8228 Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 29 / Monday, February 13, 1995 / Notices

Comment date: February 21, 1995, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

6. Wisconsin Public Service

Corporation

[Docket No. ER95–505–000]

Take notice that on January 31, 1995,

Wisconsin Public Service Corporation

(WPSC), tendered for filing Supplement

No. 8 to its service agreement with

Consolidated Water Power Company

(CWPCO). Supplement No. 8 provides

CWPCO’s contract demand nominations

for January 1994–December 1999, under

WPSC’s W–3 tariff and CWPCO’s

applicable service agreement.

The company states that copies of this

filing have been served upon CWPCO

and to the State Commissions where

WPSC serves at retail.

Comment date: February 21, 1995, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

7. Illinois Power Company

[Docket No. ER95–506–000]

Take notice that on January 30, 1995,

Illinois Power Company (Illinois

Power), tendered for filing an

Addendum to its coordination

agreements. Illinois Power states that

the purpose of the Addendum is to

explain how the cost of emission

allowances are to be calculated.

Comment date: February 21, 1995, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

8. Ohio Edison Company Pennsylvania

Power Company

[Docket No. ER95–507–000]

Take notice that on January 30, 1995,

Ohio Edison Company and

Pennsylvania Power Company, tendered

for filing amendments to the

agreements. The purpose of this filing is

to amend energy rates contained in the

foregoing agreements to reflect the

energy-related costs incurred by Ohio

Edison Company and Pennsylvania

Power Company to ensure compliance

with the Phase I sulfur dioxide

emissions limitations of the Clean Air

Act Amendment of 1990.

Comment date: February 21, 1995, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

9. Northern States Power Company

(Minnesota), Northern States Power

Company (Wisconsin)

[Docket No. ER95–508–000]

Take notice that on January 30, 1995,

Northern States Power Company

(Minnesota), and Northern States Power

Company (Wisconsin), (hereinafter NSP

Companies) are Parties to various

coordination agreements. This filing

contains amendments to these

coordination agreements to recover the

replacement cost of emission

allowances in coordination rates. The

contents of this filing comply with the

Policy Statement and Interim Rule

Regarding Ratemaking Treatment of the

Cost of Emission Allowances in

Coordination Rates, Docket No. PL95–1–

000, issued on December 15, 1994.

In accordance with the waiver of

notice provisions contained in the

Policy Statement and Interim Rule, NSP

Companies request that the Commission

grant waiver of its Part 35 notice

provisions and accept this filing

effective January 1, 1995, subject to

refund.

Comment date: February 21, 1995, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

10. Consolidated Edison Company of

New York, Inc.

[Docket No. ER95–509–000]

Take notice that on January 30, 1995,

Consolidated Edison Company of New

York, Inc. (Con Edison), tendered for

filing proposed supplements to its Rate

Schedules FERC No. 92 and FERC No.

96.

The proposed Supplement No. 7 to

Rate Schedule FERC No. 96 increases

the rates and charges for electric

delivery service furnished to public

customers of the New York Power

Authority (NYPA) by $22,367,000

annually based on the 12-month period

ending March 31, 1996.

The proposed Supplement No. 6 to

Rate Schedule FERC No. 96, applicable

to electric delivery service to NYPA’s

non-public, economic development

customers, and the proposed

supplement No. 4 to Rate Schedule

FERC No. 92, applicable to electric

delivery service to commercial and

industrial economic development

customers of the county of Westchester

Public Agency (COWPUSA) or the New

York City Public Utility Service

(NYCPUS), increase the rates and

charges for the service by $217,000

annually based on the 12-month period

ending March 31, 1996.

The proposed increases are a part of

a Company-wide general electric rate

increase application by the Edison

which is pending before the New York

Public Service Commission (NYPSC).

Although the proposed supplements

bear a nominal effective date of April 1,

1995, Con Edison will not seek

permission to make these effective until

the effective date, estimated to be April

1, 1995 of the rate changes authorized

by the NYPSC.

A copy of this filing has been served

on NYPA, COWPUSA, NYCPUS, and

the New York Public Service

Commission.

Comment date: February 21, 1995, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

11. Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric

Company

[Docket No. ES95–20–000]

Take notice that on January 31, 1995,

Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Company

filed an application under § 204 of the

Federal Power Act seeking authorization

to issue up to $150 million of unsecured

short-term debt during the period

commencing June 30, 1995 and ending

June 30, 1997, with a final maturity date

not later than June 30, 1998.

