[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 248 (Tuesday, December 24, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67784-67785]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-32598]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. RP97-22-001]


Northern Border Pipeline Company; Notice of Proposed Changes in 
FERC Gas Tariff

December 18, 1996.
    Take notice that on December 16, 1996, Northern Border Pipeline 
Company (Northern Border) tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas 
Tariff, First Revised Volume No. 1, the pro forma tariff sheets listed 
on Appendix A hereto to become effective April 1, 1997.
    Northern Border states that this filing is made in compliance with 
Order No.

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587, issued in Docket No. RM96-1-000 on July 17, 1996; the ``Notice 
Clarifying Procedures for Filing Pro Forma Tariff Sheets'', issued 
September 12, 1996; and the Commission's Order on Compliance Filing 
issued November 15, 1996 in Docket No. RP97-22-000. These pro forma 
tariff sheets reflect the requirements of Order No. 587 that interstate 
pipelines follow standardized procedures for critical business 
practices--nominations, flowing gas (allocations, balancing, and 
measurement), invoicing, and capacity release.
    Northern Border states that copies of this filing are being served 
on all affected customers and applicable state regulatory agencies.
    Any person desiring to protest this filing should file a protest 
with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, N.E., 
Washington, D.C. 20426, in accordance with Section 385.211 of the 
Commission's Rules and Regulations. All such protests must be filed on 
or before January 6, 1997. Protests will be considered by the 
Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will 
not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Copies of this 
filing are on file with the Commission and are available for public 
inspection in the Public Reference Room.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-32598 Filed 12-23-96; 8:45 am]
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