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Transco states that the purpose of the

instant filing is track rate changes

attributable to transportation service

purchased from Dominion

Transmission, Inc. (Dominion) (formerly

CNG Transmission Corporation) under

its Rate Schedule GSS the costs of

which are included in the rates and

charges payable under Transco’s Rate

Schedules GSS and LSS. This filing is

being made pursuant to tracking

provisions under Section 3 of Transco’s

Rate Schedule GSS and Section 4 of the

Transco’s Rate Schedule LSS. Transco

states that included in Appendix B

attached to the filing are the

explanations and details regarding the

computation of the Rate Schedule GSS

and LSS rate changes.

Transco states that copies of the filing

are being mailed to each of its GSS and

LSS customers and interested State

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.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–29861 Filed 11–21–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. EL01–2–000]

Notice of Amendment to Complaint

November 16, 2000.

Californians for Renewable Energy, Inc.

(CARE), Complainant v. Independent Energy

Producers, Inc. and All Sellers of Energy and

Ancillary Services Into the Energy and

Ancillary Services Markets Operated by the

California Independent System Operator

Corporation and the California Power

Exchange; All Scheduling Coordinators

Acting On Behalf of the Above Sellers;

California Independent System Operator

Corporation; and California Power Exchange

Corporation, Respondents; Notice of

Amendment to Complaint.

Take notice that on October 31, 2000,

Californians for Renewable Energy, Inc.

(CARE) filed an amendment to their

Complaint filed in the above-referenced

proceeding on October 6, 2000.

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 and protests

must be filed on or before November 30,

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 amendment of the complaint shall

also be due on or before November 30,

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.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–29866 Filed 11–21–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. EC01–22–000, et al.]

Ohio Edison Company, et al.; Electric

Rate and Corporate Regulation Filings

November 15, 2000.

Take notice that the following filings

have been made with the Commission:

1. Ohio Edison Company, The

Cleveland Electric Illuminating

Company, The Toledo Edison

Company, Pennsylvania Power

Company, American Transmission

Systems, Inc. and their public utility

affiliates and Jersey Central Power &

Light Company, Metropolitan Edison

Company, Pennsylvania Electric

Company and their public utility

affiliates

[Docket No. EC01–22–000]

Take notice that on November 9, 2000

Ohio Edison Company (OE), The

Cleveland Electric Illuminating

Company (CEI), The Toledo Edison

Company (TE), Pennsylvania Power

Company (PP), American Transmission

Systems, Inc. (ATSI), and their public

utility affiliates (the FirstEnergy

Companies) and Jersey Central Power &

Light Company (JCP&L), Metropolitan

Edison Company (MetEd), and

Pennsylvania Electric Company

(Penelec), and their public utility

affiliates (the GPU Companies)

(collectively, Applicants), tendered for

filing an application pursuant to Section

203 of the Federal Power Act and Part

33 of the Commission’s regulations, 18

CFR Part 33, for an order approving the

proposed merger of the FirstEnergy

Companies and the GPU Companies

(Application).

Applicants request all authorizations

necessary to undertake the proposed

merger. Upon consummation of the

merger, Applicants will form a

registered public utility holding

company system.

Comment date: January 8, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

2. California Power Exchange

Corporation

[Docket Nos. EC96–19–000 and ER96–1663–

000]

Take notice that on November 7,

2000, the Compliance Unit of the

California Power Exchange Corporation

(CalPX) filed a report entitled ‘‘Price

Movements in California Power

Exchange Markets: Analysis of Price

Activity; May-September 2000.’’ CalPX

states that it has posted the report on its

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website (www.calpx.com) for

downloading. In addition, CalPX has

served copies of its transmittal letter

upon the parties to these dockets and

will make a hard copy of the report

available to any party upon request.

Comment date: November 28, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

3. Consumers Energy Company

[Docket No. EC01–4–000]

Take notice that on November 2,

2000, Consumers Energy Company

(CECo) filed an amendment to their

Application For Authorization to

Transfer Jurisdictional Transmission

Assets To Michigan Electric

Transmission Company pursuant to

Section 203 of the Federal Power Act,

which was filed on October 13, 2000 in

the above-captioned docket. CECo and

Michigan Transco are requesting that

the existing one-page pro forma Bill of

Sale be removed from Exhibit H(4) and

be replaced with the two-page amended

pro forma Bill of Sale.

