19722 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 76 /Tuesday, April 21, 1998 / Notices

filing is to comply with the

Commission’s November 25, 1997, order

which was issued in Docket No. CP96–

339–000 and required TPS to file a tariff

specifying the terms and conditions

under which it will offer open access

storage service at an existing liquid

natural gas (LNG) peak-shaving facility

at Milford, Connecticut. TPS’s tariff

provides for four types of open access

storage service: (1) A firm liquefaction,

storage, and vaporization service under

Rate Schedule LSV; (2) a firm LNG

storage service under Rate Schedule

LNG; (3) an interruptible liquefaction,

storage and vaporization service under

Rate Schedule LSV–1; and (4) an

interruptible LNG storage service under

Rate Schedule LNG–1. TPS’s tariff also

permits it to charge market-based rates.

The Commission’s letter of March 31,

1998, stated that TPS’s February 25,

1998, filing, as well as its initial

application, does not contain sufficient

information to approve either cost-based

rates that comply with Part 284 or

market-based rates, and that

accordingly, the February 25, 1998,

filing was not accepted for filing to be

effective April 1, 1998, as requested.

The Commission in that letter required

TPS to provide an updated market study

to support its request for market-based

rates and required that TPS clarify why

it proposed to establish rate schedules

for liquefaction, storage and

vaporization service and separate rate

schedules for LNG storage service. The

Commission in that letter indicated that

the tariff sheets would be retained and

that they would be construed as pro

forma sheets.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

protest this 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

or 385.214). All such motions or

protests should be filed on or before

April 27, 1998. 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 in the Public Reference

Room.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–10448 Filed 4–20–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Project Nos. 8924–030 and 11055–021]

Northeast Hydrodevelopment Corp.,

Wilton Hydro Electric Company; Notice

of Availability of Draft Environmental

Assessment

April 15, 1998.

A draft environmental assessment

(DEA) is available for public review.

The DEA is for two applications to

surrender the licenses for the McLane

Dam Hydroelectric Project and the

Wilton Hydroelectric Project. The

Projects are located on the Souhegan

River in Hillsboro County, New

Hampshire.

The DEA was written by staff in the

Office of Hydropower Licensing,

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

Copies of the DEA can be viewed in the

Public Reference Branch, Room 2A, of

the Commission’s offices at 888 First

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

Please submit any comments within

30 days from the date of this notice. Any

comments, conclusions, or

recommendations that draw upon

studies, reports, or other working papers

of substance should be supported by

appropriate documentation.

Comments should be addressed to

David P. Boergers, Acting Secretary,

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

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

20426. Please affix Project Nos. 8924–

030 and 11055–021 to all comments. For

further information, please contact the

project manager, Ms. Rebecca Martin, at

(202) 219–2650.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–10449 Filed 4–20–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Western Area Power Administration

Boulder Canyon Project—Proposed

Firm Power Service Base Charge

AGENCY: Western Area Power

Administration, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of proposed Base Charge

adjustment.

SUMMARY: The Western Area Power

Administration (Western) Desert

Southwest Region (DSW) is announcing

the fiscal year (FY) 1998 annual rate

adjustment process for FY 1999

Revenue Requirements and Rates under

Rate Order WAPA–70 for firm power

service for the Boulder Canyon Project

(BCP). The annual rate adjustments are

a requirement of the ratesetting

methodology of WAPA–70 which was

approved on a final basis by the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)

on April 19, 1996. The existing rate

schedule was placed into effect on

November 1, 1995. The power

repayment study indicates the proposed

Base Charge herein for BCP firm power

service is necessary to provide sufficient

revenue to pay all annual costs

(including interest expense), plus

repayment of required investment

within the allowable time period. The

proposed Base Charge for firm power

service is expected to become effective

October 1, 1998. This Federal Register

notice initiates the formal process for

the proposed Base Charge.

DATES: Submit comments on or before

July 20, 1998.

The forums dates are:

1. Public information forum, May 14,

1998, 10:30 a.m. MST, Phoenix,

Arizona.

2. Public comment forum, June 11,

1998, 10:30 a.m. MST, Phoenix,

Arizona.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be sent to, Mr. J. Tyler Carlson, Regional

Manager, Desert Southwest Customer

Service Region, Western Area Power

Administration, P.O. Box 6457,

Phoenix, AZ 85005–6457. The public

forums will be held at the Desert

Southwest Regional Office, 615 South

43rd Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Maher A. Nasir, Rates Team Lead,

Desert Southwest Customer Service

Region, Western Area Power

Administration, P.O. Box 6457,

Phoenix, AZ 85005–6457, telephone

(602) 352–2768.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In

accordance with established rate design

principles for the BCP, Western has

established a proposed Base Charge,

consisting of an Energy Dollar and

Capacity Dollar, and has established a

Forecast Energy Rate and Forecast

Capacity Rate. The proposed Base

Charge for BCP firm power is based on

an Annual Revenue Requirement of

$49,728,625. The proposed Base Charge

consists of an Energy Dollar (energy

component) amount of $26,439,847 and

a Capacity Dollar (capacity component)

amount of $23,288,777. The Forecast

(proposed) Energy Rate is 5.3242 mills/

kilowatthour (mills/kWh), and the

Forecast (proposed) Capacity Rate is

$0.9947 per kilowatt per month ($/

kWmo).

The existing BCP firm power Base

Charge is based on an Annual Revenue