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and protests should be filed on or before

July 1, 1998. Protests will be considered

by the Commission to determine the

appropriate action to be taken, but will

not serve to make protestants parties to

the proceedings. 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.

David P. Boergers.

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–16707 Filed 6–23–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. EG98–61–000, et al.]

Long Beach Generation LLC, et al.;

Electric Rate and Corporate Regulation

Filings

June 17, 1998.

Take notice that the following filings

have been made with the Commission:

1. Long Beach Generation LLC

[Docket No. EG98–61–000]

Take notice that on June 5, 1998, Long

Beach Generation LLC, with its

principal office at 1221 Nicollet Mall,

Suite 700, Minneapolis, MN 55403, filed

with the Commission an application for

determination of exempt wholesale

generator status pursuant to Part 365 of

the Commission’s Regulations (the

Application). On April 14, 1998,

Applicant amended (the Amended

Application) its initial application to

submit additional information. On June

5, 1998, Applicant filed an amendment

to submit additional information

regarding ancillary services to be

provided by the Applicant.

In the Application, as amended,

Applicant states that it is a limited

liability company organized under the

laws of the State of Delaware. Applicant

will be engaged directly and exclusively

in owning and operating an

approximately 560 megawatt gas-fired

electric generating facility located at

2665 West Seaside Boulevard, Terminal

Island, Long Beach, CA 90902. Electric

energy produced by the facility will be

sold at wholesale into the California

Power Exchange and to other wholesale

customers.

Comment date: July 6, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice. The

Commission will limit its consideration

of comments to those that concern the

adequacy or accuracy of the application.

2. Minnesota Agri-Power, L.L.C.

[Docket No. EG98–86–000]

Take notice that on June 11, 1998,

Minnesota Agri-Power, L.L.C.

(Applicant), with its principal place of

business at 681 Prentice Street, P.O. Box

64, Granite Falls, MN 56241, filed with

the Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission an application for

determination of exempt wholesale

generator status pursuant to Part 365 of

the Commission’s Regulations.

Applicant states that it will be

engaged in owning and operating a

biomass fired power production facility

with approximately 75 MW of installed

capacity located at Granite Falls,

Minnesota. The facility will be an

eligible facility selling electric energy

solely at wholesale. All of the facility’s

net output will be sold at wholesale to

Northern States Power Company.

Comment date: July 6, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice. The

Commission will limit its consideration

of comments to those that concern the

adequacy or accuracy of the application.

3. Citizens Utilities Company

[Docket No. EL98–49–000]

Take notice that on May 19, 1998,

Citizens Utilities Company tendered for

a petition for disclaimer of jurisdiction

over corporate restructuring.

Comment date: July 8, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

4. Public Service Company of Colorado

[Docket No. ER98–498–000]

Take notice that on June 12, 1998,

Public Service Company of Colorado

(PS Colorado), on behalf of itself and the

other jurisdictional entities in the Rocky

Mountain Reserve Group (RMRG)

namely Black Hills Corporation, doing

business as and operating its electric

utility under the name Black Hills

Power and Light Company, and

WestPlains Energy, a division of

UtiliCorp United Inc., has filed (1) a

response to the deficiency letter issued

by the Division of Rate Applications on

December 29, 1997, and (2) revised

versions of RMRG Policies B and C,

which have been clarified in response to

the deficiency letter.

Comment date: July 2, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

5. PECO Energy Company

[Docket No. ER98–2011–002]

Take notice that on June 11, 1998,

pursuant the Order Accepting

Compliance Filings, issued on May 14,

1998, by the Commission PECO Energy

Company (PECO), submitted its

compliance filing.

Comment date: July 1, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

6. Portland General Electric Co.

[Docket No. ER98–2584–000]

Take notice that on June 12, 1998,

Portland General Electric Company

(PGE), tendered for filing a revised

Application for Order Accepting

Revised Rate Schedule and Granting

Waivers and Blanket Authority, to

become effective April 21, 1998.

The proposed tariff revisions (FERC

Electric Service Tariff First Revised

Volume No. 10) provide the terms and

conditions pursuant to which PGE will

sell electric energy to the California

Independent System Operator (ISO). In

these transactions, PGE intends to

charge market-based rates as determined

by the auction settlement procedures

prescribed by the ISO Operating

Agreement and Tariff of the California

Independent System Operator

Corporation filed in FERC Docket No.

ER96–1663.

