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15. Arizona Public Service Company

[Docket No. ER98–2638–000]

Take notice that on April 22, 1998,

Arizona Public Service Company (APS),

tendered for filing a revised Service

Agreement for providing Network

Integration Transmission Service under

APS’ Open Access Transmission Tariff

to the Arizona Public Service

Company—Merchant Group.

A copy of this filing has been served

on APS’ Merchant Group and the

Arizona Corporation Commission.

Comment date: May 12, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

16. Consumers Energy Company

[Docket No. ER98–2639–000]

Take notice that on April 22, 1998,

Consumers Energy Company

(Consumers), tendered for filing an

executed service agreement for NonFirm Point-to-Point Transmission

Service pursuant to the Joint Open

Access Transmission Service Tariff filed

on December 31, 1996 by Consumers

and The Detroit Edison Company

(Detroit Edison) with Tennessee Valley

Authority.

Copies of the filed agreement were

served upon the Michigan Public

Service Commission, Detroit Edison and

the transmission customer.

Comment date: May 12, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of the this notice.

17. Northern States Power Company

(Minnesota and Northern States Power

Company (Wisconsin)

[Docket No. ER98–2640–000]

Take notice that on April 22, 1998,

Northern States Power Company

(Minnesota) and Northern States Power

Company (Wisconsin) (collectively

referred to as NSP), tendered for filing

its Market-Based Rate Application.

NSP requests that this Market-Based

Rates Electric Service Schedule,

together with confirming changes to

NSP’s Electric Services Tariff, be made

effective on the date of the Commission

issues an order approving NSP’s MarketBased Rate Application.

Comment date: May 12, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

18. Kentucky Utilities Company

[Docket No. ER98–2643–000]

Take notice that on April 22, 1998,

Kentucky Utilities Company (KU),

tendered for filing non-firm

transmission service agreements

between KU, Conagra Energy Services,

Inc., and OGE Energy Resources, Inc.,

under its Transmission Services Tariff

and service agreements with Tennessee

Power Company and Illinois Municipal

Electric Agency under its Power

Services Tariff.

Comment date: May 12, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

19. Allegheny Power Service

Corporation, on behalf of Monongahela

Power Company, the Potomac Edison

Company, and West Penn Power

Company (Allegheny Power)

[Docket No. ER98–2644–000]

Take notice that on April 22, 1998,

Allegheny Power Service Corporation

on behalf of Monogahela Power

Company, The Potomac Edison

company and West Penn Power

Company (Allegheny Power), filed

Supplement No. 29 to add Merchant

Energy Group of the Americas, Inc., to

Allegheny Power’s Open Access

Transmission Service Tariff which has

been submitted for filing with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

in Docket No. OA96–18–000. The

proposed effective date under the

Service Agreements is April 21, 1998.

Copies of the filing have been

provided to the Public Utilities

Commission of Ohio, the Pennsylvania

Public Utility Commission, the

Maryland Public Service Commission,

the Virginia State Corporation

Commission, the West Virginia Public

Service Commission.

Comment date: May 12, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

Standard Paragraph

E. 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, N.E., Washington, D.C.

20426, in accordance with Rules 211

and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of

Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211

and 18 CFR 385.214). All such motions

or protests should be filed on or before

the comment date. Protests will be

considered by the Commission in

determining the appropriate action to be

taken, but will not serve to make

protestants parties to the proceeding.

Any person wishing to become a party

must file a motion to intervene. Copies

of these filings are on file with the

Commission and are available for public

inspection.

David P. Boergers,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–11619 Filed 4–30–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Notice of Application Tendered for

Filing with the Commission

April 27, 1998.

Take notice that the following

hydroelectric application has been filed

with the Commission and is available

for public inspection:

a. Type of Application: Major Water

Power Project, 5 Megawatts or Less.

b. Project No.: P–2964–006.

c. Date Filed: March 31, 1998.

d. Applicant: City of Sturgis,

Michigan.

e. Name of Project: Sturgis

Hydroelectric Project.

f. Location: On the St. Joseph River in

St. Joseph County, near Centreville,

Michigan.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power

Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)–825(r).

h. Applicant Contact:

Mr. John J. Griffith, P.E., Electric

Department Superintendent, City of

Sturgis, 130 North Nottawa, Sturgis,

MI 49091

Mr. John E. Fisher, P.E., Chairman,

Lawson-Fisher Associates P.C., 525

West Washington Ave., South Bend,

Indiana 46601

i. FERC Contact: Patrick K. Murphy

(202) 219–2659.

j. Comment Date: 60 days from the

date of this notice.

k. Description of Project: The existing

run-of-river project consists of: (1) An

800-foot-long dam, comprised of a 300-

foot-long spillway and an 500-foot-long

earthern portion; (2) two powerhouses

(old & new); and (3) an 18-mile-long

14.4/24.9 KV WYE transmission line.

The old powerhouse houses two

turbine-generator units (each 550

kilowatts (KW)); the new powerhouse

houses two units (each 750 KW) totaling

1,300-kw generating capacity. The

Sturgis Project reservoir has a surface

area of 580 acres and a storage volume

of approximately 6,550 acre-feet at 825

feet surface elevation. There is no new

construction proposed for power

purposes.

l. With this notice, we are initiating

consultation with the MICHIGAN

STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION

OFFICER (SHPO), as required by § 106,

National Historic Preservation Act, and

the regulations of the Advisory Council

on Historic Preservation, 36 CFR at

800.4.

m. Pursuant to Section 4.32(b)(7) of 18

CFR of the Commission’s regulations, if

any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or

person believes that an additional
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1See Promoting Wholesale Completion Through

Open Access Nondiscriminatory Transmission

Services by Public Utilities; and Recovery of

Stranded Costs by Public Utilities and Transmitting

Utilities, Order No. 888, 61 Fed. Reg. 21,540 (1996).

