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16. Tampa Electric Company

[Docket No. ER96–1697–000]

Take notice that on April 30, 1996,

Tampa Electric Company (Tampa

Electric), tendered for filing an updated

weekly capacity charge for its short term

power service provided under the

interchange service contract with

Alabama Power Company, Georgia

Power Company, Gulf Power Company,

Mississippi Power Company, and

Savannah Electric and Power Company

(collectively, Southern Companies).

Tampa Electric also tendered for filing

updated caps on energy charges for

emergency assistance and short term

power service under the contract.

Tampa Electric requests that the

updated capacity charge and caps on

charges be made effective as of May 1,

1996, and therefore requests waiver of

the Commission’s notice requirement.

Tampa Electric states that a copy of

the filing has been served upon

Southern Companies and the Florida

Public Service Commission.

Comment date: May 24, 1996, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

17. Williams Energy Services Company

(Formerly Williams Power Trading

Company)

[Docket No. ER96–1698–000]

Take notice that on April 30, 1996,

Williams Energy Services Company’s

(WESCO’s) submitted a letter requesting

that the Commission waive its prior

notice requirement pursuant to 18 CFR

35.11 to allow WESCO’s membership in

the Western Systems Power Pool

(WSPP) to become effective March 1,

1996. The WSPP Agreement has already

been accepted for filing by the

Commission in Docket No. ER91–195–

000. A copy of the request is on file with

the Secretary and open for public

inspection at 888 First Street, N.E.,

Washington, D.C. 20426.

Comment date: May 24, 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.

Lois D. Cashell.

Secretary.

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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

[Docket No. CP96–472–000, et al.]

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line

Corporation, et al.; Natural Gas

Certificate Filings

May 13, 1996.

Take notice that the following filings

have been made with the Commission:

1. Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line

Corporation

[Docket No. CP96–472–000]

Take notice that on May 2, 1996

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line

Corporation (Transco), Post Office Box

1396, Houston, Texas 77251, filed in

Docket No. CP96–472–000 a request

pursuant to Section 157.205 and

157.212 of the Commission’s

Regulations under the Natural Gas Act

(18 CFR 157.205 and 157.212) for

authorization to expand an existing

delivery point to South Carolina

Pipeline Corporation (SCPL), known as

the Grover Meter Station, located on

Transco’s mainline in Cleveland

County, North Carolina. Transco makes

such request, under its blanket

certificate issued in Docket No. CP82–

426 pursuant to Section 7 of the Natural

Gas Act, all as more fully set forth in the

request on file with the Commission and

open to public inspection.

Transco states that SCPL is a

transportation, storage and sales

customer of Transco under Transco’s

Rate Schedule IT, FT, GSS, WSS, LG–

A, ESS and FS. Transco declares that its

proposal herein, to expand the Grover

Meter Station, is in response to SCPL’s

request. It is stated the SCPL uses this

point of delivery to receive gas into its

intrastate pipeline system.

Transco is proposing to install a new

12-inch orifice meter tube and a 10-inch

bypass connection on the existing 10-

inch inlet line, replacing the existing 12-

inch outlet piping with 16-inch piping,

and replacing the odorization injection

system.

Transco states that it currently

delivers up to 70,000 Dt of gas per day

to SCPL at the Grover Meter Station. As

a result of the expansion, the capacity

of the Grover Meter Station will be

increased to 138,000 Dt per day.

Transco mentions that it has sufficient

system delivery flexibility to

accomplish such additional deliveries

without detriment or disadvantage to

Transco’s other customers.

Transco states that it is not proposing

to alter the total volumes authorized for

delivery to SCPL on a firm basis or to

otherwise change in any way SCPL’s

firm capacity entitlement on Transco’s

system. It is further stated that the

expansion of this delivery point will

have no impact on Transco’s peak day

deliveries and little or no impact on

Transco’s annual deliveries, and is not

prohibited by Transco’s FERC Gas

Tariff.

The estimated cost to expand the

Grover Meter Station as proposed herein

is $220,000. It is indicated that SCPL

will be responsible for all costs

associated with such expansion.

