[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 31 (Wednesday, February 17, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7867-7868]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-3809]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP99-191-000]


Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket 
Authorization

February 10, 1999.
    Take notice that on February 2, 1999, Northern Natural Gas Company 
(Northern), 1111 South 103rd Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68124-1000, filed 
in Docket No. CP99-191-000 a request pursuant to Sections 157.205 and 
157.208 of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 
CFR 157.205 and 157.208) for authorization to install and operate 
approximately 15 miles of 16-inch pipeline, with appurtenances, to loop 
the Elk River branchline located in Anoka and Sherburne Counties, 
Minnesota. Northern makes such request under its 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 on file with the 
Commission. The application may be viewed on the web at 
www.ferc.fed.us. Call (202) 208-2222 for assistance.
    Northern states that the loop line is necessary to meet third 
through fifth year Peak Day 2000 firm obligations for Minnegasco, a 
Division of NorAm Energy Corporation (Minnegasco) and Northern States 
Power Company-Minnesota (NSP-MN). Northern avers that its Peak Day 2000 
Expansion was designed to serve the incremental capacity requirements 
of its shippers over a five year period commencing November 1, 1997. It 
is indicated that Minnegasco and NSP-MN contracted for a incremental 
firm entitlement of 23,873 MMBtu of natural gas per day to meet third 
through fifth year incremental growth to markets served by Northern's 
Elk River branchline.
    Northern estimates the total cost to install the proposed 
facilities to be $12.5 million, and indicates that the cost will be 
financed with internally generated funds.
    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

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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. 99-3809 Filed 2-16-99; 8:45 am]
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