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Schedules included in the Power Sales

Tariff.

Copies of the filing were served upon

the Virginia State Corporation

Commission, and the North Carolina

Utilities Commission.

Comment date: March 31, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

10. Arizona Public Service Company

[Docket No. ER97–1947–000]

Take notice that on March 5, 1997,

Arizona Public Service Company

(‘‘APS’’), tendered for filing Service

Agreements to provide Non-Firm Pointto-Point Transmission Service under

APS’ Open Access Transmission Tariff,

Revision No. 1 with The Power

Company of America L.P. (‘‘PCA’’),

Williams Energy Services Company

(‘‘Williams’’), and Idaho Power

Company (‘‘IPC’’).

A copy of this filing has been served

on PCA, Williams, IPC, the Idaho Public

Utilities Commission and the Arizona

Corporation Commission.

Comment date: March 31, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

11. Arizona Public Service Company

[Docket No. ER97–1948–000]

Take notice that on March 5, 1997,

Arizona Public Service Company

(‘‘APS’’), tendered for filing a Service

Agreement under APS–FERC Electric

Tariff Original Volume No. 1 (‘‘APS

Tariff’’) with the following entity:

Colorado River Agency

A copy of this filing has been served

on the above listed party and the

Arizona Corporation Commission.

Comment date: March 31, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

12. Southern Company Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER97–1949–000]

Take notice that on March 5, 1997,

Southern Company Services, Inc.

(’’SCS’’), acting as agent for Alabama

Power Company, Georgia Power

Company, Gulf Power Company,

Mississippi Power Company, and

Savannah Electric and Power Company

(collectively referred to as the

‘‘Southern Company System’’),

submitted for filing Amendment No. 8

to The Southern Company System

Intercompany Interchange Contract

(’’IIC’’) dated October 31, 1988, as

amended, and the Allocation

Methodology and Periodic Rate

Computation Manual incorporated

therein (’’Manual’’). The purpose of the

amendment is to adopt ‘‘marginal

replacement fuel cost’’ (MRFC’’), as

defined in the Manual, to determine the

charges for energy transactions among

the companies related to opportunity

sales to non-associated entities. In

addition, the Southern Company System

is proposing a change in practice under

its rates for opportunity sales to adopt

MRFC for pricing those transactions as

well. SCS requests an effective date of

May 1, 1997 for this submittal.

Comment date: March 31, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

13. Indiantown Cogeneration, L.P.

[Docket No. QF90–214–002]

On March 7, 1997, Indiantown

Cogeneration, L.P. tendered for filing a

supplement to its filing in this docket.

The supplement pertains to the

technical aspects of the facility. No

determination has been made that the

submittal constitutes a complete filing.

Comment date: Within 15 days after

the date of publication of this notice in

the Federal Register, in accordance with

Standard Paragraph E at the end of this

notice.

14. Lake Cogen, Ltd.

[Docket No. QF92–198–002]

On March 10, 1997, Lake Cogen, Ltd.

(Applicant) submitted for filing an

amendment to its filing in this docket.

The amendment provides additional

information pertaining to the ownership

aspects of its cogeneration facility. No

determination has been made that the

submittal constitutes a complete filing.

Comment date: Within 15 days after

the date of publication of this notice in

the Federal Register, 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.

[FR Doc. 97–7296 Filed 3–21–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

[Docket No. ER97–1069–000, et al.]

New England Power Company, et al.;

Electric Rate and Corporate Regulation

Filings

March 18, 1997.

Take notice that the following filings

have been made with the Commission:

1. New England Power Company

[Docket No. ER97–1069–000]

Take notice that on February 21, 1997,

New England Power Company tendered

for filing an amendment in the abovereferenced docket.

Comment date: March 28, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

2. Heartland Energy Services, Inc.,

Proven Alternatives, EnerConnect, Inc.

[Docket Nos. ER94–108–011, ER95–473–007,

and ER96–1424–001 (not consolidated)

Take notice that the following

informational filings have been made

with the Commission and are on file

and available for inspection and

copying in the Commission’s Public

Reference Room:

On January 31, 1997, Heartland

Energy Services, Inc. filed certain

information as required by the

Commission’s August 9, 1994, order in

Docket No. ER94–108–000.

On February 19, 1997, Proven

Alternatives filed certain information as

required by the Commission’s March 29,

1995, order in Docket No. ER95–473–

000.

