24688 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 82 / Thursday, April 27, 2000 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP98–117–012]

Kinder Morgan Interstate Gas;

Transmission LLC; Notice of Filing of

Refund Report

April 21, 2000.

Take notice that on April 18, 2000,

Kinder Morgan Interstate Gas

Transmission LLC (KMIGT) tendered for

filing its Refund Report in Docket Nos.

RP98–117, et al.

KMIGT states that this report is being

filed in compliance with Article VI of

the Offer of Settlement and Stipulation

and Agreement (Settlement( which was

filed in the above referenced proceeding

and approved by a Commission Letter

Order issued December 22, 1999 (89

FERC ¶ 61,323). KMIGT states that the

refund was distributed by KMIGT on

March 20, 2000, and is applicable to the

period August 1, 1998, through

December 31, 1999. All customers

receiving refunds were served with

calculations supporting their individual

refunds. The refund was calculated

pursuant to the provisions of Article VI

of the Settlement.

KMIGT states that Appendix A of the

Refund Report contains a summary of

the refunds by shipper, service and

contract for the refund period.

Appendix B of the refund report

contains detailed calculations

supporting the determination of refunds

for each individual shipper.

In light of the fact that each shipper

receiving refunds was served with

detailed calculations supporting their

individual refunds, and given the

voluminous nature of the shipperspecific information contained in

Appendix B of the Refund Report,

KMIGT states that only the letter and

the summary information contained in

Appendix A of this Refund Report has

been served upon all affected customers

of KMIGT and applicable state agencies.

Any person desiring to protest said

filing should file a protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC

20426, in accordance with Section

385.211 of the Commission’s Rules and

Regulations. All such protests must be

filed on or before April 28, 2000.

Protests will be considered by the

Commission in determining the

appropriate action to be taken, but will

not serve to make protestants parties to

the proceedings. Copies of this filing are

on file with the Commission and are

available for public inspection in the

Public Reference Room. This filing may

be viewed on the web at http://

www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call

202–208–2222 for assistance).

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–10472 Filed 4–26–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP00–169–000]

Natural Gas Pipeline Company of

America and Koch Gateway Pipeline

Company; Notice of Joint Application

April 21, 2000.

Take notice that on April 5, 2000,

Natural Gas Pipeline Company of

America (Natural), 747 East 22nd Street,

Lombard, Illinois 60148, and Koch

Gateway Pipeline Company (Koch), 20

East Greenway Plaza, 5th Floor,

Houston, Texas 77046, filed in Docket

No. CP00–169–000 a joint abbreviated

application pursuant to Section 7(b) of

the Natural Gas Act (NGA), as amended,

and Sections 157.7 and 157.18 of the

Commission’s regulations thereunder,

requesting permission and approval for

Natural and Koch to abandon the

following exchange service agreements,

all of which are more fully set forth in

the application, which is on file with

the Commission and open to public

inspection:

(1) An exchange service jointly

authorized in Docket No. CP67–315 and

performed under Natural’s Rate

Schedule X–16 and Koch’s Rate

Schedule X–22;

(2) An exchange service authorized in

Natural’s Docket No. CP71–200 and

Koch’s Docket No. CP71–201 and

performed under Natural’s Rate

Schedule X–29 and Koch’s Rate

Schedule X–41;

(3) An exchange service jointly

authorized in Docket No. CP77–121 and

performed under Natural’s Rate

Schedule X–79 and Koch’s Rate

Schedule X–83;

(4) An exchange service jointly

authorized in Docket No. CP77–226 and

performed under Natural’s Rate

Schedule X–81 and Koch’s Rate

Schedule X–82; and

(5) An exchange service authorized in

Natural’s Docket No. CP77–641, as

amended, and Koch’s Docket CP78–23,

as amended, and performed under

Natural’s Rate Schedule X–94 and

Koch’s Rate Schedule X–94

The application may be viewed on the

web at www.ferc.fed.us/online/

rims.htm. Call (202) 208–2222 for

assistance.

Any questions regarding this

application should be directed for

Natural to James J. McElligott, Senior

Vice President, 747 East 22nd Street,

Lombard, Illinois 60148 at (630) 691–

3525, J. Curtis Moffatt, Esq., Van Ness

Feldman, P.C., 1050 Thomas Jefferson

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20007–

3877, or Philip R. Telleen, Esq.,

Attorney for Natural, 747 East 22nd

Street, Lombard, Illinois 60148 at (630)

691–3749. For Koch, Kyle Stehens,

Director of Certificates, P.O. Box 1478

Houston, Texas 77251–1478 at (713)

544–7309 or Michael E. McMahon,

Attorney for Koch, at (713) 544–4796.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

make any protest with reference to said

application should on or before May 12,

2000, file with the Federal Energy

Regulatory 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

Procedure (18 CFR 385.211) and the

Regulations under the Natural Gas Act

(18 CFR 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

proceeding. Any person wishing to

become a party to a proceeding or to

participate as a party in any hearing

therein must file a motion to intervene

in accordance with the Commission’s

Rules.

