5542 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 30 / Tuesday, February 13, 1996 / Notices

Issue Number 3

Whether Powerex’s Request is a ‘‘good

faith transmission request’’ within the

meaning of Subsection 10.4.1 of the

NRTA Governing Agreement, the

currently applicable standards and

policies of the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission (FERC)

regarding such requests and Section 213

of the Federal Power Act (FPA).

Issue Number 4

Whether the NRTA Governing

Agreement, Subsection 212(i)(1)(ii) of

the FPA and FERC’s currently

applicable standards and policies,

require BPA to render firm and non-firm

point-to-point service to Powerex over

BPA’s Northern Intertie and Network

facilities, effective October 1, 1996, at

rates under the PTP–96, RNF–96 and

ET–96 and successor rate schedules

that:

A. Reflect the roll-in of the costs of

the Northern Intertie to Network

revenue requirements;

B. Treat the points of interconnection

between the Federal Columbia River

Transmission System and the British

Columbia Hydro and Power Authority

System on the United States-Canada

border near Blaine, Washington and

Nelway, British Columbia as Points of

Integration and Points of Delivery for

the Network; and

C. Are subject to the Short Distance

Discount for firm service and to

nondiscriminatory discounting for

nonfirm service.

Bonneville and Powerex have agreed

on a qualified arbitrator who will also

serve as the Hearing Officer (Hearing

Officer) in the Special Proceeding to

resolve such issues. Bonneville and

Powerex agree to the Arbitrator deciding

Issue Number 1 and Issue Number 2 at

the initial prehearing conference to be

scheduled in the Federal Register notice

prescribed by Subsection 12.5.3.ii of the

NRTA Governing Agreement (this

Notice). Bonneville and Powerex further

agree:

1. If the Hearing Officer at such

prehearing conference makes affirmative

findings with respect to both Issue

Number 1 and Issue Number 2, the

Hearing Officer shall also determine the

procedural effect of the ruling,

including but not limited to:

(a) Suspension of further arbitration

procedures with respect to Issue

Number 3 and Issue Number 4 until

after the Administrator issues his

decision in WP–96/TR–96; or

(b) Termination of this arbitration,

without prejudice to Powerex pursuing

such other and further rights as may be

available to it under the NRTA

governing agreement, and

2. That if the Arbitrator at such

prehearing conference fails to make

affirmative findings with respect to both

Issue Number 1 and Issue Number 2,

then the Arbitrator shall establish a

procedural schedule for a separate

proceeding under Subsection 7(i) of the

Northwest Power Act to resolve Issue

Number 3 and Issue Number 4.

BPA and Powerex agree that the

remaining issues arising from Powerex’s

Request shall not be subject to

arbitration at this time, without

prejudice to Powerex seeking at a later

date to invoke the dispute resolution

provisions of the NRTA governing

Agreement in the event:

1. Ongoing discussions between

Bonneville and Powerex do not result in

a satisfactory mutual agreement

regarding available transmission

capacity on the Northern Intertie; or

2. The transmission service issues

raised by Powerex in the Request are not

resolved to Powerex’s satisfaction in

BPA Docket TC–96.

If the Hearing Officer determines that

the proceeding shall address the

substantive issues, the relevant

documents and testimony from WP/TR–

96 will be identified and made available

to all parties to the proceeding.

Issued in Portland, Oregon, on February 7,

1996.

Sue F. Hickey,

Chief Operating Officer.

[FR Doc. 96–3189 Filed 2–12–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

Pittsburgh Energy Technology Center;

Notice of Non-Competitive Financial

Assistance Award

AGENCY: Pittsburgh Energy Technology

Center, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Determination of NonCompetitive award of a Cooperative

Agreement with the Electric Power

Research Institute.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of

Energy (DOE), Pittsburgh Energy

Technology Center (PETC) announces

that pursuant to 10 CFR 600.7(b)(2)(i),

criteria (D), it intends to award a

Cooperative Agreement to the Electric

Power Research Institute for ‘‘DOE/EPRI

Cooperation on Indian Greenhouse Gas

Pollution Prevention Project’’. The

Electric Power Research Institute has

been determined to be a unique

organization with unique qualifications

in accordance with 10 CFR

600.7(b)(2)(i), criteria (D) and a

competitive solicitation would be

inappropriate.

ADDRESSES: U. S. Department of Energy,

Pittsburgh Energy Technology Center,

Acquisition and Assistance Division,

P.O. Box 10940, MS 921–118,

Pittsburgh, PA 15236–0940.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

William R. Mundorf, Contract

Specialist, 412/892–4483.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Cooperative Agreement No.

DE-FC22–96PC9

Title of Effort:

DOE/EPRI Cooperation on Indian

Greenhouse Gas Pollution Prevention

Project

Awardee

Electric Power Research Institute

Term of Assistance Award

Five (5) Years

Cost of Assistance Effort

The total estimated project value is

$2,300,000.

Objective

The objectives of this project are to:

(1) Reduce carbon dioxide emissions per

kilowatt-hour generated in existing

Indian coal-fired power plants, and (2)

encourage Indian sugar mills to use of

biomass fuels, rather than fossil fuels,

year round in higher efficiency

cogeneration plants. The effort will

require extensive training, plant

efficiency studies, and technology

transfer.

Richard D. Rogus,

Contracting Officer.

[FR Doc. 96–3188 Filed 2–12–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP85–221–061]

Frontier Gas Storage Company; Notice

of Sale Pursuant to Settlement

Agreement

February 7, 1996.

