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Detroit Edison Company, Eastern Maine

Electric Cooperative, Joint Owners of

the Highgate Project, Maine Electric

Power Company, Maine Public Service

Company, Minnesota Power and Light

Company, Minnkota Power, New York

Power Authority, Niagara Mohawk

Power Corporation, Northern States

Power and Vermont Electric

Transmission Company. Each of the

international transmission facilities, as

more fully described in the application,

has previously been issued a

Presidential permit pursuant to

Executive Order 10485, as amended.

Procedural Matters

Any persons desiring to become a

party to this proceeding or to be heard

by filing comments or protests to this

application should file a petition to

intervene, comment or protest at the

address provided above in accordance

with §§ 385.211 or 385.214 of the

FERC’s Rules of Practice and Procedures

(18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Fifteen

copies of such petitions and protests

should be filed with the DOE on or

before the date listed above. Additional

copies are to be filed directly with:

Gordon J. Smith, Esq., John, Hengerer

and Esposito, 1200 17th St., NW., Suite

600, Washington, DC 20036–3006, (202)

429–8814 and Lisa Yoho, Director of

Regulatory Affairs, Eastern Power

Distribution, Inc., 2900 Eisenhower

Avenue, Suite 300, Alexandria, Virginia

22314, telephone (703) 317–2244.

A final decision will be made on these

applications after the environmental

impacts have been evaluated pursuant

to the National Environmental Policy

Act of 1969 (NEPA), and a

determination is made by the DOE that

the proposed action will not adversely

impact on the reliability of the U.S.

electric power supply system.

Copies of this application will be

made available, upon request, for public

inspection and copying at the address

provided above.

Issued in Washington, DC on March 24,

1997.

Anthony J. Como,

Manager, Electric Power Regulation, Office

of Coal & Power Systems, Office of Fossil

Energy.

[FR Doc. 97–7936 Filed 3–27–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

[Docket No. EA–141]

Application To Export Electric Energy;

Inland Pacific Energy Services

Corporation

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.

AGENCY: Notice of application.

SUMMARY: Inland Pacific Energy Service

Corporation (Inland Pacific), a power

marketer, has submitted an application

to export electric energy to Canada

pursuant to section 202(e) of the Federal

Power Act.

DATES: Comments, protests or requests

to intervene must be submitted on or

before April 28, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments, protests or

requests to intervene should be

addressed as follows: Office of Coal &

Power Im/Ex (FE–52), Office of Fossil

Energy, U.S. Department of Energy,

1000 Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, DC 20585 (FAX 202–287–

5736).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Xavier Puslowski (Program Office) 202–

586–4708 or Michael Skinker (Program

Attorney) 202–586–6667.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Exports of

electricity from the United States to a

foreign country are regulated and

require authorization under section

202(e) of the Federal Power Act (FPA)

(16 U.S.C. 824a(e)).

On March 6, 1997, Inland Pacific filed

an application with the Office of Fossil

Energy (FE) of the Department of Energy

(DOE) for authorization to export

electric energy to Canada pursuant to

section 202(e) of the FPA. Specifically,

Inland Pacific has proposed to transmit

to Canada electric energy purchased

from electric utilities and federal power

marketing agencies.

Inland Pacific would arrange for the

exported energy to be transmitted to

Canada, over the international

transmission facilities owned by Basin

Electric Power Cooperative, Bonneville

Power Administration, Citizens

Utilities, Detroit Edison Company,

Eastern Maine Electric Cooperative,

Joint Owners of the Highgate Project,

Maine Electric Power Company, Maine

Public Service Company, Minnesota

Power and Light Company, Minnkota

Power, New York Power Authority,

Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation,

Northern States Power and Vermont

Electric Transmission Company. Each of

the international transmission facilities,

as more fully described in the

application, has previously been issued

a Presidential permit pursuant to

Executive Order 10485, as amended.

