[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 20 (Tuesday, January 30, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3019-3020]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-1690]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP96-148-000]


Northern Natural Gas Co.; Notice of Request Under Blanket 
Authorization

January 24, 1996.
    Take notice that on January 16, 1996, Northern Natural Gas Company 
(Northern), 1111 South 103rd Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68124-1000, filed 
in Docket No. CP96-148-000, a request pursuant to Sections 157.205, 
157.212, and 157.216(b) of the Commission's Regulations under the 
Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205, 157.212, and 157.216(b)) for 
authorization to (1) upgrade its existing Columbus #4 TBS delivery 
point, and (2) abandon and remove the Eddie Beck Farm Tap, both of 
which are located in Sec. 26-T17N-

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R1E, Platte County, Nebraska, under Northern's blanket certificate 
issued in Docket No. CP82-401-000, pursuant to Section 7(c) of the 
Natural Gas Act, 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 is currently providing service to UtiliCorp 
United Inc. (UCU) at the Columbus #4 TBS delivery point for Minnesota 
Corn Processors (MCP) for use at their Columbus Plant. Northern 
requests authorization to upgrade this delivery point to accommodate 
increased natural gas deliveries for transportation directly to MCP. 
Northern relates that MCP requested the upgrade of the delivery point 
and throughput service. Northern states that deliveries will be made 
pursuant to Northern's currently effective throughput service 
agreements with MCP. Northern estimates the cost of upgrading the 
delivery point to be $128,000, and indicates that will be financed in 
accordance with the General Terms and Conditions of Northern's FERC Gas 
Tariff, Fifth Revised Volume No. 1.
    Northern states that the proposed increase in volumes to be 
delivered to MCP at the Columbus #4 TBS delivery point are 8,943 MMBtu 
on a peak day and 3,200,300 MMBtu on an annual basis. Northern advises 
that the total volumes to be delivered after the request do not exceed 
the total volumes authorized prior to the request. Northern states that 
the proposed activity is not prohibited by its existing tariff and that 
it has sufficient capacity to accommodate the changes proposed herein 
without detriment or disadvantage to Northern's other customers.
    Northern has included in the filing letters from both UCU and MCP 
consenting to the abandonment of the Eddie Beck Farm Tap, as service 
will be provided through the Columbus #4 TBS delivery point instead.
    Northern states that it has notified UCU and the affected state 
Commission of this request.
    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 Section 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 therefore, 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. 96-1690 Filed 1-29-96; 8:45 am]
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