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on two parts of its Mainline Area

facilities referred to as the ‘‘Michigan

Leg South’’ and the ‘‘Tieline’’. ANR

proposes to extend its 42-inch Michigan

Leg South loopline by adding: (1) 15.9

miles in a westerly direction from

Milepost 820.2 near Joliet, Illinois; (2)

5.5 miles between Joliet, Illinois and its

St. John, Indiana compressor station.

Further, on its Tieline, ANR proposes to

start a new 30-inch loopline which will

parallel its existing 22-inch mainline

and 24-inch loopline and consist of: (1)

16.0 miles immediately east of its

Bridgman, Michigan compressor station

and (2) 14.1 immediately west of its

Defiance, Ohio compressor station.

In addition to these loopline facilities,

ANR states that the proposed project

requires: (1) The addition of 15,000

nominal horsepower at its Bridgman

compressor station located in Berrien

County, Michigan; (2) the modification

of station yard piping at its Lagrange

compressor station; (3) and the addition

of aftercooling at its Defiance

compressor station.

ANR requests a predetermination that

the cost of these new facilities will be

treated on a rolled-in basis in ANR’s

next rate case.

ANR is conducting an open season

from April 2, 1997 through May 30,

1997. ANR intends to make the

proposed expansion capacity available

on a non-discriminatory basis to any

shipper that has executed a

transportation service agreement with

ANR.

ANR estimates a construction cost of

approximately $124.8 million, which it

will finance from internally generated

funds. ANR plans to commence

construction of the project by June 1,

1989, in order to meet a proposed

November, 1989 in-service date.

ANR has submitted a draft Request for

Proposal (RFP) for the subject project

and the companion Independence

project in Docket No. CP97–315–000 to

hire a third-party contractor to assist in

the preparation of an Environmental

Impact Statement (EIS).

With the exception of the RFP

process, which may proceed, the

Commission staff will defer all other

processing of ANR’s application until

ANR advises the Commission of the

results of the open season and

demonstrates contract commitments in

support of the project.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

make any protest with reference to said

application should on or before April

30, 1997, file with the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, Washington,

DC 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 or 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

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

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 approval for the

proposed application is 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 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 ANR to appear or be

represented at the hearing.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–9609 Filed 4–14–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Notice of Temporary Suspension of

Minimum Flow and Reservoir Elevation

Requirements

April 9, 1997.

Take notice that the following

hydroelectric application has been filed

with the Commission and is available

for public inspection:

a. Type of Application: Temporary

Suspension of Minimum Flow and

Reservoir Elevation Requirements.

b. Project No: 2466–017.

c. Dated Filed: March 26, 1997.

d. Applicant: Appalachian Power

Company.

e. Name of Project: Niagara

Hydroelectric Project.

f. Location: Roanoke River, Roanoke

County, Virginia.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).

h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Frank

Simms, American Electric Power, One

Riverside Plaza, Columbus, OH 43215,

(614) 223–2918.

i. FERC Contact: Robert J. Fletcher,

(202) 219–1206.

j. Comment Date: April 25, 1997.

k. Description of Proposed Action:

Appalachian Power Company, licensee

for the Niagara Project, requests

approval to lower the reservoir surface

elevation down six feet from its normal

operating level of 885 feet NGVD and to

suspend its 8 cfs minimum flow. The

six-foot drawdown and suspension of

the 8 cfs minimum flow would be for

the duration of the construction period

from July 1, 1997 through December

1997. Construction will encompass

spillway stability improvements for the

rehabilitation of the dam and spillway.

l. This notice also consists of the

following standard paragraphs: B, C1,

and D2.

B. Comments, Protests, or Motions to

Intervene—Anyone may submit

comments, a protest, or a motion to

intervene in accordance with the

requirements of Rules of Practice and

Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214.

In determining the appropriate action to

take, the Commission will consider all

protests or other comments filed, but

only those who file a motion to

intervene in accordance with the

Commission’s Rules may become a

party to the proceeding. Any comments,

protests, or motions to intervene must

be received on or before the specified

comment date for the particular

application.

C1. Filing and Service of Responsive

Documents—Any filings must bear in

all capital letters the title

‘‘COMMENTS’’,

‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TERMS

AND CONDITIONS’’, ‘‘PROTEST’’, OR

‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE’’, as

applicable, and the Project Number of

the particular application to which the

filing refers. Any of the above-named

documents must be filed by providing

the original and the number of copies

provided by the Commission’s

regulations to: The Secretary, Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888

First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.

A copy of any motion to intervene must

also be served upon each representative

of the Applicant specified in the

particular application.

