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impact and capital cost of the Phase V

Expansion project. For the total Phase V

Expansion as amended, FGT proposes

to: (1) Acquire an undivided interest in

Koch Gateway Pipeline Company’s

(Koch Gateway) Mobile Bay Lateral in

Mobile County, Alabama that will give

FGT capacity of 300,000 MMBtu per

day; (2) construct approximately 167.1

miles of various diameter pipeline,

additional compression totaling 132,615

horsepower, three delivery points, one

new supply measurement station, and

various other miscellaneous facilities.

The proposed Phase V Expansion will

add an incremental capacity of

approximately 305,819 MMBtu per day,

on an annual daily average basis (net of

turn-back). FGT estimates the total cost

to be $462 million, including an

estimated $10 million for the proposed

acquisition of an interest in the Mobile

Bay Lateral.

FGT requests that the Commission

issue a preliminary determination on

non-environmental issues by November

2000, and a final determination on call

certificate issues on or before April 15,

2001.

Any questions regarding the

application should be directed to Mr.

Stephen T. Veatch, Director of

Certificates and Regulatory Reporting,

Suite 3997, 1400 Smith Street, Houston,

Texas 77002 or call (713) 853–6549.

Any person desiring to participate in

the hearing process or to make any

protests with reference to said

application should on or before October

31, 2000, file with the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, Washington,

DC 20426, a motion to intervene or a

protests 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 NGA (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. The Commission’s

rules require that protestors provide

copies of their protests to the party or

parties directly involved. 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 Secretary of the

Commission and will receive copies of

all documents filed by the applicant and

by every one of the intervenors. An

intervenor can file for rehearing of any

Commission order and can petition for

court review of any such order.

However, an 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 the

Secretary of the Commission.

Commenters will be placed on the

Commission’s environmental mailing

list, will receive copies of the

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

other 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 intervenor status.

Take further notice that, pursuant to

the authority contained in and subject to

the jurisdiction conferred upon the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

by Sections 7 and 15 of the NGA 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 motion 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

certificate is required by the public

convenience and necessity. If a motion

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 provided for,

unless otherwise advised, it will be

unnecessary for FGT to appear or be

represented at the hearing.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–26444 Filed 10–13–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Notice of Application for Amendment

of License, and Soliciting Comments,

Motions To Intervene, and Protests

October 10, 2000.

Take notice that the following

hydroelectric application has been filed

with the Commission and is available

for public inspection:

a. Application Type: Amendment of

License.

b. Project No.: 2169–017.

c. Date Filed: July 12, 2000.

d. Applicant: Alcoa Power Generating

Inc., (APGI), Tapoco Division.

e. Name of Project: Tapoco

Hydroelectric Project.

f. Location: The Project is located on

the Cheoah and Little Tennessee Rivers,

in Blount and Monroe Counties,

Tennessee, and Graham and Swain

Counties, North Carolina. The project

utilizes approximately 370 acres

Nantahala National Forest lands. The

project consists of four developments:

Chilhowee, Cheoah, Santeetlah, and

Calderwood.

g. File Pursuant to: Federal Power

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).

h. Applicant’s Contact: B. Julian Polk,

Alcoa Power Generating Inc., Tapoco

Division, 300 North Hall Road, Alcoa,

TN 37701–2516, Tel: (865) 977–3321.

i. FERC Contact: Any questions on

this notice should be addressed to Ms.

Doan Pham at (202) 219–2851 or at email address doan.pham@ferc.fed.us.

j. Deadline for filing comments,

motions to intervene, or protests:

November 13, 2000.

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.

Please include the Project Number

(2169–017) on any comments, protests,

or motions filed.

k. Description of Amendment: APGI

proposes to remove certain transmission

lines, identified as the Calderwood Line

No. 1 (28 miles long), No. 2 (32 miles

long) and No. 3 (22 miles long), and

related electrical and non-electrical

equipment necessary for the operation

of these lines. APGI asserts that due to

increased in connectivity between the

Tapoco project developments and an

interconnection facilities of the

Tennessee Valley Authority and Duke

Energy Corporation, these transmission

facilities function as part of the

integrated regional transmission system.

l. Locations of the Application: A

copy of the application is available for

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inspection and reproduction at the

Commission’s Public Reference Room,

located at 888 First Street NE, Room 2A,

Washington, DC, 20426, or by calling

(202) 208–1371. This filing may be

viewed on http://www.ferc.fed.us/

online/rims.htm (call (202) 208–2222 for

assistance). A copy is also available for

inspection and reproduction at the

address in item h above.

m. Individuals desiring to be included

on the Commission’s mailing list should

so indicate by writing to the Secretary

of the Commission.

