[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 28 (Tuesday, February 11, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 6234]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-3288]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP97-208-000]


Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket 
Authorization

February 5, 1997.
    Take notice that on January 27, 1997, Northern Natural Gas Company 
(Northern), 1111 South 103rd Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68124-1000, filed 
in Docket No. CP97-208-000 a request pursuant to Sections 157.205, 
157.212 and 157.216 of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural 
Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205, 157.212 and 157.216) for authorization to 
operate an upgrade to an existing delivery point in Washington County, 
Minnesota, under Northern's blanket certificate issued in Docket No. 
CP82-401-000 pursuant to Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act, all as more 
fully set forth in the request that is on file with the Commission and 
open to public inspection.
    Northern states that due to extreme winter weather conditions and 
fear of facility failure, the Hasting #1C TBS was upgraded pursuant to 
the emergency provisions of Part 284 Subpart I of the Commission's 
Regulations (emergency regulations) to accommodate emergency natural 
gas deliveries for Minnegasco, a Division of NorAm Energy Corp. 
(Minnegasco). This upgrading assured the protection of 2,310 
residential and commercial customers served by this station. On January 
16, 1997, Minnegasco filed its 48-hour report as required by Section 
284.270(b) of the Commission's Regulations. The upgrading included the 
replacement of the existing meter and appurtenant facilities (e.g., 
meter run and piping) with larger facilities. The facilities 
constructed under the emergency regulations and costing $32,000 will be 
paid for by Minnegasco in accordance with Section 284.264(a)(6)(ii) of 
the Commission's Regulations. Northern states that service is being 
provided to Minnegasco pursuant to currently effective throughput 
service agreement(s). Northern's proposed accounting entries will 
reflect the retirement of the meter and appurtenant facilities 
associated with the upgrade facilities.
    Northern states that the total volumes to be delivered to 
Minnegasco 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 upgraded facilities without detriment or 
disadvantage to Northern's other customers.
    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 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. 97-3288 Filed 2-10-97; 8:45 am]
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