[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 176 (Thursday, September 11, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 47804]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-24070]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP97-709-000]


Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket 
Authorization

September 5, 1997.
    Take notice that on August 25, 1997, Northern Natural Gas Company 
(Northern), 1111 South 103rd Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68124-1000, filed 
in Docket No. CP97-709-000 a request pursuant to Sections 157.205 and 
157.216 of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 
CFR 157.205 and 157.216) for authorization to abandon certain small 
volume measurement (farm taps) facilities located in Nebraska and Iowa, 
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 states it is in the process of replacing certain dresser 
coupled pipelines installed in the 1930's in Jefferson, Gage and Platte 
counties, Nebraska and in Polk county, Iowa. This involves Northern's 
Fairbury Branchline and segments of its Columbus Branchline, Des Moines 
``A'' branchline, and A-line. Northern states it has been in 
negotiations with landowners along the route of the original pipelines 
regarding service line reconnections for their farm tap facilities and 
those electing reconnection to Northern will continue to receive 
service from local distribution companies. Northern states that eleven 
farm tap users will disconnect from Northern while others will convert 
to alternate sources of fuel or they no longer require natural gas 
services. Northern states it will restore the farm tap sites to their 
original condition by leveling the site and reseeding with native 
vegetation or as specified by landowner and the farm tap facilities 
will be abandoned and removed.
    Northern states that the proposed activity is not prohibited by its 
existing tariff and that it has sufficient capacity to accommodate the 
proposed changes without detriment or disadvantage to Northern's other 
customers.
    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. 97-24070 Filed 9-10-97; 8:45 am]
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