27640 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 97 / Friday, May 18, 2001 / Notices

to ensure that everyone who wishes to

speak has a chance to do so and that

DOE understands all issues and

comments. At this time DOE expects to

provide speakers with approximately 5

minutes for their oral statements.

Allotted time may change based on the

number of speakers who register.

Persons who have not submitted a

request to speak in advance may register

to speak at each scoping meeting, but

advance requests are encouraged.

Should any speaker desire to provide for

the record further information that

cannot be presented within the

designated time, such additional

information may be submitted in

writing by the date listed in the DATES

section. Both oral and written comments

will be considered and given equal

weight by DOE. Oral and written

comments previously submitted in this

proceeding have been entered in the

official record of this proceeding and

need not be resubmitted.

Issued in Washington, DC on May 15,

2001.

Anthony J. Como,

Deputy Director, Electric Power Regulation,

Office of Coal & Power Im/Ex, Office of Coal

& Power System, Office of Fossil Energy.

[FR Doc. 01–12538 Filed 5–17–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. EL01–61–001]

PacifiCorp; Notice of Filing

May 14, 2001.

Take notice that on May 4, 2001,

PacifiCorp tendered for filing with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

(Commission) in accordance with 18

CFR Part 35 of the Commission’s Rules

and Regulations, a Long-Term Firm

Transmission Service Agreement with

Idaho Power Company (Idaho) under

PacifiCorp’s FERC Electric Tariff,

Second Revised Volume No. 11 (Tariff).

Copies of this filing were supplied to

the Washington Utilities and

Transportation Commission and the

Public Utility Commission of Oregon.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

protest such filing 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). All such motions and protests

should be filed on or before May 25,

2001. 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. This

filing may also be viewed on the

Internet at http://www.ferc.fed.us/

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

assistance). Comments, protests and

interventions may be filed electronically

via the internet in lieu of paper. See, 18

CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(m)(iii) and the

instructions on the Commission’s web

site at http://www.ferc.us/efi/

doorbell.htm.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–12504 Filed 5–17–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP01–360–000]

Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company;

Notice of Application

May 14, 2001.

Take notice that on May 7, 2001,

Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company

(Tennessee), 1001 Louisiana, Houston,

Texas 77002, filed in Docket No. CP01–

360–000, an application pursuant to

sections 7(b) and 7(c) of the Natural Gas

Act (NGA), and the Regulations of the

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission’s requesting authorization

for its proposed Dracut Expansion

Project. In the proposal for the Dracut

Expansion Project, Tennessee seeks to

abandon approximately 11.92 miles of

16-inch pipeline, and requests a

certificate of public convenience and

necessity to construct, install and

operate approximately 11.50 miles of

24-inch diameter replacement pipeline

and 0.42 miles of 16-inch diameter

replacement pipeline, 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].

Tennessee states that the Project will

increase Tennessee’s capacity and

flexibility on its system in the New

England region, so that it can help meet

the significant growth in the demand for

natural gas services projected in this

area of the country. Tennessee’s current

capacity from Dracut is 200 MMcfd on

a firm year-round basis. Tennessee

states that the proposed replacement

and upgrade of facilities will increase its

capacity from Dracut to 500 MMcfd on

a firm year-round basis, with minimal

environmental disruption and relatively

modest facility construction.

The estimated cost for installations

and removal of the Dracut Project

facilities is approximately $36.4 million.

Tennessee proposes to place the Dracut

Expansion facilities in service by

November 1, 2002. Tennessee requests

that the Commission grant the requested

authority by December 31, 2001.

Tennessee states that it will charge

transportation rates as currently set

forth in its tariff for any service which

utilizes the proposed facilities; that no

new or rate schedules are being

proposed; and that capacity created by

the Dracut Expansion Project will be

awarded in accordance with

Tennessee’s existing Gas Tariff.

Any questions regarding this

application should be directed to Susan

T. Halbach, Senior Counsel, P.O. Box

2511, Houston, Texas 77252 (713) 420–

5751.

There are two ways to become

involved in the Commission’s review of

this project. First, any person wishing to

obtain legal status by becoming a party

to the proceedings for this project

should, on or before May 4, 2001, file

with the Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,

Washington, DC 20426, a motion to

intervene in accordance with the

requirements of the Commission’s Rules

of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR

385.214 and 385.211) and the

Regulations under the NGA (18 CFR

157.10). A person obtaining party status

will be placed on the service list

maintained by the Secretary of the

Commission and will receive copies of

all documents filed by the applicant and

by all other parties. A party must submit

14 copies of filings made with the

Commission and must mail a copy to

the applicant and to every other party in

the proceeding. Only parties to the

proceeding can ask for court review of

Commission orders in the proceeding.

However, a person does not have to

intervene in order to have comments

considered. The second way to

participate is by filing with the

Secretary of the Commission, as soon as

possible, an original and two copies of

comments in support of or in opposition

to this project. The Commission will

consider these comments in

determining the appropriate action to be

taken, but the filing of a comment alone

will not serve to make the filer a party

to the proceeding. The Commission’s

rules require that persons filing