23280 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 81 /Tuesday, April 28, 1998 / Notices

Issued at Washington, DC on April 22,

1998.

Rachel Samuel,

Deputy Advisory Committee Management

Officer.

[FR Doc. 98–11216 Filed 4–27–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Secretary of Energy Advisory Board;

Notice of Open Meeting

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

SUMMARY: Consistent with the

provisions of the Federal Advisory

Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463, 86 Stat.

770), notice is hereby given of the

following advisory committee meeting:

Name: Secretary of Energy Advisory

Board—Electric System Reliability Task

Force.

DATES AND TIMES: Tuesday, May 12,

1998, 8:30 AM–4:00 PM.

ADDRESSES: The Madison Hotel, Dolley

Madison Ballroom, 15th and M Street,

NW, Washington, D.C. 20005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Richard C. Burrow, Secretary of Energy

Advisory Board (AB–1), U.S.

Department of Energy, 1000

Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, D.C. 20585, (202) 586–1709

or (202) 586–6279 (fax).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

The electric power industry is in the

midst of a complex transition to

competition, which will induce many

far-reaching changes in the structure of

the industry and the institutions which

regulate it. This transition raises many

reliability issues, as new entities emerge

in the power markets and as generation

becomes less integrated with

transmission.

Purpose of the Task Force

The purpose of the Electric System

Reliability Task Force is to provide

advice and recommendations to the

Secretary of Energy Advisory Board

regarding the critical institutional,

technical, and policy issues that need to

be addressed in order to maintain the

reliability of the nation’s bulk electric

system in the context of a more

competitive industry.

Tentative Agenda

Tuesday, May 12, 1998

8:30–8:45 AM Opening Remarks &

Objectives—Philip Sharp, ESR Task

Force Chairman

8:45–10:00 AM Working Session:

Discussion of Draft Position Paper

on Technical Issues in

Transmission Reliability—

Facilitated by Philip Sharp

10:00–10:30 AM Working Session:

Discussion of International Lessons

Learned—Facilitated by Matthew

Holden

10:30–10:45 AM Break

10:45–11:45 AM Working Session:

Discussion of a Draft Position Paper

on State/Regional Reliability

Issues—Facilitated by Ralph

Cavanagh

11:45–12:00 PM Working Session:

Planning for the Final Report—

Facilitated by Philip Sharp

12:00–1:00 PM Lunch

1:00–2:15 PM Working Session:

Discussion of a Draft Position Paper

on Incentives for Transmission

Enhancement—Facilitated by Susan

Tierney

2:15–3:30 PM Working Session:

Discussion of Draft Position Paper

on Ancillary Services and BulkPower Reliability—Facilitated by

Philip Sharp

3:30–4:00 PM Public Comment Period

4:00 PM Adjourn

This tentative agenda is subject to

change. The final agenda will be

available at the meeting.

Public Participation

The Chairman of the Task Force is

empowered to conduct the meeting in a

fashion that will, in the Chairman’s

judgment, facilitate the orderly conduct

of business. During its meeting in

Washington, D.C., the Task Force

welcomes public comment. Members of

the public will be heard in the order in

which they sign up at the beginning of

the meeting. The Task Force will make

every effort to hear the views of all

interested parties. Written comments

may be submitted to Skila Harris,

Executive Director, Secretary of Energy

Advisory Board, AB–1, U.S. Department

of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue,

SW, Washington, D.C. 20585. This

notice is being published less than 15

days before the date of the meeting due

to programmatic issues that had to be

resolved prior to publication.

Minutes

Minutes and a transcript of the

meeting will be available for public

review and copying approximately 30

days following the meeting at the

Freedom of Information Public Reading

Room, 1E–190 Forrestal Building, 1000

Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, D.C., between 9:00 AM and

4:00 PM, Monday through Friday except

Federal holidays. Information on the

Electric System Reliability Task Force

and the Task Force’s interim report may

be found at the Secretary of Energy

Advisory Board’s web site, located at

http://www.hr.doe.gov/seab.

Issued at Washington, D.C., on April 23,

1998.

Rachel M. Samuel,

Deputy Advisory Committee Management

Officer.

[FR Doc. 98–11217 Filed 4–27–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP98–353–000]

Columbia Gas Transmission

Corporation; Notice of Request Under

Blanket Authorization

April 22, 1998.

Take notice that on April 15, 1998,

Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation

(Columbia), 1700 MacCorkle Avenue

S.E., Charleston, West Virginia 25314–

1599, filed in Docket No. CP98–353–000

a request pursuant to Sections 157.205

and 157.211 of the Commission’s

Regulations under the Natural Gas Act

(18 CFR 157.205, 157.211) for

authorization to construct and operate a

new delivery point in Maryland, under

Columbia’s blanket certificate issued in

Docket No. CP83–76–000 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.

Columbia proposes to construct and

operate a new point of delivery to

Washington Gas Light Company (WGL)

on Columbia’s pipeline number WG in

Poolesville Township, Montgomery

County, Maryland. The interconnecting

facilities will consist of installing a 4-

inch tap, 3-inch meter, electronic

measurement and approximately 250

feet of 4-inch pipeline. Transportation

service will be firm service provided

under Columbia’s Rate Schedule Storage

Service Transportation (SST). The

estimated natural gas quantities to be

delivered is 3,500 Dth/day and

1,277,500 Dth/annually. Columbia states

that the point of delivery has been

requested by WGL to serve both

residential and commercial customers.

