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before September 5, 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 in the Public Reference

Room.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–23402 Filed 9–3–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. EC97–48–000]

Lake Benton Power Partners, LLC;

Notice of Filing

August 28, 1997.

Take notice that on August 18, 1997

and August 22, 1997, Lake Benton

Power Partners, LLC tendered for filing

amendments in the above-referenced

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 Avenue, N.E., Washington, D.C.

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

September 8, 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.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–23395 Filed 9–3–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP97–710–000]

Natural Gas Pipeline Company of

America; Notice of Application To

Abandon

August 28, 1997.

Take notice that on August 25, 1997,

Natural Gas Pipeline Company of

America (Applicant), 701 East 22nd

Street, Lombard, Illinois 60148 filed

pursuant to Section 7(b) of the Natural

Gas Act, for authority to abandon by

sale to its affiliate MidCon Texas

Pipeline Operator (MidCon) certain

laterals, meters and tap facilities located

in Jim Hogg and Zapata Counties, Texas.

Specifically, Natural proposes to

abandon: (1) 11.7 miles of 8-inch

pipeline along with meter and tap

facilities comprising the Los Mogotes

Lateral in Zapata County, Texas; and (2)

15.9 miles of 10-inch pipeline along

with meter and tap facilities comprising

the Escobas Lateral in Jim Hogg and

Zapata Counties, Texas.

Applicant intends to sell the facilities

to MidCon for their net book value of

$151,713. Applicant also asks the

Commission to specify that after transfer

to MidCon the facilities will be nonjurisdictional.

Any person desiring to be heard or

make any protest with reference to said

application should on or before

September 18, 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 protesters 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 Commissions’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, or if the

Commission on its own review of the

matter finds that permission and

approval of 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 Applicant to appear or

be represented at the hearing.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–23399 Filed 9–3–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP97–469–000]

Natural Gas Pipeline Company of

America; Notice of Proposed Changes

in FERC Gas Tariff

August 28, 1997.

Take notice that on August 26, 1997,

Natural Gas Pipeline Company of

America (Natural) tendered for filing as

part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Sixth

Revised Volume No. 1, certain tariff

sheets to be effective October 1, 1997.

Natural states that the purpose of the

filing is to modify the provisions in

Natural’s tariff relating to recovery of

gas supply realignment costs.

Specifically, Natural is filing to

continue the pricing differential method

with respect to one contract. In

addition, Natural is filing mechanisms

to recover supply realignment costs

originally allocated to Rate Schedule

ITS which were not collected in ITS

rates.

Natural requested any waivers which

may be required to permit the tendered

tariff sheets to become effective on

October 1, 1997.

Natural states that copies of the filing

have been mailed to Natural’s 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

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