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along with the names and addresses of

the working interest owners. GMC states

that it believes that these determinations

will be completed and the notifications

given within the next three weeks.

Any person desiring to comment on

or make any protest with respect to the

above-referenced petition should, on or

before June 17, 1998, file with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC

20426, a motion to intervene or protest

in accordance with the requirements of

the Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211).

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 the

proceeding, or to participate as a party

in any hearing therein, must file a

motion to intervene in accordance with

the Commission’s Rules.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–14480 Filed 6–1–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP98–553–000]

Midcoast Interstate Transmission, Inc.;

Notice of Request Under Blanket

Authorization

May 27, 1998.

Take notice that on May 14, 1998, as

supplemented on May 22, 1998,

Midcoast Interstate Transmission, Inc.

(MIT), 3230 Second Street, Muscle

Shoals, Alabama 35661, filed a prior

notice request with the Commission in

Docket No. CP98–553–000 pursuant to

section 157.205 of the Commission’s

Regulations under the Natural Gas Act

(NGA) for authorization to install and

operate a new delivery point and

appurtenant facilities in Morgan

County, Alabama, under MIT’s blanket

certificates issued in Docket No. CP85–

359–000 pursuant to Section 7 of the

NGA, all as more fully set forth in the

request which is open to the public for

inspection.

MIT proposes to install and operate a

new delivery point under a

transportation agreement with BaileyPVS Oxides (Decatur), L.L.C. (Bailey).

MIT states that it would install two hot

taps on its mainline transmission

system in Morgan County

approximately 250 feet of 2-inch

diameter pipe from the hot taps to the

delivery point, a sales meter, and a

regulator station. MIT states that it

would construct the proposed delivery

point facilities at a cost of $93,063 in

order to deliver approximately 1,000

dekatherm equivalents of natural gas per

day to Bailey pursuant to Rate Schedule

IT of MIT’s FERC Gas Tariff. MIT also

states that Bailey has contracted for firm

transportation service with MIT via the

proposed delivery point once the

looping facilities that MIT has requested

approval for in Docket No. CP98–247–

000 are authorized and operational. MIT

further states that the addition of the

proposed delivery point is not

prohibited by its FERC Gas Tariff and

that addition of the delivery point

would not have any adverse impact on

a daily or annual basis upon MIT’s

existing customers.

Any person or the Commission’s staff

may, within 45 days after the

Commission has issued this notice, 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

NGA (18CFR 157.205) a protest to the

request. If no protest is filed within the

allowed time, 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.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–14485 Filed 6–1–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket Nos. CP98–563–000 and CP98–564–

000]

Western Gas Resources, Inc.; Notice of

Application

May 27, 1998.

Take notice that on May 20, 1998,

Western Gas Resources, Inc. (Western),

12200 N. Pecos Street, Denver, Colorado

80234, filed in Docket Nos. CP98–563–

000 and CP98–564–000 an application

pursuant to Section 7(c) of the Natural

Gas Act (NGA) and Part 157 of the

Commission’s Regulations for a limited

jurisdiction certificate of public

convenience and necessity to operate a

processing plant residue line and to

engage in certain routine activities, all

as more fully set forth in the application

which is on file with the Commission

and open to public inspection.

It is stated that the subject application

is made in compliance with the January

29, 1998, order issued in Docket No.

CP97–636–000, wherein the

Commission determined that if Western

decided to commence operation of a

currently idle 9 mile, 10-inch residue

line extending from the tailgate of the

Chaney Dell processing plant to

Williams Gas Pipelines Central, Inc.’s

(Williams) Canadian-Blackwell

pipeline, Western must apply for a

Section 7 certificate under the NGA.

Western states that it is requesting a

limited jurisdiction certificate for the

sole purpose of authorizing Western’s

use of its Chaney Dell plant residue line

to deliver Western’s gas to Williams in

order to satisfy the 4 Bcf delivery

obligation arising from Western’s

purchase of the Yellowstone Line in

Docket No. CP97–636–000.

Western also requests a blanket

certificate of public convenience and

necessity under Part 157 of the

Commission’s Regulations authorizing

the various activities stated in Subpart

F of Part 157 of the Commission’s

Regulations. In this regard, Western

requests waiver of the requirements of

Section 157.204(a) of the Commission’s

Regulations which otherwise limits

issuance of such blanket certificates

only to applicants which have been

issued certificates other than limited

jurisdiction authorizations, and which

have had rates accepted by the

Commission.

