Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 130 /Wednesday, July 8, 1998 / Notices 36891

1The original authorization and Presidential

Permit were granted in Docket No. CP93–117–000,

San Diego Gas & Electric Company, 64 FERC

¶ 61,221, rehr’g denied, 65 FERC ¶ 61,299 (1993).

The license for Project No. 1982 was

issued for a period ending June 30,

1998. Section 15(a)(1) of the FPA, 16

U.S.C. 808(a)(1), requires the

Commission, at the expiration of a

license term, to issue from year to year

an annual license to the then licensee

under the terms and conditions of the

prior license until a new license is

issued, or the project is otherwise

disposed of as provided in Section 15 or

any other applicable section of the FPA.

If the project’s prior license waived the

applicability of Section 15 of the FPA,

then, based on Section 9(b) of the

Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C.

558(c), and as set forth at 18 CFR

16.21(a), if the licensee of such project

has filed an applicaiton for a subsequent

license, the licensee may continue to

operate the project in accordance with

the terms and conditions of the license

after the minor or minor part license

expires, until the Commission acts on

its application. If the licensee of such a

project has not filed an application for

a subsequent license, then it may be

required, pursuant to 18 CFR 16.21(b),

to continue project operations until the

Commission issues someone else a

license for the project or otherwise

orders disposition of the project.

If the project is subject to Section 15

of the FPA, notice is hereby given that

an annual license for Project No. 1982

is issued to Northern States Power

Company for a period effective July 1,

1998, through June 30, 1999, or until the

issuance of a new license for the project

or other disposition under the FPA,

whichever comes first. If issuance of a

new license (or other disposition) does

not take place on or before June 30,

1999, notice is hereby given that,

pursuant to 18 CFR 16.18(c), an annual

license under Section 15(a)(1) of the

FPA is renewed automatically without

further order or notice by the

Commission, unless the Commission

orders otherwise.

If the project is not subject to Section

15 of the FPA, notice is hereby given

that Northern States Power Company is

authorized to continue operation of the

Holcombe Project No. 1982 until such

time as the Commission acts on its

application for subsequent license.

David P. Boergers,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–17991 Filed 7–7–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. ER98–3267–000]

PSI Energy, Inc.; Notice of Filing

July 1, 1998.

Take notice that on June 9, 1998, PSI

Energy, Inc., tendered for filing a Power

Supply Agreement between Wabash

Valley Power Association, Inc., PSI and

Cinergy Services, Inc., dated January 1,

1998. This agreement is to succeed PSI’s

Rate Schedule FERC No. 241, the

Interim Scheduled Power Agreement

betwen itself and Wabash Valley Power

Association, Inc.

Copies of the filing were served upon

Wabash Valley Power Association, Inc.,

Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission

and the Indiana Office of the Consumer

Counsel.

PSI Energy, Inc., requests waiver of

the Commission’s notice requirements

to allow the Interim Agreement to

terminate as of year end 1997 and for

the Long-Term Agreement to become

effective January 1, 1998.

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

and protests should be filed on or before

July 10, 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. 98–18061 Filed 7–7–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. EL96–53–001]

Public Service Company of New

Hampshire; Notice of Filing

July 1, 1998.

Take notice that on June 15, 1998,

Public Service Company of New

Hampshire tendered for filing its

compliance filing in the abovereferenced docket.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

protest such 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 385.214). All such motions and

protests should be filed on or before July

9, 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. 98–18063 Filed 7–7–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP93–117–002]

San Diego Gas & Electric Company;

Notice of Application for Amended

Section 3 Authorization Request and

for a Presidential Permit

July 1, 1998.

Take notice that on June 22, 1998, San

Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E),

Post Office Box 1831, San Diego, CA

92101, filed in Docket No. CP93–117–

002 an application pursuant to Section

3 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA), as

amended, and Subpart B of Part 153 of

the Commission’s Regulations

thereunder, for an order amending

previous authorization and Presidential

Permit for the siting, construction, and

operation of pipeline facilities and the

place of exit for the export of natural gas

at the International Boundary between

the United States and Mexico in San

Diego County, California,1 all as more

fully set forth in the application which

is on file with the Commission and open

to public inspection.