Copies of this filing were served upon

the Oregon Public Utility Commission

and the California ISO.

Comment date: July 2, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

7. American Electric Power Service

Corporation

[Docket No. ER98–3103–000]

Take notice that on June 12, 1998, the

American Electric Power Service

Corporation (AEPSC), tendered for filing

a request to amend the effective date for

an executed service agreement under

the Wholesale Market Tariff of the AEP

Operating Companies (Power Sales

Tariff) with FirstEnergy Corporation

from May 1, 1998 to April 8, 1998. The

Power Sales Tariff was accepted for

filing effective October 10, 1997 and has

been designated AEP Operating

Companies’ FERC Electric Tariff

Original Volume No. 5. AEPSC

respectfully requests waiver of notice to

permit the service agreements to be

made effective for service as requested.

A copy of the filing was served upon

FirstEnergy Corporation and the State

Utility Regulatory Commissions of

Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio,

Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.

Comment date: July 2, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.
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8. American Electric Power Service

Corporation

[Docket No. ER98–3170–000]

Take notice that on June 12, 1998, the

American Electric Power Service

Corporation (AEPSC), tendered for filing

executed service agreements under the

Wholesale Market Tariff of the AEP

Operating Companies (Power Sales

Tariff). The Wholesale Market Tariff was

accepted for filing effective October 10,

1997 and has been designated AEP

Operating Companies’ FERC Electric

Tariff Original Volume No. 5.

AEPSC respectfully requests waiver of

notice to permit the service agreements

to be made effective for British

Columbia Power Exchange Corporation

and FirstEnergy Trading & Power

Marketing, Inc., on April 1, 1998 as

initially requested in Docket ER98–

3170–000 and has requested an effective

date of May 15, 1998, for the remaining

service agreements.

A copy of the filing was served upon

the Parties and the State Utility

Regulatory Commissions of Indiana,

Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee,

Virginia and West Virginia.

Comment date: July 2, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

9. Wisconsin Public Service

Corporation

[Docket No. ER98–3312–000]

Take notice that on June 12, 1998,

Wisconsin Public Service Corporation

(WPSC), tendered for filing an executed

Short Term Firm Transmission Service

Agreement between WPSC and Central

Illinois Light Co., providing for

transmission service under the Open

Access Transmission Service Tariff,

FERC Original Volume No. 11.

Comment date: July 2, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

10. PECO Energy Company

[Docket No. ER98–3313–000]

Take notice that on June 12, 1998,

PECO Energy Company (PECO), filed a

Service Agreement dated May 29, 1998

with Hydro Quebec (HQ), under PECO’s

FERC Electric Tariff Original Volume

No. 1 (Tariff). The Service Agreement

adds HQ as a customer under the Tariff.

PECO requests an effective date of

May 29, 1998, for the Service

Agreement.

PECO states that copies of this filing

have been supplied to HQ and to the

Pennsylvania Public Utility

Commission.

Comment date: July 2, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

11. Wisconsin Electric Power Company

[Docket No. ER98–3314–000]

Take notice that on June 12, 1998,

Wisconsin Electric Power Company

(Wisconsin Electric), tendered for filing

a Transmission Service Agreement

between itself and PG&E Energy

Trading—Power, L.P. (PG&E). The

Transmission Service Agreement allows

PG&E to receive transmission service

under Wisconsin Electric’s FERC

Electric Tariff, Volume No. 7, which is

pending Commission consideration in

Docket No. OA97–578.

Wisconsin Electric requests an

effective date coincident with its filing

and waiver of the Commission’s notice

requirements in order to allow for

economic transactions as they appear.

Copies of the filing have been served

on PG&E, the Public Service

Commission of Wisconsin and the

Michigan Public Service Commission.

Comment date: July 2, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

12. Consumers Energy Company

[Docket No. ER98–3315–000]

Take notice that on June 12, 1998,

Consumers Energy Company

(Consumers), tendered for filing an

executed service agreement for NonFirm Point-to-Point Transmission

Service pursuant to the Joint Open

Access Transmission Service Tariff filed

on December 31, 1996, by Consumers

and The Detroit Edison Company

(Detroit Edison) with the following

transmission customer: Entergy Power

Marketing Corporation.

Copies of the filed agreement were

served upon the Michigan Public

Service Commission, Detroit Edison and

the transmission customer.

