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motions or protests should be filed on

or before May 20, 1996. 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. Answers to this complaint

shall be due on or before May 20, 1996.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96–11057 Filed 5–2–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

[Docket No. CP96–329–000]

Williams Natural Gas Company; Notice

of Request Under Blanket

Authorization

April 29, 1996.

Take notice that on April 16, 1996,

Williams Natural Gas Company (WNG),

P.O. Box 3288, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74101,

filed in Docket No. CP96–329–000 a

request pursuant to Sections 157.205

and 157.212 of the Commission’s

Regulations under the Natural Gas Act

(18 CFR 157.205, 157.212) for

authorization to install and operate a

tap, measuring, regulating, and

appurtenant facilities for the delivery of

transportation gas to Peoples Natural

Gas Company (Peoples) in Harvey

County, Kansas, under WNG’s blanket

certificate issued in Docket No. CP82–

479–000 pursuant to Section 7 of the

Natural Gas Act, all as more fully set

forth in the request that is on file with

the Commission and open to public

inspection.

WNG proposes to install a 4-inch tap

connection, a dual 3-inch regulator

setting, a dual 6-inch orifice meter

setting, and appurtenant facilities in the

Northeast Quarter (NE/4) of Sections 20,

Township 22 South, Range 1 West,

Harvey County, Kansas, to deliver

transportation gas to Peoples for system

supply.

WNG does not anticipate that the

deliveries through the new tap will have

any effect on peak day deliveries.

Peoples estimates the annual delivered

volume as 1,825,000 Dth with a peak

day volume of 8,000 Dth. The total

volume delivered will not exceed total

volumes authorized prior to this

request. The estimated construction cost

is $97,704 which will be fully

reimbursed by Peoples. WNG states that

this change is not prohibited by its

existing tariff and that it has sufficient

capacity to accomplish deliveries

specified without detriment or

disadvantage to other customers.

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 not protest is

filed within the time allowed therefor,

the proposed activity shall be deemed to

be 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.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96–11054 Filed 5–2–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

[Docket No. RP96–175–001]

Williams Natural Gas Company; Notice

of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas

Tariff

April 29, 1996.

Take notice that on April 24, 1996

Williams Natural Gas Company (WNG)

tendered for filing as part of its FERC

Gas Tariff, Second Revised Volume No.

1, Substitute First Revised Sheet No. 6B,

Substitute Second Revised Sheet No.

250A and Substitute First Revised Sheet

No. 250B, to be effective April 13, 1996.

WNG states that on March 13, 1996,

it filed tariff sheets in this proceeding to

be effective April 13, 1996, to discount

its fuel charges in certain competitive

situations for transactions involving no

incremental fuel consumption. By order

issued April 9, 1996, the Commission

accepted the tariff sheets to become

effective April 13, 1996, subject to WNG

filing, within 15 days of the issuance of

the order, revised tariff sheets to reflect

that WNG will assess a zero fuel charge

for all transportation backhauls between

the specified receipt and delivery

points. The instant filing is being made

to reflect this tariff change.

WNG states that a copy of its filing

was served on all participants listed on

the service list maintained by the

Commission in the docket referenced

above and on all jurisdictional

customers and interested state

commissions.

Any person desiring to protest this

filing should file a protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC

20426, in accordance with Section

385.211 of the Commission’s Rules and

Regulations. All such protests must be

filed as provided in Section 154.210 of

the Commission’s Regulations. 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 proceedings.

Copies of this filing are on file with the

Commission and are available for public

inspection in the Public Reference

Room.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96–11063 Filed 5–2–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

[Docket No. ER96–1065–000, et al.]

Baltimore Gas and Electric Company,

et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate

Regulation Filings

April 26, 1996.

Take notice that the following filings

have been made with the Commission:

1. Baltimore Gas and Electric Company

[Docket No. ER96–1065–000]

Take notice that on April 24, 1996,

Baltimore Gas and Electric Company

tendered for filing an amendment in the

above-referenced docket.

Comment date: May 10, 1996, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

2. Illinois Power Company

[Docket No. ER96–1594–000]

Take notice that on April 18, 1996,

Illinois Power Company (Illinois

Power), 500 South 27th Street, Decatur,

Illinois 62526, tendered for filing firm

and non-firm transmission agreements

under which Illinois Power Marketing,

Inc. will take transmission service

pursuant to its open access transmission

tariff. The agreements are based on the

Form of Service Agreement in Illinois

Power’s tariff.

Illinois Power has requested an

effective date of April 1, 1996.

Comment date: May 9, 1996, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

3. Pacific Power Solutions, LLC

[Docket No. ER96–1599–000]

Take notice that on April 19, 1996,

Pacific Power Solutions, LLC tendered

for filing an Application for Blanket

Authorizations, Waivers, and Order

Approving Rate Schedule.

Comment date: May 10, 1996, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.
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1Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation’s

application was filed with the Commission under

Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act and Part 157 of

the Commission’s regulations.

