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1Tennessee’s application was filed with the

Commission under Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act

and Part 157 of the Commission’s regulations.

connect its 46 kV transmission lines to

Otsego’s transmission system.

NYSEG requests an effective date of

June 24, 2001 and therefore asks for

waiver of the Commission’s sixty (60)

day notice requirement.

Copies of the filing were served upon

the Chief Executive Officer, Otsego

Electric Cooperative, Inc. And the New

York State Public Service Commission.

Comment date: June 14, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

10. Southern Company Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER01–2114–000]

Take notice that on May 24, 2001,

Southern Company Services, Inc. (SCS),

acting on behalf of Alabama Power

Company, Georgia Power Company,

Gulf Power Company, Mississippi

Power Company, and Savannah Electric

and Power Company (collectively

referred to as Southern Company),

tendered for filing two (2) umbrella

agreements for short-term firm point-topoint transmission service between

Southern Company and Tenaska Power

Services Company and Calpine Energy

Services, L.P. under the Open Access

Transmission Tariff of Southern

Company (FERC Electric Tariff, Fourth

Revised Volume No. 5).

Comment date: June 14, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

Standard Paragraph

E. 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 or

protests should be filed on or before the

comment date. 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 proceeding.

Any person wishing to become a party

must file a motion to intervene. Copies

of these filings 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)(iii) and the instructions

on the Commission’s web site at http:/

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

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–14062 Filed 6–4–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Project No. 1962–000 California]

Pacific Gas and Electric Company;

Notice of Availability of Final

Environmental Assessment

May 30, 2001.

In accordance with the National

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and

the Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission’s (Commission)

regulations, 18 CFR part 380 (Order No.

486, 52 F.R. 47897), the Office of Energy

Projects has reviewed the application

for license for the Rock Creek-Cresta

Hydroelectric Project, located on the

North Fork Feather River in Butte and

Plumas Counties, California, and has

prepared a Final environmental

Assessment (FEA) for the project. About

228 acres of the project occupy federal

lands, managed by the U.S. Forest

Service as part of the Plumas National

Forest.

The FEA contains the staff’s analysis

of the potential environmental impacts

of the project and concludes that

licensing the project, with appropriate

environmental protective measures,

would not constitute a major federal

action that would significantly affect the

quality of the human environment.

Copies of the FEA are available for

review at the Commission’s Public

Reference Room, located at 888 First

Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, or

by calling (202) 208–1371. The FEA may

be viewed on the web at http://

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

(202) 208–2222 for assistance).

For further information, contact

Dianne Rodman at (202) 219–2830.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–14014 Filed 6–4–01; 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 Intent to Prepare an

Environmental Assessment for the

Proposed Dracut Expansion Project

and Request for Comments on

Environmental Issues

May 30, 2001.

The staff of the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission (FERC or

Commission) will prepare an

environmental assessment (EA) that will

discuss the environmental impacts of

the Dracut Expansion Project involving

construction and operation of facilities

by Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company

(Tennessee) in Middlesex County,

Massachusetts.1 Tennessee proposes to

replace approximately 11.9 miles of 16-

inch-diameter pipeline with

approximately 11.5 miles of 24-inchdiameter replacement pipeline and 0.4

mile of 16-inch-diameter replacement

pipeline, and construct appurtentant

facilities. This EA will be used by the

Commission in its decision-making

process to determine whether the

project is in the public convenience and

necessity.

If you are a landowner receiving this

notice, you may be contacted by a

pipeline company representative about

the presence of an existing pipeline

easement. The majority of the existing

pipeline has an associated 30-foot-wide

permanent right-of-way and the majority

of the new pipeline would not require

an expansion of permanent right-of-way.

However, in several areas where

deviations may be necessary, such as

major roadway crossings or where

removal would create additional

environmental impacts, the existing

pipeline would be abandoned in-place.

A fact sheet prepared by the FERC

entitled ‘‘An Interstate Natural Gas

Facility On My Land? What Do I Need

To Know?’’ was attached to the project

notice Tennessee provided to

landowners. This fact sheet addresses a

number of typically asked questions,

including the use of eminent domain

and how to participate in the

Commission’s proceedings. It is

available for viewing on the FERC

Internet website (www.ferc.gov.)

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2The appendices referenced in this notice are not

being printed in the Federal Register. Copies are

available on the Commission’s website at the

‘‘RIMS’’ link or from the Commission’s Public

Reference and Files Maintenance Branch, 888 First

Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, or call (202)

208–1371. For instructions on connecting to RIMS

refer to the last page of this notice. Copies of the

appendices were sent to all those receiving this

notice in the mail.

3 ‘‘We’’, ‘‘us’’, and ‘‘our’’ refer to the

environmental staff of the Office of Energy Projects

(OEP).