Comment date: July 2, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

13. Entergy Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER98–3317–000]

Take notice that on June 12, 1998,

Entergy Services, Inc. (Entergy

Services), on behalf of Entergy

Louisiana, Inc. (Entergy Louisiana),

tendered for filing an Interconnection

and Operating Agreement between

Entergy Louisiana and Union Carbide

Corporation.

Comment date: July 2, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

14. PP&L, Inc.

[Docket No. ER98–3319–000]

Take notice that on June 12, 1998,

PP&L, Inc. (formerly known as

Pennsylvania Power & Light Company)

(PP&L), filed a Service Agreement dated

May 14, 1998, with Southern Company

Energy Marketing L.P. (Southern), under

PP&L’s FERC Electric Tariff, Original

Volume No. 5. The Service Agreement

adds Southern as an eligible customer

under the Tariff.

PP&L requests an effective date of

June 12, 1998, for the Service

Agreement.

PP&L states that copies of this filing

have been supplied to Southern and to

the Pennsylvania Public Utility

Commission.

Comment date: July 2, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

15. Western Resources, Inc.

[Docket No. ER98–3320–000]

Take notice that on June 12, 1998,

Western Resources, Inc., tendered for

filing an agreement between Western

Resources and Central and South West

Services, Inc., and Western Resources

and Entergy Services, Inc. Western

Resources states that the purpose of the

agreements is to permit the customer to

take service under Western Resources’

market-based power sales tariff on file

with the Commission. The agreements

are proposed to become effective May

18, 1998 and May 15, 1998,

respectively.

Copies of the filing were served upon

Central and South West Services, Inc.,

Entergy Services, Inc., and the Kansas

Corporation Commission.

Comment date: July 2, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

16. Wisconsin Public Service

Corporation

[Docket No. ER98–3321–000]

Take notice that on June 12, 1998,

Wisconsin Public Service Corporation

(WPSC), tendered for filing an executed

Transmission Service Agreement

between WPSC and Central Illinois

Light Co., provides for transmission

service under the Open Access

Transmission Service Tariff, FERC

Original Volume No. 11.

Comment date: July 2, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

17. Southwestern Electric Power

Company

[Docket No. ER98–3322–000]

Take notice that on June 12, 1998,

Southwestern Electric Power Company

(SWEPCO), tendered for filing the final

return on common equity (Final ROE),

to be used in establishing final

redetermined formula rates for

wholesale service in Contract Year 1997
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to Northeast Texas Electric Cooperative,

Inc., the City of Bentonville, Arkansas,

the City of Hope, Arkansas, Rayburn

Country Electric Cooperative, Inc.,

Cajun Electric Power Cooperative, Inc.,

Tex-La Electric Cooperative of Texas,

Inc., and East Texas Electric

Cooperative, Inc. SWEPCO provides

service to these Customers under

contracts which provide for periodic

changes in rates and charges determined

in accordance with cost-of-service

formulas, including a formulaic

determination of the return on common

equity.

In accordance with the provisions of

the formula rate contracts, SWEPCO

seeks an effective date of January 1,

1997 and, accordingly, seeks waiver, to

the extent necessary, of the

Commission’s notice requirements.

Copies of the filing were served on the

affected wholesale Customers, the

Public Utility Commission of Texas, the

Louisiana Public Service Commission

and the Arkansas Public Service

Commission.

Comment date: July 2, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

18. Ameren Services Company

[Docket No. ER98–3323–000]

Take notice that on June 12, 1998,

Ameren Services Company (ASC),

tendered for filing Service Agreements

for Long-Term Firm Point-to-Point

Transmission Services between ASC

and the City of Columbia, MO (the City).

ASC asserts that the purpose of the

Agreement is to permit ASC to provide

transmission service to the City

pursuant to Ameren’s Open Access

Transmission Tariff filed in Docket No.

ER96–677–004.

Comment date: July 2, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

19. Union Electric Company

[Docket No. ER98–3324–000]

Take notice that on June 12, 1998,

Union Electric Company (UE), tendered

for filing a Service Agreement for

Market Based Rate Power Sales between

UE and MidAmerican Energy Company

(MEC). UE asserts that the purpose of

the Agreement is to permit UE to make

sales of capacity and energy at market

based rates to MEC pursuant to UE’s

Market Based Rate Power Sales Tariff

filed in Docket No. ER97–3664–000.

