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to construct and operate the remaining

facilities required for its 2002 Expansion

Project, all as more fully set forth in the

application which is on file with the

Commission and open to public

inspection. The filing may be viewed at

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

(call 202–208–2222 for assistance).

Kern River states that after

incorporating the facilities currently

being installed for its short-term

California Action Project (authorized in

Docket No. CP01–106–000) into the

design of its originally proposed 2002

Expansion Project, Kern River states that

it now requests issuance of a certificate

of public convenience and necessity

only: (i) To install an additional

compressor unit at its existing Muddy

Creek Compressor Station (Muddy

Creek) in Lincoln County, Wyoming; (ii)

to upgrade its existing Opal Meter

Station in Lincoln County, Wyoming;

and (iii) to install a new electric motordriven compressor unit at the Daggett

Compressor Station (Daggett) in San

Bernardino County, California. Kern

River states that these proposed

facilities will cost approximately $31.4

million to construct and that the 2002

Expansion Project also will be allocated

a pro rata share (124.5/145.5) of the

California Action Project costs that were

proposed to be levelized or amortized

over 15 years.

Kern River states that it continues to

request an up-front determination that

its 2002 Expansion Project qualifies for

rolled-in rate treatment. Kern River

states that the rolled-in effect of the

2002 Expansion billing determinants

(124,500 Dth/d) and the cost of service

attributable thereto will reduce the

otherwise applicable rates for existing

rolled-in shippers by approximately 6 to

7 percent, partially offset by an increase

in fuel gas and electricity cost

reimbursement obligations for

compression on the expanded system.

It is also stated by Kern River that to

ensure recovery of its actual electric fuel

costs for the proposed electric

compressor at Daggett from the shippers

flowing gas through that station

(excluding California Action Project

shippers, which are subject to a

separate, incremental fuel in-kind

reimbursement obligation), Kern River

states that it continues to request

approval of a pro forma tariff provision

establishing an electric compressor fuel

surcharge. However, it is stated that the

initial surcharge now is proposed to be

$0.0099 per Dth of applicable flow

through the station, based on updated

volumes and electric costs.

Kern River states that, since the 2002

Expansion shippers require service by

May 1, 2002, in order to serve the fuel

requirements of new and eisting electric

power generation facilities in California,

Kern River requests the Commission to

grant the requested authorizations by no

later than August, 2001, so construction

can commence at Muddy Creek by

September 1, 2001, before the advent of

winter weather in Wyoming.

Any questions regarding this

application should be directed to Gary

K. Kotter, Manager, Certificates, Kern

River Gas Transmission Company, P.O.

Box 58900, Salt Lake City, Utah 84158–

0900, call (801) 584–7117.

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 June 8, 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 or 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

comments in opposition to the project

provide copies of their protests only to

the party or parties directly involved in

the protest.

Persons who wish to comment only

on the environmental review of this

project should submit an original and

two copies of their comments to the

Secretary of the Commission.

Environmental commenters will be

palced on the Commission’s

environmental mailing list, will receive

copies of the environmental documents,

and will be notified of meetings

associated with the Commission’s

environmental review process.

Environmental commenters will not be

required to serve copies of filed

documents on all other parties.

However, the non-party commenters

will not receive copies of all documents

filed by other parties or issued by the

Commission (except for the mailing of

environmental documents issued by the

Commission) and will not have the right

to seek court review of the

Commission’s final order.

The Commission may issue a

preliminary determination on nonenvironmental issues prior to the

completion of its review of the

environmental aspects of the project.

This preliminary determination

typically considers such issues as the

need for the project and its economic

effect on existing customers of the

applicant, on other pipelines in the area,

and on landowners and communities.

For example, the Commission considers

the extent to which the applicant may

need to exercise eminent domain to

obtain rights-of-way for the proposed

project and balances that against the

non-environmental benefits to be

provided by the project. Therefore, if a

person has comments on community

and landowner impacts from this

proposal, it is important either to file

comments or to itnervene as early in the

process as possible.

Comments and protests may be filed

electronically via the internet in lieu of

paper. See, 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii)

and the instructions on the

Commission’s web site at http://

www.ferc.fed.us/efi/doorbell.htm.

If the Commission decides to set the

application for a formal hearing before

an Administrative Law Judge, the

Commission will issue another notice

describing that process. At the end of

the Commission’s review process, a

final Commission order approving or

denying a certificate will be issued.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Project No. 2738–049]

New York State Electric & Gas

Corporation; Notice of Site Visit

May 18, 2001.

