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Internet accessible, should include both

technologies and practices, and address

constraints in the exploration,

production, or environmental areas.

DOE anticipates issuing financial

assistance (Cooperative Agreement)

awards. DOE reserves the right to

support or not support, with or without

discussions, any or all applications

received in whole or in part, and to

determine how may awards will be

made. Multiple awards are anticipated.

Approximately $3.9 million of DOE

funding is planned over a 2 year period

for this solicitation. The program seeks

to sponsor projects for a single budget/

project period of 24 months or less. Due

to the low risk and near-term nature of

the PUMP program and the potential for

a process or technology demonstration,

all applicants are required to cost share

at a minimum of 50% of the project

total. Details of the cost sharing

requirement, and the specific funding

levels are contained in the solicitation.

Prospective applicants who would

like to be notified as soon as the

solicitation is available should register

at http://www.netl.doe.gov/business.

Provide your E-mail address and click

on the ‘‘Oil & Gas’’ technology choice

located under the heading ‘‘Fossil

Energy.’’ Once you subscribe, you will

receive an announcement by E-mail that

the solicitation has been released to the

public. Telephone requests, written

requests, E-mail requests, or facsimile

requests for a copy of the solicitation

package will not be accepted and/or

honored. Applications must be prepared

and submitted in accordance with the

instructions and forms contained in the

solicitation. The actual solicitation

document will allow for requests for

explanation and/or interpretation.

Issued in Pittsburgh, PA, on June 5, 2001.

Dale A. Siciliano,

Deputy Director, Acquisition and Assistance

Division.

[FR Doc. 01–15124 Filed 6–14–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. EC01–111–000, et al.]

Southwestern Public Service

Company, et al., Electric Rate and

Corporate Regulation Filings

June 8, 2001.

Take notice that the following filings

have been made with the Commission:

1. Southwestern Public Service

Company

[Docket No. EC01–111–000]

Take notice that on May 30, 2001,

Southwestern Public Service Company,

a wholly-owned utility operating

company subsidiary of Xcel Energy Inc.,

filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission (Commission) an

application pursuant to Section 203 of

the Federal Power Act for authorization

to transfer operational control of

jurisdictional transmission facilities to

the Southwest Power Pool Regional

Transmission Operator.

Comment date: June 20, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

2. Cleco Power LLC

[Docket No. EC01–113–000]

Take notice that on June 1, 2001,

Cleco Power LLC (Cleco) filed an

application pursuant to Section 203 of

the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 824b

and Part 33 of the Commission’s

regulations, 18 CFR Part 33. Cleco

requests authorization to transfer

operational control over certain of its

transmission facilities to the proposed

Southwest Power Pool Regional

Transmission Organization (SPP RTO)

and provides a list of agreements that it

proposes to be grandfathered from the

application of the SPP RTO tariff.

Comment date: June 22, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

3. Curtis/Palmer Hydroelectric

Company, L.P. and TransCanada

(Curtis/Palmer) Ltd., TransCanada

(Hydroelectric) USA Ltd.

[Docket No. EC01–112–000]

Take notice that on May 31, 2001,

Curtis/Palmer Hydroelectric Company,

L.P. (Curtis/Palmer), TransCanada

(Curtis/Palmer) Ltd. and TransCanada

(Hydroelectric) USA Ltd. filed with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

an application pursuant to Section 203

of the Federal Power Act for

authorization of the transfer of

International Paper Company’s 100%

partnership interests (held in equal

parts by wholly-owned subsidiaries,

Saratoga Development Corporation and

IP-Hydro L.L.C.) in the Curtis/Palmer

Hydroelectric Company, L.P. to

TransCanada (Curtis/Palmer) Ltd. and

TransCanada (Hydroelectric) USA Ltd.

(TransCanada Subsidiaries). The

TransCanada Subsidiaries will pay cash

for the partnership interests.

Curtis/Palmer owns and operates a

58.8 MW hydroelectric facility located

in Saratoga and Warren counties in New

York. Applicants request confidential

treatment for the documents contained

in Exhibits C–2 and I.

