[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 241 (Friday, December 15, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 64428]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-30523]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP96-99-000]


Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America; Notice of Application

December 11, 1995.
    Take notice that on December 6, 1995, Natural Gas Pipeline Company 
of America (Natural), 701 East 22nd Street, Lombard, Illinois 60148, 
filed in Docket No. CP96-99-000, an application pursuant to Section 
7(b) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission's (Commission) Regulations thereunder, requesting authority 
to abandon by sale to High Plains Gathering System, LLC (``High 
Plains''), a non-affiliate, certain certificated facilities that, along 
with certain other non-certificated facilities, comprise the High 
Plains system of Natural, currently owned and operated by it in Eastern 
Colorado (the ``System'').
    Natural states that, if the abandonment authorization sought herein 
is granted, Natural will be requesting, in a subsequent NGA Section 4 
filing, to terminate the services which it has performed by means of 
the System. All of the System will be sold to High Plains for $750,000 
dollars. Natural is requesting the prompt issuance of an order granting 
the abandonment sought herein so that Natural may be relieved of 
certain gas purchase obligations that are being assigned to High Plains 
in connection with the sale of these facilities.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with 
reference to said application should on or before January 2, 1996, 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 proceedings. 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 
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 Natural to appear or be represented at the 
hearing.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 95-30523 Filed 12-14-95; 8:45 am]
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