Comment date: July 2, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

20. Ameren Services Company

[Docket No. ER98–3325–000]

Take notice that on June 12, 1998,

Ameren Services Company (ASC),

tendered for filing a Service Agreement

for Firm Point-to-Point Transmission

Service between ASC and DTE Energy

Trading, Inc., (DTE). ASC asserts that

the purpose of the Agreement is to

permit ASC to provide transmission

service to DTE pursuant to Ameren’s

Open Access Transmission Tariff filed

in Docket No. ER96–677–004.

Comment date: July 2, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

21. Ameren Services Company

[Docket No. ER98–3326–000]

Take notice that on June 12, 1998,

Ameren Services Company (ASC),

tendered for filing Service Agreements

for Non-Firm Point-to-Point

Transmission Services between ASC

and DTE Energy Trading, Inc., and

PG&E Energy Trading—Power, L.P. ASC

asserts that the purpose of the

Agreements is to permit ASC to provide

transmission service to the parties

pursuant to Ameren’s Open Access

Transmission Tariff filed in Docket No.

ER96–677–004.

Comment date: July 2, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

22. Central Power and Light Company,

West Texas Utilities Company, Public

Service Company of Oklahoma,

Southwestern Electric Power Company

[Docket No. ER98–3328–000]

Take notice that on June 12, 1998,

Central Power and Light Company,

Public Service Company of Oklahoma,

Southwestern Electric Power Company

and West Texas Utilities Company

(collectively, the CSW Operating

Companies), tendered for filing service

agreements establishing Southwestern

Public Service Company (SPS), and

Ameren Services (Ameren), as

customers under the CSW Operating

Companies’ market-based rate power

sales tariff. The CSW Operating

Companies request an effective date of

May 20, 1998, for the service agreements

and, accordingly, seek waiver of the

Commission’s notice requirements.

The CSW Operating Companies states

that a copy of the filing was served on

SPS and Ameren.

Comment date: July 2, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

23. Virginia Electric and Power

[Docket No. ER98–3329–000]

Take notice that on June 12, 1998,

Virginia Electric and Power Company

(Virginia Power), tendered for filing the

Service Agreement between Virginia

Electric and Power Company and

Allegheny Electric Cooperative, Inc.,

under the FERC Electric Tariff (First

Revised Volume No. 4), which was

accepted by order of the Commission

dated November 6, 1997 in Docket No.

ER97–3561–001. Under the tendered

Service Agreement, Virginia Power will

provide services to Allegheny Electric

Cooperative, Inc., under the rates, terms

and conditions of the applicable Service

Schedules included in the Tariff.

Virginia Power requests an effective

date of May 20, 1998, for the Service

Agreement.

Copies of the filing were served upon

Allegheny Electric Cooperative, Inc.,

Rural Utilities Service, the Virginia

State Corporation Commission and the

North Carolina Utilities Commission.

Comment date: July 2, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

24. Virginia Electric and Power

Company

[Docket No. ER98–3330–000]

Take notice that on June 12, 1998,

Virginia Electric and Power Company

(Virginia Power), tendered for filing the

Service Agreement between Virginia

Electric and Power Company and

Tampa Electric Company under the

FERC Electric Tariff (First Revised

Volume No. 4), which was accepted by

order of the Commission dated

November 6, 1997 in Docket No. ER97–

3561–001. Under the tendered Service

Agreement, Virginia Power will provide

services to Tampa Electric Company

under the rates, terms and conditions of

the applicable Service Schedules

included in the Tariff. Virginia Power

requests an effective date of June 12,

1998, for the Service Agreement.

Copies of the filing were served upon

Tampa Electric Company, the Florida

Public Service Commission, the Virginia

State Corporation Commission and the

North Carolina Utilities Commission.

Comment date: July 2, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

25. Mid-Continent Area Power Pool

[Docket No. ER98–3331–000]

Take notice that on June 12, 1998, the

Mid-Continent Area Power Pool

(MAPP), on behalf of its members that

are subject to Commission jurisdiction

as public utilities under Section 201(e)
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1Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation’s

application was filed with the Commission under

Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act and Part 157 of

the Commission’s regulations.

2The appendices referenced in this notice are not

being printed in the Federal Register. Copies are

available from the Commission’s Public Reference

and Files Maintenance Branch, 888 First Street, NE,

Washington, DC 20426, or call (202) 208–1371.

Copies of the appendices were sent to all those

receiving this notice in the mail.

of the Federal Power Act, filed an

amendment to MAPP Schedule F.

