[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 145 (Tuesday, July 29, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 40517]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-19870]


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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.
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    \1\ See, 20 FERC Sec. 62,415 (1982).
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    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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