[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 248 (Monday, December 28, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71455-71456]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-34215]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP99-115-000]


National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation; Notice of Application To 
Abandon

December 21, 1998.
    Take notice that on December 15, 1998, National Fuel Gas 
Transmission Corporation (National Fuel), 10 Lafayette Square, Buffalo, 
New York 14203, filed under Section 7(b) of the natural Gas Act, for 
authority to abandon in place, 4.8 miles of 8-inch pipeline known as 
Line Z-54(S) located in Steuben County, New York all as more fully 
described in the application on file with the Commission and open to 
public inspection.
    National Fuel wants to retire Line Z-54(S) because of its age and 
condition. National Fuel states that the pipeline was constructed and 
placed in service

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in 1945 and is now deteriorated. National Fuel notes that abandonment 
will not effect its services because the parallel Line Z-20(S) has 
enough capacity to maintain current delivery volumes from its Tuscarora 
Storage Field.
    Any person desiring to be heard or make any protest with reference 
to said application should on or before January 11, 1999, 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 or 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 Protesters parties to the proceeding. Any 
person wishing to become a party to a proceeding or to participate as a 
party in any hearing therein 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 Federal Energy 
Regulatory 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 motion to intervene is filed within the time 
required, or if the Commission on its own review of the matter finds 
that permission and approval of the proposed abandonment are 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 a 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 unnecessary for National Fuel to appear or be represented at 
the hearing.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-34215 Filed 12-24-98; 8:45 am]
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