[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 55 (Tuesday, March 23, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 13981]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-6990]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP99-252-000]


Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Application

March 17, 1999.
    Take notice that on March 11, 1999, Northern Natural Gas Company 
(Northern), 1111 South 103rd Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68124-1000, filed 
in Docket No. CP99-252-000, an application pursuant to Section 7(c) of 
the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and Part 157 of the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission's (Commission) regulations, for a certificate of public 
convenience and necessity authorizing Northern to construct and operate 
a new compressor station, all as more fully set forth in the 
application which is on file with the Commission and open to public 
inspection. This filing may be viewed on the web at http://www.ferc.us/
online/rims.htm (call 202-208-2222 for assistance).
    Northern proposes to construct and operate a new South Sioux City 
Compressor Station at the previously abandoned South Sioux City 
compressor site located in Dakota County, Nebraska. Northern states 
that the proposed South Sioux City compressor station will consist of 
two (2) electric motor driven reciprocating compressors (1,750 
horsepower (Hp) each) and certain yard piping and appurtenant 
facilities, as required to accommodate the new station configuration. 
Northern also states that the proposed compressor station will provide 
expanded capacity which will be used to provide 13,502 Dth/d of new 
incremental firm transportation service for one shipper, as well as, to 
meet the currently required delivery pressures on Northern's West Leg.
    Any person desiring to be heard or making any protest with 
reference to said application should on or before April 7, 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 taken 
but will not serve to make the protestants parties to the proceeding. 
The Commission's rules require that protestors provide copies of their 
protests to the party or person to whom the protests are directed. 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.
    A person obtaining intervenor status will be placed on the service 
list maintained by the Secretary of the Commission and will receive 
copies of all documents issued by the Commission, filed by the 
applicant, or filed by all other intervenors. An intervenor can file 
for rehearing of any Commission order and can petition for court review 
of any such order. However, an intervenor must serve copies of comments 
or any other filing it makes with the Commission to every other 
intervenor in the proceeding, as well as filing an original and 14 
copies with the Commission.
    A person does not have to intervene, however, in order to have 
comments considered. A person, instead, may submit two copies of such 
comments to the Secretary of the Commission. Commenters will be placed 
on the Commission's environmental mailing list, will receive copies of 
environmental documents, and will be able to participate in meetings 
associated with the Commission's environmental review process. 
Commenters will not be required to serve copies of filed documents on 
all other parties. However, commenters will not receive copies of all 
documents filed by other parties or issued by the Commission, and will 
not have the right to seek rehearing or appeal the Commission's final 
order to a Federal court.
    The Commission will consider all comments and concerns equally, 
whether filed by commenters or those requesting intervenor status.
    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 NGA and the 
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, a hearing will be held 
without further notice before the Commission or its designee on these 
applications if no motion to intervene is filed within the time 
required herein, if the Commission on its own review of the matter 
finds that a grant of the certificate is required by the public 
conveniences 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 Northern to appear or be represented at the 
hearing.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-6990 Filed 3-22-99; 8:45 am]
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