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Revisions to and Electronic Filing of the FERC Form No. 6 and Related Uniform Systems of Accounts

Thu, Aug 17 2000 11:00:00 GMT

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) proposes to amend parts 352, 357, and 385 of its regulations. The Commission proposes to revise Form 6 schedules and instructions to better meet current and future regulatory requirements and industry needs, update Uniform Systems of Accounts (USofA) requirements to be more consistent with current Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), and amend its regulations to provide for the electronic filing of Form 6 commencing with reporting year 2000, due on or before March 31, 2001. The Commission is also testing the software and related elements of the electronic filing mechanism prior to its formal implementation.

Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Londonderry

Thu, Aug 17 2000 11:00:00 GMT

August 11, 2000.

The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) on the natural gas pipeline facilities proposed by Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company (Tennessee Gas) in the abovereferenced docket.

The EA was prepared to satisfy the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act. The staff concludes that approval of the proposed project, with appropriate mitigating measures, would not constitute a major Federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment.

The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the construction and operation of the proposed replacement including:

19.3 miles of 20inchdiameter pipeline in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, and Hillsborough and Rockingham Counties, New Hampshire;

A new 130,000 dekatherms per day (dthd) meter site adjacent to the existing Londonderry Meter Station in Rockingham County, New Hampshire; and

Notice of Intent To File an Application for a New License

Thu, Aug 17 2000 11:00:00 GMT

August 11, 2000.

a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent To File an Application for a New License.

b. Project No.: 2686.

c. Date Filed: July 28, 2000.

d. Submitted By: Nantahala Power and Lightcurrent licensee.

e. Name of Project: West Fork Hydroelectric Project.

f. Location: On the West Fork of the Tuckasegee River in Jackson County, North Carolina. The project does not utilize federal lands.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Section 15 of the Federal Power Act.

h. Licensee Contact: John C. Wishon, Nantahala Power and Light, 301 NP&L Loop, Franklin, NC 28734, (828) 3694604.

i. FERC Contact: Steve Kartalia, steve.kartalia@ferc.fed.us, (202) 2192942.

j. Effective date of current license: May 1, 1965.

k. Expiration date of current license: January 31, 2006.

l. Description of the Project: The project consists of the following two developments:

The Thorpe Development consists of the followin

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Thu, Aug 17 2000 11:00:00 GMT

August 11, 2000.

Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:

a. Type of Application: Original Minor License.

b. Project No.: 11855000.

c. Date Filed: July 24, 2000.

d. Applicant: JLH Hydro, Incorporated.

e. Name of Project: Idols Hydroelectric Project.

f. Location: On the Yadkin River near the town of Clemmons in Davie and Forsyth counties, North Carolina. The project would not utilize federal lands.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 USC 791(a)825(r).

h. Applicant Contact: James L. Horton, President, JLH Hydro, Inc. at 1800 Statesville Blvd., Salisbury, NC 28144. Telephone 7046380506. [[Page 50194]]

i. FERC Contact: Jim Haimes, james.haimes@ferc.fed. us, Telephone 2022192780.

j. Deadline for Filing Additional Study Requests: September 22, 2000.

All documents (origina

Notice of Application Ready for Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and

Thu, Aug 17 2000 11:00:00 GMT

August 11, 2000.

Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:

a. Type of Application: New Major License.

b. Project No.: 2589024.

c. Date filed: July 29, 1999.

d. Applicant: Marquette Board of Light and Power.

e. Name of Project: Marquette Hydroelectric Project.

f. Location: On the Dead River, near the City of Marquette, Marquette County, Michigan. The project would not utilize federal lands.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)825(r).

h. Applicant Contact: David E. Hickey, Executive Director, Marquette Board of Light and Power, 2200 Wright Street, Marquette, Michigan 49855; (906) 2280322.

i. FERC Contact: Lee Emery, Email address: lee.emery@ferc.fed.us, or telephone (202) 2192779.

j. Deadline for comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescripti

Northern Border Pipeline Company; Notice of Informal Settlement Conference

Thu, Aug 17 2000 11:00:00 GMT

August 11, 2000.

Take notice that an informal settlement conference will be convened in these proceedings on August 23 and 24, 2000 commencing at 10:00 a.m. at the offices of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426, for the purpose of exploring the possible settlement of the issues and drafting possible settlement documents in this proceeding.

Any party, as defined by 18 CFR 385.102(c), or any participant as defined by 18 CFR 385.102(b), is invited to attend. Persons wishing to become a party must move to intervene and receive intervenor status pursuant to the Commission's regulations (18 CFR 385.214).

For additional information, contact Marc G. Denkinger (202) 208 2215, William J. Collins (202) 2080248, or Joel M. Cockrell (202) 208 1184.
David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
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Pacific Gas & Electric Company; Notice of Site Visit

Thu, Aug 17 2000 11:00:00 GMT

August 11, 2000.

