Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 72 / Tuesday, April 15, 1997 / Notices 18339

County, Ohio and Clarion County,

Pennsylvania. Independence states it

will be an open access pipeline.

Independence’s facilities are designed to

provide a capacity of 943,300 Mcf per

day (Mcfd) during the winter season and

838,000 Mcfd during the summer

season. Independence estimates that the

project will cost $629.6 million and

intends to use project financing to fund

the project.

Independence proposes to use cost

based rates. It anticipates an underlying

capital structure consisting of 70

percent debt and 30 percent equity and

intends to use the straight fixed variable

methodology for cost classification,

allocation, and rate design.

Independence requests a preliminary

determination by November 1, 1997,

and a final certificate by July 1, 1998, in

order to meet a target in-service date of

November 1, 1999.

Independence is conducting an open

season from April 2, 1997 through May

30, 1997 to solicit market interest in the

project. Independence intends to make

the proposed expansion capacity

available on a non-discriminatory basis

to any shipper that has executed a

transportation service agreement with

Independence.

ANR has submitted a draft Request for

Proposal (RFP) for the subject project

and the companion ANR expansion

project in Docket No. CP97–319–000 to

hire a third-party contractor to assist

staff in the preparation of an

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).

With the exception of the RFP

process, which may proceed, the

Commission staff will defer all other

processing of Independence’s

application until Independence advises

the Commission of the results of the

open season and demonstrates contract

commitments in support of the project.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

make any protest with reference to said

application should on or before April

30, 1997, file with the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, Washington,

DC 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 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

motion to intervene in accordance with

the Commission’s Rules.

Take further notice that, pursuant to

the authority contained in and subject to

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 motion to intervene is

filed within the time required herein, if

the Commission on its own review of

the matter finds that approval for the

proposed application is 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 a 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 Independence to appear

or be represented at the hearing.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–9608 Filed 4–14–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP97–126–000]

Iroquois Gas Transmission System,

L.P.; Notice of Informal Settlement

Conference

April 9, 1997.

Take notice that an informal

settlement conference will be convened

in this proceeding on Wednesday, April

16, 1997, at 10:00 a.m., in accordance

with the procedural schedule

established by the Presiding Judge. The

conference will be held at the offices of

the Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,

Washington, DC.

Any party, as defined by 18 CFR

385.102(c), or any participant, as

defined by 18 CFR 385.102(b), may

attend. Persons wishing to become a

party must move to intervene and

receive intervenor status pursuant to the

Commission regulations. See 18 CFR

385.214.

For additional information, please

contact Paul B. Mohler at (202) 208–

1240, or Carmen Gastilo at (202) 208–

2182.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–9613 Filed 4–14–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. ER97–1514–000

New York Electric & Gas Corporation;

Notice of Filing

April 9, 1997.

Take notice that on March 26, 1997,

the New York Electric & Gas

Corporation tendered for filing an

amendment in the above-referenced

docket.

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, NE., Washington, DC 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

April 21, 1997. 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 this filing are on file with the

Commission and are available for public

inspection.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–9615 Filed 4–14–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket Nos. OA97–261–000 and ER97–

1082–000]

Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Maryland

Interconnection; Notice of Technical

Conference and Potential Broadcast of

Technical Conference

April 9, 1997.

As previously announced in the

Commission’s order issued on February

28, 1997, MidContinent Area Power

Pool, et al., 78 FERC ¶61,203 (1997), the

Commission will convene a technical

conference concerning the

Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Maryland

Interconnection (PJM) congestion

pricing proposals filed in the captioned

proceedings. The technical conference

will be held on May 9, 1997, at the

offices of the Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,

Washington, DC 20426. The technical

conference will commence at 10:00 a.m.