[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 230 (Tuesday, December 1, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66152-66153]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-31876]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP99-77-000]


Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Application

November 24 , 1998.
    Take notice that on November 16, 1998, Northern Natural Gas Company 
(Northern), 1111 South 103rd Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68124, filed in 
Docket No. CP99-77-000, an application pursuant to Section 7(b) of the 
Natural Gas Act (NGA) for an order permitting and approving the 
abandonment of certain individually certificated agreements, all as 
more fully set forth in the application which is on file with the 
Commission and open to public inspection.
    Specifically, Northern proposes to abandon service under Rate 
Schedules T-27 with Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation, 
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation and Columbia Gas 
Transmission Company (Columbia); X-59 and X-60 with Trunkline Gas 
Company (Trunkline) and Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company 
(Panhandle); X-77 with Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company (Tennessee) and 
Columbia; X-92 with ANR Pipeline Company; X-102 with Tennessee; and X-
104 with Trunkline and Panhandle, all of which are contained in 
Northern's FERC Gas Tariff, Original Volume No. 2.
    Northern states that no facilities will be abandoned as a result of 
this proposed abandonment of service. Northern states the contracts 
underlying these arrangements have been terminated pursuant to the 
terms of the underlying contracts and that Northern does not currently 
provide service under any of these agreements. Northern asserts that 
abandonment of the services under the referenced rate schedules will 
not impair any of Northern's remaining service obligations. Northern 
relates that these agreements are a carry-over from years past and need 
to be abandoned solely as a housekeeping event. Northern says that 
because its merchant obligation has terminated, it no longer purchases 
natural gas volumes which were the supply source for most of these 
agreements.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with 
reference to said application should on or before December 15, 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 385.214 and 385.211) 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.
    Take further notice that, pursuant to the authority contained in 
and subject to the jurisdiction conferred upon the Commission by 
Sections 7 and 15 of the Natural Gas Act and the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and procedure, a hearing will be held without further notice 
before the Commission or its designee on this application if no protest 
or motion to intervene is filed within the time required herein. At 
that time, the Commission on its own review of the matter will 
determine whether granting permission and approval for the proposed 
abandonment is required by the public convenience and necessity. If a 
motion for leave to intervene is timely filed, or if the Commission on 
its own motion believes that formal hearing is required, further notice 
of such hearing will be duly given.
    Under the procedure herein provided for, unless otherwise advised, 
it will be

[[Page 66153]]

unnecessary for Northern to appear or to be represented at the hearing.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-31876 Filed 11-30-98; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-M