[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 126 (Tuesday, July 1, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35480-35481]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-17107]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP97-592-000]


NorAm Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket 
Authorization

June 25, 1997.
    Take notice that on June 19, 1997, NorAm Gas Transmission Company 
(Applicant), P.O. Box 21734, Shreveport, Louisiana 71151, filed in 
Docket No. CP97-592-000 a request pursuant to Secs. 157.205, 157.216, 
and 157.211 of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act 
for authorization in abandon, replace, and operate certain facilities 
in Cleburne County, Arkansas, to deliver gas to ARKLA, a distribution 
division of NorAm Energy Corp (ARKLA), under blanket certificate issued 
in Docket No. CP82-384-000,\1\ all as more fully set forth in the 
request for authorization on file with the Commission and open for 
public inspection.
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    \1\ See, 20 FERC para. 62,408 (1982).
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    Specifically, Applicant states that it proposes to abandon, 
replace, and upgrade an existing 1-inch delivery tap \2\

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on its Line BM-21 in Cleburne County, Arkansas to provide increased 
volumes to an ARKLA rural distribution line. Applicant states that no 
services will be abandoned; and, the metering facilities to be 
abandoned will be removed and scrapped at no value. The total estimated 
volumes to be delivered to ARKLA are 21,900 MMBtu annually and 60 MMBtu 
on a peak day. Applicant estimates a total construction cost of $4,558; 
and, ARKLA will reimburse Applicant $4,142 of these costs.
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    \2\ Applicant states the existing tap and metering facility were 
certificated in 1967 under Docket No. CP67-83.
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    Applicant verifies that the proposed activities for which 
certification is requested comply with the requirements of Part 157, 
Subpart F, of the Commission's Regulations. Applicant states that it 
will transport gas to ARKLA and provide service under its tariff, that 
the volumes delivered are within ARKLA's certificated entitlement and 
Applicant's tariff does not prohibit the addition of new delivery 
points. Applicant states that it has sufficient capacity to accomplish 
the deliveries without detriment or disadvantage to its other customer.
    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 Sec. 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.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-17107 Filed 6-30-97; 8:45 am]
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