[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 13 (Friday, January 19, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 1380]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-518]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP96-123-000]


Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Application

January 11, 1996.
    Take notice that on December 27, 1995, Northern Natural Gas Company 
(Northern), 1111 S. 103rd Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68124-1000, filed in 
Docket No. CP96-123-000 an application pursuant to Section 7(c) of the 
Natural Gas Act for a blanket certificate authorizing the automatic 
abandonment of certain small volume meter stations (farm taps), all as 
more fully set forth in the application which is on file with the 
Commission and open to public inspection.
    Northern states that it is requesting the Commission to expand the 
automatic authorizations under its blanket certificate to include 
abandonment authority in certain instances, that would allow Northern 
to remove, and report the removal of facilities, when service has not 
been provided through a farm tap for 12 months or longer, or when a 
written request has been received from a customer requesting the 
removal of a farm tap.
    Northern states further that on average, it receives requests to 
abandon approximately 40 farm taps per year and that the requested 
authorization expansion would relieve Northern of an administrative 
burden.
    Any person desiring to be heard or any person desiring to make any 
protest with reference to said application should on or before February 
1, 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 
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 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. 96-518 Filed 1-18-96; 8:45 am]
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