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1Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation, 52

FERC ¶ 61,287 (1990); reh’g, 53 FERC ¶ 61,102

(1990).

and will be open to all interested

persons.

The technical conference will be

divided into two parts. The first part

will consist of a panel focusing on

technical aspects of the congestion

pricing proposal submitted by the

Supporting Companies Group. The first

panel should be prepared to discuss,

among other matters, the information

filed in response to the March 28, 1997,

letter from the Director, Division of

Applications, of the Office of Electric

Power Regulation, and the details of the

Energy Accounting Example attached to

the Supporting Companies Group

December 31, 1996, compliance filing.

The second part will consist of a

panel addressing conceptual and policy

issues pertaining to the congestion

pricing proposals of both the Supporting

Companies Group and PECO Energy

Company, including: (1) whether the

proposals provide appropriate price

signals; (2) whether the proposals will

result in impermissible ‘‘And’’ pricing

of transmission capacity; (3) whether

the Supporting Companies Group

locational energy pricing approach will

be beneficial absent implementation of

market-based pricing; and (4) whether

the proposals provide appropriate

incentives to expand transmission

capacity in order to relieve transmission

constraints.

Persons wishing to speak at the

technical conference must submit a

request to make a statement in Docket

Nos. OA97–261–000 and ER97–1082–

000. The request should clearly specify

the name of the person desiring to speak

and the party or parties the speaker

represents. The request must also

include a brief synopsis of the issue or

issues the speaker wishes to address as

well as the speaker’s position on the

issue or issues. All requests must be

filed with the Office of the Secretary,

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC

20426 on or before April 18, 1997. The

Commission will issue a further notice

listing the speakers and panels for the

technical conference.

In addition, all interested persons are

invited to submit written comments

addressing topics discussed at the

technical conference. (There is no need

to reiterate comments that already have

been made in pleadings filed in these

dockets.) Comments must be received

on or before April 25, 1997. The

comments should be no longer than 25

pages in length, double spaced, on

8′′×11′′ paper, with standard margins.

Parties submitting comments must

submit fourteen (14) written copies of

their comments and also must submit

two copies of the file on a computer

diskette, one in WordPerfect 6.1 format,

and one in a DOS file in the ASCII

format (with 1′′ margins and 10

characters per inch). The two computer

files should be labeled (--.WP and --

.ACS) to avoid confusion. Comments

must include a one page executive

summary and must be filed with the

Office of the Secretary, Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, 888 First

Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426 and

reference Docket Nos. OA97–261–000

and ER97–1082–000. All written

comments will be placed in the

Commission’s public files and will be

available for inspection or copying in

the Commission’s Public Reference

Room during normal business hours.

The Commission also will make all

comments publicly available on its EBB.

Broadcast of Technical Conference

If there is sufficient interest, the

Capitol Connection will broadcast the

technical conference on May 9, 1997, to

interested persons. Persons interested in

receiving the broadcast for a fee should

contact Shirley Al-Jarani at the Capitol

Connection (703) 993–3100 no later

than May 2, 1997.

In addition, National Narrowcast

Network’s Hearings-On-the-Line service

covers all FERC meetings live by

telephone so that anyone can listen at

their desk, from their homes, or from

any phone without special equipment.

Call (202) 966–2211 for details. Billing

is based on time on-line.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Grace E. Goodman, Office of Electric

Power Regulation, Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, 888 First

Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426,

(202) 208–2296;

David E. Mead, Office of Economic

Policy, Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 888 First Street, NE,

Washington, DC 20426, (202) 208–

1024;

Steven M. Kramer, Office of the General

Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,

Washington, DC 20426, (202) 208–

0647.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–9647 Filed 4–14–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP97–328–000]

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line

Corporation; Notice of Application

April 9, 1997.

Take notice that on April 4, 1997,

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line

Corporation (Transco), P.O. Box 1396,

Houston, Texas 77251, filed in Docket

No. CP97–328–000 an application

pursuant to Section 7(c) of the Natural

Gas Act for a certificate of public

convenience and necessity for

authorization to construct and operate

4.88 miles of 36-inch diameter pipeline

loop on its Leidy Line beginning at

milepost 144.53 in Lycoming County

and ending at milepost 149.41 in

Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, in

order to create an additional 35,000 Dth

per day of firm transportation capacity

(Pocono Expansion Project) to serve the

firm market requirements of PG Energy,

Inc. and Penn Fuel Gas, Inc., all as more

fully set forth in the application which

is on file with the Commission and open

to public inspection.

Transco notes that the pipeline loop

proposed herein was part of the Leidy

Line loops that was proposed in

Transco’s SeaBoard 97 project, in

Docket Nos. CP96–545–000 and CP96–

545–001, and which was approved but

not constructed in Transco’s Steuben

Storage Project in Docket No. CP90–

685–000.1 Transco states that,

contemporaneously, with this filing, it

is filing a letter withdrawing its

application for the SeaBoard 97 project

so that it can meet the firm 1997 market

requirements of two of the SeaBoard 97

shippers (PG Energy, Inc. and Penn Fuel

Gas, Inc.) by proposing to construct a

portion of the Leidy Line loops

proposed in SeaBoard 97 in the instant

application.

