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The Supplements to the rate

schedules request approval of Ocean

State’s proposed rate of return on equity

for the period beginning on April 29,

1997, the requested effective date of the

Supplements, and ending on the

effective date of Ocean State’s updated

rate of return on equity to be filed in

February of 1998.

Copies of the Supplements have been

served upon, among others, Ocean

State’s power purchasers, the

Massachusetts Department of Public

Utilities, and the Rhode Island Public

Utilities Commission.

Comment date: March 26, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

33. Central Illinois Public Service

Company

[Docket No. ER97–1900–000]

Take notice that on February 28, 1997,

Central Illinois Public Service Company

(CIPS), submitted three service

agreements, dated between February 18,

1997 and February 24, 1997,

establishing the following as customers

under the terms of CIPS’ Open Access

Transmission Tariff: Madison Gas and

Electric Company, Public Service

Electric and Gas Company and Wabash

Valley Power Association, Inc.

CIPS requests an effective date of

February 24, 1997, for these service

agreements. Accordingly, CIPS requests

waiver of the Commission’s notice

requirements. Copies of this filing were

served on the three customers and the

Illinois Commerce Commission.

Comment date: March 26, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

34. Eastman Chemical Company

[Docket No. QF92–13–002]

On March 5, 1997, Eastman Chemical

Company (Applicant) tendered for filing

a supplement to its filing in this docket.

No determination has been made that

the submittal constitutes a complete

filing.

The supplement provides additional

information pertaining primarily to the

ownership structure and the technical

data of the cogeneration facility.

Comment date: April 1, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

35. Northern States Power Company v.

Western Area Power Administration of

the United States Department of Energy

[Docket No. TX97–4–000]

Take notice that on March 6, 1997,

Northern States Power Company

(Minnesota) filed an Application under

Section 211 of the Federal Power Act

seeking transmission service, consisting

of a new interconnection, from the

Western Area Power Administration.

Comment date: April 7, 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.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

[Docket No. ER95–1382–009, et al.]

The Utility-Trade Corporation, et al.;

Electric Rate and Corporate Regulation

Filings

March 13, 1997.

Take notice that the following filings

have been made with the Commission:

1. The Utility-Trade Corporation

[Docket No. ER95–1382–009]

Take notice that on February 19, 1997,

The Utility-Trade Corporation tendered

for filing a Notice to the Commission of

a change in ownership.

Comment date: March 27, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

2. MP Energy, Inc.

[Docket No. ER97–399–001]

Take notice that on January 21, 1997,

MP Energy, Inc. tendered for filing

revisions to the market base rate tariff to

state that the transmission and ancillary

service must be provided.

Comment date: March 19, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

3. Montana Power Company

[Docket No. ER97–449–001]

Take notice that on January 21, 1997,

Montana Power Company tendered for

filing revisions to the market base rate

tariff to state that the transmission and

ancillary service must be provided.

Comment date: March 19, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

4. Niagara Energy & Steam Co., Inc.

[Docket No. ER97–1414–000]

Take notice that on February 19, 1997,

Niagara Mohawk Energy & Steam Co.,

Inc. tendered for filing an amendment in

the above-referenced docket.

Comment date: March 27, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

5. North Atlantic Utilities, Inc.

[Docket No. ER97–1716–000]

Take notice that on March 6, 1997,

North Atlantic Utilities, Inc. tendered

for filing an amendment in the abovereferenced docket.

Comment date: March 14, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

6. St. Joseph Light & Power Co.

[Docket No. ER97–1846–000]

Take notice that on February 21, 1997,

St. Joseph Light & Power Co. (St.

Joseph), tendered for filing a proposed

change in its FERC Open Access

Transmission Tariff. The change

consists of a Revised Index of Point-ToPoint Transmission Service Customers

under St. Joseph’s Open Access

Transmission Tariff.

Copies of the filing were served on

each person designated on the official

service list compiled by the Secretary in

Docket No. OA96–3–000.

Comment date: March 26, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

7. Pennsylvania Power Company

[Docket No. ER97–1901–000]

Take notice that on February 28, 1997,

Pennsylvania Power Company (Penn

Power), tendered for filing proposed

Electric Service Agreements and rate

schedules which produce negotiated

rate decreases for two municipal resale

customers (Boroughs of Ellwood City

and Grove City). Penn Power requests

an effective date of March 1, 1997, the

date that Penn Power and the Boroughs

agreed to as a result of negotiations.

