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the Commission issued certificates to

Nautilus: (1) authorizing it to construct

and operate approximately 101 miles of

30-inch diameter pipeline from a

platform in Ship Shoal Block 207,

offshore Louisiana, to Exxon U.S.A.

Inc.’s Garden City Gas Processing Plant

in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana; and (2)

authorizing Nautilus to provide openaccess transportation services for others.

Nautilus is a limited liability

company, organized under the laws of

the State of Delaware, with its principal

place of business located in Houston,

Texas. Nautilus’ owners include: (1)

Sailfish Pipeline Company, L.L.C., a

wholly-owned subsidiary of Leviathan

Gas Pipeline Partners, L.P. (25.67%); (2)

Marathon Gas Transmission, Inc., an

affiliate of Marathon Oil Company

(24.33%); and (3) Shell Seahorse

Company, an affiliate or Shell Offshore,

Inc. (50.00%).

Nautilus’ compliance filing is on file

with the Commission and open to

public inspection.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–20525 Filed 8–4–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP97–429–000]

Ozark Gas Transmission System;

Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC

Gas Tariff

July 30, 1997.

Take notice that on July 25, 1997,

Ozark Gas Transmission System (Ozark)

tendered for filing as part of its FERC

Gas Tariff, First Revised Volume No. 1,

First Revised Sheet No. 106 and

Original Sheet No. 106A, to become

effective September 1, 1997.

Ozark states that the revised tariff

sheets implement an open tap policy for

deliveries out of its system in

compliance with the Commission’s June

25, 1997 Order in Docket No. EC97–20.

Specifically, Ozark states that it will

install promptly metering and

interconnection facilities in those

instances when new facilities are

necessary to accommodate the delivery

of gas under its FTS Rate Schedule out

of its system for delivery to a Local

Distribution Company, municipality,

electric utility, Independent Power

Producer or direct end user, if the

Shipper agrees to reimburse Ozark for

the costs incurred for such installation.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

protest this filing should file a motion

to intervene or protest with the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888

First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426,

in accordance with Sections 385.214

and 385.211 of the Commission’s Rules

and Regulations. All such motions or

protests must be filed in accordance

with Section 154.210 of the

Commission’s Regulations. 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 proceeding.

Any person wishing to become a party

must file a motion to intervene. Copies

of this filing are on file with the

Commission and are available for public

inspection in the Public Reference

Room.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–20537 Filed 8–4–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP97–427–000]

Williams Natural Gas Company; Notice

of Request for Waiver of Filing

Requirement

Take notice that on July 23, 1997,

Williams Natural Gas Company (WNG)

tendered for filing a request for waiver

of filing requirement pursuant to Article

14.2(g) of the General Terms and

Conditions of its FERC Gas Tariff,

Second Revised Volume No. 1.

WNG states that it implemented

Article 14.2 of the General Terms and

Conditions of its tariff pursuant to

Commission order issued April 9, 1996

in Docket No. RP96–173. Article 14.2(g)

requires WNG to file a statement within

sixty days of the end of the twelvemonth recovery period after

implementation of Article 14.2,

reflecting: (1) The aggregate amount of

GSR Costs incurred and allocated to be

collected during each twelve-month

period following implementation of

Article 14.2; and (2) the aggregate

amount of GSR Costs deemed collected

during each twelve-month period under

Rate Schedule ITS as determined

pursuant to Article 14.2(f).

WNG further states that Article 12.1

and Article 14.2(h) of its tariff provide

that GSR costs allocated to ITS service

are deemed collected after fixed costs

allocated to ITS service are collected.

Because of this provision, WNG cannot

report GSR recovery from ITS service for

the twelve month period following

implementation of the provisions of

Article 14.2 until the end of the twelvemonth period ending September 30,

1997, as the amount of GSR recovery is

tied to the calculation of ITS revenues

and fixed cost recovery. Therefore,

WNG requests waiver of the reporting

requirements of Article 14.2(g) of its

tariff for as long as Article 12 requires

the reporting of ITS revenues and as

long as the collection of GSR costs

allocated to ITS service as long as the

collection of GSR costs allocated to ITS

service is dependent upon the collection

of fixed costs allocated to ITS service.

WNG states that it will make this report

along with the report required by Article

12.

WNG filed for information purposes a

copy of Schedule C from its refund

report in Docket No. RP95–136, filed

April 15, 1997. Footnote 4 of schedule

C reports the amount of GSR costs

allocated to Rate Schedule ITS and the

amount of GSR costs collected for the

period June, 1996 through September,

1996.

WNG states that a copy of its filing

was served on all of WNG’s

jurisdictional customers and interested

state commissions.

Any persons desiring to be heard or

to protest this filing should file a motion

to intervene or protest with the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888

First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C.

20426, in accordance with Sections

385.214 and 385.211 of the

Commission’s Rules and Regulations.

