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comment in writing, no later than 4:30

p.m. on February 16, 1998, on any errors

or omissions with respect to the list.

Two copies of such comments should be

sent to the address indicated in the

ADDRESSES section of this Notice and

should be identified on the outside of

the envelope and on the document with

the designation ‘‘Docket No. FE–R–79–

43B.’’ Written comments should include

the commenter’s name, address, and

telephone number.

All notifications and comments

received by the DOE will be made

available, upon request, for public

inspection and copying in the Freedom

of Information Reading Room, Room

1E–190, 1000 Independence Avenue,

SW, Washington, D.C. 20585, between

the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.,

Monday through Friday, except Federal

holidays.

III. List of Electric Utilities and Gas

Utilities

The 1998 list consists of two parts

(Appendices A and B). Each displays a

different tabulation of the utilities that

meet PURPA coverage requirements. As

stated above, the inclusion or exclusion

of any utility on or from the lists does

not affect that utility’s legal obligations

or those of the responsible State

regulatory authority under PURPA.

Appendix A contains a list of utilities

which are covered by PURPA. These

utilities are grouped by State and by the

regulatory authority within each State.

Also included in this list are utilities

which are covered by PURPA but which

are not regulated by the State regulatory

authority. This tabulation, including

explanatory notes, is based on

information provided to the DOE by

State regulatory authorities in response

to the March 17, 1997 Federal Register

notice (62 FR 12625) requiring each

State regulatory authority to notify the

DOE of each utility on the list over

which it has ratemaking authority,

public comments received with respect

to that notice, and information

subsequently made available to the

DOE.

The utilities classified in Appendix A

as not regulated by the State regulatory

authority, in fact, may be regulated by

local municipal authorities. These

municipal authorities would be State

agencies as defined by PURPA and thus

have responsibilities under PURPA

identical to those of the State regulatory

authority. Therefore, each such

municipality is to notify the DOE of

each utility on the list over which it has

ratemaking authority.

In Appendix B, the utilities are listed

alphabetically, subdivided into electric

utilities and gas utilities, and further

subdivided by type of ownership:

investor-owned utilities, publiclyowned utilities, and rural cooperatives.

Those parties interested in accessing

the list electronically through our web

site may do so by contacting http://

www.fe.doe.gov/coallpower/eleclreg/

eleclreg.htm. Once you have accessed

our web site just follow the directions

to the 1998 list.

The changes to the 1997 list of electric

and gas utilities are as follows:

Additions:

Caney Fork Electric Cooperative (TN)

Central Electric Power Association

(MS)

Deep East Texas Electric Cooperative,

Inc. (TX)

Denton County Electric Cooperative,

Inc. (TX)

Johnson County Electric Cooperative,

Inc. (TX)

Lea County Electric Cooperative, Inc.

(TX)

Magic Valley Electric Cooperative,

Inc. (TX)

Maine Public Service Company (ME)

Northern Utilities, Inc. (ME)

Rayburn County Electric Cooperative,

Inc. (TX)

Shenandoah Valley Electric

Cooperative (VA)

Southside Electric Cooperative (VA)

United Cities Gas Company (TN)

Upshur-Rural Electric Cooperative,

Inc. (TX)

West Texas Gas, Inc. (TX)

(Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of

1978, Pub. L. 95–617, 92 Stat. 3117 et seq.

(16 U.S.C. 2601) et seq.))

Issued in Washington, D.C. on December

31, 1997.

Anthony J. Como,

Manager, Electric Power Regulation, Office

of Coal and Power Im/Ex, Office of Coal and

Power Systems Office of Fossil Energy.

[FR Doc. 98–224 Filed 1–5–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP98–153–000]

High Island Offshore System; Notice of

Application for a Blanket Certificate

December 30, 1997.

Take notice that on December 22,

1997, High Island Offshore System

(HIOS), 500 Renaissance Center, Detroit,

MI 48243, filed in Docket No. CP98–

153–000 an application for a Blanket

Certificate of Public Convenience and

Necessity under Subpart F Part 157 of

the Commission’s Regulations

requesting authority to engage in the

activity described in Section 157.203 of

the Commission’s Regulations, all as

more fully set forth in the request that

is on file with the Commission and open

to public inspection.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

make any protest with reference to said

motion should on or before January 20,

1998, file with the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, 888 First

Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, a

motion to intervene or a protest in

accordance with the requirements of the

Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure (18 CFR 384.214 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 be 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.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–168 Filed 1–5–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP98–142–000]

National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation;

Notice of Application

December 30, 1997.