4 Interventions may also be filed electronically via

the Internet in lieu of paper. See the previous

discussion on filing comments electronically.

Summary of the Proposed Project

Tennessee wants to uprate its existing

pipeline system for the transportation of

additional volumes of natural gas within

the towns of Burlington, Billerica,

Tweksbury, and Dracut, Massachusetts.

Specifically, Tennessee seeks authority

to:

• Replace approximately 11.5 miles

of 16-inch-diameter pipeline with a 24-

inch-diameter pipeline in Middlesex

County, Massachusetts;

• Replace approximately 0.4 mile of

16-inch-diameter pipeline with a new

16-inch-diameter pipeline in Middlesex

County, Massachusetts;

• Modify the existing Bedford Street

Regulation Station in Burlington,

Massachusetts; and

• Construct a new regulation station

and pig launcher and receiver facilities

in Tewksbury, Massachusetts.

The location of the project facilities is

shown in appendix 1.2

Land Requirements for Construction

Construction of the proposed facilities

would require about 93.8 acres of land.

The typical construction right-of-way

would consist of the 30-foot-wide

permanent right-of-way and between 25

and 60 feet of temporary workspace, but

in certain areas, may be limited to the

permanent 30-foot easement.

The EA Process

The National Environmental Policy

Act (NEPA) requires the Commission to

take into account the environmental

impacts that could result from an action

whenever it considers the issuance of a

Certificate of Public Convenience and

Necessity. NEPA also requires us 3 to

discover and address concerns the

public may have about proposals. We

call this ‘‘scoping’’. The main goal of the

scoping process is to focus the analysis

in the EA on the important

environmental issues. By this Notice of

Intent, the Commission requests public

comments on the scope of the issues it

will address in the EA. All comments

received are considered during the

preparation of the EA. State and local

government representatives are

encouraged to notify their constituents

of this proposed action and encourage

them to comment on their areas of

concern.

The EA will discuss impacts that

could occur as a result of the

construction and operation of the

proposed project under these general

headings:

• Geology and soils

• Water resources, fisheries, and

wetlands

• Vegetation and wildlife

• Endangered and threatened species

• Public safety

• Land use

• Cultural resources

• Air quality and noise

• Hazardous waste

We will also evaluate possible

alternatives to the proposed project or

portions of the project, and make

recommendations on how to lessen or

avoid impacts on the various resource

areas.

Our independent analysis of the

issues will be in the EA. Depending on

the comments received during the

scoping process, the EA may be

published and mailed to Federal, state,

and local agencies, public interest

groups, interested individuals, affected

landowners, newspapers, libraries, and

the Commission’s official service list for

this proceeding. A comment period will

be allotted for review if the EA is

published. We will consider all

comments on the EA before we make

our recommendations to the

Commission.

To ensure your comments are

considered, please carefully follow the

instructions in the public participation

section below.’

Currently Identified Environmental

Issues

We have already identified several

issues that we think deserve attention

based on a preliminary review of the

proposed facilities and the

environmental information provided by

Tennessee. This preliminary list of

issues may be changed based on your

comments and our analysis.

• The project would cross a total of

26 streams and 38 wetlands.

• Two federally listed endangered or

threatened species and two stateprotected species may occur in the

project area.

• A total of 130 residences are located

within 50 feet of the construction work

area, of which 108 are within 25 feet of

the construction area.

Public Participation

You can make a difference by

providing us with your specific

comments or concerns about the project.

By becoming a commentor, your

concerns will be addressed in the EA

and considered by the Commission. You

should focus on the potential

environmental effects of the proposal,

alternatives to the proposal (including

alternative locations or routes), and

measures to avoid or lessen

environmental impact. The more

specific your comments, the more useful

they will be. Please carefully follow

these instructions to ensure that your

comments are received in time and

properly recorded:

• Send an original and two copies of

your letter to: David P. Boergers,

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 888 First St., NE., Room

1A, Washington, DC 20426.

• Label one copy of the comments for

the attention of Gas/Hydro.

• Reference Docket No. CP01–360–

000.

• Mail your comments so that they

will be received in Washington, DC on

or before July 2, 2001.

Comments, protests and interventions

may also 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.gov under the link to the

User’s Guide. Before you can file

comments you will need to create an

account by clicking on ‘‘Login to File’’

and then ‘‘New User Account.’’

If you do not want to send comments

at this time but still want to remain on

our mailing list, please return the

Information Request (appendix 3). If you

do not return the Information Request,

you will be taken off the mailing list.

Becoming an Intervenor

In addition to involvement in the EA

scoping process, you may want to

become an official party to the

proceeding known as an ‘‘intervenor.’’

