[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 178 (Tuesday, September 15, 1998)] [Notices] [Page 49348] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 98-24673] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP98-753-000] Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization September 9, 1998. Take notice that on August 28, 1998, Northern Natural Gas Company, (Northern), 1111 South 103rd Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68103, filed in Docket No. CP98-753-000 a request pursuant to Sections 157.205 and 157.216 (b) of the Commission's Regulations and Northern's blanket certificate issued at Docket No. CP82-401-000 for authorization to construct and operate a new delivery point in Beadle County, South Dakota for deliveries to Northwestern Public Service Company (NWPS), all as more fully set forth in the request which is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection. Northern states that it requests to construct and operate a new delivery point to NWPS under currently effective throughput agreements. It is also stated that Northern would provide 2,450 MMBtu on peak days and 299,000 MMBtu on an annual basis to NWPS. NWPS has requested the facility to provide gas volumes to residential and commercial users. It is further stated that the total cost of the facility will be $70,000 and will be reimbursed by NWPS. 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 If a protest is filed and not withdrawn within 30 days after the time allowed for filing a protest, the instant request shall be treated as an application for authorization pursuant to Section 7 of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, Secretary. [FR Doc. 98-24673 Filed 9-14-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-M