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1WNG originally proposed to abandon, by sale to

WRI, four domestic settings. However, in its

supplement WNG indicates that after further

research, it has determined that one of the meters

will not be affected by the proposed abandonment.

Box 1188, Houston, Texas, 77251–1188,

pursaunt to Section 7(c) of the Natural

Gas Act (NGA), filed an application

with the Commission in Docket No.

CP97–286–000 for a certificate of public

convenience and necessity to modify

and operate certain compressor units at

the design horsepower (HP) level, in

order to increase operational efficiency

and capacity on that portion of

Transwestern’s system described as the

San Juan Lateral, all as more fully set

forth in the application which is on file

with the Commission and open to the

public for inspection.

Specifically, Transwestern proposes

to increase the horsepower of three

replacement Solar T7002 gas turbines at

the Bloomfield Compressor Station near

Bloomfield, New Mexico, to a design

capacity level of 7,000 ISO (4,400 site

rated) HP. Each unit was rated at 6,500

ISO (4,132 site rated) HP at the time of

its installation, however, due to

advanced technology, the replacement

units are rated at a 7,000 ISO HP

capacity level. The increase in

horsepower will be achieved by

mechanically readjusting the degree of

pitch on the inlet guide vanes of the

replacement gas turbine drivers.

Transwestern estimates that the capital

cost to modify the subject units at the

Bloomfield Compressor Station will be

approximately $24,000, which will be

financed with internally generated

funds.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

make any protest with reference to said

application should, on or before April

11, 1997, file with the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, 888 First

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

motion to intervene or a protest in

accordance with the requirements of the

Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and

385.214) and the Regulations under the

Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.10). All

protests filed with the Commission will

be considered by it in determining the

appropriate action to be taken but will

not serve to make the protestants parties

to the processing. Any person wishing

to become a party to a proceeding or to

participate as a party in any hearing

therein must file a motion to intervene

in accordance with the Commission’s

Rules.

Take further notice that, pursuant to

the authority contained in and subject to

the jurisdiction conferred upon the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

by Sections 7 and 15 of the Natural Gas

Act and the Commission’s Rules of

Practice and Procedure, a hearing will

be held without further notice before the

Commission or its designee on this

application if no motion to intervene is

filed within the time required herein, if

the Commission on its own review of

the matter finds that the request should

be granted. If a motion for leave to

intervene is timely filed, or if the

Commission on its own motion believes

that a formal hearing is required, further

notice of such hearing will be duly

given.

Under the procedure herein provided

for, unless otherwise advised, it will be

unnecessary for Transwestern to appear

or be represented at the hearing.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–7761 Filed 3–26–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

[Docket No. ER97–262–000]

Unocal Corporation; Notice of

Issuance of Order

March 21, 1997.

Unocal Corporation (Unocal)

submitted for filing a rate schedule

under which Unocal will engage in

wholesale electric power and energy

transactions as a marketer. Unocal also

requested waiver of various Commission

regulations. In particular, Unocal

requested that the Commission grant

blanket approval under 18 CFR Part 34

of all future issuances of securities and

assumptions of liability by Unocal.

On March 19, 1997, pursuant to

delegated authority, the Director,

Division of Applications, Office of

Electric Power Regulation, granted

requests for blanket approval under Part

34, subject to the following:

Within thirty days of the date of the

order, any person desiring to be heard

or to protest the blanket approval of

issuances of securities or assumptions of

liability by Unocal 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).

Absent a request for hearing within

this period, Unocal is authorized to

issue securities and assume obligations

or liabilities as a guarantor, endorser,

surety, or otherwise in respect of any

security of another person; provided

that such issuance or assumption is for

some lawful object within the corporate

purposes of the applicant, and

compatible with the public interest, and

is reasonably necessary or appropriate

for such purposes.

The Commission reserves the right to

require a further showing that neither

public nor private interests will be

adversely affected by continued

approval of Unocal’s issuances of

securities or assumptions of liability.

Notice is hereby given that the

deadline for filing motions to intervene

or protests, as set forth above, is April

18, 1997.

Copies of the full text of the order are

available from the Commission’s Public

Reference Branch, 888 First Street, NE.,

Washington, DC 20426.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–7765 Filed 3–26–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

[Docket No. CP97–254–000]

Williams Natural Gas Company; Notice

of Request Under Blanket

Authorization

March 21, 1997

Take notice that on February 19, 1997,

as supplemented March 13, 1997,

Williams Natural Gas Company (WNG)

P.O. Box 3288, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74101,

filed in Docket No. CP97–254–000 a

request pursuant to Section 157.205,

157.212(a) and 157.216(b) of the

Commission’s Regulations under the

Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205 and

157.216(b)) for authorization to replace

and relocate the Commerce town border

setting, (2) to abandon by reclaim the

Cardin and Treece town borders, and (3)

to abandon by sale to Western

Resources, Inc. (WRI) six town border

meter settings, three domestic settings 1

and related service, located in Ottawa

County, Oklahoma and Cherokee

County, Kansas, under WNG’s blanket

certificate issued in Docket No. CP82–

479–000, pursuant to Section 7 of the

Natural Gas Act, all as more fully set

forth in the request that is on file with

the Commission and open to public

inspection.

