[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 124 (Friday, June 27, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 34706]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-16832]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP97-587-000]


NorAm Gas Transmission Company Notice of Request Under Blanket 
Authorization

June 23, 1997.
    The notice that on June 17, 1997, NorAm Gas Transmission Company 
(NGT), 1600 Smith Street, Houston, Texas 77002, filed in docket No. 
CP97-587-000, a request pursuant to Sections 157.205, 157.211, and 
157.216 of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 
CFR 157.205, 157.211, and 157.216) for authorization to abandon certain 
facilities and operate certain facilities in Arkansas to provide 
increased service to ARKLA, a distribution division of NorAm Energy 
Corp. (ARKLA), under its blanket certificate issued in Docket Nos. 
CP82-384-000 and CP82-384-001, pursuant to Section 7(c) of the Natural 
Gas Act, all as more fully set forth in the request which is on file 
with the Commission and open to public inspection.
    Specifically, NGT proposes to replace and upgrade four existing 1-
inch delivery taps on its Line J in Jackson and Poinsett Counties, 
Arkansas to provide increased volumes to ARKLA's rural distribution 
lines. NGT states that the total estimated volumes to be delivered to 
these facilities is 131,400 MMBtu annually, and 360 MMBtu on a peak 
day. NGT says ARKLA will furnish all material, replace the meter and 
regulator stations with the U-shaped metering facilities, and then 
convey the new facilities to NGT at zero cost. The only cost will be 
for supervisory labor at approximately $1,596, of which NGT says ARKLA 
will reimburse it $1,100 of those costs. NGT explains that the volumes 
delivered are within ARKLA's certificated entitlement and that NGT's 
tariff does not prohibit the addition of new delivery points. NGT says 
it has sufficient capacity to accomplish the deliveries without 
detriment of disadvantage to its other customers. NGT relates that no 
services will be abandoned. NGT submits that all work will be done 
above ground, no soil will be disturbed, and that the replacements will 
have no environmental impact affecting the quality of the human 
environment.
    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 if 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. 97-16832 Filed 6-26-97; 8:45 am]
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