Comment date: July 2, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

26. Public Service Company of

Colorado

[Docket No. ER98–3347–000]

Take notice that on June 12, 1998,

Cheyenne Light, Fuel and Power

Company, Public Service Company of

Colorado (PS Colorado), and

Southwestern Public Service Company

(collectively New Century) has filed

revisions to its open-access transmission

tariff pending in this docket. New

Century states that the primary purpose

of the proposed revisions is to modify

the priority of non-firm use on the PS

Colorado system to accommodate PS

Colorado’s membership in the Rocky

Mountain Reserve Group.

Comment date: July 2, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

27. Indianapolis Power and Light

Company

[Docket No. ES98–34–000]

Take notice that on May 29, 1998,

Indianapolis Power and Light Company

filed an application, under § 204 of the

Federal Power Act, seeking

authorization to issue unsecured shortterm securities, from time to time, in an

aggregate principal amount of not more

than $500,000,000 outstanding at any

one time, during the period of

September 1, 1998 through August 31,

2000, with final maturities of one year

or less from the date of issue.

Comment date: July 17, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

Standard Paragraph:

E. Any person desiring to be heard or

to protest said 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

and 18 CFR 385.214). All such motions

or protests should be filed on or before

the comment date. 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 these filings are on file with the

Commission and are available for public

inspection.

David P. Boergers,

Acting Secretary.

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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP98–546–000]

Columbia Gas Transmission

Corporation; Notice of Intent To

Prepare an Environmental Assessment

for the Proposed RIPX Project and

Request for Comments on

Environmental Issues

June 18, 1998.

The staff of the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission (FERC or

Commission) will prepare an

environmental assessment (EA) that will

discuss the environmental impacts of

Columbia Gas Transmission

Corporation’s (Columbia) proposal to

abandon its Derricks Creek Storage Field

in Kanawha County, West Virginia and

replace it with working gas capacity and

deliverability at the Ripley Storage Field

in Jackson County, West Virginia.

The abandonment of the Derricks

Creek Storage Field in Kanawha County,

West Virginia includes 13.1 miles of

pipeline. In addition, the project would

require the construction and operation

of 3.5 miles of various diameter storage

pipeline at the Ripley Storage Field,

drilling six new storage wells,

improving the deliverability of nine

existing wells, and increasing the

capacity of the Ripley Storage Field in

Jackson County, West Virginia. This EA

on the RIPX Project 1 will be used by the

Commission in its decision-making

process to determine whether the

project is in the public convenience and

necessity.

If you are a landowner receiving this

notice, you may be contacted by a

pipeline company representative about

the acquisition of an easement to

abandon, construct, operate, and

maintain the proposed facilities. The

pipeline company would seek to

negotiate a mutually acceptable

agreement. However, if the project is

approved by the Commission, that

approval conveys with it the right of

eminent domain. Therefore, if easement

negotiations fail to produce an

agreement, the pipeline company could

initiate condemnation proceedings in

accordance with state law. A fact sheet

addressing a number of typically asked

questions, including the use of eminent

domain, is attached to this notice as

appendix 1.2

Summary of the Proposed Project

Columbia seeks authorization for the

following:

• Abandonment in place of the

Derricks Creek Storage Field in its

entirety consisting of 13.1 miles of

various diameter pipeline and 20 active

storage wells;

• Construction of approximately 3.5

miles of various diameter storage

pipeline, drilling six new storage wells,

and improving the deliverability of nine

existing wells at the Ripley Storage

Field;

• Increase the capacity of the Ripley

Storage Field by 0.8 billion cubic feet

(BCF) of gas;

• Conversion of two observation

wells to active injection/withdrawal

wells, and conversion of three very low

performance wells to observation wells;

and

• Abandonment by sale of up to 5.4

BCF of base gas within the two storage

fields.

The location of the project facilities is

shown in appendix 2.

Land Requirements for Construction

Construction of the proposed facilities

would require about 66.2 acres of land.

Following construction, about 18.8 acres

would be maintained as permanent

pipeline right-of-way and about 20.0

acres would be required for new well

sites and aboveground facilities. The

remaining 27.4 acres of land would be

restored and allowed to revert to its

former use.

The EA Process

The National Environmental Policy

Act (NEPA) requires the Commission to

take into account the environmental

impacts that could result from an action

whenever it considers the issuance of a

Certificate of Public Convenience and

Necessity. NEPA also requires us to

discover and address concerns the

public may have about proposals. We

call this ‘‘scoping.’’ The main goal of the

scoping process is to focus the analysis

in the EA on the important

environmental issues. By this Notice of