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motion to intervene in accordance with

the requirements of Rules of Practice

and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210,

385.211, and 385.214. In determining

the appropriate action to take, the

Commission will consider all protests

filed, but only those who file a motion

to intervene in accordance with the

Commission’s Rules may become a

party to the proceeding. Any protests or

motions to intervene must be received

on or before the specified deadline date

for the particular application.

E1. Filing and Service of Responsive

Documents—The application is not

ready for environmental analysis at this

time; therefore, the Commission is not

now requesting comments,

recommendations, terms and

conditions, or prescriptions.

When the application is ready for

environmental analysis, the

Commission will issue a public notice

requesting comments,

recommendations, terms and

conditions, or prescriptions.

All filings must (1) bear in all capital

letters the title ‘‘PROTEST’’ or

‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE;’’ (2) set

forth in the heading the name of the

applicant and the project number of the

application to which the filing

responds; (3) furnish the name, address,

and telephone number of the person

protesting or intervening; and (4)

otherwise comply with the requirements

of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005.

Agencies may obtain copies of the

application directly from the applicant.

Any of these documents must be filed

by providing the original and the

number of copies required by the

Commission’s regulations to: The

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,

Washington, DC 20426. An additional

copy must be sent to Director, Division

of Project Review, Office of Hydropower

Licensing, Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, at the above address. A

copy of any protest or motion to

intervene must be served upon each

representative of the applicant specified

in the particular application.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96–11059 Filed 5–2–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

Notice of Application for Conduit

Exemption

April 29, 1996.

Take notice that the following

hydroelectric application has been filed

with the Commission and is available

for public inspection:

a. Type of Application: Conduit

Exemption.

b. Project No.: 11572–000.

c. Date filed: February 8, 1996.

d. Applicant: Roosevelt Water

Conservation District.

e. Name of Project: RWCD Conduit.

f. Location: On the RWCD irrigation

conduit, near Mesa City, in Maricopa

County, Arizona.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power

Act 16 USC §§ 791(a)–825(r).

h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Michael O.

Leonard, General Manager, Roosevelt

Water Conservation District, P.O. Box

100, Higley, AZ 85235.

i. FERC Contact: Michael Spencer at

(202) 219–2846.

j. Deadline Date for Protests,

Interventions, Terms and Conditions:

June 21, 1996.

k. Status of Environmental Analysis:

This application is ready for

environmental analysis at this time—see

attached paragraph D4.

l. Description of Project: The

proposed project would consist of: (1) a

bifurcation attached to the applicant’s

existing irrigation conduit; (2) a 100-

foot-long, 42-inch-diameter penstock;

(3) a powerhouse containing one

generating unit with a capacity of 860

kW and an average annual generation of

6,885 MWh.

m. Purpose of Project: Project power

would be used by the applicant.

n. This notice also consists of the

following standard paragraphs: A2, A9,

B, and D4.

A2. Development Application—Any

qualified applicant desiring to file a

competing application must submit to

the Commission, on or before the

specified deadline date for the

particular application, a competing

development application, or a notice of

intent to file such an application.

Submission of a timely notice of intent

allows an interested person to file the

competing development application no

later than 120 days after the specified

deadline date for the particular

application. Applications for

preliminary permits will not be

accepted in response to this notice.

A9. Notice of intent—A notice of

intent must specify the exact name,

business address, and telephone number

of the prospective applicant, and must

include an unequivocal statement of

intent to submit, if such an application

may be filed, either a preliminary

permit application or a development

application (specify which type of

application). A notice of intent must be

served on the applicant(s) named in this

public notice.

B. Comments, Protests, or Motions to

Intervene—Anyone may submit

comments, a protest, or a motion to

intervene in accordance with the

requirements of Rules of Practice and

Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214.

In determining the appropriate action to

take, the Commission will consider all

protests or other comments filed, but

only those who file a motion to

intervene in accordance with the

Commission’s Rules may become a

party to the proceeding. Any comments,

protests, or motions to intervene must

be received on or before the specified

comment date for the particular

application.

