[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 20 (Thursday, January 30, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 4770]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-2232]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP03-38-000]


Northern Natural Gas Company and Natural Gas Pipeline Company of 
America; Notice of Application

January 24, 2003.
    Take notice that on January 9, 2003, Northern Natural Gas Company 
(Northern), 1111 South 103rd Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68124-1000 and 
Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America (Natural), 747 East 22nd 
Street, Lombard, Illinois 60148, filed in Docket No. CP03-38-000 a 
joint abbreviated application pursuant to Section 7(b) of the Natural 
Gas Act (NGA) and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's 
(Commission) Regulations thereunder requesting permission and approval 
to abandon effective January 7, 2003, an exchange service under 
Northern's Rate Schedule X-82 and Natural's Rate Schedule X-85 jointly 
authorized in Docket No. CP81-64-000.
    Specifically, Northern and Natural explain that they are parties to 
a gas exchange agreement dated May 5, 1980, pursuant to which natural 
gas was delivered to various small customers in Mills County, Iowa via 
an exchange arrangement. Northern and Natural state that these 
customers are currently being supplied with gas in a manner that no 
longer requires the use of the exchange arrangement. Northern and 
Natural state that by a termination agreement dated January 7, 2003, 
they agreed to terminate their gas exchange agreement.
    This filing is available for review at the Commission in the Public 
Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site http://www.ferc.gov using the ``FERRIS'' link. Enter the docket number 
excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at 
[email protected] or toll-free at (866)208-3676, or for TTY, 
contact (202) 502-8659.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing should 
file on or before the comment date with the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street, Washington, DC 20426, in accordance with 
Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure 
(18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214) and the regulations under the Natural Gas 
Act (18 CFR 157.10). Protests will be considered by the Commission in 
determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to 
make the Protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to 
become a party must file a motion to intervene. All such motions or 
protests should be filed and, to the extent applicable, must be served 
on the applicant and on any other person designated on the official 
service list.
    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 under the ``e-Filing'' link. 
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings.
    Comment Date: February 14, 2003.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-2232 Filed 1-29-03; 8:45 am]
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