38822 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 138 / Monday, July 20, 1998 / Notices

FERC Gas Tariff, Original Volume No. 1,

the following tariff sheets, with an

effective date of August 1, 1998:

Second Revised Sheet No. 58G

Gulf States states that the filing is

being made pursuant to Subpart C of

Part 154 of the Commission’s

Regulations and in compliance with

Order No. 587–G issued April 16, 1998

in Docket No. RM96–1–007.

Gulf States states that the purpose of

this filing is to implement Version 1.2

of the Gas Industry Standards Board

(GISB) standards accepted by the

Commission in Order No. 587–G. The

tendered tariff sheet is proposed to be

made effective August 1, 1998 and Gulf

States requests all waivers of the

Commission’s regulations that may be

necessary to allow the filing to become

effective on August 1, 1998.

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, N.E., Washington, D.C.

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 as provided in Section 154.210 of

the Commission’s Rules and

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. 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.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–19201 Filed 7–17–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP98–349–000]

Midwestern Gas Transmission

Company; Notice of Proposed

Changes in FERC Gas Tariff

July 14, 1998.

Take notice that on July 10, 1998,

Midwestern Gas Transmission Company

(Midwestern) tendered for filing as part

of its FERC Gas Tariff, Second Revised

Volume No. 1, the tariff sheets listed on

Appendix A to the filing, with an

effective date of August 1, 1998.

Midwestern states that the revised

tariff sheets are being filed in

compliance with the Commission’s

Order No. 587–G issued on April 16,

1998. Standards for Business Practices

of Interstate Natural Gas Pipelines, 83

FERC ¶ 61,029 (1998). Consistent with

Order No. 587–G, Midwestern proposes

an effective date of August 1, 1998.

Midwestern requests a waiver of Section

154.207 to permit an August 1, 1998

effective date.

Midwestern states that the revised

tariff sheets incorporate by reference

Version 1.2 of the GISB standards.

Midwestern states that copies of the

filing have been mailed to each of the

parties that have intervened in this

proceeding.

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, N.E., Washington, D.C.

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 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.

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.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–19187 Filed 7–17–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. ER98–3690–000]

New England Power Pool; Notice of

Filing

July 14, 1998.

Take notice that on July 10, 1998, the

New England Power Pool Executive

Committee filed for acceptance a

signature page to the New England

Power Pool (NEPOOL) Agreement dated

September 1, 1971, as amended, signed

by USGen New England, Inc.,

(USGenNE). The NEPOOL Agreement

has been designated NEPOOL FPC No.

2.

The Executive Committee states that

the Commission’s acceptance of

USGenNE’s signature page would

permit NEPOOL to expand its

membership to include USGenNE.

NEPOOL further states that the filed

signature page does not change the

NEPOOL Agreement in any manner,

other than to make USGenNE’s

participation in NEPOOL. NEPOOL

requests an effective date for the

commencement of USGenNE’s

participation in NEPOOL as of the date

of USGenNE’s acquisition of the

generating assets currently owned by

New England Power Company, which is

anticipated to occur August 1, 1998 at

the earliest.

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 24, 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.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–19232 Filed 7–17–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP98–651–000]

NorAm Gas Transmission Company;

Notice of Request Under Blanket

Authorization

July 14, 1998.

Take notice that on July 2, 1998,

NorAm Gas Transmission Company

(NorAm), 1111 Louisiana, Houston,

Texas 77002, filed in Docket No. CP98–

651–000 a request pursuant to Sections

157.205, 157.212, and 157.216 of the

Commission’s Regulations under the

Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205,

157.212, and 157.216) for authorization

to upgrade facilities in Oklahoma.

NorAm makes such request under its

blanket certificate issued in Docket Nos.

CP82–384–000 and CP82–384–001

pursuant to Section 7 of the Natural Gas

Act, all as more fully set forth in the

request on file with the Commission and

open to public inspection.

Specifically, NorAm seeks authority

to (1) operate under Subpart G of Part