[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 183 (Wednesday, September 20, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56878-56879]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-24090]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Docket No. CP00-406-000]


Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Application

September 14, 2000
    Take notice that on July 17, 2000, Northern Natural Gas Company 
(Northern), 111 South 103rd Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68124-1000, filed 
in Docket No. CP00-406-000 an application pursuant to Section 7(b) of 
the Natural Gas Act (NGA), as amended, and the Rules and Regulation of 
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) for permission 
and approval to abandon natural gas service to Southern Union Gas 
Company (Southern Union), which service was rendered under Northern's 
Rate Schedule X-12 of its FERC Gas Tariff, Original Volume No. 2, 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 view on 
the web at http://www.ferc.fed/us/online/rims/htm (call 202-208-222 for 
assistance).
    Northern proposes to abandon the service it is now authorized to 
rendered to Southern Union under Rate Schedule X-12. Northern indicates 
that no service has been provided under the underlying contract for 
this service for several years. Consequently, Northern proposes

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to abandon the service and remove Rate Schedule X-12 from its FERC Gas 
Tariff, Original Volume No. 2. Northern asserts that no facilities will 
be abandoned as a result of the proposed abandonment of service.
    Any person desiring to be heard or make any protest with reference 
to said application should on or before October 5, 2000, file with the 
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 Procedures (19 CFR Sections 385.211 
and 385.214) and the Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 
Section 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 proceedings. Any 
person wishing to become a party to a proceeding or to participate as a 
party in any hearing therein must file a petition in accordance with 
the Commission's Rules.
    Take 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 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 the 
abandonment is required by the public convenience and necessity. If a 
petition 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 advise, 
it will be unnecessary for Northern to appear or be represented at the 
hearing.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-24090 Filed 9-19-00; 8:45 am]
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