Penn Power states that copies of the

filing were served on the Boroughs as

well as the Pennsylvania Public Utility

Commission.

Comment date: March 27, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.
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8. Baltimore Gas and Electric Company

[Docket No. ER97–1902–000]

Take notice that on February 28, 1997,

Baltimore Gas and Electric Company

(BGE), filed Service Agreements with:

Virginia Electric and Power Company,

dated January 30, 1997; EnerZ

Corporation, dated January 31, 1997;

and South Carolina Electric & Gas

Company, dated January 28, 1997 under

BGE’s FERC Electric Tariff Original

Volume No. 3 (Tariff). Under the

tendered Service Agreements, BGE

agrees to provide services to the parties

to the Service Agreements under the

provisions of the Tariff. BGE requests an

effective date of January 30, 1997 for the

Service Agreements. BGE states that a

copy of the filing was served upon the

Public Service Commission of

Maryland.

Comment date: March 27, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

9. Rayburn Country Electric

Cooperative, Inc.

[Docket No. ER97–1903–000]

Take notice that on February 28, 1997,

Rayburn Country Electric Cooperative,

Inc. (Rayburn Electric), tendered an

initial rate filing pursuant to Section

205 of the Federal Power Act and

Section 35.12 of the Regulations of the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

(FERC, or Commission). Rayburn

Electric requests that the Commission

approve the initial rate filing associated

with its Transmission and

Interconnection Agreement (Agreement)

between Rayburn Electric, East Texas

Electric Cooperative, Inc. (ETEC) and

Southwestern Electric Power Company

(SWEPCO) (collectively, the Parties).

Rayburn indicates that under the

Agreement, ETEC and SWEPCO seek to

interconnect with Rayburn Electric’s

facilities to enable power and energy

from SWEPCO to be transmitted over

the Jacksonville to Overton

Transmission Line to ETEC. Rayburn

states that the Agreement reflects a

desire on the part of ETEC to reserve

capacity and utilize Rayburn Electric’s

transmission facilities for the benefit of

its customers, through the

interconnection of ETEC’s facilities with

Rayburn Electric’s 138 Kv transmission

line.

The filing indicates that Rayburn

Electric will provide firm transmission

service for ETEC’s purchases of power

from SWEPCO under the SWEPCO/

ETEC Power Supply Agreement. In

exchange for providing the facilities to

enable ETEC to interconnect with

SWEPCO at multiple sources, Rayburn

states that it will receive a facilities

charge from ETEC based on one-half of

the carrying charges for the Jacksonville

to Overton section of Rayburn’s

transmission line.

Rayburn Electric has served copies of

this filing on each of the parties to the

Agreement, its member/customers and

the Public Utility Commission of Texas.

Comment date: March 27, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

10. Southwestern Public Service

Company

[Docket No. ER97–1904–000]

Take notice that on February 28, 1997,

Southwestern Public Service Company

(Southwestern), submitted an executed

service agreement under its open access

transmission tariff with Central

Louisiana Electric Company, Inc. The

service agreement is for umbrella nonfirm transmission service.

Comment date: March 27, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

11. Pacific Northwest Generating

Cooperative

[Docket No. ER97–1905–000]

Take notice that on February 28, 1997,

Pacific Northwest Generating

Cooperative (PNGC), filed a service

agreement for a short-term power sale

transaction with LG&E Power

Marketing, Inc. The service agreement

incorporated terms and conditions of

the Western Systems Power Pool

Agreement and the sales were made on

price terms conforming to PNGC’s Rate

Schedule FERC No. 3 (market-based rate

schedule).

Comment date: March 27, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

12. Southern California Edison

Company

[Docket No. ER97–1906–000]

Take notice that on February 28, 1997,

Southern California Edison Company

(Edison), tendered for filing the

following agreements (Agreements) and

amendments (Amendments) to

agreements to the 1990 Integrated

Operations Agreement (1990 IOA) with

the City of Banning (Banning), FERC

Rate Schedule No. 248:

Amendment No. 1 To Supplemental

Agreement Between Southern California

Edison Company And The City of Banning

For The Integration Of The Azusa,

Banning, Colton—40 MW Pasadena Power

Sales Agreement

Edison-Banning, 1997 Pasadena PSA, Firm

Transmission Service Agreement I,

Between, Southern California Edison

Company, And The, City of Banning

Edison-Banning, 1997 Pasadena PSA, Firm

Transmission Service Agreement II,

Between, Southern California Edison

Company, And The, City Of Banning

Amendment No. 1 To The 1995

Supplemental Agreement Between

Southern California Edison Company And

The City Of Banning For The Integration Of

City’s Entitlement In San Juan Unit 3

Amendment No. 1 To The Edison-Banning

1995 San Juan Unit 3 Firm Transmission

Service Agreement Between Southern

California Edison Company And The City

Of Banning

Termination Of The Edison-Banning

Pasadena Firm Transmission Service

Agreement Between Southern California

Edison Company And The City Of Banning

Edison and Banning entered into the

Agreements and Amendments to

accommodate changes made in the

Pasadena Power Sale Agreement

between Banning and the City of

Pasadena in consideration for Banning’s

executing the 1997 Settlement

Agreement filed in Docket No. ER97–

1480–000. Edison requests waiver of the

Commission’s 60-day notice

requirement and effective dates of

March 1, 1997, with the exception of the

Edison-Banning 1997 Pasadena PSA

Firm Transmission Service Agreement

II, which Edison requests to become

effective on May 1, 1997.

Copies of this filing were served upon

the Public Utilities Commission of the

State of California and all interested

parties.

Comment date: March 27, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

13. Entergy Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER97–1907–000]

Take notice that on February 28, 1997,

Entergy Services, Inc. (Entergy

Services), on behalf of Entergy

Arkansas, Inc. (EAI) (formerly Arkansas

Power & Light Company), tendered for

filing a 1997 Wholesale Formula Rate

Update (Update) in accordance with the

Power Coordination, Interchange and

Transmission Service Agreements

between EAI and Conway, West

Memphis and Osceola, Arkansas

(Arkansas Cities); Campbell and Thayer,

Missouri (Missouri Cities), and

Arkansas Electric Cooperative

Corporation (AECC); the Transmission

Service Agreement between EAI and the

Louisiana Energy and Power Authority

(LEPA); the Transmission Service

Agreement between EAI and the City of

Hope, Arkansas (Hope); and the

Hydroelectric Power Transmission and

Distribution Service Agreement between

EAI and the City of North Little Rock,

Arkansas (North Little Rock). Entergy

Services states that the Update

redetermines the formula rate charges

and Transmission Loss Factor in

accordance with: (1) the above
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agreements, (2) the 1994 Joint

Stipulation between EAI and AECC

accepted by the Commission in Docket

No. ER95–49–000, as revised by the

24th Amendment to the AECC

Agreement accepted by the Commission

on March 26, 1996 in Docket No. ER96–

1116–000, (3) the formula rate revisions

accepted by the Commission on

February 21, 1995 in Docket No. ER95–

363–000 as applicable to the Arkansas

Cities, Missouri Cities, Hope and North

Little Rock and (4) the formula rate

revisions as applicable to LEPA

accepted by the Commission on January

10, 1997 in Docket No. ER97–257–000.

Comment date: March 27, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

14. Delmarva Power & Light Company

[Docket No. ER97–1908–000]

Take notice that on February 28, 1997,

Delmarva Power & Light Company

(Delmarva), tendered for filing a Notice

of Cancellation of its open-access

transmission tariff filed in Docket No.

OA96–165–000. Delmarva requests

waiver of the 60-day notice period to

permit the filing to become effective at

the same time the Commission allows

the tariff filed by the Pennsylvania-New

Jersey-Maryland Interconnection (PJM)

to become effective. Delmarva states that

the PJM tariff supersedes the Delmarva

tariff.

Comment date: March 27, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

15. Public Service Electric and Gas

Company

[Docket No. ER97–1909–000]

Take notice that on February 28, 1997,

Public Service Electric and Gas

Company (PSE&G), tendered for filing

an agreement to provide non-firm

transmission service to USGen Power

Services, L.P., pursuant to PSE&G’s

Open Access Transmission Tariff

presently on file with the Commission

in Docket No. OA96–80–000.

PSE&G further requests waiver of the

Commission’s Regulations such that the

agreement can be made effective as of

February 10, 1997.