Comment date: June 21, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

3. Thunderbird Generation, LLC

[Docket No. EG01–224–000]

Take notice that on June 5, 2001,

Thunderbird Generation, LLC

(Thunderbird), a limited liability

company with its principal place of

business at Thunderbird Generation,

LLC, c/o Newport Generation, Inc., 100

Bayview Circle, Suite 500, Newport

Beach, California 92660, filed with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

(Commission) an application for

determination of exempt wholesale

generator status pursuant to Part 365 of

the Commission’s regulations.

Thunderbird states that it will be

engaged directly and exclusively in the

business of owning a 900 MW natural

gas fired, combined cycle electric

generating facility and related assets to

be located on an approximately 110 acre

site near the town of Pink, Oklahoma in

the southeast corner of Cleveland

County, Oklahoma. Thunderbird will

sell its capacity exclusively at

wholesale.

Comment date: June 29, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice. The

Commission will limit its consideration

of comments to those that concern the

adequacy or accuracy of the application.

4. GWF Energy LLC

[Docket No. EG01–225–000]

Take notice that on June 5, 2001, GWF

Energy LLC (the Applicant) whose

address is 4300 Railroad Avenue,

Pittsburgh, California 94565, filed with

the Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission an application for

determination of exempt wholesale

generator status pursuant to Part 365 of

the Commission’s regulations.

The Applicant states that it will be

engaged directly and exclusively in the

business of owning and/or operating

three electric generating facilities to be

located in Kings and San Joaquin

Counties, California and selling electric

energy at wholesale. The Applicant

requests a determination that the

Applicant is an exempt wholesale

generator under Section 32(a)(1) of the

Public Utility Holding Company Act of

1935.

Comment date: June 29, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice. The

Commission will limit its consideration

of comments to those that concern the

adequacy or accuracy of the application.

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5. Sunrise Power Company, LLC

[Docket No. EG01–226–000]

Take notice that on June 4, 2001,

Sunrise Power Company, LLC filed with

the Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission an application for

determination of exempt wholesale

generator status pursuant to section

32(a)(1) of the Public Utility Holding

Company Act of 1935 (PUHCA). The

applicant is a limited liability company

organized under the laws of the State of

Delaware that is engaged directly and

exclusively in developing, owning, and

operating facilities which will be

eligible facilities in Kern County,

California. The Facilities will consist of

a 320 MW gas-fired simple-cycle

peaking generating facility, which will

later be converted to a 560 MW

combined-cycle generating facility, and

equipment necessary to interconnect the

Facilities to the transmission grid.

Comment date: June 29, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice. The

Commission will limit its consideration

of comments to those that concern the

adequacy or accuracy of the application.

6. ETHAN Power, LLC

[Docket No. ER01–2221–000]

Take notice that on June 4, 2001,

ETHAN Power, LLC (ETHAN)

petitioned the Commission for

acceptance of ETHAN Rate Schedule

FERC No. 1; the granting of certain

blanket approvals, including the

authority to sell electricity at marketbased rates; and the waiver of certain

Commission regulations.

ETHAN proposed to act as a power

marketer, generating electricity, and

selling it to wholesale customers.

ETHAN may also engage in other

nonjurisdictional activities to facilitate

efficient trade in the bulk power market,

such as facilitating the purchase and

sale of wholesale energy without taking

title to the electricity (brokering), and

arranging services in related areas such

as transmission and fuel supplies. All

transactions between ETHAN and its

purchasers and sellers will be at rates

negotiated between the parties to the

transaction.

Comment date: June 25, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

7. Duke Energy Corporation

[Docket No. ER01–2222–000]

Take notice that on June 4, 2001,

Duke Energy Corporation (Duke)

tendered for filing a Service Agreement

with Carolina Power & Light Company

for Firm Transmission Service under

Duke’s Open Access Transmission

Tariff.

Duke requests that the proposed

Service Agreement be permitted to

become effective on May 7, 2001.

Duke states that this filing is in

accordance with Part 35 of the

Commission’s Regulations and a copy

has been served on the North Carolina

Utilities Commission.