Comment date: November 29, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

4. Mobile Energy Services Company,

L.L.C.; Mobile Energy Services

Holdings, Inc.

[Docket No. EC01–21–000]

Take notice that on November 9,

2000, Mobile Energy Services Company,

L.L.C. and Mobile Energy Services

Holdings, Inc. filed for authorization of

the disposition of jurisdictional

facilities pursuant to Section 203 of the

Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. § 824b

(1994).

Comment date: November 30, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

5. Covert Generating Company, LLC

[Docket No. EG01–28–000]

Take notice that on November 9,

2000, Covert Generating Company, LLC

(Covert), a limited liability company

with its principal place of business at

7500 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda,

Maryland 20814, filed with the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission an

application for determination of exempt

wholesale generator status pursuant to

Part 365 of the Commission’s

regulations.

Covert proposes to construct, own or

lease and operate a natural gas-fired,

combined cycle power plant of

approximately 1,200 MW capacity in

Covert Township, Van Buren County,

Michigan. The proposed power plant is

expected to commence commercial

operation in the first or second quarter

of 2003. All output from the plant will

be sold by Covert exclusively at

wholesale.

Comment date: December 6, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice. The

Commission will limit its consideration

of comments to those that concern the

adequacy or accuracy of the application.

6. STI Capital Company

[Docket No. EG01–29–000]

Take notice that on November 9,

2000, STI Capital Company, 2200

Pacific Coast Highway, San Diego,

California 92101 (STI), filed with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

(Commission) an Application for

Determination of Exempt Wholesale

Generator Status pursuant to Part 365 of

the Commission’s Regulations and

Section 32 of the Public Utility Holding

Company Act, as amended (the

Application).

The Application seeks a

determination that STI qualifies for

Exempt Wholesale Generator status. STI

is a Delaware Corporation that will own

and operate a gas-fired combined cycle

cogeneration facility rated at 69 MW.

Upon STI’s determination as an EWG,

the facility will be used for the

generation of electricity exclusively for

sale at wholesale. Copies of this

Application have been served upon the

Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission

and the Securities and Exchange

Commission.

Comment date: December 6, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice. The

Commission will limit its consideration

of comments to those that concern the

adequacy or accuracy of the application.

7. NEV, L.L.C, NEV East, L.L.C., NEV

California, L.L.C., NEV Midwest, L.L.C.

[Docket Nos. ER97–4636–011, ER97–4652–

011, ER97–4653–011, ER97–4654–011,

ER01–429–000]

Take notice that on November 8,

2000, NEV, L.L.C.; NEV East, L.L.C.;

NEV California, L.L.C.; and NEV

Midwest, L.L.C. (collectively NEV),

tendered for filing an updated market

power analysis in compliance with the

Commission’s order, issued on

November 12, 1997, in the captioned

dockets, NEV, L.L.C., NEV East, L.L.C.,

NEV California, L.L.C., and NEV

Midwest, L.L.C., 81 FERC ¶ 61,186. This

filing is a triennial update of the 1997

analysis submitted to the Commission

in connection with the initial request for

market-based rates by NEV. Also

included in this submission are rate

schedules and a code of conduct revised

to reflect NEV’s new corporate

affiliations, as more fully described in

the submission.

Comment date: November 29, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

8. Northeast Utilities Service Company

[Docket No. ER00–3742–002]

Take notice that on November 8,

2000, Northeast Utilities Service

Company (NUSCO), on behalf of The

Connecticut Light and Power Company

(CL&P) and Western Massachusetts

Electric Company (WMECO), tendered

for filing unredacted conformed copies

of agreements dated April 10, 2000,

which the Companies have agreed to

sell and deliver to Constellation Power

Source, Inc. (CPS) capacity and energy

and associated ancillary services to

which the Companies are entitled under

sixteen power purchase agreements.

NUSCO requests that the Commission

institute a shortened notice period and

expedited procedures to allow this filing

to be accepted by December 1, 2000.

Comment date: November 29, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

9. Montana-Dakota Utilities Co., a

division of MDU Resources Group, Inc.

