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Commission in determining the

appropriate action to be taken, but will

not serve to make protestants parties to

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 April 21, 2000.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–9473 Filed 4–14–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP00–165–000]

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line

Corporation; Notice of Application

April 11, 2000.

Take notice that on April 3, 2000,

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line

Corporation (Transco), P.O. Box 1396,

Houston, Texas 77251, filed in Docket

No. CP00–165–000 an application

pursuant to Section 7(c) of the Natural

Gas Act for a certificate of public

convenience and necessity authorizing

Transco’s Sundance Expansion Project

(Sundance), located in Alabama,

Georgia, Mississippi, and North

Carolina, an incremental expansion of

Transco’s existing pipeline system

which will provide 236,383 dekatherms

per day (dts/d) of new firm

transportation capacity to serve

increased market demand in the

Southeastern region of the United States

by a proposed in-service date of May 1,

2002, all as more fully set forth in the

application which is on file with the

Commission and open to public

inspection. This filing may be viewed

on the web at http://www.ferc.fed.us/

online/rims.htm (call 202–208–2222 for

assistance).

Transco states that an order to create

the firm transportation capacity for the

Sundance project, it proposes to

construct and operate the following

facilities on its mainline pipeline

system:

1. 12.03 miles of 42-inch diameter

pipeline loop from milepost (MP)

772.81 on Transco’s mainline in Clarke

County, Mississippi to MP 784.84 in

Choctaw County, Alabama (the DeSoto

loop).

2. 9.36 miles of 48-inch diameter

pipeline loop from MP 851.46 on

Transco’s mainline in Dallas, County,

Alabama to MP 860.82 in Perry County,

Alabama (the Summerfield loop).

3. Piping modifications at Transco’s

existing Compressor Station No. 105,

which is located in Coosa County,

Alabama.

4. 8.97 miles of 42-inch diameter

pipeline loop from MP 1247.03 on

Transco’s mainline in Cleveland

County, North Carolina to MP 1256.00

in Gaston County, North Carolina (the

Kings Mountain loop).

5. 7.67 miles of 42-inch diameter

pipeline loop from MP 1287.11 on

Transco’s mainline to MP 1294.78 in

Iredell County, North Carolina (the

Mooresville loop).

6. The installation of one new 18,975

horsepower compressor unit, and the

uprating of an existing 15,000

horsepower compressor unit, and an

existing 16,500 horsepower compressor

unit to 18,975 horsepower each at

Transco’s existing Compressor Station

No. 115, which is located in Coweta

County, Georgia. The proposed

Sundance project will increase the total

certificated compression at this station

to 56,425 horsepower.

7. The installation of one new 15,000

horsepower compressor unit, and the

uprating of an existing 4,000

horsepower compressor unit to 4,800

horsepower at Transco’s existing

Compressor Station No. 125, which is

located in Walton County, Georgia. The

proposed Sundance project will

increase the total certificated

compression at this station to 38,800

horsepower.

8. The installation of gas coolers at

Transco’s existing Compressor Station

No. 150, which is located in Iredell

County, North Carolina.

Transco declares that the total

estimated cost for the proposed facilities

will be $134.67 million.

Transco states that the construction

and operation of the proposed facilities

will not have a significant impact on

human health or the environment.

Transco asserts that the proposed

facilities, for the most part, will be

installed either within or immediately

adjacent to existing pipeline or utility

rights-of-way and Transco’s existing

compressor station yards. Transco

certifies that the proposed facilities will

be designed, constructed, operated, and

maintained in accordance with all

applicable safety standards and plans

for maintenance and inspection.

Any questions regarding the

application should be directed to Toi

Anderson, at (713) 215–4540 and (1–

888) 214–8475, Transcontinental Gas

Pipe Line Corporation, P.O. Box 1396,

Houston, Texas 77251.

Transco states that it held an open

season from April 16 through June 1,

1999, during which it received written

expressions of interest from potential

shippers desiring new firm

transportation service to be made

available as a result of the Sundance

project. As a result of the open season,

Transco declares that it executed

precedent agreements with the

following twelve shippers: Carolina

Power & Light Company (75,000 dts/d);

City of Buford, Georgia (2,588 dts/d);

Clinton-Newberry Natural Gas

Authority, South Carolina (2,000 dts/d);

City of Commerce, Georgia (207 dts/d);

City of Covington, Georgia (776 dts/d);

City of Fort Hill, South Carolina (8,000

dts/d); City of Fountain Inn, South

Carolina (3,500 dts/d); City of Greer,

South Carolina (2,500 dts/d); City of

Sugar Hill, Georgia (518 dts/d); City of

Toccoa, Georgia (1,035 dts/d); City of

Winder, Georgia (259 dts/d); and

Southern Company Services, Inc.

(140,000 dts/d). Transco states that

100% of the firm capacity to be created

by the Sundance project is subscribed to

by these twelve shippers.

Transco declares that the firm

transportation service under the

Sundance project will be provided

under Rate Schedule FT of Transco’s

FERC Gas Tariff, Volume No. 1, and

Transco’s blanket certificate under Part

284(G) of the Commission’s regulations.

Transco states that the proposed costbased recourse rate for the Sundance

project is based on a straight fixedvariable rate design methodology and an

increment cost of service.

Transco requests that the Commission

issue a preliminary determination on

the non-environmental aspects of this

proposal by September 1, 2000, and a

final order granting the authorizations

by April 1, 2001.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

make any protest with reference to said

Application should on or before May 2,

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 Rule of Practice and

Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 or 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 a proceeding or to

participate as a party in any hearing

therein must file a motion to intervene

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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

Commission by Sections 7 and 15 of the

Natural Gas Act and the Commission’s

Rules and Procedure, a hearing will be

held without further notice before the

Commission or its designee on this

Application if no petition 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

abandonment is required by the public

convenience and necessity. If a petition

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 Applicant to appear or

be represented at the hearing.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–9474 Filed 4–14–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. EL00–62–000, et al.]