Take notice that on August 30 and 31, 2000, the Commission staff will visit the Mokelumne River Hydroelectric Project No. 137 to view the project facilities and area. The project is located in eastern California near the city of Sacramento, in Alpine, Amador, and Calaveras Counties, California. The project occupies federal lands in the Eldorado and Stanislaus National Forests. All interested individuals, organizations, and agencies are invited to accompany the Commission staff on the site visit.

On Wednesday, August 30, the participants will meet at 8 a.m. at the parking lot of Highway 88 at the turnoff to Tiger Creek Road (access road to the Tiger Creek powerhouse and afterbay). On Thursday, August 31, participants will meet at 8 a.m. at a location to be determined and announced at the end of the day on Wednesday. Those interested in participating should contact Steve Peirano at (415) 973 4481 in advance. Participants should provide their own transportation (a high clea

Regulations Governing Off-the-Record Communications; Public Notice

Thu, Aug 17 2000 11:00:00 GMT

August 11, 2000.

This constitutes notice, in accordance with 18 CFR 385.2201(h), of the receipt of exempt and prohibited offtherecord communications.

Order No. 607 (64 FR 51222, September 22, 1999) requires Commission decisional employees, who make or receive an exempt or a prohibited offtherecord communication relevant to the merits of a contested on therecord proceeding, to deliver a copy of the communication, if written, or a summary of the substance of any oral communication, to the Secretary.

Prohibited communications will be included in a public, non decisional file associated with, but not part of, the decisional record of the proceeding. Unless the Commission determines that the prohibited communication and any responses thereto should become part of the decisional record, the prohibited offtherecord communication will not be considered by the Commission in reaching its decision. Parties to a proceeding may seek the opportunity to respond to any facts or contentions made in a p

Cove Point LNG Limited Partnership; Notice of Tariff Filing

Thu, Aug 17 2000 11:00:00 GMT

August 11, 2000.

Take notice that Cove Point LNG Limited Partnership (Cove Point) tendered for filing on August 7, 2000 certain revised tariff sheets to its FERC Gas Tariff, First Revised Volume No. 1. The proposed effective date of such tariff sheets is March 27, 2000. Cove Point also tendered for filing on August 7, 2000 certain revised tariff sheets to its FERC Gas Tariff, Second Revised Volume No. 1. The proposed effective date of such tariff sheets is June 14, 2000.

Cove Point states that the purpose of this filing is to comply with the Commission's Regulation of ShortTerm Natural Gas Transportation Services and Regulation of Interstate Natural Gas Transportation Services in Docket Nos. RM9810000 and RM9812000 (Order No. 637). Among other things, the Commission in Order No. 637 revised its regulations regarding releases of capacity for less than one year (shortterm releases). The Commission waived the rate ceiling for shortterm releases until September 30, 2002, and clarified its po

Dominion Transmission, Inc.; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff

Thu, Aug 17 2000 11:00:00 GMT

August 11, 2000.

Take notice that on August 7, 2000, Dominion Transmission, Inc. (Dominion), filed as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Second Revised Volume No. 1, the following tariff sheets with a proposed effective date of September 1, 2000:
Third Revised Sheet No. 367
Third Revised Sheet No. 369
Second Revised Sheet No. 370
Second Revised Sheet No. 371
Fourth Revised Sheet No. 373
Fourth Revised Sheet No. 374

Second Revised Sheet No. 375

Dominion states that the purpose of this filing is to comply with the Commission's Order Nos. 637 and 637A at Docket Nos. RM 9810 and 9812, which requires pipelines to remove the maximum ceiling rate for shortterm capacity release transactions. Specifically, Dominion has filed to remove the maximum rate ceiling for capacity release transactions of less than one year until September 30, 2002. Further, Dominion, as required by Order No. 637A, has filed to make all short term capacity release transactions of mo

Dominion Transmission, Inc.; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff

Thu, Aug 17 2000 11:00:00 GMT

August 11, 2000.

Take notice that on August 7, 2000, Dominion Transmission, Inc. (DTI), formerly CNG Transmission Corporation, filed as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Second Revised Volume No. 1, tariff sheets in order to correct inadvertent typographical and clerical errors appearing in certain tariff sheets.

DTI states that copies of its filing have been served upon DTI's customers and interested state commissions. DTI also states that copies of this filing are also available for public inspection during regular business hours in a convenient form and place at DTI's offices at 445 West Main Street, Clarksburg, West Virginia 26301.