On February 10, 1997, EnerConnect,

Inc. filed certain information as required

by the Commission’s June 10, 1996,

order in Docket No. ER96–1424–000.

3. Florida Keys Electric Coop Assn. Inc.

[Docket No. ER97–1392–000]

Take notice that on March 5, 1997,

Florida Keys Electric Coop Assn. Inc.

tendered for filing an amendment in the

above-referenced docket.

Comment date: March 31, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

4. Southern Company Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER97–1440–000]

Take notice that on March 4, 1997,

Southern Company Services, Inc.

tendered for filing an amendment in the

above-referenced docket.
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Comment date: March 31, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

5. New England Power Company

[Docket No. ER97–1459–000]

Take notice that on March 11, 1997,

New England Power Company tendered

for filing an amendment in the abovereferenced docket.

Comment date: March 31, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

6. Washington Water Power Company

[Docket No. ER97–1533–000]

Take notice that on January 31, 1997,

Washington Water Power Company

tendered for filing a summary of its

activity report for the quarter ending

December 31, 1996.

Comment date: March 27, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

7. Valero Power Services Company

[Docket No. ER97–1847–000]

Take notice that on February 26, 1997,

Valero Power Services Company

tendered for filing a Notification of

Change in Status and revised Rate

Schedule FERC No. 1.

Comment date: March 28, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

8. Public Service Company of Colorado

[Docket No. ER97–1954–000]

Take notice that on March 5, 1997,

Public Service Company of Colorado

(Public Service), tendered for filing an

Amendment to the Interconnection and

Transmission Service Contract between

Public Service and Western Area Power

Administration. Specifically Public

Service is filing Revision No. 7 to

Exhibit B and Revision No. 13 to Exhibit

D of this Contract designated as Public

Service Rate Schedule FERC No. 47. The

Revised Exhibit B removes Julesburg as

a Point of Delivery and Revised Exhibit

D changes the Midway Substation

deliveries to 30,000 Kw annually. Public

Service requests that this filing be made

effective as of December 1, 1996.

Comment date: April 1, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

9. Delmarva Power & Light Company

[Docket No. ER97–1955–000]

Take notice that on March 5, 1997,

Delmarva Power & Light Company

(Delmarva), tendered for filing service

agreements providing for firm point-topoint transmission service to Duke/

Louis Dreyfus pursuant to Delmarva’s

open access transmission tariff.

Delmarva states that a copy of the

filing was provided to Duke/Louis

Dreyfus.

Comment date: April 1, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

10. Delmarva Power & Light Company

[Docket No. ER97–1956–000]

Take notice that on March 5, 1997,

Delmarva Power & Light Company

(Delmarva), tendered for filing service

agreements providing for firm point-topoint transmission service to the City of

Dover pursuant to Delmarva’s open

access transmission tariff.

Delmarva states that copies of the

filing were provided to the City of Dover

and its agent, Duke/Louis Dreyfus.

Comment date: April 1, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

11. Cinergy Capital & Trading, Inc.

[Docket No. ER97–1957–000]

Take notice that on March 5, 1997,

Wholesale Power Services, Inc. is

changing its name to Cinergy Capital &

Trading, Inc. Accordingly, pursuant to

18 CFR 35.16 and § 131.51, Cinergy

Capital & Trading, Inc. of 251 N. Illinois

Street, Suite 1410, Indianapolis, Indiana

46204, on this 5th day of March, 1997,

hereby adopts, ratifies, and makes its

own, in every respect, all applicable rate

schedules, and supplements thereto,

listed below, heretofore filed with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

by Wholesale Power Services, Inc.

effective March 5, 1997.

(1) WPS Rate Schedule No. 1

Copies of this notice have been served

on the public utility commissions of the

States of Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky.

Comment date: April 1, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

12. New York State Electric & Gas

Corporation

[Docket No. ER97–1958–000]

Take notice that on March 4, 1997,

New York State Electric & Gas

Corporation (NYSEG), tendered for

filing pursuant to Part 35 of the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission’s Rules

of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 35,

service agreements under which NYSEG

will provide capacity and/or energy to

Koch Energy Trading, Inc. (Koch), Duke/

Louis Dreyfus L.L.C. (DLD), Federal

Energy Sales, Inc. (FES), Citizens

Lehman Power Sales (Citizens), and

Rainbow Energy Marketing Corporation

(REM) in accordance with the NYSEG

market-based power sales tariff.

