[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 43 (Wednesday, March 5, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10031-10032]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-5328]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP97-260-000]


National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation; Notice of Application

February 27, 1997.
    Take notice that on February 21, 1997, National Fuel Gas Supply 
Corporation (National Fuel), 10 Lafayette Square, Buffalo, New York 
14203 filed an application pursuant to Section 7(b) of the Natural Gas 
Act and Part 157 of the Commission's Regulations for permission and 
approval for National Fuel to abandon certain storage service provided 
under Rate Schedules SS-1 and SS-2, all as more fully set forth in the 
application on file with the Commission and open to public inspection.
    Specifically, National Fuel proposes to abandon, effective April 1, 
1997, the storage service it provides for Valley Gas Company, 
Connecticut Natural Gas Corporation, Essex County Gas Company, and 
Yankee Gas Services Company under National Fuel's Rate Schedules SS-1 
and SS-2. National Fuel states that all four customers submitted 
written notices of termination to National Fuel on or before March 31, 
1996, requesting termination of their services, effective April 1, 
1997.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with 
reference to said application should on or before March 20, 1997, file 
with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 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 jurisdiction conferred upon the Federal Energy 
Regulation 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 permission and approval for the proposed abandonment are 
required by the public convenience

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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 National Fuel to appear or be represented at 
the hearing.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-5328 Filed 3-4-97; 8:45 am]
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