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Tribal nations, state and local

governments, and private citizens.

The Draft Study does not:

• Serve as a National Environmental

Policy Act (NEPA) document or its

functional equivalent;

• Identify or address site-specific

issues, except as examples in the

context of presenting national issues; or

• Address issues specific to nuclear

stockpile stewardship, other activities

related to national security, or the

Central Internet Database required by

the settlement agreement.

Study Development Process

The terms of the settlement agreement

stipulate that DOE follow the

President’s Council on Environmental

Quality (CEQ) procedures for public

scoping, 40 CFR 1501.7(a)(1)–(2) for this

study, even though it is not a NEPA

document or its functional equivalent.

Therefore, DOE conducted a scoping

process during October 1999—February

2000 to gather comments on the scope

of the Draft Study. The scoping period

was initially intended to run from

October 1999 to January 2000, but was

extended by request to February 2000.

The scoping process provided DOE with

input about the topics and issues that

should be included in the Draft Study,

within the general parameters

established by the settlement agreement.

DOE developed the overall scope and

issues that are addressed in the Draft

Study based on comments received

through the scoping process, ongoing

work on long-term stewardship being

conducted by DOE and non-DOE

organizations, and requirements of the

settlement agreement. DOE is soliciting

comments on the Draft Study during a

public comment period that begins on

the date of publication of this notice and

ends on December 15, 2000. Similarly,

a public hearing will be held to receive

oral and written comments from the

public on the Draft Study. Comments

received during the public comment

period will be used by DOE to complete

the final study. DOE’s responses to

comments received during the public

comment period will be presented in a

public comment summary document to

be issued as part of the final study.

Availability of the Draft Study and

Related Information

DOE released a background

document, From Cleanup to

Stewardship, a Companion Report to

‘‘Paths to Closure’’ and Background

Information to Support the Scoping

Process Required for the 1998 PEIS

Settlement Study in October 1999. In

producing the background document

and the Draft Study, DOE used the same

data set used to develop the 1998

Accelerating Cleanup: Paths to Closure

report. DOE used this information to

identify sites where contaminated

facilities, water, soil, and/or engineered

units would likely remain after cleanup

is complete to estimate the scope of

long-term stewardship activities. Both

the Draft Study on long-term

stewardship and the background

document are the best available

information sources to date on the issue

of DOE’s long-term stewardship

responsibilities. Copies of the Draft

Study and the background document or

other related information can be

obtained by contacting:

• The Internet Web Site at

www.em.doe.gov/lts, which contains

information on long-term stewardship

related issues produced by DOE and

outside sources.

• The Center for Environmental

Management Information, 955 L’Enfant

Plaza, North, SW, Suite 8200,

Washington, D.C. 20024, 1–800–736–

3282 (‘‘1–800–7EM–DATA’’).

• DOE Reading Rooms (for locations

of the DOE Reading Rooms or other

public information repositories

containing background information,

please contact the Center for

Environmental Management

Information at the above address and

telephone).

Issued in Washington D.C., October 24,

2000.

James D. Werner,

Director, Office of Long-Term Stewardship,

Office of Environmental Management.

[FR Doc. 00–27902 Filed 10–31–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–U

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP01–17–00]

Algonquin Gas Transmission

Company; Notice of Request Under

Blanket Authorization

October 25, 2000.

Take notice that on October 18, 2000

Algonquin Gas Transmission Company

(Algonquin), 5400 Westheimer Court,

Houston, Texas 77056–5310, filed in

Docket No. CP01–17–000, a request

pursuant to § 157.205 and 157.211 of the

Commission’s regulations under the

Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205 and

175.211). Algonquin requests

authorization to install, own, operate

and maintain a new point of delivery

and short spur lateral along its existing

6-inch and 12-inch laterals in New

London County, Connecticut, to make

natural gas deliveries to Phelps Dodge

Copper Products Company (Phelps

Dodge), an industrial end user near

Norwich, Connecticut.

Algonquin requests this authorization

pursuant to its blanket facilities

certificate of public convenience and

necessity, as more fully set forth in the

application which is on file with the

Commission and open to public

inspection. This application may be

viewed on the Internet at http://

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

202–208–2222 for0 assistance). The

name, address, and telephone number of

the applicant’s representative, to whom

correspondence and communications

concerning this application should be

addressed is: Steven E. Tillman,

Director of Regulatory Affairs,

Algonquin Gas Transmission Company,

P.O. Box 1642 Houston, Texas 77251–

1642, (713) 627–5113 (Phone) or (713)

627–5947 (Fax).

Algonquin proposes to construct and

install dual 6-inch tap valves, 6-inch

check values and 6-inch insulating

flanges near Mile Post 17.0 of its

existing E–1L 12-inch Lateral and the E–

1 6-inch Lateral in New London County,

including all piping between such tap

valves, check valves and insulating

flanges or above ground riser piping.

The short spur lateral from the above

delivery tap to the Phelps Dodge plant

would be located between the Yantic

River and Otrobando Avenue and will

consist of about 1,565 feet of buried 6-

inch pipe and an electric gas

measurement meter station at the plant.

