Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 92 /Wednesday, May 13, 1998 / Notices 26589

1See, 22 FERC ¶ 62,330 (1983).

2On January 26, 1998, the Kansas Corporation

Commission filed a timely protest in Docket No.

CP98–114–000. Since the protest was neither

withdrawn nor resolved within the 30-day

resolution period the prior notice request converted

to a Section 7 proceeding.

consumption for compression, and

reduce maintenance requirements.

Innovative concepts for gas storage, gas

dispensing, operating strategies for the

storage capacity, and providing the

small amount of highest-pressure gas

needed to complete vehicle fueling are

desired. Research is also sought in the

area of truly conformable tank

technology (i.e., storage devices that are

integral to the vehicle), either with or

without storage density enhancement

techniques. The objective is to develop

storage vessels in non-cylindrical

shapes that are conducive to

incorporation into automobiles and light

trucks.

A major DOE program objective is to

increase the involvement of the

automotive industry supplier base in

key engine-related R&D programs.

The Department of Energy anticipates

that approximately twenty-five

cooperative agreements will result from

this solicitation. Under Topic 1 there

will be approximately twelve awards,

with periods of performance ranging

from eighteen to thirty months and total

estimated DOE funding of

$10,000,000.00 to $30,000,000.00.

Under Topic 2 there will be

approximately five awards, with periods

of performance of thirty months and

total estimated DOE funding of

$40,000,000.00. Under Topic 3 there

will be approximately eight awards with

periods of performance of thirty-six

months and total estimated DOE

funding of $10,000,000.00. Cost sharing

requirements will vary from zero to fifty

percent, depending on the topic area,

and will be specified in the solicitation.

Awards are subject to the availability of

funds and the solicitation will not

obligate DOE to make any award(s). Any

non-profit or for-profit organization,

university or other institution of higher

education, or non-federal agency or

entity is eligible to apply. Federal

laboratory participation shall be

minimal and will be subject to DOE

approval. The solicitation will provide

further guidance in this area. Awards

resulting from this solicitation will be

subject to the requirements of the

Energy Policy Act of 1992 which in

general requires that the awardee be a

United States-owned company

(including certain non-profits) or that

the foreign country in which the parent

company is located meets certain

conditions of reciprocity in the

treatment of investments, access to

research and development programs,

and protection of intellectual property.

All responsible sources, as indicated

above, may submit an application which

shall be considered by the government.

Issued in Chicago, Illinois on May 4, 1998.

J. D. Greenwood,

Acquisition and Assistance Group Manager.

[FR Doc. 98–12677 Filed 5–12–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP98–114–001]

K N Interstate Gas Transmission

Company; Notice of Amendment to

Application

May 7, 1998.

Take notice that on May 1, 1998, K N

Interstate Gas Transmission Company

(Applicant), P.O. Box 281304,

Lakewood, Colorado 80228, filed a

request in Docket No. CP98–114–001 to

amend its application filed December 4,

1997, in Docket No. CP98–114–000.

Applicant had filed in Docket No.

CP98–114–000 pursuant to Sections

157.205 and 157.212 of the

Commission’s Regulations under the

Natural Gas Act for authorization to

construct and operate thirteen new

delivery taps, under blanket certificate

issued in Docket No. CP83–140–000, et

al.1 Applicant’s application to amend its

request for authorization is on file with

the Commission and open for public

inspection.

Applicant proposed in Docket No.

CP98–114–000 to construct thirteen new

delivery taps located in Adams,

Antelope, Buffalo, Custer, Pierce, and

Sherman Counties, Nebraska and

Kearny County, Kansas.2 Pursuant to

Rule 215 of the Commission’s Rules of

Practice and Procedure, Applicant

proposes to amend its application

pending in Docket No. CP98–114–000 to

delete from its request ten delivery tap

facilities. Applicant has been advised

that certain of the retail customers who

initially requested service at the

proposed taps described in Docket No.

CP98–114–000 as Tap Nos. 1 through 6,

9 through 11, and 13 no longer desire

natural gas service at the locations

specified in that application.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

make any protest with reference to said

application should on or before May 14,

1998, file with the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, Washington,

D.C. 20426, a petition 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 CFR

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

petition to intervene in accordance with

the Commission’s Rules.

Take further notice that, pursuant to

the authority contained in and subject to

the 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 without further notice before the

Commission or its designee on this

application if no petition to intervene is

filed 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 petition

for leave is timely filed, or if the

Commission on its own motion believes

that a formal hearing is require, further

notice of such hearing will be duly

given.

Under the procedure provided for,

unless otherwise advised, it will be

unnecessary for Applicant to appear or

be represented at the hearing.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–12663 Filed 5–12–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP–403–000]

NorAm Gas Transmission Company;

Notice of Application for Abandonment

May 7, 1998.

Take notice that on April 29, 1998,

NorAm Gas Transmission Company

(NGT), 1111 Louisiana Street, Houston

Texas 77210–4455 filed in Docket No.

