23766 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 83 /Thursday, April 30, 1998 / Notices

1See 80 FERC ¶ 61,264 (1997); order denying

reh’g issued January 28, 1998, 82 FERC ¶ 61,058

(1998).

to a radiological materials transportation

accident or incident. Responsible jurisdiction

for safety and enforcement inspections means

a governmental entity, whether state or tribal

that has the authority to conduct safety

inspections and initiate law enforcement

using the appropriate federal and or

jurisdiction’s laws and regulations.

2. First responders are generally those

emergency response personnel who (1) assess

the risk level of the emergency, (2) take

defensive action to secure an accident scene,

and (3) notify additional authorities if

needed.

3. Awareness level training means training

for individuals who are likely to witness or

discover a hazardous materials substance

release and who have been trained to initiate

an emergency response sequence by notifying

the authorities of the release. First responder

awareness level training shall provide

sufficient training to ensure that first

responders objectively demonstrate

competency in the following areas:

(A) Understand what hazardous substances

are, and the risks associated with them in an

incident.

(B) Understand the potential outcomes

associated with an emergency created when

hazardous substances are present.

(C) Recognize the presence of hazardous

substances in an emergency.

(D) Identify the hazardous substance, if

possible.

(E) Understand the role of the first

responder awareness individual in the

employer’s emergency response plan

including site security and control and the

U.S. Department of Transportation’s

Emergency Response Guidebook.

(F) Realize the need for additional

resources, and make appropriate notifications

to the communications center.

(29 CFR1910.120(q)(6)(I)(A–F))

Awareness level training also means

training for jurisdictions or individuals who

will accept and grant reciprocity to another

jurisdiction’s inspections.

4. First responder operations level

hazardous materials training means training

that provides for individuals who respond to

releases or potential releases of hazardous

substances as part of the initial response to

the site for the purpose of protecting nearby

persons, property, or the environment from

the effects of the release and to be able to

respond in a defensive fashion without

actually trying to stop the release. Their

function is to contain the release from a safe

distance, keep it from spreading, and prevent

exposures. First responders at the operations

level shall have received at least eight hours

of training and have had sufficient

experience to objectively demonstrate

competency in the following areas in

addition to those listed for awareness level,

and the employer shall so certify:

(A) Know the basic hazard and risk

assessment techniques.

(B) Know how to select and use proper

personal protective equipment provided to

the first responder operational level.

(C) Understand basic hazardous materials

terms.

(D) Know how to perform basic control,

containment and/or confinement operations

within the capabilities of the resources and

personal protective equipment available with

their unit.

(E) Know how to implement basic

decontamination procedures.

(F) Understand the relevant standard

operating procedures and termination

procedures.

(29 CFR1910.120(q)(6)(ii)(A-F))

5. Hazardous materials technician level

training is training for individuals who

respond to releases or potential releases for

the purpose of stopping the release. They

assume a more aggressive role than a first

responder at the operations level in that they

will approach the point of release in order to

plug, patch or otherwise stop the release of

a hazardous substance. Hazardous materials

technicians shall receive at least 24 hours of

training equal to the first responder

operations level and in addition have

competency in the following areas, and the

employer shall so certify:

(A) Know how to implement the

employer’s emergency response plan.

(B) Know the classification, identification

and verification of known and unknown

materials by using field survey instruments

and equipment.

(C) Be able to function within an assigned

role in the Incident Command System.

(D) Know how to select and use proper

specialized chemical personal protective

equipment provided to the hazardous

materials technician.

(E) Understand hazard and risk assessment

techniques.

(F) Be able to perform advance control,

containment, and/or confinement operations

within the capabilities of the resources and

personal protective equipment available with

the unit.

(G) Understand and implement

decontamination procedures.

(H) Understand termination procedures.

(I) Understand basic chemical and

toxicological terminology and behavior.

(29 CFR1910.120(q)(6)(iii)(A–F))

6. Train-the-trainer training, for emergency

response procedures, means training for

individuals so that they can teach other

emergency responders to respond to a

particular level of competency. Train-thetrainer training, for safe routine

transportation procedures, means training for

certified instructors/individuals so that they

may conduct refresher inspection courses for

their respective jurisdiction’s safety and

enforcement inspectors.

[FR Doc. 98–11520 Filed 4–29–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. SA98–24–001]

Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation; Notice of

Amendment of Petition for Adjustment

April 24, 1998.

Take notice that on April 20, 1998,

Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation (Cabot)

amended its March 9, 1998 petition for

adjustment under section 502(c) of the

Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 (NGPA)

[15 U.S.C. § 3142(c) (1982)], by filing a

copy of Cabot’s Escrow Agreement with

the Chase Bank of Texas, N.A. (Chase),

for incorporation into the record in that

proceeding. Cabot’s April 20

amendment is on file with the

Commission and open to public

inspection.

In its March 9 petition, Cabot

requested an extension of the

Commission’s March 9, 1998 refund

deadline for first sellers to make Kansas

ad valorem tax refunds to their

respective pipeline purchasers,

otherwise required by the Commission’s

September 10, 1997 order in Docket No.

RP97–369–000 et al.1 Cabot’s March 9

petition also indicated that Cabot

intended to place refund amounts

claimed by Williams Gas Pipelines

Central, Inc., formerly: Williams Natural

Gas Company, (Williams) and

Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company

(Panhandle) into an escrow account.

Cabot’s April 20 amendment states

that Cabot placed $1,187,513 into its

escrow account with Chase on April 9,

1998 ($492,285 of principal and

$695,228 in interest), under the

aforementioned Escrow Agreement.

