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authorization pursuant to Section 7 of

the Natural Gas Act.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–25138 Filed 9–22–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP97–731–000]

Kern River Gas Transmission

Company; Notice of Request Under

Blanket Authorization

September 17, 1997.

Take notice that on September 8,

1997, Kern River Gas Transmission

Company (Kern River), 295 Chipeta

Way, Salt Lake City, Utah 84108, filed

in Docket No. CP97–731–000 a request

pursuant to Sections 157.205, 157.211,

and 157,216, of the Commission’s

Regulations under the Natural Gas Act

(18 CFR 157.205, 157,211, 157.216) for

authorization to remove and abandon

facilities at an existing meter station and

to install and operate upgraded metering

facilities at the same site in Washington

County, Utah under Kern River’s

blanket certificate issued in Docket No.

CP89–2048–000 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.

Kern River states that it proposes to

upgrade the Central Meter Station by

removing the one existing two-inch

roots meter and the dual-run, two-inch

regulator setting and replace them with

one four-inch turbine meter and one

two-inch flow control valve. The station

upgrade will result in a maximum

station design capacity of 22,000 Mcf

per day at a contract delivery pressure

of 650 psig.

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protest is filed and not withdrawn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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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP97–526–000]

Mississippi River Transmission

Corporation; Notice of Proposed

Changes in FERC Gas Tariff

September 17, 1997.

Take notice that on September 12,

1997, Mississippi River Transmission

Corporation (MRT) tendered for filing as

part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Third

Revised Volume No. 1, Third Revised

Sheet No. 9, with an effective date of

October 12, 1997.

MRT states that the purpose of the

instant filing is to provide for recovery

of additional prior period adjustments

to MRT’s Account No. 191 balance,

representing amounts paid by MRT to

partially resolve litigation involving preOrder No. 636 gas purchase contracts,

pursuant to Sections 16.2(b) and (c) of

the General Terms and Conditions of

MRT’s Tariff.

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 Rules 214

and 211 of the Commission’s Rules of

Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211

and 385.214). All such motions and

protests should 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.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP97–431–001]

Natural Gas Pipeline Company of

America; Notice of Compliance Filing

September 17, 1997.

Take notice that on September 12,

1997, Natural Gas Pipeline Company of

America (Natural) tendered for filing as

part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Sixth

Revised Volume No. 1, Substitute Third

Revised Sheet No. 324, to be effective

September 1, 1997.

Natural states that the purpose of this

filing is to comply with the

Commission’s order issued August 29,

1997 in Docket No. RP97–431–000,

which required Natural to reflect a

contract term cap of five years, but to

delete other of the proposed changes in

the present docket.

Natural requests waiver of the

Commission’s Regulations to the extent

necessary to permit the tendered tariff

sheet to become effective on September

1, 1997.

Natural states that copies of the filing

have been mailed to Natural’s

customers, interested state regulatory

agencies and all parties on the official

service list in Docket No. RP97–431–

000.

Any person desiring to protest said

filing should file a protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C.

20426, in accordance with Section

385.211 of the Commission’s Rules and

Regulations. All such 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.

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.

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