CP98–403–000, an application pursuant

to Section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act

and Part 157 of the Commission’s

Regulations for an order permitting and

approving the abandonment of certain

pipeline facilities in Panola County,

Texas, all as more fully set forth in the

request which is on file with the

Commission and open to public

inspection.
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Specifically, NGT proposes to

abandon Line ST–17, composed of

approximately 374 feet of 8-inch pipe,

in the W.C. Gray Survey A–245 in

Panola County, Texas. NGT says this

line was constructed in 1982 and

certificated in Docket No. CP91–400, to

receive gas supply from the discharge

side of the Champlin Compressor

Station and deliver it through an

interconnection with Texas Gas

Transmission Corporation. NGT

indicates that as a result of changes in

its business, this interconnection is no

longer needed and has not been utilized

for an extensive period.

NGT plans to abandon Line ST–17, in

its entirety, along with an 8-inch dual

meter run, 6-inch dual regulatory, and

above ground appurtenant equipment.

NGT relates that it will reclaim a 63 foot

segment of ST–17 starting at the yard

piping in the Champlin Compressor

Station yard and abandon in place the

remaining 311 feet of pipe. NGT says

the 63 feet of pipe will be junked and

the cost to reclaim this pipe is estimated

to be $2,370.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

make any protest with reference to said

application should on or before May 28,

1998, 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 385.211 and

385.214) and the regulations under the

Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 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 in any proceeding

herein 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

the jurisdiction conferred upon the

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 without further

notice before the Commission or its

designee on this application if no

motion to intervene is filed within the

time required herein, if the Commission

on its own review of the matter finds

that permission and approval for the

proposed abandonment are 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 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 NGT to appear or to be

represented at the hearing.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–12635 Filed 5–12–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Project No. 9985–024]

Rivers Electric Company, Inc.; Notice

of Availability of Draft Environmental

Assessment

May 7, 1998.

An environmental assessment (EA) is

available for public review. The EA is

for an application to amend the license

for the Mill Pond Hydroelectric Project.

The application is to increase the

operating level of the project

impoundment 2 feet that would result

in more efficient operation of the

project. The EA finds that approval of

the amendment would not constitute a

major federal action significantly

affecting the quality of the human

environment. The project is located on

Catskill Creek, near Leeds, New York.

Copies of the EA are available for

review in the Public Reference Branch

of the Commission’s offices at 888 First

Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426.

Comments should be filed within 30

days from the date of this notice and

should be addressed to David P.

Boergers, Acting Secretary, Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888

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

2426. Please affix Project No. 9985–024

to all comments. For further

information, please contact John K.

Novak, Environmental Assessment

Coordinator, at (202) 219–2828.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–12636 Filed 5–12–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Notice of Amendment of License To

Enlarge Project Boundary

May 7, 1998.

Take notice that the following

hydroelectric application has been filed

with the Commission and is available

for public inspection:

a. Type of Application: Amendment

of License to Enlarge Project Boundary.

b. Project No.: 2743–034.

c. Dated filed: April 27, 1998.

d. Applicant: Alaska Energy

Authority.

e. Name of Project: Terror Lake.

f. Location: The project is located

approximately 25 miles southwest of the

City of Kodiak, Alaska on the Terror and

Kizhuyak rivers and their tributaries.

g. Filed pursuant to: Federal Power

Act, 16 U.S.C., § 791(a)–825(r).

h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Stan

Sieczkowski, Operations Manager,

Alaska Energy Authority, 480 West

Tudor Road, Anchorage, Alaska 99503,

Phone: (907) 269–3000.

i. FERC Contact: Mohamad Fayyad,

(202) 219–2665.

j. Comment Date: June 19, 1998

k. Description of Amendment: The

licensee proposes to revise its erosion

control system, which would consist of

a dike structure armored with gabions

and Reno mattresses, along the westerly

side of the Kizhuyak River in the

vicinity of the powerhouse. The

construction of this dike requires

modifying the project boundary to

include an additional 20 acres. The

purpose of the dike is to provide

protection of project’s facilities from

erosion and flooding by the Kizhuyak

River. The licensee proposes to

complete the work in 1998.

1. This notice also consists of the

following standard paragraphs; B, C1,

and D2.

B. Comments, Protests, or Motions to

Intervene—Anyone may submit

comments, a protest, or a motion to

intervene in accordance with the

requirements of Rules of Practice and

Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214.

In determining the appropriate action to

take, the Commission will consider all

protests or other comments filed, but

only those who file a motion to

intervene in accordance with the

Commission’s Rules may become a

party to the proceeding. Any comments,

protests, or motions to intervene must

be received on or before the specified

comment date for the particular

application.

C1. Filing and Service of Responsive

Documents—Any filings must bear in

all capital letters the title

‘‘COMMENTS’’,

‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TERMS

AND CONDITIONS’’, ‘‘PROTEST’’, OR

‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE’’, as

applicable, and the Project Number of

the particular application to which the

filing refers. Any of the above-named

documents must be filed by providing

the original and the number of copies

provided by the Commission’s

regulations to: The Secretary, Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission,