[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 226 (Friday, November 24, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58083-58084]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-28576]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP96-57-000]


Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Application

November 17, 1995.
    Take notice that on November 9, 1995, Northern Natural Gas Company 
(Northern), 1111 South 103d Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68124-1000, filed 
in Docket No. CP96-57-000 an application pursuant to Section 7(b) and 
7(c) of the Natural Gas Act requesting permission and approval to 
abandon compressor station facilities and authorization to construct 
and operate compression, pipeline and measuring station facilities, all 
as more fully set forth in the application on file with the Commission 
and open to public inspection.
    Specifically, Northern proposes to increase the capacity of its 
mainline system by approximately 46,400 Mcf per day by extending its 
30-inch ``C-line'' loop by approximately 2.24 miles and replacing the 
10,600 horsepower at its Owatonna compressor with similarly rated 
horsepower approximately 22 miles downstream at a new station near 
Faribault, Minnesota. Northern proposes to abandon the units at the 
Owatonna compressor station in-place. In addition, Northern proposes to 
increase the capacity of its Elk River system by extending the existing 
20-inch Elk River branchline loop approximately 3.30 miles in Anoka 
County, Minnesota. 

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    Northern also proposes to increase the capacity of its St. Cloud 
system by installing the following branchline loops: (a) approximately 
3.07 miles of 4-inch St. Michael branchline loop in Wright County, 
Minnesota; b) approximately 5.01 miles of 8-inch Princeton branchline 
loop in Mille Lacs and Sherburne Counties, Minnesota; c) approximately 
1.96 miles of 4-inch Monticello branchline loop in Wright County, 
Minnesota; and d) approximately 14.52 miles of 6-inch Paynesville to 
Watkins tie-over connecting the Paynesville branchline and the Watkins 
branchlines. Additonally, Northern proposes to upgrade the metering 
instruments at the following TBSs: New Richmond, Mondovi, Coon Rapids 
#1B, Lexington #1, Lexington #1A, Annandale #1 and Maple Lake #1.
    Northern estimates the cost of the proposed facilities to be $18.5 
million, which Northern states will be financed with internally 
generated funds. Northern states these facilities will allow Northern 
to provide incremental firm transportation service to LSP-Cottage 
Grove, L.P., Northern States Power-Minnesota, Minnegasco, a Division of 
NorAm Energy Corp., Great Plains Natural Gas Company, Midwest Natural 
Gas Company, and Natural Gas Inc. Northern requests a determination 
that rolled-in rate treatment is appropriated for these facilities.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with 
reference to said application should on or before December 8, 1995, 
file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C. 
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 jurisdiction conferred upon the Federal Energy 
Regulation 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 is 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 Northern to appear or be represented at the 
hearing.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 95-28576 Filed 11-22-95; 8:45 am]
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