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1 91 FERC ¶ 61,102 (2000).

Any person desiring to protest this

filing should file a protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC,

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 proceedings.

Copies of this filing are on file with the

Commission and are available for public

inspection in the Public Reference

Room. This filing may be viewed on the

web at http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/

rims.htm (Call 202–208–2222 for

assistance).

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–24986 Filed 9–28–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP98–540–003]

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line

Corporation; Notice of Amendment

September 25, 2000.

Take notice that on September 20,

2000, Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line

Corporation (Transco), P.O. Box 1396,

Houston, Texas 77251, filed in Docket

No. CP98–540–003 a request to amend,

pursuant to section 7(c) of the Natural

Gas Act, a certificate of public

convenience and necessity issued in the

referenced proceeding on April 26,

2000.1 In the amendment, Transco

requests authorization to (a) phase the

construction of the MarketLink project

to satisfy phased in-service dates

requested by the project shippers, and

(b) redesign the recourse rate based on

phased construction of the project, all as

more fully set forth in the application

which is on file with the Commission

and open to public inspection. This

filing may be viewed on the web at

http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm

(call 202–208–2222 for assistance).

Transco states that the name, address,

and telephone number of the person to

whom correspondence and

communication concerning this

application should be addressed is:

Virginia C. Levenback, Senior Counsel,

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line

Corporation, Post Office Box 1396

(77056–6106), Houston, Texas 77251–

1396, (713) 215–2810.

Transco states that it is not proposing

in its amendment to change the overall

facilities certificated by the Commission

in this proceeding, only to phase that

construction. Transco proposes to

construct and operate the following

certificated facilities in Phase 1 of its

MarketLink project:

(1) 12.46 miles of 36-inch diameter

pipeline loop between milepost (MP)

161.29 in Lycoming County,

Pennsylvania and MP 173.75 in Clinton

County, Pennsylvania (Haneyville

Loop);

(2) 4.17 miles of 42-inch diameter

pipeline between MP 25.20 and MP

29.37 in Warren County, New Jersey

(Clinton Loop);

(3) 5.46 miles of 42-inch diameter

pipeline loop between MP 1802.73 in

Middlesex County, New Jersey and MP

1808.19 in Union County, New Jersey

(Woodbridge Loop);

(4) The installation of one new 15,000

horsepower (hp), turbine-driven

compressor unit and impeller

replacements on three existing turbinedriven compressor units at Transco’s

existing Compressor Station 517,

located at MP 115.18 in Columbia

County, Pennsylvania;

(5) The installation of one 15,000

horsepower (hp), electric motor-driven

compressor unit and impeller

replacements on two existing 7,000 hp

electric motor-driven compressor units

at Transco’s existing Compressor Station

205, located at MP 1773.30 in Mercer

County, New Jersey;

(6) Modification of inlet/outlet

headers at existing Compressor Station

200 at MP 1722.24 in Chester County,

Pennsylvania to provide flow control

under certain operating conditions on

Transco’s Trenton-Woodbury Line; and

(7) Modifications to reduce pressure

in Transco’s 42-inch Mainline E from

800 psig to 638 psig at Transco’s

existing Linden Regulator Station,

located at MP 1808.19 in Union County,

New Jersey.

Transco states that the construction of

the Phase I facilities will create an

additional 166,000 dts/d of firm

transportation capacity by a proposed

in-service date of November 1, 2001.

Transco states that it has executed

firm service agreements under Rate

Schedule FT for Phase I MarketLink

service commencing on November 1,

2001 with the following shippers:

Aquila Energy Marketing Corporation

(25,000 dts/d); Consolidated Edison

Energy, as Agent for Consolidated

Edison of New York, Inc. (30,000 dts/d);

ConEdison Energy (10,000 dts/d); St.

Lawrence Cement Co., L.L.C. (1,000 dts/

d); and Williams Energy Marketing &

Trading Company (100,000 dts/d).

Transco also states that it proposes to

construct and operate the following

certificated facilities in Phase II of the

MarketLink project:

(1) 4.90 miles of 36-inch diameter

pipeline loop between MP 173.75 and

MP 178.65 in Clinton County,

Pennsylvania (Haneyville Loop);

(2) 4.44 miles of 42-inch diameter

loop between MP 138.30 and MP 142.74

in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania; and

1.79 miles of 36-inch diameter pipeline

loop between MP 142.74 and MP 144.53

in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania

(Williamsport Loop);

(3) 7.0 miles of 42-inch diameter

between MP 39.28 and milepost 115.18

in Columbia County, Pennsylvania

(Benton Loop);

(4) 6.98 miles of 42-inch diameter

loop between MP 18.22 in Hunterton

County, New Jersey and MP 25.20 in

Warren County, New Jersey (Clinton

Loop);

(5) 7.1 miles of 36-inch diameter loop

between MP 18.96 and MP 26.06 in

Burlington County, New Jersey

(Bordentown Loop); and

(6) The replacement of an existing 6.3

miles of 12-inch diameter pipeline loop

between MP 30.53 and MP 36.83 in

Burlington County, New Jersey, with a

36-inch diameter pipeline loop. The 12-

inch pipeline segment will be removed

and the 36-inch replacement pipeline

will be installed in the same trench (Mt.

Laurel Replacement).

Transco states that the construction of

Phase 2 facilities will create an

additional 130,000 dts/d of firm

transportation capacity by a proposed

in-service date of November 1,2002.

Transco also states that it has firm

service agreements under Rate Schedule

FT for Phase 2 MarketLink service with

the following shippers: PPL EnergyPlus,

LLC (30,000dts/d); and Virginia Power

Energy Marketing (100,000 dts/d).

