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Willamette Meridian. Prior to

completing the floodplain/wetlands

assessment, BPA will identify any

specific wetlands in the vicinity of the

actions. The assessment will discuss the

impacts to the floodplain and wetlands,

the potential to avoid these areas, and

identify alternatives.

Maps and further information are

available from BPA at the address

above.

Issued in Portland, Oregon, on April 18,

1996.

Thomas C. McKinney,

NEPA Compliance Officer.

[FR Doc. 96–10363 Filed 4–25–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP96–330–000]

Columbia Gas Transmission

Corporation; Notice of Request Under

Blanket Authorization

April 22, 1996.

Take notice that on April 16, 1996,

Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation

(Columbia Gas), Post Office Box 1273,

Charleston, West Virginia 25325–1273,

filed in Docket No. CP96–330–000 a

request pursuant to Sections 157.205

and 157.211 of the Commission’s

Regulations under the Natural Gas Act

(18 CFR 157.205 and 157.211) for

authorization to construct and operate

the facilities necessary to establish eight

additional points of delivery to two

existing customers, Waterville Oil and

Gas Company and Mountaineer Gas

Company, under the blanket certificate

issued in Docket No. CP83–76–000,

pursuant to Section 7(c) of the Natural

Gas Act, all as more fully set forth in the

request which is on file with the

Commission and open to public

inspection.

Columbia Gas asserts that the

proposed delivery points will establish

eight new points of delivery for

residential consumption for firm

transportation service under Part 284 of

the Commission’s regulations and

existing authorized Rate Schedules and

within certificated entitlements.

Columbia Gas estimates that the design

day quantity at Waterville Oil and Gas

Company will be 1.5 Dth and the annual

quantity will be 200 Dth, the design day

quantity at Mountaineer Gas Company

will be 10.5 Dth and the annual quantity

will be 1,050 Dth.

Columbia Gas estimates that the cost

to install the new taps will be

approximately $150 per tap which will

be treated as an O&M Expense.

Columbia Gas states that the

quantities to be provided through the

new delivery points will be within

Columbia Gas’ authorized level of

services. Further, Columbia Gas asserts

that there will be no impact on its

existing design day and annual

obligations to the customers as a result

of the construction and operation of the

new delivery points.

Any person or the Commission’s staff

may, within 45 days after issuance of

the instant notice by the Commission,

file pursuant to Rule 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

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. 96–10319 Filed 4–25–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

[Docket No. CP96–321–000]

El Paso Natural Gas Company; Notice

of Application

April 22, 1996.

Take notice that on April 15, 1996, El

Paso Natural Gas Company (El Paso),

Post Office Box 1492, El Paso, Texas,

79978, filed an application at Docket

No. CP96–321–000, pursuant to Section

7 (c) of the Natural Gas Act and Part 157

of the Commission’s Regulations. El

Paso seeks a certificate of convenience

and necessity authorizing the

construction and operation of additional

compression facilities, all as more fully

set forth in the application on file with

the Commission and open to public

inspection.

El Paso requests authorization to

construct and operate additional

compression facilities, with

appurtenances, to be located at its

existing Alamo Lake and Dutch Flat

Compressor Stations on the Havasu

Crossover Line and at its Wenden

Compressor Station on the South

System, all located in Mohave and La

Paz Counties, Arizona (the Havasu

Expansion Project).

El Paso says that the Havasu

Expansion Project has been designed to

enable El Paso to transport additional

quantities of gas of about 180,000 Mcf

per day from its North System to its

South System on the Havasu Crossover

Line. The estimated cost of the Havasu

Expansion Project is $19,564,419. El

Paso plans to place the proposed

facilities in service by the second

quarter of 1997, therefore it respectfully

requests that the requisite authorization

be issued no later than December 31,

1996.

El Paso says that the proposed

additional 180,000 Mcf per day of

capacity on the Havasu Crossover Line

is dedicated to certain executed firm

Transportation Service Agreements

(TSA) between El Paso and various

shippers, which El Paso has filed as

privileged and confidential information

under Section 388.112 of the

Commission’s Regulations. These TSAs

are subject to the provisions of Rate

Schedule FT–1 contained in El Paso’s

Volume No. 1–A FERC Gas Tariff (tariff)

and the applicable rates under Rate

Schedule FT–1. Additionally, El Paso

says that it has calculated a separate

incremental reservation rate attributable

to the cost of service of the proposed

Havasu Expansion Project which is

proposed to become a component of the

total Rate Schedule FT–1 Reservation

Charges.

El Paso further says that the

incremental reservation rate for the

Havasu Expansion Project is proposed

to be $3.16616 per dth on a monthly

basis and is referred to as the ‘‘Havasu

Facilities Reservation Charge.’’ The

Havasu Facilities Reservation Charge

will be used to compensate El Paso for

the cost of service for the new facilities

while any remaining charges will be

subject to the crediting provisions of

Section 25.3 of its tariff proposed in El

Paso’s Stipulation and Agreement in

Settlement of Rate and Related

Proceedings filed March 15, 1996, at

Docket Nos. RP95–363–000, RP95–363–

002, and CP94–183–000.

The TSAs executed with the shippers

for service on the proposed Havasu

Expansion Project contain provisions for

payment to El Paso of the new

reservation rate component that will be

charged in conjunction with the

otherwise applicable Reservation

Charges and reservation surcharges

under Rate Schedule FT–1. The

Monthly Reservation Charges for each

shipper will be allocated first to the

Havasu Facilities Reservation Charge,

and any remaining amount to the

otherwise applicable charges above.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

make any protest with reference to said

application should, on or before May 13,

1996, file with the Federal Energy
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Regulatory Commission, 888 First

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

motion to intervene or a protest in

accordance with the requirements of the

Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and

385.214) and the Regulations under the

Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.10). All

protests filed with the Commission will

be considered by it in determining the

appropriate action to be taken but will

not serve to make the protestants parties

to the proceeding. Any person wishing

to become a party to a proceeding or to

participate as a party in any hearing

therein must file a motion to intervene

in accordance with the Commission’s

Rules.