Algonquin says that Phelps Dodge will

reimburse Algonquin for 100% of the

projects cost, abut $1,450,000.

Algonquin says that the related

transportation service for Phelps Dodge

of up to 3,800 Dth per day will be

rendered pursuant to Algonquin’s open

access rate schedules. Further,

Algonquin says that the transportation

service for Phelps Dodge will be

performed using existing capacity on

Algonquin submits that its proposal will

be accomplished without detriment or

disadvantage to its other customers.

Any person or the Commission’s staff

may, within 45 days after issuance of

the this 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 therefore,

the proposed activity shall be deemed to

be authorized effective the day after the

time allowed for filing a protest. If a

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protest is filed and not withdrawn

within 30 days after the time allowed

filing a protest, this request shall be

treated as an application for

authorization pursuant to Section 7 of

the Natural Gas Act. Beginning

November 1, 2000, comments and

protests may be filed electronically via

the Internet in lieu of paper. See, 18

CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the

instructions on the Commission’s web

site; http://www.ferc.fed.us/efi/

doorbell.htm.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–27848 Filed 10–30–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP00–372–001]

ANR Pipeline Company; Notice of

Compliance Filing

October 25, 2000.

Take notice that on October 19, 2000,

ANR Pipeline Company (ANR) tendered

for filing in compliance with the

Commission’s order dated September

29, 2000 at Docket No. RP00–372–000,

a revised allocation of interest costs.

On June 30, 2000 ANR Pipeline

Company (ANR) filed an Interest

Recovery Plan to direct bill certain

shippers for interest charges paid by

ANR to Great Lakes Gas Transmission

L.P. (Great Lakes). The order required

ANR to allocate, but not direct bill, costs

to all discount shippers, unless such

discount shippers are subject to

additional charges.

Any person desiring to protest said

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 on or before November 1, 2000.

Protests will be considered by the

Commission in determining the

appropriate action to be taken, but will

not 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). Beginning November 1,

2000, comments and protests may be

filed electronically via the internet in

lieu of paper. See 18 CFR

385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions

on the Commission’s web site at

http://www.ferc.fed.us/efi/doorbell.htm.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–27854 Filed 10–30–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP01–59–000]

El Paso Natural Gas Company; Notice

of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas

Tariff

October 25, 2000.

Take notice that on October 20, 2000,

El Paso Natural Gas Company (El Paso)

tendered for filing as part of its FERC

Gas Tariff, Second Revised Volume No.

1–A, Third Revised Sheet No. 293, with

an effective date of November 20, 2000.

El Paso states that it is also filing a

revised Statement on Standards of

Conduct. El Paso states that this filing

updates El Paso’s Standards of Conduct

and related tariff sheet.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

protest said filing should file a motion

to intervene or a protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC

20426, in accordance with Section

385.214 or 385.211 of the Commission’s

Rules and Regulations. All such motions

or protests must be filed in accordance

with 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.

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. This filing may be viewed on the

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

rims.htm (call 202–208–2222 for

assistance). Beginning November 1,

2000, comments and protests may be

filed electronically via the internet in

lieu of paper. See, 18 CFR

385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions

on the Commission’s web site at http:

//www.ferc.fed.us/efi/doorbell.htm.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–27856 Filed 10–30–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket Nos. ER00–3068–000 and ER00–

3068–001]

FPL Energy Cape, LLC; Notice of

Issuance of Order

October 25, 2000.

FPL Energy Cape, LLC (FPL Energy

Cape) submitted for filing a rate

schedule under which FPL Energy Cape

will engage in wholesale electric power

and energy transactions at market-based

rates. FPL Energy Cape also requested

waiver of various Commission

regulations. In particular, FPL Energy

Cape requested that the Commission

grant blankets approval under 18 CFR

Part 34 of all future issuances of

securities and assumptions of liability

bye FPL Energy Cape.

On October 18, 2000, pursuant to

delegated authority, the Director,

Division of Corporate Applications,

Office of Markets, Tariffs and Rates,

granted requests for blanket approval

under Part 34, subject to the following:

Within thirty days of the date of the

order, any person desiring to be heard

or to protest the blanket approval of

issuances of securities or assumptions of

liability by FPL Energy Cape 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).

Absent a request for hearing within

this period, FPL Energy Cape is

authorized to issue securities and

assume obligations or liabilities as a

guarantor, indorser, surety, or otherwise

in respect of any security of another

person; provided that such issuance or

assumption is for some lawful object

within the corporate purposes of the

applicant, and compatible with the

public interest, and is reasonably

necessary or appropriate for such

purposes.

The Commission reserves the right to

require a further showing that neither

public nor private interests will be

adversely affected by continued

approval of FPL Energy Cape’s

issuances of securities or assumptions of

liability.

Notice is hereby given that the

deadline for filing motions to intervene

or protests as set forth above, is

November 17, 2000.

Copies of the full text of the Order are

available from the Commission’s Public

Reference Branch, 888 First Street, N.E.,