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requires the Secretary of Energy to

publish a list, before the beginning of

each calendar year, identifying each gas

utility to which Title III applies during

such calendar year. A gas utility is

defined as any person, State agency, or

Federal agency engaged in the local

distribution of natural gas and the sale

of natural gas to any ultimate consumer

of natural gas. A gas utility is covered

by Title III if it had total sales of natural

gas, for purposes other than resale, in

excess of 10 billion cubic feet during

any calendar year beginning after

December 31, 1975, and before the

immediately preceding calendar year. A

gas utility is covered in 1996 if it

exceeded the threshold in any year from

1976 through 1994.

In compiling the list published today,

the DOE revised the 1995 list (60 FR

2586, January 10, 1995) upon the

assumption that all entities included on

the 1995 list are properly included on

the 1996 list unless the DOE has

information to the contrary. In doing

this, the DOE took into account

information included in public

documents regarding entities which

exceeded the PURPA thresholds for the

first time in 1994. The DOE believes that

it will become aware of any errors or

omissions in the list published today by

means of the comment process called

for by this Notice. The DOE will, after

consideration of any comment and other

information available to the DOE,

provide written notice of any further

additions or deletions to the list.

II. Notification and Comment

Procedures

No later than 4:30 p.m. on February

15, 1996, each State regulatory authority

must notify the DOE in writing of each

utility on the list over which it has

ratemaking authority. Two copies of

such notification should be submitted to

the address indicated in the ADDRESS

section of this Notice and should be

identified on the outside of the envelope

and on the document with the

designation ‘‘Docket No. FE-R–79–43B.’’

Such notification should include:

1. A complete list of electric utilities

and gas utilities over which the State

regulatory authority has ratemaking

authority;

2. Legal citations pertaining to the

ratemaking authority of the State

regulatory authority; and

3. For any listed utility known to be

subject to other ratemaking authorities

within the State for portions of its

service area, a precise description of the

portion to which such notification

applies.

All interested persons, including State

regulatory authorities, are invited to

comment in writing, no later than 4:30

p.m. on February 15, 1996, on any errors

or omissions with respect to the list.

Two copies of such comments should be

sent to the address indicated in the

ADDRESS section of this Notice and

should be identified on the outside of

the envelope and on the document with

the designation ‘‘Docket No. FE-R–79–

43B.’’ Written comments should include

the commenter’s name, address, and

telephone number.

All notifications and comments

received by the DOE will be made

available, upon request, for public

inspection and copying in the Freedom

of Information Reading Room, Room

1E–190, 1000 Independence Avenue,

S.W., Washington, D.C. 20585, between

the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.,

Monday through Friday, except Federal

holidays.

III. List of Electric Utilities and Gas

Utilities

The 1996 list consists of two parts

(appendices A and B). Each displays a

different tabulation of the utilities that

meet PURPA coverage requirements. As

stated above, the inclusion or exclusion

of any utility on or from the lists does

not affect its legal obligations or those

of the responsible State regulatory

authority under PURPA.

Appendix A contains a list of utilities

which are covered by PURPA. These

utilities are grouped by State and by the

regulatory authority within each State.

Also included in this list are utilities

which are covered by PURPA but which

are not regulated by the State regulatory

authority. This tabulation, including

explanatory notes, is based on

information provided to the DOE by

State regulatory authorities in response

to the January 10, 1995, Federal

Register notice (60 FR 2586) requiring

each State regulatory authority to notify

the DOE of each utility on the list over

which it has ratemaking authority,

public comments received with respect

to that notice, and information

subsequently made available to the

DOE.

The utilities classified in Appendix A

as not regulated by the State regulatory

authority in fact may be regulated by

local municipal authorities. These

municipal authorities would be State

agencies as defined by PURPA and thus

have responsibilities under PURPA

identical to those of the State regulatory

authority. Therefore, each such

municipality is to notify the DOE of

each utility on the list over which it has

ratemaking authority.

In Appendix B, the utilities are listed

alphabetically, subdivided into electric

utilities and gas utilities, and further

subdivided by type of ownership:

investor-owned utilities, publiclyowned utilities, and rural cooperatives.

