[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 131 (Wednesday, July 9, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 36799]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-17897]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP97-607-000]


Northern Natural Gas Company Corporation; Notice of Application 
for Abandonment

July 2, 1997.
    Take notice that on June 26, 1997, and amended on July 2, 1997, 
Northern Natural Gas Company (Northern), 1111 South 103rd Street, 
Omaha, Nebraska 68124, filed, in Docket No. CP97-607-000, an 
application pursuant to Section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act and Part 
157 of the Commission's Regulations for an order permitting and 
approving the abandonment of 600 feet of 20-inch pipeline located in 
Moore County, Texas, as more fully set forth in the application.
    Northern requests authority to abandon and remove approximately 600 
feet of 20-inch branchline to the outlet side of the Diamond Shamrock 
plant, all located in Moore County, Texas.
    Northern states that no service will be abandoned as a result of 
the proposed abandonment since the 20-inch line is completely looped 
with a parallel 20-inch line with adequate capacity to serve the 
existing customers. Northern relates that all customers served by the 
subject facilities have consented to the abandonment.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with 
reference to said application should on or before July 14, 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 385.211 and 
385.214) 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 in any proceeding herein 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 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 and necessity. If a motion for leave to intervene is timely 
filed, or if the Commission on its own motion believes that 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 to appear or to be represented at 
the hearing.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-17897 Filed 7-8-97; 8:45 am]
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