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Northwest states the Issaquah Lateral

consists of 1.4 miles of 6-inch lateral

pipeline, associated valves and

appurtenances, extending westward

form milepost 1377 on Northwest’s

mainline in King County, Washington.

Northwest states the Issaquah Meter

Station is located at the downstream

terminus of the Issaquah Lateral and

consists of one 8-inch orifice meter, one

8-inch turbine meter, four 4-inch dual

port regulators in monitor configuration,

6-inch inlet and outlet piping,

associated valves and appurtenances.

Northwest states the existing meter

station has a design delivery capacity of

37,800 Dth per day at the current

contractual delivery pressure of 260

psig.

Northwest states that Puget requested

Northwest to upgrade the Issaquah

delivery point to provide increased

delivery capacity and a higher delivery

pressure to enable Puget to serve new

customers in this rapidly-growing

market.

Northwest states that Northwest and

Puget have entered into a Facilities

Agreement dated June 30, 1997, which

provides for the construction of

upgraded replacement facilities at the

relocated Issaquah Meter Station site,

adjacent to Northwest’s mainline at

milepost 1377.2. Northwest states the

tap facilities will consist of a 10-inch

tap on Northwest’s 26-inch mainline, an

8-inch tap on the 30-inch loop line,

valves and appurtenances. Northwest

states the new meter station will consist

of inlet piping connecting the tap

facilities to the relocated meter station,

two 8-inch turbine meters, two 8-inch

regulators, two 6-inch regulators, station

piping, associated valves and

appurtenances. Northwest states the

replacement meter station will have a

design delivery capacity of

approximately 75,900 Dth per day at a

delivery pressure of 475 psig.

Northwest states the Facilities

Agreement provides that Northwest will

construct and own the mainline tap for

the new meter station and Puget will

construct and own the remainder of the

meter station facilities. Northwest states

that pursuant to an Operating

Agreement between Puget and

Northwest, dated March 26, 1994, as

amended, the new Issaquah Lateral

metering facilities to be owned by Puget

will be operated by Northwest as part of

its open-access transmission system.

Northwest states that the total cost for

construction of the upgraded and

relocated replacement meter station will

be approximately $623,800; $40,400 for

new tap facilities to be built and owned

by Northwest, and reimbursed by Puget,

and the remainder for new meter

facilities to be built and owned by

Puget.

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 (28 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. 97–20417 Filed 8–1–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP97–103–003]

OkTex Pipeline Company; Notice of

Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff

July 29, 1997.

Take notice that on July 25, 1997,

OkTex Pipeline Company (OkTex), filed

the tariff sheets in compliance with the

Commission’s directives in Order’s No.

587 and 587–B.

OkTex states that the tariff sheets

reflect the changes to OkTex’s tariff that

result from the Gas Industry Standards

Board’s (GISB) consensus standards that

were adopted by the Commission in its

July 17, 1996, Order No. 587 in Docket

No. RM96–1–000, Order No. 587–B, and

Commission Order issued May 1, 1997,

in Docket No. RP97–103–001 and

Docket No. RP97–103–002. OkTex

further states that Order No. 587

contemplates that OkTex will

implement the GISB consensus

standards for June 1997 business, and

that the tariff sheets therefore reflect an

effective date of June 1, 1997.

OkTex states that copies of the filing

have been mailed to all affected

customers and state regulatory

commissions.

Any person desiring to protest this

filing should file a protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

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

20416, in accordance with Section

385.211 of the Commission’s

Regulations. All such protests must be

filed in accordance with Section

154.210 of the Commission’s

Regulations. Protest will be considered

by the Commission in determining the

appropriate action to be taken, but will

not serve to make protestants parties to

this proceeding. Copies of this filing are

on file with the Commission and are

available for public inspection in the

Public Reference Room.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–20427 Filed 8–1–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP97–662–000]

Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line

Company; Notice of Application

July 29, 1997.

Take notice that on July 24, 1997,

Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company

(Panhandle), P.O. Box 1642, Houston,

Texas 77251–1642, filed in Docket No.

CP97–662–000 an application pursuant

to Section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act for

permission and approval to abandon a

segment of pipeline and appurtenant

facilities located in Moore County,

Texas, as more fully set forth in the

application which is on file with the

Commission and open to public

inspection.

