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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.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–29947 Filed 11–13–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket Nos. CP98–60–000, CP98–62–000,

CP98–64–000, and CP98–65–000]

Viking Voyageur Gas Transmission

Company, L.L.C.; Notice of

Applications

November 7, 1997.

Take notice that on October 31, 1997,

Viking Voyageur Gas Transmission

Company, L.L.C. (Viking Voyageur), 825

Rice Street, St. Paul, Minnesota 55117–

5484, filed in Docket Nos. CP98–60–

000, CP98–62–000, CP98–64–000, and

CP98–65–000 applications pursuant to

Section 7(c) and Section 3 of the Natural

Gas Act (NGA) and Parts 284 and 157

of the Commission’s regulations for: a

certificate of public convenience and

necessity to construct, own, operate,

and maintain natural gas pipeline

facilities; authorization pursuant to

Section 3 of the NGA and a Presidential

Permit for the siting, construction,

operation, and maintenance of certain

facilities for the importation of natural

gas; a blanket certificate authorizing

non-discriminatory, open-access

transportation services; and blanket

certificate authorization to engage in

certain routine activities, all as more

fully set forth in the applications which

are on file with the Commission and

open to public inspection.

As part of a coordinated pipeline

project designed to transport 1.4 Bcf per

day of natural gas from Empress, Alberta

to the Joilet, Illinois area, Viking

Voyageur proposes to construct the

United States portion of the pipeline

facilities. The proposed pipeline

facilities will interconnect with several

interstate pipelines and local

distribution companies and will directly

provide service to various delivery

points in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and

Illinois. Upon acceptance of the

requested certification, Viking Voyageur

will be a natural gas company subject to

the Commission’s jurisdiction.

In Docket No. CP98–60–000, Viking

Voyageur requests authorization to

construct, own, operate, and maintain

approximately 773 miles of 42-inch

diameter pipeline originating at a point

of interconnection with the Canadian

portion of the coordinated project at the

U.S./Canada border at Noyes, Minnesota

(near Emerson, Manitoba). The

proposed pipeline facilities would

extend through Minnesota and

Wisconsin to a terminus in Will County,

Illinois. Viking Voyageur also proposes

to construct twenty-two meter stations

and compression facilities totaling

124,000 horsepower. The compression

facilities will be located in Kittson and

Otter Tail Counties, Minnesota and Polk

and Waushara Counties, Wisconsin. The

project cost is estimated to be about

$1.24 billion.

Viking Voyageur requests a

preliminary determination on nonenvironmental issues by April 1, 1998,

and a final order granting certificate

authority by November 1, 1998, in order

to meet a proposed in-service date of

November 1, 1999.

In Docket No. CP98–62–000, Viking

Voyageur submitted an application

pursuant to Section 3 of the NGA, part

153 of the Commission’s regulations,

and Executive Order 10485, as amended

by Executive Order 12038, and the

Secretary of Energy’s Delegation Order

No. 0204–112, for Section 3

authorization and a Presidential Permit

to site, construct, operate, and maintain

certain facilities for the importation of

natural gas to be located at the

international border between the United

States of America and Canada near

Noyes, Minnesota.

In Docket No. CP98–64–000, Viking

Voyageur requests a blanket certificate

under Part 284, Subpart G of the

Commission’s regulations. Viking

Voyageur filed a pro forma tariff that

offers firm and interruptible

transportation with flexible delivery

points. Viking Voyageur offers two

negotiated rate options—either a 10-year

or a 15-year negotiated rate contract—as

alternatives to Commission approved

cost-of-service recourse rates for a 15-

year term for firm transportation.

In Docket No. CP98–65–000, Viking

Voyageur requests a blanket certificate

authorizing construction operation, and

abandonment of certain facilities under

Part 157, Subpart F of the Commission’s

regulations.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

make any protest with reference to said

application should on or before

November 28, 1997, file with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, NE, 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

person to whom the protests are

directed. 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 issued by the

Commission, filed by the applicant, or

filed by all other 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 serve

copies of comments or any other filing

it makes with the Commission to every

other intervenor in the proceeding, as

well as filing an original and 14 copies

with the Commission.