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, 888 First 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.

4. Arizona Public Service Company

[Docket No. ER96–1619–000]

Take notice that on April 23, 1996,

Arizona Public Service Company (APS),

tendered for filing an Amendment No.

1 (Amendment) to Service Schedule B

(Schedule) of the Power Service

Agreement between APS and Citizens

Utilities Company (Citizens). The

Amendment extends the term of the

Schedule through December 31, 2004.

The parties request an effective date

60 days after filing.

Copies of this filing have been served

upon Citizens and the Arizona

Corporation Commission.

Comment date: May 13, 1996, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

5. New England Power Pool

[Docket No. ER96–1620–000]

Take notice that on April 23, 1996,

the New England Power Pool Executive

Committee filed a signature page to the

NEPOOL Agreement dated September 1,

1971, as amended, signed by Strategic

Energy, Limited Partnership (Strategic

Energy). The New England Power Pool

Agreement, as amended, has been

designated NEPOOL FPC No. 2.

The Executive Committee states that

acceptance of the signature page would

permit Strategic Energy to join the over

90 Participants already in the Pool.

NEPOOL further states that the filed

signature page does not change the

NEPOOL Agreement in any manner,

other than to make Strategic Energy a

Participant in the Pool. NEPOOL

requests an effective date on or before

March 28, 1996, for commencement of

participation in the Pool by Strategic

Energy.

Comment date: May 13, 1996, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

6. Dennis R. Hendrix

[Docket No. ID–2958–000]

Take notice that on April 23, 1996,

Dennis R. Hendrix (Applicant) tendered

for filing a supplemental application

under Section 305(b) of the Federal

Power Act to hold the following

positions:

Director: Texas Commerce Bank, National

Association

Director: Tampa Electric Company

Comment date: May 13, 1996, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

Standard Paragraph

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,

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 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.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96–10991 Filed 5–2–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

[Docket No. CP96–127–000]

Columbia Gas Transmission

Corporation; Notice of Intent To

Prepare an Environmental Assessment

for the Proposed Lanham X–2 Storage

Replacement Project and Request For

Comments on Environmental Issues

April 29, 1996.

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, abandonment, and

operation of the facilities proposed in

the Lanham X–2 Storage Replacement

Project.1 This EA will be used by the

Commission in its decision-making

process to determine whether an

environmental impact statement is

necessary and whether to approve the

project.

Summary of the Proposed Project

Columbia Gas Transmission

Corporation (Columbia) proposes to

construct and operate approximately 6.8

miles of storage pipelines consisting of

0.6 mile of 12-inch-diameter, 0.8 mile of

10-inch-diameter, 0.8 mile of 8-inchdiameter, 2.6 miles of 6-inch-diameter,

and 2.0 miles of 4-inch-diameter

pipelines. These facilities would replace

approximately 7.5 miles of existing

storage pipelines proposed for

abandonment consisting of 0.4 mile of

12-inch-diameter, 1.0 mile of 10-inchdiameter, 0.5 mile of 8-inch-diameter,

2.3 miles of 6-inch-diameter, and 3.3

miles of 4-inch-diameter pipelines. All

of these facilities are within the Lanham

X–2 Storage Field in Kanawha and

Putnam Counties, West Virginia.

Columbia proposes these actions to

replace aged, deteriorated facilities.

The project would also involve the

replacement of wellhead piping and

measurement facilities at 20 existing

wells, installation of an on-line pigging

system on the 10-inch-diameter

pipeline, and installation of fluid

gathering facilities. Columbia would

also construct four pig launchers and

receivers, one gate valve setting, and

three anode beds with associated

rectifier poles and cables. In addition,

storage well 7067 would be abandoned

and storage well 7126 would be

converted to an observation well.

The location of the project facilities is

shown in appendix 1.2

Land Requirements for Construction

Approximately 43 percent of the

replacement pipeline would be located

in new rights-of-way. The remaining

construction rights-of-way would

partially or fully overlap Columbia’s

existing rights-of-way. Columbia intends

to use a75-foot-wide construction rightof-way for approximately 55 percent of

the replacement pipeline. Columbia

would use a 100-foot-wide construction

right-of-way for the remaining 45

percent of the replacement pipeline for

side hill cuts and topsoil conservation

areas. Additional working spaces

adjacent to the construction right-orway (such as for stream crossings and

staging areas) would be identified

during the environmental analysis and

approved before use.

Over, about 104d acres of land would

be disturbed by construction and

abandonment, including three new

access roads, one pipeyard, and 45

staging areas. Columbia would also

widen as many as 25 existing access

roads to be used for the project. Full

control of all areas where existing

pipeline would be abandoned in-place

(approximately 22 acres) and all

disturbed areas outside of the new

permanent rights-of-way (approximately

62 acres) would revert back to

landowners after construction and

restoration have been completed.

The EA Process

The National Environmental Policy

Act (NEPA) requires the Commission to

take into account the environmental