D2. Agency Comments—Federal,

state, and local agencies are invited to

file comments on the described

application. A copy of the application

may be obtained by agencies directly

from the Applicant. If an agency does

not file comments within the time

specified for filing comments, it will be
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presumed to have no comments. One

copy of an agency’s comments must also

be sent to the Applicant’s

representatives.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–9612 Filed 4–14–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP91–151–001]

Arizona Corporation Commission, et

al. v. El Paso Natural Gas Company, et

al.; Notice of Technical/Settlement

Conference

April 9, 1997.

Take notice that a technical/

settlement conference will be convened

in the above-captioned docket on May 7,

1997 at 10:00 a.m. in a room to be

designated at the offices of the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 1st

Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. Any

party, as defined in 18 CFR 385.102(c),

or any participant, as defined in 18 CFR

385.102(b), is invited to attend.

The purpose of the conference is to

ascertain the current positions of the

parties with respect to the issues in the

above-captioned matters, and to discuss

the severability of the civil penalty

portion of the proceeding from the

compliant proceeding. For additional

information, contact Stuart Fischer or

Robert Pease at (202) 208–1033.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–9614 Filed 4–14–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket Nos. OA97–261–000 and ER97–

1082–000]

Atlantic City Electric Company,

Baltimore Gas and Electric Company,

Delmarva Power & Light Company,

Jersey Central Power & Light

Company, Metropolitan Edison

Company, Pennsylvania Electric

Company, Pennsylvania Power & Light

Company, PECO Energy Company,

Potomac Electric Power Company and

Public Service Electric and Gas

Company; Notice of Filing

April 9, 1997.

Take notice that on April 1, 1997,

Atlantic City Electric Company,

Baltimore Gas and Electric Company,

Delmarva Power & Light Company,

Metropolitan Edison Company,

Pennsylvania Electric Company, PECO

Energy Company, Pennsylvania Power &

Light Company, Potomac Electric

Company, and Public Service Electric

and Gas Company filed the Operating

agreement of the PJM Interconnection,

L.L.C. to replace in its entirety the

amended PJM Interconnection.

In addition, PJM Interconnection,

L.L.C. tendered for filing on April 4,

1997, Schedule 9.03 forms stating that

Citizens Lehman Power Sales, Electric

Clearinghouse, Inc., North American

Energy Conservation, Inc., PanEnergy

Trading and Market Services, L.L.C.

USGen Power Services, L.P., Virginia

Electric and Power Company and Vitol

Gas & Electric have become additional

signatories to the Pennsylvania-New

Jersey-Maryland Interconnection

Agreement.

Waiver of the Commission’s notice

requirements has been requested to

permit an effective date of March 31,

1997. Copies have been served on the

regulatory commissions of Delaware, the

District of Columbia, Maryland, New

Jersey, Pennsylvania and Virginia, and

on the parties to Docket Nos. OA97–

261–000 and ER97–1082–000.

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

385.214). All such motions or protests

should be filed on or before April 21,

1997. Protests will be considered by the

Commission in determining the

appropriate action to be taken, but will

not served 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. 97–9616 Filed 4–14–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket Nos. CP97–315–000, CP97–320–

000, and CP97–321–000]

Independence Pipeline Company;

Notice of Application

April 9, 1997.

Take notice that on March 31, 1997,

Independence Pipeline Company

(Independence), 500 Renaissance

Center, Detroit, Michigan 48243, filed in

Docket Nos. CP97–315–000, CP97–320–

000, and CP97–321–000 an application

pursuant to Section 7(c) of the Natural

Gas Act and Parts 284 and 157 of the

Commission’s regulations for a

certificate of public convenience and

necessity to construct, own, and operate

natural gas pipeline facilities subject to

the jurisdiction of the Commission, to

provide open-access firm and

interruptible transportation service

through such facilities and to engage in

certain routine activities, all as more

fully set forth in the application which

is on file with the Commission and open

to public inspection.

Independence states that it is a new

company which seeks authorization to

construct and operate a new largediameter interstate pipeline to transport

gas from western Ohio to central

Pennsylvania. Independence is a

partnership whose two general partners

are ANR Independence Pipeline

Company and Transco Independence

Pipeline Company, affiliates of ANR

Pipeline Company (ANR) and

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line

Corporation (Transco), respectively. It is

indicated that the purpose of the project

is to provide access to eastern markets

for gas supplies from Canada and the

western United States which will be

transported to the Chicago area via

several proposed pipeline projects. It is

anticipated that transportation from the

Chicago area to western terminus of the

Independence pipeline will be provided

on ANR’s system. It is explained that

ANR has filed a companion application

in Docket No. CP97–319–000 to expand

portions of its existing system between

Chicago and western Ohio.

In Docket No. CP97–315–000,

Independence requests authority to

construct and operate approximately

370 miles of 36-inch diameter pipeline

extending from an interconnection with

ANR near Defiance, Defiance County,

Ohio to an interconnection with

Transco’s Leidy system at Leidy,

Clinton County, Pennsylvania. The

project will also include two 30,000 HP

compressor stations located in Defiance