Comment date: June 25, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

8. Nevada Power Company

[Docket No. ER01–2225–000]

Take notice that on June 5, 2001,

Nevada Power Company (Nevada

Power) filed, pursuant to Section 205 of

the Federal Power Act, an executed

Interconnection and Operation

Agreement between Nevada Power and

Las Vegas Cogeneration II, LLC.

Nevada Power requests the effective

date for the Agreement to be August 4,

2001.

Comment date: June 26, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

9. California Independent System

Operator Corporation

[Docket No. ER01–2226–000]

Take notice that on June 5, 2001, the

California Independent System Operator

Corporation (ISO), tendered for filing a

Participating Generator Agreement

between the ISO and NEO California

Power LLC for acceptance by the

Commission.

The ISO states that this filing has been

served on NEO California Power LLC

and the California Public Utilities

Commission.

The ISO is requesting waiver of the

60-day notice requirement to allow the

Participating Generator Agreement to be

made effective May 23, 2001.

Comment date: June 26, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

10. The California Independent System

Operator Corporation

[Docket No. ER01–2227–000]

Take notice that on June 5, 2001, the

California Independent System Operator

Corporation (ISO) tendered for filing a

Meter Service Agreement for ISO

Metered Entities between the ISO and

NEO California Power LLC for

acceptance by the Commission.

The ISO states that this filing has been

served on NEO California Power LLC

and the California Public Utilities

Commission.

The ISO is requesting an effective date

of May 23, 2001 for the Meter Service

Agreement for Metered Entities.

Comment date: June 26, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

11. California Independent System

Operator Corporation

[Docket No. ER01–2228–000]

Take notice that on June 5, 2001, the

California Independent System Operator

Corporation, (ISO) on June 5, 2001,

tendered for filing a Meter Service

Agreement for ISO Metered Entities

between the ISO and E. F. Oxnard, Inc.

for acceptance by the Commission.

The ISO states that this filing has been

served on E. F. Oxnard, Inc. and the

California Public Utilities Commission.

The ISO is requesting waiver of the

60-day notice requirement to allow the

Meter Service Agreement for ISO

Metered Entities to be made effective

May 23, 2001.

Comment date: June 26, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

12. California Independent System

Operator Corporation

[Docket No. ER01–2229–000]

Take notice that the on June 5, 2001,

California Independent System Operator

Corporation, (ISO) , tendered for filing

a Participating Generator Agreement

between the ISO and E. F. Oxnard, Inc.

for acceptance by the Commission.

The ISO states that this filing has been

served on E. F. Oxnard, Inc. and the

California Public Utilities Commission.

The ISO is requesting waiver of the

60-day notice requirement to allow the

Participating Generator Agreement to be

made effective May 23, 2001.

Comment date: June 26, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

13. Monroe Power Company

[Docket No. ER01–2231–000]

Take notice that on June 5, 2001,

Monroe Power Company (MPC)

tendered for filing an executed Service

Agreement with Dynegy Power

Marketing, Inc. under the provisions of

MPC’s Market-Based Rates Tariff, FERC

Electric Tariff No. 1.

MPC is requesting an effective date of

June 1, 2001 for this agreement.

Copies of the filing were served upon

the North Carolina Utilities

Commission, the South Carolina Public

Service Commission and the Georgia

Public Service Commission.

Comment date: June 26, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

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14. Otter Tail Power Company

[Docket No. ER01–2232–000]

Take notice that on June 5, 2001, Otter

Tail Power Company (Otter Tail),

tendered for filing a Service Agreement

between Otter Tail and Lighthouse

Energy Trading, Inc., (Lighthouse). The

Service Agreement allows Otter Tail to

sell capacity and/or energy at marketbased rates under its Wholesale Tariff.

