24536 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 85 / Monday, May 4, 1998 / Notices

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

statutory authority for the program is

the Federal Non-Nuclear Energy

Research and Development Act of 1974

(Pub. L. 93–577). The Catalog of Federal

Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number

for this program is 81.086. The

solicitation text has been posted on the

ID Procurement Services Division home

page, and may be accessed using

Universal Resource Locator address at

http://www.id.doe.gov/doeid/

solicit.html. This site also includes a

link to the report of the workshop on

Industrial Applications of Laser

Ultrasonics The Application Instruction

package forms (Nos. 1 through 6 and 7

if applicable) may be accessed at http:/

/www.id.doe.gov/doeid/

application.html. Sources intending to

propose must send a notice of intent to

propose to Mr. Hillebrant (point of

contact listed above). Hard copies of the

solicitation and the application forms

may also be requested from Mr.

Hillebrant.

Issued in Idaho Falls, Idaho, on April 20,

1998.

Michael Adams,

Acting Director, Procurement Services

Division.

[FR Doc. 98–11770 Filed 5–1–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[FE Docket Nos. 98–10–NG, 98–14–NG, 97–

06–NG, 96–92–NG, 98–18–NG, 98–21–NG,

98–22–NG, 98–23–NG, 95–11–NG, 98–24–

NG]

Office of Fossil Energy; Kimball

Energy Corporation, et al.; Orders

Granting, Amending and Vacating

Blanket Authorizations To Import and/

or Export Natural Gas

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of orders.

SUMMARY: The Office of Fossil Energy

(FE) of the Department of Energy gives

notice that it has issued Orders granting,

amending and vacating various natural

gas import and export authorizations.

These Orders are summarized in the

attached appendix.

These Orders may be found on the FE

web site at http://www.fe.doe.gov., or

on the electronic bulletin board at (202)

586–7853.

They are also available for inspection

and copying in the Office of Natural Gas

& Petroleum Import and Export

Activities, Docket Room 3E–033,

Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence

Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20585,

(202) 586–9478. The Docket Room is

open between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and

4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,

except Federal holidays.

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

1998.

John W. Glynn,

Manager, Natural Gas Regulation, Office of

Natural Gas & Petroleum Import and Export

Activities, Office of Fossil Energy.

Attachment

APPENDIX—IMPORT/EXPORT BLANKET AUTHORIZATIONS GRANTED AND AMENDED

Order

No. Date issued Importer/Exporter FE Docket No.

Two-year maximum

Comments Import volume

Export volume

1365 .... 03/03/98 Kimball Energy Corporation 98–10–NG ........ 75 Bcf ...... .................. Import from Canada beginning on April 1,

1998, through March 31, 2000.

1366 .... 03/05/98 Duke Energy LNG Marketing and Management Company 98–14–NG.700 Bcf .... .................. Import LNG from various international

sources beginning on the date of first shipment.

1240–B 03/06/98 CXY Energy Marketing (U.S.A.) Inc. 97–06–

NG.

.................. .................. Authority vacated.

1228–A 03/06/98 CXY Energy Marketing (U.S.A.) Inc. (Formerly Wascana Energy Marketing (U.S.)

Inc.) 96–92–NG.

.................. .................. Name change.

1368 .... 03/19/98 POCO Marketing LTD. 98–18–NG ................ 250 Bcf .... .................. Import from Canada beginning April 1, 1998,

through March 31, 2000.

1369 .... 03/19/98 Tristar Gas Marketing Company 98–21–NG 20 Bcf Import and export up to a combined total

from and to Mexico beginning on April 1,

1998, through March 31, 2000.

1370 .... 03/20/98 Tractebel Energy Marketing, Inc. 98–22–NG 24 Bcf Import and export up to a combined total

from and to Canada beginning on the date

of first import or export delivery.

1371 .... 03/25/98 The Brooklyn Union Gas Company 98–23–

NG.

50 Bcf ...... .................. Import from Canada beginning on date of

first delivery.

1026–A 03/26/98 Black Hills Energy Resources, Inc. (Formerly

Wickford Energy Marketing, Inc.) 95–11–

NG.

.................. .................. Name change.

1372 .... 03/31/98 Williams Energy Services Company 98–24–

NG.

400 Bcf Import and export up to a combined total

from and to Mexico beginning on April 1,

1998, through March 31, 2000.
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[FR Doc. 98–11772 Filed 5–1–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Docket No. FE C&E 98–03—Certification

Notice—158]

Office of Fossil Energy; Borger Energy

Associates, L.P.; Notice of Filing of

Coal Capability Powerplant and

Industrial Fuel Use Act

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy,

Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of filing.

SUMMARY: On April 11, 1998, Borger

Energy Associates, L.P. submitted a coal

capability self-certification pursuant to

section 201 of the Powerplant and

Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978, as

amended.

ADDRESSES: Copies of self-certification

filings are available for public

inspection, upon request, in the Office

of Coal & Power Im/Ex, Fossil Energy,

Room 4G–039, FE–27, Forrestal

Building, 1000 Independence Avenue,

S.W., Washington, D.C. 20585.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ellen Russell at (202) 586–9624

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title II of

the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use

Act of 1978 (FUA), as amended (42

U.S.C. 8301 et seq.), provides that no

new baseload electric powerplant may

be constructed or operated without the

capability to use coal or another

alternate fuel as a primary energy

source. In order to meet the requirement

of coal capability, the owner or operator

of such facilities proposing to use

natural gas or petroleum as its primary

energy source shall certify, pursuant to

FUA section 201(d), to the Secretary of

Energy prior to construction, or prior to

operation as a base load powerplant,

that such powerplant has the capability

to use coal or another alternate fuel.

Such certification establishes

compliance with section 201(a) as of the

date filed with the Department of

Energy. The Secretary is required to

publish a notice in the Federal Register

that a certification has been filed. The

following owner/operator of the

proposed new baseload powerplant has

filed a self-certification in acccordance

with section 201(d).

Owner: Borger Energy Associates, L.P.

Operator: Quixx Power Services, Inc.

Location: Borger, Texas on Spur 119

North.

Plant Configuration: Topping-Cycle,

Cogeneration.

Capacity: 200 megawatts.

Fuel: Natural gas.

Purchasing Entities: Southwestern

Public Service Company.

In-Service Date: July 17, 1998 (simplecycle), February 17, 1999 (cogen.

operation).

Issued in Washington, D.C., April 28, 1998.

Anthony J. Como,

Director, Electric Power Regulation, Office of

Coal & Power Im/Ex, Office of Coal & Power

Systems, Office of Fossil Energy.

[FR Doc. 98–11771 Filed 5–1–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP98–266–000]

Enogex Interstate Transmission L.L.C.

and Ozark Gas Transmission, L.L.C.;

Notice of Site Visit

April 28, 1998.

On May 13, 1998, the Office of

Pipeline Regulation (OPR) staff will

conduct an aerial inspection of the

proposed Ozark/NOARK Expansion

Project in Sebastian, Franklin, Logan,

Johnson, Pope, Conway, Van Buren,

Stone, Izard, Baxter, Sharp, Lawrence,

Greene, and Clay Counties, Arkansas.

The aerial inspection will begin at 9:00

a.m. at Mid South Aviation, Inc., North

Little Rock Airport, North Little Rock,

Arkansas. If weather conditions

preclude an overflight, the inspection

will be canceled. A representative of the

project sponosrs, Enogex Interstate

Transmission L.L.C. and Ozark Gas

Transmission, L.L.C., will accompany

the OPR staff.

All interested parties may attend,

although those planning to attend must

provide their own transportation.

For further information, please

contact Paul McKee at (202) 208–1088.

Robert Arvedlund,

Chief, Environmental Review & Compliance

Branch I.

[FR Doc. 98–11707 Filed 5–1–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Notice of Presentation

April 28, 1998.

Take notice that on Tuesday, May 5,

1998, a presentation will be made by

representatives of Morgan Stanley Co.,

Inc. to the Commissioners and staff. The

subject of the presentation is Locational

Pricing and the Convergence of Physical

and Financial Markets in the Electricity

and Natural Gas Industries.

The presentation will take place at 3

p.m. in Room 3M–3 at the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888

First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.

The meeting is open to the public.

Questions concerning the presentation

should be directed to Kay Morice, 202–

208–0507.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–11702 Filed 5–1–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP98–368–000]

Northern Border Pipeline Company;

Notice of Request Under Blanket

Authorization

April 28, 1998.

Take notice that on April 20, 1998, as

supplemented on April 24, 1998,

Northern Border Pipeline Company

(Applicant), P.O. Box 3330, Omaha,

Nebraska 68124–3330, filed in Docket

No. CP98–368–000 a request pursuant to

Sections 157.205 and 157.212 of the

Commission’s Regulations under the

Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205 and

157.211) for approval to construct a new

delivery tap on Applicant’s system in

Cedar County, Iowa for possible future

service to North Star Steel Company

(North Star), under Applicant’s blanket

certificate issued in Docket Nos. CP84–

420–000, pursuant to Section 7(c) of the

Natural Gas Act (NGA), all as more fully

set forth in the request which is on file

with the Commission and open to

public inspection.

Applicant proposes to construct a tap

which will consist of a six-inch tee and

valve. Applicant asserts that the

estimated cost of the proposed facilities

is $39,000, which North Star has agreed

to reimburse Applicant. Applicant states

that it will file to obtain Commission

approval to operate the proposed tap, at

such time as North Star elects to

interconnect with Applicant.

Any person or the Commission’s Staff

may, within 45 days of the issuance of

the instant notice by the Commission,

file pursuant to Rule 214 of the

Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure (18 CFR 385.214), a motion to

intervene and pursuant to § 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

activities shall be deemed to be