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the proceeding. 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. This filing may

also be viewed on the Internet at http:/

/www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call

202–208–2222 for assistance). Answers

to the complaint shall also be due on or

before May 1, 2000.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–9765 Filed 4–18–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket Nos. ER00–1675–000 and ER00–

1676–000 (Not Consolidated)]

Reliant Energy Desert Basin, LLC,

Fulton Cogeneration Associates, L.P.;

Notice of Issuance of Order

April 13, 2000.

Reliant Energy Desert Basin, LLC and

Fulton Cogeneration Associates, L.P.

(hereafter, ‘‘the Applicants’’) filed with

the Commission rate schedules in the

above-captioned proceedings,

respectively, under which the

Applicants will engage in wholesale

electric power and energy transactions

at market-based rates, and for certain

waivers and authorizations. In

particular, certain of the Applicants may

also have requested in their respective

applications that the Commission grant

blanket approval under 18 CFR part 34

of all future issuances for securities and

assumptions of liabilities by the

Applicants. On April 12, 2000, the

Commission issued an order that

accepted the rate schedules for sales of

capacity and energy at market-based

rates (Order), in the above-docketed

proceedings.

The Commission’s April 12, 2000

Order granted, for those Applicants that

sought such approval, their request for

blanket approval under Part 34, subject

to the conditions found in Appendix B

in Ordering Paragraphs (2), (3), and (5):

(2) 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 the

Applicants should file a motion to

intervene or protest with the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888

First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426,

in accordance with Rules 211 and 214

of the Commission’s Rules of Practice

and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.211 and

385.214.

Absent a request to be heard within

the period set forth in Ordering

Paragraph (2) above, if the Applicants

have requested such authorization, the

Applicants are 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 the Applicants, compatible

with the public interest, and reasonably

necessary or appropriate for such

purposes.

(5) 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 the

Applicants’ 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 May 12,

2000.

Copies of the full text of the Order are

available from the Commission’s Public

Reference Branch, 888 First Street, NE,

Washington, DC 20426. This issuance

may also be viewed on the Internet at

http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm

(call 202–208–2222 for assistance).

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–9760 Filed 4–18–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP00–244–000]

Sumas International Pipeline Inc.;

Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC

Gas Tariff

April 13, 2000.

Take notice that on April 10, 2000,

Sumas International Pipeline Inc. (SIPI),

tendered for filing as part of its FERC

Gas Tariff, Original Volume No. 2, the

following tariff sheets to become

effective May 1, 2000:

Second Revised Sheet Number 10

Second Revised Sheet Number 11

Original Sheet Number 11A

Second Revised Sheet Number 12

First Revised Sheet Number 12A

Third Revised Sheet Number 13

First Revised Sheet Number 13A

First Revised Sheet Number 13B

First Revised Sheet Number 13C

Original Sheet Number 13D

Original Sheet Number 13E

Original Sheet Number 13F

First Revised Sheet Number 16A

First Revised Sheet Number 21A

SIPI asserts that the purpose of this

filing is to comply with Order No. 587

issued on July 17, 1996 in general, and

in particular Order Nos. 587–G, 587–H

and 487–K, and the Notice Clarifying

Procedures for Filing Tariff Sheets

issued on September 12, 1996, in Docket

No. RM96–1–000. These pro-forma

sheets reflect the requirement that

interstate natural gas pipelines follow

standardized procedures for critical

business practices (nominations;

allocations, balancing and

measurement; involving; and capacity

release) and standardized protocols and

file formats for electronic

communication except where waivers

have been granted.

SIPI states that copies of this filing

were mailed to all customers of SIPI and

Interested Parties.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

protest said 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 or 385.211 of the Commission’s

Rules and Regulations. All such motions

or protests must be filed in accordance

with 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. This filing may be viewed on the

web at http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/

rims.htm (call 202–208–2222 for

assistance).

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–9768 Filed 4–18–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP00–166–000]

Williams Gas Pipelines Central, Inc.;

Notice of Petition to Amend

April 13, 2000.

Take notice that on April 3, 2000,

Williams Gas Pipelines Central, Inc.

(Williams), 3800 Frederica Street,

Owensboro, Kentucky 42301, filed an

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application pursuant to Section 7(c) of

the Natural Gas Act (NGA), as amended,

for further amendment to the certificate

of public convenience and necessity

issued in this proceeding on December

30, 1963, authorizing the Webb storage

field in Grant County, Oklahoma.

