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restated long-term service agreements

are designated as SOWEGA Power’s

First Revised Rate Schedule FERC No. 1

and First Revised Rate Schedule FERC

No. 2, respectively, and were approved

by the Commission effective November

2, 2000 conditioned on this compliance

filing designating such agreements

under Order No. 614.

Comment date: December 6, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

14. Pacific Gas and Electric Company

[Docket No. ER01–460–000]

Take notice that on November 15,

2000, Pacific Gas and Electric Company

(PG&E), tendered for filing revised

Must-Run Service Agreements (RMR

Agreements) between it and the

California Independent System Operator

Corporation (ISO). Under these

agreements PG&E dispatches certain

power plants designated as Reliability

Must-Run by the ISO. Because the ISO

has renewed these contracts for 2001,

PG&E’s filing proposes updates in

accordance with contract terms to

contract service limits, Target Available

Hours, Availability rates and Pre-paid

Start-up Charges. This filing also revises

PG&E’s RMR Agreements to conform

with several changes to terms and

conditions, in compliance with the

Commission’s approval of the August

14, 2000, settlement among the ISO,

PG&E and various parties. In addition,

this filing conforms PG&E’s RMR

Agreements to the requirements of

Order No. 614.

Copies of this filing have been served

upon the ISO, the California Electricity

Oversight Board, and the California

Public Utilities Commission.

Comment date: December 6, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

15. Idaho Power Company

[Docket No. ER01–458–000]

Take notice that on November 15,

2000, Idaho Power Company (IPC)

tendered for filing with the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission a

Service Agreement for Firm Point-toPoint Transmission Service between

Idaho Power Company and Morgan

Stanley Capital Group Inc.

Comment date: December 6, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

16. Southern California Edison

Company

[Docket No. ER01–414–000]

Take notice that the Notice of Filing

issued on November 17, 2000, in Docket

No. ER01–414–000, should be

rescinded.

17. Consumers Energy Company;

Michigan Electric Transmission

Company

[Docket No. ER01–410–000]

Take notice that the Notice of Filing

issued on November 17, 2000, in Docket

No. ER01–410–000, should be

rescinded.

18. Southern California Edison

Company

Docket No. ER01–411–000

Take notice that the Notice of Filing

issued on November 17, 2000, in Docket

No. ER01–411–000, should be

rescinded.

19. New York State Electric & Gas

Corporation

[Docket No. ER01–451–000]

Take notice that on November 15,

2000, New York State Electric & Gas

Corporation (NYSEG), tendered for

filing pursuant to Section 205 of the

Federal Power Act and Section 35.13 of

the Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission’s (FERC or Commission)

Regulations, an amendment to Rate

Schedule 200 filed with FERC

corresponding to an Agreement with the

New York Power Authority (NYPA).

The proposed amendment would

initiate revenues of $117,881 for new

facilities for the period from September

25, 2000 through August 31, 2001.

This rate filing is made pursuant to

Paragraph 5.1 of the October 19, 1999

Facilities Agreement between NYSEG

and NYPA, filed with FERC. The annual

charges for routine operation and

maintenance and general expenses, as

well as property taxes, are revised based

on data taken from NYSEG’s Annual

Report to the Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission (FERC Form 1) for the

twelve month ended December 31,

1999. The revised facilities charge is

levied on the cost of the 135 MVAR

capacitor and associated equipment

interconnected with NYSEG’s Oakdale

Substation, constructed by NYSEG for

the sole use of NYPA.

NYSEG requests an effective date of

September 1, 2000.

Copies of the filing were served upon

the New York Power Authority and the

Public Service Commission of the State

of New York.

Comment date: December 6, 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).

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Notice of Settlement Agreement,

Amendment of License, and Soliciting

Comments, Motions to Intervene, and

Protests

November 22, 2000.

Take notice that the following

Settlement Agreement and Amendment

of License has been filed with the

Commission and is available for public

inspection:

a. Application Type: Settlement

Agreement and Amendment of License.

b. Project No.: 2114–003.

c. Date Filed: September 13, 2000.

d. Applicant:: Public Utility District

No. 2 of Grant County, WA.

e. Name of Project: Priest Rapids

Hydroelectric Project.

f. Location: On the Columbia River, in

Grant, Yakima, Kittitas, Douglas,

Benton, and Chelan counties,

Washington. The project occupies

federal lands managed by the U.S.