Western requests waiver of all

Commission rate and tariff filing

requirements, such as FERC annual

reports, tariffs or rate schedules, or any

requirement that would subject Western

to any strictures prohibiting bundled

sales of gas which might otherwise

affect Western’s ability to gather and sell

gas like all other non-jurisdictional

gathering and processing plant operators

with which Western competes. Western

also requests waiver of any requirement

that would result in being assessed or

having to pay annual charges to the

Commission pursuant to Part 382 of the

Commission’s Regulations.

Western requests that any certificate

authorized by the Commission confirm

that the Commission’s jurisdiction

under the NGA arising both granting

such certificate and from Western’s

acceptance thereof will be limited solely

and exclusively to Western’s operation

of the Chaney Dell residue line for

deliveries to Williams.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

make any protest with reference to said

application should on or before June 17,
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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 385.214 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 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

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 of 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 a grant of the

certificate and 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 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 Western to appear or be

represent at the hearing.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–14479 Filed 6–1–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Project No. 2687 California]

Pacific Gas and Electric Company;

Notice of Availability of Draft

Environmental Assessment

May 27, 1998.

In accordance with the National

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and

the Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission’s (Commission’s)

regulations, 18 CFR Part 380 (Order No.

486, 52 FR 47897), the Office of

Hydropower Licensing has reviewed the

application for relicensing of the Pit 1

Project, located in the towns of Fall

River Mills and McArthur, California,

and has prepared a draft Environmental

Assessment (DEA) for the project. In the

DEA, the Commission’s staff has

analyzed the potential environmental

impacts of the existing project and has

concluded that approval of the project,

with appropriate environmental

protection measures, would not

constitute a major federal action

significantly affecting the quality of the

human environment.

Copies of the DEA are available for

review in the Public Reference Branch,

Room 2–A, of the Commission’s offices

at 888 First Street, NE, Washington, DC

20426.

Any comments should be filed within

45 days from the date of this notice and

should be addressed to David P.

Boergers, Acting Secretary, Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888

First Street, NE, Room 2–A,

Washington, DC 20426. Please affix ‘‘Pit

1 Project No. 2687’’ to all comments. For

further information, please contact

Michael Henry at (503) 326–5858, ext.

224.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–14482 Filed 6–1–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Notice of Settlement Agreement

May 27, 1998.

Take notice that the following

hydroelectric application has been filed

with the Commission and is available

for public inspection:

a. Type of Application: Settlement

Agreement.

b. Project No: 2042.

c. Dated Filed: May 14, 1998.

d. Applicant: Public Utility District

No. 1 of Pend Oreille County.

e. Name of Project: Box Canyon

Hydroelectric Project.

f. Location: Pend Oreille River, in

Pend Oreille County, Washington.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).

h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Bob

Geddes, Pend Oreille County Public

Utility District, P.O. Box 190, Newport,

WA 99136–0190, (509) 447–9342.

i. FERC Contact Jim Hastreiter (503)

326–5858 ext. 225.

j. Comment Dates: June 17, 1998;

Reply Comments Date: June 29, 1998.

k. A joint Offer of Settlement,

Explanatory Statement, and Request for

Approval of Stipulation and Agreement

among Public Utility District No. 1 of

Pend Oreille County, U.S. Department

of the Interior, U.S. Forest Service,

Washington Department of Fish and

Wildlife, and Kalispel Tribe of Indians

was filed with the Commission on May

14, 1998. Comments and reply

comments concerning the Offer of

Settlement are due as listed above.

l. Available location of the Offer of

Settlement: Copies of the Offer of

Settlement are available for inspection

and reproduction at the Commission’s

Public Reference and Files Maintenance

Branch, located on the first floor 888

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

20426. A copy is also available for

inspection and reproduction at Pend

Oreille County Public Utility District,

130 N. Washington Avenue, Newport,

WA 99136–0190.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–14484 Filed 6–1–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Sunshine Act Meeting

FEDERAL REGISTER CITATION OF PREVIOUS

ANNOUNCEMENT: May 26, 1998, 63 FR

28506.

PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED TIME AND DATE OF

MEETING: May 27, 1998, 10:00 a.m.

CHANGE IN THE MEETING: The following

Docket Number and Company has been

added on the Agenda scheduled for the

May 27, 1998 meeting.

Item No. Docket No. and company

CAG–16 ... RP89–183–080, Williams Gas

Pipelines Central, Inc.

David P. Boergers,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–14634 Filed 5–28–98; 4:35 pm]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Hearings and Appeals

Notice of Cases Filed; Week of April 13

Through April 17, 1998

During the week of April 13 through

April 17, 1998, the appeals,

applications, petitions or other requests

listed in this Notice were filed with the

Office of Hearings and Appeals of the

Department of Energy.