A person does not have to intervene,

however, in order to have

environmental 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

jurisdiction conferred upon the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission by

Sections 3, 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 these

applications if no motion to intervene is
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1The 12-inch pipeline segment proposed to be

abandoned herein, was certificated in Docket No.

G–756, 5 FPC 820, Cities Service Gas Company

(1946).

2Cities Service Gas Company, 30 FPC 1,100

(1963).

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 Viking Voyageur to

appear or be represented at the hearing.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–29944 Filed 11–13–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP98–59–000]

Williams Natural Gas Company; Notice

of Request under Blanket

Authorization

November 7, 1997.

Take notice that on October 31, 1997,

Williams Natural Gas Company

(Williams), Post Office Box 3288, Tulsa,

Oklahoma 74101, filed in Docket No.

CP98–59–000 a request pursuant to

Sections 157.205 and 157.216 of the

Commission’s Regulations under the

Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205 and

157.216) for permission and approval to

abandon in place a portion of the 12-

inch Independence pipeline lateral,

along with related facilities and

services, all of which are located in Cass

County, Missouri. Williams makes such

request under its 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 on file with the Commission and

open to public inspection.

Specifically, Williams proposed to

abandon in place, and cap

approximately 6.09 miles of the

Independence 12-inch lateral pipeline.

Williams also proposes to abandon in

place, by sale to Missouri Gas Energy

(MGE) approximately 1.95 miles of the

Independence 12-inch lateral pipeline,

along with related services and

facilities, and the Raymore town border

station. It is stated that the 12-inch

Independence pipeline was originally

constructed, to enable Williams to

supply the natural gas requirements of

MGE, in the Independence, Missouri

area.1 The Raymore town border station

was originally installed in 1963 and

certificated in Docket No. CP63–345.2

Williams states that the Lee’s Summit

town border meter will become a single

point of delivery for MGE. Williams

further states that to maintain service to

the Lee’s Summit town border location,

it will construct a tie-over line from its

Sugar Creek line to the Lee’s Summit

town border station pursuant to Section

311 of the NGPA.

Williams indicates that the most

recent volumes of gas delivered to the

Raymore town border station was 7,565

MMcf on a peak day with 595,035 MMcf

delivered annually. It is stated that

service to the Raymore town border

facility will continue to be provided by

MGE.

Williams indicates that MGE will

integrate into its system, the facilities

that Williams has designated to sell to

MGE in this proceeding. It is averred

that one domestic customer, located on

the 1.95-mile segment, will be impacted

by the proposed abandonment.

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.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–29943 Filed 11–13–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP98–56–000]

Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline

Company; Notice of Request Under

Blanket Authorization

November 7, 1997.

Take notice that on October 30, 1997,

Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline

Company (Williston Basin), 200 North

Third Street, Suite 300, Bismarck, North

Dakota 58501, filed in Docket No. CP98–

56–000 a request pursuant to Sections

157.205 and 157.211 of the

Commission’s Regulations under the

Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205 and

157.211) for authorization to construct

and operate new metering and

associated appurtenant facilities for use

in providing delivery of transportation

service gas to Bear Paw Operating

Company, Inc. (Bear Paw), under

Williston Basin’s blanket certificate

issued in Docket No. CP82–487–000

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.

Williston Basin states that the

facilities to be constructed at the

proposed metering facility will consist

of a building, an orifice meter, SCADA

communication equipment and

miscellaneous piping, gauges and

valves, all of which will be constructed

on existing right-of-way at the Baker

Compressor Plant in Section 12, T7N,

R59E, Fallon County, Montana.

Williston Basin states that Bear Paw has

requested installation of this metering

facility to allow Williston Basin to make

deliveries of up to 4,800 Mcf per day to

Bear Paw to be used as emergency fuel

at the Big Horn plant. The estimated

cost of the proposed metering facilities

is $11,400. The actual cost of the facility

is 100% reimbursable by Bear Paw.

Williston Basin states that the

addition of the proposed facilities will

have no significant effect on its peak

day or annual requirements, that the

total volumes delivered will not exceed

total volumes authorized prior to this

request, that the existing tariff does not

prohibit the addition of new delivery

points and that there is sufficient

capacity to accomplish deliveries

without detriment or disadvantage to

other customers.

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