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1 Granite State Gas Transmission, Inc.’s

application was filed under Section 7 of the Natural

Gas Act and Part 157 of the Commission’s

regulations.

February 10, 1995 in Jersey Central

Power & Light Co., Metropolitan Edison

Co. and Pennsylvania Electric Co.,

Docket No. ER95–276–000 and allows

GPU and PSE&G to enter into separately

scheduled transactions under which the

GPU Operating Companies will make

available for sale, surplus operating

capacity and/or energy at negotiated

rates that are no higher than the GPU

Operating Companies’ cost of service.

GPU requests a waiver of the

Commission’s notice requirements for

good cause shown and an effective date

of February 16, 1995 for the Service

Agreement.

GPU has served copies of the filing on

regulatory agencies in New Jersey and

Pennsylvania.

Comment date: March 30, 1995, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

4. Central Hudson Gas and Electric

Corp.

[Docket No. ER95–705–000]

Take notice that on March 6, 1995,

Central Hudson Gas and Electric

Corporation (CHG&E), tendered for

filing a Service Agreement for

(Commission) between CHG&E and

North American Energy Conservation,

Inc. The terms and conditions of service

under this Agreement are made

pursuant to CHG&E’s FERC Electric Rate

Schedule, Original Volume 1 (Power

Sales Tariff) accepted by the

Commission in Docket No. ER94–1662.

CHG&E also has requested waiver of the

60-day notice provision pursuant to 18

CFR § 35.11.

A copy of this filing has been served

on the Public Service Commission of the

State of New York.

Comment date: March 30, 1995, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

5. Virginia Electric and Power Co.

[Docket No. ER95–709–000]

Take notice that on March 7, 1995,

Virginia Electric and Power Company

(Virginia Power) tendered for filing a

Service Agreement between American

Municipal Power-Ohio and Virginia

Power, dated February 28, 1995 under

the Power Sales Tariff to Eligible

Purchasers dated May 27, 1994. Under

the tendered Service Agreement

Virginia Power agrees to provide

services to American Municipal

Power—Ohio under the rates, terms and

conditions of the Power Sales Tariff as

agreed by the parties pursuant to the

terms of Service Schedule B included in

the Power Sales Tariff.

Copies of the filing were served upon

the Virginia State Corporation

Commission and the North Carolina

Utilities Commission.

Comment date: March 30, 1995, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

6. Entergy Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER95–711–000]

Take notice that on March 7, 1995,

Entergy Services, Inc. (Entergy

Services), as agent for Arkansas Power

& Light Company (AP&L), filed

revisions to the rates and the

Transmission Loss Factor under (1) the

Power Coordination Interchange and

Transmission Service Agreement

between AP&L and Conway, West

Memphis, and Osceola, Arkansas;

Campbell and Thayer, Missouri; City

Water & Light Plant of Jonesboro,

Arkansas; Arkansas Electric Cooperative

Corporation; (2) the Transmission

Service Agreement between AP&L and

the City of Hope, Arkansas; (3) the

Transmission Service Agreement

between AP&L and the City of Hope,

Arkansas; (4) the Hydroelectric Power

Transmission and Distribution Service

Agreement between AP&L and the City

of North Little Rock, Arkansas; and (5)

the Interchange Agreement between

AP&L and Oglethorpe Power

Corporation (collectively, Agreements).

Entergy Services requests that the

revised rates and Transmission Loss

Factor become effective March 1, 1995,

subject to refund, in accordance with

the provisions of the Agreements.

Comment date: March 30, 1995, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

7. MDU Resources Group, Inc.

[Docket Nos. ES95–21–000 and ES95–21–

001]

Take notice that on February 6, 1995,

MDU Resources Group, Inc. (MDU) filed

an application and on March 15, 1995,

filed an amendment to its application

under Section 204 of the Federal Power

Act seeking authorization to issue up to

50,000 shares of common stock of MDU,

including treasury stock which has been

issued and reacquired by MDU and

stock purchased on the open market, for

the purpose of implementing a NonEmployee Director Stock Compensation

Plan. Also, MDU requests exemption

from the Commission’s competitive

bidding and negotiated placement

regulations.

Comment date: April 14, 1995, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

8. Scott Paper Co.

[Docket No. QF86–557–001]

On March 8, 1995, Scott Paper

Company tendered for filing an

amendment to its filing in this docket.

No determination has been made that

the submittal constitutes a complete

filing.

The amendment provides additional

information pertaining to the technical

characteristics of the facility.