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 Sections 385.214 or 385.211 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations. All such motions or protests must be filed

High Island Offshore System, L.L.C.; Notice of Filing

Thu, Aug 17 2000 11:00:00 GMT
August 11, 2000.
Take notice that on August 7, 2000, High Island Offshore Company, L.L.C. (HIOS), P.O. Box 2511, Houston, Texas 77252, tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Third Revised Volume 1, the revised tariff sheets listed in Appendix A. HIOS proposes that the foregoing tariff sheets be made effective September 1, 2000.
HIOS states that this filing is made to reflect changes relating to the implementation of a new Interactive Internet Website.
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, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426, in accordance with Sections
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385.214 or 385.211 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations. All such motions or protests must be filed in accordance with Section 154.210 of the Commission's Regulations. Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, b

New York Power Authority; Notice of Scoping Document 2 and Request for Additional Study Requests and Soliciting

Thu, Aug 17 2000 11:00:00 GMT
August 11, 2000.
The New York Power Authority (NYPA) is the licensee for the St. LawrenceFDR Power Project (Project) (FERC No. 2000010), which is located on the St. Lawrence River, St. Lawrence County, New York. The license for the Project expires October 31, 2003.
NYPA, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission), the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, resource agencies, local governments, nongovernmental organizations, and the public have been conducting a Cooperative Consultation Process (CCP) to identify resource issues to be addressed during the relicensing of the Project. On April 19, 2000, Scoping Document 2 (SD2) was filed with the Commission for the Project and distributed to those on the mailing list. SD2 is a work product of the CCP Team. A copy of SD2 is available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public Reference Room, located at 888 First Street, NE, Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, or by calling (202) 2081371

Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Amendment

Thu, Aug 17 2000 11:00:00 GMT
August 11, 2000.
Take notice that on August 2, 2000, Northern Natural Gas Company (Northern), 1111 South 103rd Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68124, filed in Docket No. CP98132001 an application pursuant to Sections 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act to amend the certificate of public convenience and necessity granted by order issued June 30, 1998, in Docket No. CP98 132000,\1\ all as more fully set forth in the application which is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection. The application may be viewed on the web at www.ferc.fed.us. Call (202) 2082222 for assistance.
\1\ Northern Natural Gas Company, 83 FERC para.61,354 (1998).
In its amended application, Northern proposed to construct and operate facilities consisting of two segments of pipe totaling approximately 5.6 miles of 30inchdiameter pipe, with appurtenances, to be located in Washington

Pine Needle LNG Company; LLC; Notice of Tariff Filing

Thu, Aug 17 2000 11:00:00 GMT
August 11, 2000.
Take notice that Pine Needle LNG Company, LLC (Pine Needle) tendered for filing on August 7, 2000 certain revised tariff sheets to its FERC Gas Tariff, Third Revised Volume No. 1. The proposed effective date of such tariff sheets is March 27, 2000.
Pine Needle states that the purpose of this filing is to comply with the Commission's Regulation of ShortTerm Natural Gas
Transportation Services and Regulation of Interstate Natural Gas Transportation Services in Docket Nos. RM9810000 and RM9812000 (Order No. 637). Among other things, the Commission in Order No. 637 revised its regulations regarding releases of capacity for less than one year (shortterm releases). The Commission waived the rate ceiling for shortterm releases until September 30, 2002, and clarified its posting and bidding requirements for shortterm releases.
The changes to the capacity release regulations became effective on March 26, 2000, however the Commission allowed pipelines to remove inconsistent ta

Questar Pipeline Company; Notice of Compliance Filing

Thu, Aug 17 2000 11:00:00 GMT
Correction
In notice document 0018000 appearing on page 44034,in the issue of Monday, July 17, 2000, in the third column, the docket line should read as set forth above.
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Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation; Notice of Filing

Thu, Aug 17 2000 11:00:00 GMT
August 11, 2000
Take notice that on August 4, 2000, Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation (Transco) tendered for filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) certain revised tariff sheets to its FERC Gas Tariff, Third Revised Volume No. 1, which sheets are enumerated in Appendix A attached thereto.
Transco states that the purpose of the instant filing is track rate changes attributable to transportation service
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purchased from Texas Gas Transmission Corporation under its Rate Schedule FT the costs of which are included in the rates and charges payable under Transco's Rate Schedule FTNT, and storage service purchased from Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation under its Rate Schedule X28 the costs of which are included in the rates and charges payable under Transco's Rate Schedule S2. The filing is being made pursuant to tracking provisions under Section 4 of Transco's Rate Schedule FT and Section 26 of the General Terms and Conditions of Transco's

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation; Notice of Tariff Filing

Thu, Aug 17 2000 11:00:00 GMT
August 11, 2000.
Take notice that Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation (Transco) tendered for filing on August 7, 2000, certain revised tariff sheets to its FERC Gas Tariff, Third Revised Volume No. 1. The proposed effective date of such tariff sheets is March 27, 2000, with the exception of First Revised Sheet No. 122H, which has a proposed effective date of April 14, 2000.
Transco states that the purpose of this filing is to comply with the Commission's Regulation of ShortTerm Natural Gas Transportation Services and Regulation of Interstate Natural Gas Transportation Services in Docket Nos. RM9810000 and RM9812000 (Order No. 637). Among other things, the Commission in Order No. 637 revised its regulations regarding releases of capacity for less than one year (shortterm releases). The Commission waived the rate ceiling for shortterm releases until September 30, 2002, and clarified its posting and bidding requirements for shortterm releases.
The changes to the capacity release