Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 95 / Monday, May 18, 1998 / Notices 27271

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Availability of the Draft Site-wide

Environmental Impact Statement for

Continued Operation of the Los

Alamos National Laboratory

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of availability and public

hearings.

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy

(DOE) announces the availability of the

Draft Site-wide Environmental Impact

Statement (SWEIS) for Continued

Operation of the Los Alamos National

Laboratory (LANL), DOE/EIS–0238, for

public review and comment. The SWEIS

provides DOE and its stakeholders an

analysis of the environmental impacts

resulting from ongoing and reasonably

foreseeable new operations and

facilities, as well as reasonable

alternatives at LANL, located in northcentral New Mexico.

DATES: Written comments on the Draft

SWEIS are invited from the public and

may be submitted through the end of the

comment period which ends

Wednesday, July 15, 1998 (see ADDRESS

section for more details). Comments

must be postmarked by July 15, 1998, to

ensure consideration; late comments

will be considered to the extent

practicable. The DOE will use the

comments received to help prepare the

final version of the LANL SWEIS. Public

hearings on the Draft SWEIS will be

held as follows:

June 9, 1998 (Tuesday), Department of

Energy, Los Alamos Area Office

Conference Room, Los Alamos, New

Mexico;

June 10, 1998 (Wednesday), Sweeney

Center, Santa Fe, New Mexico;

June 24, 1998 (Wednesday), New

Mexico Community College,

Espan ̃ola, New Mexico.

The hearings will provide

opportunities for information exchange

and discussion among DOE, LANL, and

the public, as well as submitting

prepared statements. Public hearing

times will be announced in local media

closer to the meeting dates. For more

information call (800) 898–6623.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be

submitted in writing or orally to DOE by

contacting: Corey Cruz, LANL SWEIS

Project Manager, U.S. DOE,

Albuquerque Operations Office, PO Box

5400, Albuquerque, NM 87185,

telephone (800)898–6623 and fax

(505)845–6392. Oral and written

comments may also be submitted at the

public meetings described in the DATES

section. Requests for copies of the Draft

LANL SWEIS or other matters regarding

this environmental review should be

addressed to Mr. Cruz at the address

above. The Draft EIS will be available

under the NEPA Analyses Module of the

DOE NEPA Web Site at http://

tis.eh.doe.gov/nepa/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

general information on the DOE NEPA

process, please contact Ms. Carol M.

Borgstrom, Director, Office of NEPA

Policy and Assistance, EH–42,

Department of Energy, 1000

Independence Ave., SW, Washington,

DC 20585. Ms. Borgstrom may be

contacted by calling (202) 586–4600 or

by leaving a message at (800) 472–2756.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Draft

SWEIS was prepared pursuant to the

National Environmental Policy Act of

1969 (NEPA) [42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.],

the Council on Environmental Quality

NEPA regulations [40 CFR part 1500]

and the DOE NEPA regulations [10 CFR

part 1021].

The Department proposes to continue

operating the Los Alamos National

Laboratory, located in north-central

New Mexico. DOE has identified and

assessed four alternatives for the

operation of LANL: (1) No Action, (2)

Expanded Operations (DOE’s preferred

alternative), (3) Reduced Operations,

and (4) Greener. In the No Action

Alternative, DOE would continue the

historical mission support activities

LANL has conducted at planned

operational levels. In the Expanded

Operations Alternative, DOE would

increase, as needed, the level of existing

operations to the highest foreseeable

levels, including full implementation of

the mission assignments from recent

programmatic documents. Under the

Reduced Operations Alternative, DOE

would operate LANL at the minimum

levels of activity necessary to maintain

the capabilities to support its assigned

DOE mission in the near term. Under

the Greener Alternative, DOE would

operate LANL to maximize operations

in support of nonproliferation, basic

science, materials science, and other

nonweapons areas, while minimizing

weapons activities.

The DOE’s preferred alternative is

Expanded Operations. The Draft LANL

SWEIS compares the environmental

impacts that would be expected to occur

from continuing to operate existing

facilities at current activity levels at

LANL (the No Action Alternative) with

the consequences that would be

expected to occur if DOE implemented

the Preferred Alternative (Expanded

Operations) or one of two other

operational alternatives. DOE has

distributed copies of the Draft LANL

SWEIS to appropriate Congressional

members and committees, the State of

New Mexico, American Indian tribal

governments, local county governments,

other federal agencies, and other

interested parties. After the public

comment period, which ends July 15,

1998, the Department will consider the

comments received, revise the Draft

SWEIS, and issue a Final SWEIS. The

Department will consider the Final

SWEIS, along with other considerations

such as economic and technical, to

make a decision on the appropriate level

of operations for LANL.

Signed in Washington, DC, this 12th day of

May, 1998, for the United States Department

of Energy.

Gary T. Palmer,

NEPA Compliance Officer, Defense Programs.

[FR Doc. 98–13143 Filed 5–15–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[FE DOCKET NO. 98–17–NG]

Office of Fossil Energy, Enron Capital

& Trade Resources Corp.; Order

Granting Long-Term Authorization To

Import Natural Gas From Canada

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of order.

SUMMARY: The Office of Fossil Energy

(FE) of the Department of Energy gives

notice that it has issued an order

granting Enron Capital & Trade

Resources Corp. (ETC) long-term

authorization to import up to 42,000

Mcf per day of natural gas from Canada.

The authorization is for a 10-year term

commencing November 1, 1998, through

October 31, 2008, or for 10 years after

the commencement of deliveries if

deliveries begin after November 1, 1998.

