Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 202 / Monday, October 20, 1997 / Notices 54451

1NorAm Gas Transmission Company’s

application was filed with the Commission under

section 7 of the Natural Gas Act and Part 157 of the

Commission’s regulations.

2The appendices referenced in this notice are not

being printed in the Federal Register. Copies are

available from the Commission’s Public Reference

and Files Maintenance Branch, 888 First Street,

N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426, or call (202) 208–

1371. Copies of the appendices were sent to all

those receiving this notice in the mail.

by the Gas Industry Standards Board

(GISB). On January 30, 1997, the

Commission issued Order No. 587–B

which it adopted some of the EDM

standards for conducting business

transactions over the Internet using an

Internet server model. On March 4,

1997, the Commission issued Order No.

587–C which incorporated by reference

27 GISB business practices that revised

and supplemented the standards

adopted in Order No. 587 as well as one

new communication standard. Nautilus

states that the tariff sheets submitted

herewith revise its tariff to comply with

Order Nos. 587, 587–B and 587–C.

Any person desiring to protest this

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 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. 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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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket Nos. CP96–311–000 and CP96–311–

001]

Williams Natural Gas Company; Notice

of Meeting

October 14, 1997.

Take notice that there will be a

meeting on October 22, 1997, at 10:00

a.m. in Room 71–56, between

representatives of Williams Natural Gas

Company (Williams) and the

Commission staff. The purpose of the

meeting is to review the technical

details of Williams’ reservoir

engineering study and new operational

plan for Williams’ Elk City Storage

Field, both of which Williams must file

with the Commission by November 30,

1997.

In order that we may assess whether

the seating at the designated location

will be adequate, those planning to

attend should notify Mr. Marc Poole, at

(200) 208–0482, of the number of

representatives that you expect to send

to the meeting.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–27660 Filed 10–12–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP97–724–000]

NorAm Gas Transmission Company;

Notice of Intent to Prepare an

Environmental Assessment for the

Proposed 1998 Line F Replacement

Project and Request for Comments on

Environmental Issues

October 14, 1997.

The staff of the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission (FERC or

Commission) will prepare an

environmental assessment (EA) that will

discuss the environmental impacts of

the construction and operation of

facilities proposed in the 1998 Line F

Replacement Project.1 This EA will be

used by the Commission in its decisionmaking process to determine whether

the project is in the public convenience

and necessity.

Summary of the Proposed Project

NorAm Gas Transmission Company

(NGT) wants to replace an existing

mainline pipeline, abandon gas storage

and supply pipelines, and make

mainline enhancements to its pipeline

system in Louisiana. NGT states that

these actions would improve the safety,

reliability, and efficiency of its pipeline

system. Specifically, NGT seeks

authorization for the following activities

in Louisiana:

• Abandon about 60 miles of 20-inchdiameter pipeline on Line F in Caddo,

Bossier, Webster, Claiborne, and

Lincoln Parishes and replace it with

about 61 miles of 20-inch-diameter

pipeline in ten segments ranging from

200 feet to 32.8 miles in length. Some

portions of the pipeline to be abandoned

would be removed, other portions

would be left in place.

• Abandon in place Line 1–F (0.8

mile of 20-inch-diameter pipeline) and

Line FT–5 (0.9 mile of 10-inch-diameter

pipeline) located in Lincoln Parish.

• Reclassify about 8.2 miles of Line F

as a low pressure gas supply line and

operate it as part of Line F–1–F in

Caddo Parish.

• Abandon 63 delivery taps installed

on the old Line F to deliver gas to rural

customers served by Arkansas Louisiana

Gas Company, and relocate 36 other

delivery taps to the new Line F.

• Install pipeline maintenance

facilities at the Buckley Compressor

Station in Caddo Parish, the Red Chute

Compressor Station in Bossier Parish,

and the Ruston Storage Compressor

Station in Lincoln Parish.

NGT proposes to begin construction

of its facilities in June 1998. The general

location of the project facilities is shown

in appendix 1.2 If you are interested in

obtaining detailed maps of a specific

portion of the project, or procedural

information, please write to the

Secretary of the Commission.

Land Requirements for Construction

Construction of the proposed facilities

would require about 855 acres of land.

Following construction, about 249 acres

would be maintained as new permanent

right-of-way. The remaining acreage

would be restored and allowed to revert

to its former use.

NGT intends to use a up to a 85-footwide construction right-of-way for the

installation of the replacement pipeline.

Where the replacement pipeline would

be parallel to the existing line, 15 to 30

feet of the construction right-of-way

would be within NGT’s existing right-ofway. Consequently, about 45 feet of new

clearing would be required in most

areas. All but the eastermost 1.8 miles

of the replacement pipeline would be

built adjacent to NGT’s existing

pipeline. In this area, 75 feet of new

right-of-way would be cleared for

construction.

After the replacement pipeline is in

service, NGT would remove the majority

of the old pipeline. Abandonment

activities would take place entirely

within NGT’s existing 40-foot-wide

right-of-way. Following construction,

NGT would maintain a 40-foot-wide

permanent right-of-way.

Additional temporary work space

would be required adjacent to the

planned construction right-of-way at

road and stream crossings. These areas

would vary in size between 4,000 and

168,000 square feet.

The EA Process

The National Environmental Policy

Act (NEPA) requires the Commission to

take into account the environmental