[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 65 (Thursday, April 3, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18264-18265]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-6864]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP08-93-000]


Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Application

March 27, 2008.
    Take notice that on March 19, 2008, Northern Natural Gas Company 
(Northern), 1111 South 103rd Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68124, filed in 
Docket No. CP08-93-000 an application pursuant to section 7(b) of the 
Natural Gas Act (NGA) and part 157 of the Commission's regulations for 
permission and approval to abandon in-place compression facilities at 
its Kermit compressor station, located in Winkler County, Texas, all as 
more fully set forth in the application which is on file with the 
Commission and open to public inspection. The filing may also be viewed 
on the Web at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter 
the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number 
field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC at 
[email protected] or call toll-free, (886) 208-3676 or TTY, 
(202) 502-8659.
    Specifically, Northern proposes to abandon in-place two compressor 
units: A G.E. 9,300 horsepower unit and a Solar 1,080 horsepower unit 
and station piping at its Kermit compressor station. Northern states 
that the two units were damaged during a fire and explosion in the 
spring of 2003. Northern avers that no physical construction activities 
will occur to abandon the compressor units in-place since the units 
were severed from the station piping and disconnected after the fire 
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explosion were contained. Northern declares that it will retain the 
compressor station yard along with the office building for Northern's 
personnel to utilize. Northern avers that a by-pass pipeline around the 
compressor station was constructed and is now in operation and service 
has been restored. Northern states that the abandonment would not 
impact any firm service obligations to Northern's existing shippers 
since the pipeline facilities, including the relocated by-pass 
pipeline, will have the capacity to continue full, uninterrupted 
service.
    Any questions regarding this application should be directed to 
Michael T. Loeffler, Senior Director of Certificates and External 
Affairs, Northern Natural Gas Company, 1111 South 103rd Street, Omaha, 
Nebraska 68124, at (402) 398-7103.
    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 the comment date stated below, 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.
    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 under the ``e-Filing'' 
link.
    Comment Date: April 17, 2008.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-6864 Filed 4-1-08; 8:45 am]
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