Assessment for the Proposed White

River Replacement Project

September 21, 2000.

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 Northwest Pipeline Corporation

(Northwest) 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 purpose of the proposed project

is to ensure the long-term safety and

integrity of its dual pipelines where

they cross the meandering White River

in King County, Washington, by

replacing certain sections at a deeper

depth and building a permanent north

bank stabilization structure.

The EA assesses the potential

environmental effects of the

construction, operation, and

abandonment of two parallel gas

pipelines including:

• Construct and operate 1,800 feet

each of 26-inch-diameter and 30-inchdiameter pipelines;

• Remove 1,700 feet each of the

existing 26-inch-diameter and 30-inchdiameter pipelines;

• Remove from the White River

channel a 665-foot length of 26-inchdiameter pipeline which was previously

abandoned in-place;

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Commission under Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act

and Part 157 of the Commission’s regulations.

• Construct a bioengineered

permanent stabilization structure on the

north bank;

• Construct permanent habitat

enhancement structures near the south

bank.

The EA has been placed in the public

files of the FERC. A limited number of

copies of the EA are available for

distribution and public inspection at:

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

Public Reference and Files Maintenance

Branch 888 First Street, N.E., Room 2A,

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.

Any person wishing to comment on

the EA may do so. To ensure

consideration prior to a Commission

decision on the proposal, it is important

that we receive your comments before

the date specified below. Please

carefully follow these instructions to

ensure that your comments are received

in time and properly recorded:

• Send two copies of your comments

to: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory

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

1A, Washington, DC 20426;

• Label one copy of the comments for

the attention of the Gas Group 2, PJ11.2;

• Reference Docket No. CP00–141–

000; and

• Mail your comments so that they

will be received in Washington, DC on

or before October 23, 2000.

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 Procedures (18 CFR

385.214). Only intervenors have the

right to seek rehearing of the

Commission’s decision.

Affected landowners and parties with

environmental concerns may be granted

intervenor status upon showing good

cause by stating that they have a clear

and direct interest in this proceeding

which would not be adequately

represented by any other parties. You do

not need intervenor status to have your

comments considered.

Additional information about the

proposed project is available from the

Commission’s Office of External Affairs,

at (202) 208–0004 or on the FERC

Internet website (www.ferc.fed.us) using

the ‘‘RIMS’’ link to information in this

docket number. Click on the ‘‘RIMS’’

link, select ‘‘Docket #’’ from the RIMS

Menu, and follow the instructions. For

assistance with access to RIMS, the

RIMS help line can be reached at (202)

208–2222.

Similarly, the ‘‘CIPS’’ links on the

FERC Internet website provides access

to the texts of formal documents issued

by the Commission, such as orders,

notices, and rulemakings. From the

FERC Internet website, click on the

‘‘CIPS’’ link, select ‘‘Docket #’’ from the

CIPS menu, and follow the instructions.

For assistance with access to CIPS, the

CIPS help line can be reached at (202)

208–2474.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

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BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP99–580–002]

Southern LNG Inc.; Notice of Intent To

Prepare an Environmental Assessment

for the Proposed Sendout Modification

Project and Request for Comments on

Environmental Issues

September 21, 2000.

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 Sendout Modification Project

involving construction and operation of

facilities by Southern LNG Inc.

(Southern LNG) on Elba Island in

Chatham County, Georgia. 1 The project

involves limited modifications to the

sendout system at Southern LNG’s

existing, certificated liquefied natural

gas (LNG) marine import terminal (Elba

Island Terminal). This EA will be used

by the Commission in its decisionmaking process to determine whether

the project is in the public convenience

and necessity.

Background

In 1972, in Docket No. CP71–264, the

Federal Power Commission (FERC’s

predecessor) authorized Southern

Energy Company (Southern LNG’s

predecessor), to construct and operate

the Elba Island Terminal. Southern LNG

initiated construction in 1973. The

terminal encompasses about 140 acres

on the 840-acre Elba Island in an estuary

of the Savannah River. Elba Island lies

approximately 8 miles upstream of the

river’s discharge into the Atlantic Ocean

and approximately 5 miles downstream

from Savannah, Georgia. The existing

authorized facilities at the Elba Island

Terminal include the following:

• LNG unloading facilities, including

marine berth, pier, and arms for

unloading LNG from vessels;

• LNG storage facilities, including

three double-wall storage tanks, each

with the capacity of 400,000 barrels

(four billion cubic feet vaporized

equivalent);

• LNG sendout facilities, including

pumps and vaporizers with a maximum

capacity of 540 million cubic feet per

day (MMcfd);

• Boil-off compressors;

• Pressure relief, vent, and disposal

systems;

• Spill containment facilities,

including a 400,000-barrel capacity

main spill containment for each LNG

storage tank; and

• Fire water system sourced from a

fresh-water pond and river water.

Southern LNG commenced operation

in July, 1978. Between 1978 to 1980, the

Elba Island Terminal was used to import

LNG purchased from El Paso Algeria

Corporation and delivered by cryogenic

tankers. In April, 1980, Southern LNG

was unable to continue importation of

LNG due to economic considerations.

After LNG shipments were

discontinued, Southern LNG retained an

inventory of LNG through April, 1982.

Since 1982, the Elba Island Terminal

has been maintained in a limited state

of readiness to ensure that the plant

could be safely and reliably reactivated.

An ongoing preventative maintenance

program has been in place since that

time and needed repairs, replacements,

enhancements and additions have been

identified for implementing during the

recommissioning process.

On July 13, 1999, Southern LNG filed

an application with the Commission in

Docket No. CP99–580–000, to

recommission the Elba Island Terminal

for the purpose of providing openaccess service to shippers desiring to

contract for receipt, storage, and

vaporization of LNG and delivery of

vaporized LNG at the existing point of

interconnect with the interstate pipeline

of Southern Natural. The project

involved returning Southern LNG’s

existing, certificated Elba Island

Terminal to active service. Southern

LNG stated that the storage and

vaporization facilities would not be

significantly altered, replaced or

relocated, and that the storage and

throughput capacity of the facilities

would remain the same as originally

placed in service in 1978.

In addition, in Docket No. CP99–579–

000, Southern LNG requested Section 3