[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 40 (Monday, March 2, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10212-10213]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-5223]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP98-228-000]


Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Application

February 24, 1998.
    Take notice that on February 13, 1998, Northern Natural Gas Company 
(Northern), 1111 South 103rd Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68124 filed in 
Docket No. CP98-228-000 an application pursuant to Section 7(b) of the 
Natural Gas Act (NGA) for permission and approval to abandon, by sale 
to K N Gas Gathering, Inc. (KN) certain compression, pipeline and 
receipt and delivery point facilities, located in the State of Kansas 
(referred to as the facilities, located in the State of Kansas 
(referred to as the ``Hugoton Facilities''), to abandon services 
rendered thereby, and to abandon certain leased compression, all as 
more fully set forth in the application on file with the Commission and 
open to public inspection.
    Specifically, Northern proposes to convey to KN facilities 
consisting of 15 units at eight (8) compressor stations totaling 7,467 
HP, approximately 126 miles of pipeline with diameters ranging between 
4 inches and 24 inches, all receipt and delivery points located along 
the length of the pipelines, certain dehydration, and all appurtenant 
facilities. Northern also proposes to abandon all transportation 
services provided on the subject facilities and requests abandonment of 
firm transportation service wherein the primary receipt and/or delivery 
points are located on the facilities proposed to be abandoned. Northern 
states that the Hugoton facilities will be conveyed to KN for 
$1,921,800.

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    Northern asserts that KN will be filing with the Commission in the 
near future, a Petition for a Declaratory Order seeking a determination 
that the subject facilities, once conveyed to it, are gathering 
facilities exempt from the Commission's jurisdiction under Section 1(b) 
of the NGA.
    Any person desiring to participate in the hearing process or to 
make any protest with reference to said application should on or before 
March 13, 1998, file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, N.E., 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 385.214 or 385.211) 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 to a proceeding or to participate as a party in any hearing 
therein 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 jurisdiction conferred upon the Federal Energy 
Regulation 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 a grant of the authorization is 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 a 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 be represented at the 
hearing.
David P. Boergers,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-5223 Filed 2-27-98; 8:45 am]
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