Specifically, Williams seeks authority

to increase the effective storage area by:

(1) Acquiring the gas storage rights

under an additional 480 acres for a

buffer zone, adjacent to the west

boundary of the storage leasehold

interests previously authorized; (2)

constructing three 4-inch gathering

laterals of approximately 1500 feet, 250

feet and 125 feet to connect 14 existing

production wells, converted to pressure

relief well operation, to the storage

system; and, (3) installing and operating

measurement and appurtenant facilities,

all as more fully set forth in the

application which is on file with the

Commission and open to public

inspection. The application may be

viewed on the web at www.ferc.fed.us/

online/rims.htm (Call (202) 208–2222

for assistance).

Any questions regarding the

application may be directed to David N.

Roberts, Manager of Tariffs and

Regulatory Analysis, P.O. Box 20008,

Owensboro, Kentucky 42304, (270) 688–

6712.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

make any protest with reference to said

application should on or before May 4,

2000, 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 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 the proceeding or to

participate as a party in any hearing

therein must file a motion to intervene

in accordance with the Commission’s

Rules.

A person obtaining intervener status

will be placed on the service list

maintained by the Secretary of the

Commission and will receive copies of

all documents issued by the

Commission, filed by the applicant, or

filed by all other interveners. An

intervener can file for rehearing of any

Commission order and can petition for

court review of any such order.

However, an intervener must serve

copies of comments or any other filing

it makes with the Commission to every

other intervener in the proceeding, as

well as filing an original and 14 copies

with the Commission.

A person does not have to intervene,

however, in order to have comments

considered. A person, instead, may

submit two copies of such comments to

the Secretary of the Commission.

Commenters will be placed on the

Commission’s environmental mailing

list, will receive copies of

environmental documents,and will be

able to participate in meetings

associated with the Commission’s

environmental review process.

Commenters will not be required to

serve copies of filed documents on all

other parties. However, Commenters

will not receive copies of all documents

filed by other parties or issued by the

Commission, and will not have the right

to seek rehearing or appeal the

Commission’s final order to a Federal

court. The Commission will consider all

comments and concerns equally,

whether filed by comments or those

requesting intervener status.

Take further notice that, pursuant to

the authority contained in and subject to

the jurisdiction conferred upon, the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

by Sections 7 and 15 of the Natural Gas

Act, as amended, and the Commission’s

Rules of Practice and Procedure, a

hearing will be held without further

notice before the Commission on this

Application if no motion to intervene is

filed within the time required herein, if

the Commission on its own review of

the matter finds that a grant of the

requested authorization 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

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 Williams to appear or to

be represented at the hearing.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–9761 Filed 4–18–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. ER00–1801–000, et al.]

Sierra Pacific Power Company, et al.;

Electric Rate and Corporate Regulation

Filings

April 12, 2000.

Take notice that the following filings

have been made with the Commission:

1. Sierra Pacific Power Company, et al.

[Docket No. ER00–1801–000]

Take notice that on March 30, 2000

Nevada Power Company (Nevada

Power) and Sierra Pacific Power

Company (Sierra Pacific) tendered for

filing an amendment to the joint openaccess transmission tariff filed on March

3, 2000, in Docket No. ER00–1801–000,

in anticipation of the pending merger

among Nevada Power, Sierra Pacific,

and Portland General Electric Company.

The amendment incorporates two

transmission loss studies also filed on

March 30, 2000, by Nevada Power and

Sierra Pacific, in Docket Nos. ER00–

2004–000 and ER00–2003–000

respectively, that indicate a change in

the factor used to calculate transmission

service losses under their joint openaccess transmission tariff, FERC

Original Volume No. 1, filed in Docket

No. ER99–34–000.

Copies of this filing have been served

upon those persons on the

Commission’s official service list

compiled in Docket No. ER00–1801–

000.

Nevada Power and Sierra Pacific

request that the filing be made effective

in Docket No. ER00–1801–000 as of the

effective date of that joint tariff.

Comment date: May 3, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

2. El Paso Energy Corporation and the

Coastal Corporation

[Docket No. EC00–73–000]

Take notice that on April 3, 2000,

pursuant to Federal Power Act (FPA)

Section 203, 16 U.S.C. 824b, and Part 33

of the Commission’s regulations, 18 CFR

part 33, El Paso Energy Corporation (El

Paso Energy) and The Coastal

Corporation (Coastal) on behalf of their

respective FPA-jurisdictional

subsidiaries (collectively, Applicants)

applied for all Commission approvals

necessary to consummate their

proposed merger. Applicants state that

the FPA-jurisdictional subsidiaries of El

Paso Energy and Coastal are power

marketers and merchant plants with

market-based rate authority.