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for the receipt and delivery of Canadian

gas supplies for Bay State Gas Company

and Northern Utilities, Inc.

According to Granite State, Portland

Pipe Line initially constructed and

operated the 18-inch line and a parallel

24-inch pipeline from South Portland,

Maine, to refineries in the vicinity of

Montreal, Quebec, to provide an

overland crude oil transportation system

for the delivery of off-shore crude to the

refineries. It is stated that the 18-inch

line was idled in 1986 because the

capacity in the 24-inch pipeline at that

time was sufficient to supply the

refineries. Granite State leased the 18-

inch pipeline with the purpose of

converting the 166-miles of the line

from Portland to the U.S.-Canadian

border to natural gas service, and

operating the pipeline to import

Canadian gas supplies for its system and

its customers. According to Granite

State, the Commission issued a limitedterm certificate to Granite State,

extending to March 31, 1996, to operate

the leased pipeline because Portland

Pipe Line had reserved an option to

terminate the lease as of that date.

After Portland Pipe Line gave notice

of its intent to terminate the lease on

March 31, 1996, Granite State and

Portland Pipe Line negotiated an

extension of the lease to March 31, 1997

and the Commission extended the

limited-term certificate to that date. In

the negotiation of the extension (the

First Amendment) it was recognized

that the crude oil throughput on the 24-

inch line could increase during the lease

extension period. According to Granite

State, the pumps on the 24-inch line are

electric powered and power

consumption increases with throughput

and power usage on the 24-inch

operating singly is greater than

transporting the same volume through

both the 18-inch and 24-inch lines.

In the First Amendment extending the

lease, Granite State agreed to

compensate Portland Pipe Line for

increased power usage for the electric

pumps on the 24-inch pipeline when

throughput increased above a base level

of an average of 177,000 barrels daily.

Granite State further states that it is

currently operating the leased pipeline

on a further extension of the lease under

a Second Amendment and an extension

of the limited-term certificate to April

30, 1998. The electric power

compensation provision for increased

usage of power by the pumps in the 24-

inch line has been incorporated in the

Second Amendment, according to

Granite State, and Granite State is

currently being invoiced for such costs.

Because of the monthly variable in

power usage, Granite State proposes in

Original Sheet Nos. 333, 334 and 335 to

establish a Power Cost Adjustment

tracking mechanism, beginning April 1,

1997 and changing quarterly, based on

projected electric costs provided by

Portland Pipe Line. The tracking

mechanism would be used to derive a

surcharge per Dth applied to the

reservation billing determinants for firm

transportation services under Granite

State’s Rate Schedules FT–NN and FT–

1. The first proposed quarterly

surcharge, beginning April 1, 1997, is

$0.1737 per Dth shown in materials

submitted with the tariff filing. The

tracking mechanism would establish

deferred accounts for over and under

collections in relation to invoiced costs

from Portland Pipe Line. Carrying

charges would be applied to the

deferred account balances, either over or

under invoiced costs and the account

balances would be reconciled semiannually.

Granite State also states that it filed a

rate increase on October 1, 1996 in

Docket No. RP97–8–000 which was

accepted by the Commission and

suspended until April 1, 1997.

According to Granite State it filed its

proposed Power Cost Adjustment

tracking procedure as pro forma tariff

sheets in the Docket No. RP97–8–000

which the Commission noted in the

suspension order with the observation

that the mechanism could be considered

as part of the resolution of that

proceeding. Granite State further states

that it has moved to put the suspended

rates in Docket No. RP97–8–000 into

effect on April 1, 1997.

According to Granite State, copies of

its filing was served on its firm and

interruptible customers, the regulatory

agencies of the States of Maine,

Massachusetts and New Hampshire and

the parties on the official service list

maintained by the Secretary in Docket

No. RP97–8–000.

Any person desiring to intervene or

protest said filing 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. All such motions or

protests must be filed in accordance

with Section 154.210 of the

Commission’s Regulations. 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 proceedings.

Any person wishing to become a party

must file a motion to intervene. Copies

of Granite State’s filing are on file with

the Commission and are available for

public inspection.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–8752 Filed 4–4–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP97–64–004]

Natural Gas Pipeline Company of

America; Notice of Supplemental

Compliance Filing

April 1, 1997.

Take notice that on March 26, 1997,

Natural Gas Pipeline Company of

America (Natural) tendered for filing as

part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Sixth

Revised Volume No. 1, Alternate First

Revised Sheet No. 315 to become

effective May 1, 1997.

Natural states that the purpose of this

filing is to revise Section 19.18 of the

General Terms and Conditions to reflect

the formulas for converting between

monthly and daily rates that are

contained in Version 1.1 of Standard

5.3.22 which was just incorporated by

reference into the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission’s Regulations

by Order No. 587–C. Natural asks that

this alternate tariff sheet be accepted

instead of First Revised Sheet No. 315

that was submitted in Docket No. RP97–

64–002 on February 28, 1997.