NYSEG has requested waiver of the

notice requirements so that the service

agreements with Koch and Citizens

become effective as of February 13,

1997, and the service agreements with

FES, DLD, and REM become effective as

of February 24, 1997.

NYSEG served copies of the filing

upon the New York State Public Service

Commission, Koch, FES, DLD, Citizens

and REM.

Comment date: April 1, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

13. Kentucky Utilities Company

[Docket No. ER97–1959–000]

Take notice that on March 5, 1997,

Kentucky Utilities Company (KU),

tendered for filing a service agreement

between KU and itself under its

Transmission Services (TS) Tariff.

Comment date: April 1, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

14. PacifiCorp

[Docket No. ER97–1961–000]

Take notice that on February 26, 1997,

PacifiCorp, tendered for filing in

accordance with 18 CFR 35 of the

Commission’s Rules and Regulations, a

Service Agreements with Benton Rural

Electric Association, McMinnville

Water & Light, Minnesota Power & Light

Company and Vantus Power Services

under, PacifiCorp’s FERC Electric Tariff,

Third Revised Volume No. 3.

Copies of this filing were supplied to

the Washington Utilities and

Transportation Commission and the

Public Utility Commission of Oregon.

A copy of this filing may be obtained

from PacifiCorp’s Regulatory

Administration Department’s Bulletin

Board System through a personal

computer by calling (503) 464–6122

(9600 baud, 8 bits, no parity, 1 stop bit).

Comment date: April 1, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

15. South Carolina Electric & Gas

Company

[Docket No. ER97–1962–000]

Take notice that on February 25, 1997,

South Carolina Electric & Gas Company

(‘‘SCE&G’’), submitted a service

agreement establishing Rainbow Energy

Marketing Corporation (‘‘REMC’’) as a

customer under the terms of SCE&G’s

Open Access Transmission Tariff.

SCE&G requests an effective date of

one day subsequent to the filing of the

service agreement. Accordingly, SCE&G

requests waiver of the Commission’s

notice requirements. Copies of this

filing were served upon, REMC and the

South Carolina Public Service

Commission.
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Comment date: April 1, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

16. Cinergy Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER97–1963–000]

Take notice that on February 21, 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 Pennsylvania Power & Light

Company.

Cinergy and Pennsylvania Power &

Light company are requesting an

effective date of January 22, 1997.

Comment date: March 31, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

17. Illinois Power Company

[Docket No. ER97–1964–000]

Take notice that on March 5, 1997,

Illinois Power Company (‘‘Illinois

Power’’), 500 South 27th Street, Decatur,

Illinois 62526, tendered for filing firm

and non-firm transmission agreements

under which Tennessee Valley

Authority will take transmission service

pursuant to its open access transmission

tariff. The agreements are based on the

Form of Service Agreement in Illinois

Power’s tariff.

Illinois Power has requested an

effective date of March 1, 1997.

Comment date: April 1, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

18. Rochester Gas and Electric

Corporation

[Docket No. ER97–1965–000]

Take notice that on March 5, 1997,

Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation

(RG&E), filed a Service Agreement

between RG&E and the USGen Power

Services, L.P. (Customer). This Service

Agreement specifies that the Customer

has agreed to the rates, term and

conditions of RG&E’s FERC Electric Rate

Schedule, Original Volume 1 (Power

Sales Tariff) accepted by the

Commission in Docket No. ER94–1279–

000, as amended by RG&E’s December,

31 1996 filing in Docket No. OA97–243–

000 (pending).

RG&E requests waiver of the

Commission’s sixty (60) day notice

requirements and an effective date of

February 28, 1997 for the USGen Power

Services, L.P. Service Agreement. RG&E

has served copies of the filing on the

New York State Public Service

Commission and on the Customer.

Comment date: April 1, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

19. Entergy Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER97–1966–000]

Take notice that on March 5, 1997,

Entergy Services, Inc. (Entergy

Services), tendered for filing a Notice of

Cancellation of Service Schedule D,

Economy Energy, under the

Interconnection Agreement (the

Interconnection Agreement) between

Entergy Mississippi, Inc. (Entergy

Mississippi), formerly known as

Mississippi Power & Light Company,

and South Mississippi Electric Power

Association (SMEPA), Entergy

Mississippi Rate Schedule No. 251.