[Docket No. ER01–178–000]

Take notice that on November 8,

2000, Montana-Dakota Utilities Co., a

division of MDU Resources Group, Inc.

(Montana-Dakota), tendered for filing a

notice of withdrawal of its October 20,

2000 filing herein of a revised Exhibit H

to a certain July 1, 1988 ‘‘Contract for

Electric Service to Montana-Dakota

Utilities Co.’’, Contract No. 88–BAO–

308, between Montana-Dakota and

Western Area Power Administration

(Western), that is Montana-Dakota Rate

Schedule No. 19.

Copies of the filing were served on

Western and on the interested utility

regulatory agencies.

Comment date: November 29, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

10. Chandler Wind Partners, LLC

[Docket No. ER01–390–000]

Take notice that on November 8,

2000, Chandler Wind Partners, LLC, of

63–655 19th Avenue, P.O. Box 1043,

North Palm Springs, California 92258,

tendered for filing with the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission an

application for market-based rate

authorization, waivers and exemptions

and a request for an effective date of

November 9, 2000 for its market-based

rate authorization.

Chandler Wind Partners, LLC, is a

Delaware limited liability company that

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owns and operates an approximately

1.98 megawatt (nameplate capacity)

wind generation facility, comprised of

three (3) Vestas V47–660kw wind

turbine generators (the Facility). The

Facility is located in Murray County,

Minnesota. Chandler Wind Partners,

LLC, is seeking market-based rate

authorization, waivers and exemptions,

and a request for an effective date of

November 9, 2000 for its market-based

rate authorization in order to continue

to sell the output of the Facility to the

Cooperative Power Association after

sale of the Facility to Cinergy Global

Chandler I, Inc.

Comment date: November 29, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

11. Allegheny Energy Service

Corporation, on behalf of Monongahela

Power Company, The Potomac Edison

Company, and West Penn Power

Company (Allegheny Power)

[Docket No. ER01–391–000]

Take notice that on November 8, 2000

Allegheny Energy Service Corporation

on behalf of Monongahela Power

Company, The Potomac Edison

Company and West Penn Power

Company (Allegheny Power), tendered

for filing Service Agreement No. 331 to

add Select Energy, Inc. to Allegheny

Power’s Open Access Transmission

Service Tariff.

The proposed effective date under the

agreement is November 7, 2000.

Copies of the filing have been

provided to the Public Utilities

Commission of Ohio, the Pennsylvania

Public Utility Commission, the

Maryland Public Service Commission,

the Virginia State Corporation

Commission, and the West Virginia

Public Service Commission.

Comment date: November 29, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

12. American Transmission Company

LLC

[Docket No. ER01–392–000]

Take notice that on November 9,

2000, American Transmission Company

LLC (ATCLLC), tendered for filing a

Distribution-Transmission Agreement

between ATCLLC and Wisconsin

Electric Power Company.

ATCLLC requests an effective date of

January 1, 2001.

Comment date: November 30, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

13. Jersey Central Power & Light

Company, Metropolitan Edison

Company, Pennsylvania Electric

Company

[Docket No. ER01–393–000]

Take notice that on November 9,

2000, Jersey Central Power & Light

Company, Metropolitan Edison

Company and Pennsylvania Electric

Company (individually doing business

as GPU Energy), tendered for filing a

Notice of Cancellation of the Service

Agreement between GPU Service, Inc.

and Sonat Power Marketing Inc. (now El

Paso Merchant Energy, L.P.), FERC

Electric Tariff, Original Volume No. 1,

Service Agreement No. 54.

GPU Energy requests that cancellation

be effective January 8, 2001.

Comment date: November 30, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

14. Jersey Central Power & Light

Company, Metropolitan Edison

Company, Pennsylvania Electric

Company

[Docket No. ER01–394–000]

Take notice that on November 9,

2000, Jersey Central Power & Light

Company, Metropolitan Edison

Company and Pennsylvania Electric

Company (individually doing business

as GPU Energy), tendered for filing a

Notice of Cancellation of the Service

Agreement between GPU Service

Corporation and Rainbow Energy

Marketing Corporation, FERC Electric

Tariff, Original Volume No. 1, Service

Agreement No. 16. GPU Energy requests

that cancellation be effective January 8,

2001.

