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required, further notice of such hearing

will be duly given.

Under the procedure herein provided

for, unless otherwise advised, it will be

unnecessary for K N Interstate to appear

or be represented at the hearing.

David P. Boergers,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–1590 Filed 1–22–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP97–373–000]

Koch Gateway Pipeline Company;

Notice of Informal Settlement

Conference

January 16, 1998.

Take notice that an informal

settlement conference will be convened

in this proceeding on January 21, 1998,

at 10:00 a.m., at the offices of the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

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

for the purpose of exploring the possible

settlement of the above-referenced

docket.

Any party, as defined by 18 CFR

385.102(c), or any participant as defined

by 18 CFR 385.102(b), is invited to

attend. Persons wishing to become a

party must move to intervene and

receive intervenor status pursuant to the

Commission’s regulations (18 CFR

385.214).

For additional information, contact

Edith A. Gilmore at (202) 208–2158 or

Sandra J. Delude at (202) 208–0583.

David P. Boergers,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–1594 Filed 1–22–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. ER98–830–000]

Millennium Power Partners, L.P.;

Notice of Issuance of Order

January 16, 1998.

Millennium Power Partners, L.P.

(Millennium) filed an application for

authorization to engage in wholesale

power sales at market-based rates, and

for certain waivers and authorizations.

In particular, Millennium requested that

the Commission grant blanket approval

under 18 CFR Part 34 of all future

issuances of securities and assumptions

of liabilities by Millennium. On January

15, 1998, the Commission issued an

Order Accepting For Filing Proposed

Market-Based Rates (Order), in the

above-docketed proceeding.

The Commission’s January 15, 1998

Order granted the request for blanket

approval under Part 34, subject to the

conditions found in Ordering

Paragraphs (C), (D), and (F):

(C) Within 30 days of the date of

issuance of this order, any person

desiring to be heard or to protest the

Commission’s blanket approval of

issuances of securities or assumptions of

liabilities by Millennium 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

and 385.214.

(D) Absent a request to be heard

within the period set forth in Ordering

Paragraph (C) above, Millennium is

hereby authorized to issue securities

and assume obligations and liabilities as

guarantor, indorser, surety or otherwise

in respect of any security of another

person; provided that such issue or

assumption is for some lawful object

within the corporate purposes of

Millennium, compatible with the public

interest, and reasonably necessary or

appropriate for such purposes.

(F) The Commission reserves the right

to modify this order to require a further

showing that neither public nor private

interests will be adversely affected by

continued Commission approval of

Millennium’s issuances of securities or

assumptions of liabilities. * * *

Notice is hereby given that the

deadline for filing motions to intervene

or protests, as set forth above, is

February 17, 1998.

Copies of the full text of the Order are

available from the Commission’s Public

Reference Branch, 888 First Street, N.E.,

Washington, D.C. 20426.

David P. Boergers,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–1593 Filed 1–22–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP98–179–000]

Mississippi River Transmission

Corporation; Notice of Request Under

Blanket Authorization

January 16, 1998.

Take notice that on January 12, 1998,

Mississippi River Transmission

Corporation (MRT), 1600 Smith Street,

Houston, Texas 77002, filed in Docket

No. CP98–179–000 a request pursuant to

Sections 157.205 and 157.211 of the

Commission’s Regulations under the

Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205,

157.211) for authorization to construct

and operate facilities in Jefferson

County, Arkansas under MRT’s blanket

certificate issued in Docket No. CP82–

489–000 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.

MRT proposes to construct and

operate a 2-inch delivery tap and rural

extension meter station to serve Arkla’s

rural distribution system. MRT states

that the total estimated volumes to be

delivered to these facilities are 14,600

MMBtu annually and 40MMBtu on a

peak day. The total estimated cost of the

facilities is $5,503, and Arkla will

reimburse MRT all of the actual

construction costs.

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. 98–1591 Filed 1–22–98; 8:45 am]

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