All such motions or protests must be

filed on or before August 6, 1997.

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. Any person wishing to

become a party must file a motion to

intervene. Copies of this filing are on

file with the Commission and are

available for public inspection in the

Public Reference Room.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–20536 Filed 8–4–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP97–660–000]

Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline

Company; Notice of Request Under

Blanket Authorization

July 30, 1997.

Take notice that on July 24, 1997,

Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline
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Company (Williston Basin), 200 North

Third Street, Suite 300, Bismarck, North

Dakota 58501, filed in Docket No. CP97–

660–000 a request pursuant to Sections

157.205 and 157.211 of the

Commission’s Regulations under the

Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205 and

157.211) for authorization to utilize an

existing tap to effectuate natural gas

transportation deliveries to MontanaDakota Utilities Co. (Montana-Dakota),

for ultimate use by additional

residential customers in Roosevelt

County, Montana. Williston Basin

makes such request under its blanket

certificate issued in Docket No. CP82–

487–000, et al., pursuant to Section 7 of

the Natural Gas Act, all as more fully set

forth in the request on file with the

Commission and open to public

inspection.

Williston Basin states that it received

a request from Montana-Dakota, a local

distribution company, for authorization

to add additional residential customers

to an existing transmission line tap

located in Roosevelt County, Montana.

The estimated additional volume to be

delivered is 220 Mcf per year. Williston

Basin is proposing to use the existing

residential farm tap to effectuate

additional natural gas transportation

deliveries to Montana-Dakota for other

than right-of-way grantor use. Williston

Basin indicates that the volumes to be

delivered are within the contractual

entitlements of the customer, and that

the proposed volumes will be provided

under Williston Basins Rate Schedule

FT–1.

It is averred that the proposed service

will have no significant effect on

Williston Basin’s peak day or annual

requirements.

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

§ 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.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–20529 Filed 8–4–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP92–236–009]

Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline

Company; Notice of Compliance Filing

July 30, 1997.

Take notice that on July 25, 1997,

Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline

Company (Williston Basin), tendered for

filing certain revised tariff sheets to First

and Second Revised Volume Nos. 1 and

Original Volume Nos. 1–A, 1–B and 2 of

its FERC Gas Tariff.

Williston Basin states that the revised

tariff sheets were filed in compliance

with the Commission’s ‘‘Order on

Rehearing’’ issued July 19, 1996 and the

Commission’s ‘‘Order on Initial

Decision on Remanded Issue’’ issued

June 11, 1997 in Docket Nos. RP92–236–

000, et al., as more fully described in the

filing.

Any person desiring to protest said

filing should file a protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C.

20426, in accordance with Section

385.211 of the Commission’s Rules and

Regulations. All such protests must be

filed in accordance with Section

154.210 of the Commission’s

Regulations. 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 proceeding. Copies of this filing are

on file with the Commission and are

available for public inspection in the

Public Reference Room.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–20533 Filed 8–4–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP97–659–000]

Wisconsin Public Service Corporation;

Notice of Application

July 30, 1997.

Take notice that on July 22, 1997,

Wisconsin Public Service Corporation

(WPSC), 700 North Adams Street, P.O.

Box 19001, Green Bay, Wisconsin

54307–9001 filed an application

pursuant to Section 7(f) of the Natural

Gas Act (NGA), requesting a

determination of a service area within

which WPSC may, without further

Commission authorization, enlarge or

expand its facilities, all as more fully

described in the application that is on

file with the Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission (Commission) and open to

public inspection.

WPSC states that it is a public utility

engaged in, among other things, the

business of distributing natural gas to

customers for residential, commercial,

and industrial use. WPSC requests a

service area determination consisting of

16 miles of 8-inch diameter pipeline

and the associated right of way from the

Great Lakes Gas Transmission Limited

Partnership pipeline at the Watersmeet

city gate in the town of Watersmeet,

Michigan, to a proposed WPSC city gate

station in Conover, Wisconsin. WPSC

will hold a 21.67 percent interest in

both the Watersmeet city gate station

and the proposed 8-inch diameter

pipeline. Wisconsin Electric Power

Company (WEPCO) will hold the

remaining interest in the facilities.

In addition to the service area

determination, WPSC also requests: (a)

A finding that WPSC qualifies as a local

distribution company (LDC) for

purposes of Section 311 of the Natural

Gas Policy Act of 1978 (NGPA); (b) a

waiver of the Commission’s regulatory

requirements, including reporting and

accounting requirements ordinarily

applicable to natural gas companies

under the NGA and NGPA; and (c) such

further relief as the Commission may

deem appropriate.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

make any protest with reference to said

application should on or before August

20, 1997, file with the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, Washington

D.C. 20426, a motion to intervene or a

protest in accordance with the

requirements of the Commission’s Rules

211 or 214 of Practice and Procedure (18

CFR 385.211 or 385.214) 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

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 is