Comment date: June 26, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

15. GWF Energy LLC

[Docket No. ER01–2233–000]

Take notice that on June 5, 2001, GWF

Energy LLC (GWF) tendered for filing an

application for waivers and blanket

approvals under various regulations of

the Commission and for an order

accepting its FERC Electric Tariff,

Original Volume No. 1. GWF proposes

that its FERC Electric Tariff, Original

Volume No. 1 become effective upon

commencement of service of its

generation projects potentially totaling

430 MW located in Northern California

(the GWF Facilities). The GWF Facilities

are expected to be commercially

operable in phases with the Hanford

Project coming on line in September

2001, the Henrietta Project in May 2002,

and the first unit of the Tracy Project in

August/September 2002 and an

additional unit in May 2003.

GWF intends to sell energy, capacity,

and certain ancillary services from the

GWF Facilities in the wholesale power

market at market-based rates, and on

such terms and conditions to be

mutually agreed to with the purchasing

party. GWF also seeks authority to

reassign transmission capacity.

Comment date: June 26, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

16. Decatur Energy Center, LLC Solutia,

Inc.

[Docket No. QF01–103–000]

Take notice that on June 5, 2001,

Decatur Energy Center, LLC, 700 Milam

St., Suite 800, Houston, Texas 77002

and Solutia, Inc., 575 Merryville Centre

Drive, P.O. Box 66760, St. Louis,

Missouri 66136 (Applicants) filed with

the Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission an application for

certification of a facility as a qualifying

cogeneration facility pursuant to

§ 292.207(b) of the Commission’s

regulations. No determination has been

made that the submittal constitutes a

complete filing.

The facility is a natural gas-fired 787

MW (net) cogeneration facility under

construction adjacent to the Solutia

Plant in Decatur, Alabama. The

principal components of the facility

include three combustion turbine

generators, three heat recovery steam

generators and one steam turbine

generator. The facility will provide

process steam to Solutia for the

manufacturing of acrylic fibers and

intermediate chemicals for the

manufacturing of nylon fibers. Solutia

will also lease an undivided interest in

the electric generating facility to meet

its power requirements at the Plant. The

facility will be interconnected with the

Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and

will sell power to TVA and other

wholesale customers.

Comment date: July 5, 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. 01–15098 Filed 6–14–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–U

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Notice Regarding Electronic

Publication of Orders

June 11, 2001.

Take notice that effective June 25,

2001, the Commission will begin

making both Commission and Delegated

orders, including orders issued by the

administrative law judges, public

electronically on a continuous basis on

the Commission’s Issuance Posting

System (CIPS).

Currently the Office of the Secretary

regularly posts copies of notices and

orders daily at 10:00 a.m., 3:00 p.m. and

4:30 p.m. on bulletin boards outside of

the Public Reference Room. Since June

21, 2000, the Commission has made

notices public electronically on CIPS on

a continuous basis during regular

business hours. However, orders are not

added to CIPS until after the paper copy

is posted on a bulletin board.

In order to provide orders to the

public in a more timely manner,

effective June 25, 2001, orders will be

added to CIPS on a continuous basis

during regular business hours instead of

awaiting the paper posting times. The

Secretary will continue to post paper

copies of orders and notices at 10:00

a.m., 3:00 p.m., and 4:30 p.m., or later,

and when necessary after 5 p.m. See

CFR 385.2007(b)(2000).

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

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BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[IL200–1; FRL–6998–1]

Adequacy Status of Chicago, Illinois

Submitted Ozone Attainment

Demonstration and Post-1999 Rate of

Progress Plan for Transportation

Conformity Purposes

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of adequacy.

SUMMARY: In this notice, EPA is

notifying the public that EPA has found

that the motor vehicle emissions

budgets in the Chicago, Illinois 1-hour

ozone attainment demonstration and

post-1999 Rate of Progress (ROP) plan

are adequate for conformity purposes.

On March 2, 1999, the D.C. Circuit

Court ruled that submitted State

Implementation Plans (SIPs) cannot be

used for conformity determinations

until EPA has affirmatively found them

adequate. As a result of our finding,

Chicago can use the motor vehicle

emissions budgets from the submitted 1-

hour ozone attainment demonstration

and the submitted post-1999 ROP plan

for future conformity determinations.

These budgets are effective July 2, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The

finding and the response to comments