28748 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 101 / Thursday, May 24, 2001 / Notices

83442, (208) 745–8630, (fax) (208) 745–

7909, or e-mail address:

npsihydro@aol.com.

i. FERC Contact: Any questions on

this notice should be addressed to Mr.

Lynn R. Miles, Sr. at (202) 219–2671, or

e-mail address: lynn.miles@ferc.fed.us.

j. Deadline for filing motions to

intervene, protests and comments: 60

days from the issuance date of this

notice.

All documents (original and eight

copies) should be filed with: David P.

Boergers, Secretary, Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, 888 First

Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.

Comments recommendation,

interventions, and protests, may be

electronically filed 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.

The Commission’s Rules of Practice

and Procedure require all interveners

filing documents with the Commission

to serve a copy of that document on

each person in the official service list

for the project. Further, if an intervener

files comments or documents with the

Commission relating to the merits of an

issue that may affect the responsibilities

of a particular resource agency, they

must also serve a copy of the document

on that resource agency.

k. Description of Project: (1) An

existing concrete dam 312 feet high and

900 feet long; (2) a reservoir having a

surface area of 1,972 acres with a storage

capacity of 360,400 acre-feet at an

normal water surface elevation of 3,870

feet; (3) a 120-inch diameter 300 footlong steel penstock; (4) a powerhouse

containing two 4.25MW generating

units with a project capacity of 8.5

megawatts; (5) a 25 kv transmission line

approximately 20 miles long; and (6)

appurtenant facilities.

The project would have an annual

generation of 57.6 GWh.

l. A copy of the application is

available for inspection and

reproduction at the Commission’s

Public Reference Room, located at 888

First Street, NE., Room 2A, Washington,

DC 20426, or by calling (202) 208–1371.

The application may be viewed on

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

(call (202) 208–2222 for assistance). A

copy is also available for inspection and

reproduction at the address in item h

above.

m. Preliminary Permit—Anyone

desiring to file a competing application

for preliminary permit for a proposed

project must submit the competing

application itself, or a notice of intent to

file such an application, to the

Commission on or before the specified

comment date for the particular

application (see 18 CFR 4.36).

Submission of a timely notice of intent

allows an interested person to file the

competing preliminary permit

application no later than 30 days after

the specified comment date for the

particular application. A competing

preliminary permit application must

conform with 18 CFR 4.30(b) and 4.36.

n. Preliminary Permit—Any qualified

development applicant desiring to file a

competing development application

must submit to the Commission, on or

before a specified comment date for the

particular application either a

competing development application or

notice of intent to file such an

application. Submission of a timely

notice of intent to file a development

application allows an interested person

to file the competing application no

later than 120 days after the specified

comment date for the particular

application. A competing license

application must conform with 18 CFR

4.30(b) and 4.36.

o. Notice of Intent—A notice of intent

must specify the exact name, business

address, and telephone number of the

prospective applicant, and must include

an unequivocal statement of intent to

submit, if such an application may be

filed, either a preliminary permit

application or a development

application (specify which type of

application). A notice of intent must be

served on the applicant(s) named in this

public notice.

p. Proposed Scope of Studies under

Permit—A preliminary permit, if issued,

does not authorize construction. The

term of the proposed preliminary permit

would be 36 months. The work

proposed under the preliminary permit

would include economic analysis,

preparation of preliminary engineering

plans, and a study of environmental

impacts. Based on the results of these

studies, the Applicant would decide

whether to proceed with the preparation

of a development application to

construct and operate the project.

q. Comments, Protests, or Motions to

Intervene—Anyone may submit

comments, a protest, or a motion to

intervene in accordance with the

requirements of Rules of Practice and

Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214.