Comment date: March 27, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

16. Public Service Electric and Gas

Company

[Docket No. ER97–1910–000]

Take notice that on February 28, 1997,

Public Service Electric and Gas

Company (PSE&G), tendered for filing

an agreement to provide non-firm

transmission service to Atlantic City

Electric Company, pursuant to PSE&G’s

Open Access Transmission Tariff

presently on file with the Commission

in Docket No. OA96–80–000.

This agreement supersedes PSE&G’s

existing non-firm transmission

agreements with Atlantic City Electric

Company currently on file with the

Commission (Rate Schedule FERC Nos.

115 and 116).

PSE&G further requests waiver of the

Commission’s Regulations such that the

agreement can be made effective as of

January 31, 1997.

Comment date: March 27, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

17. Pacific Northwest Generating

Cooperative

[Docket No. ER97–1911–000]

Take notice that on February 28, 1997,

Pacific Northwest Generating

Cooperative (PNGC), submitted a

request the Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission requesting approval by the

Commission of its membership in the

Western Systems Power Pool (WSPP).

PNGC requests that the Commission

amend the WSPP Agreement to include

it as a member.

PNGC requests an effective date of

February 14, 1997, for the proposed

amendment. PNGC requests waiver of

the Commission’s notice requirements

for good cause shown.

Copies of the filing were served upon

the WSPP Executive Committee and the

WSPP Operating Committee.

Comment date: March 27, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

18. Cinergy Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER97–1912–000]

Take notice that on February 28, 1997,

Cinergy Services, Inc. (Cinergy),

tendered for filing a service agreement

under Cinergy’s Open Access

Transmission Service Tariff (the Tariff)

entered into between Cinergy and

Central Illinois Public Service.

Cinergy and Central Illinois Public

Service are requesting an effective date

of March 1, 1997.

Comment date: March 27, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

19. Central Power and Light Company,

West Texas Utilities Company, Public

Service Co. of Oklahoma, Southwestern

Electric Power Co.

[Docket No. ER97–2043–000]

Take notice that on January 31, 1997,

Central Power and Light Company, West

Texas Utilities Company, Public Service

Company of Oklahoma and

Southwestern Electric Power Company

(collectively, the CSW Operating

Companies) tendered for filing revised

pages to their Open Access

Transmission Service Tariff accepted for

filing to become effective as of January

1, 1997 in Docket No. OA97–24–000

(Tariff). Among other things, the revised

pages correct an error in the pages filed

in Docket No. OA97–24–000. The CSW

Operating Companies have requested an

effective date of January 1, 1997 for the

revised tariff pages.

The CSW Operating Companies state

that a copy of the revised tariff pages

have been served on all customers

under the Tariff as well as on the Public

Utility Commission of Texas, the

Arkansas Public Service Commission,

the Louisiana Public Service

Commission and the Oklahoma

Corporation Commission.

Comment date: March 24, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

20. Maine Public Service Company

[Docket No. OA96–122–002]

Take notice that on February 24, 1997,

Maine Public Service Company (MPS)

tendered for filing pursuant to the

Commission’s February 7, 1997 order,

78 FERC ¶ 61,113 (1997), superseding

revised tariff sheets to its Open Access

Transmission Tariff filed on November

27, 1996.

Comment date: March 27, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

21. The Washington Water Power

Company

[Docket No. OA96–162–001]

Take notice that on February 20, 1997,

The Washington Water Power Company

(WWP), pursuant to the Commission’s

Order issued November 13, 1996,

tendered for filing with the Commission

a revised Open Access Transmission

Tariff—FERC Electric Tariff, Original

Volume No. 8.

Pursuant to the Commission’s prior

Order, the revised Tariff became

effective on November 13, 1996.

Comment date: March 28, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

22. Entergy Services, Inc.

[Docket No. OA97–528–000]

Take notice that on February 14, 1997,

Entergy Services, Inc. (Entergy Services)

submitted for filing the FERC Order No.

888 Compliance Amendment to the

Power Interconnection Agreement

between Entergy Gulf States, Inc.

(formerly Gulf States Utilities Company)

and the Louisiana Energy and Power
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Authority. Entergy Services requests

that the FERC Order No. 888

Compliance Amendment become

effective the later of January 1, 1997 or

the date upon which the Commission

permits said amendment to become

effective.

Comment date: March 28, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

23. Ohio Edison Company,

Pennsylvania Power Company

[Docket No. OA97–552–000]

Take notice that on February 21, 1997,

Ohio Edison Company tendered for

filing on behalf of itself and

Pennsylvania Power Company, a

Supplement to the rate schedule to the

Agreement for System Power

Transactions with Cinergy Services, Inc.