Comment date: March 1, 1995, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

Standard Paragraphs

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,

825 North Capitol 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.

[FR Doc. 95–3494 Filed 2–10–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

[Docket No. CP95–37–000]

Columbia Gas Transmission Corp.;

Intent to Prepare an Environmental

Assessment for the Proposed PandaBrandywine Project and Request for

Comments on Environmental Issues

February 7, 1995.

The staff of the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission (FERC or the

Commission) will prepare an

environmental assessment (EA) that will

discuss environmental impacts of the

construction and operation associated

with the jurisdictional facilities

proposed in the Panda-Brandywine
Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 29 / Monday, February 13, 1995 / Notices 8229

1Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation’s

application was filed with the Commission under

section 7 of the Natural Gas Act.

2The appendices referenced in this notice are not

being printed in the Federal Register. Copies are

available from the Commission’s Public References

and Files Maintenance Branch, Room 3104, at 941

North Capitol 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.

Project.1 This EA will be used by the

Commission in its decision-making

process to determine whether an

environmental impact statement is

required and whether or not to approve

the project.

Summary of the Proposed Project

Columbia Gas Transmission

Corporation (Columbia) wants

Commission authorization to construct

and operate 6.3 miles of pipeline to

transport up to 24,240 dekatherms of

natural gas per day to PandaBrandywine L.P. (Panda) for its

Brandywine, Maryland cogeneration

plant. Columbia’s facilities would

consist of:

—4.1 miles of 36-inch-diameter pipeline

loop on Line WB in Hardy County,

West Virginia;

—1.6 miles of 36-inch-diameter pipeline

(designated as Line WB–5) that would

replace approximately 1.5 miles of 26-

inch-diameter pipeline in three

sections (designated as Line WB) in

Braxton County, West Virginia; and

—0.6 mile of 36-inch-diameter pipeline

loop on Line SB–5 in Clay County,

West Virginia.

In addition, a nonjurisdictional tap,

measurement and regulation facilities,

and about 0.5 mile of 20-inch-diameter

nonjurdisdictional pipeline would be

constructed by Washington Gas Light

Company (WGL) in Prince George’s

County, Maryland, to supply gas to

Panda’s cogeneration plant.

The locations of the project facilities

are shown in appendix 1.2 2

Land Requirements for Construction

The proposed replacement pipeline

and loops would be built within or

adjacent to existing pipeline rights-ofway (ROW). The construction ROW

would typically be 75 feet wide

consisting of a 50-foot-wide permanent

ROW and a 25-foot-wide temporary

ROW. The construction ROW would

overlap existing ROW by about 25 feet.

Generally, the old replaced pipeline

would be removed except in specific

areas such as some road/railroad

crossings identified by Columbia.

Following construction, the disturbed

area would be restored and the 25 feet

of temporary ROW and additional

workspaces would be allowed to revert

to their former land use.

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 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 taken into

account 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

• Land use

• Cultural resources

• Vegetation and wildlife

• Endangered and threatened species

• 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

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

Columbia. Keep in mind that this is a

preliminary list; the list of issues will be

added to, subtracted from, or changed

based on your comments and our own

analysis. Issues are:

• The proposed project would cross

two perennial streams, three

intermittent streams, and eight

nonforested wetlands.

• Access roads would cross the two

perennial streams at five locations and

intermittent streams at seven locations.

• There are three private wells within

50 feet of the proposed construction

ROW.

• There are six residences within 50

feet of the proposed ROW.

Also, we have made a preliminary

decision to not address the impacts of

the nonjurdictional facilities. We will

briefly describe their location and status

in the EA.

Public Participation

You can make a difference by sending

a letter addressing your specific

comments or concerns about the project.

You should focus on the potential

environmental effects of the proposal,

alternatives to the proposal (including

alternative routes), and measures to

avoid or lessen environmental impact.

The more specific your comments, the

more useful they will be. Please follow

the instructions below to ensure that

your comments are received and

properly recorded:

• Address your letter to: Lois Cashell,

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 825 North Capitol St.,

N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426;

• Reference Docket No. CP95–37–

000;

• Send a copy of your letter to: Mr.

John Wisniewski, EA Project Manager,

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

825 North Capitol St., N.E., Room 7312,

Washington, D.C. 20426; and

• Mail your comments so that they

will be received in Washington, D.C. on

or before March 10, 1995.

If you wish to receive a copy of the

EA, you should request one from Mr.

Wisniewski at the above address.

