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In the notice inviting applications for

new awards, add the following

paragraph to the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section.

The Department may fund two cycles

of awards from these competitions.

Applications funded in the first cycle

will be awarded in June 1996 from FY

1996 funds. A second cycle of

additional applications from this

competition may be funded early in FY

1997, pending availability of FY 1997

funds, if the Secretary decides that there

are applications of sufficiently high

quality to merit funding.

Note: The Department is not bound by any

estimates in this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

National Institute on Student

Achievement, Curriculum, and

Assessment: Clara Lawson-Holmes, U.S.

Department of Education, 555 New

Jersey Avenue, N.W., Room 510,

Washington, DC 20208–5573.

Telephone: (202) 219–2079 or

clawson@inet.ed.gov. National Institute

on the Education of At-Risk Students:

Beth Fine, U.S. Department of

Education, 555 New Jersey Avenue,

N.W., Room 610, Washington, DC

20208–5521. Telephone: (202) 219–

1323, or bfine@inet.ed.gov. National

Institute on Early Childhood

Development and Education: Joe

Caliguro, U.S. Department of Education,

555 New Jersey Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, DC 20208–5520.

Telephone: (202) 219–1935. National

Institute on Educational Governance,

Finance, Policy-Making, and

Management: Elizabeth DeBra or

Edward Fuentes, 555 New Jersey

Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20208–

5510. Telephone (202) 219–2021 or

-2032. National Institute on

Postsecondary Education, Libraries, and

Lifelong Learning: Delores Monroe, 555

New Jersey Avenue, N.W., Room 620,

Washington, DC 20208–5531.

Telephone (202) 219–2229, or

fis@inet.ed.gov.

Individuals who use a

telecommunications device for the deaf

(TDD) may call the Federal Information

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339

between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern time,

Monday through Friday.

Information about the Department’s

funding opportunities, including copies

of the application notices for

discretionary grant competitions, can be

viewed on the Department’s electronic

bulletin board (ED Board), telephone

(202) 260–9950; or on the Internet

Gopher Servers at gopher.ed.gov (under

Announcements, Bulletins, and Press

Releases). However, the official

application notice for a discretionary

grant competition is the notice

published in the Federal Register.

Program Authority: 20 U.S.C.

6031(c)(2)(B).

Dated: December 5, 1995.

Sharon P. Robinson,

Assistant Secretary for Educational Research

and Improvement.

[FR Doc. 95–30166 Filed 12–11–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. EL96–15–000, et al.]

Jersey Central Power & Light

Company, et al.; Electric Rate and

Corporate Regulation Filings

December 4, 1995.

Take notice that the following filings

have been made with the Commission:

1. Jersey Central Power & Light

Company

[Docket No. EL96–15–000]

Take notice that on November 13,

1995, Jersey Central Power & Light

Company tendered for filing a request

for waiver of the Commission’s

Regulations to allow JCP&L to pass back

to its wholesale customers certain

refunds, including interest.

Comment date: December 18, 1995, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

2. MidAmerican Energy Company

[Docket No. EL96–18–000]

Take notice that on November 21,

1995, MidAmerican Energy Company

(MidAmerican), filed an Application for

Approval of Depreciation Rates

pursuant to Section 302 of the Federal

Power Act and Rule 204 of the

Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure.

MidAmerican is the surviving

corporation and utility of the July 1,

1995 merger of Iowa-Illinois Gas and

Electric Company with Midwest Power

Systems, Inc. and its exempt holding

company parent, Midwest Resources,

Inc. MidAmerican states that since July

1, 1995, the effective date of the merger,

MidAmerican has used the depreciation

rates used by its predecessors

immediately prior to the merger. This

practice has resulted in the application

of two different depreciation rates to

depreciable property held in the same

account. MidAmerican requests

authorization to use a single set of

electric depreciation rates for

accounting and final reporting purposes

effective of January 1, 1996.

Copies of the filing were served on the

Iowa Utilities Board, the Illinois

Commerce Commission and the South

Dakota Public Utilities Commission.

Comment date: December 19, 1995, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

3. Louisiana Public Service

Commission, Mississippi Public Service

Commission, State of Mississippi,

Arkansas Public Service Commission

and the City of New Orleans v. Systems

Energy Resources, Inc. and Entergy

Services, Inc.

[Docket No. EL96–19–000]

Take notice that on November 22,

1995, the Louisiana Public Service

Commission, the Arkansas Public

Service Commission, the Mississippi

Public Service Commission, the City of

New Orleans and the State of

Mississippi filed a Complaint under

Sections 205 and 206 of the Federal

Power Act, 16 U.S.C. §§ 824d and 824e

against System Energy Resources, Inc.

and Entergy Services, Inc. The

Complaint seeks to lower the allowed

return on equity under the Entergy Unit

Power Sales Agreement upon

allegations under current circumstances,

it is unjust and unreasonable. The

Complaint contains a motion to

consolidate this proceeding with an

ongoing FERC proceeding entitled,

System Energy Resources, Inc., Docket

No. ER95–1042–000.

Comment date: January 3, 1996, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice. Answers to the

complain shall be due on or before

January 3, 1996.

4. PacifiCorp

[Docket No. ER95–1838–000]

Take notice that on November 8, 1995

and November 14, 1995 Black Hills

Power & Light Company tendered for

filing amendments in the abovereferenced docket.

Comment date: December 14, 1995, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

5. Appalachian Power Company

[Docket No. ER95–1797–000]

Take notice that on November 14,

1995, the American Electric Power

Service Corporation (AEPSC), on behalf

of Appalachian Power Company

(APCO), tendered for filing an

amendment to its filing in the abovereferenced docket.

Comment date: December 18, 1995, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.
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6. Northern States Power Company

(Wisconsin)

[Docket No. ER96–372–000]

Take notice that on November 16,

1995, Northern States Power Company

(Wisconsin) (NSPW) tendered for filing

its Amended and Restated Power and

Energy Supply Agreement with the

Village of Trempealeau, Wisconsin,

dated November 6, 1995. NSPW states

that the Agreement supersedes the

Power and Energy Supply Agreement

between the parties dated March 5,

1992, as amended on July 5, 1994.

Comment date: December 18, 1995, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

7. MP Energy, Inc.

[Docket No. ER96–373–000]

Take notice that on November 16,

1995, MP Energy, Inc. (MP Energy)

tendered for filing a petition for waivers

and blanket approvals under various

regulations of the Commission and for

an order accepting its FERC Electric

Rate Schedule No. 1.

MP Energy intends to engage in

electric power and energy transactions

as a marketer and a broker. In

transactions where MP Energy sells

electric energy it proposes to make such

sales on rates, terms, and conditions to

be mutually agreed to with the

purchasing party. MP Energy is not in

the business of generating, transmitting,

or distributing electric power.

Comment date: December 18, 1995, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

8. Florida Power & Light Company

[Docket No. ER96–374–000]

Take notice that on November 16,

1995, Florida Power & Light Company

(FPL) filed the Contract for Purchases

and Sales of Power and Energy between

FPL and Heartland Energy Services, Inc.

FPL requests an effective date of

November 20, 1995.

Comment date: December 18, 1995, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

9. Florida Power & Light Company

[Docket No. ER96–375–000]

Take notice that on November 16,

1995, Florida Power & Light Company

(FPL) filed the Contract for Purchases

and Sales of Power and Energy between

FPL and Electric Clearinghouse, Inc.

FPL requests an effective date of

November 20, 1995.

Comment date: December 18, 1995, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

10. Florida Power & Light Company

[Docket No. ER96–376–000]

Take notice that on November 16,

1995, Florida Power & Light Company

(FPL) filed the Contract for Purchases

and Sales of Power and Energy between

FPL and Catex-Vitol Electric, L.L.C. FPL

requests an effective date of November

20, 1995.

Comment date: December 18, 1995, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

11. Florida Power & Light Company

[Docket No. ER96–377–000]

Take notice that on November 16,

1995, Florida Power & Light Company

(FPL) filed the Contract for Purchases

and Sales of Power and Energy between

FPL and Louis Dreyfus Electric Power,

Inc. FPL requests an effective date of

November 20, 1995.

Comment date: December 18, 1995, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

12. Florida Power & Light Company

[Docket No. ER96–378–000]

Take notice that on November 16,

1995, Florida Power & Light Company

(FPL) filed the Contract for Purchases

and Sales of Power and Energy between

FPL and Citizens Lehman Power Sales.

FPL requests an effective date of

November 20, 1995.

Comment date: December 18, 1995, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

13. Entergy Power, Inc.

[Docket No. ER96–379–000]

Take notice that Entergy Power, Inc.