Natural requests whatever waivers

may be necessary to permit the tariff

sheet submitted to become effective on

May 1, 1997.

Natural states that copies of the filing

are being mailed its jurisdictional

customers, interested state regulatory

agencies and all parties set out on the

official service list at Docket No. RP97–

64.

Any person desiring to protest said

filing should file a protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC

20426, in accordance with Section

385.211 of the Commission’s Rules and

Regulations. All such protests must be

filed as provided in Section 154.210 of

the Commission’s Regulations. 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.

Copies of this filing are on file with the

Commission and are available for public
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inspection in the Public Reference

Room.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–8748 Filed 4–4–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. EC97–25–000]

NP Energy Inc.; Notice of Filing

April 1, 1997.

Take notice that NP Energy Inc., a

broker and marketer of electric power,

filed on March 27, 1997, a request for

approval to sell and issue to National

Power of America, Inc. (National Power)

common stock constituting 50 percent

of the issued and outstanding common

stock of NP Energy, and to sell and issue

to National Power all of the preferred

stock of NP Energy Inc. NP Energy is a

privately-held corporation owned by

individuals. National Power is a whollyowned indirect subsidiary of National

Power PLC, a corporation organized

under the laws of England and Wales.

National Power PLC is a large electric

generating company in the United

Kingdom. National Power owns

indirectly another power broker and

marketer, ANP Energy Direct Company,

and interests in various exempt

wholesale generators and qualifying

facilities under the Public Utility

Regulatory Policies Act of 1978.

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, 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 18

CFR 385.214). All such motions or

protests should be filed on or before

April 11, 1997. 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. 97–8746 Filed 4–4–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP96–306–000]

Paiute Pipeline Company; Notice of

Informal Settlement Conference

April 1, 1997.

Take notice that an informal

settlement conference will be convened

in this proceeding on April 8, 1997 at

10:00 a.m., at the offices of the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888

First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426,

for the purpose of exploring the possible

settlement of the above-referenced

docket.

Any party, as defined by 18 CFR

385.102(c), or any participant, as

defined by 18 CFR 385.102(b), is invited

to attend. Persons wishing to become a

party must move to intervene and

receive intervenor status pursuant to the

Commission’s regulations (18 CFR

385.214).

For additional information, please

contact Irene E. Szopo at (202) 208–1602

or Anja M. Clark at (202) 208–2034.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–8747 Filed 4–4–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP97–224–002]

Sea Robin Pipeline Company; Notice

of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas

Tariff

April 1, 1997.

Take notice that on March 28, 1997,

Sea Robin Pipeline Company (Sea

Robin) tendered for filing as part of its

FERC Gas Tariff, First Revised Volume

No. 1, the revised Tariff sheets set forth

on Appendix A to the fling, in

compliance with the Commission’s

Order No. 587 and the Commission’s

March 3, 1997 Order in this docket, to

become effective June 1, 1997.

On July 17, 1996, the Commission

issued Order No. 587 in Docket No.

RM96–1–000 which revised the

Commission’s regulations governing

interstate natural gas pipelines to

require such pipelines to follow certain

standardized business practices issued

by the Gas Industry Standards Board

(GISB) and adopted by the Commission

in said Order. 18 CFR 284.10(b). The

standards govern certain aspects of the

following practices of natural gas

pipelines: nominations, allocations,

balancing, measurement, invoicing, and

capacity release. The revisions shown

on the Tariff Sheets filed herewith

reflect Sea Robin’s compliance filing to

conform with the GISB standards. On

January 3, 1997, Sea Robin made its

compliance filing submitting pro forma

tariff sheets to comply with Order No.

587. On March 3, 1997, the Commission

issued an order in this docket in

response to Sea Robin’s filing. The order

required Sea Robin to revise and submit

its compliance filing for implementation

of the approved standards by June 1,

1997.

Any person desiring to protest this

filing should file a protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, NW., Washington, DC

20426, in accordance with Section

385.211 of the Commission’s

Regulations. All such protests must be

filed on or before April 18, 1997.

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. Copies of this filing are

on file with the Commission and are

available for public inspection in the

Public Reference Room.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–8750 Filed 4–4–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. ER94–1545–009, et al.]

Calpine Power Services Company, et

al.; Electric Rate and Corporate

Regulation Filings

March 31, 1997.

Take notice that the following filings

have been made with the Commission:

1. Calpine Power Services Company,

Power Company of America, L.P.,

Howard Energy Marketing, Inc., and

Petroleum Source & Systems Group,

Inc.

[Docket Nos. ER94–1545–009, ER95–111–

009, ER95–252–008, and ER95–266–008]

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 21, 1997, Calpine Power

Services Company filed certain

information as required by the