On May 31, 2001, the Office of Energy

Projects staff will participate in a site

visit to the area proposed for a change

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in land rights at the Kents Falls

development of the Saranac River

hydroelectric Project operated by New

York State Electric & Gas Corporation,

in Clinton County, New York. The

inspection will begin at 9 a.m. at the

Kents Falls hydroelectric plant located

on Kents Falls Road in the Town of

Schuyler Falls, New York.

All interested parties may attend the

inspection. Those planning to attend

must provide their own transportation.

For further information, please contact

the Commission’s Office of External

Affairs at (202) 208–0004.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–13097 Filed 5–23–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP01–232–001]

Northwest Pipeline Corporation; Notice

of Compliance Filing

May 18, 2001.

Take notice that on May 15 2001,

Northwest Pipeline Corporation

(Northwest) tendered for filing as part of

its FERC Gas Tariff, Third Revised

Volume No. 1, the following tariff

sheets, to be effective August 16, 2001:

Sub Second Revised Sheet No. 16

Sub Fourth Revised Sheet No. 17

Sub Seventh Revised Sheet No. 18

Sub Second Revised Sheet No. 18–A

Sub First Revised Sheet No. 30

Fifth Revised Sheet No. 31

Fourth Revised Sheet No. 32

First Revised Sheet No. 33

Sub Second Revised Sheet No. 100

Sub Original Sheet No. 100–A

Sub Third Revised Sheet No. 254

Sub Fourth Revised Sheet No. 255

Sub Fourth Revised Sheet No. 256

Third Revised Sheet No. 257

Second Revised Sheet No. 311

Second Revised Sheet No. 312

Second Revised Sheet No. 322

Original Sheet No. 323

Sheet No. 324

Second Revised Sheet No. 357

Original Sheet No. 357–A

Northwest states that the purpose of

this filing is to comply with the

Commission’s Order Accepting and

Suspending Tariff Sheets, Subject to

Refund and Conditions issued March

16, 2001 in Docket No. RP01–232–000

(Order). Northwest states that it has

submitted (1) responses to the questions

in the Order, and (2) revised tariff sheets

pertaining to its facilities

reimbursement procedures.

Northwest states that a copy of this

filing has been served upon each person

designated on the official service list

compiled by the Secretary in this

proceeding.

Any person desiring to protest said

filing should file a protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC

20426, in accordance with Section

385.211 of the Commission’s Rules and

Regulations. All such 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. 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).

Comments, protests and interventions

may be filed electronically via the

internet in lieu of paper. See, 18 CFR

385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions

on the Commission’s web site at

http://www.ferc.fed.us/efi/doorbell.htm.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP00–482–000]

Reliant Gas Transmission Company;

Notice of Technical Conference

May 18, 2001.

On August 15, 2000, Reliant Gas

Transmission Company (Reliant)

submitted a filing to comply with Order

No. 637. Several parties have protested

various aspects of Reliant’s filing.

Take notice that a technical

conference to discuss the various issues

raised by Reliant’s filing will be held on

Thursday, June 7, 2001, at 10 am, in a

room to be designated at the offices of

the Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,

Washington, DC 20426. Parties

protesting aspects of Reliant’s filing

should be prepared to discuss

alternatives.

All interested persons and Staff are

permitted to attend.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Project No. 460–001 Washington]

Tacoma Public Utilities; Notice of

Teleconference

May 18, 2001.

a. Date and Time of Teleconference:

Thursday, May 31, 2001 at 1:00 pm

(EDT).

b. FERC Contact: Patrick Murphy at

202–219–2659,

patrick.murphy@ferc.fed.us

c. Purpose of the Teleconference: To

clarify the additional information

requested by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service, in a letter dated February 1,

2001, to prepare a biological opinion on

the effect of relicensing and operating

the Cushman Hydroelectric Project,

FERC No. 460, Mason County,

Washington, on the federally listed as

threatened distinct population segment

of Coastal-Puget Sound bull trout

(Salvelinus confluentus).

d. Only the FWS and the Commission

are consulting parties for purposes of

the teleconference. However, the

License applicant and other interested

parties to the relicensing proceeding

will be permitted to provide relevant

information, consistent with the limited

purpose of the teleconference. Any

party wishing to participate in the

teleconference should notify Mr. Patrick

Murphy of the Commission staff at 202–

219–2659 by May 29, 2001. Those

participants who are located in the

project area (i.e., western Washington

state) are asked to coordinate with other

participant locations to minimize the

telephone connection sites. Details of

the connection procedure will also be

provided when you contact Mr.

Murphy. Please contact Mr. Lynn

Childers, FWS, Lacey, WA at 360–753–

5831, to coordinate consolidation of

telephone connection sites.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

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