Take further notice that, pursuant to

the authority contained in and subject to

the jurisdiction conferred upon the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

by Sections 7 and 15 of the Natural Gas

Act and the Commission’s Rules of

Practice and Procedure, a hearing will

be held without further notice before the

Commission or its designee on this

application if no motion to intervene is

filed within the time required herein, if

the Commission on its own review of

the matter finds that the request should

be granted. If a motion for leave to

intervene is timely filed, or if the

Commission on its own motion believes

that a formal hearing is required, further

notice of such hearing will be duly

given.

Under the procedure herein provided

for, unless otherwise advised, it will be

unnecessary for El Paso to appear or be

represented at the hearing.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96–10318 Filed 4–25–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

[Docket No. ER96–1088–000; Docket No.

ER95–1528–002]

Wisconsin Public Service Corporation,

WPS Energy Services, Inc., WPS

Power Development, Inc. Wisconsin

Public Service Corporation; Notice of

Issuance of Order

April 23, 1996.

On February 16, 1996, WPS Energy

Services, Inc. and WPS Power

Development, Inc. (jointly WPS) filed an

application for authorization to sell

power at market-based rates, and for

certain waivers and authorizations. In

particular, WPS requested that the

Commission grant blanket approval

under 18 CFR Part 34 of all future

issuances of securities and assumptions

of liabilities by WPS. On April 16, 1996,

the Commission issued an Order

Accepting For Filing Proposed

Transmission Tariffs, Conditionally

Accepting For Filing Proposed MarketBased Rates, Establishing Hearing

Procedures, And Granting Rehearing

(Order), in the above-docketed

proceeding.

The Commission’s April 16, 1996,

Order granted the request for blanket

approval under Part 34, subject to the

conditions found in Ordering

Paragraphs (I), (J), and (L):

(I) Within 30 days of the date of this

order, any person desiring to be heard

or to protest the Commission’s blanket

approval of issuances of securities or

assumptions of liabilities by WPS

Energy and WPS Power 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 385.214.

(J) Absent a request to be heard within

the period set forth in Ordering

Paragraph (I) above, WPS Energy and

WPS Power are hereby authorized to

issue securities and to assume

obligations or liabilities as guarantor,

endorser, surety or otherwise in respect

of any security of another person;

provided that such issue or assumption

is for some lawful object within the

corporate purposes of the applicant,

compatible with the public interest, and

reasonably necessary or appropriate for

such purpose.

(L) The Commission reserves the right

to modify this order to require a further

showing that neither public nor private

interests will be adversely affected by

continued Commission approval of WPS

Energy’s and WPS Power’s issuance of

securities or assumptions of liabilities

* * *.

Notice is hereby given that the

deadline for filing motions to intervene

or protests, as set forth above, is May 16,

1996.

Copies of the full text of the Order are

available from the Commission’s Public

Reference Branch, 888 First Street, N.E.,

Washington, D.C. 20426.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96–10351 Filed 4–25–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

[Docket No. EG96–56–000, et al.]

Southern Electric Wholesale

Generators, Inc. et al.; Electric Rate

and Corporate Regulation Filings

April 19, 1996.

Take notice that the following filings

have been made with the Commission:

1. Southern Electric Wholesale

Generators, Inc.

[Docket No. EG96–56–000]

On April 16, 1996 Southern Electric

Wholesale Generators, Inc. (‘‘SEWG’’),

900 Ashwood Parkway, Suite 500,

Atlanta, Georgia 30338–4780, filed with

the Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission an application for

determination of exempt wholesale

generator status pursuant to Part 365 of

the Commission’s regulations.

SEWG is a Delaware corporation that

is engaged directly, or indirectly

through one or more affiliates as defined

in section 2(a)(11)(B) of PUHCA, and

exclusively in the business of owning or

operating, or both owning and

operating, all or part of one or more

eligible facilities and selling electric

energy at wholesale.

SEWG intends to acquire an indirect

ownership interest in a 490 MW coalfired generating facility located near

Lake Michigan in Hammond, Indiana.

Comment date: May 10, 1996, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice. The

Commission will limit its consideration

of comments to those that concern the

adequacy or accuracy of the application.

2. SEI State Line, Inc.

[Docket No. EG96–57–000]

On April 16, 1996 SEI State Line, Inc.

(‘‘SEI State Line’’), 900 Ashwood

Parkway, Suite 500, Atlanta, Georgia

30338–4780, filed with the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission an

application for determination of exempt

wholesale generator status pursuant to

Part 365 of the Commission’s

regulations.

SEI State Line is a Delaware

corporation that is engaged directly, or

indirectly through one or more affiliates

as defined in section 2(a)(11)(B) of

PUHCA, and exclusively in the business

of owning or operating, or both owning

and operating, all or part of one or more

eligible facilities and selling electric

energy at wholesale.

SEI State Line intends to acquire an

indirect ownership interest in a 490 MW

coal-fired generating facility located

near Lake Michigan in Hammond,

Indiana.

Comment date: May 10, 1996, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice. The

Commission will limit its consideration

of comments to those that concern the

adequacy or accuracy of the application.

3. State Line Energy, L.L.C.

[Docket No. EG96–58–000]

On April 16, 1996, State Line Energy,

L.L.C. (‘‘State Line Energy’’), 900