Comment date: April 4, 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. 95–7033 Filed 3–21–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

[Docket No. CP95–52–000]

Granite State Gas Transmission, Inc.;

Notice of Intent To Prepare an

Environmental Assessment for the

Proposed Granite State LNG Project

and Request for Comments on

Environmental Issues

March 16, 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

facilities proposed in the Granite State

LNG Project. This EA will be used by

the Commission in its decision-making

process to determine whether an

environmental impact statement (EIS) is

necessary and whether to approve the

project.1
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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.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.

Summary of the Proposed Project

Granite State Gas Transmission, Inc.

(Granite State) is seeking approval to

construct and operate an LNG facility at

the western boundary of the town of

Wells, Maine and adjacent to the eastern

border of the town of North Berwick,

Maine. The purpose of the project is to

maintain service to Northern Utilities,

Inc. for its distribution operations in

Maine and New Hampshire upon the

abandonment of the operation of a

leased natural gas pipeline extending

from Canada to Portland, Maine.

The LNG facilities would include:

• A storage tank with a gas-equivalent

capacity of 2 Bcf;

• A truck unloading system with two

unloading stations;

• Two 67 MMcfd LNG vaporizers;

• A vapor handling system; and

• Fire protection systems.

The storage tank would be 154 feet in

height and 211 feet in diameter. The

tank would be surrounded by a concrete

impoundment 99 feet high and 18

inches thick. The proposed project

facilities would be designed,

constructed, and maintained to comply

with the Department of Transportation

Federal Safety Standards for Liquefied

Natural Gas Facilities (49 CFR Part 193).

The facilities constructed at the site

would also meet the National Fire

Protection Association 59A LNG

standards.

The source of LNG for the proposed

facility would be Distrigas of

Massachusetts Corporation of Everett,

Massachusetts. LNG would be

transported to the site by LNG tanker

trucks and would access the site by a

proposed 1.4-mile access road from

Route 9. It would take approximately 32

truckloads of LNG per day over a 3-

month period to initially fill the tank.

Thereafter, trucking would

predominantly occur during the

summer and fall of each year. Vaporized

LNG would be transported from the site

via a 12-inch lateral connecting to

Granite State’s existing and adjacent 8-

inch pipeline.

The location of the project facilities is

shown in appendix 1.2

Land Requirements for Construction

The proposed facilities would affect

38.3 acres of a 300-acre site in Wells,

Maine. Granite State would clear 30

acres of land for the plant facilities, all

of which would be permanently

committed to the project. Construction

of the proposed access road would

require clearing 8.3 acres, of which 1.7

acres would be allowed to revert back of

its original condition.

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 and whether an

EIS is necessary. 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:

• Geology and Soils

—Seismology and soil liquefaction.

—Erosion control.

—Right-of-way restoration.

• Water Resources

—Site specific impacts on surface and

groundwater.

—Effect on potable water supplies.

—Effect on wetland hydrology.

• Biological Resources

—Effect of plant construction and

operation on threatened, endangered,

or sensitive plant and animal species

and their habitats.

• Cultural Resources

—Effect on historic and prehistoric

sites.

—Native American and tribal concerns.

• Socioeconomics

—Impact of a peak work force of 50

employees on the surrounding area.

—Long-term effects of increased

employment and taxes on the local

economy.

• Land Use

—Impact on state areas of critical

environmental concern.

—Effect of aboveground facilities on

visual aesthetics in the region.

—Consistency with local land use plans.

—Impact on residences.

• Air Quality and Noise

—Impact on regional air quality and

noise-sensitive areas associated with

the operation of the proposed LNG

facilities.

—Air quality and noise impacts

associated with construction.

• Public Safety

—Compliance with 49 CFR 193 for

exclusion zones (thermal and vapor

gas dispersion), siting criteria, seismic

criteria, and cryogenic criteria.

—Consequences of a major spill.

We will also evaluate possible site

and technology 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.

Public Participation and Scoping

Meetings

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 sites), 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., NE,

Washington, D.C. 20426;

• Reference Docket No. CP95–52–

000;

• Send a copy of your letter to: Mr.

Chris Zerby, EA Project Manager,

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

825 North Capitol St., NE, Room 7312,

Washington, D.C. 20426; and

• Mail your comments so that they

are received in Washington, D.C. on or

before April 24, 1995.

Beyond asking for written comments,

we invite you to attend our public

scoping meeting on May 15, 1995. We
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will give the location and time for this

meeting in a future notice. Requests to

hold additional public scoping meetings

will be considered.

Becoming an Intervenor

In addition to involvement in the EA

scoping process, you may want to

become an official party to the

proceeding or an ‘‘intervenor’’. Among

other things, intervenors have the right

to receive copies of case-related

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

Practice and Procedure (18 CFR

385.214) (see appendix 2).

Filing of timely motions to intervene

in this proceeding should be made on or

before March 27, 1995. Once this date

has passed, parties seeking to file late

interventions must show good cause, as

required by section 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.