Comment date: November 30, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

15. Jersey Central Power & Light

Company, Metropolitan Edison

Company, Pennsylvania Electric

Company

[Docket No. ER01–395–000]

Take notice that on November 9,

2000, Jersey Central Power & Light

Company, Metropolitan Edison

Company and Pennsylvania Electric

Company (individually doing business

as GPU Energy), tendered for filing a

Notice of Cancellation of the Service

Agreement between GPU Service

Corporation and Stand Energy

Corporation, FERC Electric Tariff,

Original Volume No. 1, Service

Agreement No. 15.

GPU Energy requests that cancellation

be effective January 8, 2001.

Comment date: November 30, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

16. Jersey Central Power & Light

Company, Metropolitan Edison

Company, Pennsylvania Electric

Company

[Docket No. ER01–396–000]

Take notice that on November 9,

2000, Jersey Central Power & Light

Company, Metropolitan Edison

Company and Pennsylvania Electric

Company (individually doing business

as GPU Energy), tendered for filing a

Notice of Cancellation of the Service

Agreement between GPU Service

Corporation and TransCanada Power

Corporation, FERC Electric Tariff,

Original Volume No. 1, Service

Agreement No. 43.

GPU Energy requests that cancellation

be effective January 8, 2001.

Comment date: November 30, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

17. Jersey Central Power & Light

Company, Metropolitan Edison

Company, Pennsylvania Electric

Company

[Docket No. ER01–397–000]

Take notice that on November 9,

2000, Jersey Central Power & Light

Company, Metropolitan Edison

Company and Pennsylvania Electric

Company (individually doing business

as GPU Energy), tendered for filing a

Notice of Cancellation of the Service

Agreement between GPU Service

Corporation and KN Marketing, Inc.

(now Kinder Morgan, Inc.), FERC

Electric Tariff, Original Volume No. 1,

Service Agreement No. 44.

GPU Energy requests that cancellation

be effective January 8, 2001.

Comment date: November 30, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

18. Jersey Central Power & Light

Company, Metropolitan Edison

Company, Pennsylvania Electric

Company

[Docket No. ER01–398–000]

Take notice that on November 9,

2000, Jersey Central Power & Light

Company, Metropolitan Edison

Company and Pennsylvania Electric

Company (individually doing business

as GPU Energy), tendered for filing a

Notice of Cancellation of the Service

Agreement between GPU Service

Corporation and Industrial Energy

Applications, Inc., FERC Electric Tariff,

Original Volume No. 1, Service

Agreement No. 34.

GPU Energy requests that cancellation

be effective January 8, 2001.

Comment date: November 30, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

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19. Jersey Central Power & Light

Company, Metropolitan Edison

Company, Pennsylvania Electric

Company

[Docket No. ER01–399–000]

Take notice that on November 9,

2000, Jersey Central Power & Light

Company, Metropolitan Edison

Company and Pennsylvania Electric

Company (individually doing business

as GPU Energy), tendered for filing a

Notice of Cancellation of the Service

Agreement between GPU Service, Inc.

and Virginia Electric and Power

Company, FERC Electric Tariff, Original

Volume No. 1, Service Agreement No.

61.

GPU Energy requests that cancellation

be effective January 8, 2001.

Comment date: November 30, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

20. Jersey Central Power & Light

Company, Metropolitan Edison

Company, Pennsylvania Electric

Company

[Docket No. ER01–400–000]

Take notice that on November 9,

2000, Jersey Central Power & Light

Company, Metropolitan Edison

Company and Pennsylvania Electric

Company (individually doing business

as GPU Energy), tendered for filing a

Notice of Cancellation of the Service

Agreement between GPU Service, Inc.

and V TEC Energy, Inc., FERC Electric

Tariff, Original Volume No. 1, Service

Agreement No. 59.

GPU Energy requests that cancellation

be effective January 8, 2001.

Comment date: November 30, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

21. Jersey Central Power & Light

Company, Metropolitan Edison

Company, Pennsylvania Electric

Company

[Docket No. ER01–401–000]

Take notice that on November 9,

2000, Jersey Central Power & Light

Company, Metropolitan Edison

Company and Pennsylvania Electric

Company (individually doing business

as GPU Energy), tendered for filing a

Notice of Cancellation of the Service

Agreement between GPU Service

Corporation and AIG Trading

Corporation (now Sempra Energy

Trading Corp.), FERC Electric Tariff,

Original Volume No. 1, Service

Agreement No. 63.

