[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 207 (Thursday, October 24, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 55142]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-27215]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP97-25-000]


Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Application

October 18, 1996.
    Take notice that on October 11, 1996, Northern Natural Gas Company 
(Northern), 1111 South 103rd Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68124-1000, filed 
in Docket No. CP97-25-000 an application pursuant to Section 7(c) of 
the Natural Gas Act for authorization to construct and operate certain 
compression, pipeline, and measuring station facilities and 
appurtenances in order to expand the capacity of Northern's facilities 
in its Market Area, all as more fully set forth in the application 
which is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection.
    Northern states that the expanded capacity would be used to provide 
incremental firm transportation service to shippers which have executed 
precedent agreements in conjunction with Northern's Peak Day 2000 open 
season. Northern states further that the proposed facilities would 
provide additional peak day capacity on Northern's Market Area mainline 
by approximately 267,161 Mcf of natural gas per day.
    It is stated that Northern would construct the facilities in 
multiple phases at an estimated cost of approximately $85.3 million and 
that Northern proposes a rolled-in rate treatment of the expansion 
costs.
    Any person desiring to be heard or any person desiring to make any 
protest with reference to said application should on or before November 
8, 1996, file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, D.C. 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. 96-27215 Filed 10-23-96; 8:45 am]
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