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[FR Doc No: 94-7182]


[Federal Register: March 28, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP94-277-000, et al.]


Northern Natural Gas Co., et al.; Natural Gas Certificate Filings

March 17, 1994.
    Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
Commission:

1. Northern Natural Gas Company

[Docket No. CP94-277-000]

    Take notice that on March 10, 1994, Northern Natural Gas Company 
(Northern), 1111 South 103rd Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68124-1000, filed 
in Docket No. CP94-277-000 a request pursuant to Secs. 157.205 and 
157.212 of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act for 
authorization to install and operate a new delivery point to 
accommodate natural gas deliveries to Northern States Power Company 
(NSP), under its blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-401-000, 
all as more fully set forth in the request which is on file with the 
Commission and open to public inspection.
    Northern states that it requests authority to install a delivery 
point to accommodate natural gas deliveries under an existing 
transportation service agreement. According to Northern NSP has 
requested the new delivery point to serve residential and commercial 
end-users north of Brainerd, Minnesota. Northern indicates that the 
estimated total volume proposed to be delivered to NSP is expected to 
result in an increase in Northern's peak day deliveries of 10,000 Mcf 
per day and 991,728 Mcf on an annual basis. Northern estimates the 
total cost of installing the delivery point to be $191,000.
    Comment date: May 2, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph G 
at the end of this notice.

2. Ozark Gas Transmission System

[Docket No. CP94-280-000]

    Take notice that on March 11, 1994, Ozark Gas Transmission System 
(Ozark), 1700 Pacific Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75201, filed in Docket No. 
CP94-280-000 an application pursuant to section 7(b) of the Natural Gas 
Act for permission and approval to abandon one lateral line compressor, 
all as more fully set forth in the application which is on file with 
the Commission and open to public inspection.
    Ozark states that the 620 horsepower compressor unit which is 
subject to this abandonment filing is called the Hurley compressor and 
is located in Section 28, Township 10 North, Range 24 West, Johnson 
County, Arkansas. Ozark further states that this unit is no longer 
needed to provide service on the Hurley lateral. Ozark asserts that gas 
supply produced from the wells located behind this compressor may be 
delivered without this unit, and therefore, service would not be 
interrupted upon abandonment of the unit.
    Comment date: April 7, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
F at the end of this notice.

3. East Tennessee Natural Gas Co.

[Docket No. CP94-284-000]

    Take notice that on March 14, 1994, East Tennessee Natural Gas 
Company (East Tennessee), Building E, Suite 424, Cross Park II, 9111 
Cross Park Drive, Knoxville, Tennessee 37923, filed in Docket No. CP94-
284-000 a request pursuant to Secs. 157.205 and 157.212 of the 
Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205, 
157.212) for authorization to modify certain existing metering 
facilities under East Tennessee's blanket certificate issued in Docket 
No. CP82-412-000 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.
    East Tennessee proposes to replace existing meter tubes at two 
locations in order to increase the measurement accuracy of the metering 
facilities. East Tennessee explains that it transports natural gas for 
Jamestown Natural Gas (Jamestown) and Middle Tennessee Utility District 
(MTUD) and delivers the gas at flow rates that exceed the flow rates 
that can be accurately measured by the existing metering facilities. 
East Tennessee states that to improve the measurement accuracy of the 
facilities, East Tennessee would replace (a) One of the existing 2-inch 
meter tubes with a 4-inch meter tube at the Jamestown Sales Station 
(Meter No. 75-9084) in Fentress County, Tennessee, and (b) two 4-inch 
meter tubes with two 6-inch meter tubes at Meter No. 75-9031, Monterey 
Sales Station in Putnam County, Tennessee, for MTUD. East Tennessee 
estimates that the cost of renovating each of the facilities is $10,000 
for a total of $20,000 which would be absorbed by East Tennessee.
    Comment date: May 2, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph G 
at the end of this notice.

4. Northern Natural Gas Co.

[Docket No. CP94-286-000]

    Take notice that on March 14, 1994, Northern Natural Gas Company 
(Northern), 1111 South 103rd Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68124, filed in 
Docket No. CP94-286-000 an application pursuant to section 7(b) of the 
Natural Gas Act for permission and approval to abandon by Sale to Amax 
Oil and Gas Inc. (Amax) certain compression and pipeline facilities, 
with appurtenances, located in Crockett County, Texas, all as more 
fully set forth in the application which is on file with the Commission 
and open to public inspection.
    Northern proposes to convey to Amax approximately 112 miles of 
pipeline and appurtenant facilities, with pipe diameters ranging 
between 2-inches and 12-inches, and four lateral compressor stations.
    Northern states that Amax desires to purchase the Crockett County 
facilities to allow it to consolidate its processing plants in the 
Crockett County area. Northern states further that Amax intends to 
construct facilities to bypass Northern's existing pipeline facilities 
if Northern does not sell the subject facilities to Amax. The 
facilities, it is said, would be conveyed to Amax for $3,590,000 at the 
time of the closing.
    Comment date: April 7, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
F at the end of this notice.

Standard Paragraphs

    F. Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with 
reference to said application should on or before the comment date, 
file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 
20426, a motion to intervene or a protest in accordance with the 
requirements of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 
CFR 385.214 or 385.211) 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 the 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 application 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 and/or permission and approval 
for the proposed abandonment are 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 applicant to appear or be represented at the 
hearing.
    G. Any person or the Commission's staff may, within 45 days after 
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 Sec. 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 therefor, 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.
[FR Doc. 94-7182 Filed 3-25-94; 8:45 am]
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