GPU Energy requests that cancellation

be effective January 8, 2001.

Comment date: November 30, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

22. Jersey Central Power & Light

Company, Metropolitan Edison

Company, Pennsylvania Electric

Company

[Docket No. ER01–402–000]

Take notice that on November 9,

2000, Jersey Central Power & Light

Company, Metropolitan Edison

Company and Pennsylvania Electric

Company (individually doing business

as GPU Energy), tendered for filing a

Notice of Cancellation of the Service

Agreement between GPU Service, Inc.

and The Utility-Trade Corp., FERC

Electric Tariff, Original Volume No. 1,

Service Agreement No. 68.

GPU Energy requests that cancellation

be effective January 8, 2001.

Comment date: November 30, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

23. Jersey Central Power & Light

Company, Metropolitan Edison

Company, Pennsylvania Electric

Company

[Docket No. ER01–403–000]

Take notice that on November 9,

2000, Jersey Central Power & Light

Company, Metropolitan Edison

Company and Pennsylvania Electric

Company (individually doing business

as GPU Energy), tendered for filing a

Notice of Cancellation of the Service

Agreement between GPU Service

Corporation and USGen Power Services,

L.P. (now PG&E Energy Trading—

Power, LP), FERC Electric Tariff,

Original Volume No. 1, Service

Agreement No. 55.

GPU Energy requests that cancellation

be effective January 8, 2001.

Comment date: November 30, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

24. Jersey Central Power & Light

Company, Metropolitan Edison

Company, Pennsylvania Electric

Company

[Docket No. ER01–404–000]

Take notice that on November 8,

2000, Jersey Central Power & Light

Company, Metropolitan Edison

Company and Pennsylvania Electric

Company (individually doing business

as GPU Energy), tendered for filing a

Notice of Cancellation of the Service

Agreement between GPU Service

Corporation and Tenneco Energy

Marketing Company (now El Paso

Merchant Energy, L.P.), FERC Electric

Tariff, Original Volume No. 1, Service

Agreement No. 33.

GPU Energy requests that cancellation

be effective January 8, 2001.

Comment date: November 30, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

25. Jersey Central Power & Light

Company, Metropolitan Edison

Company, Pennsylvania Electric

Company

[Docket No. ER01–405–000]

Take notice that on November 8,

2000, Jersey Central Power & Light

Company, Metropolitan Edison

Company and Pennsylvania Electric

Company (individually doing business

as GPU Energy), tendered for filing a

Notice of Cancellation of the Service

Agreement between GPU Service

Corporation and Rochester Gas and

Electric Corporation (originally filed as

Rochester Gas and Electric Company),

FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume

No. 1, Service Agreement No. 24.

GPU Energy requests that cancellation

be effective January 8, 2001.

Comment date: November 30, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

26. PECO Energy Company

[Docket No. ER01–406–000]

Take notice that on November 8,

2000, PECO Energy Company (PECO),

tendered for filing under Section 205 of

the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. S 792

et seq., an Agreement dated November

8, 2000 with Edison Mission Marketing

& Trading, Inc. (EMMT) under PECO’s

FERC Electric Tariff Original Volume

No. 1 (‘‘Tariff’’).

PECO requests an effective date of

November 8, 2000 for the Agreement.

PECO states that copies of this filing

have been supplied to Edison Mission

Marketing & Trading, Inc. and to the

Pennsylvania Public Utility

Commission.

Comment date: November 30, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

27. Duke Energy Corporation

[Docket No. ER01–407–000]

Take notice that on November 9,

2000, Duke Energy Corporation (Duke),

tendered for filing a Service Agreement

with The Detroit Edison Company, for

Firm Transmission Service under

Duke’s Open Access Transmission

Tariff.

Duke requests that the proposed

Service Agreement be permitted to

become effective on October 10, 2000.

Duke states that this filing is in

accordance with Part 35 of the

Commission’s Regulations and a copy

has been served on the North Carolina

Utilities Commission.

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1 81 FERC ¶61,103 (1997).

2 63 FR 19,274 (April 17, 1998).

