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contact the INEEL Information line or

Wendy Green Lowe, Jason Associates

Corp., at the addresses or telephone

numbers listed above. Requests must be

received 5 days prior to the meeting and

reasonable provision will be made to

include the presentation in the agenda.

The Designated Federal Officer is

empowered to conduct the meeting in a

fashion that will facilitate the orderly

conduct of business. Each individual

wishing to make public comment will

be provided a maximum of 5 minutes to

present their comments.

Minutes: The minutes of this meeting

will be available for public review and

copying at the Freedom of Information

Public Reading Room, 1E–190, Forrestal

Building, 1000 Independence Avenue,

SW., Washington, DC 20585 between 9

a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday-Friday, except

Federal holidays. Minutes will also be

available by writing to Charles M. Rice,

INEEL Citizens’ Advisory Board Chair,

477 Shoup Ave., Suite 205, Idaho Falls,

Idaho 83402 or by calling Wendy Green

Lowe, the Board Facilitator, at (208)

522–1662.

Issued at Washington, DC on June 18, 1998.

Rachel Samuel,

Deputy Advisory Committee Management

Officer.

[FR Doc. 98–16658 Filed 6–22–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Secretary of Energy Advisory Board;

Notice of Open Meeting

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

SUMMARY: Consistent with the

provisions of the Federal Advisory

Committee Act (Public Law 92–463, 86

Stat. 770), notice is hereby given of the

following advisory committee meeting:

Name: Secretary of Energy Advisory

Board—Electric System Reliability Task

Force.

DATES AND TIMES: Thursday, July 9,

1998, 8:30 am—3:00 pm.

ADDRESSES: The Rosemont Convention

Center, Conference Rooms 12 & 13, 5555

North River Road, Rosemont, Illinois.

Note: The Rosemont Convention Center is

located near the O’Hare International Airport.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Richard C. Burrow, Secretary of Energy

Advisory Board (AB–1), U.S.

Department of Energy, 1000

Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, D.C. 20585, (202) 586–1709

or (202) 586–6279 (fax).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

The electric power industry is in the

midst of a complex transition to

competition, which will induce many

far-reaching changes in the structure of

the industry and the institutions which

regulate it. This transition raises many

reliability issues, as new entities emerge

in the power markets and as generation

becomes less integrated with

transmission.

Purpose of the Task Force

The purpose of the Electric System

Reliability Task Force is to provide

advice and recommendations to the

Secretary of Energy Advisory Board

regarding the critical institutional,

technical, and policy issues that need to

be addressed in order to maintain the

reliability of the nation’s bulk electric

system in the context of a more

competitive industry.

Tentative Agenda

Thursday, July 9, 1998

8:30–8:45 AM—Opening Remarks &

Objectives—Philip Sharp, ESR Task

Force Chairman

8:45–10:15 AM—Working Session:

Discussion of Draft Position Paper on

State/Regional Issues in Transmission

System Reliability—Facilitated by

Philip Sharp

10:15–10:30 AM—Break

10:30–12:00 PM—Working Session:

Discussion of Draft Position Paper on

Incentives for Transmission

Enhancement—Facilitated by Philip

Sharp

12:00–1:00 PM—Lunch

1:00–2:45 PM—Working Session:

Planning for the Final Report—

Facilitated by Philip Sharp

2:45–3:00 PM—Public Comment Period

3:00 PM—Adjourn

This tentative agenda is subject to

change. The final agenda will be

available at the meeting.

Public Participation

The Chairman of the Task Force is

empowered to conduct the meeting in a

fashion that will, in the Chairman’s

judgment, facilitate the orderly conduct

of business. During its meeting in

Rosemont, Illinois, the Task Force

welcomes public comment. Members of

the public will be heard in the order in

which they sign up at the beginning of

the meeting. The Task Force will make

every effort to hear the views of all

interested parties. Written comments

may be submitted to Skila Harris,

Executive Director, Secretary of Energy

Advisory Board, AB–1, U.S. Department

of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue,

SW, Washington, D.C. 20585.

Minutes

Minutes and a transcript of the

meeting will be available for public

review and copying approximately 30

days following the meeting at the

Freedom of Information Public Reading

Room, 1E–190 Forrestal Building, 1000

Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, D.C., between 9:00 AM and

4:00 PM, Monday through Friday except

Federal holidays. Information on the

Electric System Reliability Task Force

and the Task Force’s interim report may

be found at the Secretary of Energy

Advisory Board’s web site, located at

http://www.hr.doe.gov/seab.

Issued at Washington, D.C., on June 18,

1998.

Rachel M. Samuel,

Deputy Advisory Committee Management

Officer.

[FR Doc. 98–16659 Filed 6–22–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Notice of Intent to File an Application

for a New License

June 17, 1998.

a. Type of filing: Notice of Intent to

File An Application for a New License.

b. Project No.: 362.

c. Date filed: June 2, 1998.

d. Submitted By: Ford Motor

Company, current licensee.

e. Name of Project: Twin Cities

Project.

f. Location: On the Mississippi River,

in Hennepin and Ramsey Counties,

Minnesota.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Section 15 of the

Federal Power Act, 18 CFR 16.6 of the

Commission’s regulations.

h. Effective date of current license:

July 1, 1980.

i. Expiration date of current license:

June 6, 2003.

j. The project consists of: (1) a 160-

foot-long, 74-foot-wide powerhouse

integral with the U.S. Army Corps of

Engineers Lock and Dam No. 1; (2) four

generating units with a total installed

capacity of 17,920 kW; (3) 36, 2-foothigh hinged flashboards on top of the

spillway; (4) transmission facilities

consisting of: (a) two 1,550-foot-long,

13.8–kV lines; (b) three 1,000-foot-long,

13.8–kV lines; and (5) appurtenant

facilities.

k. Pursuant to 18 CFR 16.7,

information on the project is available

at: Ford Motor Company, Twin Cities

Assembly Plant, Plant Engineering, 966

So. Mississippi River Blvd., St. Paul,
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MN 55116, Mr. Dan Hagan, (612) 696–

0628.

l. FERC contract: Tom Dean (202)

219–2778. Project No. 362

m. Pursuant to 18 CFR 16.9 each

application for a new license and any

competing license applications must be

filed with the Commission at least 24

months prior to the expiration of the

existing license. All applications for

license for this project must be filed by

June 6, 2001.

