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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protest is filed and not withdrawn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.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP98–275–001]

Equitrans, L.P.; Notice of Proposed

Changes in FERC Gas Tariff

July 29, 1998.

Take notice that on July 27, 1998,

Equitrans, L.P. (Equitrans) tendered for

filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, First

Revised Volume No. 1, the following

revised tariff sheet to become effective

August 1, 1998:

Substitute Second Revised Sheet No. 269

Equitrans states that the purpose of

this filing is to comply with the

Commission’s Letter Order issued on

July 29, 1998 in the captioned docket.

In the July 20 Order, the Commission

required Equitrans to include by

reference or verbatim the GISB

standards 4.3.5 and 4.3.16. Equitrans

has incorporated by reference GISB

standards 4.3.5 and 4.3.16 in its General

Terms and Conditions, Section 35.1 of

its FERC Gas Tariff.

Any person desiring to protest this

filing should file a protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C.

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.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Project Nos. 2004–073 and 11607–000]

Holyoke Water Power Company,

Holyoke Gas & Electric Department,

Ashburnham Municipal Light Plant,

and Massachusetts Municipal

Wholesale Electric Company; Notice of

Intent to Conduct Public Meeting for

the Holyoke Project on the Connecticut

River

July 29, 1998.

The Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission (Commission) is reviewing

the Holyoke Water Power Company’s

application for a new license for the

continued operation of the Holyoke

Project on the Connecticut River,

Massachusetts. The Commission is

similarly reviewing a competing

application for the Holyoke Project by

the Holyoke Gas & Electric Department,

the Ashburnham Municipal Light Plant,

and the Massachusetts Municipal

Wholesale Electric Company. The

Commission will hold a public meeting

on August 25, 1998, in preparation for

completing an Environmental Impact

Statement (EIS), under the National

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and

assessing the competing applications for

relicensing the Holyoke Project.

Commission staff will hold the public

meeting in the vicinity of the Holyoke

Project. The purpose of the meeting is

to entertain further comments on the

environmental issues to be included in

the EIS. The staff will also consider

arguments regarding which of the two

competing applications present the best

adapted plan for use of the resources of

the waterway. We invite all interested

agencies, non-governmental

organizations (NGOs), and individuals

to attend the meeting. The time and

location of the meeting is shown below.

DATE: Tuesday, August 25, 1998

TIME: 7:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m.

PLACE: Holiday Inn, 245 Whiting Farms

Road, Holyoke, MA 01040.

At the meeting, the staff will: (1)

summarize the status of the relicense

proceeding(s) and the environmental

issues identified in Scooping Document

2; (2) receive statements on

environmental issues that should be

analyzed in the EIS; and (3) receive

statements by the applicants, agencies,

NGOs, and general public on which

applicant has proposed the best adapted

plan for use of resources of the

waterway, and how the favored

application is superior. Statements on

the merits of the competing applications

should indicate how the project plans of

each applicant will be adapted to a

comprehensive plan for improving or

developing the waterway. Speakers

favoring one competing application over

the other should direct their arguments

to a comparison of the merits of the

respective proposals.

The meeting will be recorded by a

court reporter, and all statements (oral

and written) will become part of the

Commission’s public record for the

project. Before the meeting starts, all

individuals who attend, will be asked to

identify themselves by signing in.

Individuals that intend to make

statements during the meeting will be

asked to sign in and clearly identify

themselves for the record prior to

speaking. Time allotted for

presentations will be determined by

staff based on the length of the meeting

and the number of people wanting to

speak. All individuals wishing to speak

will be provided at least five minutes to

present their views.

Interested parties who choose not to

speak, or who are unable to attend the

public meeting, may provide written

comments to the Commission until

September 11, 1998. Written comments

should be submitted to the Secretary,

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C.

20426.

The first page of all filings should

indicate ‘‘Holyoke Project, FERC. No.

2004–073’’ and/or ‘‘Holyoke Project,

FERC. No. 11607–000’’ at the top of the

page. All filings sent to the Secretary of

the Commission should contain an

original and eight copies. Failure to file

an original and eight copies may result

in appropriate staff not receiving the

benefit of your comments in a timely

manner. Furthermore, participants in

this proceeding are reminded that if

they file comments with the

Commission, they must serve a copy of

their filing to the parties on the

Commission’s service list.

For further information, please

contact Allan Creamer at (202) 219–

0365.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

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