Specifically, WNG seeks authorization

to replace the WRI Commerce town

border setting with a triple run 3-inch

meter setting and relocate it to the site

of WNG’s high pressure regulator in

Ottawa County, Oklahoma. WNG states

that replacing the existing meter setting

with a triple-run will provide more

accurate measurement at low volumes

as well as reducing maintenance and

measurement reading time. WNG states

that the cost to replace the Commerce

town border setting is estimated to be

$122,830.
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WNG also seeks authorization to

reclaim the WRI Cardin and Treece

town borders located in Ottawa County,

Oklahoma and Cherokee County,

Kansas, respectively. WNG states that

installing the new Commerce town

border will eliminate the need for

individual measurement at the Cardin

and Treece town borders.

Additionally, WNG proposes to

abandon in place, by sale to WRI, the

Commerce town border, the North

Commerce town border, Alsop

Industrial Sales, the Century town

border, the Mineral Heights town border

and the Picher town border, all located

in Ottawa County, Oklahoma, three

domestic settings and related service.

Any person or the Commission’s staff

may, within 45 days after issuance of

the instant notice by the Commission,

file pursuant, to Rule 214 of the

Commission’s Procedural Rules (18 CFR

385.214) a motion to intervene or notice

of intervention and pursuant to Section

157.205 of the Regulations under the

Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205) a

protest to the request. If no protest is

filed within the time allowed therefor,

the proposed activity shall be deemed to

be authorized effective the day after the

time allowed for filing a protest. If a

protest is filed and not withdrawn

within 30 days after the time allowed

for filing a protest, the instant request

shall be treated as an application for

authorization pursuant to Section 7 of

the Natural Gas Act.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–7763 Filed 3–26–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

[Docket No. EC97–19–000, et al.]

Long Island Lighting Company, et al.;

Electric Rate and Corporate Regulation

Filings

March 20, 1997.

Take notice that the following filings

have been made with the Commission:

1. Long Island Lighting Company

[Docket No. EC97–19–000]

Take notice that on March 17, 1997,

Long Island Lighting Company (LILCO)

tendered for filing pursuant to Section

203 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), 16

U.S.C. Sec 824b (1994), and Part 33 of

the Commission’s Regulations, 18 CFR

Part 33, an Application for an order

approving a proposed reorganization.

Pursuant to an ‘‘Amended and

Restated Agreement and Plan of

Exchange, by and among LILCO Holding

Corp., The Brooklyn Union Gas

Company and Long Island Lighting

Company,’’ dated as of February 6,

1997, LILCO and The Brooklyn Union

Gas Company (Brooklyn Union) propose

a tax-free, stock transaction under

which the shares of LILCO and

Brooklyn Union will be exchanged for

shares of a newly created holding

company. According to the Applicant,

LILCO and Brooklyn Union will

continue to be operated as separate

subsidiaries of the new holding

company. LILCO states that, except to

the extent that the new holding

company will hold all of LILCO’s

common stock, no jurisdictional

facilities are being transferred as a result

of the proposed transaction. LILCO

further states that it has submitted the

information required by Part 33 of the

Commission’s regulations in support of

the application.

Comment date: May 16, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

2. Power Exchange Corporation, GDK

Corporation, and Burlington Resources

Trading, Inc.

[Docket Nos. ER95–72–008, ER96–1735–002,

and ER96–3112–001 (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 March 3, 1997, Power Exchange

Corporation filed certain information as

required by the Commission’s February

1, 1995, order in Docket No. ER95–72–

000.

On February 13, 1997, GDK

Corporation filed certain information as

required by the Commission’s June 26,

1996, order in Docket No. ER96–1735–

000.

On March 6, 1997, Burlington

Resources Trading, Inc. filed certain

information as required by the

Commission’s November 14, 1996, order

in Docket No. ER96–3112–000.

3. Public Service Company of Colorado

[Docket Nos. ER96–2582–001 and ER96–

2587–000]

Take notice that on March 12, 1997,

Public Service Company of Colorado

(PSColorado) tendered for filing (1) the

Second Amendment to Amended Power

Purchase Agreement between Utilicorp

United Inc. and Public Service

Company of Colorado; and (2) a revised

page of the Specifications for Firm

Point-to-Point Service to the Service

Agreement for Firm Point-to-Point

Transmission Service between Public

Service Company of Colorado and

Utilicorp United Inc. (WestPlains

Energy), dated as of July 31, 1996 with

an accompanying letter agreement.

PSColorado states that it is making this

filing to comply with the Commission’s

order issued in Docket No. ER96–2582–

000 on January 10, 1997.

Comment date: April 3, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

4. Sunoco Power Marketing, L.L.C.

[Docket No. ER97–870–000]

Take notice that on January 22, 1997,

Sunoco Power Marketing, L.L.C.

tendered for filing an amendment in the

above-referenced docket.

Comment date: April 3, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

5. Charles W. Mueller

[Docket No. ID–2721–001]

Take notice that on March 3, 1997,

Charles W. Mueller, (Applicant)

tendered for filing an application under

Section 305(b) of the Federal Power Act

to hold the following positions: Officer

and Director, Union Electric Company;

Director, Boatmen’s National Bank.

Comment date: April 3, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

6. John Peters MacCarthy

[Docket No. ID–2734–000]

Take notice that on February 18, 1997,

John Peters MacCarthy (Applicant)

tendered for filing an application under

Section 305(b) of the Federal Power Act

to hold the following positions:

Director, Union Electric Company;

Director, Boatmen’s Trust Company.

Comment date: April 3, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

7. Janet McAfee Weakley

[Docket No. ID–2989–000]

Take notice that on February 18, 1997,

Janet McAfee Weakley, (Applicant)

tendered for filing an application under

Section 305(b) of the Federal Power Act

to hold the following positions:

Director, Union Electric Company;

Director, Boatmen’s Trust Company.

Comment date: April 3, 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