In determining the appropriate action to

take, the Commission will consider all

protests or other comments filed, but

only those who file a motion to

intervene in accordance with the

Commission’s Rules may become a

party to the proceeding. Any comments,

protests, or motions to intervene must

be received on or before the specified

comment date for the particular

application.

r. Filing and Service of Responsive

Documents—Any filings must bear in

all capital letters the title

‘‘COMMENTS’’, ‘‘NOTICE OF INTENT

TO FILE COMPETING APPLICATION’’,

‘‘COMPETING APPLICATION’’,

‘‘PROTEST’’, or ‘‘MOTION TO

INTERVENE’’, as applicable, and the

Project Number of the particular

application to which the filing refers.

Any other above-name documents must

be filed by providing the original and

the number of copies provided by the

Commission’s regulations to: The

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,

Washington, DC 20426. An additional

copy must be sent to Director, Division

of Hydropower Administration and

Compliance, Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, at the above-mentioned

address. A copy of any notice of intent,

competing application or motion to

intervene must also be served upon each

representative of the Applicant

specified in the particular application.

s. Agency Comments—Federal, state,

and local agencies are invited to file

comments on the described application.

A copy of the application may be

obtained by agencies directly from the

Applicant. If an agency does not file

comments within the time specified for

filing comments, it will be presumed to

have no comments. One copy of an

agency’s comments must also be sent to

the Applicant’s representatives.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–13101 Filed 5–23–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RM93–11–000]

Revisions to Oil Pipeline Regulations

Pursuant to the Energy Policy Act of

1992

Issued May 18, 2001.

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of Annual Change in the

Producer Price Index for Finished

Goods, Minus One Percent.

SUMMARY: The Commission is issuing

the index that oil pipelines must apply

to their July 1, 2000–June 30, 2001

index ceiling levels to compute their

index ceiling levels for the period July

1, 2001 through June 30, 2002, in

Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 101 / Thursday, May 24, 2001 / Notices 28749

1The final figure for the annual average PPI–FG

is published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in

mid-May of each year. This figure is publicly

available from the Division of Industrial Prices and

Price Indexes of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, at

(202) 606–7705, and is available in print in August

in Table 1 of the annual data supplement to the BLS

publication Producer Price Indexes. The PPI data

are also available via the Internet. The Internet

address is <http://www.fedstats.gov>. This site

contains data from a number of government

agencies; to obtain the BLS data, click on agencies,

then click on Bureau of Labor Statistics, then click

on data, Most Requested Series, scroll to Producer

Price Indexes-Commodities (Finished Goods), for

the latest available data.

2 [138.0 ¥133.0] / 133.0 = 0.037594 ¥.01 =

0.027594.

3 1 + 0.027594 = 1.027594.

4For a listing of all prior multipliers issued by the

Commission, see the Commission’s website,

www.ferc.fed.us. The table of multipliers can be

found under the headings ‘‘Oil’’ and ‘‘Index.’’

accordance with 18 CFR 342.3(d). This

index, which is the percent change

(expressed as a decimal) in the annual

average Producer Price Index for

Finished Goods from 1999 to 2000,

minus one percent, is 0.027594. Oil

pipelines must multiply their July 1,

2000–June 30, 2001 index ceiling levels

by 1.027594 to compute their index

ceiling levels for the period July 1, 2001

through June 30, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

David Ulevich, Office of Markets,

Tariffs, and Rates, Corporate

Applications, Group 2, Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, 888 First

Street, N.E., Washington, DC 20426,

(202) 208–0678.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Notice of Annual Change in The

Producer Price Index For Finished

Goods, Minus One Percent

The Commission’s regulations include

a methodology for oil pipelines to

change their rates through use of an

index system that established ceiling

levels for such rates. The index system

as set forth at 18 CFR 342.3 is based on

the annual change in the Producer Price

Index for Finished Goods (PPI–FG),

minus one percent. The regulations

provide that each year the Commission

will publish an index reflecting the final

change in the PPI–FG, minus one

percent, after the final PPI–FG is made

available by the Bureau of Labor

Statistics in May of each calendar year.

