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north across the California-Oregon

border and ending at the

interconnection between GTN and

Tuscarora near Malin, Oregon (the

Oregon Segment) and to integrate it with

PG&E’s existing gas transmission system

(the result of this combination being the

GTrans Assets);

• Issue a certificate of public

convenience and necessity authorizing

GTrans to acquire the GTrans Assets

from PG&E;

• Issue a blanket certificate under

part 284, subpart G of the Commission’s

regulations authorizing GTrans to

operate the GTrans Assets and the

Stanpac Assets as an integrated

interstate pipeline system and to

provide open-access interstate

transportation and storage services to

customers within and outside

California, including service to the

reorganized PG&E;

• Issue a certificate of public

convenience and necessity under Part

157 of the Commission’s regulations

authorizing GTrans to assume and

provide service under pre-existing,

CPUC-authorized long-term PG&E

transportation contracts with (i) Line

401 expansion shippers, (ii) expedited

application docket (EAD) customers,

(iii) enhanced oil recovery (EOR)

customers; (iv) Crockett Cogeneration;

and (v) the Sacramento Municipal

Utility District (SMUD);

• Issue a blanket construction

certificate to GTrans under 18 CFR part

157, subpart F;

• Issue a certificate of public

convenience and necessity under part

157 of the Commission’s regulations

authorizing Stanpac to provide

transportation service to Chevron and

GTrans pursuant to the Stanpac System

Agreement;

• Adopt and approve the rates, terms

and conditions set forth in GTrans’

proposed FERC Gas Tariff and the

individual rate schedules attached in

Exhibit P to the Application as initial

rates, terms and conditions for GTrans

service under section 7 of the NGA and

grant such waivers as are necessary to

permit GTrans to offer service under

such rates, terms and conditions;

• Authorize GTN to abandon the

Oregon Segment by sale to PG&E;

• Authorize PG&E to abandon the

GTrans Assets by transfer to GTrans;

• Grant Stanpac a waiver of the filing

and reporting obligations and the openaccess requirements ordinarily imposed

on natural gas companies;

• Grant Stanpac a waiver of the

‘‘shipper-must-have-title’’ rule to permit

GTrans to use Stanpac capacity to

transport gas owned by GTrans shippers

on the Stanpac system under GTrans

contracts and tariffs;

• Grant GTrans a limited waiver of

the ‘‘shipper-must-have-title’’ rule to

permit the reorganized PG&E, during the

transition period, to use GTrans

transportation capacity to transport

customer-owned gas for the reorganized

PG&E’s noncore transportation

customers;

• Rescind PG&E’s existing limitedjurisdiction certificate under § 284.224

of the Commission’s regulations;

• Rescind the declarations of

exemption under the Hinshaw

Amendment granted to Stanpac in

Docket No. CP86–666–000 and to PG&E

in Docket No. G–2489;

• Pregrant the abandonment of

services under PG&E’s existing Gas

Accord transportation and storage

contracts at the end of their contract

terms and authorize GTrans to provide

service under interim contracts for the

remainder of the transition period,

while reserving the capacity underlying

such interim contracts for award in the

open season; and

• Waive the requirement that

Applicants accept their certificates

within thirty days and grant such other

waivers and other and further relief as

may be proper and appropriate.

Any questions regarding this

application may be directed to Donald

K. Dankner, attorney for the Applicants,

Winston & Strawn, 1400 L Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20005, at (202) 371–

5700, fax (202) 371–5950, or E-mail:

ddankner@winston.com.

There are two ways to become

involved in the Commission’s review of

this project. First, any person wishing to

obtain legal status by becoming a party

to the proceedings for this project

should, on or before January 29, 2002

file with the Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,

Washington, DC 20426, a motion to

intervene 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 NGA (18 CFR 157.10). A

person obtaining party status will be

placed on the service list maintained by

the Secretary of the Commission and

will receive copies of all documents

filed by the applicant and by all other

parties. A party must submit 14 copies

of filings made with the Commission

and must mail a copy to the applicant

and to every other party in the

proceeding. Only parties to the

proceeding can ask for court review of

Commission orders in the proceeding.

However, a person does not have to

intervene in order to have comments

considered. The second way to

participate is by filing with the

Secretary of the Commission, as soon as

possible, an original and two copies of

comments in support of or in opposition

to this project. The Commission will

consider these comments in

determining the appropriate action to be

taken, but the filing of a comment alone

will not serve to make the filer a party

to the proceeding. The Commission’s

rules require that persons filing

comments in opposition to the project

provide copies of their protests only to

the party or parties directly involved in

the protest.

Comments, protests and interventions

may be filed electronically via the

Internet in lieu of paper. See, 18 CFR

385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions

on the Commission’s Web site under the

‘‘e-Filing’’ link.

