9760 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 42 / Tuesday, March 4, 1997 / Notices

need for the gas and any other issue

determined to be appropriate, including

whether the arrangement is consistent

with DOE’s policy of promoting

competition in the marketplace by

allowing commercial parties to freely

negotiate their own trade arrangements.

Parties that may oppose this application

should comment in their responses on

these issues.

PANGC and Marathon assert that the

gas will not be needed domestically

during the extension period and the

export is otherwise consistent with the

public interest. Parties that oppose

extending the PANGC/Marathon export

should comment on the specific

statements of the applicants, including

conclusions in the two studies

submitted as part of the application.

Opponents will bear the burden of

demonstrating the proposed export

extension is not consistent with the

public interest.

The National Environmental Policy

Act (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4231 et seq.)

requires DOE to give appropriate

consideration to the environmental

effects of its proposed action. No final

decision will be issued in this

proceeding until DOE has met its NEPA

responsibilities.

Public Comment Procedures

In response to this notice, any person

may file a protest, motion to intervene

or notice of intervention, as applicable,

and written comments. Anyone who

wants to become a party to this

proceeding and to have their written

comments considered as the basis for

the decision on the application must,

however, file a motion to intervene or

notice of intervention, as applicable.

The filing of a protest with respect to

this application will not serve to make

the protestant a party to the proceeding,

although protests and comments

received from persons who are not

parties will be considered in

determining the appropriate action to be

taken on the application. All protests,

motions to intervene, notices of

intervention, and written comments

must meet the requirements specified by

the regulations in 10 CFR part 590.

Protests, motions to intervene, notices of

intervention, requests for additional

procedures, and written comments

should be filed with the Office of

Natural Gas & Petroleum Import &

Export Activities at the address listed

above.

It is intended that a decisional record

on the application will be developed

through responses to this notice by

parties, including the parties’ written

comments and replies thereto.

Additional procedures will be used as

necessary to achieve a complete

understanding of the facts and issues. A

party seeking intervention may request

that additional procedures be provided,

such as additional written comments, an

oral presentation, a conference, or trialtype hearing. Any request to file

additional written comments should

explain why they are necessary. Any

request for an oral presentation should

identify the substantial question of fact,

law, or policy at issue, show that it is

material and relevant to a decision in

the proceeding, and demonstrate why

an oral presentation is needed. Any

request for a conference should

demonstrate why the conference would

materially advance the proceeding. Any

request for a trial-type hearing must

show that there are factual issues

genuinely in dispute that are relevant

and material to a decision and that a

trial-type hearing is necessary for a full

and true disclosure of the facts.

If an additional procedure is

scheduled, notice will be provided to all

parties. If no party requests additional

procedures, a final opinion and order

may be issued based on the official

record, including the application and

responses filed by parties pursuant to

this notice, in accordance with 10 CFR

590.316.

A copy of PANGC’s and Marathon’s

application is available for inspection

and copying in the Office of Natural Gas

& Petroleum Import & Export Activities

docket room, 3F–056, at the above

address. The docket room is open

between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30

p.m., Monday through Friday, except

Federal holidays.

Issued in Washington, D.C., on February

25, 1997.

Wayne E. Peters,

Manager, Natural Gas Regulation, Office of

Natural Gas & Petroleum Import & Export

Activities, Office of Fossil Energy.

[FR Doc. 97–5257 Filed 3–3–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

Bonneville Power Administration

Notice of Floodplain and Wetlands

Involvement for Upper Snake River

Fish Culture Facility

AGENCY: Bonneville Power

Administration (BPA), Department of

Energy (DOE).

ACTION: Notice of floodplain and

wetlands involvement.

SUMMARY: This notice announces BPA’s

proposal to purchase an existing fish

hatchery suitable for remodeling and

operation as a fish hatchery for domestic

rainbow trout and testing facility for

potential rearing of native Yellowstone

cutthroat and redband trout.

Three alternative hatcheries are being

evaluated for purchase and remodeling;

two are located in Bingham County,

Idaho and one in Power County, Idaho.

In accordance with DOE regulations for

compliance with floodplain and

wetlands environmental review

requirements (10 CFR Part 1022), BPA

will prepare a floodplain and wetlands

assessment and will perform this

proposed action in a manner so as to

avoid or minimize potential harm to or

within the affected floodplain and

wetlands. The assessment will be

included in the environmental

assessment being prepared for the

proposed project in accordance with the

requirements of the National

Environmental Policy Act. A floodplain

statement of findings will be included

in any finding of no significant impact

that may be issued following the

completion of the environmental

assessment.

DATE: Comments are due to the address

below no later than March 19, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments to the

Public Involvement Office, Bonneville

Power Administration—ACS, P.O. Box

12999, Portland, Oregon 97212. Internet

address: comment@bpa.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Colleen Spiering, Environmental Project

Lead—ECN, Bonneville Power

Administration, P.O. Box 3621,

Portland, Oregon, 97208–3621, phone

number 503–230–5756, fax number

503–230–5699.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Houghland Farm (sec. 25, T. 4 S., R. 32

E. and sec. 30, T.4 S., R. 33 E) is located

in Bingham County, Idaho between

Springfield and the McTucker Springs

Recreational Area. Papoose Springs (sec.

1, T. 6 S., R. 33 E. and sec. 6, T. 6 S,.

R. 34 E) site is located in Power County,

Idaho on Tank Farm Rd. near Siphon

Rd. Jackson Ranch ( sec 31, T. 3 S., R.

34 E. and sec 6, T. 4 S., R. 34 E). is

located in Bingham County, Idaho on

Jackson Troutfarm Rd. near Ferry Butte

Rd. There is a possibility that

Floodplains and Wetlands could be

impacted as a result of this project.

Maps and further information are

available from BPA at the address

above.

Issued in Portland, Oregon, on February

24, 1997.

Thomas C. McKinney,

NEPA Compliance Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–5255 Filed 3–3–97; 8:45 am]

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