Take further notice that, pursuant to

the authority contained in and subject to

the jurisdiction conferred upon the

Federal Energy Regulatory 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 or its designee on this

application if no motion to intervene if

filed within the time required herein, if

the Commission on its review of the

matter finds that permission and

approval for the proposed abandonment

are required by the public convenience

and necessity. If a motion 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 advised, it will be

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unnecessary for Natural and Koch to

appear to be represented at the hearing.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–10467 Filed 4–26–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP00–186–000]

Northwest Pipeline Corporation; Notice

of Application

April 21, 2000.

Take notice that on April 14, 2000

Northwest Pipeline Corporation

(Northwest), 295 Chipeta Way, Salt Lake

City, Utah 84158, filed in Docket No.

CP00–186–000, an abbreviated

application, pursuant to sections 7(b)

and 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act and part

157 of the Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission’s Regulations for an order

authorizing the replacement of the

existing permanent compressor unit

with an upgraded mobile compressor

unit at the Zillah Compressor Station on

Northwest’s Wenatchee Lateral in

Yakima County, Washington, 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 viewed on the web at

http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm

(call 202–208–2222 for assistance).

Specifically, Northwest proposes to

upgrade the Zillah station controls and

station infrastructure and to replace the

existing Solar Saturn T–1000 (1,068

NEMA-rated horsepower) stationary

compressor unit with one of

Northwest’s existing Solar Saturn T–

1300 (1,343 ISO-rated horsepower)

trailer-mounted turbine compressor

packages. The mobile unit would be

based at Zillah during the winter season

to provide compression when needed

for operations on the Wenatchee Lateral.

During off-peak periods when not

required at Zillah, the mobile unit

would remain available as a temporary

back-up to out of service permanent

units at other locations on Northwest’s

system. Northwest states that the

additional horsepower available with

the proposed mobile unit and the more

optimal staging of the mobile

compressor will enhance operational

and service flexibility for existing firm

shippers on the Wenatchee Lateral.

The associated upgrades to

appurtenant facilities, especially the

station control equipment, will enhance

efficiency and reliability of service at

the Zillah Compressor Station.

Northwest’s total estimated cost for the

proposed project is approximately

$940,000, which Northwest proposes to

be given rolled-in treatment in its next

rate case.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

make any protest with reference to said

application should on or before May 12,

2000, file with the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street

NE., Washington, DC 20426, a motion to

interview or protest in accordance with

the requirements of the Commission’s

Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR

385.314 and 385.214). 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

proceeding. Any person wishing to

become a party to the proceeding or to

participate as a party in any hearing

therein must file a motion to intervene

in accordance with the Commission’s

Rules. Any questions regarding the

application should be directed to Gary

Kotter, Manager, Certificates, Northwest

Pipeline Corporation, P.O. Box 58900,

Salt Lake City, Utah 84158, (801) 584–

7117.

A person obtaining intervenor status

will be placed on the service list

maintained by the Secretary of the

Commission and will receive copies of

all documents issued by the

Commission, filed by the applicant, or

filed by all other intervenors. An

intervenor can file for rehearing of any

Commission order and can petition for

court review of any such order.

However, an intervenor must serve

copies of comments or any other filing

it makes with the Commission to every

other intervenor in the proceeding, as

well as filing an original and 14 copies

with the Commission. A person does

not have to intervene, however, in order

to have comments considered. A person,

instead, may submit two copies of such

comments to the Secretary of the

Commission. Commenters will be

placed on the Commission’s

environmental mailing list, will receive

copies of environmental documents,

and will be able to participate in

meetings associated with the

Commission’s environmental review

process. Commenters will not be

required to serve copies of filed

documents on all other parties.

However, commenters will not receive

copies of all documents filed by other

parties or issued by the Commission,

and will not have the right to seek

rehearing or appeal the Commission’s

final order to a Federal court. The

Commission will consider all comments

and concerns equally, whether filed by

commenters or those requesting

intervenor status.

Take further notice that, pursuant to

the authority contained in and subject to

the jurisdiction conferred upon the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

by Sections 7 and 15 of the NGA and the

Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure, a hearing will be held

without further notice before the

Commission or its designee on this

application if no motion to intervene is

filed within the time required herein, if

the Commission on its own review of

the matter finds that the proposal is

required by the public convenience and

necessity. If a motion 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 advised it will be

unnecessary for Northwest to appear or

be represented at the hearing.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–10475 Filed 4–26–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP00–183–000]

OkTex Pipeline Company; Notice of

Application

April 21, 2000.

Take notice that on April 14, 2000,

OkTex Pipeline Company (OkTex), 100

West Fifth Street, P.O. Box 871, Tulsa,

Oklahoma 74102, filed an application in

Docket No. CP00–183–000 pursuant to

Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act

seeking a certificate of public

convenience and necessity to acquire

certain pipeline facilities being

abandoned by Kinder Morgan Interstate

Gas Transmission, LLC (‘‘KMIGT’’), all

as more fully set forth in the application

which is on file with the Commission

and open to public inspection.

OkTex states that the facilities it is

acquiring from KMIGT consist of 52.5

miles of 20-inch pipeline located in

Hemphill County, Texas, and Roger

Mills, Custer and Dewey Counties,

Oklahoma. It is explained that the

facilities comprise the eastern portion of

the Buffalo Wallow system and that

OkTex intends to operate the facilities

as part of its interstate pipeline system.

OkTex states that the purchase price of

the facilities is $700,000. In a