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Specifically, NGT proposes to: (1)

replace approximately 61.2 miles of 20-

inch dresser-coupled pipe with standard

20-inch dresser-coupled pipe with

standard 20-inch welded steel pipe,

including a minor re-route at NGT’s

Ruston Compressor Station (Ruston); (2)

reclassify an 8.2 mile segment of Line F

as a low pressure gas supply line; (3)

install minor yard and station piping at

NGT’s Buckley Compressor Station;

existing pipeline (NGT indicates that no

service will be interrupted or

abandoned as a result of abandoning

these taps); (6) replace and relocate 36

active taps on Line F; (7) abandon 33

inactive delivery tape; and (8) install

minor yard and station piping at Ruston.

NGT estimates that the cost of the

proposed project is approximately $32.3

million.

NGT explains that because of the

engineering advancements inherent in

modern 20-inch welded steel pipe, Line

F will be able to operate at a higher

pressure resulting in increased capacity

totaling 170,000 MMBtu per day. NGT

states that it has entered into three

precedent agreements for transportation

using Line F capacity that obligate

shippers to multi-year commitments

totaling 115,000 MMBtu. NGT claims

that the discounted and negotiated rates

bargained for between NGT and the

precedent agreement shippers are

required to meet NGT’s competition.

NGT requests advanced determination

under the Commission’s pricing policy

statement that the cost of this project

will qualify for rolled-in rate treatment

when NGT files its next Section 4 rate

case. NGT asserts that its proposed

upgrade will provide specific system

benefits, such as increased system

flexibility and improved reliability, that

are proportionate to or greater than the

rate impact of rolling-in the cost of the

facilities. NGT states that it has

conducted an analysis that demonstrates

that the impact of rolling-in the Line F

upgrade costs will be less than 5

percent.

Any person desiring to participate in

the hearing process or to make any

protest with reference to said

application should on or before October

2, 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.

A person obtaining intervenor status

will be placed on the service list

maintained by the Secretary of the

Commission and will receive copies of

all documents filed by the applicant and

by every one of the intervenors. An

intervenor can file for rehearing of any

Commission order and can petition for

court review of any such order.

However, an intervenor must submit

copies of comments or any other filing

it makes with the Commission to every

other intervenor in the proceeding, as

well as 14 copies with the Commission.

A person does not have to intervene,

however, in order to have comments

considered. A person, instead, may

submit two copies of comments to the

Secretary of the Commission.

Commenters will be placed on the

Commission’s environmental mailing

list, will receive copies of

environmental documents and will be

able to participate in meetings

associated with the Commission’s

environmental review process.

Commenters will not be required to

serve copies of filed documents on all

other parties. However, commenters

will not receive copies of all documents

filed by other parties or issued by the

Commission and will not have the right

to seek rehearing or appeal the

Commission’s final order to a federal

court.

The Commission will consider all

comments and concerns equally,

whether filed by commenters or those

requesting intervenor status.

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 NGT to appear to be

represented at the hearing.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP97–726–000]

Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice

of Request Under Blanket

Authorization

September 11, 1997.

Take notice that on September 5,

1997, Northern Natural Gas Company

(Northern), 1111 South 103rd Street,

Omaha, Nebraska 68124–1000, filed in

Docket No. CP97–726–000 a request

pursuant to Sections 157.205, and

157.216, of the Commission’s

Regulations under the Natural Gas Act

(18 CFR 157.205, 157.216) for

authorization to abandon 5 small

volume measuring stations under

Northern’s blanket certificate issued in

Docket No. CP82–401–000 pursuant to

Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act, all as

more fully set forth in the request that

is on file with the Commission and open

to public inspection.

Northern states that it requests

authority to abandon 5 small volume

measuring stations located in Minnesota

and Nebraska. Northern further asserts

that end-users have requested the

removal of these measuring stations

from their property.

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 (18 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.

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