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Regulations. All such protests must be

filed as provided in Section 154.210 of

the Commission’s Regulations. 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 proceedings.

Copies of this filing are on file with the

Commission and are available for public

inspection in the Public Reference

Room.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–10627 Filed 4–21–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP97–8–010]

Granite State Gas Transmission, Inc.;

Notice of Filing Tariff Sheets in

Compliance With Commission Orders

April 16, 1998.

Take notice that on April 9, 1998,

Granite State Gas Transmission, Inc.

(Granite State) tendered for filing, as

part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Third

Revised Volume No. 1, the following

revised tariff sheets for effectiveness on

May 1, 1998:

Substitute Twelfth Revised Sheet No. 21

Substitute Thirteenth Revised Sheet No. 22

According to Granite State, the

foregoing tariff sheets are filed in

compliance with the provisions of the

settlement of Granite State’s rate

proceeding in Docket No. RP97–8–000

issued October 27, 1997 and an order of

the Commission issued April 1, 1998 in

Docket Nos. RP98–155–000 and TM98–

3–4–000.

Granite State further states that it

tendered revised tariff sheets on March

31, 1998 to comply with the provisions

of the settlement in Docket No. RP97–

8–000 reducing its Base Tariff rates,

effective May 1, 1998. The March 31st

filing included a Power Cost

Adjustment (PCA) surcharge based on a

revision in the PCA reconciliation

procedure proposed by Granite State in

Docket Nos. RP98–155–000 and TM98–

3–4–000. On April 1, 1998, the

Commission issued an order in the

foregoing proceeding suspending the

change in the PCA reconciliation

procedure and accepted a PCA

surcharge calculated under the existing

PCA tariff procedures.

According to Granite State, the instant

revised tariff sheets state the PCA

surcharge accepted by the Commission

in the April 1 order in Docket Nos.

RP98–155–000, et al., supra, and the

settlement compliance Base Tariff rates.

According to Granite State copies of

its filing are being served upon its firm

transportation customers, Bay State Gas

Company and Northern Utilities, Inc.,

and the regulatory agencies of the states

of Maine, Massachusetts and New

Hampshire.

Any person desiring to protest this

filing should file a protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C.

20426, in accordance with Section

385.211 of the Commission’s Rules and

Regulations. All such protests must be

filed as provided in Section 154.210 of

the Commission’s Regulations. 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 proceedings.

Copies of this filing are on file with the

Commission and are available for public

inspection in the Public Reference

Room.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–10618 Filed 4–21–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP97–431–002]

Natural Gas Pipeline Company of

America; Notice of Technical

Conference

April 16, 1998.

In its order issued March 25, 1998, in

the captioned proceeding, the

Commission determined that the filing

raises issues that should be addressed in

a technical conference.

Take notice that the technical

conference will be held on Tuesday,

May 5, 1998 through Thursday, May 7,

1998, at 10:00 a.m., in a room to be

designated at the offices of the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888

First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C.

20426.

Any party that will need audio visual

equipment at the conference should

contact Kenneth Niehaus at (202) 208–

0398 on or before April 28, 1998.

All interested parties and Staff are

permitted to attend.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–10619 Filed 4–21–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP97–431–004]

Natural Gas Pipeline Company of

America; Notice of Compliance Filing

April 16, 1998.

Take notice that on April 9, 1998,

Natural Gas Pipeline Company of

America (Natural) tendered for filing as

part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Sixth

Revised Volume No. 1, certain pro

forma tariff sheets.

Natural states that the purpose of this

filing is to comply with the

Commission’s order issued March 26,

1998 in Docket Nos. RP97–431–002 and

003, which required Natural to submit

modified pro forma tariff sheets setting

out procedures for the posting,

auctioning, allocating and awarding of

firm capacity on Natural’s system.

Natural states that copies of the filing

are being mailed to Natural’s customers,

interested state regulatory agencies and

all parties set out on the official service

list in Docket No. RP97–431.

Any person desiring to protest this

filing should file a protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C.

20426, in accordance with Section

385.211 of the Commission’s Rules and

Regulations. All such protests must be

filed as provided in Section 154.210 of

the Commission’s Regulations. 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 proceedings.

Copies of this filing are on file with the

Commission and are available for public

inspection in the Public Reference

Room.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–10620 Filed 4–21–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP98–145–001]

Natural Gas Pipeline Company of

America; Notice of Compliance Filing

April 16, 1998.

Take notice that on April 13, 1998,

Natural Gas Pipeline Company of

America (Natural) tendered for filing as

part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Sixth

Revised Volume No. 1, certain tariff

sheets pursuant to the order of the