Take notice that on December 17,

1997, National Fuel Gas Supply

Corporation (National Fuel), 10

Lafayette Square, Buffalo, New York

14203, filed in Docket No. CP98–142–

000 an application pursuant to Sections

7(b) and 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act for

a certificate of public convenience and

necessity authorizing the replacement of

a portion of an existing pipeline and

permission and approval to abandon

certain facilities, all as more fully set

forth in the application which is on file

with the Commission and open to

public inspection.

National Fuel proposes to replace and

relocate 2,735 feet of its existing 20-inch

Line K in the Town of Orchard Park,

Erie County, New York, with 3,210 feet

of 20-inch pipeline located in a new

right-of-way. In its application, National

Fuel states that leak history and

development that has encroached upon

the pipeline right-of-way necessitates

the relocation and replacement of Line

K. National Fuel states that the peak
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capacity of Line K is approximately

45,000 Mcf per day. National Fuel

estimates the cost of the project to be

$784,800. In connection with this

replacement project, National Fuel

proposes to abandon approximately

2,735 feet of the existing pipeline.

National Fuel explains that 1,529 feet of

pipe will be removed with an additional

1,206 feet of pipe being abandoned in

place. National Fuel states that removal

of these facilities will not affect service

to existing markets. National Fuel

estimates the cost of abandoning the

line to be $10,000. National Fuel states

that the facilities will be financed with

internally-generated funds and/or

interim short-term bank loans.

Any person desiring to participate in

the hearing process or to make any

protest with reference to said

application should on or before January

20, 1998, file with the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, 888 First

Street, NE., Washington, DC 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 be taken but will

not serve to make the protestants parties

to the proceeding. The Commission’s

rules require that protestors provide

copies of their protests to the party or

parties directly involved. 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.

A person obtaining intervenor status

will be placed on the service list

maintained by the Secretary of the

Commission and will receive copies of

all documents filed by the applicant and

by every one of the intervenors. An

intervenor can file for rehearing of any

Commission order and can petition for

court review of any such order.

However, an intervenor must submit

copies of comments or any other filing

it makes with the Commission to every

other intervenor in the proceeding, as

well as 14 copies with the Commission.

A person does not have to intervene,

however, in order to have comments

considered. A person, instead, may

submit two copies of comments to the

Secretary of the Commission.

Commenters will be placed on the

Commission’s environmental mailing

list, will receive copies of

environmental documents and will be

able to participate in meetings

associated with the Commission’s

environmental review process.

Commenters will not be required to

serve copies of filed documents on all

other parties. However, commenters

will not receive copies of all documents

filed by other parties or issued by the

Commission and will not have the right

to seek rehearing or appeal the

Commission’s final order to a federal

court.

The Commission will consider all

comments and concerns equally,

whether filed by commenters or those

requesting intervenor status.

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 on 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 is 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 National Fuel to appear

or be represented at the hearing.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–165 Filed 1–5–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. ER98–901–000]

Sierra Pacific Power Company; Notice

of Filing

December 30, 1997.

Take notice that on November 26,

1997, Sierra Pacific Power Company

(Sierra), filed an amendment to the

unexecuted Network Service Agreement

with the Truckee Donner Public Utility

District that Sierra Pacific previously

filed in the above-referenced docket on

July 2, 1997.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

protest said filing should file a motion

to intervence 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 must be filed on or before

January 9, 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 proceeding.

Any person wishing to become a party

must file a motion to intervene. Copies

of the filing are on file with the

Commission and are available for public

inspection.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–169 Filed 1–5–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Project No. 2017–011]

Southern California Edison Company;

Notice of Extension of Time

December 30, 1997.

At the scoping meeting for the Big

Creek No. 4 Project, P–2017, held on

December 16, 1997, the U.S. Forest

Service (USFS) requested an extension

of time to file written comments

regarding Scoping Document 1 (SD1),

issued November 13, 1997, in the abovedocketed proceeding. Several other

parties at the meeting, including the

California Department of Fish and Game

(CDFG), concurred that additional time

is required to complete their review of

SD1 and prepare their written

comments.

Upon consideration, notice is hereby

given that all interested parties,

including the USFS and the CDFG, are

granted an extension of time to February

20, 1998, to file comments.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–170 Filed 1–5–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP98–152–000]

U–T Offshore System; Notice of

Application for a Blanket Certificate

December 30, 1997.

Take notice that on December 22,

1997, U–T Offshore System (UTOS), 500

Renaissance Center, Detroit, MI 48243,

filed in Docket No. CP98–152–000 an