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Southern relates that it seeks to

abandon approximately 20 miles of

pipeline in Louisiana. As described in

its application, Southern wants to

abandon certain portions of its 10-inch

Loisel Field Line in Iberia and St.

Martin Parishes, Louisiana, and portions

of its 4-inch Loisel Field McCarter Line

and its 8-inch Iberia Field Line in Iberia

Parish, Louisiana. Southern also

requests permission to abandon five

receiving stations in Iberia Parish,

Louisiana: The Loisel Field McCarter

Receiving Station, the Loisel Field

Emerald Oil Receiving Station, the

Iberia Field Receiving Station, the

Fausse Point-Cities Service Receiving

Station, and the Fausse Point-Sun Gas

Company Receiving Station.

Southern explains that it is no longer

economical for it to maintain the

facilities in view of the minimal gas

production that is received by the

facilities for transportation; the sale of

the facilities will lower Southern’s longterm costs by reducing its operating and

maintenance costs, fuel and gas loss,

and capital expenditures for upgrading

of lines and receiving stations; and all

of Southern’s gas purchase contracts in

the Iberia and Loisel Fields have

terminated. Southern says that

Shoreham wants to purchase the

facilities to connect new sources of

supply to its pipeline system and will,

upon purchase, connect the facilities to

an existing Shoreham pipeline in the

area of the facilities and will disconnect

the facilities from Southern’s system.

Southern indicates that Shoreham

will pay a purchase price of $50,000 for

the facilities. Southern states that the

proposed abandonment by sale to

Shoreham will not affect the capacity of

Southern’s pipeline system. Southern

relates that Acadiana Gas Systems, Inc.,

who owns and operates production

facilities connected to the Fausse PointSun Gas Company Receiving Station, is

the only producer on the facilities

Southern proposes to abandon.

Southern asserts that, after the

abandonment, this producer may

continue to flow gas volumes from its

production facilities by accessing

Shoreham’s pipeline system.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

make any protest with reference to said

application should on or before April

17, 1997, file with the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, 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

385.214 and 385.211) 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

proceeding. Any person wishing to

become a party in any proceeding

herein 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

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, or if the

Commission on its own review of the

matter finds that permission and

approval for the proposed abandonment

are required by the public convenience

and necessity. If a motion for leave to

intervene is timely filed, or if the

Commission on its own motion believes

that 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 Southern to appear or to

be represented at the hearing.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–8317 Filed 4–1–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

[Docket No. RP97–137–044]

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line

Corporation; Notice of Compliance

Filing

March 27, 1997.

Take notice that on March 24, 1997

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line

Corporation (Transco) tendered for

filing with the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission its proposal to

comply with the January 23, 1997

‘‘Order on Remand’’ regarding

interruptible transportation revenue

credits.

As background to the instant filing, on

May 3, 1993, Transco filed a settlement

of its Section 4 rate case in Docket Nos.

RP97–137 et al. (Agreement). The

Agreement included, among other

things, a mechanism to credit 90% of

excess interruptible transportation

revenue to firm shippers, GSS

customers and interruptible shippers

paying maximum rates. On November 4,

1993 (November 4 Order) the

Commission modified and approved the

Agreement such that the excess

interruptible transportation revenue was

to be refunded only to firm customers.

In compliance with the November 4

Order, on May 31, 1994, Transco

refunded approximately $17.8 million,

including interest, to its firm customers

(Excess IT Refund).

Various parties appealed the

November 4 Order’s exclusion of

interruptible shippers from

participation in the Excess IT Refund.

Subsequently, the United States Court of

Appeals granted the Commission’s

motion for a voluntary remand of this

issue. The January 23 Order rescinded

the Commission’s prior modification of

the Agreement and approved the

Agreement’s provisions concerning

interruptible transportation credits.

Transco was directed to make a filing,

within 60 days of the January 23 Order

(i.e., on or before March 24, 1997), to

implement the Commission’s decision.

Transco states that the instant filing is

to submit a plan to restore parties to the

position they would have been in if this

legal error had not occurred.

Transco states that it is serving copies

of the instant filing to its customers,

State Commissions and other interested

parties in Docket No. RP92–137.

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 on or before April 3, 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. 97–8322 Filed 4–1–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

[Docket No. ER97–2003–000]

WWP Resource Services, Inc.; Notice

of Filing

March 27, 1997.

Take notice that on February 26, 1997,

WWP Resource Services, Inc., notified

the Commission of a change in its name

from WWP Resource Services, Inc. to

Avista Energy, Inc. WWP Resource

Services, Inc. filed amended Articles of

Incorporation with the Washington

Secretary of State on February 14, 1997

and indicates that future filings with the

Commission, consistent with the change
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of a name, will be made under the new

name Avista Energy, Inc.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

protest said filing should file a motion

to intervene or protect 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 Procedures (18 CFR

385.211 and 18 CFR 385.214). All such

motions or protests should be filed on

or before April 7, 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. 97–8318 Filed 4–1–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

[Docket No. ER94–1545–009, et al.]

Calpine Power Services Company, et

al.; Electric Rate and Corporate

Regulation Filings

March 26, 1997.