3At the request of the parties to the settlement,

the deadline for filing comments on the application

was extended twice by notices of March 10, 2000,

and July 12, 2000.

Comment date: November 30, 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, 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 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).

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Project No. 2016–044 Washington]

City of Tacoma; Notice of Intent To

Prepare Environmental Impact

Statement

November 16, 2000.

On December 27, 1999, the City of

Tacoma (Tacoma) filed an application

for a new license for the continued

operation of the 462-megawatt Cowlitz

River Hydroelectric Project (FERC No.

2016–044). On September 11, 2000,

Tacoma filed an Offer of Settlement for

the new license. The project is located

on the Cowlitz River in Lewis County,

Washington. About 5 acres are included

within the Gifford Pinchot National

Forest and about 59 acres are located on

lands owned by the Bureau of Land

Management.

In accordance with the National

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and

the Commission’s regulations for using

the alternative licensing process,1

Tacoma held public scoping meetings

for the Cowlitz River Hydroelectric

Project on May 5, 6, and 7, 1998, in

Lacey, Chehalis, and Mossyrock,

Washington, respectively.2 Commission

staff, state, federal and local agencies,

tribes, and the public participated in the

meetings. These scoping meetings and

an open and extensive collaborative

relicensing process were used to define

the issues and alternatives addressed in

Tacoma’s Environmental Assessment

and Offer of Settlement. In addition, the

Commission solicited comments on the

license application and the Offer of

Settlement by notice of March 15, 2000,

and September 19, 2000, respectively.3

Following the public scoping process,

the Commission staff determined that

licensing the Cowlitz Project could

constitute a major federal action

significantly affecting the quality of the

human environment. Therefore, the staff

intends to prepare an Environmental

Impact Statement for the project in

accordance with the NEPA. The staff’s

EIS will objectively consider both sitespecific and cumulative environmental

impacts of the projects and reasonable

alternatives, and will include economic

and engineering analyses.

A draft EIS will be issued and

circulated for review by all interested

parties. All comments filed on the draft

EIS will be analyzed by the staff and

considered in the final EIS. The staff’s

conclusions and recommendations will

then be presented for the consideration

of the Commission in reaching its final

licensing decision.

This notice informs all interested

individuals, organizations, and agencies

with environmental expertise and

concerns, that: (1) the Commission staff

has decided to prepare an EIS; and (2)

the scoping conducted on the Cowlitz

River Hydroelectrical Project by Tacoma

and comments filed with the

Commission on the application and the

Offer of Settlement still apply and will

be taken into account in the EIS.

Any questions regarding this notice

may be directed to David Turner at (202)

219–2844.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–29855 Filed 11–21–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Notice of Application Accepted for

Filing and Soliciting Motions to

Intervene, Protests, and Comments

November 16, 2000.

Take notice that the following

hydroelectric application has been filed

with the Commission and is available

for public inspection:

a. Type of Application: Preliminary

Permit.

b. Project No.: 11863–000

c. Dated filed: October 31, 2000.

d. Applicant: The Marseilles Land &

Water Company.

e. Name of Project: Marseilles Project.

f. Location: On Illinois River, in

LaSalle County, Illinois. Uses U.S. Army

Corps of Engineers Marseilles Dam.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power

Act, 16 USC 791(a)–825(r).

h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Lee

Mueller, The Marseilles Land & Water

Company, 229 S. Main Street,

Marseilles, IL 61341, (815) 795–2722.

i. FERC Contact: Robert Bell, (202)

219–2806.

j. Deadline for filing motions to

intervene, protests and comments: 60

days from the issuance date of this

notice.

All documents (original and eight

copies) should be filed with: David P.

Boergers, Secretary, Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, 888 First

Street, NE, Washington, D.C. 20426.

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.

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 in the official service list

for the project. Further, if an intervener

files comments or documents with the

Commission relating to the merit 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.

k. Description of Project: The

proposed project would utilize the

existing Corp of Engineers Marseilles

Dam and Reservoir and would consist

of; (1) the two existing intake canals; (2)

two existing head races; (3) a proposed

powerhouse containing three generating

units with a total installed capacity of

8.4 MW; (4) a proposed 400-foot-long,

4.16 kV transmission line; and (5)

appurtenant facilities