Comment date: June 27, 1996, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph G

at the end of this notice.

2. K N Interstate Gas Transmission Co.

[Docket No. CP96–477–000]

Take notice that on May 3, 1996, K N

Interstate Gas Transmission Co. (K N

Interstate), P.O. Box 281304, Lakewood,

Colorado 80228–8304, filed an

abbreviated application for a certificate

of public convenience and necessity

authorizing it to acquire, construct and

operate certain pipeline and related

facilities designated as the Pony Express

Pipeline, pursuant to Section 7(c) of the

Natural Gas Act and Part 157 of the

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission’s Regulations, all as more

fully set forth in the application which

is on file with the Commission and open

to public inspection.

K N Interstate seeks authorization to

acquire and convert to natural gas use

approximately 804 miles of crude oil

pipeline purchased by K N Energy, Inc.,

K N Interstate’s parent company, from

Amoco Pipeline Company (APL). These

facilities extend from Lost Cabin,

Wyoming eastward through the states of

Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas and

Missouri, terminating in Freeman,

Missouri, near Kansas City.

K N Interstate also seeks authorization

to construct and operate the following

facilities which will also comprise the

Pony Express Pipeline: (1) 65-miles of

16-inch pipeline, the Rockport Lateral,

extending from Rockport, Colorado

northeast to a point near Kimball,

Nebraska, where it will interconnect

with the former APL facilities; (2) new

facilities to reroute the former APL

facilities around Class III locations,

consisting of 7.6 miles of 12-inch

pipeline near Casper, Wyoming and 0.3

miles of 24-inch pipeline located near
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the Appanoose Grade School in

Franklin County, Kansas; (3) 3.2 miles

of 20-inch inlet and outlet pipe between

the Pony Express Pipeline and K N

Interstate’s existing Casper Compressor

Station; (4) a 5500 HP compressor to be

added to the existing Casper

Compressor Station, and four new

compressor stations consisting of a total

of about 45,000 HP located in Converse

County, Wyoming, Logan County,

Colorado, Rawlins County, Kansas, and

Osborne County, Kansas; (5) the

upgrade of about 58 miles of 12-inch

pipeline on K N Interstate’s existing

system extending from K N Interstate’s

existing Huntsman Compressor Station

in Cheyenne County, Nebraska to its

Weld County Interconnect in Colorado;

and (6) new interconnects with supplies

from central and southwestern

Wyoming, bi-directional interconnects

with the existing K N Interstate system,

and potential interconnects with third

party pipelines. The total estimated cost

of the Pony Express Pipeline is

approximately $154 million.

K N Interstate avers that the Pony

Express Pipeline will have a total

pipeline design capacity of 255,000

MMBtu/d. The Rockport Lateral will

have a capacity of 120,000 MMBtu/d

and will provide access to southwestern

Wyoming gas supplies. The remaining

135,000 MMBtu/d of capacity will

provide access to central Wyoming gas

supplies. K N Interstate proposes to

commence initial service on the Pony

Express Pipeline with a capacity of

60,000 MMBtu/d on a free-flow basis by

the first quarter of 1997, and to reach

the maximum capacity of 255,000

MMBtu/d with compression by the third

quarter of 1997.

K N Interstate proposes to charge its

existing Part 284 transportation rates as

initial rates for service on the Pony

Express Pipeline. In addition, K N

Interstate states that it is filing a pro

forma tariff sheet reflecting an extension

of its Rate Zone Market Area 3 in order

to recognize that the Pony Express

Pipeline will extend the K N Interstate

system in an easterly direction beyond

its traditional service area. K N

Interstate also requests that the

Commission predetermine in this

proceeding that it may charge rolled-in

rates for transportation service

performed on the Pony Express

Pipeline.

Comment date: June 3, 1996, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph F

at the end of this notice.