D4. Filing and Service of Responsive

Documents—The application is ready

for environmental analysis at this time,

and the Commission is requesting

comments, reply comments,

recommendations, terms and

conditions, and prescriptions.

The Commission directs, pursuant to

Section 4.34(b) of the Regulations (see

Order No. 533 issued May 8, 1991, 56

FR 23108, May 20, 1991) that all

comments, recommendations, terms and

conditions and prescriptions concerning

the application be filed with the

Commission within 60 days from the

issuance date of this notice. All reply

comments must be filed with the

Commission within 105 days from the

date of this notice.

Anyone may obtain an extension of

time for these deadlines from the

Commission only upon a showing of

good cause or extraordinary

circumstances in accordance with 18

CFR 385.2008.

All filings must (1) bear in all capital

letters the title ‘‘PROTEST’’, ‘‘MOTION

TO INTERVENE’’, ‘‘NOTICE OF

INTENT TO FILE COMPETING

APPLICATION,’’ ‘‘COMPETING

APPLICATION,’’ ‘‘COMMENTS,’’

‘‘REPLY COMMENTS,’’

‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS,’’ ‘‘TERMS

AND CONDITIONS,’’ or

‘‘PRESCRIPTIONS;’’ (2) set forth in the

heading the name of the applicant and

the project number of the application to

which the filing responds; (3) furnish

the name, address, and telephone

number of the person protesting or

intervening; and (4) otherwise comply

with the requirements of 18 CFR

385.2001 through 385.2005. All

comments, recommendations, terms and

conditions or prescriptions must set

forth their evidentiary basis and

otherwise comply with the requirements

of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain

copies of the application directly from

the applicant. Any of these documents

must be filed by providing the original

and the number of copies required by

the Commission’s regulations to: The

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
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1For purposes of the Phase I portion of the

project, the partnership will consist of just two

partners: KN TransColorado, Inc. and El Paso

TransColorado Company.

2TransColorado asserts that the 2.5-mile facility

could be constructed as an eligible gas supply

facility under Section 157.208(a) of the

Commission’s Regulations in accordance with

TransColorado’s Subpart F blanket certificate.

However, as a convenience, TransColorado has

sought authority to construct the facility in this

docket.

Commission, 888 First Street, N.E.,

Washington, D.C. 20426. An additional

copy must be sent to Director, Division

of Project Review, Office of Hydropower

Licensing, Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, at the above address. A

copy of any protest or motion to

intervene must be served upon each

representative of the applicant specified

in the particular application. A copy of

all other filings in reference to this

application must be accompanied by

proof of service on all persons listed in

the service list prepared by the

Commission in this proceeding, in

accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and

385.2010.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96–11060 Filed 5–2–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

[Docket No. CP90–1777–008, et al.]

TransColorado Gas Transmission

Company, et al.; Natural Gas

Certificate Filings

April 26, 1996.

Take notice that the following filings

have been made with the Commission:

1. TransColorado Gas Transmission

Company

[Docket No. CP90–1777–008]

Take notice that on April 23, 1996,

TransColorado Gas Transmission

Company (TransColorado), 12055 West

2nd Place, Lakewood, Colorado 80228

filed in Docket No. CP90–1777–008 a

petition to amend the existing

authorization issued in Docket Nos.

CP90–1777–000, CP90–1777–001, and

CP90–1777–006 pursuant to Section 7(c)

of the Natural Gas Act, to phase

construction of the project and to

establish Phase I initial rates, all as more

fully set forth in the petition to amend

which is on file with the Commission

and open to public inspection.

On June 3, 1994, TransColorado was

authorized in Docket Nos. CP90–1777–

000, CP90–1777–001, and CP90–1777–

006 (the June order) to construct and

operate a new pipeline system

extending from an interconnection with

Questar Pipeline Company in northwest

Colorado to interconnections with El

Paso Natural Gas Company (El Paso),

Transwestern Pipeline Company

(Transwestern), and Public Service

Company of New Mexico (Public

Service) in the San Juan Basin of

northern New Mexico. Specifically,

TransColorado, then a partnership

including affiliates of Questar, Public

Service Company of Colorado and KN

Energy Company, was authorized to

construct and operate 311 miles of 22-

inch and 24-inch pipeline, two

compressor stations with a total

horsepower of 10,150, and various

metering and associated facilities from

the Big Hole area of Rio Blanco County,

Colorado to a terminus in San Juan

County, New Mexico. The June order

also authorized initial rates.