Any person desiring to answer Cabot’s

April 20 amendment should file such

answer with the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, 888 First

Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, on

or before 15 days after the date of

publication of this notice in the Federal

Register, in accordance with the

Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure (18 CFR 385.213, 385.215,

385.1101, and 385.1106).

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–11463 Filed 4–29–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. SA98–82–000]

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.; Notice of

Petition for Adjustment

April 24, 1998.

Take notice that on April 21, 1998,

Helmerich & Payne, Inc. (H&P), filed a

petition, pursuant to section 502(c) of

the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978, on

behalf of Ivy League, Inc. (Ivy), one of
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1See 80 FERC ¶ 61,264 (1997); order denying

reh’g issued January 28, 1998, 82 FERC ¶ 61,058

(1998).

2Public Service Company of Colorado versus

FERC, 91 F.3d 1478 (D.C. 1996), cert. denied, Nos.

96–954 and 96–1230 (65 U.S.L.W. 3751 and 3754,

May 12, 1997).

the working interest owners for whom

H&P operated. Therein, H&P requests

that the Commission grant an

adjustment of its Kansas ad valorem tax

refund procedures to Ivy, with respect

to Ivy’s refund liability to Colorado

Interstate Gas Company (CIG) and

Northern Natural Gas Company

(Northern). H&P’s petition is on file

with the Commission and open to

public inspection.

The Commission, in an order issued

September 10, 1997, in Docket No.

RP97–369–000 et al,1 on remand from

the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals,2

directed first sellers to make Kansas ad

valorem tax refunds, with interest, for

the period from 1983 to 1988. The

Commission clarified the refund

procedures in its Order Clarifying

Procedures [82 FERC ¶ 61,059 (1998)],

stating therein that producers [first

sellers] could request additional time to

establish the uncollectability of royalty

refunds, and that first sellers may file

requests for NGPA section 502(c)

adjustment relief from the refund

requirement and the timing and

procedures for implementing the

refunds, based on their individual

circumstances.

H&P states that Ivy seeks an

adjustment of the Commission’s refund

procedures that:

(1) permits Ivy to defer, for one year,

the payment of the royalty amounts that

it owes Northern and CIG; and

(2) permits Ivy to escrow (a) the

principal and interest on royalty refunds

(during the 1-year deferral period), (b)

the principal and interest on refunds

attributable to production prior to

October 3, 1983, and (c) the interest on

principal refunds, other than the

amounts listed in (a) and (b) above.

H&P proposes, under the terms of the

adjustment relief requested, that Ivy be

permitted to pay $50,231.89 into

escrow, representing (a) principal and

interest on royalties, (b) principal and

interest on pre-October 3, 1983

production. H&P further proposes that

Ivy be permitted to pay CIG and

Northern $9,633.77 and $4,148.46,

respectively ($13,782.23 in all),

representing Ivy’s principal refunds on

post-October 3, 1983 production.

H&P asserts that it would be an unfair

distribution of burden, if the adjustment

relief it requests on behalf of Ivy is not

granted by the Commission.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

make any protest with reference to said

petition should on or before 15 days

after the date of publication in the

Federal Register of this notice, 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, 385.211,

385.1105, and 385.1106). 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.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–11464 Filed 4–29–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP98–351–000]

NorAm Gas Transmission Company;

Notice of Request Under Blanket

Authorization

April 24, 1998.

Take notice that on April 14, 1998,

NorAm Gas Transmission Company

(NorAm), 1111 Louisiana Street,

Houston, Texas, filed in Docket No.

CP98–351–000 a request pursuant to

Sections 157.205, and 157.211 of the

Commission’s Regulations under the

Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205 and

157.208(b)) for authorization to

construct, install, and operate a 1-inch

tap and first-cut regulator on Line LT–

1, in Lafayette County, Arkansas to

provide service to rural customers

served by Arkla, a division of NorAm

Energy Corp., under the blanket

certificate issued and amended in

Docket Nos. CP82–384–000 and Cp82–

384–001, all as more fully set forth in

the request which is on file with the

Commission and open to public

inspection.

NorAm states that the estimated peak

day and annual deliveries are 196

MMBtu and 1,360 MMBtu respectively.

NorAm states that the proposed

delivered volumes are within Arkla’s

certificated entitlement and that it has

sufficient capacity to accomplish the

deliveries without detriment or

disadvantage to its other customers.

NorAm estimates that the cost of the

construction will be $2,414, or which

Arkla will reimburse NorAm $1,833 of

this cost.

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 therefore,

the proposed activity shall be deemed

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.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–11456 Filed 4–29–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP98–362–000]

Northern Border Pipeline Company;

Notice of Request Under Blanket

Authorization

April 24, 1998.

Take notice that on April 17, 1998,

Northern Border Pipeline Company

(Northern Border), 1111 South 103rd

Street, Nebraska 68134–1000, filed in

Docket No. CP98–362–000, a request

pursuant to Section 157.205 and

157.212 of the Commission’s

Regulations under the Natural Gas Act

(18 CFR 157.205 and 157.212) for

authorization to construct and operate

three tie-over lines on its pipeline

system for the existing delivery points

of Beaman, Tama and Amana in Iowa,

under Northern Border’s blanket

certificate issued in docket No. CP84–

420–000, pursuant to 18 CFR Part 157,

Subpart F of the Natural Gas Act, all as

more fully set forth in the request which

is on file with the Commission and open

to public inspection.

Northern Border proposes to construct

and operate three tie-over lines on its

pipeline system for the existing delivery

points of Beaman, Tama and Amana. It

is stated that at Beaman a 2-inch tap

would be installed on the 36-inch

pipeline and approximately twenty feet