This filing is made pursuant to Section

205 of the Federal Power Act.

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.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

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[Project No. 11475–000–NY/VT]

Central Vermont Public Service

Corporation; Notice of Availability of

Environmental Assessment

March 13, 1997.

In accordance with the National

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and

the Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission’s (Commission’s)

regulations, 18 CFR Part 380 (Order No.

486, 52 FR 47897), the Office of

Hydropower Licensing has reviewed the

Central Vermont Public Service

Corporation’s application for an original

license to continue operating the

existing, unlicensed Carver Falls

Hydropower Project, located on the

Poultny River in the town of Hampton,

Washington County, New York, and the

town of West Haven, Rutland County,

Vermont. Subsequently, the

Commission’s staff prepared an

Environmental Assessment (EA).

In the EA, staff evaluates the potential

environmental impacts that would

result from the continued operation of

the project. Staff concludes that

licensing the project with appropriate

enhancement measures would not

constitute a major federal action

significantly affecting the quality of the

human environment.

Copies of the EA are available for

review in the Public Reference and Files

Maintenance Branch, Room 2A, of the

Commission’s offices at 888 First Street,

N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426.

For further information, please

contact Jim Haimes, Environmental

Coordinator, at (202) 219–2780.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

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BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

[Project No. 11478–000–VT]

Central Vermont Public Service

Corporation; Notice of Availability of

Environmental Assessment

March 13, 1997.

In accordance with the National

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and

the Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission’s (Commission’s)

regulations, 18 CFR Part 380 (Order No.

486, 52 F.R. 47897), the Office of

Hydropower Licensing has reviewed the

Central Vermont Public Service

Corporation’s application for an original

license to continue operating the

existing, unlicensed Silver Lake

Hydropower Project, located on Sucker

Brook in Addison County, Vermont.

Subsequently, the Commission’s staff

prepared an Environmental Assessment

(EA).

In the EA, staff evaluates the potential

environmental impacts that would

result from the continued operation of

the project. Staff concludes that

licensing the project with appropriate

enhancement measures would not

constitute a major federal action

significantly affecting the quality of the

human environment.

Copies of the EA are available for

review in the Public Reference and Files

Maintenance Branch, Room 2A, of the

Commission’s offices at 888 First Street,

NE., Washington, DC 20426.

For further information, please

contact Jim Haimes, Environmental

Coordinator, at (202) 219–2780.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.

Acting Secretary.

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BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

[Project No. 11243–002]

Whitewater Engineering Corporation;

Notice of Application and Draft

Environmental Assessment Accepted

for Filing and Notice Requesting

Interventions and Protests

March 13, 1997.

Whitewater Engineering Corporation

(Whitewater) has submitted an

application for a major license for the

proposed Power Creek Hydroelectric

Project, located near Cordova, Alaska.

Except for the transmission line, the

proposed project would be located on

lands owned by the Eyak Corporation, a

native corporation. The transmission

line would be located on lands owned

by the State of Alaska and the City of

Cordova.

The proposed run-of-river project

would consist of: (1) A 20-foot-high

concrete and earthfill diversion

structure on Power Creek; (2) a 5,900-

foot-long tunnel and pipeline system;

(3) a powerhouse containing three

generating units with a total installed

capacity of 6 megawatts; (4) a tailrace

returning water to Power Creek; (5) a

7.2-mile-long underground transmission

line; (6) 2.5 miles of access roads; and

(7) appurtenant facilities.

The purpose of this notice is to: (1)

Update interested parties on the Power

Creek Project application process status;

(2) inform all interested parties that the

Power Creek applicant-prepared

environmental assessment (EA) and

final license application filed with the

Commission on January 6, 1997, are

hereby accepted; and (3) invited

interventions and protests.

Applicant Prepared EA Process and

Power Creek Project Schedule

The Energy Policy Act of 1992 (Act)

gives the Commission the authority to

allow the filing of an applicant prepared

EA with a license application. The Act

also directs the Commission to institute

procedures, including pre-application

consultations, to advise applicants of

studies or other information that may be

required by the Commission.

On January 25, 1996, the Director,

Office of Hydropower Licensing, waived

or amended certain of the Commission’s