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Comment date: March 21, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

25. Niagara Mohawk Power

Corporation

[Docket No. OA96–194–001]

Take notice that on February 27, 1997,

Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation

(Niagara Mohawk) tendered for filing its

compliance report pursuant to the

Commission’s order issued January 29,

1997. Copies of the filing have been

served by Niagara Mohawk upon the

other parties to the above-captioned

proceeding.

Comment date: March 21, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

26. Ohio Edison Company,

Pennsylvania Power Company

[Docket No. OA97–556–000]

Take notice that on February 28, 1997,

Ohio Edison Company, on behalf of

itself and Pennsylvania Power

Company, tendered for filing an

amendment to the rate schedules for

power sales offered under an its

Interchange Agreement with the

Allegheny Power System. This

amendment was made in compliance

with Order No. 888 to unbundle the

charges for generation and transmission

services for transactions after March 1,

1997. 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: March 20, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

27. Ohio Edison Company

[Docket No. OA97–557–000]

Take notice that on February 28, 1997,

Ohio Edison Company tendered for

filing an amendment to the provisions

for bulk power sales offered under its

Interconnection Agreement with Dayton

Power & Light Company. This

amendment is made in compliance with

Order No. 888 to unbundle the charges

for generation and transmission services

for transactions after March 1, 1997.

Copies of the filing have been provided

to the Public Utilities Commissions of

Ohio and Pennsylvania.

Comment date: March 20, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

Standard Paragraph

E. Any person desiring to be heard or

to protest said filing 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 18 CFR 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 this filing are on file with the

Commission and are available for public

inspection.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–6364 Filed 3–12–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

[Docket No. CP96–153–000]

Southern Natural Gas Company;

Notice of Availability of the Draft

Environmental Impact Statement for

the Proposed North Alabama Pipeline

Project

March 7, 1997.

The staff of the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission (FERC or

Commission) has prepared a Draft

Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)

on the natural gas pipeline facilities

proposed by Southern Natural Gas

Company (Southern) in the abovereferenced docket.

The DEIS was prepared to satisfy the

requirements of the National

Environmental Policy Act. The staff

concludes that approval of the proposed

project with the appropriate mitigating

measures as recommended, would have

limited adverse environmental impact.

The DEIS also evaluates alternatives to

the proposal, including a system

alternative called the AlabamaTennessee System Alternative that is

environmentally preferred; major route

alternatives; and route variations, and

requests comments on them.

The DEIS addresses the potential

environmental effects of the

construction and operation of the

following facilities:

• about 118.0 miles of new natural

gas pipeline (109.5 miles of 16-inchdiameter pipeline and 8.5 miles of

12.75-inch-diameter pipeline);

• about 6,300 horsepower of new

compression at two existing compressor

stations; and

• two new meter stations, and related

facilities.

Facilities required by two local

distribution companies are also

examined.

The purpose of the proposed facilities

would be to transport about 74,850

thousand cubic feet per day of natural

gas to five customers in Alabama and

Georgia.

Specific Comment Request

The staff has identified and evaluated

in detail one system alternative (the

Alabama-Tennessee System

Alternative), one major route alternative

(the Tarrant Alternative), the Triana

Variation, and 96 other route variations

to the proposed facilities. Of the 97

route variations, the staff has

recommended the use of 78 and has not

recommended the use of 19 others at

this time. Area residents, local or state

governments, intervenors, Southern,

and other interested parties are asked to

provide specific comments on whether

these alternatives and variations are

reasonable and practicable and

environmentally preferable to the

proposed facilities. Comments should

also address any effect on project timing

and related cost/benefits.

Comment Procedures and Public

Meeting

Any person wishing to comment on

the DEIS may do so. Written comments

must be filed on or before April 28,

1997, must reference Docket No. CP96–

153–000, and be addressed to: Office of

the Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,

Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426.

We will announce in a future notice,

the location and time of at least one

public meeting to receive comments on

the DEIS.

After these comments are reviewed,

any significant new issues are

investigated, and modifications are

made to the DEIS, a Final

Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS)

will be published and distributed by the

staff. The FEIS will contain the staff’s

responses to timely comments filed on

the DEIS.

Comments will be considered by the

Commission but will not serve to make

the commentor a party to the

proceeding. Any person seeking to

become a party to the proceeding must

file a motion to intervene pursuant to

Rule 214 of the Commission’s Rules of

Practice and Procedures (18 CFR

385.214).

