62580 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 226 / Monday, November 24, 1997 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP98–77–000]

Northern Border Pipeline Company;

Notice of Application

November 18, 1997.

Take notice that on November 12,

1997, Northern Border Pipeline

Company (Northern Border), 1111 South

103rd Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68124,

filed in Docket No. CP98–77–000 an

abbreviated application pursuant to

Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act and

Sections 157.14 and 157.16 of the

Commission’s Regulations for a

certificate of public convenience and

necessity authorizing the acquisition

and operation of certain meter facilities

in Minnesota.

Specifically, Northern Border seeks to

acquire the Windom measurement

station from Northwest Gas of

Cottonwood County, LLC (Northwest

Gas). The Windom measurement

station, which is located in Section 17,

Township 105N, Range 35W,

Cottonwood County, Minnesota,

comprises the following facilities:

(1) one 4-inch turbine meter and

associated piping;

(2) one 2-inch rotary meter and

associated piping;

(3) approximately 110 feet of 4-inch

pipe;

(4) remote terminal unit; and

(5) meter and control buildings, and

appurtenances.

Northern Border states that Northwest

Gas no longer desires to operate the

measurement station and will transfer it

to Northern Border for a nominal fee.

Northwest Gas will pay Northern Border

$46,633 for the negative cashflow that

Northern Border states it will

experience as a result of the timing of

income tax liability incurred in

acquiring the Windom measurement

station.

Any person desiring to participate in

the hearing process or to make any

protest with reference to said

application should on or before

December 9, 1997, file with the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888

First Street, N.E., 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. The Commission’s

rules require that protestors provide

copies of their protests to the party or

parties directly involved. 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 Northern Border to

appear or be represented at the hearing.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–30742 Filed 11–21–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP96–45–007]

Northern Border Pipeline Company;

Notice of Billing Adjustment and

Refund Report

November 18, 1997.

Take notice that on November 6,

1997, Northern Border Pipeline

Company (Northern Border) tendered

for filing its billing adjustment and

refund report in accordance with the

Commission’s August 1, 1997 order in

Docket No. RP96–45–004 (80 FERC

¶ 61,150) approving the Stipulation and

Agreement with modification dated

October 15, 1996 (October 15

Settlement).

Northern Border states that on

October 9, 1997, it distributed billing

adjustment and refund checks to each

affected shipper, or its designated agent.

The total amount of the billing

adjustment and refunds including

applicable carrying charges was

$52,629,752.46. Northern Border states

that the billing adjustment and refunds

with applicable carrying charges were

calculated in accordance with the terms

of the October 15 Settlement.

Northern Border states that a

complete copy of this report has been

served on all affected shippers and

interested state commissions and is also

available for review at Northern

Border’s office in Omaha, Nebraska.

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 Sections

385.211 and 385.214 of the

Commission’s Rules and Regulations.

All such protests must be made 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