Take notice that on January 31, 1996,

Frontier Gas Storage Company

(Frontier), c/o Reid & Priest, Market

Square, 701 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.,

Suite 800, Washington, D.C. 20004, in

compliance with provisions of the

Commission’s February 13, 1985, Order

in Docket No. CP82–487–000, et al.,

submitted an executed Service

Agreement under Rate Schedule LVS–1

providing for the possible sale of up to

a daily quantity of 50,000 MMBtu, not

to exceed 5 Bcf of Frontier’s gas storage

inventory on an ‘‘as metered’’ basis to

WBI Gas Services, Company, for term

ending January 31, 1997.
Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 30 / Tuesday, February 13, 1996 / Notices 5543

Under Subpart (b) of Ordering

Paragraph (F) of the Commission’s

February 13, 1985, Order, Frontier is

‘‘authorized to commence the sale of its

inventory under such an executed

service agreement fourteen days after

filing the agreement with the

Commission, and may continue making

such sale unless the Commission issues

an order either requiring Frontier to stop

selling and setting the matter for hearing

or permitting the sale to continue and

establishing other procedures for

resolving the matter.’’

Any person desiring to be heard or to

make a protest with reference to said

filing should, within 10 days of the

publication of such notice in the

Federal Register, file with the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission (888 1st

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

motion to intervene or protest in

accordance with the requirements of the

Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedures, 18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211.

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. Copies of this filing are

on file with the Commission and are

available for public inspection.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 95–3102 Filed 2–12–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

[Docket No. RP96–138–000]

Koch Gateway Pipeline Company;

Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC

Gas Tariff

February 7, 1996.

Take notice that on February 2, 1996,

Koch Gateway Pipeline Company (Koch

Gateway) tendered for filing to become

part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Fifth Revised

Volume No. 1, the following tariff sheet

to be effective March 3, 1996:

Third Revised Sheet No. 403

Koch Gateway states that this filing is

submitted as a limited application

pursuant to Section 4 of the Natural Gas

Act, 15 U.S.C. § 717c (1988), and Part

154 of the Rules and Regulations of the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

Koch Gateway states the above tariff

sheet is being submitted to provide a

more flexible injection schedule for its

firm storage customers by increasing its

injection capability near the end of the

injection season at its Bistineau Storage

Facility.

Koch Gateway also states that copies

of its filing are being served upon Koch

Gateway customers, state commissions

and other interested parties.

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, NE., Washington, DC 20426,

in accordance with Sections 385.214

and 385.211 of the Commission’s

regulations. All such motions or protest

must be filed as provided in Section

154.210 of the Commission’s

Regulations. Protests will be considered

by the Commission in determining

appropriate action to be taken, but will

not serve to make protestants parties to

the proceedings. 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.

[FR Doc. 96–3105 Filed 2–12–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

[Docket No. CP96–167–000]

Northwest Pipeline Corporation; Notice

of Request Under Blanket

Authorization

February 7, 1996.

Take notice that on February 1, 1996,

Northwest Pipeline Corporation

(Northwest), 295 Chipeta Way, Salt Lake

City, Utah 84158, filed in Docket No.

CP96–167–000 a request pursuant to

Sections 157.205, 157.211 and 157.216

of the Commission’s Regulations under

the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205,

157.211 and 157.216) for authorization

to abandon certain facilities at the

Glenns Ferry Meter Station in Elmore

County, Idaho and to construct and

operate upgraded replacement facilities

at this station to more efficiently

accommodate existing firm maximum

daily delivery obligations at this

delivery point to Intermountain Gas

Company under Northwest’s blanket

certificate issued in Docket No. CP82–

433–000 pursuant to Section 7 of the

Natural Gas Act, all as more fully set

forth in the request that is on file with

the Commission and open to public

inspection.

Northwest states that since the

existing regulators can not efficiently

accommodate the existing peak hourly

flow rates, it proposes to upgrade the

Glenns Ferry Meter Station by replacing

the two existing 1-inch regulators and

appurtenances with two new 1-inch

regulators and appurtenances.

In addition, Northwest states that, as

a result of this replacement, the

maximum design capacity of the meter

station will increase from 1,117 Dth per

day (as limited by the existing

regulators) to approximately 1,867 Dth

per day at 150 psig (as limited by the

existing meters).

Northwest also states that no

abandonment of service will occur and

no impact on Northwest’s system peak

day or annual deliveries is projected to

result from the proposed facility

replacements at the Glenns Ferry Meter

Station.

Northwest further states that the total

cost of the proposed facility

replacement at the Glenns Ferry Meter

Station is estimated to be approximately

$16,600; comprised of $15,600 for

installation of the new facilities and

$1,000 for removal of the old facilities.

Any person or the Commission’s staff

may, within 45 days after issuance of

the instant notice by the Commission,

file pursuant to Rue 214 of the

Commission’s Procedural Rules (18 CFR

385.214) a motion to intervene or notice

of intervention and pursuant to Section

157.205 of the Regulations under the

natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205) a

protest to the request. If no protest is

filed within the time allowed therefor,

the proposed activity shall be deemed to

be authorized effective the day after the

time allowed for filing a protest. If a

protest is filed and not withdrawn

within 30 days after the time allowed

for filing a protest, the instant request

shall be treated as an application for

authorization pursuant to Section 7 of

the Natural Gas Act.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96–3103 Filed 2–12–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

[Docket No. GT96–40–000]

Southern Natural Gas Company;

Notice of Refund Report

February 7, 1996.

Take notice that on December 14,

1995, Southern Natural Gas Company

(Southern) tendered for filing with the

Commission a Refund Report reflecting

its refund of certain amounts to its

eligible firm shippers. These amounts

represent a flowthrough of refunds

received from the Gas Research Institute

(GRI). The report states that Southern

refunded $943,835 to its eligible

shippers on October 17, 1995, which

represents the amount received from

GRI as required by the Commission’s

Order dated February 22, 1995.

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