Becoming an Intervenor

In addition to involvement in the EA

scoping process, you may want to

become an official party to the

proceeding or become an ‘‘intervenor’’.

Among other things, intervenors have

the right to receive copies of caserelated Commission documents and

filings by other intervenors. Likewise,

each intervenor must provide copies of

its filings to all other parties. If you

want to become an intervenor you must

file a Motion to Intervene according to

Rule 214 of the Commission’s Rules of
8230 Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 29 / Monday, February 13, 1995 / Notices

1East Tennessee Natural Gas Company’s

application was filed with the Commission under

section 7 of the Natural Gas Act.

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, Room 3104, 941

North Capitol Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20426,

or call (202) 208–1371). Copies of the appendices

were sent to all those receiving this notice in the

mail.

Practice and Procedure (18 CFR

385.214) attached as appendix 2.

The date for filing timely motions to

intervene in this proceeding has passed.

Therefore, parties now seeking to file

late interventions must show good

cause, as required by § 385.214(b)(3),

why this time limitation should be

waived. Environmental issues have been

viewed as good cause for late

intervention. You do not need

intervenor status to have your scoping

comments considered.

Additional information about the

proposed project is available from Mr.

John Wisniewski, EA Project Manager,

at (202) 208–1073.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 95–3466 Filed 2–10–95; 845 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

[Docket No. CP95–118–000]

East Tennessee Natural Gas Co.; Intent

To Prepare an Environmental

Assessment for the Proposed Roanoke

Expansion Project and Request for

Comments on Environmental Issues

February 7, 1995.

The staff of the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission (FERC or the

Commission) will prepare an

environmental assessment (EA) that will

discuss the environmental impacts of

the construction and operation of the

facilities proposed in the Roanoke

Expansion Project.1 This EA will be

used by the Commission in its decisionmaking process to determine whether an

environmental impact statement is

required and whether or not to approve

the project.

Summary of the Proposed Project

East Tennessee Natural Gas Company

(East Tennessee) wants Commission

authorization to construct and operate

5.2 miles of pipeline loop to provide

Roanoke Gas Company, in Roanoke,

Virginia, with up to 9,789 decatherms

per day of continued firm transportation

service. East Tennessee’s proposed

facilities would consist of:

• 5.2 miles of 12-inch-diameter loops

in Washington county, Virginia (3.06

miles of loop between milepost (MP)

3311–1+0.04 and MP 3311–1+3.10 and

2.14 miles of loop between MP 3310–

1+8.82 and MP 3310–1+10.96); and

• A 980-horsepower uprate of

existing compressor units at East

Tennessee’s Compressor Station 3110 in

Wartburg, Morgan County, Tennessee.

The locations of these facilities are

shown in appendix 1.2

Land Requirements for Construction

The proposed loops would be built

adjacent to existing pipeline rights-ofway (ROW). The construction ROW

would typically be 75 feet wide

consisting of a 50-foot-wide permanent

ROW and a 25-foot-wide temporary

ROW. Following construction, the

disturbed area would be restored and

the 25 feet of temporary ROW would be

allowed to revert to its former land use.

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 taken into account 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

• Land use

• Cultural resources

• Hazardous waste

• Air quality and noise

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

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

East Tennessee. Keep in mind that this

is a preliminary list; the list of issues

will be added to, subtracted from, or

changed based on your comments and

our own analysis. Issues are:

• One wetland (palustrine forested/

scrub-shrub/emergent) and six small

perennial streams would be affected.

• There is one residence and one

cemetery located within 50 feet of the

construction ROW.

• There may be additional noise

impact on nearby noise-sensitive areas

from the uprate in compression at

Compressor Station 3110.

Public Participation

You can make a difference by sending

a letter with your specific comments or

concerns about the project. You should

focus on the potential environmental

effects of the proposal, alternatives to

the proposal (including alternative

routes), and measures to avoid or lessen

environmental impact. The more

specific your comments, the more useful

they will be. Please follow the

instructions below to ensure that your

comments are received and properly

recorded:

• Address your letter to: Lois Cashell,

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 825 North Capitol St.,

N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426;

• Reference Docket No. CP95–118–

000;

• Send a copy of your letter to:

Mr. John Wisniewski, EA Project

Manager, Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 825 North Capitol St., N.E.

Room 7312, Washington, D.C. 20426;

and

• Mail your comments so that they

will be received in Washington, D.C. on

or before March 10, 1995.

If you wish to receive a copy of the

EA, you should request one from Mr.

Wisniewski at the above address.