[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 131 (Monday, July 8, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35730-35731]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-17204]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP96-592-000]


Williams Natural Gas Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket 
Authorization

July 1, 1996.
    Take notice that on June 21, 1996, Williams Natural Gas Company 
(WNG), P.O. Box 3288, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74101, filed in Docket No. CP96-
592-000 a request pursuant to Secs. 157.205 and 157.216 of the 
Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205, 
157.216) for authorization to abandon by sale to United Cities Gas 
Company (UCG) approximately 2.0 miles of 6-inch lateral pipeline, 
measuring, regulating and appurtenant facilities located in Johnson 
County, Kansas, under WNG's blanket certificate issued in Docket No. 
CP82-479-000 pursuant to Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act, all as more 
fully set forth in the request that is on file with

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the Commission and open to public inspection.
    WNG states that it will abandon by sale to UCG measuring (setting 
number 15165), regulating, appurtenant facilities, and approximately 
2.0 miles of the Olathe Naval Base 6-inch pipeline beginning in the 
Northwest Quarter (NW/4) of Section 6, Township 14 South, Range 23 East 
and ending in the Northeast Quarter (NE/4) of Section 18, Township 14 
South, Range 23 East, all located in Johnson County, Kansas. WNG and 
UCG agree that the facilities sought to be abandoned herein will serve 
a more useful purpose as a part of the UCG distribution system. WNG 
states that the cost associated with the abandonment of the facilities 
is estimated to be $729 with a salvage value and sales price of 
$124,430.
    WNG states that this abandonment is not prohibited by its existing 
tariff and that it has sufficient capacity to accomplish deliveries 
without detriment or disadvantage to other customers. The proposed 
abandonment will not have an effect on WNG's peak day and annual 
deliveries and the total volumes delivered will not exceed total 
volumes authorized prior to 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 Rules of Practice and Procedure (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 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. 96-17204 Filed 7-5-96; 8:45 am]
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