David P. Boergers,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–16605 Filed 6–22–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Project No. 2004–073]

Holyoke Water Power Company;

Notice of Granting Extension of Time

to Complete Response to Deficiency

Letter for the Holyoke Project

June 17, 1998.

On February 23, 1998, the Director,

Office of Hydropower Licensing

(Director) informed Holyoke Water

Power Company (HWP) of deficiencies

in its license application. Among other

things, the license application was

deficient in information regarding

project cost and financing, which is

required in Exhibit D. The February 23

letter established a 90-day deadline

from the date of the letter, until May 24,

1998, for HWP to correct the noted

deficiencies.

On May 26, 1998, HWP filed its

response to the Director’s February 23

deficiency letter. In its filing, HWP

provided most of the information, but

did not provide the information

requested with respect to Exhibit D.

Rather, HWP filed a motion requesting

an extension of time to complete this

aspect of the February 23 deficiency

letter.

HWP states that, as a result of the

restructuring legislation enacted by the

Commonwealth of Massachusetts in

1997, its property tax status has changed

from a Massachusetts Manufacturing

Corporation to a Massachusetts Business

Corporation. Consequently, HWP

expects its property tax liability to

increase beyond that in fiscal year 1997.

In light of these changes, as well as

other changes presently occurring in the

electric utility industry, HWP states that

the continued use of the project cost and

financing data provided in its license

application is not justified. Moreover,

HWP states that the aforementioned

changes have made it difficult for the

company to project cost and financing

data in the future.

HWP states that it is currently

developing the project cost and

financing information requested by the

Director, but that the results have not

been completed and reviewed. HWP

requests a 30-day extension, or until

June 23, 1998, to complete and file the

project cost and financing information.

HWP does not believe that granting the

requested extension of time will unduly

delay the proceedings in this docket.

Based on the foregoing argument, as

well as HWP’s diligence in pursuing the

licensing process, good cause has been

shown for granting HWP’s request. The

motion filed by HWP was served on all

parties in this proceeding, and no party

filed a response or objected to granting

the motion. Therefore, the deadline for

HWP to file its project cost and

financing information is extended to

June 23, 1998. In making its filing, HWP

should be sure that the information

provided satisfies the Director’s request

of February 23. Refinements in the

project’s cost and financing, if

necessary, can be filed any time in the

future prior to Commission action in

this proceeding.

Please be advised that any further

requests for extension of deadlines that

affect the schedule of this proceeding

will be given careful scrutiny. Moreover,

the Commission should be notified prior

to a filing deadline if any party in this

proceeding sees the need for an

extension of time.

David P. Boergers,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–16607 Filed 6–22–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP98–18–002]

Iroquois Gas Transmission System,

L.P.; Notice of Proposed Changes in

FERC Gas Tariff

June 16, 1998.

Take notice that on June 10, 1998,

Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P.

(Iroquois) tendered for filing as part of

its FERC Gas Tariff, First Revised

Volume No. 1, the following tariff sheets

to become effective November 16, 1997:

Substitute Fifth Revised Sheet No. 11

Substitute Second Revised Sheet No. 11A

Substitute Third Revised Sheet No. 11B

Second Substitute Second Revised Sheet No.

50A

Second Substitute Original Sheet No. 50B

Second Substitute Second Revised Sheet No.

122

Iroquois states that this filing is made

to comply with the Commission’s June

1, 1998 Order in the above-referenced

docket, which directed Iroquois to

modify its recent negotiated rate tariff

filing within 10 days of its Order, by

filing revised tariff sheets to be effective

November 16, 1997. Iroquois states that,

in compliance with that order, it has (i)

revised the definitions of ‘‘Negotiated

Rate’’ and ‘‘Negotiated Rate Formula,’’

(ii) removed references to capacity

releases from Section 32.2 of its tariff,

which deals with negotiated rates; and

(iii) clarified how it will evaluate

negotiated rates or bids at negotiated

rates that use different rate designs.

Iroquois also states that copies of this

filing were served upon all customers

and interested state regulatory agencies.

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.

David P. Boergers,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–16599 Filed 6–22–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket Nos. ER98–441–000, ER98–1019–

000, and ER98–2550–000; ER98–495–000,

ER98–1614–000, and ER98–2145–000;

ER98–496–000 and ER98–2160–000; ER98–

441–001, and ER98–495–001, ER98–496–001

consolidated]

Southern California Edison Company,

California Independent System

Operator Corp., El Segundo Power,

LLC, Pacific Gas & Electric Company,

San Diego Gas & Electric Company,

Southern California Edison Company,

Pacific Gas & Electric Company, San

Diego Gas & Electric Company; Notice

of Informal Settlement Conference

June 17, 1998.

Take notice that an informal

settlement conference will be convened