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asserted that retention of the line will

make available to MRT’s customers

additional capacity of 19,630 MMBtu

equivalent of natural gas per day. It is

explained that there are outstanding

requests in MRT’a firm transportation

queue establishing an unmet demand

for additional capacity in MRT’s market

area.

MRT states that it has determined this

proposal to be the most economical,

efficient and timely alternative to

providing the additional capacity

required. It is asserted that the segment

has remained in an operational ready

state. It is further asserted that returning

the segment to service would have no

rate impact on MRT’s existing

customers, and that all costs would be

absorbed by MRT during the limited

period. MRT estimates that it will spend

$2.1 million to operate the segment over

the 3-year period.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

make any protest with reference to said

application should on or before August

25, 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

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 MRT to appear or be

represented at the hearing.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–22208 Filed 8–20–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. ER97–3329–000]

NEPOOL Executive Committee; Notice

of Filing

August 15, 1997.

Take notice that on July 23, 1997, The

NEPOOL Executive Committee tendered

for filing an amendment in the abovereferenced docket.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

protest said 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 Rules 211 and 214

of the Commission’s Rules of Practice

and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 18

CFR 385.214). All such motions or

protests should be filed on or before

August 26, 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 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.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–22211 Filed 8–20–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP97–301–000]

Overthrust Pipeline Company; Notice

of Informal Settlement Conference

August 18, 1997.

Take notice that the informal

settlement conference will be convened

in this proceeding on Wednesday,

August 27, 1997, at 10:00 a.m., at the

offices of the Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 888 First Street, N.E.,

Washington, D.C. 20426, for the purpose

of exploring a possible settlement of the

above-referenced proceeding.

Any party, as defined by 18 CFR

385.102(c), or any participant, as

defined in 18 CFR 385.102(b), is invited

to attend. Persons wishing to become a

party must move to intervene and

receive intervenor status pursuant to the

Commission’s regulations (18 CFR

385.214).

For additional information, please

contact Sandra J. Delude at 208–0583 or

Kathleen M. Dias at (202) 208–0524.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–22203 Filed 8–20–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No CP97–691–000]

Southern Natural Gas Company;

Notice of Application

August 15, 1997.

Take notice that on August 8, 1997,

Southern Natural Gas Company

(Southern), P.O. Box 2563, Birmingham,

Alabama 35202–2563, filed in Docket

No. CP97–691–000 an application,

pursuant to Section 7(c) of the Natural

Gas Act, for a certificate of public

convenience and necessity authorizing

it to construct and operate mainline

looping and measurement facilities, all

as more fully set forth in the application

which is on file with the Commission

and open to public inspection.

Southern states that it has executed

contracts with three shippers, Alabama

Power Company, Kimberly Clark

Corporation, and Interconn Resources,

Inc., to provide new firm transportation

services under Southern’s Rate

Schedule FT. It is indicated that the

shippers have subscribed a total of

34,125 Mcf per day (Mcfd) of new FT

service.

To provide capacity to render the

additional FT services, Southern

proposes to construct and operate 3.3

miles of 30-inch pipeline loop

extending from Mile Post 180.356 to

Mile Post 183.659 on the South Main

3rd loop line in Dallas County,

Alabama. In addition, Southern

proposes to install a meter station at

Mile Post 208.498 which would consist

of two 6-inch meter runs and

appurtenant facilities. Southern

proposes to place the facilities in service

by November 1, 1998. Southern

estimates that the project would cost

$4,191,300, which would be financed,

initially, through short-term instruments

and cash available from operations.

In addition to the basic project cost,

Southern states that it has agreed to

make a Contribution in Aid of