Entergy Services states that Entergy

Mississippi has never provided service

to SMEPA under Schedule D to the

Interconnection Agreement, and that

sales that Entergy Mississippi would

have made to SMEPA under Schedule D

in the future, if any, will instead be

made under other applicable service

schedules on file with the Commission.

Comment date: April 1, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

20. Entergy Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER97–1967–000]

Take notice that on March 5, 1997,

Entergy Services, Inc. (Entergy

Services), tendered for filing a Notice of

Cancellation of Service Schedule E,

Economy Energy, under the Interchange

Agreement (the Interchange Agreement)

between Entergy Mississippi, Inc.

(Entergy Mississippi), formerly known

as Mississippi Power & Light Company,

and Alabama Electric Cooperative, Inc.

(AECI), Entergy Mississippi Rate

Schedule No. 269. Entergy Services

states that Entergy Mississippi has never

provided service to AECI under

Schedule E to the Interchange

Agreement, and that sales that Entergy

Mississippi would have made to AECI

under Schedule E in the future, if any,

will instead be made under other

applicable service schedule on file with

the Commission.

Comment date: April 1, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

21. Colonial Energy, Inc.

[Docket No. ER97–1968–000]

Take notice that on March 5, 1997,

Colonial Energy, Inc. (Colonial Energy),

tendered for filing pursuant to Rule 205,

18 CFR 385.205, a petition for waivers

and blanket approvals under various

regulations of the Commission and for

an order accepting its FERC Electric

Rate Schedule No. 1 to be effective no

later than sixty (60) days from the date

of its filing.

Colonial Energy intends to engage in

electric power and energy transactions

as a marketer and a broker. In

transactions where Colonial Energy sells

electric energy, it proposes to make such

sales on rates, terms, and conditions to

be mutually agreed to with the

purchasing party. Neither Colonial

Energy nor any of its affiliates are in the

business of generating, transmitting, or

distributing electric power.

Comment date: April 1, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

22. UtiliCorp United Inc.

[Docket No. ER97–1969–000]

Take notice that on March 6, 1997,

UtiliCorp United Inc. (UtiliCorp), filed

service agreements with Public Service

Company of Colorado for service under

its non-firm point-to-point open access

service tariff for its operating divisions,

Missouri Public Service, WestPlains

Energy-Kansas and WestPlains EnergyColorado.

Comment date: April 1, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

23. Entergy Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER97–1970–000]

Take notice that on March 6, 1997,

Entergy Services, Inc. (‘‘Entergy

Services’’), on behalf of Entergy

Arkansas, Inc. (‘‘Entergy Arkansas’’),

tendered for filing the Second

Amendment to Power Agreement

Between the City of North Little Rock,

Arkansas and Entergy Arkansas

(‘‘Amendment’’).

Comment date: April 1, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

24. Entergy Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER97–1971–000]

Take notice that on March 6, 1997,

Entergy Services, Inc. (‘‘Entergy

Services’’), on behalf of Entergy

Arkansas, Inc., Entergy Gulf States, Inc.,

Entergy Louisiana, Inc., Entergy

Mississippi, Inc., and Entergy New

Orleans, Inc. (collectively, the ‘‘Entergy

Operating Companies’’), tendered for

filing a Non-Firm Point-To-Point

Transmission Service Agreement

between Entergy Services, as agent for

the Entergy Operating Companies, and

Progress Power Marketing, Inc.

(‘‘Progress’’).

Comment date: April 1, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

25. Entergy Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER97–1972–000]

Take notice that on March 6, 1997,

Entergy Services, Inc. (‘‘Entergy
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Services’), on behalf of Entergy

Arkansas, Inc., Entergy Gulf States, Inc.,

Entergy Louisiana, Inc., Entergy

Mississippi, Inc., and Entergy New

Orleans, Inc. (collectively, the ‘‘Entergy

Operating Companies’), tendered for

filing a Non-Firm Point-To-Point

Transmission Service Agreement

between Entergy Services, as agent for

the Entergy Operating Companies, and

Coral Power, L.L.C. (‘‘Coral’).

Comment date: April 1, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

26. Montana Power Company

[Docket No. ER97–1973–000]

Take notice that on February 20, 1997,

Montana Power Company (MP)

tendered for filing Rate Schedule FERC

No. 1, General Terms and Conditions

which MP is requesting to replace with

the Original Rate Schedule FERC No. 1.

Comment date: March 28, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

27. Cinergy Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER97–1974–000]

Take notice that on March 6, 1997,

Cinergy Services, Inc. (Cinergy),

tendered for filing on behalf of its

operating companies, The Cincinnati

Gas & Electric Company (CG&E) and PSI

Energy, Inc. (PSI), an Interchange

Agreement, dated January 1, 1997

between Cinergy, CG&E, PSI and

Equitable Power Services Company

(EPSC).

The Interchange Agreement provides

for the following service between

Cinergy and EPSC

1. Exhibit A—Power Sales by EPSC

2. Exhibit B—Power Sales by Cinergy

Cinergy and EPSC have requested an

effective date of one day after this initial

filing of the interchange Agreement.

Copies of the filing were served on

Equitable Power Services Company, the

Kentucky Public Service Commission,

the Pennsylvania Public Utility

Commission, the Public Utilities

Commission of Ohio and the Indiana

Utility Regulatory Commission.

Comment date: April 1, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

28. New York State Electric & Gas

Corporation

[Docket No. ER97–1975–000]

Take notice that on March 6, 1997,

New York State Electric & Gas

Corporation (‘‘NYSEG’), filed a Service

Agreement between NYSEG and New

York State Electric & Gas Corporation,

(‘‘Customer’). This Service Agreement

specifies that the Customer has agreed

to the rates, terms and conditions of the

NYSEG open access transmission tariff

filed and effective on January 29, 1997

with revised sheets effective on

February 7, 1997, in Docket No. OA96–

195–000 and ER96–2438–000.

NYSEG requests waiver of the

Commission’s sixty-day notice

requirements and an effective date of

February 1, 1997 for the New York State

Electric & Gas Corporation Service

Agreement. NYSEG has served copies of

the filing on The New York State Public

Service Commission and on the

Customer.

Comment date: April 1, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

29. Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.

[Docket No. ER97–2006–000]

Take notice that on March 11, 1997,

Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation

(‘‘Niagara Mohawk’’) notified the

Commission that it is canceling Electric

Rate Schedule No. 95, under which the

New York Power Authority

(‘‘Authority’’) sells power and energy

from its James A. FitzPatrick

(‘‘FitzPatrick’’) nuclear power plant to

Niagara Mohawk, and under which

Niagara Mohawk provides transmission

services to the Authority to

accommodate the delivery of FitzPatrick

power and energy to certain Niagara

Mohawk industrial customers.

Cancellation of the rate schedule is

effective on May 24, 1997.

A copy of this filing has been served

on the New York State Public Service

Commission, and the Authority.

Comment date: March 31, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

30. Montana Power Company

[Docket No. ER97–2038–000]

Take notice that on February 26, 1997,

the Montana Power Company (Montana)

tendered for filing with the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission an

Executed Service Agreement with

Bonneville Power Administration under

FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume

No. 4 (Control Area Services Tariff).

Comment date: March 31, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

31. Florida Power Corporation

[Docket Nos. ER97–515–000, ER97–516–000,

and ER97–606–000]

Take notice that on February 18, 1997,

pursuant to the Commission’s Letter

Order dated January 15, 1997, Florida

Power Corporation (Florida Power)

tendered for filing revised rate sheets

which unbundle the affected wholesale

generation, transmission and ancillary

services. In addition, Florida Power also

tendered for filing a network

transmission service agreement

providing for service to Florida Power

Corporation pursuant to its open access

transmission tariff (the T–6 Tariff).

Comment date: March 27, 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

[Project Nos. 2902 and 2901-Virginia]

Georgia-Pacific Corporation, Nekoosa

Packaging Corporation; Notice of

Scoping Meeting Pursuant to the

National Environmental Policy Act of

1969 for an Applicant Prepared

Environmental Assessment

March 18, 1997.

Pursuant to the Energy Policy Act of

1992, and as part of the license

application, the Georgia-Pacific

Corporation (hereinafter referred to as

Georgia-Pacific) intends to prepare an

Environmental Assessment (EA) to file

with the Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission (FERC) for the Big Island

and Holcomb Rock Hydroelectric

Projects located in Amherst and Bedford

Counties, Virginia. Two public scoping

meetings will be held, pursuant to the

National Environmental Policy Act of

1969 (NEPA), to identify the scope of

environmental issues that should be

analyzed in the EA. At the scoping

meetings, Georgia-Pacific will: (1)

Summarize the environmental issues

tentatively identified for analysis in the

EA; (2) solicit from the meeting

participants all available information,