[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 167 (Thursday, August 28, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45638-45639]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-22912]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP97-700-000]


National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation; Notice of Application for 
Abandonment

August 22, 1997.
    Take notice that on August 18, 1997, National Fuel Gas Supply 
Corporation (National Fuel), 10 Lafayette Square, Buffalo, New York 
14203, filed an application pursuant to Section 7(b) of the Natural Gas 
Act for an order granting permission and approval to abandon by sale 
three certificated gathering lines to Greenridge Oil Company 
(Greenridge). In addition, National Fuel seeks a finding that the 
facilities to be sold to Greenridge will be non-jurisdictional, all as 
more fully set forth in the application which is on file with the 
Commission and open to public inspection.
    Specifically, National Fuel proposes to abandon Line Q-14 (641 feet 
of 4-inch pipeline), Line Q-15 (4,693 feet of 4-inch pipeline), and a 
portion of Line Q-16 (12,360 feet of 4-inch pipeline), located in Erie 
County, Pennsylvania. National Fuel has agreed to sell these facilities 
to Greenridge for $7,500. Currently, Lines Q-14 and Q-15 are inactive, 
but were previously used to feed locally produced gas into National 
Fuel's system. Line Q-16 is connected to three inactive wells and one 
active well. National Fuel receives gas produced by the Meridian Oil 
and Gas at Station P-2560 on Line Q-16. National Fuel states that these 
facilities are no longer needed to purchase and gather gas for its 
system supply. National Fuel states that after conveyance of the 
facilities, Greenridge intends to drill wells in the area and use the 
lines as gathering lines to feed gas to National Fuel Gas Distribution 
Corporation.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with 
reference to said application should on or before September 12, 1997, 
file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, 
NE, 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 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 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

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unnecessary for National Fuel to appear or be represented at the 
hearing.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-22912 Filed 8-27-97; 8:45 am]
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