Procedural Matters

Any persons desiring to become a

party to this proceeding or to be heard

by filing comments or protests to this

application should file a petition to

intervene, comment or protest at the

address provided above in accordance

with §§ 385.211 or 385.214 of the

FERC’s Rules of Practice and Procedures

(18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Fifteen

copies of such petitions and protests

should be filed with the DOE on or

before the date listed above.

Additional copies are to be filed

directly with: Paula E. Pyron, Andrew

K. Soto; Ball Janik LLP, 101 S.W. Main

Street, Suite 1100, Portland, Oregon

97204, (503) 228–2525 and J. Gary

Stauffer, Executive Vice President,

Inland Pacific Energy Services Corp.,

1124 W. Riverside, Suite 4000, Spokane,

Washington 99201 (509) 459–1363.

A final decision will be made on this

application after the environmental

impacts have been evaluated pursuant

to the National Environmental Policy

Act of 1969 (NEPA), and a

determination is made by the DOE that

the proposed action will not adversely

impact on the reliability of the U.S.

electric power supply system.

Copies of this application will be

made available, upon request, for public

inspection and copying at the address

provided above.

Issued in Washington, DC, on March 24,

1997.

Anthony J. Como,

Manager, Electric Power Regulation, Office

of Coal & Power Systems, Office of Fossil

Energy.

[FR Doc. 97–7937 Filed 3–27–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

[Docket EA–98–E]

Application to Amend Electricity

Export Authorization; Western

Systems Power Pool

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of application.

SUMMARY: The Western Systems Power

Pool (‘‘WSPP’’) has filed an application

on behalf of its members to amend its

electricity export authorization issued

September 5, 1996, in Order EA–98–C.

The application requests the

authorization be amended to permit 8

new member companies to export

electricity to Canada.

DATES: Comments, protests or requests

to intervene must be submitted on or

before April 28, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments, protests or

requests to intervene should be

addressed as follows: Office of Coal &

Power Im/Ex (FE–52), Office of Coal &

Power, Office of Fossil Energy,

Department of Energy, 1000

Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20585 (FAX 202–287–

5736).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Rosalind Carter (Program Office) 202–

586–7983 or Michael Skinker (Program

Attorney) 202–586–6667.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Exports of

electricity from the United States to a

foreign country are regulated and

require authorization under section

202(e) of the Federal Power Act (FPA)

(16 U.S.C. § 824a(e)).

On September 5, 1996, in Docket EA–

98–C, the Office of Fossil Energy (FE) of

the Department of Energy (DOE)

authorized 42 ‘‘public utility’’ members

of the WSPP to export electric energy to

Canadian members, British Columbia

Hydro and Power Authority (BC Hydro),

or other future Canadian members. The

facilities to be utilized for these exports

are the international transmission

facilities owned and operated by the

Bonneville Power Administration

(BPA), also a WSPP member. The

facilities consist of two 500-kV

transmission lines at Blaine,

Washington, and one 230-kV

transmission line at Nelway, British

Columbia, that interconnect with

facilities of BC Hydro, and one 230-kV

line, also at Nelway, connecting to West

Kootenay Power, Limited. The

construction and operation of these

international transmission facilities was

previously authorized by Presidential

Permits PP–10, PP–46, and PP–36,

respectively.

On March 12, 1997, WSPP submitted

an application to amend the export

authorization by adding 8 new member

companies to the list of authorized

electricity exporters. The new members

are: Intercoast Power Marketing

Company, National Gas & Electric L.P.,

PowerEx, TransAlta Enterprises

Corporation, TransCanada Energy Ltd.,

Tucson Electric Power Company,

Western Power Services, Inc., and

Williams Energy Services Company.

Procedural Matters

Any persons desiring to become a

party to this proceeding or to be heard

by filing comments or protests to this

application should file a petition to

intervene, comment or protest at the

address provided above in accordance

with §§ 385.211 or 385.214 of the

FERC’s Rules of Practice and Procedures

(18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Fifteen

copies of such petitions and protests

should be filed with the DOE on or

before the date listed above.

Additional copies are to be filed

directly with: Michael E. Small, Esq.,

Wright & Talisman, P.C., 1200 G Street,

Suite 600, Washington, D.C.