TransColorado states that since the

June order there have been a number of

developments affecting the project.

First, an affiliate of El Paso has

purchased the partnership interest

formerly held by an affiliate of Public

Service Company of Colorado. 1 Second,

TransColorado has reevaluated the

scope and timing of the project to reflect

current market considerations.

TransColorado states that as a direct

result of recent marketing efforts for its

pipeline system, it has identified several

producers in the San Juan Basin which

would benefit from the construction of

the TransColorado system on a phased

basis. These San Juan Basis producers,

it is indicated, are situated in close

proximity to a proposed natural gas

processing plant to be known as the

Coyote Gulch Treating Plant, which will

be located in La Plata County, Colorado,

approximately 2.5 miles from the

southern segment of the proposed

TransColorado system. TransColorado

states that these producers currently

have no outlet for production located in

the surrounding Red Cedar producing

area since gas volumes being produced

are already capacity constrained at the

existing Arkansas Loop Plant.

Construction of the Coyote Gulch

Treating Plant will therefore provide

producers in the area with additional

natural gas treating capacity which is

desired. It is stated that the Coyote

Gulch Plant will have a design capacity

of up to 120,000 Mcf per day (Mcfd) to

remove CO 2 and to dehydrate gas.

TransColorado states that by phasing the

project, it believes it will be able to

secure definitive transportation

commitments from many of the area

producers.

To implement the restructured

project, TransColorado seeks to amend

its existing certificate authorization to

phase the project. For Phase I,

TransColorado proposes to construct

and operate:

(1) 2.5 miles of 1′′ pipeline and

appurtenances, from the proposed

Coyote Gulch Treating Plant in La Plata

County, Colorado to an interconnection

with TransColorado’s proposed 24-inch

mainline in San Juan County, New

Mexico.2

(2) 22.5 miles of 24-inch pipeline

extending from a point of

interconnection with the above 2.5-mile

pipeline in San Juan County, New

Mexico to a point of interconnection

with the existing 34-inch and 42-inch

pipelines of El Paso at Valve O in the

discharge side or the Blanco Plant in

San Juan County, New Mexico.

TransColorado states that it has

executed a transportation service

agreement with Red Cedar for 75,000

Mcfd of firm transportation capacity on

the Phase I facilities. TransColorado

states that the estimated cost of the

Phase I portion of the project is

$14,119,320. TransColorado proposes

the following Phase I maximum initial

rates.

Reservation Charge:

$1.54321 per dekatherm

Usage Charge (firm):

$0.0322 per dekatherm

Usage Charge (interruptible):

$0.0322 per dekatherm

Unauthorized Overrun Charge:

$0.644 per dekatherm

TransColorado states that the

proposed Phase I rates will recover the

cost of service for the Phase I facilities,

assuming a design capacity of 120,000

Mcfd. TransColorado asserts that it will

be at risk for any undersubscription of

the available capacity if all capacity is

not contracted on a firm basis by the

time TransColorado commences service.

TransColorado explains that the design

of the rates for the Phase I facilities

conforms to the June order and the

October 18, 1994, rehearing order as to,

among other things, stipulated load

factors, capital structures, and use of the

‘‘Ozark’’ methodology. TransColorado

states that the only items which have

been adjusted are an increase in the

federal income tax rate and a change in

property taxes to include only the state

of New Mexico.

Comment date: May 17, 1996, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph F

at the end of this notice.

2. Texas Gas Transmission Corporation

[Docket No. CP96–262–001]

Take notice that on April 22, 1996,

Texas Gas Transmission Company

(Texas Gas), P.O. Box 20008,

Owensboro, Kentucky 42304, filed in

Docket No. CP96–262–001 an