Those parties interested in accessing

the list electronically require the

following equipment: a personal

computer; communications software

such as PROCOMM, RELAY, or

CROSSTALK; and, a modem.

Before dialing the Fuels Programs

Bulletin Board you should set your

communications software to the

following parameters: 1200 or 2400

baud; no parity; 8 data bits; 1 stop bit;

and, full duplex.

The Bulletin Board telephone number

is (202) 586–7853. Calls are limited to

40 minutes of on-line time per day.

The changes to the 1995 list of electric

and gas utilities are as follows:

Additions:

Athens Utilities Board (TN)

Bristol Virginia Utilities Board (VA)

City of Fort Collins (CO)

Columbia Power System (TN)

Florida Keys Electric Cooperative (FL)

Key West Utility Board (FL)

La Plata Electric Association, Inc.

(CO)

Maryville Utilities (TN)

Northcentral Mississippi EPA (MS)

Peoples Natural Gas Company (SD)

Roanoke Gas Company (VA)

Tallahatchie Valley EPA (MS)

Tri-State Generation and

Transmission, Inc. (CO)

Vero Beach, City of (FL)

(Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of

1978, Pub. L. 95–617, 92 Stat. 3117 et seq.

(16 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.)).

Issued in Washington, D.C. on December

22, 1995.

Anthony J. Como,

Director, Office of Coal and Electricity, Office

of Fuels Programs, Office of Fossil Energy.

[FR Doc. 95–31422 Filed 12–27–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

CoreStates Financial Corp., et al.;

Notice of Applications to Engage de

novo in Permissible Nonbanking

Activities

The companies listed in this notice

have filed an application under §

225.23(a)(1) of the Board’s Regulation Y

(12 CFR 225.23(a)(1)) for the Board’s

approval under section 4(c)(8) of the

Bank Holding Company Act (12 U.S.C.

1843(c)(8)) and § 225.21(a) of Regulation

Y (12 CFR 225.21(a)) to commence or to

engage de novo, either directly or

through a subsidiary, in a nonbanking

activity that is listed in § 225.25 of

Regulation Y as closely related to
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banking and permissible for bank

holding companies. Unless otherwise

noted, such activities will be conducted

throughout the United States.

Each application is available for

immediate inspection at the Federal

Reserve Bank indicated. Once the

application has been accepted for

processing, it will also be available for

inspection at the offices of the Board of

Governors. Interested persons may

express their views in writing on the

question whether consummation of the

proposal can ‘‘reasonably be expected to

produce benefits to the public, such as

greater convenience, increased

competition, or gains in efficiency, that

outweigh possible adverse effects, such

as undue concentration of resources,

decreased or unfair competition,

conflicts of interests, or unsound

banking practices.’’ Any request for a

hearing on this question must be

accompanied by a statement of the

reasons a written presentation would

not suffice in lieu of a hearing,

identifying specifically any questions of

fact that are in dispute, summarizing the

evidence that would be presented at a

hearing, and indicating how the party

commenting would be aggrieved by

approval of the proposal.

Unless otherwise noted, comments

regarding the applications must be

received at the Reserve Bank indicated

or the offices of the Board of Governors

not later than January 11, 1996.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of

Philadelphia (Michael E. Collins, Senior

Vice President) 100 North 6th Street,

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19105, and

Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

(John J. Wixted, Jr., Vice President) 1455

East Sixth Street, Cleveland, Ohio

44101:

1. CoreStates Financial Corp.,

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Banc One

Corporation, Columbus, Ohio, KeyCorp,

Cleveland, Ohio, National City

Corporation, Cleveland, Ohio, PNC

Bank Corp., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; to

engage de novo through their joint

venture subsidiary, Electronic Payment

Services, Inc., Wilmington, Delaware, in

providing data processing services in

connection with an enhanced

automated teller machine function,

enabling financial institutions to

dispense money orders, travelers

checks, and postage stamps, pursuant to

Board Order, The Bank of New York

Company, 80 Fed. Res. Bull. 1107

(1994).

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, December 21, 1995.