Transco states that it will file

subsequent amendments to construct

additional phases of the project as

shippers finalize their own

arrangements and as their precedent

agreements are converted to firm service

agreements. Transco states that such

filing will match the certificated

facilities to be constructed to serve that

phase of the market and will establish

a revised recourse rate. Transco

anticipates that all MarketLink facilities

certificated by the Commission in its

April 26, 2000 order will be constructed

and placed in service by November 1,

2004.

Transco states that the estimated costs

of the proposed Phase I facilities is

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$123.3 million and that the estimated

costs of the proposed Phase II facilities

is $119.6 million. Transco states that the

initial recourse rate for Phase I

MarketLink service is a separately stated

incremental monthly reservation rate of

$11.9394 per dt. According to Transco,

the initial recourse rate will be revised

to $12.7346 per dt after the Phase II

facilities are constructed and placed in

service. Such revised recourse rate will

then apply to Phase I and II MarketLink

service until subsequent phases of the

MarketLink project are placed in

service. Transco states that the proposed

recourse rates are based upon a straightfixed variable rate design.

Transco further states that the

MarketLink shippers will also be

charged fuel retention, electric power,

and other applicable surcharges

applicable under Transco’s Rate

Schedule FT, as approved by the

Commission from time to time. The

electric power unit rate and fuel

retention will be the generally

applicable levels under Rate Schedule

FT for Transco’s Rate Zone 6.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

make any protest with reference to said

Application should on or before October

16, 2000, file with the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, 888 First

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20426, a

motion to intervene or a protest in

accordance with the requirements of the

Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 or 18 CFR

385.214) 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.

A person obtaining intervenor status

will be placed on the service list

maintained by the Commission and will

receive copies of all documents issued

by the Commission, filed by the

applicant, or filed by all other

intervenors. An intervenor can file for

rehearing of any Commission order and

can petition for court review of any such

order. However, and intervenor must

submit copies of comments or any other

filing it makes with the Commission to

every other intervenor in the

proceeding, as well as 14 copies with

the Commission.

A person does not have to intervene,

however, in order to have comments

considered. A person, instead, may

submit two copies of comments to

Secretary of the Commission.

Commenters will be placed on the

Commission’s environmental mailing

listing, will receive copies of

environmental documents and will be

able to participate in meetings

associated with the Commission’s

environmental review process.

Commenters will not be required to

serve copies of filed documents on all

parties. However, commenters will not

receive copies of all documents filed by

other parties or issued by the

Commission and will not have the right

to seek rehearing or appeal the

Commission’s final order to a federal

court.

The Commission will consider all

comments and concerns equally,

whether filed by commenters or those

requesting intervener status.

Take further notice that pursuant to

the authority contained in and subject to

the Jurisdiction conferred upon the

Commission by sections 7 and 15 of the

Natural Gas Act and the Commission’s

Rules of Practice and Procedure, a

hearing will be held without further

notice before the Commission or its

designee on this Application if no

petition to intervene is filed within the

time required herein, if the Commission

on its own review of the matter finds

that a grant of the abandonment is

required by the public convenience and

necessity. If a petition for leave to

intervene is timely filed, or if the

Commission, on its own motion believes

that a formal hearing is required, further

notice of such hearing will be duly

given.

Under the procedure herein provided

for, unless otherwise advised, it will be

unnecessary for Transco to appear or be

represented at the hearing.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–24996 Filed 9–28–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Notice of Settlement Agreement and

Soliciting Comments

September 25, 2000.

Take notice that the following

settlement agreement has been filed

with the Commission and is available

for public inspection:

a. Type: Settlement Offer on New

License Application.

b. Project No.: 1864–005.

Project Name: Bond Falls.

Applicant: Upper Peninsula Power

Company.

c. Date Settlement Agreement Filed:

July 11, 2000.

d. Location: On the Ontonagon River,

in Ontonagon and Gogebic Counties,

Michigan. About 74 acres of the Ottawa

National Forest are included within the

project boundary.

e. Filed Pursuant to: Rule 602 of the

Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure, 18 CFR 385.602.

f. Applicant’s Contact: Mr. Robert

Meyers, Upper Peninsula Power

Company, 500 North Washington St.,

P.O. Box 357, Ishpeming, MI 49849,

(906) 485–2419.

g. FERC Contact: Patrick Murphy

(202) 219–2659, Email:

patrick.murphy@ferc.fed.us.

h. Deadline Dates: comments due:

October 25, 2000, reply comments due:

November 9, 2000.

i. All documents (original and eight

copies) should be filed with: David P.

Boergers, Secretary, Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, 888 First

Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426.

The Commission’s Rules of Practice

and Procedure require all interveners

filing documents with the Commission

to serve a copy of that document on

each person on the official service list

for the project. Further, if an intervener

files comments or documents with the

Commission relating to the merits of an

issue that may affect the responsibilities

of a particular resource agency, they

must also serve a copy of the document

on that resource agency.

j. A Settlement Agreement was filed

with the Commission on July 11, 2000.

The agreement is the final, executed

bond Falls Hydroelectric Project

Settlement Agreement for the

relicensing of Project No. 1864. The

purpose of the Settlement is to resolve

among the signatory parties all issues

associated with issuance of a new

license for the project regarding project

operation; upstream fish passage;

downstream fish protection; woody

debris management; water quality;

instream flows; wildlife enhancement;

land-based recreation; endangered and

sensitive species management; project

boundaries; land management; and

future dam responsibility. Comments

and reply comments on the Offer of

Settlement are due on the dates listed

above. Interested parties that have

already filed comments on the

settlement do not need to file their

comments again for them to be

considered by the Commission.

k. Copies of the offer of settlement are

available for inspection and

reproduction at the Commission’s

Public Reference Room, located at 888