34374 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 121 /Wednesday, June 24, 1998 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. GT98–53–000]

Texas Gas Transmission Corporation;

Notice of Filing of Refund Report

June 18, 1998.

Take notice that on June 15, 1998,

Texas Gas Transmission Corporation

(Texas Gas) tendered for filing a refund

report detailing the pro rata refund to its

eligible firm customers of a June 10,

1998. Gas Research Institute (GRI)

refund of $65,084.00.

Texas Gas states that this refund

report is being made to comply with

Commission Order issued February 22,

1995, in Docket No. RP95–124–000

requiring each pipeline to file a refund

report with the Commission within

fifteen (15) days of making the refunds.

Texas Gas states that copies of the

refund report were included with the

refunds made on June 10, 1998, and

served upon Texas Gas’s jurisdictional

customers receiving refunds, and

interested state commissions.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

protest this filing should file a motion

to intervene or a protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, NE, Washington, DC

20426, in accordance with Sections

385.214 and 385.211 of the

Commission’s Rules and Regulations.

All such motions or protests must be

filed on or before June 25, 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.

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 in the Public Reference

Room.

David P. Boergers,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–16711 Filed 6–23–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. GT98–52–000]

Williams Gas Pipelines Central, Inc.;

Notice of Filing of Refund Report

June 18, 1998.

Take notice that on June 12, 1998,

Williams Gas Pipelines Central, Inc.

(Williams), tendered for filing a report

of GRI refunds made to customers.

Williams states that this filing is being

made in compliance with Commission

order issued February 22, 1997, in

Docket No. GT97–31. The February 22

order directed each pipeline receiving a

refund from GRI to credit such refunds

pro rata to its eligible customers, and

within 15 days of making these credits,

file a refund report with the

Commission. Williams states that the

refund report reflects refunds of

$385,291 made by Williams to its

eligible firm customers on June 12,

1998.

Williams states that a copy of its filing

was served on all of Williams’

jurisdictional customers and interested

states commissions.

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 25, 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.

David P. Boergers,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–16710 Filed 6–23–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP98–208–001]

Williams Gas Pipelines Central, Inc.;

Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC

Gas Tariff

June 18, 1998.

Take notice that on June 15, 1998,

Williams Gas Pipelines Central, Inc.

(Williams), tendered for filing to become

part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Original

Volume No. 1, the following tariff

sheets, with the proposed effective date

of June 1, 1998:

Substitute Second Revised Sheet No.

268 Substitute Original Sheet Nos.

271B, 271C, and 271D.

Williams states that it made a filing

on May 1, 1998, in Docket Nos. RP98–

208–000, et al., to establish procedures

to be used in conducting a reverse

auction. By order dated May 29, 1998,

the Commission directed Williams to

file revised tariff sheets conforming to

the order within 15 days after the order

issued. Williams states that the instant

filing is being made to comply with the

order.

Williams states that a copy of its filing

was served on all participants listed on

the service lists maintained by the

Commission in the dockets referenced

above and on all of Williams’

jurisdictional customers and interested

state commissions.

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. 98–16719 Filed 6–23–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. ER98–3297–000]

Wisconsin Electric Power Company;

Notice of Filing

June 16, 1998.

Take notice that on June 11, 1998,

Wisconsin Electric Power Company

(Wisconsin Electric), tendered for filing

an electric service agreement under its

Market Rate Sales Tariff (FERC Electric

Tariff, Original Volume No. 8) with

Columbia Energy Power Marketing

Corporation (Columbia). Wisconsin

Electric respectfully requests an

effective date of May 20, 1998 to allow

for economic transactions.

Copies of the filing have been served

on Columbia, the Michigan Public

Service Commission, and the Public

Service Commission of Wisconsin.

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, NW., Washington, DC

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
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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]

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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.