Transco states that these shippers

have committed to firm transportation

service for contract terms of up to

twenty years and that the service will be

provided under Rate Schedule FT of

Transco’s FERC Gas Tariff, Volume No.

1 and Transco’s blanket certificate

under Part 284(G) of the Commission’s

regulations. Transco states that the

proposed rate for the firm transportation

service will be a separately incremental

monthly reservation rate of $4.8502.

Transco states that the proposed rate is

based on a straight-fixed variable rate
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design methodology and an incremental

cost of service. Transco states that it

specifically reserves the right to file for

approval of rolled-in rates for the

Pocono Expansion Project in a future

Section 4 rate proceeding and to

demonstrate in such proceeding the

significant system benefits resulting

from this project.

Transco states that the proposed

facilities will cost an estimated $9.8

million, as detailed in Exhibit K of the

application. Transco states that the

construction and operation of the

proposed loop will not have a

significant impact on the quality of the

human health or on the environment. In

order to meet the firm 1997 market

requirements of the two Pocono

Expansion Project shippers, Transco

requests that the Commission grant all

necessary final authorizations by July 1,

1997. It is stated that this schedule will

enable Transco to meet the in-service

date of November 1, 1997, requested by

the shippers.

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 CAR

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

with further notice before the

Commission or its designee on this

application if no motion to intervene is

field 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 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 Transco to appear or be

represented at the hearing.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–9610 Filed 4–14–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Project Nos. 1984–056 and 11162–002]

Wisconsin River Power Co. and

Wisconsin Power & Light Co.; Notice

Granting Extension of Time

April 9, 1997.

On December 31, 1996, the Notices of

Application Ready for Environmental

Analysis (NREA) for the Petenwell/

Castle Rock and the Prairie du Sac

Projects (Nos. 1984–056 and 11162–002)

were issued in the Federal Register (62

FR 990 and 992, January 7, 1997). The

NREA solicited all comments,

recommendations, terms and

conditions, and prescriptions

concerning these two projects be filed

with the Commission by February 28,

1997. All reply comments were to be

filed with the Commission by April 14,

1997.

In a letter to the Commission dated

February 14, 1997, the Wisconsin

Department of Natural Resources (DNR)

requested an extension of time to

comment on the NREA for the Prairie du

Sac Project. By letter dated February 27,

1997, the request was granted, and the

comment period for the two license

applications was extended to March 31,

1997.

The date to file reply comments with

the Commission is extended until May

15, 1997.

If you have any questions about this

matter, please contact Frank Karwoski at

(202) 219–2782.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–9611 Filed 4–14–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. ER97–2239–000, et al.]

Kentucky Utilities Company, et al.;

Electric Rate and Corporate Regulation

Filings

April 9, 1997.

Take notice that the following filings

have been made with the Commission:

1. Kentucky Utilities Company

[Docket No. ER97–2239–000]

Take notice that on March 24, 1997,

Kentucky Utilities Company (KU)

tendered for filing executed service

agreements under KU’s Transmission

Services Tariff with ENRON Power

Marketing and with Noram Energy

Services.

Comment date: April 22, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

2. Cinergy Services, Inc.

[Docket Nos. ER97–1675–000, ER97–1974–

000, ER97–2020–000, ER97–2031–000, and

ER97–2065–000]

Take notice that on March 18, 1997,

Cinergy Services, Inc. tendered for filing

an amendment in the above-referenced

dockets.

Comment date: April 22, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

3. Illinois Power Company

[Docket No. ER97–2264–000]

Take notice that on March 31, 1997,

Illinois Power Company (IP), 500 South

27th Street, Decatur, Illinois 62526,

tendered for filing a summary of its

activity for the fourth quarter of 1996,

under its Market Based Power Sales

Tariff, FERC Electric Tariff, Original

Volume No. 7.

Comment date: April 23, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

4. The Dayton Power and Light

Company

[Docket No. ER97–2265–000]

Take notice that on March 26, 1997,

The Dayton Power and Light Company

(Dayton), submitted a service agreement

and supplement to the service

agreement establishing AIG Trading

Corporation as a customer under the

terms of Dayton’s Market-Based Sales

Tariff.

Dayton requests an effective date of

one day subsequent to this filing for the

service agreement. Accordingly, Dayton

requests waiver of the Commission’s

notice requirements. Copies of the filing

were served upon AIG and the Public

Utilities Commission of Ohio.

Comment date: April 23, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

5. Florida Power & Light Company

[Docket No. ER97–2266–000]

Take notice that on March 26, 1997,

Florida Power & Light Company (FPL)

tendered for filing three proposed

Exhibit As to the Aggregate Billing

Partial Requirements Service Agreement