(EPI) on November 16, 1995, tendered

for filing a Purchase and Sale

Agreement with Citizens Lehman Power

Sales.

EPI requests an effective date for the

Agreement that is one (1) day after the

date of filing and respectfully requests

waiver of the Commission’s notice

requirements.

Comment date: December 18, 1995, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

14. Paragon Gas Marketing

[Docket No. ER96–380–000]

Take notice that on November 16,

1995, Paragon Gas Marketing (Paragon),

a division of Eastex Energy, Inc.

tendered for filing a petition for waivers

and blanket approvals under various

regulations of the Commission and for

an order accepting its FERC Electric

Rate Schedule No. 1 to be effective no

later than sixty (60) days from the date

of its filing.

Paragon intends to engage in electric

power and energy transactions as a

marketer and a broker. In transactions

where Paragon sells electric energy, it

proposes to make such sales on rates,

terms, and conditions to be mutually

agreed to with the purchasing party.

Neither Paragon nor any of its affiliates

are in the business of generating,

transmitting, or distributing electric

power.

Rate Schedule No. 1 provides for the

sale of energy and capacity at agreed

prices. Rate Schedule No. 1 also

provides that sales may be made to any

affiliate having a FERC rate schedule

permitting sales for resale by such

affiliate at rates established by

agreement between the purchaser and

the affiliate.

Comment date: December 18, 1995, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

15. Southern Company Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER96–382–000]

Take notice that on November 17,

1995, 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

Companies’’) filed two (2) service

agreements between SCS, as agent of the

Southern Companies, and (i) Gulf

Stream Entergy and (ii) Louis Dreyfus

Electric Power Inc. for non-firm

transmission service under the Point-toPoint Transmission Service Tariff of

Southern Companies.

Comment date: December 18, 1995, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

16. Kentucky Utilities Company

[Docket No. ER96–383–000]

Take notice that on November 14,

1995, Kentucky Utilities Company (KU)

filed to withdraw the Letter Agreement

(FERC Rate Schedule 215) providing for

coordination sales between itself and

Electric Clearinghouse, Inc. (ECI).

Comment date: December 18, 1995, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

17. PECO Energy Company

[Docket No. ER96–387–000]

Take notice that on November 17,

1995, PECO Energy Company (PECO)

filed a Service Agreement dated October

26, 1995, with Commonwealth Electric

Company (CECO) under PECO’s Electric

Tariff Original Volume No. 1 (Tariff).

The Service Agreement adds CECO as a

customer under the Tariff.
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PECO requests an effective date of

October 26, 1995, for the Service

Agreement.

PECO states that copies of this filing

have been supplied to CECO and the

Pennsylvania Public Service

Commission.

Comment date: December 18, 1995, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

18. PECO Energy Company

[Docket No. ER96–388–000]

Take notice that on November 17,

1995, PECO Energy Company (PECO)

filed a Service Agreement dated October

26, 1995, with Cambridge Electric Light

Company (CELCO) under PECO’s

Electric Tariff Original Volume No. 1

(Tariff). The Service Agreement adds

CELCO as a customer under the Tariff.

PECO requests an effective date of

October 26, 1995, for the Service

Agreement.

PECO states that copies of this filing

have been supplied to CELCO and the

Pennsylvania Public Service

Commission.

Comment date: December 18, 1995, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

19. Washington Water Power Company

[Docket No. ER96–389–000]

Take notice that on November 17,

1995, the Washington Water Power

Company (WWP) tendered for filing two

signed service agreements under FERC

Electric Tariff Volume No. 4 with

Heartland Energy Services, Inc. and

Public Utility District No. 1 of Grays

Harbor County previously approved as

unsigned service agreements. A

Certificate of Concurrence with respect

to exchanges is included for Heartland

Energy Services, Inc.

Comment date: December 18, 1995, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

20. Washington Water Power Company

[Docket No. ER96–390–000]

Take notice that on November 17,

1995, the Washington Water Power

Company (WWP) tendered for filing an

Interconnection and Transmission

Service Agreement between WWP and

Public Utility District No. 1 of Chelan

County, Washington. WWP requests

waiver of the prior notice requirement

and requests an effective time and date

of 0001 hours, June 22, 1995.

Comment date: December 18, 1995, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

21. Kansas City Power & Light

Company

[Docket No. ER96–391–000]

Take notice that on November 17,

1995, Kansas City Power & Light

Company filed an amendment to its

Flexibile Point-to-Point Transmission

Service Tariff and Network Integration

Transmission Service Tariff in this

docket.

