Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 145 / Tuesday, July 29, 1997 / Notices 40517

1See, 20 FERC § 62,415 (1982).

Commission on its own review of the

matter finds that a grant of the

certificate is required by the public

convenience and necessity. If a petition

for leave to intervene is 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 Maritimes & Northeast

to appear or be represented at the

hearing.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–19867 Filed 7–28–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP97–648–000]

Natural Gas Pipeline Company of

America; Notice of Request Under

Blanket Authorization

July 23, 1997.

Take notice that on July 17, 1997,

Natural Gas Pipeline Company of

America (Applicant), 701 East 22nd

Street, Lombard, Illinois 60148, filed in

Docket No. CP97–648–000 a request

pursuant to Sections 157.205, 157.216,

and 157.212 of the Commission’s

Regulations under the Natural Gas Act

for authorization to abandon a 1.8 mile

segment of Applicant’s 36-inch Howard

Street Lateral located in Cook County,

Illinois, by sale to The Peoples Gas Light

and Coke Company (PGLC), a local

distribution company; to abandon by

removal certain meter facilities

comprising Applicant’s existing Rogers

Park delivery point, the point where

Applicant currently delivers gas to

PGLC; and to construct and operate a

replacement delivery point to PGLC on

the Howard Street Lateral, under

blanket certificate issued in Docket No.

CP82–402–000,1 all as more fully set

forth in the request for authorization on

file with the Commission and open for

public inspection.

Applicant states that the proposed

activity is to create a direct

interconnection between the systems of

PGLC and Northern Illinois Gas

Company (NI–Gas), without

constructing substantial new facilities,

and while maintaining Applicant’s

delivery capabilities to both systems off

the Howard Street Lateral. Applicant

has agreed to sell and PGLC has agreed

to purchase the 1.8 miles of pipe for the

sum of $225,000. Applicant states that

this facility has a net book value of $0,

and the $225,000 price is based on the

approximate value of the right-of-way.

PGLC’s purchase of the facility will

make it unnecessary for PGLC to acquire

new right-of-way for the construction of

a new facility to accomplish the PGLC/

NI-Gas interconnect.

Applicant states that all

transportation volumes being delivered

at the current Rogers Park delivery point

would be reassigned to the replacement

delivery point, which would retain the

Rogers Park name and have comparable

delivery capability. There is no

contemplated change between the

present and proposed quantities of gas

to be delivered; nor, will there be an

impact on Applicant’s peak day and

annual deliveries as a result of the

change in delivery point location.

Applicant states that its customers on

the subject facilities have no objection

to the proposal.

Any person or the Commission’s staff

may, within 45 days after issuance of

the instant notice by the Commission,

file pursuant to Rule 214 of the

Commission’s Procedural Rules (18 CFR

385.214) a motion to intervene or notice

of intervention and pursuant to Section

157.205 of the Regulations under the

Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205) a

protest to the request. If no protest is

failed within the time allowed therefor,

the proposed activity shall be deemed to

be authorized effective the day after the

time allowed for filing a protest. If a

protest is filed and not withdrawn

within 30 days after the time allowed

for filing a protest, the instant request

shall be treated as an application for

authorization pursuant to Section 7 of

the Natural Gas Act.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–19870 Filed 7–28–96; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP97–646–000]

NorAm Gas Transmission Company;

Notice of Request Under Blanket

Authorization

July 23, 1997.

Take Notice that on July 17, 1997,

NorAm Gas Transmission Company

(NGT), 1600 Smith Street, Houston,

Texas 77002, filed in Docket No. CP97–

646–000 a request pursuant to Sections

157.205 and 157.211 of the

Commission’s Regulations under the

Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205,

157.211) for authorization to construct

and operate a tap in Arkansas under

NGT’s blanket certificate issued in

Docket No. CP82–348–000 and CP82–

384–001 pursuant to Section 7 of the

Natural Gas Act, all as more fully set

forth in the request that is on file with

the Commission and open to public

inspection.

NGT proposes to install and operate a

1-inch tap and a first cut regulator on its

Line JM–19 in Lee County, Arkansas.

The total estimated volumes to be

delivered to these facilities are 2,600

MMBtu annually and 16 MMBtu on a

peak day. The estimated total cost of the

project is $2,743.

Any person or the Commission’s staff

may, within 45 days after issuance of

the instant notice by the Commission,

file pursuant to Rule 214 of the

Commission’s Procedural Rules (18 CFR

385.214) a motion to intervene or notice

of intervention and pursuant to Section

157.205 of the Regulations under the

Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205) a

protest to the request. If no protest is

filed within the time allowed therefor,

the proposed activity shall be deemed to

be authorized effective the day after the

time allowed for filing a protest. If a

protest is filed and not withdrawn

within 30 days after the time allowed

for filing a protest, the instant request

shall be treated as an application for

authorization pursuant to Section 7 of

the Natural Gas Act.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–19869 Filed 7–28–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP97–654–000]

NorAm Gas Transmission Company;

Notice of Request Under Blanket

Authorization

July 23, 1997.

Take notice that on July 18, 1997,

NorAm Gas Transmission Company

(NGT), 1600 Smith Street, Houston,

Texas 77002, filed in Docket No. CP97–

654–000 a request pursuant to Sections

157.205, 157.211, and 157.216 of the

Commission’s Regulations under the

Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205,

157.211, and 157.216) for authorization

to abandon certain facilities in Arkansas

and construct and operate certain

facilities in Arkansas to deliver gas to

Tyson Foods, Inc. under NGT’s blanket