00-11930. Panda Gila River, L.P. and Panda Oneta Power, L.P.; Notice of issuance of Order

May 8, 2000.

Panda Gila River, L.P. (Panda Gila) and Panda Oneta Power, L.P. (Panda Oneta) submitted for filing rate schedules under which Panda Gila and Panda Oneta will engage in wholesale electric power and energy transactions as marketers. Panda Gila and Panda Oneta also requested waiver of various Commission regulations. In particular, Panda Gila and Panda Oneta requested that the Commission grant blanket approval under 18 CFR Part 34 of all issuances of securities and assumptions of liability by Panda Gila or Panda Oneta.

On May 3, 2000, pursuant to delegated authority, the Director, Division of Corporate Applications, Office of Markets, Tariffs and Rates, 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 Panda Gila or Panda Oneta 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).

Absent a request for hearing within this period, Panda Gila and Panda Oneta are authorized to issue securities and assume obligations or liabilities as a guarantor, endorser, surety, or otherwise in respect of any security of another person; provided that such issuance or assumption is for some lawful object within the corporate purposes of the applicant, and compatible with the public interest, and is reasonably necessary or appropriate for such purposes.

The Commission reserves the right to require a further showing that neither public nor private interests will be adversely affected by continued approval of Panda Gila's or Panda Oneta's issuances of securities or assumptions of liability.

Notice is hereby given that the deadline for filing motions to intervene or protests, as set forth above, is June 2, 2000.

Copies of the full text of the Order are available from the Commission's Public Reference Branch, 888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426. The Order may also be viewed on the Internet at http://www.ferc.fed.us/​online/​rims.htm (call 202-208-2222 for assistance).

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.