[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 89 (Tuesday, May 8, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23242-23243]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-11477]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP01-160-000]


Northwest Alaskan Pipeline Company; Notice of Application for 
Permission and Approval To Abandon Sale of Natural Gas

May 2, 2001.
    Take notice that Northwest Alaskan Pipeline Company (Northwest 
Alaskan) on April 17 2001 filed an application pursuant to section 7(b) 
of the Natural Gas Act, 15 U.S.C. 717f(b); section 9 of the Alaska 
Natural Gas Transportation Act (ANGTA), 15 U.S.C. 719g; and Part 157 of 
the Commission's regulations, 18 CFR part 157, seeking the Commission's 
permission and approval to abandon Northwest Alaskan's jurisdictional 
sales of up to 800,000 Mcf per day of natural gas to Pan-Alberta Gas 
(U.S.) Inc. (PAGUS). Northwest Alaskan states that it presently sells 
Canadian gas to PAGUS at the United States-Canada border under three 
gas purchase agreements that Northwest Alaskan executed as part of the 
contractual arrangements for construction of the Eastern Leg 
``prebuild'' of the Alaska Natural Gas Transportation System (ANGTS) 
and which, with the Commission's approval, were assigned to PAGUS in 
1989, 1992 and 1993.
    Northwest Alaskan further states that Northwest Alaskan and PAGUS 
have entered into agreements to terminate their gas purchase 
agreements, subject to receipt of all necessary regulatory approvals. 
Northwest Alaskan also states that implementation of the overall 
transaction will require approval of the proposed abandonment, 
termination of Northwest Alaskan's tariff, certain consents from third 
parties and execution of certain additional documents. To accommodate 
these arrangements, Northwest Alaskan requests that the Commission 
authorize the requested abandonment to be effective on the day after 
the day on which the parties close their transaction. Northwest Alaskan 
states that the parties anticipate closing the transaction on or before 
May 15, 2001, and that Northwest Alaskan will notify the Commission 
when the closing has occurred.
    Northwest Alaskan states that it is serving copies of the instant 
application on its affected customers. This filing may be viewed on the 
web at http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call 202-208-2222 for 
assistance).
    Any questions regarding the application should be directed to 
Michael Thompson at (202) 393-20005, Northwest Alaskan Pipeline Company 
c/o Wright & Talisman, P.C. 1200 G Street, N.W. Suite 600 Washington, 
D.C. 20005.
    There are two ways to become involved in the Commission's 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 May 22, 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.
    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

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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. 01-11477 Filed 5-7-01; 8:45 am]
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