3. Williams Natural Gas Company

[Docket No. CP96–483–000]

Take notice that on May 3, 1996,

Williams Natural Gas Company (WNG),

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

filed in Docket No. CP96–483–000 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 utilize an existing tap

and regulator and to install replacement

measuring facilities for the receipt and/

or delivery of transportation gas to

United Cities Gas Company (UCG) in

Montgomery 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 states that the annual volumes

would be 9,125,000 Dth with a peak day

volume of 25,000 Dth and the

construction cost would be $162,153

which would be reimbursed by UCG. It

is also stated that this change would not

be prohibited by its tariff and there

would be no adverse impact on existing

customers.

Comment date: June 27, 1996, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph G

at the end of this notice.

4. Natural Gas Pipeline Company of

America, El Paso Natural Gas Company

[Docket No. CP96–508–000]

Take notice that on May 7, 1996,

Natural Gas Pipeline Company of

America (Natural), 701 East 22nd Street,

Lombard, Illinois 60148 and El Paso

Natural Gas Company (El Paso), 100

North Stanton, El Paso, Texas 79901,

herein collectively referred to as

Applicants, filed a joint application

pursuant to Section 7(b) of the Natural

Gas Act and Part 157 of the

Commission’s Regulations for an order

granting permission and approval to

abandon certain exchange and

transportation services. The application

is on file with the Commission and open

to public inspection.

Applicants propose to abandon:

• An exchange service performed

under Natural’s Rate Schedule X–44

authorized in Docket No. CP74–162, as

amended, and under El Paso’s Rate

Schedule Z–3 authorized in Docket No.

CP74–126, as amended. Natural and El

Paso state that they are parties to a gas

exchange agreement dated September

24, 1973 (1973 Agreement), as amended,

whereby Natural delivered up to 65,000

Mcf of natural gas per day to El Paso in

Reeves, Pecos and Ward Counties,

Texas, Caddo and Washita Counties,

Oklahoma, Lea and Eddy Counties, New

Mexico and San Juan County, Utah and

El Paso delivered equivalent quantities

of gas to Natural in Dewey, Beckham,

Washita and Grady Counties, Oklahoma,

Hansford County, Texas and Eddy, Lea

and Roosevelt Counties, New Mexico.

They state the exchange was balanced in

Ward and Reeves Counties, Texas and

Lea County, New Mexico.

• A transportation service for El Paso

performed under Natural’s Rate

Schedule X–46 authorized in Docket

No. CP76–86. Natural and El Paso state

that they are parties to a gas

transportation agreement dated August

25, 1975 (1975 Agreement), whereby El

Paso made available on an interruptible

basis up to 10,000 Mcf of natural gas per

day to Natural at the outlet of Cities

Service Oil Company’s Bluitt Gasoline

Plant in Roosevelt County, New Mexico

and Natural redelivered such gas, less

fuel, to El Paso in Parmer County,

Texas.

By letter agreements dated March 1,

1995, Natural and El Paso agreed to

terminate the 1973 Agreement, as

amended, and the 1975 Agreement, as of

April 1, 1995.

Comment date: June 3, 1996, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph F

at the end of this notice.

5. NorAm Gas Transmission Company

[Docket No. CP96–514–000]

Take notice that on May 8, 1996,

NorAm Gas Transmission Company

(NGT), 1600 Smith Street Houston,

Texas 77002, filed a request with the

Commission in Docket No. CP96–514–

000, pursuant to Sections 157.205 and

157.211 of the Commission’s

Regulations under the Natural Gas Act

(NGA) for authorization to construct and

operate certain facilities in Arkansas

authorized in blanket certificate issued

in Docket Nos. CP82–384–000 and

CP82–384–001, all as more fully set

forth in the request on file with the

Commission and open to public

inspection.

NGT proposes to convert an existing

receipt point into a delivery point on

NGT’s Line OM–1 to transport gas

through facilities to be constructed by 

U S Gas Services, L.L.C. (U S Gas) for

delivery of natural gas to Tyson Foods

(Tyson). The volumes to be delivered to

U S Gas are approximately 7,000

MMBtu per day and 1,825,000 MMBtu

per year. The conversion of this receipt

point would require minor above

ground construction with an estimated

cost of $6,843, which would be

reimbursed by U S Gas, acting as agent

for Tyson.

