[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 102 (Wednesday, May 28, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28848-28849]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-13885]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP97-518-000]


Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket 
Authorization

May 21, 1997.
    Take notice that on May 12, 1997, Northern Natural Gas Company 
(Northern), 1111 South 103rd Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68124-1000, filed 
in Docket No. CP97-518-000 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, 157.216) for authorization to abandon 
by transfer to UtiliCorp United, Inc. (UCU) certain facilities, to 
abandon certain other facilities and to relocate other facilities, all 
located in Steel, Dodge and Olmsted Counties, 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 abandon by transfer to UCU approximately 1 
mile of its 12-inch Rochester pipeline including certain farm tap 
facilities, located in Steele County, Minnesota. It is stated that 
these farm tap facilities will be combined with UCU's local 
distribution system. Northern proposes to abandon approximately 11 
miles of its 10-inch Rochester branchline, located in Steele and Dodge 
Counties, Minnesota. Northern proposes to relocate certain farm tap 
facilities connected to the 10-inch line to an adjacent 12-inch line. 
It is stated that the proposed

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abandonments and relocation are needed as part of Northern's 
replacement of its Rochester branchline, which was installed in 1932. 
It is asserted that no customers will lose service as a result of the 
proposals and that customers will continue to receive service from 
Northern or from UCU. It is further asserted that deliveries of volumes 
to the relocated farm tap users will be made pursuant to Northern's 
currently effective throughout service agreements with UCU and will not 
impact Northern's peak day or annual deliveries.
    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. 97-13885 Filed 5-27-97; 8:45 am]
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