[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 42 (Tuesday, March 4, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 9761]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-5218]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP97-264-000]


Northern Border Pipeline Company; Notice of Application

February 26, 1997.
    Take notice that on February 24, 1997, Northern Border Pipeline 
Company (Northern Border), P.O. Box 3330, Omaha, Nebraska 68103-0330, 
filed an application with the Commission in Docket No. CP97-264-000 
pursuant to Section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and Section 9 of 
the Alaskan Natural Gas Transportation Act (ANGTA) for permission and 
approval to abandon certain individual natural gas transportation 
arrangements with Pan-Alberta Gas (U.S.) Inc. (PAGUS), which were 
authorized in Docket Nos. CP78-124-013, CP93-3-000, and CP94-22-000, 
all as more fully set forth in the application which is open to the 
public for inspection.
    Northern Border proposes to abandon its firm transportation of a 
total of 800 MMcf of natural gas per day for PAGUS. Northern Border 
states that is transports said gas for PAGUS under the terms of three 
U.S. shipper service agreements under its FERC Rate Schedule T-1. 
Northern Border and PAGUS are parties to service agreements dated 
October 7, 1989, for 450 MMcf per day; October 1, 1992, for 150 MMcf 
per day; and October 1, 1992, for 200 MMcf per day. Northern Border 
states that it proposes to abandon its currently authorized Section 
7(c) transportation services under these three service agreements at 
the request of PAGUS in order to convert to Part 284 transportation 
service. Northern Border also states that PAGUS indicated in its 
request to Northern Border that the proposed conversion would 
facilitate increaed operating flexibility, allow access to new 
interconnections as they develop, and would allow PAGUS to more fully 
use the capacity release provisions under Part 284.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with 
reference to said application should on or before March 19, 1997, 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 NGA (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 NGA 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 
permission and approval for the proposed abandonment are 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 Border to appear or be represented 
at the hearing.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-5218 Filed 3-3-97; 8:45 am]
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