48076 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 177 / Friday, September 12, 1997 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP97–511–000]

Michigan Gas Storage Company;

Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC

Gas Tariff

September 8, 1997.

Take notice that on September 3,

1997, Michigan Gas Storage Company

(MGS) tendered for filing as part of its

FERC Gas Tariff, First Revised Volume

No. 1, the First Revised Sheet No. 69, to

be effective October 3, 1997. MGS states

that the purpose of this filing is to

reflect the requirements of the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission’s Order

No. 636–C. The filed sheet changes

MGS’s right-of-first-refusal contract term

cap to five years.

MGS states that copies of this filing

are being served on all affected

customers and applicable state

regulatory agencies as well as on those

on the official service list in RP96–290–

000.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

protest this 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 Regulations. All such

motions or protests should be filed in

accordance with 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.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–24187 Filed 9–11–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP97–706–000]

Williams Natural Gas Company; Notice

of Request Under Blanket

Authorization

September 8, 1997.

Take notice that on August 22, 1997,

Williams Natural Gas Company (WNG),

One Williams Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma,

filed in Docket No. CP97–706–000, a

request pursuant to Sections 157.205

and 157.212 of the Commission’s

Regulations under the Natural Gas Act

(18 CFR 157.205 and 157.212) for

authorization to utilize facilities

originally installed for the delivery of

NGPA Section 311 transportation gas to

Cotton Valley Compression, LLC (Cotton

Valley Compression) in Washington

County, Oklahoma, for purposes other

than NGPA Section 311 transportation,

under WNG’s blanket certificate issued

in Docket No. CP82–479–000, pursuant

to Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act, all

as more fully set forth in the request

which is on file with the Commission

and open to public inspection.

WNG explains that its 16-inch

Hogshooter pipeline is a low pressure

line which functions as both a delivery

lateral serving the cites of Bartlesville

and Nowata, Oklahoma, and several

smaller towns in the area, and a receipt

lateral for several independent

producers. WNG explains that recently

supplies have exceeded demand on the

Hogshooter line, resulting in increased

pressure on the line and production

shut-ins. WNG says that its Cotton

Valley compression station cannot be

used to relieve the pressure on the

Hogshooter line and eliminate the

production shut-ins. WNG relates that

in order to increase production levels

and alleviate the problem of production

shut-ins on WNG’s Hogshooter line, the

producers in the area formed Cotton

Valley Compression. WNG explains that

Cotton Valley Compression will take

delivery of gas from WNG’s 16-inch low

pressure Hogshooter line and compress

the gas to a pressure sufficient to allow

redelivery into WNG’s 16-inch pressure

Quapaw line downstream of WNG’s

Cotton Valley compressor station. WNG

says the producers utilizing the service

will pay for the cost of operating the

compression and associated fuel. WNG

states that Cotton Valley Compression’s

compression will only be utilized when

demand on WNG’s Hogshooter line is

less than the level of production

connected to that line.

WNG reports that it installed the

following Section 311 facilities: a tap,

orifice meter, and appurtenant facilities

in Section 25, Township 29 North,

Range 13 East, Washington County,

Oklahoma to deliver the gas to Cotton

Valley Compression; and receipt

facilities were installed in Section 26,

Township 29 North, Range 13 East,

Washington County, Oklahoma,

pursuant to WNG’s blanket certificate

authorization and this will be reported

on WNG’s annual construction report.

WNG says it began delivering to Cotton

Valley Compression through the Section

311 facilities on July 29, 1997. WNG

relates that the initial delivery was 500

Dth and it is estimated that the peak day

requirement will be approximately

6,000 Dth with an annual volume of

48,000 Dth.

WNG indicates that the cost to

construct the facilities was

approximately $53,025, which will be

offset by the execution of a firm

transportation agreement by Cotton

Valley Compression.

WNG states that this change is not

prohibited by an existing tariff and that

it has sufficient capacity to accomplish

the deliveries specified without

detriment or disadvantage to its other

customers. WNG says the operation of

these facilities will have no impact on

WNG’s peak day or annual deliveries.

WNG also asserts that the volume of gas

delivered to Cotton Valley Compression

after this request will not exceed the

volume of gas authorized prior to the

request.

WNG states that it has sent a copy of

this request to the Oklahoma

Corporation Commission.

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.

[FR Doc. 97–24182 Filed 9–11–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. ER97–4246–000, et al.]

Midwest Energy, Inc., et al., Electric

Rate and Corporate Regulation Filings

September 8, 1997.

Take notice that the following filings

have been made with the Commission: