[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 61 (Thursday, March 29, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 17169]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-7713]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP01-108-000]


Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Application

 March 23, 2001.
    Take notice that on March 15, 2001, Northern Natural Gas Company 
(Northern), 1111 South 103rd Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68124, filed in 
docket No. CP01-108-000, an application pursuant to Section 7(b) of the 
Natural Gas Act (NGA) and Part 157 of the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission's Regulations for permission and approval to abandon and 
remove approximately six hundred fifty (650) feet of pipeline, located 
in Seward County, Kansas, all as more fully set forth in the 
application which is on file with the Commission and open to public 
inspection. This filing may also be viewed on the web at http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm. (Call 202-208-2222 for assistance.)
    Specifically, Northern requests expedited approval for the proposed 
abandonment by removal of approximately 500 feet of its 20-inch J-line 
and 150 feet of a 16-inch tie-over line to eliminate an unnecessary 
road crossing located in Seward County, Kansas. Northern states that 
this portion of the J-line crosses under a gravel county road (RS 1983) 
where it has been discovered that the pipeline cover has been reduced 
over the years by erosion and road grading. Northern asserts that the 
abandonment of these facilities will not result in the abandonment of 
service to any of Northern's existing shippers, nor will the proposed 
abandonment adversely effect capacity.
    Any questions regarding this application should be directed to 
Keith L. Petersen, Director, Certificates and Reporting, Northern 
Natural Gas Company, 1111 South 103rd Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68124, at 
(402) 398-7421 or Bret Fritch, Senior Regulatory Analyst, at (402) 398-
7140.
    There are two ways to become involved in the Commission' review of 
this project. First, any person wishing to obtain legal status by 
becoming a party to the proceedings for this project should, on or 
before April 2, 2001, file with the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426, a motion to 
intervene 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 NGA (18 CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party 
status will be placed on the service list maintained by the Secretary 
of the Commission and will receive copies of all documents filed by the 
applicant and by all other parties. A party must submit 14 copies of 
filings made with the Commission and must mail a copy to the applicant 
and to every other party in the proceeding.
    Only parties to the proceeding can ask for court review of 
Commission orders in the proceeding.
    However, a person does not have to intervene in order to have 
comments considered. The second way to participate is by filing with 
the Secretary of the Commission, as soon as possible, an original and 
two copies of comments in support of or in opposition to this project. 
The Commission will consider these comments in determining the 
appropriate action to be taken, but the filing of a comment alone will 
not serve to make the filer a party to the proceeding. The Commission's 
rules require that persons filing comments in opposition to the project 
provide copies of their protests only to the party or parties directly 
involved in the protest.
    Persons who wish to comment only on the environmental review of 
this project should submit an original and two copies of their comments 
to the Secretary of the Commission. Environmental commenters will be 
placed on the Commission's environmental mailing list, will receive 
copies of the environmental documents, and will be notified of meetings 
associated with the Commission's environmental review process. 
Environmental commenters will not be required to serve copies of filed 
documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commenters will 
not receive copies of all documents filed by other parties or issued by 
the Commission (except for the mailing of environmental documents 
issued by the Commission) and will not have the right to seek court 
review of the Commission's final order.
    Also, comments protests, and interventions may be filed 
electronically via the internet in lieu of paper. See, 18 CFR 
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's web site 
at http://www.ferc.fed.us/efi/doorbell.htm. 
    If the Commission decides to set the application for a formal 
hearing before an Administrative Law Judge, the Commission will issue 
another notice describing that process. At the end of the Commission's 
review process, a final Commission order approving or denying a 
certificate will be issued.

David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 01-7713 Filed 3-28-01; 8:45 am]
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