Anyone may intervene in this

proceeding based on this DEIS. You

must file your request to intervene as

specified above. You do not need

intervenor status to have your

comments considered.
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The DEIS has been placed in the

public files of the FERC and is available

for public inspection at: Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, Public

Reference and Files Maintenance

Branch, 888 First Street, N.E., Room 2A,

Washington, DC 20426, (202) 208–1371.

Copies of the DEIS have been mailed

to Federal, state and local agencies,

public interest groups, individuals who

have requested the DEIS, newspapers,

and parties to this proceeding. A limited

number of copies of the DEIS are

available from the above address.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–6279 Filed 3–12–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–5709–1]

National Drinking Water Advisory

Council; Operator Certification

Working Group; Notice of Open

Meeting

Under Section 10(a)(2) of Public Law

92–423, ‘‘The Federal Advisory

Committee Act,’’ notice is hereby given

that a meeting of the Operator

Certification Working Group of the

National Drinking Water Advisory

Council established under the Safe

Drinking Water Act, as amended (42

U.S.C. S300f et seq.), will be held on

March 25 and 26, 1997, from 9 a.m. to

5 p.m. at the Washington Hilton Hotel,

1919 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, D.C. The meeting is open

to the public to observe but due to past

experience, seating will be limited and

will be available on a first come, first

served basis.

The purpose of this meeting is to

discuss options for how EPA might

implement the Operator Certification

provisions of the Safe Drinking Water

Act Amendments of 1996. The working

group members are meeting to gather

information and analyze relevant issues

and facts. Statements will be taken from

the public at this meeting as time

allows.

For more information, please contact

Kenneth M. Hay, Designated Federal

Officer, Operator Certification Working

Group, U.S. EPA, Office of Ground

Water and Drinking Water (MC: 4606),

401 M Street, S.W., Washington, D.C.

20460. The telephone number is (202)

260–5552 and the e-mail address is

hay.ken@epamail.epa.gov.

Dated: March 7, 1997.

Charlene Shaw,

Designated Federal Officer, National Drinking

Water Advisory Council.

[FR Doc. 97–6391 Filed 3–12–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–M

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

Applications for Consolidated Hearing

1. The Commission has before it the

following mutually exclusive

applications for new noncommercial,

educational FM construction permits:

Applicant City/State File No.

MM

Docket

No.

A. American Family Association ................................... Marksville, Louisiana .................................................... BPED-940214MA 97-78

B. Educational Radio Foundation of East Texas, Inc ... Jena, Louisiana ............................................................. BPED-940804MA 97-78

2. Pursuant to Section 309(e) of the

Communications Act of 1934, as

amended, the above applications have

been designated for hearing in a

consolidated proceeding upon the

issues whose headings are set forth

below. The text of each of the issues has

been standardized and is set forth in its

entirety under the corresponding

heading at 51 Fed. Reg. 19347, May 29,

1986. The letters shown before each

applicant’s name above are used below

to signify the issue in question

applicable to that particular applicant.

Issue heading Applicant(s)

1. 307(b)—Noncommercial

Eductional FM.

A, B

2. Ultimate ....................................... A, B

3. If there are any non-standardized

issues in this proceeding, the full text of

the issue and the applicant(s) to which

it applies are set forth in an Appendix

to this Notice. A copy of the complete

HDO in this proceeding is available for

inspection and copying during normal

business hours in the FCC Dockets

Branch (Room 230), 1919 M Street,

N.W., Washington, D.C. The complete

text may also be purchased from the

Commission’s duplicating contractor,

International Transcription Service,

Inc., 2100 M Street, N.W., Suite 140,

Washington, D.C. 20037, telephone

(202) 857-3800.

Linda B. Blair,

Chief, Audio Services Division, Mass Media

Bureau.

[FR Doc. 97–6335 Filed 3–12–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P

Applications for Consolidated Hearing

1. The Commission has before it the

following mutually exclusive

applications for new noncommercial,

educational FM construction permits:

Applicant City/State File No.

MM

Docket

No.

A. Greater Washington Education Telecommunications Association, Inc..Leonardtown, Maryland ................................................ BPED–930617MD 97–77

B. Columbia Union College Broadcasting, Inc. ............ Takoma Park, Maryland ............................................... BPED–930723MB 97–77