[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 71 (Tuesday, April 14, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 18190]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP98-316-000]


NorAm Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket 
Authorization

April 8, 1998.
    Take notice that on March 31, 1998, NorAm Gas Transmission Company 
(NorAm Gas), Post Office Box 4455, Houston, Texas 77210-4455, filed in 
Docket No. CP98-316-000 a request pursuant to Secs. 157.205 and 157.211 
of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 
157.205 and 157.211) for authorization to construct and operate a point 
of delivery to effectuate firm transportation service to Macsteel 
Division of Quanex Corporation (Macsteel's) plant in Sebastian County, 
Arkansas, at an estimated cost of $51,817. NorAm Gas makes such request 
under its blanket certificate issued in Docket Nos. CP82-384-000 and 
CP82-384-001 pursuant to Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act, all as more 
fully set forth in the request on file with the Commission and open to 
public inspection.
    Specifically, NorAm Gas proposes to construct and operate a 2-inch 
delivery tap, first-cut regulator and 4-inch senior meter station, on 
NorAm Gas's Line BT-14, in Sebastian County, to accommodate Macsteel's 
request for deliveries of up to 912,500 dekatherms of natural gas 
annually and 2,500 dekatherms of natural gas per day. NorAm Gas avers 
that the transportation service to be rendered through the delivery 
point proposed herein will be performed utilizing existing capacity on 
NorAm Gas' system, and will have no effect on NorAm Gas' peak day or 
annual deliveries.
    NorAm Gas states that its filing of this request is in response to 
the Macsteel's request to receive natural gas service directly from 
NorAm Gas. Arkansas Oklahoma Gas Corporation (Arkansas Oklahoma) is the 
local distribution company that currently provides service to Macsteel.
    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.
David P. Boergers,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-9736 Filed 4-13-98; 8:45 am]
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