[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 39 (Thursday, February 27, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 8939]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-4805]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP97-248-000]


Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket 
Authorization

February 21, 1997.
    Take notice that on February 14, 1997, Northern Natural Gas Company 
(Northern), 1111 South 103rd Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68124-1000, filed 
in Docket No. CP97-248-000 a request pursuant to Sections 157.205 and 
157.212 of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 
CFR 157.205, 157.212) for authorization to install and operate a new 
delivery tap in Fillmore 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 proposes to install and operate the proposed delivery tap, 
consisting of a hot tap and valve, to accommodate natural gas 
deliveries to UtiliCorp United Inc. (UCU) for redelivery to Forest 
Resource Center. Northern states that UCU will install, own, and 
operate all facilities located downstream of Northern's tap. UCU, 
Northern states, has requested the new delivery tap to provide service 
to FRC's nature camp located near Lanesboro, Minnesota. The estimated 
volumes delivered to UCU at the FRC delivery tap will be 600 MMBtu peak 
day and 5,600 MMBtu annually. The estimated cost for delivery tap 
installation is $15,000 and UCU will reimburse Northern the 
installation costs.
    Northern states that the proposed delivery tap is not prohibited by 
its existing tariff and that it has sufficient capacity to accomplish 
deliveries without detriment or disadvantage to its other customers. 
The proposed delivery tap will not have an effect on Northern'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 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. 97-4805 Filed 2-26-97; 8:45 am]
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