70894 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 229 / Tuesday, November 28, 2000 / Notices

for the Commission to take actions

necessary to implement Vernon PTO

status effective as of January 1, 2001.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

protest this filing should file a motion

to intervene or protest with the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888

First Street, NE., Washington, DC 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

must be filed on or before November 29,

2000. 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 in the

Public Reference Room. This filing may

also be viewed on the Internet at http:/

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

202–208–2222) for assistance. Answers

to the complaint shall also be due on or

before November 29, 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. 00–30242 Filed 1–27–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP01–107–000]

Viking Gas Transmission Company;

Notice of Tariff Filing

November 21, 2000.

Take notice that on November 16,

2000, Viking Gas Transmission

Company (Viking) tendered for filing as

part of its FERC Gas Tariff, First Revised

Volume No. 1 the following tariff sheets

to become effective January 1, 2000:

Twenty-Third Revised Sheet No. 6

Sixteenth Revised Sheet No. 6A

Sixth Revised Sheet No. 6B

Viking states that the purpose of this

filing is to change Viking’s Gas Research

Institute Adjustment (GRI Adjustment)

as permitted by Sections 154.204 and

154.401 of the Commission’s Rules and

Regulations, 18 CFR 154.204, 154.401

and in accordance with the

Commission’s September 19, 2000

‘‘Letter Order Regarding the Application

of Gas Research Institute for Advanced

Approval of Its 2001–2005 RD&D Plant

and 2001 RD&D Program and

Jurisdictional Rate Provisions To Fund

the 2001 Program,’’ issued in Docket No.

RP00–313–000 (September 19, 2000

Letter Order). Viking’s authority to make

this filing is set forth in Article XVIII of

the General Terms and Conditions of

Viking’s FERC Gas Tariff, First Revised

Volume No. 1.

Accordingly, Viking’s GRI Adjustment

has been changed to reflect the

Commission’s September 19, 2000

Letter Order as follows: a demand/

reservation surcharge of 9 cents per Dth

per month for high load factor

customers; a demand/reservation

surcharge of 5.5 cents per Dth per

month for low load factor customers;

and a volumetric commodity/usage

surcharge of .70 cents per Dth.

Viking states that copies of the filing

have been mailed to all of its

jurisdictional customers and to affected

state regulatory commissions.

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 Sections

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). 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. 00–30198 Filed 11–27–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. ER01–453–000, et al.]

Nevada Power Company, et al.;

Electric Rate and Corporate Regulation

Filings

November 20, 2000.

Take notice that the following filings

have been made with the Commission:

1. Nevada Power Company

[Docket No. ER01–453–000]

Take notice that on November 14,

2000, Nevada Power Company tendered

for filing notification of withdrawal of

membership in the Western Regional

Transmission Association effective

January 1, 2001 in the above referenced

docket.

Comment date: December 5, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

2. Solar Turbines Incorporated and STI

Capital Company

[Docket Nos. EC01–23–000 and ER01–413–

000]

Take notice that on November 9,

2000, Solar Turbines Incorporated and

STI Capital Company, both of 2200

Pacific Coast Highway, San Diego, CA

92101 (Applicants), filed with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

(Commission) an Application seeking

authorization to transfer jurisdictional

assets pursuant to Sections 203 and 205

of the Federal Power Act and the Part

33 of the Commission’s Regulations.

The Application seeks authorization

for Solar to Transfer to STI any

jurisdictional interconnection facilities,

Solar’s market based rate schedule and

any wholesale power agreements

executed pursuant to that rate schedule.

Comment date: November 30, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

3. GPU, Inc., GPU International, Inc.

and MEP Investments, LLC

[Docket No. EC01–24–000]

Take notice that on November 13,

2000, GPU, Inc. (GPU), GPU

International, Inc. (GPUI), and MEP

Investments, LLC (MEP) filed a Joint

Application pursuant to Section 203 of

the Federal Power Act and Part 33 of the

Commission’s regulations requesting

authorization and approval of the sale

by GPU and the purchase by MEP of the

stock of GPUI.

Comment date: December 4, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.