Panhandle states that the facilities

consist of approximately 910 feet of the

22-inch Sunray Station Suction Line.

Panhandle proposes of abandon

approximately 774 feet of the line in

place and states that approximately 136

feet of the line would be removed by the

Texas Department of Transportation

(Texas DOT). It is stated that the

abandonment would not affect service

to Panhandle’s customers because the

remaining segment of the line,

approximately 2,695 feet of suction line,

would continue to be used to transport

gas from the Maxus Diamond Shamrock

Sunray Plant. It is stated that the

abandonment is required because the

Texas DOT has notified Panhandle that

it intends to expand the Texas State

Road, FM 119, by mid-August 1997. It

is asserted that the segment of line

proposed for abandonment has been

idle since operations at the Diamond

Shamrock McKee Plant were

suspended. It is estimated that the cost

of abandoning facilities as proposed

would be $16,350.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

make any protest with reference to said
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application should on or before August

5, 1997 file with the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, 888 First

Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426, a

motion to intervene or a protest in

accordance with the requirements of the

Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure (18 CFR. 385.214 or 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 is

filed within the time required herein, if

the 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 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 Panhandle to appear or

be represented at the hearing

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–20418 Filed 8–1–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP97–150–006]

Richfield Gas Storage System; Notice

of Compliance Filing

July 29, 1997.

Take notice that on July 23, 1997,

Richfield Gas Storage System (Richfield)

tendered for filing as part of its FERC

Gas Tariff, Substitute Volume No. 1, the

tariff sheets listed below to become

effective June 1, 1997.

Richfield states that this filing is made

in compliance with the Commission’s

Letter Order dated July 18, 1997, in

Docket No. RP97–150–004.

FERC Gas Tariff; Substitute Volume No. 1

Substitute First Revised Sheet No. 10

Substitute First Revised Sheet No. 37

Substitute Original Sheet No. 41B

Richfield states that copies of this

filing are being served on all affected

customers and applicable state

regulatory agencies. Any person desiring to protest this

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.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–20428 Filed 8–1–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP97–428–000]

Tuscarora Gas Transmission

Company; Notice of Compliance Filing

July 29, 1997.

Take notice that on July 25, 1997,

Tuscarora Gas Transmission Company

(Tuscarora) tendered for filing as part of

its FERC Gas Tariff, Original Volume

No. 1, the following tariff sheet to

become effective August 26, 1997:

First Revised Sheet No. 85

Tuscarora asserts that the purpose of

this filing is to comply with Ordering

Paragraph B of Order No. 636–C, issued

February 27, 1997, in Docket Nos.

RM91–11–006 and RM87–34–072. In

Order No. 636–C, the Commission

required that any pipeline with a rightof-first-refusal tariff provision

containing a contract term longer than

five years revise its tariff to reflect the

new five year cap. Tuscarora states that copies of this

filing were mailed to all customers of

Tuscarora and interested state

regulatory agencies. 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, 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 as provided in 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.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–20431 Filed 8–1–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP97–317–002]

Williams Natural Gas Company; Notice

of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas

Tariff

July 29, 1997.

Take notice that on July 23, 1997,

Williams Natural Gas Company (WNG)

tendered for filing to become part of its

FERC Gas Tariff, Second Revised

Volume No. 1, Second Substitute Third

Revised Sheet No. 254. The proposed

effective date of this tariff sheet is May

1, 1997.

WNG states that it made a filing on

April 1, 1997 and a compliance filing on

May 15, 1997 to amend Article 14 of the

General Terms and Conditions of

WNG’s FERC Gas Tariff to provide for

the extension of WNG’s pricing

differential mechanism (PDM) until

October 1, 1999. By order issued July

21, 1997, the Commission approved the

extension until October 1, 1998, and

directed WNG to file a revised tariff

sheet within 10 days of the issuance of

the order. The instant filing is being

made in compliance with the order.

WNG states that a copy of its filing

was served on all participants listed on

the service lists maintained by the

Commission in the dockets referenced

above and on all of WNG’s jurisdictional

customers and interested state

commissions.

Any person desiring to protest this

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 as provided in Section 154.210 of