Comment date: December 18, 1995, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

22. Energy West Power Company, LLC

[Docket No. ER96–392–000]

Take notice that on November 17,

1995, Energy West Power Company,

LLC (Energy West) tendered for filing a

petition for waivers and blanket

approvals under various regulations of

the Commission and for an order

accepting its FERC Electric Rate

Schedule No. 1.

Energy West intends to engage in

electric power and energy transactions

as a marketer and a broker. In

transactions where Energy West sells

electric energy it proposes to make such

sales on rates, terms, and conditions to

be mutually agreed to with the

purchasing party. Energy West is not in

the business of generating, transmitting,

or distributing electric power.

Comment date: December 18, 1995, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

23. Jersey Central Power & Light

Company, Metropolitan Edison

Company, Pennsylvania Electric

Company

[Docket No. ER96–393–000]

Take notice that on November 17,

1995, GPU Service Corporation, on

behalf of Jersey Central Power & Light

Company, Metropolitan Edison

Company and Pennsylvania Electric

Company (jointly referred as to the GPU

Operating Companies), filed an

amendment to the GPU Power Pooling

Agreement. The purpose of this

amendment is to provide for the

allocation of revenues received by the

GPU Operating Companies under their

Firm Transmission Service and Energy

Transmission Service Tariffs between

and among the Companies. GPU has

served copies of the filing on regulatory

agencies in New Jersey and

Pennsylvania.

Comment date: December 18, 1995, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

24. New England Power Company

[Docket No. ER96–394–000]

Take notice that on November 20,

1995, New England Power Company

submitted for filing a letter agreement

for transmission service to Rainbow

Energy Marketing Corporation.

Comment date: December 18, 1995, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

25. Green Mountain Power Corporation

[Docket No. ER96–395–000]

Take notice that on November 20,

1995, Green Mountain Power

Corporation (GMP) tendered for filing

Service Agreements for sales of capacity

and energy under its FERC Electric

Tariff, Original Volume No. 2

(Opportunity Transactions Tariff) to

North American Energy Conservation,

Inc, KCS Power Marketing, Virginia

Power, and Pennsylvania Power & Light

Company. GMP has requested waiver of

the notice requirements of the

Commission’s Regulations in order to

permit each of the Service Agreements

to be made effective as of the date on

which such Service Agreement was

made.

Comment date: December 18, 1995, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

26. New England Power Company

[Docket No. ER96–396–000]

Take notice that on November 20,

1995, New England Power Company

(NEP) submitted for filing a service

agreement and certificate of service with

Connecticut Municipal Electric Energy

Cooperative under NEP’s FERC Electric

Tariff, Original Volume No. 6.

Comment date: December 18, 1995, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

27. New England Power Service

Company

[Docket No. ER96–397–000]

Take notice that on November 20,

1995, New England Power Service

Company (NEPSCO) submitted for filing

a supplement, dated December 5, 1995,

to the Amended REMVEC Agreement.

Comment date: December 18, 1995, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

28. Northern Indiana Public Service

Company

[Docket No. ER96–399–000]

Take notice that on November 20,

1995, Northern Indiana Public Service

Company (Northern Indiana), tendered

for filing with the Commission its Pointto-Point Transmission Service Tariff and

Network Integration Service Tariff.
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Northern Indiana states that the Pointto-Point Transmission Service Tariff and

Network Integration Service Tariff are

initial rate schedules to implement open

access electric transmission service on

Northern Indiana’s system.

Copies of the filing have been served

on the Indiana Utility Regulatory

Commission.

Comment date: December 18, 1995, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

29. Commonwealth Electric Company,

Cambridge Electric Light Company

[Docket No. ER96–400–000]

Take notice that on November 20,

1995, Commonwealth Electric Company

(Commonwealth) on behalf of itself and

Cambridge Electric Light Company

(Cambridge), collectively referred to as

the ‘‘Companies’’, tendered for filing

executed Service Agreements between

the Companies and Bangor HydroElectric Company.