If the Commission decides to set the

application for a formal hearing before

an Administrative Law Judge, the

Commission will issue another notice

describing that process. At the end of

the Commission’s review process, a

final Commission order approving or

denying a certificate will be issued.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Project No. 1962–038]

Pacific Gas & Electric Company;

Notice Rejecting Request for

Rehearing

December 12, 2001.

By order issued October 24, 2001, the

Commission issued an order approving

the settlement agreement and the

issuing a new license for Rock CreekCresta Hydroelectric Project 1962,

located on the North Fork Feather River

Watershed in Plumas and Butte

Counties, California. 97 FERC ¶ 61,084.

On November 27, 2001, the Baiocchi

Family filed a request for rehearing of

that order.

Under section 313(a) of the Federal

Power Act, 16 USC 825l(a), an aggrieved

party must file a request for rehearing

within thirty days after the issuance of

the Commission’s order, in this case no

later than November 23, 2001. Because

the 30-day rehearing deadline is

statutorily based, it cannot be extended,

and the Baiocchi family’s request for

rehearing must be rejected as untimely.

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This notice constitutes final agency

action. Requests for rehearing by the

Commission of this rejection notice

must be filed within 30 days of the date

of issuance of this notice, pursuant to 18

CFR 385.713.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP99–513–010]

Questar Pipeline Co.; Notice of

Negotiated Rate

December 11, 2001.

Take notice that on December 3, 2001,

Questar Pipeline Company’s (Questar)

filed a tariff filing to implement a

negotiated-rate contract as authorized by

Commission orders issued October 27,

1999, and December 14, 1999, in Docket

Nos. RP99–513, et al. The Commission

approved Questar’s request to

implement a negotiated-rate option for

Rate Schedules T–1, NNT, T–2, PKS,

FSS and ISS shippers. Questar

submitted its negotiated-rate filing in

accordance with the Commission’s

Policy Statement in Docket Nos. RM95–

6–000 and RM96–7–000 (Policy

Statement) issued January 31, 1996.

Questar requested waiver of 18 CFR

154.207 so that Eleventh Revised Sheet

No. 7 to First Revised Volume No. 1 of

its FERC Gas Tariff may become

effective December 1, 2001.

Questar states that a copy of this filing

has been served upon Questar’s

customers, the Public Service

Commission of Utah and the Public

Service Commission of Wyoming.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

protest said filing should file a motion

to intervene or a protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC

20426, in accordance with § 385.214 or

§ 385.211 of the Commission’s rules and

regulations. All such motions or protests

must be filed in accordance with

§ 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. 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. This

filing may also be viewed on the web at

http://www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘RIMS’’

link, select ‘‘Docket#’’ and follow the

instructions (call 202–208–2222 for

assistance). Comments, protests and

interventions may be filed electronically

via the Internet in lieu of paper. See, 18

CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the

instructions on the Commission’s Web

site under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP96–312–065]

Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co.; Notice of

Negotiated Rate

December 11, 2001.

Take notice that on December 4, 2001,

Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company

(Tennessee) tendered for filing a notice

of change in the rates for the October 18,

2001 Negotiated Rate Agreement

between Tennessee and NJR Energy

Services which was accepted by the

Commission in Tennessee Gas Pipeline

Company, 97 FERC ¶ 61,248 (2001). As

agreed to in the November 30 Order,

Tennessee states that it is providing

notice of substitution of a fixed price

effective December 1, 2001.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

protest said filing should file a motion

to intervene or a protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC

20426, in accordance with § 385.214 or

§ 385.211 of the Commission’s rules and

regulations. All such motions or protests

must be filed in accordance with

§ 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. 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. This

filing may also be viewed on the web at

http://www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘RIMS’’

link, select ‘‘Docket#’’ and follow the

instructions (call 202–208–2222 for

assistance). Comments, protests and

interventions may be filed electronically

via the Internet in lieu of paper. See, 18

CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the

instructions on the Commission’s web

site under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP95–136–017]

Williams Gas Pipelines Central, Inc.;

Notice of Refund Report

December 11, 2001.

Take notice that on December 5, 2001,

Williams Gas Pipelines Central, Inc.

(Williams) tendered for filing its

interruptible excess refund report for

the twelve-month period ended

September 2001.

Williams states that it will mail

refunds inclusive of interest pursuant to

Section 154.501 of the Commission’s

regulations, within 10 days following a

final Commission order accepting the

refund report.

Williams 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 of Williams’

jurisdictional customers and interested

state commissions.

Any person desiring to protest said

filing should file a protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC

20426, in accordance with § 385.211 of

the Commission’s rules and regulations.

All such protests must be filed on or

before December 18, 2001. 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. This filing may also be

viewed on the web at http://

www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘RIMS’’ link,

select ‘‘Docket#’’ and follow the

instructions (call 202–208–2222 for

assistance). Comments, protests and

interventions may be filed electronically

via the Internet in lieu of paper. See, 18

CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the

instructions on the Commission’s web

site under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

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