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existing domestic transmission

facilities, and delivered to the foreign

purchaser over one or more of the

following international transmission

lines for which Presidential permits (PP)

have been previously issued:

Presidential permit holder Permit No. Voltage (kV) Location

Basin Electric Coop. ................................................................................................................... PP–64 ...... 230 Tioga, ND.

Bonneville Power Admin. ........................................................................................................... PP–10 ...... 2–500 Blaine, WA.

PP–36 ...... 230 Nelway, BC.

PP–46 ...... 230 Nelway, BC.

Citizens Utilities .......................................................................................................................... PP–66 ...... 120 Derby Line, VT.

Detroit Edison ............................................................................................................................. PP–36 ...... 345 St. Clair, MI.

PP–21 ...... 230 Marysville, MI.

.................. 230 Detroit, MI.

PP–58 ...... 345 St. Clair, MI.

Eastern Maine Electric Coop. .................................................................................................... PP–32 ...... 69 Calais, ME.

Joint Owners of Highgate ........................................................................................................... PP–82 ...... 345 Franklin, VT.

Maine Electric Power Co. ........................................................................................................... PP–43 ...... 345 Houlton, ME.

Maine Public Service .................................................................................................................. PP–12 ...... 69 Limestone, ME.

.................. 69 Ft. Fairfield, ME.

PP–29 ...... 138 Aroostock, ME.

.................. 2–69 Madawaska, ME.

Minnesota Power & Light ........................................................................................................... PP–78 ...... 115 Intnl. Falls, MN.

Minnkota Power .......................................................................................................................... PP–61 ...... 230 Roseau County, MN.

New York Power Authority ......................................................................................................... PP–30 ...... 230 Devil’s Hole, NY.

PP–74 ...... 2–345 Niagara Falls, NY.

PP–56 ...... 765 Fort Covington, NY.

PP–25 ...... 2–230 Massena, NY.

Niagara Mohawk Power Corp .................................................................................................... PP–31 ...... 230 Devil’s Hole, NY.

Northern States Power ............................................................................................................... PP–45 ...... 230 Red River, ND.

PP–63 ...... 500 Roseau County, MN.

Vermont Electric Trans. Co. ....................................................................................................... PP–76 ...... 450 DC Norton, VT.

Any determination by the DOE to

grant the request by EPMI for export

authorization would be conditioned on

EPMI obtaining access to all

transmission facilities necessary to

effectuate the export and on EPMI

complying with all reliability criteria,

standards, and guidelines of the North

American Electric Reliability Council

and Regional Councils.

Procedural Matters

Any persons desiring to be heard or

to protest this application should file a

petition to intervene or protest at the

address provided above in accordance

with §§ 385.211 or 385.214 of the Rules

of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR

385.211, 385.214). Fifteen copies of

such petitions and protests should be

filed with the DOE on or before the date

listed above. Additional copies are to be

filed directly with: Ms. Kathleen E.

Magruder, Enron Capital & Trade

Resources, 1400 Smith Street, Houston,

Texas 77251–1188 and Mr. David B.

Ward, Flood & Ward, 1000 Potomac

Street, N.W., Suite 402, Washington,

D.C. 20007.

A final decision will be made on this

application after the environmental

impacts have been evaluated pursuant

to the National Environmental Policy

Act of 1969 (NEPA), and a

determination is made by the DOE that

the proposed action will not adversely

impact on the reliability of the U.S.

electric power supply system.

Copies of this application will be

made available, upon request, for public

inspection and copying at the address

provided above.

Issued in Washington, DC, on June 12,

1996.

Anthony J. Como,

Director, Office of Coal & Electricity, Office

of Fuels Programs, Office of Fossil Energy.

[FR Doc. 96–15580 Filed 6–18–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

Morgantown Energy Technology

Center; Partnering Opportunity

Announcement

AGENCY: U. S. Department of Energy

(DOE), Morgantown Energy Technology

Center.

ACTION: Notice of Partnering

Opportunity Announcement.

SUMMARY: The Morgantown Energy

Technology Center (METC) is offering

partnering opportunities with United

States companies in the area of sorbent

development/commercialization. Many

different vehicles for partnering may be

considered, including licensing and/or

Cooperative Research and Development

Agreements (CRADAs). CRADAs will

probably be limited to the area of

sorbent development/commercialization

for hot gas desulfurization. CRADAs

offer private sector participants the

opportunity to share in outcomes of

development activities and also offer the

option for protection of CRADAgenerated data. These agreements do

require the participant to share in the

cost and do not involve direct METC

funding of the participant’s activities.

METC desires to work with a partner

for the purpose of bringing a supported/

matrixed hot gas desulfurization sorbent

to large-scale commercialization. This

sorbent, designated as the TL sorbent,

has been prepared and tested at the

laboratory scale at METC. The TL

sorbent shows good sulfur capacity,

high sulfur removal efficiency, and

long-term physical durability. It requires

no activation or pretreatment step,

which is an improvement over

previously developed sorbents. A

provisional patent application has been

submitted for this METC-developed

sorbent. The overall objective of this

development effort has been to qualify

sorbents for demonstration in

commercial-scale projects, which are

demonstrating Integrated Gasification

Combined Cycle (IGCC) technologies.

