[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 119 (Monday, June 22, 1998)] [Notices] [Page 33920] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 98-16478] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP98-599-000] Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization June 16, 1998. Take notice that on June 8, 1998, Northern Natural Gas Company (Northern), 1111 South 103rd Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68103-0330, filed in Docket No. CP98-599-000 a request pursuant to Sections 157.205 and 157.216 of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205 and 157.216) for authorization to abandon five small volume measuring stations (farm taps) located in Nebraska, under Northern's blanket certificate issued in Docket No CP82-401-000 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. Northern states that all five end-users have requested the removal of the measuring stations from their property. The Nebraska counties involved with the abandonment are Butler, Gage and Lancaster. Northern states that the proposed activity is not prohibited by its existing tariff and that it has sufficient capacity to accommodate the proposed changes without detriment or disadvantage to Northern's other customers. 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 Section 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 If a protest is filed and not withdrawn within 30 days after the time allowed for filing a protest, the instant request shall be treated as an application for authorization pursuant to Section 7 of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. 98-16478 Filed 6-19-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-M