These Service Agreements specify

that Bangor Hydro-Electric Company

has signed on to and has agreed to the

terms and conditions of the Companies’

Power Sales and Exchanges Tariffs

designated as Commonwealth’s Power

Sales and Exchanges Tariff (FERC

Electric Tariff Original Volume No. 3)

and Cambridge’s Power Sales and

Exchanges Tariff (FERC Electric Tariff

Original Volume No. 5). These Tariffs,

approved by FERC on April 1, 1995, and

which have an effective date of March

20, 1995, will allow the Companies and

Bangor Hydro-Electric Company to enter

into separately scheduled transactions

under which the Companies will sell to

Bangor Hydro-Electric Company

capacity and/or energy as the parties

may mutually agree.

The Companies request an effective

date of October 20, 1995, as specified on

each Service Agreement.

Comment date: December 18, 1995, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

30. New England Power Company

[Docket No. ER96–401–000]

Take notice that on November 20,

1995, New England Power Company

filed Service Agreements and

Certificates of Concurrence with two

power marketers under NEP’s FERC

Electric Tariff, Original Volume No. 5.

Comment date: December 18, 1995, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

31. Illinois Power Company

[Docket No. ER96–402–000]

Take notice that on November 20,

1995, Illinois Power Company (IPC)

tendered for filing an Interchange

Agreement between IPC and Industrial

Energy Applications (IEA). IPC states

that the purpose of this agreement is to

provide for the selling of capacity and

energy by IPC to IEA.

Comment date: December 18, 1995, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

32. Idaho Power Company

[Docket No. ER96–403–000]

Take notice that on November 20,

1995, Idaho Power Company (IPC)

tendered for filing a Service Agreement

under Idaho Power Company FERC

Electric Tariff, Second Revised, Volume

No. 1 between Rainbow Energy

Marketing Corporation and Idaho Power

Company and a Certificate of

Concurrence.

Comment date: December 18, 1995, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

33. Questar Energy Trading Company

[Docket No. ER96–404–000]

Take notice that Questar Energy

Trading Company (Questar Energy) on

November 20, 1995, tendered for filing

its Rate Schedule No. 1, to be effective

60 days from November 20, 1995, and

a petition for waivers of and blanket

approvals under various regulations of

the Commission.

Questar Energy intends to engage in

electric power and energy transactions

as a power marketer. Questar Energy

proposes to charge rates mutually

agreed upon by the parties. All sales

will be at arms-length.

Questar Energy is not in the business

of producing or transmitting electric

power. Neither Questar Energy nor its

affiliate(s) currently has or contemplates

acquiring title to any electric power

transmission or generation facilities.

Questar Energy’s Rate Schedule No. 1

provides for the sale of energy and

capacity at prices mutually agreed upon

by the purchaser and Questar Energy.

Comment date: December 18, 1995, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

34. Cinergy Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER96–405–000]

Take notice that on November 21,

1995, Cinergy Services, Inc. (Cinergy)

tendered for filing a service agreement

under Cinergy’s Non-Firm Point-toPoint Transmission Service Tariff (the

Tariff) entered into between Cinergy and

Tennessee Power Company.

Comment date: December 18, 1995, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

35. Heath Petra Resources, Inc.

[Docket No. ER96–381–000]

Take notice that on November 16,

1995, Heath Petra Resources, Inc. (Heath

Petra), tendered for filing a petition for

waivers and blanket approvals under

various regulations of the Commission

and for an order accepting its FERC

Electric Rate Schedule No. 1 to be

effective no later than sixty (60) days

from the date of its filing.

Heath Petra intends to engage in

electric power and energy transactions

as a marketer and a broker. In

transactions where Heath Petra sells

electric energy, it proposes to make such

sales on rates, terms, and conditions to

be mutually agreed to with the

purchasing party. Neither Heath Petra

nor any of its affiliates are in the

business of generating, transmitting, or

distributing electric power.

Rate Schedule No. 1 provides for the

sale of energy and capacity at agreed

prices. Rate Schedule No. 1 also

provides that sales may be made to any

affiliate having a FERC rate schedule

permitting sales for resale by such

affiliate at rates established by

agreement between the purchaser and

the affiliate.

Comment date: December 18, 1995, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

36. National Gas & Electric L.P.;

Western System Power Pool; Rainbow

Energy Marketing Corporation;

Imprimis Corporation Power;

Clearinghouse Inc.

[Docket No. ER90–168–025, ER91–195–022,

ER94–1061–006, ER94–1672–004, ER95–

914–002 (not consolidated)]

Take notice that the following

informational filings have been made

with the Commission and are on file

and available for inspection and

copying in the Commission’s Public

Reference Room:

On November 22, 1995, National Gas

& Electric L.P. filed certain information

as required by the Commission’s March

20, 1990, order in Docket No. ER90–

168–000.

