[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 109 (Monday, June 8, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31208-31209]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-15092]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP98-568-000]


Norse Pipeline, LLC; Notice of Petition For Declaratory Order

June 2, 1998.
    Take notice that on May 22, 1998, Norse Pipeline, LLC (Norse), 2500 
Tanglewilde, Suite 250, Houston, Texas 77063, filed in Docket No. CP98-
568-000, a petition, pursuant to Section 1(b) of the Natural Gas Act 
(15 U.S.C. 717(b)) and Rule 207(a)(2) of the Commission's Regulations, 
for a declaratory order disclaiming jurisdiction over certain 
facilities to be acquired from Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation 
(Columbia), designated as the Project Penny facilities, located in the 
States of New York and Pennsylvania, as more fully set forth in the 
petition, which is on file with the Commission and open for public 
inspection.
    Concurrently with this application, Columbia, in Docket No. CP98-
569-000, filed an application to abandon, by sale, certain facilities 
known as the Project Penny facilities. Norse states that Norse and 
Columbia entered into an April 9, 1998, agreement under which Columbia 
will sell and Norse will acquire certain assets and facilities located 
in

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Cattaraugus and Chautauqua counties, New York, and Crawford, Erie, and 
Warren counties, Pennsylvania for $21,800,000. Norse relates the 
facilities include 336 miles of pipeline and seven compression 
facilities.
    Norse requests the Commission to declare the pipeline and 
compressor facilities to be acquired from Columbia as exempt gathering 
facilities under Section 1(b) of the NGA.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with 
reference to said application should on or before June 23, 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 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 in any proceeding 
herein must file a motion to intervene in accordance with the 
Commission's rules.
David P. Boergers,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-15092 Filed 6-5-98; 8:45 am]
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