Intervenors play a more formal role in

the process. Among other things,

intervenors have the right to receive

copies of case-related Commission

documents and filings by other

intervenors. Likewise, each intervenor

must provide 14 copies of its filings to

the Secretary of the Commission and

must send a copy of its filings to all

other parties on the Commission’s

service list for this proceeding. If you

want to become an intervenor you must

file a motion to intervene according to

Rule 214 of the Commission’s Rules of

Practice and Procedure (18 CFR

385.214) (see appendix 2).4 Only

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intervenors have the right to seek

rehearing of the Commission’s decision.

Affected landowners and parties with

environmental concerns may be granted

intervenor status upon showing good

cause by stating that they have a clear

and direct interest in this proceeding

which would not be adequately

represented by any other parties. You do

not need intervenor status to have your

environmental comments considered.

Additional information about the

proposed project is available from the

Commission’s Office of External Affairs

at (202) 208–1088 or on the FERC

website (www.ferc.gov) using the

‘‘RIMS’’ link to information in this

docket number. Click on the ‘‘RIMS’’

link, select ‘‘Docket #’’ from the RIMS

Menu, and follow the instructions. For

assistance with access to RIMS, the

RIMS helpline can be reached at (202)

208–2222.

Similarly, the ‘‘CIPS’’ link on the

FERC Internet website provides access

to the texts of formal documents issued

by the Commission, such as orders,

notices, and rulemakings. From the

FERC Internet website, click on the

‘‘CIPS’’ link, select ‘‘Docket #’’ from the

CIPS menu, and follow the instructions.

For assistance with access to CIPS, the

CIPS helpline can be reached at (202)

208–2474.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–14010 Filed 6–4–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Notice of Application to Amend

License and Soliciting Comments,

Motions To Intervene, and Protests

May 30, 2001

Take notice that the following

hydroelectric application has been filed

with the Commission and is available

for public inspection:

a: Application Type: Amendment to

License.

b: Project No.: 2545–071.

c: Date Filed: May 29, 2001.

d: Applicant: Avista Corporation.

e: Name of Project: Spokane River

Project; Monore Street dam.

f: Location: The Spokane River Project

is on the Spokane River in Spokane,

Stevens, and Lincoln Counties,

Washington and Kootenai County,

Idaho. The project occupies the

following tribal lands: Spokane Tribe

and Coeur d’Alene Indian Reservation.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).

h: Applicant Contact: Steven A. Fry,

Avista Corporation, P.O. Box 3727,

Spokane, WA 99220–3727; (509) 495–

4084.

i. FERC Contact: Steve Hocking at

(202) 219–2656 or e-mail address:

steve.hocking@ferc.fed.us. Please note

the Commission cannot accept

comments, terms and conditions,

motions to intervene or protests sent by

e-mail; these documents must be filed as

described below.

j. Deadline for filing comments, terms

and conditions, motions to intervene,

and protests: June 19, 2001.

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, 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.

The Commission’s Rules of Practice

and Procedure require all intervenors

filing documents with the Commission

to serve a copy of that document on

each person whose name appears on the

official service list for the project.

Further, if an intervenor 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 Application: Article

30 of the existing license requires Avista

Corporation to spill at least 200 cubic

feet per second (cfs) of water over the

Monroe Street dam every day during

viewing hours (10:00 am to one-half

hour after sunset) for aesthetic purposes.

Avista Corporation requests a temporary

waiver of article 30 so it does not have

to spill 200 cfs from June 30 through

November 15, 2001.

l. A copy of the application is

available for inspection and

reproduction at the Commission’s

Public Reference Room at 888 First

Street NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC

20426, or by calling (202) 208–1371.

The application may be viewed on the

web at 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. Individuals desiring to be included

on the Commission’s mailing list should

so indicate by writing to the Secretary

of the Commission.

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.

Any filings must bear in all capital

letters the title ‘‘COMMENTS,’’

‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TERMS

AND CONDITIONS,’’ ‘‘PROTEST,’’ or

‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE,’’ as

applicable, and the Project Number of

the particular application to which the

filing refers. A copy of any motion to

intervene must also be served upon each

representative of the Applicant

specified in the particular application.

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.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–14011 Filed 6–4–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Notice of Application Accepted for

Filing and Soliciting Comments,

Protests, and Motions To Intervene

May 30, 2001.

Take notice that the following

hydroelectric application has been filed

with the Commission and is available

for public inspection:

a. Type of Application: Preliminary

Permit.

b. Project No.: 11977–000.

c. Date filed: April 19, 2001.

d. Applicant: Symbiotics, LLC.

e. Name and Location of Project: The

Wister Dam Project would be located on

the Poteau River in Le Flore County,

Oklahoma. The project would be

partially located on federal lands

administered by the U.S. Army Corps of

Engineers.