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Vermilion Area, Offshore Louisiana.

Transco states that gas will be delivered

through an existing tap on the piping on

the platform, and that Transco will

install, own and operate electronic flow

measurement equipment. Transco states

that Marathon will install, own and

operate a valve assembly and a meter

tube.

Transco further states that the new

sales tap will be used by Marathon to

receive up to 500 Mcf of gas per day

from Transco on an interruptible basis.

Transco states that such gas will be used

by Marathon for gas lift purposes at

Vermilion Block 331. Transco states that

transportation service will be rendered

to Marathon pursuant to Transco’s Rate

Schedule IT and Part 284 (G) of the

Commission’s regulations. Transco also

states that the addition of this sales tap

will have no significant impact on its

peak day or annual deliveries and is not

prohibited by its FERC Gas Tariff.

Transco estimates the total cost of its

proposed facilities to be approximately

$31,290, and states that Marathon will

reimburse Transco for all costs

associated with such facilities.

Any person or the Commission’s staff

may, within 45 days after issuance of

the instant notice by the Commission,

file pursuant to Rule 214 of the

Commission’s Procedural Rules (18 CFR

385.214) a motion to intervene or notice

of intervention and pursuant to Section

157.205 of the Regulations under the

Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205) a

protest to the request. If no protest is

filed within the time allowed therefor,

the proposed activity shall be deemed to

be authorized effective the day after the

time allowed for filing a protest. If a

protest is filed and not withdrawn

within 30 days after the time allowed

for filing a protest, the instant request

shall be treated as an application for

authorization pursuant to Section 7 of

the Natural Gas Act.

David P. Boergers,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–20068 Filed 7–27–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Notice of Application Tendered for

Filing With the Commission

July 22, 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–2567–009.

c. Date Filed: June 18, 1998.

d. Applicant: Northern States Power

Company—Wisconsin.

e. Name of Project: Wissota

Hydroelectric Project.

f. Location: On the Chippewa River in

Chippewa County, Wisconsin.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power

Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).

h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Chris M.

Olson, Northern States Power Company,

100 North Barstow Street, P.O. Box 8,

Eau Claire, WI 54702, (715) 836–1053.

i. FERC Contact: Mark Pawlowski

(202) 219–2795.

j. Comment Date: Within 60 days of

the notice issuance date.

k. Description of Project: The existing

project would consist of: (1) six earthen

embankments and a 165 foot-long

gravity dam; (2) a 6,212-acre reservoir;

(3) a powerhouse containing 6 vertical

turbine-generator units for a total

installed capacity of 36,000 kW; (4) a

transmission line; and (5) appurtenant

facilities. The average annual energy

generation is 149,392,471 kWh.

1. With this notice, we are initiating

consultation with the WISCONSIN

STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION

OFFICER (SHPO), as required by § 106,

National Historic Preservation Act, and

the regulations of the Advisory Council

on Historic Preservation, 36, CFR, at

§ 800.4

m. Pursuant to Section 4.32(b)(7) of 18

CFR of the Commission’s regulations, if

any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or

person believes that an additional

scientific study should be conducted in

order to form an adequate factual basis

for a complete analysis of the

application on its merit, the resource

agency, Indian Tribe, or person must file

a request for a study with the

Commission not later than 60 days from

the comment date and serve a copy of

the request on the applicant.

David P. Boergers,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–20099 Filed 7–27–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Notice Tendered for Filing With the

Commission

July 22, 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 New

License (Tendered Notice)

b. Project No.: 1895–007.

c. Date filed: June 30, 1998.

d. Applicant: South Carolina Electric

& Gas Company.

e. Name of Project: Columbia

Hydroelectric Project.

f. Location: On the Board and

Congaree Rivers in Richland County and

the City of Columbia, South Carolina.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power

Act 16 USC 791(a)-825(r).

h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Neville O.

Lorick, Vice President, Fossil & Hydro

Operations, South Carolina Electric &

Gas Company, 111 Research Drive,

Columbia, SC 29203.

i. FERC Contact: Charles R. Hall at

(202) 219–2853.

j. Description of Project: The existing

project consists of: (1) a 1,021-foot-long,

14-foot-high timber crib diversion dam;

(2) a shallow, 265-acre reservoir located

in the Broad River upstream from the

diversion dam; (3) 10-foot-deep, 150-

foot-wide, 3.5-mile-long canal with a

surface area of 85 acres; (4) a 210-footlong, granite-block masonry canal intake

structure, containing 12 manually

operated vertical lift gates to control the

flow of water into the canal; (5) a

granite-block masonry canal spillway

containing two, 12-foot-wide Taintor

gates separated by a 208-foot-long

stoplog section; (6) a granite-block and

brick masonry powerhouse, containing

seven turbine-generator units with a

total installed capacity of 10,600

kilowatts (kW); and (7) appurtenant

facilities.

k. Under Section 4.32 (b)(7) of the

Commission’s Regulations (18 CFR), if

any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or

person believes that the applicant

should conduct an additional scientific

study to form an adequate factual basis

for a complete analysis of the

application on its merits, they must file

a request for the study with the

Commission, not later than 60 days after

the application is filed, and must serve

a copy of the request on the applicant.

1. With this notice, we are initiating

consultation with the South Carolina

State Historic Preservation Officer, as

required by § 106, National Historic

Preservation Act, and the regulations of

the Advisory Council on Historic

Preservation, 36 CFR, 800.4.

David P. Boergers,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–20100 Filed 7–27–98; 8:45 am]

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