Bureau of Land Management, U.S.

Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Department

of Energy, U.S. Department of the Army,

and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Rule 602 of the

Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure, 18 CFR 385.602 (2000) and

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

791(a)–825(r).

h. Applicant Contact: Don Godard,

Public Utility District No. 2 of Grant

County, WA, P.O. Box 878, Ephrata,

WA, 98823; (509) 754–3541.

i. FERC Contact: Bob Eaton (202) 219–

2782, Email: robert.easton@ferc.fed.us

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j. Deadline Dates: Comments are due

December 29, 2000; reply comments are

due January 16, 2001.

k. 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.

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 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.

l. Description of Filing: Public Utility

District No. 2 of Grant County, WA,

filed a Settlement Agreement on behalf

of itself and the National Marine

Fisheries Service, Colville Confederated

Indian Tribe, Columbia River InterTribal Fish Commission, Confederated

Tribes and Bands of the Yakima Nation,

Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla

Indian Reservation, U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service, Washington

Department of Fish and Wildlife, and

American Rivers. The purpose of the

Settlement Agreement is to resolve

among the signatories issues related to

operation of the project in regard to spill

flows and their effect on downstream

fish passage. Approval of the Settlement

Agreement by the Commission would

require amendment of the license;

therefore, the applicant’s submission

also serves as a request for license

amendment. Comments and reply

comments on the Settlement Agreement

and Amendment of License are due on

the dates listed in item j above.

m. Copies of the Settlement

Agreement and amendment application

are available for 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) or at the

address listed in item h above.

n. Individuals desiring to be included

on the Commission’s mailing list should

so indicate by writing to the Secretary

of the Commission.

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.

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. A copy of any motion to

intervene must also be served upon each

representative of the Applicant

specified in the particular application.

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.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket Nos. RP00–327–000 and RP00–326–

000]

Columbia Gas Transmission

Corporation, Columbia Gulf

Transmission Company; Notice of

Technical Conferences

November 22, 2000.

On June 15, 2000, Columbia Gas

Transmission Corporation (Columbia

Gas) and Columbia Gulf Transmission

Company (Columbia Gulf) submitted

filings to comply with Order No. 637.

Several parties have protested various

aspects of Columbia Gas’ filing and

Columbia Gulf’s filing.

Take notice that a technical

conference to discuss the various issues

raised by Columbia Gulf’s filing will

commence on Wednesday, December

13, 2000, at 10:00 am.

Also take notice that a technical

conference to discuss the various issues

raised by Columbia Gas’s filing will

commence on Thursday, December 14,

2000, at 9:00 am.

The technical conferences will be

held in a room to be designated at the

offices of the Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,

Washington, DC 20426. Parties

protesting aspects of Columbia Gas’

filing and Columbia Gulf’s filing should

be prepared to discuss alternatives.

All interested persons and Staff are

permitted to attend.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–30354 Filed 11–28–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6909–5]

Proposed Administrative Cost

Recovery Agreements under CERCLA

Section 122(h) for Recovery of Past

Costs at the Barceloneta Landfill

Superfund Site, Barceloneta, Puerto

Rico

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice; request for public

comment.

SUMMARY: In accordance with section

122(i) of the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation, and Liability Act of

1980, as amended (‘‘CERCLA’’), 42

U.S.C. 9622(i), notice is hereby given of

two (2) proposed administrative

settlements, entered into pursuant to

section 122(h) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C.

9622(h), for recovery of past response

costs concerning the Barceloneta

Landfill Superfund Site (‘‘Site’’) located

in Barceloneta, Puerto Rico. These

settlements with the U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency (‘‘EPA’’ or the

‘‘Agency’’) are each entered into with

one party, one with Bristol-Myers

Barceloneta, Inc. (‘‘BMS’’), and the

second with Nycomed Puerto Rico, Inc.

(‘‘NYCOMED’’). The settlements require

BMS and NYCOMED to pay $225,000.00

and $125,000.00, respectively, to EPA,

in reimbursement of past response costs

incurred with respect to the Site. The

settlements include a covenant not to

sue the settling parties pursuant to

section 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C.

9607(a), for all costs that EPA or the

U.S. Department of Justice, on behalf of

EPA, paid at or in connection with the

Site through the date of execution of the