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convenience and necessity, requested in

Docket No. CP79–80–000, for initial

construction to 3 pipelines: Trailblazer,

Overthrust Pipeline Company and

Wyoming Interstate Gas Company, Ltd.

(WIC). It is explained that among the

facilities authorized in that certificate

was a 4,500 horsepower compressor to

be located at Trailblazer’s Compressor

Station No. 602, in Lincoln County,

Nebraska. It is asserted that Trailblazer

never utilized its authority to install the

4,500 horsepower compressor and now

wishes to install a compressor with

increased capacity in order to satisfy

current market demand. It is stated that

the proposed compressor would

increase Trailblazer’s firm design day

capacity by approximately 104,528 Mcf

of natural gas per day to a total of

492,000 Mcf per day. It is estimated that

the cost of construction would be

$11,663,000.

Trailblazer states that it would use the

compression for firm transportation

services under its Rate Schedule FTS

and that it has 10-year contracts with

shippers for all the additional capacity.

Trailblazer asserts that its proposal is

related to certificate applications filed

in Docket No. CP96–289–000 by

Colorado Interstate Gas Company and

CP96–288–000 by WIC, both requesting

authorization to increase capacity on

their systems. It is explained that

Trailblazer’s proposed facilities are

required to provide downstream

capacity for some of the increased flow

on the other 2 systems.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

make any protest with reference to said

application should on or before May 31,

1996, file with the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, 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

385.214 or 385.211) 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 a grant of the

certificate is required by the public

convenience and necessity. 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 Trailblazer to appear or

be represented at the hearing.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96–12302 Filed 5–15–96; 8:45 am]

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[Docket No. RP94–164–012]

Trunkline Gas Company; Notice of

Refund Report

May 10, 1996.

Take notice that on April 26, 1996,

Trunkline Gas Company (Trunkline)

filed its Report of Distribution of

Refunds for Docket No. RP94–164 for

the period September 1, 1994, through

January 31, 1996.

Trunkline states that the refund was

made in compliance with Article 4,

Section 5 of the Stipulation and

Agreement (Settlement) filed on January

20, 1995, in the above-referenced

proceeding and was approved by

Commission orders issued July 6, 1995,

and December 15, 1995. On March 29,

1996, Trunkline paid its jurisdictional

customers the refunds owed to them,

including interest through the date of

payment. Trunkline submits the refund

report which consists of Appendices A

through F.

Trunkline states that copies of

Appendices A through F were sent to

each of Trunkline’s affected customers

and their state regulatory commissions

at the time the refunds were distributed.

In addition, each customer also received

the applicable portion of Appendix G at

the time the refund was distributed. A

copy of the transmittal letter and the

summary of settlement refund amounts

as set forth in Appendix A is being

served on all affected customers, their

counsel of record and respective state

regulatory commissions.

Any person desiring to be protest said

filing should file a protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, NE, Washington, D.C.

20426, in accordance with Section

385.211 of the Commission’s Rules and

Regulations. All such protests must be

filed on or before May 17, 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.

Copies of this filing are on file with the

Commission and are available for public

inspection in the Public Reference

Room.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96–12308 Filed 5–15–96; 8:45 am]

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[Docket No. CP96–510–000]

Williams Natural Gas Company; Notice

of Request Under Blanket

Authorization

May 10, 1996.

Take notice that on May 7, 1996,

Williams Natural Gas Company (WNG)

Post Office Box 3288, Tulsa, Oklahoma

74101, filed a request with the

Commission in Docket No. CP96–510–

000, pursuant to Sections 157.205 and

157.212 of the Commission’s

Regulations under the Natural Gas Act

(NGA) for authorization to utilize

facilities originally installed for the

delivery of NGPA Section 311

transportation gas to Public Service

Company of Colorado (PSCo) in Weld

County, Colorado, for any purpose

authorized in blanket certificate issued

in Docket No. CP82–479–000, all as

more fully set forth in the request on file

with the Commission and open to

public inspection.

WNG proposes to utilize existing

NGPA Section 311 transportation

facilities for other deliveries of gas to

PSCo. The facilities were originally

installed for the delivery of

transportation gas to Western Gas

Supply Company (WGS), an intrastate

pipeline. WGS was subsequently

acquired by PSCo. Until recently, NGPA

Section 311 authority has been

sufficient for gas deliveries to PSCo;

however, PSCo and WNG agree that it

would offer PSCo more flexibility to

have the additional delivery authority.

Any person or the Commission’s staff

may, within 45 days after the

Commission has issued this notice, 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

NGA (18 CFR 157.205) a protest to the

request. If no protest is filed within the

allowed time, 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
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the time allowed for filing a protest, the

instant request shall be treated as an

application for authorization pursuant

to Section 7 of the NGA.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96–12303 Filed 5–15–96; 8:45 am]

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[Project No. 8221–045]

Alaska Energy Authority; Notice of

Availability of Environmental

Assessment

May 10, 1996.