Jennifer J. Johnson,

Deputy Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 95–31425 Filed 12–27–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6210–01–F

CoreStates Financial Corp.; Formation

of, Acquisition by, or Merger of Bank

Holding Companies; and Acquisition

of Nonbanking Company

The company listed in this notice has

applied under § 225.14 of the Board’s

Regulation Y (12 CFR 225.14) for the

Board’s approval under section 3 of the

Bank Holding Company Act (12 U.S.C.

1842) to become a bank holding

company or to acquire voting securities

of a bank or bank holding company. The

listed company also has given notice

under § 225.23(a)(2) of Regulation Y (12

CFR 225.23(a)(2)) for the under section

4(c)(8) of the Bank Holding Company

Act (12 U.S.C. 1843(c)(8)) and §

225.21(a) of Regulation Y (12 CFR

225.21(a)) to acquire or control voting

securities or assets of a company

engaged in a nonbanking activity that is

listed in § 225.25 of Regulation Y as

closely related to banking and

permissible for bank holding

companies, or to engage in such an

activity. Unless otherwise noted, these

activities will be conducted throughout

the United States.

The application is available for

immediate inspection at the Federal

Reserve Bank indicated. Once the

application has been accepted for

processing, it will also be available for

inspection at the offices of the Board of

Governors. Interested persons may

express their views in writing on the

question whether consummation of the

proposal to acquire the non-banking

subsidiaries can ‘‘reasonably be

expected to produce benefits to the

public, such as greater convenience,

increased competition, or gains in

efficiency, that outweigh possible

adverse effects, such as undue

concentration of resources, decreased or

unfair competition, conflicts of

interests, or unsound banking

practices.’’ Any request for a hearing on

this question must be accompanied by

a statement of the reasons a written

presentation would not suffice in lieu of

a hearing, identifying specifically any

questions of fact that are in dispute,

summarizing the evidence that would

be presented at a hearing, and indicating

how the party commenting would be

aggrieved by approval of the proposal.

Comments regarding the application

must be received at the Reserve Bank

indicated or the offices of the Board of

Governors not later than January 22,

1996.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of

Philadelphia (Michael E. Collins, Senior

Vice President) 100 North 6th Street,

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19105:

1. CoreStates Financial Corp.,

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; to merge

with Meridian Bancorp, Inc., Reading,

Pennsylvania, and thereby indirectly

acquire Meridian Bank, Reading,

Pennsylvania; Delaware Trust Company,

Wilmington, Delaware; and Meridian

Bank, New Jersey, Cherry Hill, New

Jersey. Applicant also has applied to

acquire 24.9 percent of the voting shares

of First Commercial Bank of

Philadelphia, Philadelphia,

Pennsylvania, and 6.7 percent of the

voting shares of United Bank of

Philadelphia, Philadelphia,

Pennsylvania.

In connection with this application,

Applicant, also has applied to acquire

McGlinn Capital Management, Inc.,

Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, and thereby

engage in providing investment advise,

pursuant to § 225.25(b)(4) of the Board’s

Regulation Y; Meridian Acceptance

Corporation, Trenton, New Jersey, and

thereby engage in lending activities,

pursuant to § 225.25(b)(1) of the Board’s

Regulation Y; Meridian Asset

Management, Inc., Malvern,

Pennsylvania, Meridian Trust Company,

Malvern, Pennsylvania, and Meridian

Trust Company of California, San

Francisco, California (in dissolution),

and thereby engage in trust company

activities, pursuant to § 225.25(b)(3) of

the Board’s Regulation Y; Meridian

Investment Company, Malvern,

Pennsylvania, and thereby engage in

providing investment advice, pursuant

to § 225.25(b)(4) of the Board’s

Regulation Y; Meridian Commercial

Financial Corporation, Philadelphia,

Pennsylvania, and thereby engage in

lending activities, pursuant to §

225.25(b)(1) of the Board’s Regulation Y;

Meridian Life Insurance Company,

Phoenix, Arizona, and thereby engage in

the sale of credit-related insurance,

pursuant to § 225.25(b)(8)(i) of the

Board’s Regulation Y; and Meridian

Securities, Inc., Reading, Pennsylvania,

and thereby engage in providing

securities brokerage services and advice,

pursuant to § 225.25(b)(15)(i) and (ii),

and underwriting and dealing in

government obligations and money

market instruments, pursuant to §

225.25(b)(16) of the Board’s Regulation

Y.