FERC Stats, & Regs. ¶ 31,036 (1996), order on reh’g,

Order No. 888–A, 62 Fed Reg. 12,274 (1997), FERC

Stats. & Regs. ¶ 31,048 (1997), order on reh’g, Order

No. 888–B, 81 FERC ¶ 61,248 (1997), order on reh’g,

Order No. 888–C, 82 FERC ¶ 61,046 (1998). OpenAccess Same-Time Information System and

Standards of Conduct, Order No. 889, 61 Fed. Reg.

21,737 (1996), FERC Stats. & Regs. ¶ 31,035 (1996),

order on reh’g, Order No. 889–A, 62 Fed. Reg.

12,484 (1997), FERC Stats. & Regs. ¶ 31,049 (1997),

order on reh’g, Order No. 889–B, 81 FERC ¶ 61,253

(1997).

scientific study should be conducted in

order to form an adequate factual basis

for a complete analysis of the

application on its merit, the resource

agency, Indian Tribe, or person must file

a request for a study with the

Commission not later than 60 days from

the date of this notice and serve a copy

of the request on the applicant.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–11572 Filed 4–30–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Notice of Application Tendered for

Filing With the Commission

April 27, 1998.

Take notice that the following

hydroelectric application has been filed

with the Commission and is available

for public inspection:

a. Type of Application: Exemption of

a Constructed Small Hydroelectric

Power Project 5 Megawatts or less.

b. Project No.: 11613–000.

c. Date filed: February 25, 1998.

d. Applicant: Ronald Lizotte.

e. Name of Project: HE 257.

f. Location: In the Tiller Ranger

District, Umpqua National Forest,

Francis Creek, Sections 27 and 28,

Tn.29S., R.1W. Willamette Meridian,

Douglas County, Oregon.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).

h. Applicant Contact: Ronald Lizotte,

P.O. Box 193, Tiller, Oregon 97484,

(541) 825–3942.

i. FERC Contact: Gaylord W.

Hoisington, (202) 219–2756.

j. Brief Description of Project: The

project consists of: (1) a 24-inch-high

concrete diversion dam; (2) a 1,280-footlong, 3-inch-diameter PVC pipe; (3) a

12-inch pelton wheel; (4) a 55-volt, 53-

amp Davidson Marine alternator; (5) a

5,000-watt invertor; (6) a 1,800-foot-long

transmission line; (7) a 0.6-mile-long

access road; and (8) other

appurtenances.

k. With this notice, we are initiating

consultation with the Oregon State

Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), as

required by § 106, National Historic

Preservation Act, and the regulations of

the Advisory Council on Historic

Preservation, 36 CFR 800.4.

l. Under Section 4.32(b)(7) of the

Commission’s regulations (18 CFR

4.32(b)(7)), if any resource agency,

SHPO, Indian Tribe, or person believes

that the applicant should conduct an

additional scientific study to form an

adequate, factual basis for a complete

analysis of this application on its merits,

they must file a request for the study

with the Commission, together with

justification for such request, not later

than 60 days after application is filed,

and must serve a copy of the request on

the applicant. In this case, we will

extend the comment period until June

25, 1998.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–11578 Filed 4–30–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket Nos. PL98–5–000 through –007]

Inquiry Concerning the Commission’s

Policy on Independent System

Operators; Notice of Regional

Conferences

April 27, 1998.

The Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission (Commission) will convene

seven public conferences of one day or

less to discuss regional factors relevant

to our policy concerning Independent

System Operators (ISOs). The

conferences will be held between May

28 and June 8, 1998.

I. Introduction

In Order Nos. 888 and 889 and their

progeny,1 the Commission established

fundamental principles of nondiscriminatory open access transmission

services and encouraged, but did not

require, the formation of ISOs. On

March 13, 199, the Commission

initiated an Inquiry Concerning the

Commission’s Policy on ISOs in Docket

No. PL98–5–000. A two-day public

conference was held at the

Commission’s headquarters in

Washington, D.C. on April 15–16, 1998.

The Commission received input on a

range of ISO issues from 40 speakers

participating on seven topical panels.

Approximately 400 individuals

attended the conference on each day,

while numerous others observed the

proceedings electronically. By design,

this first conference addressed the

Commission’s general ISO policies.

To comprehensively examine ISO

issues, the Commission believes it is

important to provide an adequate forum

to explore regional factors that should

be taken into account in the

Commission’s consideration of its ISO

policy. For this reason, the Commission

will hold seven regional conference

between May 28 and June 8, 1998.

The Commission intends each

regional conference to examine specific

regional characteristics and institutional

factors that bear upon the formation,

governance, design and functions of

ISOs or other types of organizations

formed to administer the electric

transmission grid on a regional basis. It

wishes to examine whether the

incorporation of such considerations

into the Commission’s policy on ISOs

will foster more rapid ISO formation.

The Commission also wishes to examine

whether regional factors present barriers

to the formation of ISOs, including ISOs

of appropriate size, scope and

membership as may be necessary to

promote competition and reliability in

bulk power markets and to support state

initiatives providing for retain customer

choice and direct access, and, if so,

what actions can be undertaken to

remove or reduce such barriers.

II. Regional Conferences

The Commission will hold seven

regional conferences as described

below. A single Commissioner will

preside at each conference. The

Commissioner will be accompanied by

a Commission staff member who will

help direct questions to the panelists.

Starting and ending times will be

announced in a subsequent order.

Presiding commissioner Conference date City and conference location Docket No.

Comm. Massey ........................ May 28, 1998 ........................... Phoenix, AR, Hyatt Regency Phoenix, 122 North Second

Street, Phoenix, AR 85004, (602) 252–1234.

PL98–5–001