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National Audubon Society, and Platte

River Whooping Crane Critical Habitat

Maintenance Trust filed an offer of

settlement for the Kingsley Dam Project

(FERC No. 1417) and the North Platte/

Keystone Diversion Project (FERC No.

1835) per Rule 602 of the Commission’s

Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR

385.602.

Comments on the proposed settlement

may be filed with Commission no later

than June 4, 1998, and replies no later

than June 15, 1998. Copies of comments

and replies by parties and intervenors

must be served on all other parties and

intervenors. Under Rule 602(f)(3), a

failure to file comments constitutes a

waiver of all objections to the offer of

settlement.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–14809 Filed 6–3–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP98–53–004]

KN Interstate Gas Transmission

Company; Notice of Refunds

Distributed and Due for Kansas Ad

Valorem Taxes

May 29, 1998.

Take notice that on May 18, 1998, KN

Interstate Gas Transmission Company

(KNI), filed a summary statement of

refunds due for Kansas ad valorem taxes

pursuant to the Commission’s

September 10, 1997, letter order in

Docket No. GP97–3–000, et al. The

report summarizes the calculation of

refund amounts received from

producers to date and how much is still

due, including principle and interest.

The workpapers show KNI has received

$5,028,711 through April 9, 1998, out of

a total $25,380,970 billed to producers.

Any person desiring to protest this

filing should file a protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, NE, Washington, DC

20426, in accordance with Section

385.211 of the Commission’s Rules and

Regulations. All such protests must be

filed on or before June 5, 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 proceedings.

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. 98–14815 Filed 6–3–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Project No. 2596–002 New York]

Rochester Gas & Electric Corporation;

Notice Soliciting Applications

May 29, 1998.

On November 10, 1997, Rochester Gas

& Electric Corporation (RG&E), the

existing licensee for the Station 160

Hydroelectric Project No. 2596, filed a

letter withdrawing its pending

application for subsequent license for

the project. The original license for

Project No. 2596 expired December 31,

1993, and the project is currently

operating under an order requiring

continued project operation issued on

January 21, 1994.

On November 19, 1997, the

Commission disallowed the withdrawal

of the license application until after

Commission review and approval of an

application to surrender the license for

the project. On March 31, 1998, RG&E

filed an application to surrender the

license for Project No. 2596.

The project is located on the Genesee

River, in Livingston County, New York.

The project consists of: (1) an existing

reservoir with a surface area of 4.5 acres

and a total storage volume of 480 acrefeet at the normal maximum surface

elevation of 579.1 feet mean sea level

(msl); (2) an existing dam, about 334 feet

long, comprised of (a) an existing stone

masonry wingwall; (b) an existing

uncontrolled spillway section with a

crest elevation of 579.1 feet msl,

constructed of cut stone, with concrete

footings, 257 feet long; and (c) an

existing 23-foot-long spillway section

controlled with timber gates; (3) an

existing concrete and masonry

powerhouse with a Francis turbinegenerator unit rated at 340 kW; (4) an

existing 18-foot-long concrete spillway;

and (5) appurtenant equipment and

facilities.

Pursuant to Section 16.20 of the

Commission’s Regulations, the deadline

for filing an application for subsequent

license and any competing license

applications was December 31, 1991.

There are no other pending applications

for license for this project. Because the

existing licensee has requested to

withdraw its application and surrender

its license, the situation is similar to

that contemplated by Section 16.25 of

the Commission’s Regulations, which

applies when an existing licensee files

a notice of intent to file a new license

application and then fails to do so. In

these circumstances, Section 16.25 of

the Commission’s Regulations, the

Commission is soliciting applications

from potential applicants other than the

existing licensee.

A potential applicant that files a

notice of intent within 90 days from the

date of issuance of this notice: (1) may

apply for a license under Part I of the

Federal Power Act and Part 4 (except

Section 4.38) of the Commission’s

regulations within 18 months of the date

on which it files its notice; and (2) must

comply with the requirements of

Section 16.8 of the Commission’s

Regulations.

Pursuant to Section 16.19 of the

Commission’s Regulations, the licensee

is required to make available certain

information described in Section 16.7 of

the Commission’s regulations. Such

information is available from the

licensee at Rochester Gas & Electric

Corporation, 89 East Avenue, Rochester,

NY 14649.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–14810 Filed 6–3–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP98–566–000]

Southern Natural Gas Company;

Notice of Request Under Blanket

Authorization

May 29, 1998.