SDG&E is a local distribution

company (LDC), and as such is exempt

from the Commission’s jurisdiction

under Section 1(c) of the NGA, the

Hinshaw amendment, but is regulated
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by the California Public Utilities

Commission. In Docket No. CP93–117–

000, SDG&E received authorization to

construct, operate, and maintain a

pipeline extending from SDG&E’s

existing distribution system to Otay

Mesa, San Diego County, at the

International Border with Mexico, and

an associated meter station.

SDG&E states that between the time

the Commission granted its original

authorization in 1993 and the present,

the area intended for the proposed

border crossing has become thickly

settled. SDG&E therefore requests

permission to amend its authorization

to:

1. Exclude the section of pipeline

connecting SDG&E’s existing system to

the proposed facilities in the immediate

vicinity of the border crossing;

2. Move the location of the border

crossing 1.73 miles east to

approximately 32° 33.2′ N by 116° 53.9′

W;

3. Reduce the pipeline size from 36

inches to 30 inches; and

4. Reduce the maximum capacity

from 500 MMCF/day to 350 MMCF/day.

The facility will consist of a 100 foot

by 120 foot meter station and 400 feet

of 30-inch pipeline leading from the

meter station to the International

Boundary. Although not part of the

Section 3 authorization, SDG&E

proposes to build approximately 3 miles

of pipeline connecting the proposed

facilities with SDG&E’s existing

Hinshaw distribution system.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

make any protest with reference to said

application should on or before July 22,

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. 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.

Take further notice that, pursuant to

the authority contained in and subject to

the jurisdiction conferred upon the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

by 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 notion to intervene is

filed within the time required herein, if

the Commission on its own review of

the matter finds that permission and

approval for the proposed abandonment

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 SDG&E to appear or be

represented at the hearing.

David P. Boergers,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–17987 Filed 7–7–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket Nos. ER98–6–000 and ER98–6–001]

USGen New England, Inc.; Notice of

Issuance of Orders

July 1, 1998.

USGen New England, Inc. (USGenNE)

filed an application for Commission

authorization to engage in wholesale

power sales at market-based rates, and

for certain waivers and authorizations.

In particular, USGenNE requested that

the Commission grant blanket approval

under 18 CFR Part 34 of all future

issuances of securities and assumptions

of liabilities by USGenNE. On February

25, 1998, the Commission issued an

Order that inadvertently did not include

USGenNE’s name in the Ordering

Paragraphs that granted to USGenNE the

waivers and blanket authorizations

generally afforded to power marketers.

On March 27, 1998, USGenNE filed a

Request For Clarification or, In The

Alternative, Request For Rehearing of

the Commission’s February 25 Order.

On June 10, 1998, the Commission

issued an Order on Clarification and

Rehearing that clarified the earlier order

regarding such waivers and blanket

authorizations.

The Commission’s February 25, 1998

and the June 10, 1998 Orders granted

the request for blanket approval under

Part 34, subject to the conditions found

in Ordering Paragraphs (J), (K), and (M)

of the February 25, 1998 Order:

(J) Within 30 days of the date 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 USGenNE

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.

(K) Absent a request to be heard

within the period set forth in Ordering

Paragraph (J) above, USGenNE 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

USGenNE, compatible with the public

interest, and reasonably necessary or

appropriate for such purposes.

(M) 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 USGenNE’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 July 10,

1998.

Copies of the full text of the Orders

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. 98–18062 Filed 7–7–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Notice of Application Accepted for

Filing With the Commission

July 1, 1998.

Take notice that the following

hydroelectric application has been filed

with the Commission and is available

for public inspection:

a. Type of Application: Major License.

b. Project No.: P–2004–073.

c. Date Filed: September 2, 1997.

d. Applicant: Holyoke Water Power

Company.

e. Name of Project: Holyoke

Hydroelectric Project.

f. Location: On the Connecticut River

in Hampden, Hampshire, and Franklin

Counties, Massachusetts.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power

Act, 16 U.S.C. §§ 791(a)—825(r).

h. Applicant Contact:

Ronald G. Chevalier, Vice President,

Holyoke Water Power Company, P.O.