This gas may be imported from Canada

at the international border point near

the Port of Morgan, Montana, (Monchy,

Saskatchewan), or at alternative border

points with transportation facilities

accessible by ETC.

This Order may be found on the FE

web site at http://www.fe.doe.gov., or

on our electronic bulletin board at (202)

586–7853. It is also available for

inspection and copying in the Office of

Natural Gas & Petroleum Import and

Export Activities Docket room, 3E–033,

Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence

Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20585,

(202) 586–9478. The docket room is

open between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and

4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,

except Federal holidays.
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Issued in Washington, D.C., May 12, 1998.

John W. Glynn,

Manager, Natural Gas Regulation, Office of

Natural Gas & Petroleum Import and Export

Activities, Office of Fossil Energy.

[FR Doc. 98–13102 Filed 5–15–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Energy Information Administration

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Cancellation of Proposed

Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Energy Information

Administration, DOE.

ACTION: Cancellation of agency

information collection activities:

Proposed collection; comment request.

SUMMARY: This notice rescinds the

notice published in the Federal Register

of April 24, 1998, FR Doc. 98–10938, on

page 20388, soliciting comments

concerning the proposed revision, and

extension to the form RW–859, ‘‘Nuclear

Fuel Data Survey’’, and the termination

of RW–859S ‘‘Nuclear Fuel Data

Supplement’’. A revised Federal

Register notice soliciting comments will

be published later.

Dated: May 11, 1998.

Jay H. Casselberry,

Agency Clearance Officer, Statistics and

Methods Group, Energy Information

Administration.

[FR Doc. 98–13101 Filed 5–15–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. GT98–37–001]

Algonquin Gas Transmission

Company; Notice of Proposed

Changes in FERC Gas Tariff

May 12, 1998.

Take notice that on May 7, 1998,

Algonquin Gas Transmission Company

(Algonquin) tendered for filing as part of

its FERC Gas Tariff, Fourth Revised

Volume No. 1, the following tariff sheet

to become effective May 30, 1998:

Substitute Second Revised Sheet No. 15

Algonquin states that the purpose of

the filing is to correctly update the

system map to reflect its current

principal pipeline facilities and the

points at which service is rendered, as

required by Section 154.106 of the

Commission’s Regulations. Algonquin

filed on April 29, 1998, Second Revised

Sheet No. 15 to update the system map.

It was subsequently discovered that the

new lateral serving Canal Electric

Company was inadvertently omitted

from the revised map. The substitute

tariff sheet includes the Canal lateral

and delivery point, as well as the other

additions reflected on Second Revised

Sheet No. 15.

Algonquin states that copies of the

filing were mailed to affected customers

on Algonquin and interested state

commissions.

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.

David P. Boergers,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–13069 Filed 5–15–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP98–513–000]

Columbia Gas Transmission

Corporation; Notice of Request Under

Blanket Authorization

May 12, 1998.

Take notice that on May 4, 1998

Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation

(Columbia Gas), 12801 Fair Lakes

Parkway, Fairfax, Virginia 22030, filed

in Docket No. CP98–513–000 a request

pursuant to Sections 157.205 and

157.212 of the Commission’s

Regulations under the Natural Gas Act

(18 CFR 157.205 and 157.212) for

authorization to operate in interstate

commerce an existing point of delivery

previously constructed and operated to

effectuate transportation service

pursuant to Section 311 of the Natural

Gas Policy Act (NGPA). Columbia Gas

makes such request, under its blanket

certificate issued in Docket No. CP83–

76–000 pursuant to Section 7 of the

Natural Gas Act, all as more fully set

forth in the request on file with the

Commission and open to public

inspection.

Specifically, Columbia Gas states that

it constructed a new point ofdelivery to

Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania, Inc.

(Columbia Gas of PA) in Somerset

County, Pennsylvania, which was

placed in service on March 11, 1998.

Columbia Gas avers that the cost of

constructing the point of delivery was

approximately $14,400. Columbia Gas

further states that it installed a 3-inch

tap to interconnect the facilities.

Columbia Gas states that it seeks

Natural Gas Act certification for the

NGPA Section 311 point of delivery, in

order that it may use the delivery point

to provide both part 284, Subpart B and

Subpart G transportation service.

It is estimated that up to 520

dekatherms of natural gas will be

delivered to the existing point of

delivery daily, and up to 189,800

dekatherms annually. It is indicated that

the gas volumes will be transported

pursuant to Columbia Gas’ Storage

Service Transportation (SST) Rate

Schedule. Columbia Gas avers that it

has sufficient capacity to render the

proposed service without detriment or

disadvantage to its other existing

customers.

Any person or the Commission’s staff

may, within 45 days after issuance of

the instant notice by the Commission,

file pursuant to Rule 214 of the

Commission’s Procedural Rules (18 CFR

385.214) a motion to intervene or notice

of intervention and pursuant to Section

157.205 of the Regulations under the

Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205) a

protest to the request. If no protest is

filed within the time allowed therefor,

the proposed activity shall be deemed to

be authorized effective the day after the

time allowed for filing a protest. If a

protest is filed and not withdrawn

within 30 days after the time allowed

for filing a protest, the instant request

shall be treated as an application for

authorization pursuant to Section 7 of

the Natural Gas Act.

David P. Boergers,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–13063 Filed 5–15–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP98–523–000]

Florida Gas Transmission Company;

Notice of Request Under Blanket

Authorization

May 12, 1998.

Take notice that on May 6, 1998,

Florida Gas Transmission Company