65688 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 240 / Monday, December 15, 1997 / Notices

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protest is filed and not withdrawn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. CP98–110–000]

Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice

of Application for Abandonment by

Sale

December 9, 1997.

Take notice that on December 2, 1997,

Northern Natural Gas Company

(Northern), 1111 South 103rd Street,

Omaha, Nebraska 68124–1000, filed in

Docket No. CP98–110–000, an

application pursuant to Section 7(b) of

the Natural Gas Act (NGA), as amended,

and Sections 157.7 and 157.18 of the

Commission’s Regulations requesting

permission and approval to abandon by

sale to Samedan Oil Corporation

(Samedan), certain non-contiguous

pipeline facilities, with appurtenances,

which are known as the Grand Isle 83

and the Grand Isle 83 Compressor (GI 83

facilities) and located in the Grand Isle

Area, Offshore Louisiana. Northern also

requests approval to abandon certain

services, all as more fully set forth in the

application which is on file with the

Commission and open to public

inspection.

Northern states that its role in the

marketplace has changed from a

merchant of natural gas to a transporter

of natural gas and that the GI 83

facilities are non-contiguous to its

traditional transmission pipeline system

and are no longer needed by Northern.

Northern further states that the GI 83

facilities, which are owned by Northern

and operated by Trunkline Gas

Company (Trunkline), were declared

non-jurisdictional gathering facilities

pursuant to an order issued February 13,

1995 in Trunkline’s Docket No. CP92–

498–005. Northern proposes to transfer

the GI 83 facilities to Samedan who will

assume all current and future service

obligations, and operational and

economic responsibilities for these

facilities.

Northern states that it entered into a

Transportation and Sales Agreement

dated October 30, 1980, as amended,

(X–99 Agreement), with Panhandle

Eastern Pipeline Company (Panhandle)

and Trunkline, which provides for the

transportation of Northern’s Grand Isle

Block 83 gas and, as partial

consideration of such transport service,

Panhandle had the option to purchase

up to 20 percent of such gas. The

Commission granted a certificate to

Northern authorizing the sale of natural

gas to Panhandle in a July 31, 1981

order in Docket No. CP81–256. Northern

states that it filed the X–99 Agreement

as Rate Schedule X–99 in its FERC Gas

Tariff, Original Volume No. 2. Northern

seeks abandonment, in this instant

proceeding, for the X–99 Agreement

which was authorized in Docket No.

CP81–256. Northern states that it has

entered into an Assignment and Bill of

Sale Agreement (Agreement) with

Samedan dated October 23, 1997

covering the sale of the GI 83 facilities,

which will be transferred to Samedan

pursuant to the Agreement.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

make any protest with reference to said

application should on or before

December 30, 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 NGA (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.

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.

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 NGA 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 filled, 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 to appear to

be represented at the hearing.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Project No. 2100–067]

California Department of Water

Resources; Notice of Availability of

Final Environmental Assessment

December 9, 1997.

A final environmental assessment

(FEA) is available for public review. The

FEA was prepared for California

Department of Water Resources’

(licensee) application to expand the

Feather River Fish Hatchery.

In summary, the FEA examines the

environmental impacts of three

alternatives for expanding the hatchery:

(1) licensee’s proposed action: 600 feet

of new raceways with hatching and

incubation facilities; (2) proposed

alternative: 1,600 feet of raceways; and

(3) no-action. These alternatives are

described in detail on pages two and

three of the FEA.

The FEA recommends the licensee

construct 600 feet of new raceways at

the Feather River Fish Hatchery in

accordance with licensee’s proposed

action alternative. The FEA concludes

that implementation of this alternative

would not constitute a major federal

action significantly affecting the quality

of the human environment.

This FEA was written by staff in the

Office of Hydropower Licensing (OHL).

Copies of the FEA can be obtained by

contacting the Commission’s Public

Reference Room at (202) 208–1371.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–32594 Filed 12–12–97; 8:45 am]

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