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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. 97–23416 Filed 9–3–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP97–708–000]

Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice

of Application

August 28, 1997.

Take notice that on August 25, 1997,

Northern Natural Gas Company

(Northern), 1111 South 103rd Street,

Omaha, Nebraska 68124, filed in Docket

No. CP97–708–000, an application

pursuant to Section 7(b) of the Natural

Gas Act for permission and approval to

abandon by sale to Columbia Gulf

Transmission Company (Columbia Gulf)

Northern’s ownership interest in certain

facilities with appurtenances, located in

West Cameron and Vermillion Blocks,

Offshore Louisiana, for $10.00,

including any facilities constructed

under its blanket during the processing

of this application, and to abandon any

related services, as more fully set forth

in the application on file with the

Commission and open to public

inspection.

Northern states that these facilities are

no longer needed to perform its primary

function as transporter, as opposed to its

pre-636 function as merchant of natural

gas, and therefore has decided to sell the

facilities. Also, Northern indicates that

these facilities are non-contiguous to its

system and that Columbia Gulf is more

in tune to operating such facilities in

conjunction with its interstate pipeline

system.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

make any protest with reference to said

application should on or before

September 18, 1997, file with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

Washington, DC 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 permission and

approval for the proposed abandonment

are 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 Northern to appear or

be represented at the hearing.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–23398 Filed 9–3–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP97–480–000]

Pacific Gas Transmission Company,

Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC

Gas Tariff

August 28, 1997.

Take notice that on August 26, 1997,

Pacific Gas Transmission Company

(PGT) tendered for filing as part of its

FERC Gas Tariff, First Revised Volume

No. 1–A: First Revised Sheet No. 131, to

be effective September 26, 1997.

PGT asserts the purpose of this filing

is to comply with the Commission’s

February 27, 1997 Order on Remand in

Docket Nos. RM91–11–006, et al.

(‘‘Order on Remand’’), which directed

pipelines to revise their contract

matching term cap in the right-of-firstrefusal provisions of their tariffs to be

consistent with the five-year cap

established in the Order on Remand.

PGT further states a copy of this filing

has been served upon its jurisdictional

customers and interested state

regulatory agencies.

Any person desiring to be heard or

protest said 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 of Practice and

Procedure. 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. 97–23421 Filed 9–3–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP97–466–000]

Stingray Pipeline Company; Notice of

Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff

August 28, 1997.

Take notice that on August 26, 1997,

Stingray Pipeline Company (Stingray)

tendered for filing as part of its FERC

Gas Tariff, Third Revised Volume No. 1,

First Revised Sheet No. 178, to be

effective October 1, 1997.

Stingray states that the filing was

made pursuant to Section 4 of the

Natural Gas Act, the Commission’s

Regulations thereunder regarding tariff

changes, and Order No. 636–C.

Specifically, Stingray requested to

modify Sections 18.2(d)(1) and (d)(3) of

the General Terms and Conditions of its

tariff relating to the right of first refusal

to provide for a five-year term matching

cap instead of the currently effective

twenty-year term match.

Stingray requested whatever waivers

are necessary to permit the tariff sheet

to become effective on October 1, 1997.

Stingray states that a copy of the filing

has been mailed to Stingray’s

transportation customers and interested

state regulatory agencies.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

protest said filing should file a motion

to intervene or a 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