ISO New England Inc., et al.; Electric

Rate and Corporate Regulation Filings

April 10, 2000.

Take notice that the following filings

have been made with the Commission:

1. ISO New England Inc., New England

Power Pool, Central Maine Power

Company, Northeast Utilities Service

Company, The United Illuminating

Company, Unitil Power Corp. and

Fitchburg, Gas and Electric Light

Company, Vermont Electric Power

Company, Inc., v. New England Power

Pool and ISO New England Inc.

[Docket Nos. EL00–62–000, ER00–2052–000,

ER00–2016–000, EL00–59–000, and ER00–

2005–000]

Take notice that on March 31, 2000,

as corrected on April 3, 2000, ISO New

England Inc. filed in Docket Nos. EL00–

62–000 and ER00–2052–000, pursuant

to Section 206 proposed amendments to

the New England Power Pool (NEPOOL)

Open Access Transmission Tariff and

the Restated NEPOOL Agreement to

facilitate implementation of a

Congestion Management System and

Multi-Settlement System, and

associated arrangements, for New

England. Copies of said filing have been

served upon the Secretary of the

NEPOOL Participants Committee, as

well as upon the utility regulatory

agencies of the six New England States

and the New England Conference of

Public Utilities Commissioners.

Take notice that on March 30, 2000,

in PG&E Generating, USGen New

England, Inc., PG&E Energy Trading

Power L.P., FPL Energy, LLC, Sithe New

England Holdings, North American,

LLC, Dighton Power Associates L.P.,

Tiverton Power Associates L.P.,

Rumford Associates L.P., Great Bay

Power Corporation, NRG Power

Marketing, Inc., Somerset Power, LLC,

Middletown Power, LLC, Norwalk

Harbor Power, LLC, Devon Power, LLC,

Montville Power, LLC, Connecticut Jet

Power, LLC, and Indeck-Pepperell

Power Associates, Inc. (the Supporting

Generators) submitted for filing in

Docket No. ER00–2016–000, pursuant to

Section 206 of the Federal Power Act, a

proposal for a comprehensive

congestion management system (CMS)

and multi-settlement system (MSS). The

Supporting Generators state that copies

of the filing have been served upon all

entities listed in Docket No. ER00–

2016–000, the participants in the New

England Power Pool, non-Participant

transmission customers, and the New

England State Governors and Regulatory

Commissions.

Take notice that on March 31, 2000

Central Maine Power Company;

Northeast Utilities Service Company;

The United Illuminating Company;

Unitil Power Corp. and Fitchburg Gas

and Electric Light Company; and

Vermont Electric Power Company, Inc.

tendered for filing in docket Nos. EL00–

59–000 and EL00–2005–000 pursuant to

Sections 206 and 306 of the Federal

Power Act a complaint against New

England Power Pool and ISO New

England Inc. The filing also was

submitted as a rate change filing as

permitted by Section 14.14 of the

Restated NEPOOL Agreement and

Section 205 of the Federal Power Act.

Comment date: April 21, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

2. Northeast Utilities Service Company

[Docket Nos. ER95–1686–007, ER96–496–

009, ER97–1359–000, OA97–300–000 and

ER98–4604–000]

Take notice that on March 31, 2000,

Northeast Utilities Service Company

(NUSCO), tendered for filing an

amendment to its refund report filed in

the captioned dockets in compliance

with the Commission’s order in

Northeast Utilities Service Company, 89

FERC ¶ 61,184 (1999).

Comment date: April 21, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

3. PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.

[Docket No. ER98–3527–004]

Take notice that on April 3, 2000, the

Market Monitoring Unit (MMU) of PJM

Interconnection, L.L.C. (PJM), submitted

the MMU’s report on Enforcing Data

Requests. The MMU states that the

report is submitted pursuant to the

Commission’s ‘‘Order Approving Market

Monitoring Plan as Modified’’ issued on

March 10, 1999 in Docket No. ER98–

3527–000. PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.,

86 FERC ¶ 61,247, at 61,891 (1999).

The MMU states that copies of this

filing were served upon all PJM

Members and each state electric utility

regulatory commission in the PJM

control area.

Comment date: April 24, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

4. PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.

[Docket No. ER98–3527–005]

Take notice that on April 3, 2000, the

Market Monitoring Unit (MMU) of PJM

Interconnection, L.L.C. (PJM), submitted

the MMU’s report on Ancillary Services

Markets. The MMU states that the report

is submitted pursuant to the

Commission’s ‘‘Order Approving Market

Monitoring Plan as Modified’’ issued on

March 10, 1999 in Docket No. ER98–

3527–000. PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.,

86 FERC ¶ 61,247, at 61,891 (1999).

The MMU states that copies of this

report were served upon all PJM

members and each electric utility

regulatory commission in the PJM

Control Area.

Comment date: April 24, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

5. Citizens Utilities Company

[Docket No. ER99–450–001]

Take notice that on March 31, 2000,

Citizens Utilities Company filed a

refund report in connection with the

Line Loss Amendment to Settlement

Agreement, which was filed in Docket

No. ER99–450–000 on November 2,

1998 and accepted for filing by the

Commission by letter order dated

December 3, 1998.

Comment date: April 21, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

6. APS Energy Services

[Docket No. ER99–4122–003]

Take notice that on April 3, 2000,

APS Energy Services filed a quarterly

report for information only.