Take notice that on May 22, 1998,

Southern Natural Gas Company

(Southern), Post Office Box 2563,

Birmingham, Alabama 35202–2563,

filed in Docket No. CP98–566–000 a

request pursuant to Sections 157.205

and 157.218 of the Commission’s

Regulations under the Natural Gas Act

(118 CFR 157.205, 157.218) for

authorization to abandon a

measurement facility at a delivery point

location, under Southern’s blanket

certificate issued in Docket No. CP82–

406–000, pursuant to Section 7 of the

Natural Gas Act, all as more fully set

forth in the request that is on file with

the Commission and open to public

inspection.

Southern states that it constructed the

delivery point facility to exchange

natural gas with Texas Gas
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Transmission Corporation (Texas Gas) at

a point on Southern’s 20-inch Northern

Main Line in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana

(Texas Gas Exchange Station), under an

agreement dated September 5, 1956.

Southern states that the exchange

service was authorized to be abandoned

by Commission order dated April 30,

1998 in Docket No. CP98–173–000.

Southern states that it no longer

provides service to Texas Gas at this

location and, accordingly, requests

authorization to abandon the Texas Gas

Exchange Station.

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.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–14812 Filed 6–3–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP98–562–000]

Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline

Company, Notice of Request Under

Blanket Authorization

May 29, 1998.

Take notice that on May 20, 1998,

Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline

Company, (Applicant), 200 North Third

Street, Suite 300, Bismarck, North

Dakota, 58501, filed in Docket No.

CP98–562–000 a request pursuant to

Sections 157.205 and 157.211 of the

Commission’s Regulations under the

Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205 and

157.211) for approval to utilize an

existing tap to effectuate natural gas

transportation deliveries to MontanaDakota Utilities for ultimate use by

additional end-use customers in

McCone County, Montana, under

Applicant’s blanket certificate issued in

Docket No. CP82–487–000, pursuant to

Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act

(NGA), all as more fully set forth in the

request which is on file with the

Commission and open to public

inspection.

Applicant submits that it was

authorized to acquire and operate this

tap pursuant to the Commission’s Order

dated February 13, 1985, in Docket Nos.

CP82–487–000, et al. Applicant

proposes herein to utilize this existing

tap to effectuate additional natural gas

transportation deliveries to MontanaDakota for other than right-of-way

grantor use. Applicant states that it

plans to provide natural gas

transportation deliveries to MontanaDakota for ultimate use by additional

end-use customers under Applicant’s

Rate Schedule FT–1 and/or IT–1.

Applicant asserts that the estimated

additional volume to be delivered is 330

Dkt per year and that the proposed

service will have no significant effect on

Applicant’s peak day or annual

requirements. Applicant further asserts

that capacity has been determined to

exist on Applicant’s system to serve this

natural gas market.

Any person or the Commission’s Staff

may, within 45 days of the issuance of

the instant notice by the Commission,

file pursuant to Rule 214 of the

Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure (18 CFR 385.214), a motion to

intervene 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 activities 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 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.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–14811 Filed 6–3–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP98–164–002]

Wyoming Interstate Company; Notice

of Tariff Compliance Filing

May 29, 1998.

Take notice that on May 26, 1998,

Wyoming Interstate Company, Ltd.

(WIC), tendered for filing to become part

of its FERC Gas Tariff, First Revised

Volume No. 1, Sub Second Revised

Sheet No. 16B, Substitute First Revised

Sheet No. 17A; and for its Second

Revised Volume No. 2 tariff Substitute

Fifth Revised Sheet No. 25, Substitute

Second Revised Sheet No. 26, Substitute

Sixth Revised Sheet No. 39 and

Substitute First Revised Sheet No. 64G

to be effective May 1, 1998.

WIC states the tariff sheets are filed in

compliance with the order issued April

30, 1998 in Docket No. RP98–164–000,

as well as Section 154.203 of the

Commission’s Regulations.

WIC further states that copies of this

compliance filing have been served on

WIC’s jurisdictional customers and

public bodies.

Any person desiring to protest this

filing should file a protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC

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.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–14816 Filed 6–3–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. EG98–55–000, et al.]

AES Alamitos, L.L.C., et al., Electric

Rate and Corporate Regulation Filings

May 29, 1998.

Take notice that the following filings

have been made with the Commission:

1. AES Alamitos, L.L.C.

[Docket No. EG98–55–000]

Take notice that on May 22, 1998,

AES Alamitos, L.L.C., filed with the

Commission a second supplement to its

application for determination of exempt

wholesale generator status under Part

365 of the Commission’s Regulations.

The second supplement concerns the

sale of black start capability.

A sworn verification accompanies the

second supplemental filing. AES

Alamitos, L.L.C., states that copies of

the supplemental filing have been

served on the California Public Utilities