Take notice that the following filings

have been made with the Commission:

1. Calpine Power Services Company,

Federal Energy Sales, Inc. Quantum

Energy Resources, Inc., Edison Source,

Symmetry Device Research, Inc.,

Dayton Power & Light Company,

Russell Energy Sales Company

[Docket Nos. ER94–1545–009, ER96–918–

004, ER96–947–004, ER96–2150–004, ER96–

2524–001, ER96–2601–002, and ER96–2882–

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, Calpine Power

Services Company filed certain

information as required by the

Commission’s March 9, 1995, order in

Docket No. ER95–1545–000.

On March 13, 1997, Federal Energy

Sales, Inc. filed certain information as

required by the Commission’s March 1,

1996, order in Docket No. ER96–918–

000.

On January 27, 1997, Quantum Energy

Resources, Inc. filed certain information

as required by the Commission’s March

5, 1996, order in Docket No. ER96–947–

000.

On January 30, 1997, Edison Source

filed certain information as required by

the Commission’s August 13, 1996,

order in Docket No. ER96–2150–000.

On March 3, 1997, Symmetry Device

Research, Inc. filed certain information

as required by the Commission’s August

22, 1996, order in Docket No. ER96–

2524–000.

On February 28, 1997, Dayton Power

& Light Company filed certain

information as required by the

Commission’s September 30, 1996,

order in Docket No. ER96–2601–000.

On March 19, 1997, Russell Energy

Services Company filed certain

information as required by the

Commission’s October 30, 1996, order

in Docket No. ER96–2882–000.

2. Arizona Public Service Company

[Docket No. ER96–2999–001]

Take notice that on February 14, 1997,

Arizona Public Service Company (APS),

tendered for filing an amendment to the

above referenced docket numbers.

A copy of this filing has been served

on all parties on the official service list.

Comment date: April 9, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

3. Cleveland Electric Illuminating

Company and The Toledo Edison

Company

[Docket No. ER97–1771–000]

Take notice that on February 19, 1997,

the Centerior Service Company as Agent

for The Cleveland Electric Illuminating

Company and The Toledo Edison

Company filed Service Agreements to

provide Non-Firm Point-to-Point

Transmission Service for AIG Trading

Corporation, the Transmission

Customer. The Companies request an

effective date of January 28, 1997.

Comment date: April 9, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

4. Ohio Valley Electric Corporation and

Indiana-Kentucky Electric Corporation

[Docket No. ER97–1852–000]

Take notice that on February 26, 1997,

Ohio Valley Electric Corporation

(including its wholly-owned subsidiary,

Indiana-Kentucky Electric Corporation)

(‘‘OVEC’’) tendered for filing a Service

Agreement for Non-Firm Point-to-Point

Transmission Service, dated February

10, 1997 (the ‘‘Service Agreement’’)

between Wisconsin Electric Power

Company (Wisconsin Electric) and

OVEC. OVEC proposes an effective date

of February 10, 1997 and requests

waiver of the Commission’s notice

requirement to allow the requested

effective date. The Service Agreement

provides for non-firm transmission

service by OVEC to Wisconsin Electric.

In its filing, OVEC states that the rates

and charges included in the Service

Agreement are the rates and charges set

forth in OVEC’s Order No. 888

compliance filing (Docket No. OA96–

190–000) .

Copies of this filing were served upon

the Michigan Public Service

Commission the Wisconsin Public

Service Commission and Wisconsin

Electric.

Comment date: April 9, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

5. Public Service Company of New

Mexico

[Docket No. ER97–2012–000]

Take notice that on March 7, 1997,

Public Service Company of New Mexico

(PNM), submitted for filing executed

service agreements for service under the

terms of PNM’s Open Access

Transmission Tariff with the following

customers: Questar Energy Trading

Company (2 agreements) and Delhi

Energy Services, Inc. (2 agreements).

PNM’s filing also is available for public

inspection at its offices in Albuquerque,

New Mexico.

Comment date: April 9, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

6. Minnesota Power & Light Company

[Docket No. ER97–2069–000]

Take notice that on March 12, 1997,

Minnesota Power & Light Company

tendered for filing signed Service

Agreements with the following:

Aquila Power Corporation, Duke/

Louis Dreyfus LLC, Entergy, National

Gas & Electric L.P., North Central Power

Co., Inc., Northern Indiana Public

Service Company, Northwestern

Wisconsin Electric Company, Ohio

Edison Company, The Power Company

of America, Upper Peninsula Power

Company, Vitol Gas & Electric LLC,

Western Resources Inc., under its costbased Wholesale coordination Sales

Tariff WCS–1 to satisfy its filing

requirements under this tariff.

Comment date: April 9, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

7. Northeast Utilities Service Company

[Docket No. ER97–2070–000]

Take notice that on March 12, 1997,

Northeast Utilities Service Company

(‘‘NUSCO’’), tendered for filing, a

Service Agreement with Central

Vermont Public Service Corp. (‘‘CVPS’’)

under the NU System Companies’

System Power Sales/Exchange Tariff No.