Environmental Mailing List

This notice is being sent to all

potential interested parties to solicit

focused comments regarding

environmental considerations related to

the proposed project. As details of the

project become established,

representatives of Granite State will

directly contact communities and public

agencies concerning any other matters,

including acquisition of permits and

rights-of-way.

If you do not want to send comments

at this time but still want to keep

informed and receive copies of the EA,

please return the Information Request

(see appendix 3). If you do not return

the Information Request, you will be

taken off the mailing list.

Additional information about the

proposed project is available from Mr.

Chris Zerby, EA Project Manager, at

(202) 208–0111.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 95–6980 Filed 3–21–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

[Docket No. RP94–43–011]

ANR Pipeline Co.; Proposed Changes

in FERC Gas Tariff

March 16, 1995.

Take notice that on March 10, 1995,

ANR Pipeline Company (ANR) tendered

for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff,

Second Revised Volume No. 1, the

following revised tariff sheets, proposed

to be effective January 9, 1995:

Substitute Second Revised Sheet No. 176

Second Substitute Second Revised Sheet No.

187

Substitute Original Sheet No. 187.1

Substitute Third Revised Sheet No. 191

Substitute First Revised Sheet No. 194

ANR states that the above-referenced

tariff sheets are being filed in

compliance with the Commission’s

February 8, 1995, ‘‘Order Accepting and

Suspending Tariff Sheets, Subject to

Refund and Conditions’’ in this

proceeding. Such order directed ANR,

inter alia, to make changes to its

tracking provision for the recovery of

Account No. 858 costs, and to its tariff

provisions implementing the

Commission’s new Natural policy.

ANR states that all of its FERC Gas

Tariff, Second Revised Volume No. 1

customers and interested State

Commissions have been mailed a copy

of this filing.

Any person desiring to protect said

filing should file a protest with the

Commission, 825 North Capitol Street,

NE, Washington, DC 20426 in

accordance with Rule 211 of the

Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure (18 CFR 385.211). All such

protests should be filed on or before

March 23, 1995. 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 application are on file

with the Commission and are available

for public inspection.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 95–6982 Filed 3–21–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

[Docket No. PR95–8–000]

Arkansas Western Gas Co.; Notice of

Petition for Rate Approval

March 16, 1995.

Take notice that on March 3, 1995,

Arkansas Western Gas Company (AWG)

filed pursuant to section 284.123(b)(2)

of the Commission’s regulations, a

petition for rate approval requesting that

the Commission approve as fair and

equitable a maximum rate of $0.1300

per MMBtu, plus 3.1 percent for

compressor fuel and lost and

unaccounted for gas, for transportation

services performed under section

311(a)(2) of the Natural Gas Policy Act

of 1978 (NGPA).

AWG states that it is an intrastate

pipeline within the meaning of section

2(16) of the NGPA and it owns and

operates an intrastate pipeline system in

the State of Arkansas. AWG proposes an

effective date of March 3, 1995.

Pursuant to section 284.123(b)(2)(ii),

if the Commission does not act within

150 days of the filing date, the rate will

be deemed to be fair and equitable and

not in excess of an amount which

interstate pipelines would be permitted

to charge for similar transportation

service. The Commission may, prior to

the expiration of the 150-day period,

extend the time for action or institute a

proceeding to afford parties an

opportunity for written comments and

for the oral presentation of views, data,

and arguments.

Any person desiring to participate in

this rate proceeding must file a motion

to intervene in accordance with sections

385.211 and 385.214 of the

Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure. All motions must be filed

with the Secretary of the Commission

on or before March 31, 1995. The

petition for rate approval is on file with

the Commission and is available for

public inspection.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 95–6983 Filed 3–21–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

[Docket No. RP95–194–001]

Columbia Gas Transmission Corp.;

Notice of Filing of Corrected Tariff

Sheet

March 16, 1995.

Take notice that on March 13, 1995,

Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation

(Columbia) tendered for filing the

following tariff sheet to its FERC Gas

Tariff, Second Revised Volume No. 1, to

be effective April 1, 1995:

Substitute First Revised Sheet No. 44

Columbia states that on March 1,

1995, Columbia submitted its annual

filing pursuant to the provisions of

Section 35, Transportation Retainage

Adjustment (TRA), of the General Terms

and Conditions (GTC) of its FERC Gas

Tariff, Second Revised Volume No. 1. In

that annual filing, Columbia filed First

Revised Sheet No. 44 which set forth a

revised transportation retainage factor

proposed to be effective April 1, 1995.

The Commission noticed that annual

filing on March 3, 1995, and

interventions and/or protests were to be

filed by March 10, 1995.

Columbia states that when it began

planning to implement the annual