[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 240 (Monday, December 15, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65687-65688]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-32595]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP98-106-000]


Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket 
Authorization

December 9, 1997.
    Take notice that on December 1, 1997, Northern Natural Gas Company 
(Northern), 1111 South 103rd Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68124-1000, filed 
in Docket No. CP98-106-000 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 a small volume 
measurement station (farm tap) located in Dodge County, 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 states that it is in the process of replacing its Dodge 
Center Branchline. Northern states that it has negotiated with the two 
landowners along the route of the original pipeline regarding service 
lines to reconnect farm tap facilities. One of the farm tap users 
elected to reconnect their service line to Northern and will continue 
to receive service from their local distribution company (LDC). The 
other farm tap user (City of Dodge Center) elected to disconnect from 
Northern and has connected their service line directly to the LDC. As a 
result, Northern is requesting authority to abandon the City of Dodge 
Center farm tap facility.
    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.

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    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. 97-32595 Filed 12-12-97; 8:45 am]
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