Comments, Protests, or Motions to

Intervene

Anyone may submit comments, a

protest, or a motion to intervene in

accordance with the requirements of

Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR

385.210, .211, .214. In determining the

appropriate action to take, the

Commission will consider all protests or

other comments filed, but only those

who file a motion to intervene in

accordance with the Commission’s

Rules may become a party to the

proceeding. Any comments, protests, or

motions to intervene must be received

on or before the specified comment date

for the particular application.

Filing and Service of Responsive

Documents

Any filings must bear in all capital

letters the title ‘‘COMMENTS’’,

‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TERMS

AND CONDITIONS’’, ‘‘PROTEST’’, OR

‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE’’, as

applicable, and the Project Number of

the particular application to which the

filing refers. Any of the above-named

documents must be filed by providing

the original and the number of copies

provided by the Commission’s

regulations to: The Secretary, Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888

First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.

A copy of any motion to intervene must

also be served upon each representative

of the Applicant specified in the

particular application.

Agency Comments

Federal, state, and local agencies are

invited to file comments on the

described application. A copy of the

application may be obtained by agencies

directly from the Applicant. If an agency

does not file comments within the time

specified for filing comments, it will be

presumed to have no comments. One

copy of an agency’s comments must also

be sent to the Applicant’s

representatives.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–26445 Filed 10–13–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Notice of Settlement Agreement and

Soliciting Comments

October 10, 2000.

Take notice that the following

Settlement Agreement has been filed

with the Commission and is available

for public inspection:

a. Type: Settlement Agreement on

New License Application.

b. Project No.: 1962–000.

Project Name: Rock Creek-Cresta.

Applicant: Pacific Gas and Electric

Company.

c. Date Settlement Agreement Filed:

September 29, 2000.

d. Location: On the North Fork

Feather River, in Butte and Plumas

countries, California. About 228 acres of

the project area occupy lands of the

United States, primarily within the

Lassen and Plumas National Forests.

e. Filed Pursuant to: Rule 602 of the

Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure, 18 CFR 385.602.

f. Applicant’s Contact: Tom Jereb,

Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Mail

Code N11C, P.O. Box 770000, San

Francisco, CA 94177; (415) 973–9320.

g. FERC Contact: Dianne Rodman

(202) 219–2830, Email:

dianne.rodman@ferc.fed.us

h. Deadline Dates: Comments due

November 30, 2000, or 30 days after the

filing of the supporting documentation,

whichever comes later; reply comments

due December 14, 2000, or 45 days after

the filing of the supporting

documentation, whichever comes later.

i. Individuals desiring to be included

on the Commission’s mailing list should

so indicate by writing to the Secretary

of the Commission.

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 intervenors

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 intervenor

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. Description of Filing: Pacific Gas

and Electric Company (PG&E) filed the

Settlement Agreement on behalf of itself

and the U.S. Department of Agriculture

Forest Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service, California Department of Fish

and Game, California State Water

Resources Control Board, Natural

Heritage Institute, Friends of the River,

Plumas County, California Outdoors,

California Trout, Chico Paddleheads,

American Whitewater, and Shasta

Paddlers. The purpose of the Settlement

Agreement is to resolve among the

signatories all issues associated with

issuance of a new license for the project

regarding sediment management, water

quality, instream flows, fish habitat, and

recreation. PG&E requests that the

Commission accept and incorporate into

any new license for the project the

protection, mitigation, and

enhancement measures stated in

Appendix A of the Settlement

Agreement. Comments and reply

comments on the Settlement Agreement

and supporting documentation are due

on the dates listed above.

k. Copies of the Settlement Agreement

are available for inspection and

reproduction at the Commission’s

Public Reference Room, located at 888

First Street, NE, Room 2A, Washington,

D.C. 20426, or by calling (202) 208–

1371. This filing may be viewed on

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

(call 202–208–2222 for assistance) or at

the address listed in item f above.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–26486 Filed 10–13–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Western Area Power Administration

Sundance Energy Project

AGENCY: Western Area Power

Administration, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of public scoping

meeting on the Sundance Energy Project

environmental impact statement (EIS).

SUMMARY: The Western Area Power

Administration (Western) is holding a

public scoping meeting public on the

proposed Sundance Energy Project,

Pinal County, Arizona. The scoping

process includes notifying the general

public and Federal, State, local, and

tribal agencies of the proposed action.

The purpose of the scoping meeting is