[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 136 (Monday, July 15, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36866-36867]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-17841]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP96-616-000]


Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket 
Authorization

July 9, 1996.
    Take notice that on July 2, 1996, Northern Natural Gas Company 
(Northern), 111 South 103rd Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68124-1000, filed 
in Docket No. CP96-616-000, a request

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pursuant to Sections 157.205 and 157.212 (18 CFR Sections 157.205 and 
157.211) of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act, and 
Columbia's authorization in Docket No. CP82-401-000, to upgrade an 
existing delivery point to accommodate increased natural gas deliveries 
to Michigan Gas Company (MiGas) for delivery to the Houghton #1 town 
border station (TBS) in Houghton County, Michigan, 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 requests authority to upgrade an existing 
delivery point in Michigan to accommodate increased natural gas 
deliveries to MiGas for delivery to the Houghton #1 TBS under 
Northern's currently effective throughout service agreements. Northern 
asserts that MiGas has requested the proposed upgrade to accommodate 
service, due to expansion, into an area not previously served by 
natural gas. It is stated that the estimated incremental volumes 
proposed to be delivered to MiGas at the Houghton #1 TBS are 575 MMBtu 
on a peak day and 71,291 MMBtu on an annual basis. Northern has stated 
that the upgrade of the proposed delivery point will not increase 
MiGas' existing firm entitlement under their currently effective 
throughput service agreements.
    Northern has stated that the estimated cost to upgrade the delivery 
point is $93,000. MiGas will reimburse Northern for the total cost of 
upgrading the delivery point.
    Northern has stated that the estimated cost to upgrade the delivery 
point is $93,000. MiGas will reimburse Northern for the total cost of 
upgrading the delivery point.
    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 within 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. 96-17841 Filed 7-12-96; 8:45 am]
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