An environmental assessment (EA) is

available for public review. The EA was

prepared for an application to amend

the license for the Bradley Lake

Hydroelectric Project. The application

would allow the Alaska Energy

Authority (licensee) to reactivate its use

of the Martin River airstrip located

about two miles from the project. The

licensee would use the Martin River

airstrip as an alternative landing site to

the project’s permanent airstrip.

Reactivating the Martin River airstrip

would require reconstructing about

4,000 feet of the airstrip’s access road.

The EA finds that approving the

application to reactivate the airstrip

would not constitute a major federal

action significantly affecting the quality

of the human environment. The Bradley

Lake Hydroelectric Project is located on

the Kenai Peninsula, at the northeast

end of Kachemak Bay, about 27 miles

from Homer, Alaska.

The EA was written by staff in the

Office of Hydropower Licensing,

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

Copies of the EA can be obtained by

calling the Commission’s Public

Reference Room at (202) 208–1371.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96–12306 Filed 5–15–96; 8:45 am]

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Notice of Amendment of License

May 10, 1996.

Take notice that the following

hydroelectric application has been filed

with the Commission and is available

for public inspection.

a. Type of Application: Amendment

of license.

b. Project No: 1494–123.

c. Date Filed: April 23, 1996.

d. Applicant: Grand River Dam

Authority.

e. Name of Project: Pensacola Project.

f. Location: On the Grand (Neosho)

River in Craig, Delaware, Mayes, and

Ottawa Counties, Oklahoma.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).

h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Robert W.

Sullivan, Assistant General Manager,

Grand River Dam Authority, P.O. Box

409, Vinita, OK 74301–0409, (918) 256–

5545.

i. FERC Contact: Paul Shannon, (202)

219–2866.

j. Comment Date: June 27, 1996.

k. Description of Filing: Grand River

Dam Authority (GRDA) requests

authorization to modify the rule curve

for the Pensacola Project’s reservoir as

set forth in article 401 of the existing

license by:

(1) Delaying the spring rise from 742

feet Pensacola datum (PD) by two weeks

from April 16 to May 1 to better

accommodate runoff from spring flows.

(2) Setting the rule curve’s maximum

water surface elevation at 744 feet PD

instead of 745 feet PD to give a greater

hedge against flooding.

(3) Delaying the drawdown from 744

feet PD by about three weeks from July

10 to August 1 and the drawdown from

elevation 743 PD by about two weeks

from August 1 to August 16 to better

coincide with the recreational boating

season.

The revised rule curve would appear

as:

Period Reservoir elevation, feet

PD

May 01–May 31 Raise elevation from 742 to

744.

Jun 01–July 31 Maintain elevation at 744.

Aug 01–Aug 15 Lower elevation from 744

to 743.

Aug 16–Aug 31 Lower elevation from 743

to 741.

Sep 01–Oct 15 Maintain elevation at 741.

Oct 16–Oct 31 Raise elevation from 741 to

742

Nov 01–Apr 30 Maintain elevation at 742.

GRDA requests the modifications

based on recommendations from the

Grand/Neosho River Committee’s

February 1996 Final Report. The

committee was formed in 1993 by

congressional leaders concerned with

the management of the Grand/Neosho

River System. The committee provides a

forum to make recommendations

concerning issues about the Grand/

Neosho River Basin to GRDA and the

U.S. Army Crops of Engineers, who are

authorized and responsible by public

law to operate the Pensacola Project in

accordance with authorizing legislation.

GRDA included a copy of the Grand/

Neosho River Committee’s February

1996 Final Report with its application to

discuss the effects on resources from

operating the Pensacola Project

according to the existing and revised

rule curves.

The Commission’s staff will request

additional information from GRDA

concerning the operational and

environmental effects of the propose

change to the rule curve. We welcome

all parties to submit written comments

that may be helpful in our analysis of

the proposed changes. We will use any

comments we receive as a basis for the

additional information we request from

GRDA. All parties can request a copy of

the application for amendment of

license by calling the applicant contact

from item (h) of this notice.

1. This notice also consists of the

following standard paragraphs: B, C1,

and D2.

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,

protest, or motions to intervene must be

received on or before the specified

comment date for the particular

application.

C1. Filing and Service of Responsive

Documents—Any filings must bear in

all capital letters the title

‘‘COMMENTS’’,

‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TERMS

AND CONDITIONS’’, ‘‘PROTEST’’, OR

‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE’’, as

applicable, and the Project Number of

the particular application to which the

filing refers. Any of the above-named

documents must be filed by providing

the original and the number of copies

provided by the Commission’s

regulations to: The Secretary, Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888

First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C.

20426. A copy of any motion to

intervene must also be served upon each

representative of the Applicant

specified in the particular application.

D2. Agency Comments—Federal,

state, and local agencies are invited to

file comments on the described

application. A copy of the application

may be obtained by agencies directly

from the Applicant. If an agency does

not file comments within the time

specified for filing comments, it will be

presumed to have no comments. One

copy of an agency’s comments must also