The annual average PPI–FG index

figure for 1999 was 133.0 and the

annual average PPI–FG index figure for

2000 was 138.0.1 Thus, the percent

change (expressed as a decimal) in the

annual average PPI–FG from 1999 to

2000, minus one percent, is 0.027594.2

Oil pipelines must multiply their July 1,

2000–June 30, 2001 index ceiling levels

by 1.027594 3 to compute their index

ceiling levels for the period July 1, 2001,

through June 30, 2002, in accordance

with 18 CFR 342.3(d). For guidance in

calculating the ceiling levels for each

period beginning January 1, 1995,4 see

Explorer Pipeline Company, 71 FERC ¶

61,416 at n.6 (1995).

Document Availability

In addition to publishing the full text

of this document in the Federal Register,

the Commission also provides all

interested persons an opportunity to

inspect or copy the contents of this

document during normal business hours

in the Public Reference Room at 888

First Street, N.E., Room 2A,

Washington, D.C. 20426.

The Commission Issuance Posting

System (CIPS) provides access to the

texts of formal documents issued by the

Commission from November 14, 1994,

to the present. CIPS can be accessed via

Internet through FERC’s Home Page

(http://www.ferc.fed.us) on CIPS in

ASCII and WordPerfect 6.1. User

assistance is available at 202–208–2222

or by E-mail to cips.master@ferc.fed.us.

This document is also available

through the Commission’s Records and

Information Management System

(RIMS), an electronic storage and

retrieval system of documents submitted

to and issued by the Commission after

November 16, 1981. Documents from

November 1995 to the present can be

viewed and printed. RIMS is available

in the Public Reference Room or

remotely via Internet through FERC’s

Home Page using the RIMS link or the

Energy Information Online icon. User

assistance is available at 202–208–2222,

or by E-mail to rimsmaster@ferc.fed.us.

Finally, the complete text on diskette

in WordPerfect format may be

purchased from the Commission’s copy

contract; RVJ International, Inc. RVJ

International, Inc. is located in the

Public Reference Room at 888 First

Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–13093 Filed 5–22–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RM98–1–000]

Regulations Governing Off-the-Record

Communications; Public Notice

May 18, 2001.

This constitutes notice, in accordance

with 18 CFR 385.2201(h), of the receipt

of exempt and prohibited off-the-record

communications.

Order No. 607 (64 FR 51222,

September 22, 1999) requires

Commission decisional employees, who

make or receive an exempt or a

prohibited off-the-record

communication relevant to the merits of

a contested on-the-record proceeding, to

deliver a copy of the communication, if

written, or a summary of the substance

of any oral communication, to the

Secretary.

Prohibited communications will be

included in a public, non-decisional file

associated with, but not part of, the

decisional record of the proceeding.

Unless the Commission determines that

the prohibited communication and any

responses thereto should become part of

the decisional record, the prohibited offthe-record communication will not be

considered by the Commission in

reaching its decision. Parties to a

proceeding may seek the opportunity to

respond to any facts or contentions

made in a prohibited off-the-record

communication, any may request that

the Commission place the prohibited

communication and responses thereto

in the decisional record. The

Commission will grant such requests

only when it determines that fairness so

requires. Any person identified below as

having made a prohibited off-the-record

communication should serve the

document on all parties listed on the

official service list for the applicable

proceeding in accordance with Rule

2010, 18 CFR 385.2010.

Exempt off-the-record

communications will be included in the

decisional record of the proceeding,

unless the communication was with a

cooperating agency as described by 40

CFR 1501.6, made under 18 CFR

385.2201(e)(1)(v).

The following is a list of exempt and

prohibited off-the-record

communications received in the Office

of the Secretary within the preceding 14

days. The documents may be viewed on

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

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

assistance).

Exempt

1. CP00–165–000, 04–30–01, Larry E.

Golden

2. Project No. 2042, 05–10–01, Timothy

B. Bechelder

3. Project No. 1354, 05–08–01, Nicholas

Markevich

4. CP01–49–000, 05–08–01, Bobbye

Miller

5. CP01–49–000, 05–08–01, Bobby

Miller

6. Project No. 2042, 05–08–01, Timothy

B. Bachelder