[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 41 (Tuesday, March 3, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10370-10371]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-5365]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP98-234-000]


Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Application

February 25, 1998.
    Take notice that on February 13, 1998, Northern Natural Gas Company 
(Northern), 1111 South 103rd Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68124, filed in 
Docket No. CP98-234-000 an application pursuant to Section 7(b) of the 
Natural Gas Act and Part 157 of the Commission's Regulations thereunder 
(18 CFR 157.7 and 157.18), requesting permission and approval to 
abandon, by sale to Westar Transmission Company (Westar), and American 
Gathering, L.P. (AG) certain compression, pipeline and receipt and 
delivery point facilities, with appurtenances, located in Texas and 
certain services rendered thereby, all as more fully set forth in the 
application on file with the Commission and open to public inspection.
    Northern states that it would convey to Westar and AG facilities 
consisting of 15 compressor units at four compressor stations totaling 
6,995 hp and about 72 miles of pipeline, two to 24 inches in diameter, 
all receipt and delivery points located along the length of the line, 
and all other related facilities. Specifically, Northern proposes to 
abandon by sale to Westar all facilities on the discharge side of the 
Cargray Processing Plant to the inlet of its Spearman compressor 
station an abandon by sale to AG all facilities on the sunction side of 
the Cargray Processing Plant. It is stated that the facilities will be 
conveyed for $2,446,690 at closing.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with 
reference to said application should on or before March 18, 1998, file 
with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 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

[[Page 10371]]

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 petition 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 Federal Energy 
Regulatory 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 on this application 
if no protest or motion to intervene is filed within the time required 
herein. At that time, the Commission, on its own review of the matter, 
will determine whether granting the Abandonment is required by the 
public convenience and necessity. If a petition 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.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-5365 Filed 3-2-98; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-M