WGL has not requested an increase in

its firm entitlement in conjunction with

this request. The estimated cost is

$176,074 which includes ‘‘gross up’’ for

income tax purposes and WGL will

reimburse Columbia 100% of the actual

total cost of construction.

Columbia states that the new point of

delivery will have no effect on its peak
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1As set forth in the March 10, petition, GMC’s

working interest owners included: W.A. Michaelis,

Jr. Revocable Trust; John L. James Revocable Trust;

Ross Beach; Dail C. West; Graham Enterprises;

William L. Graham Revocable Trust; Betty Harrison

Graham Revocable Trust; GrahamCo.; Paul Ward

Trust ‘‘B’’; Margaret L. Roberts; David M. Dayvault

Revocable Trust; Jack L. Yinger Revocable Trust; K

& B Producers, Inc.; William Graham, Inc.; William

Graham, Jr.; Chas. A. Neal & Company; March Oil

Company; Minatome Corporation; Lake Forest

Academy; and Melissa S. Elliott Trust.

2See 80 FERC ¶61,264 (1997); order denying

reh’g, 82 FERC ¶ 61,058 (1998).

3Public Service Company of Colorado v. FERC,

91 F.3d 1478 (D.C. Cir. 1996), cert. denied, 65

U.S.L.W. 3751 and 3754 (May 12, 1997) (Nos. 96–

954 and 96–1230).

day and annual deliveries, that its

existing tariff does not prohibit the

addition of new delivery points, and

that deliveries will be accomplished

without detriment or disadvantage to its

other customers and that the total

volumes delivered will not exceed total

volumes authorized prior to this

request.

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.

David P. Boergers,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–11175 Filed 4–27–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP98–357–000]

El Paso Natural Gas Company; Notice

of Application

April 22, 1998.

Take notice that on April 16, 1998, El

Paso Natural Gas Company (El Paso),

P.O. Box 1492, El Paso, Texas 79978,

filed in Docket No. CP98–357–000, an

application pursuant to Section 3 of the

Natural Gas Act, Subpart B of Part 153

of the Commission’s Regulations, and

Executive Order Nos. 10485 and 12038.

El Paso seeks a Presidential Permit and

Section 3 authority to site, construct,

operate, maintain, and connect the

proposed pipeline facilities and the

place of exit for exporting natural gas at

the International Boundary between the

United States and Mexico in Cochise

County, Arizona. On April 6, 1998, in

FE Docket No. 98–26–NG, Mexcobre

filed with the Department of Energy its

application for blanket authorization to

export natural gas to Mexico, all as more

fully set forth in the application which

is on file with the Commission and open

to public inspection.

El Paso states that Mexicano de Cobre,

S.A. de C.V. (Mexcobre) is a corporation

organized under the laws of Mexico that

currently operates a copper mine in

Nacozari, Sonora, Mexico, located

approximately 65 miles south of the

town of Douglas, Cochise County,

Arizona, and the International Boundary

between the United States and Mexico.

Mexcobre has been using high sulfur

residual oil as fuel for its mining of

copper. Mexcobre now desires to use

clean burning natural gas as a fuel for

its mining process.

El Paso further states that in support

of Mexcobre’s decision to use natural

gas as fuel for its mining operations,

Mexcobre has requested that El Paso

provide transportation service for

Mexcobre. In order for El Paso to

provide the requested transportation

service to Mexcobre, it will be necessary

that certain additional facilities be

constructed for the delivery of natural

gas. El Paso and Mexcobre have entered

into a Transportation Service Agreement

dated March 17, 1998.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

make any protest with reference to said

application should on or before May 13,

1998, 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 385.214 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 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

Section 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 a grant of the

certificate is required by the public

convenience and necessity. If a motion

for leave to intervene is timely filed, or

if the Commission on its 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 El Paso to appear or be

represented at the hearing.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–11176 Filed 4–27–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket Nos. SA98–71–001 and SA98–71–

002]

Graham-Michaelis Corporation; Notice

of Amendment To Petition for

Adjustment and Request for Extension

of Time

April 22, 1998.

Take notice that on March 26, 1998,

Graham-Michaelis Corporation (GMC),

filed a second supplement amending its

March 10, 1998, petition for adjustment,

pursuant to Section 502(c) of the

Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 (NGPA),

regarding its Kansas ad valorem refund

liability and the refund liability of the

working interest owners for whom GMC

operated.1 On September 10, 1997, the

Commission issued an order in Docket

No. RP97–369–000, et al.,2 order on

remand from the D.C. Circuit Court of

Appeals,3 directing first sellers to make

Kansas ad valorem tax refunds, with

interest, for the period from 1983 to

1988. GMC’s March 10 petition, as

amended, is on file with the

Commission and open to public

inspection.

The March 10 petition pertains to

Kansas ad valorem tax refund claims

submitted to GMC by Colorado

Interstate Gas Company (CIG), for GMC

and the working interest owners for

whom GMC operated. GMC’s March 10

petition requested that the Commission

grant a 90-day extension of the

Commission’s March 9, 1998, refund

deadline, to allow GMC, its working