Comment date: June 27, 1996, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph G

at the end of this notice.

Standard Paragraphs

F. Any person desiring to be heard or

make any protest with reference to said
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filing should on or before the comment

date file with the Federal Energy

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

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

filing 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 the applicant to appear

or be represented at the hearing.

G. Any person or the Commission’s

staff may, within 45 days after the

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

therefore, 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.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–5507–2]

Agency Information Collection

Activities Under OMB Review;

Hazardous Waste Industry Studies

Information Collection Request

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

3501 et seq.), this notice announces that

the Information Collection Request (ICR)

for the Hazardous Waste Industry

Studies Information Collection Request,

OMB Control No. 2050–0042, expiration

date: 07/31/96, has been forwarded to

the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) for review and approval. The ICR

describes the nature of the information

collection and its expected burden and

cost; where appropriate, it includes the

actual data collection instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before June 17, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY

CALL: Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260–

2740, and refer to EPA ICR No. 818.06.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Hazardous Waste Industry

Studies Information Collection Request,

OMB Control No. 2050–0042; EPA ICR

No. 818.06. This is a request for

extension of a currently approved

collection.

Abstract: Under the Industry Studies

Program, EPA’s Office of Solid Waste is

planning to conduct surveys of various

industries during the rest of this fiscal

year through FY 1999, primarily for the

purpose of developing hazardous waste

listing determinations as part of a

rulemaking effort under Sections 3001

and 3004 of the Resource Conservation

and Recovery Act (RCRA). Information

collected under authority of this ICR

will be used to establish and expand an

information data base with regard to

hazardous waste generation and

management by industry to support a

goal of more effective regulation under

Sections 3001 and 3004 of RCRA.

The information acquired through the

Industry Studies Program has

contributed to the effective development

and implementation of the hazardous

waste regulatory program. The ICR

renewal, once approved, will allow

continued and expanded data collection

for the following program areas:

• Listing

• Land Disposal Restrictions (LDR) and

Capacity

• Source Reduction and Recycling

• Risk Assessment

To support these hazardous waste

program areas, EPA has been

conducting surveys and site visits for

various industries over the past 12 years

under authority granted under RCRA

Section 3007 and OMB #2050–0042.

Responses to these surveys are

mandatory and required by EPA to

collect data for development of

hazardous waste rulemakings as

required by a consent decree signed

December 9, 1994, which resulted from

the EDF v. Reilly case.

The information collected will be

used primarily to determine if wastes

from specific industries should be listed

as hazardous. In addition, this

information also will be used to support

other RCRA activities including

developing engineering analyses;

conducting regulatory impact analyses,

economic analyses, and risk

assessments; and developing land

disposal restrictions treatment standards

and waste minimization programs.

Depending on the size and scope of

the industry, the information collection

will consist either of a census or a

representative sample of all the facilities

that are included in the specific

industries.

EPA anticipates that some data

provided by respondents will be

claimed as Confidential Business

Information (CBI). Respondents may

make a business confidentiality claim

by marking the appropriate data as CBI.

Respondents may not withhold

information from the Agency because

they believe it is confidential.

Information so designated will be

disclosed by EPA only to the extent set

forth in 40 CFR Part 2.

An agency may not conduct or

sponsor, and a person is not required to

respond to, a collection of information

unless it displays a currently valid OMB

control number. The OMB control

numbers for EPA’s regulations are listed

in 40 CFR Part 9 and 48 CFR Chapter

15. The Federal Register notice required

under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), soliciting

comments on this collection of

information was published on January

31, 1996 (61 FR 3395–6). Three

comments were received.

Burden Statement: The annual public

reporting and recordkeeping burden for

this collection of information is

estimated to average 38.4 hours per

response. Burden means the total time,

effort, or financial resources expended

by persons to generate, maintain, retain,

or disclose or provide information to or

for a Federal agency. This includes the

time needed to review instructions;

develop, acquire, install, and utilize