[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 139 (Tuesday, July 21, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 39084]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-19335]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP98-658-000]


Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket 
Authorization

July 15, 1998.
    Take notice that on July 8, 1998, Northern Natural Gas Company 
(Northern), 1111 South 103rd Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68124-1000, filed 
in Docket No. CP98-658-000 a request pursuant to Sections 157.205, and 
157.212, of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 
CFR 157.205, 157.212) for authorization to construct and operate a new 
delivery point and appurtenant facilities to be located in Lake County, 
South Dakota 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 it requests authority to construct and operate 
the delivery point to accommodate natural gas deliveries to 
Northwestern Public Service Company (NPSC). Northern states that NWPS 
has requested the delivery point to provide service to the Lake Madison 
town border station for redelivery to residential and commercial 
endusers. The estimated incremental volumes proposed to be delivered to 
NWPS at this delivery point are 2,480 MMBtu on a peak day and 88,600 
MMBtu on an annual basis. The estimated cost to install the delivery 
point is $100,000. NWPS will reimburse, Northern for the total cost of 
constructing the proposed delivery point.
    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and not withdrawn within 30 days after the time allowed for filing a 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.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-19335 Filed 7-20-98; 8:45 am]
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