The utility industry and METC agree

that IGCC technologies being

demonstrated under the Clean Coal

Technology program will play a

significant role in supplying electricity

during the next century. As the markets

for such technologies expand to replace

today’s older plants and to supply

demand for additional electricity, the

sales of cost-effective, hot gas sulfur

removal sorbents and related process

systems promise to be substantial. The
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proposed partnering opportunity is

expected to accelerate commercial

availability of improved, lower-cost, hot

gas desulfurization sorbents for fixed/

moving bed and fluidized bed/transport

reactors. The METC-developed TL

sorbent is likely to have applications in

other fields of use such as the chemical

and petroleum industries.

DATES: Proposals require the participant

to provide a description of the preferred

partnering vehicle, and the scope of

work that the participant is proposing to

perform or supply. Qualifications of the

participant or members of its

development team for catalyst/sorbent

manufacturing and marketing should be

provided. Elaborate proposals are not

necessary. It is recommended that the

proposal not exceed 5 pages. Proposals

received by July 31, 1996, will be

evaluated for proper qualifications. Any

or all proposals may be accepted or

rejected as deemed to be in the best

interest of the Government. With

current budget uncertainties,

government participation in the

partnership may be limited.

The following criteria will be used to

review the proposals and select the

partner(s). Qualifications of the

participant or members of its

development team may address the

criteria.

1. Working knowledge and access to

manufacturing capability for catalyst

carriers and matrix materials as

represented by the variety of products

produced, quantities of products sold

per year, etc.

2. Proven success in marketing

catalysts and/or sorbents in specified

fields as represented by the size of the

marketing/sales department, market

share, etc.

3. Research and development

capability for continued product

improvement as represented by

facilities, staff, equipment, etc.

ADDRESSES: Parties interested in this

partnering opportunity are requested to

submit a proposal by July 31, 1996, to:

Dr. Rodney J. Anderson, Technology

Transfer Program Manager, U.S.

Department of Energy, Morgantown

Energy Technology Center, P.O. Box

880, 3610 Collins Ferry Road,

Morgantown, WV 26507–0880,

Telephone: 304–285–4709. Additional

information is available on METC’s

Internet Homepage at http://

www.metc.doe.gov or by contacting Dr.

Rodney J. Anderson at the above

address or phone number.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: METC has

several facilities which might be used

for sorbent testing and analysis. The

METC test apparati include a one-inch

diameter fixed bed reactor, a highpressure 2-inch diameter fixed or

fluidized bed reactor, and a transport

reactor. The reactor systems include online analysis of sulfur-containing gases.

In conjunction with the test facilities, an

on-site gas chromatography laboratory

can provide analyses of the reactor

effluents. Possible solid sorbent analysis

performed by METC or its contractors

may include atomic absorption for

metals, total sulfur via LECO analyzer,

surface area, density, porosity, crush

strength, and attrition resistance.

Dated: June 11, 1996.

Thomas F. Bechtel,

Director, Morgantown Energy Technology

Center.

[FR Doc. 96–15581 Filed 6–18–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP96–274–000]

Distrigas of Massachusetts

Corporation; Notice of Proposed

Changes in FERC Gas Tariff

June 13, 1996.

Take notice that on June 11, 1996,

Distrigas of Massachusetts Corporation

(DOMAC), tendered for filing as part of

its FERC Gas Tariff, First Revised

Volume No. 1, Second Revised Sheet

No. 37, with a proposed effective date

of July 1, 1996:

DOMAC states that it is filing this

revised tariff sheet to (1) modify the

ethane content specification to allow for

an ethane content not to exceed 12%,

(2) reduce the allowable nitrogen

content, (3) change the hydrogen sulfide

specification and (4) remove the

maximum methane limitation in Section

2.11 of the General Terms and

Conditions of DOMAC’s Tariff. Such

changes will permit DOMAC to sell

LNG to be acquired from sources other

than Algeria, including Abu Dhabi Gas

Liquefaction Company Ltd. (ADGAS).

DOMAC has requested a waiver to

permit a July 1 effective date and allow

for a July 10, 1996 loading date of an

LNG cargo which may be acquired from

ADGAS.

DOMAC states that the revisions to

the quality specifications will not alter

the interchangeability of vaporized LNG

with pipeline gas and that LNG

conforming to the revised specifications

will remain consistent with the

Operating Agreement entered into with

Algonquin Gas Transmission Company

and Commonwealth Gas Company.

DOMAC notes that with additional

sources of LNG, DOMAC will be better

able to provide normal LNG service to

its LNG liquid customers throughout the

summer and will be in a position to

supplement cargoes of LNG from

Algeria during the winter heating

season.

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

385.211 and 385.214 of the

Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure. All such motions or 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 proceeding. Any persons wishing to

become a party must file a motion to

intervene. Copies of this Petition are on

file with the Commission and are

available for public inspection.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96–15505 Filed 6–18–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

[Docket No. ER96–1424–000]

Notice of Issuance of Order;

EnerConnect, Inc.

June 13, 1996.

EnerConnect, Inc. (EnerConnect)

submitted for filing a rate schedule

under which EnerConnect will engage

in wholesale electric power and energy

transactions as a marketer. EnerConnect

also requested waiver of various

Commission regulations. In particular,

EnerConnect requested that the

Commission grant blanket approval

under 18 CFR Part 34 of all future

issuances of securities and assumptions

of liability by EnerConnect.

On June 10, 1996, pursuant to

delegated authority, the Director,

Division of Applications, Office of

Electric Power Regulation, granted

requests for blanket approval under Part

34, subject to the following:

Within thirty days of the date of the

order, any person desiring to be heard

or to protest the blanket approval of

issuances of securities or assumptions of

liability by EnerConnect 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).