On October 30, 1995, Western System

Power Pool filed certain information as

required by the Commission’s May 13,

1993, order in Docket No. ER91–195–

000.

On October 30, 1995, November 2,

1995, and November 22, 1995 Rainbow

Energy Marketing Corporation filed

certain information as required by the

Commission’s June 10, 1994 order in

Docket No. ER94–1061–000.

On November 27, 1995, Imprimis

Corporation filed certain information as

required by the Commission’s December
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1 Great Lakes Gas Transmission Limited

Partnership’s application was filed with the

Commission under Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act

and Part 157 of the Commission’s regulations.

2The appendices referenced in this notice are not

being printed in the Federal Register. Copies are

available from the Commission’s Public Reference

and Files Maintenance Branch, 888 First Street,

N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426, or call (202) 208–

1371. Copies of the appendices were sent to all

those receiving this notice in the mail.

14, 1994, order in Docket No. ER94–

1672–000.

On November 13, 1995, Power

Clearinghouse Inc. filed certain

information as required by the

Commission’s May 11, 1995, order in

Docket No. ER95–914–000.

Standard Paragraph

E. Any person desiring to be heard or

to protest said filing should file a

motion to intervene or protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C.

20426, in accordance with Rules 211

and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of

Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211

and 18 CFR 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 this filing are on file with the

Commission and are available for public

inspection.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

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[Docket No. CP95–375–000]

Great Lakes Gas Transmission Limited

Partnership; Notice of Intent To

Prepare an Environmental Assessment

for the Proposed Security Loop I

Project and Request for Comments on

Environmental Issues

December 6, 1995.

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 construction and operation of the

facilities proposed in the Security Loop

I Project.1 This EA will be used by the

Commission in its decision-making

process to determine whether an

environmental impact statement is

necessary and whether to approve the

project.

Summary of the Proposed Project

Great Lakes Gas Transmission Limited

Partnership (Great Lakes) requests

Commission authorization, in Docket

No. CP95–375–000, to construct and

operate one segment of approximately

13.8 miles of 36-inch-diameter mainline

loop in Charlevoix and Otsego Counties,

Michigan. Great lakes wants to complete

the looping of a portion of its 973-milelong mainline. In addition, Great Lakes

proposes to modify the existing piping

at the Boyne Falls Compressor Station to

accommodate the new loop. No

additional compression is proposed.

The proposed project would provide

increased system reliability and

flexibility for Great Lakes’ customers,

and would facilitate maintenance on the

Great lakes system.

The general location of the proposed

facilities is shown in appendix 1.

Detailed project maps are shown in

appendix 2 2.

Land Requirements for Construction

The proposed loop would be built

adjacent and parallel to the existing

right-of-way. Great Lakes intends to use

a 100-foot-wide construction right-ofway for most of the project. About 50

feet of the planned 100-foot width

would be on existing right-of-way.

Consequently, about 50 feet of new

clearing would be required. Following

construction, about 25 feet of the

construction right-of-way would be

allowed to revert to its former land use.

A 55-foot-wide construction right-ofway would be used for the 2.65 miles

of state forest land. About 15 feet of the

55-foot width would be on existing

right-of-way. Of the 40 feet of new

clearing that would be required, about

20 feet would be allowed to revert to

forest use.

Additional working space would be

required adjacent to the planned

construction right-of-way at road and

other utility line crossings, wetland

crossings, in areas of steep side slopes,

and at the beginning and end of the

proposed loop.

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 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:

• Soils.

• Wetlands.

• Land use.

• Vegetation and wildlife.

We do not believe that the proposed

project will have any impacts on

geology, water resources, endangered

and threatened species, cultural

resources, air quality and noise, and

hazardous waste.

We will 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

recommend that the Commission

approve or not approve the project.

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

Great Lakes. Keep in mind that this is

a preliminary list. The list of issues may

be added to, subtract from, or changed

based on your comments and our

analysis. Issues are:

• One wetland would be crossed.

• A 100-foot-wide construction rightof-way is proposed.

• About 9.6 miles of the proposed

pipeline right-of-way would cross

forestland, resulting in the clearing of

about 54.6 acres of forest.

• Approximately 11 percent of the

proposed right-of-way would cross

sandy soils within are considered highly