A final decision will be made on this

application after the environmental

impacts have been evaluated pursuant

to the National Environmental Policy

Act of 1969 (NEPA), and a

determination is made by the DOE that

the proposed action will not adversely

impact on the reliability of the U.S.

electric power supply system.

Copies of this application will be

made available, upon request, for public

inspection and copying at the address

provided above.

Issued in Washington, DC on March 24,

1997.

Anthony J. Como,

Director, Electric Power Regulation, Office of

Coal & Power Systems, Office of Coal & Power

IM/EX, Office of Fossil Energy.

[FR Doc. 97–7935 Filed 3–27–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–M

Office of Energy Research

Energy Research Financial Assistance

Program Notice 97–13: Centers of

Excellence for Laser Applications in

Medicine

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice inviting grant

applications.

SUMMARY: The Office of Health and

Environmental Research (OHER) of the

Office of Energy Research (ER), U.S.

Department of Energy (DOE) announces

its interest in receiving research

applications from potential applicants

for funding of Centers of Excellence for

Laser Applications in Medicine

(Centers). These Centers are intended to

carry out research that will advance the

application of laser technology in the

clinical practice of medicine. A Center

must have existing advanced

capabilities for fundamental research in

the medical application of lasers, is to

be based in a hospital with a close tie

to a school of medicine, is to offer a

strong program of research that covers a

wide range both of scientific disciplines

and of fields of medicine, and is to place

emphasis on training and dissemination

of developments in this field of

research.

DATES: Preapplications should be

received by May 30, 1997. However,

earlier submissions will be gladly

accepted. Formal applications in

response to this notice must be received

by 4:30 p.m., E.D.T., August 15, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Preapplications referencing

Program Notice 97–13 should be

forwarded to: Dr. Roland F. Hirsch,

Medical Applications and Biophysical

Research Division, ER–73, U.S.

Department of Energy, 19901

Germantown Road, Germantown, MD

20874–1290, Attn: Program Notice 97–

13. Fax submissions are acceptable, fax

number (301) 903–0567.

Formal applications referencing

Program Notice 97–13 should be

forwarded to: U.S. Department of

Energy, Office of Energy Research,

Grants and Contracts Division, ER–64,

19901 Germantown Road, Germantown,

MD 20874–1290, Attn: Program Notice

97–13. This address also must be used

when submitting applications by U.S.

Postal Service Express Mail, or any

commercial mail delivery service, or

when hand-carried by the applicant. An

original and seven copies of the

application must be submitted.

Applicants are required to follow the

formal instructions given in the

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION Section of

this Notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.

Roland F. Hirsch, Medical Applications

and Biophysical Research Division, ER–

73, 19901 Germantown Road,

Germantown, MD 20874–1290,

telephone (301) 903–3213; E-mail

roland.hirsch@oer.doe.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Centers of Excellence for Laser

Applications in Medicine were

established in 1991 upon the

recommendation in the Conference

Report for the Fiscal Year 1991 Energy

and Water Development Appropriation

Act. There has been substantial progress

in the field since that time. Therefore,

potential applicants are encouraged to

propose Center programs that are

appropriate for the current state of the

art in fundamental areas of laser

research relevant to clinical research,

that will enable progress toward new

areas of clinical use of lasers, and that

will increase the application of lasers

through training and dissemination

activities. There is particular interest in

research leading to new laser

applications for non-invasive medicine

and, in general, to new medical

procedures that are consistent with the

national need to control the costs of

health care.

Applicants are encouraged to utilize

the extensive fundamental scientific

expertise that is available at the

National Laboratories supported by the

Department through formal and

informal arrangements for consultation

and collaboration. Applicants are also

encouraged to identify objectives of the

proposed research program that

complement the aims of other programs

which are supported by the Medical

Applications and Biophysical Research

Division such as research in

radiopharmaceuticals and molecular

nuclear medicine, biomedical imaging

instrumentation, Boron Neutron Capture