[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 3 (Tuesday, January 6, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 478]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-166]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP98-148-000]


Williams Natural Gas Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket 
Authorization

December 30, 1997.
    Take notice that on December 19, 1997, Williams Natural Gas Company 
(WNG), P.O. Box 3288, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74101, filed in Docket No. CP98-
148-000 a request pursuant to Sections 157.205, 157.212 and 157.216 of 
the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205, 
157.212 and 157.216) for authorization to abandon in place by sale to 
Western Resources, Inc. (WRI), approximately 3,246 feet of 2-inch 
lateral pipeline and to relocate and replace the WRI Richmond town 
border meter setting and appurtenant facilities, located in Franklin 
County, Kansas, under WNG's blanket certificate issued in Docket Nos. 
CP82-479-000, 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.
    Specifically, WNG seeks authorization to: (1) Abandon in place by 
sale to WRI approximately 3,246 feet of the Richmond 2-inch lateral 
pipeline beginning in Section 7, Township 19 South, Range 20 East, 
Franklin County, Kansas and ending in Section 13, Township 19 South, 
Range 19 East, Franklin County, Kansas, (2) reclaim the WRI Richmond 
town border meter setting and appurtenant facilities from Section 13, 
Township 19 South, Range 19 East, Franklin County, Kansas, and (3) 
install a new rotary meter setting and high pressure regulator setting 
at the site of the existing regulator setting in Section 7, Township 19 
South, Range 20 East, Franklin County, Kansas.
    WNG states that selling the pipeline, replacing and relocating the 
town border meter setting will allow WRI to receive gas that this 
location at a higher delivery pressure in order to accommodate a 
proposed housing subdivision in the area. WNG states that the most 
recent annual volume through the Richmond town border setting was 
27,222 Dth with a peak day volume of 259 Dth and that no significant 
change in volume is expected immediately. WNG states that the cost to 
replace and relocate the Richmond town border meter setting is 
estimated to be $127,435.
    WNG states that the four domestic customers located on the pipeline 
to be sold to WRI that are currently billed and served by WRI will 
continue to served by WRI after the abandonment.
    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.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-166 Filed 1-5-98; 8:45 am]
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