68282 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 250 / Wednesday, December 31, 1997 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. ER98–64–000]

Metropolitan Edison Company,

Pennsylvania Electric Company, PECO

Energy Company, and PP&L, Inc. and

UGI Utilities, Inc.; Notice of Filing

December 23, 1997.

Take notice that on December 11,

1997, Metropolitan Edison Company

and Pennsylvania Electric Company

(doing business as GPU Energy), PECO

Energy Company, and, jointly, PP&L,

Inc., and UGI Utilities, Inc., filed a

compliance filing in the abovecaptioned docket.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

protest said filing should file a motion

to intervene or protest with the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888

First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426,

in accordance with Rules 211 and 214

of the Commission’s Rules of Practice

and Procedures (18 CFR 385.211 and 18

CFR 385.214). All such motions or

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 proceedings. 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. 97–34017 Filed 12–30–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP98–139–000]

National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation;

Notice of Request Under Blanket

Authorization

December 23, 1997.

Take notice that on December 17,

1997, National Fuel Gas Supply

Corporation (National Fuel), 10

Lafayette Square, Buffalo, New York

14203, filed in Docket No. CP98–139–

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 approval to construct and

operate a new residential sales tap,

under National Fuel’s blanket certificate

issued in Docket No. CP83–4–000,

pursuant to Section 7 of the Natural Gas

Act (NGA), all as more fully set forth in

the request which is on file with the

Commission and open to public

inspection.

National Fuel states that it proposes to

construct and operate a residential sales

tap for delivery of approximately 150

Mcf of natural gas annually to National

Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation

(Distribution) at an estimated cost of

$1,500, for which Distribution will

reimburse National Fuel. National Fuel

asserts that service through the

proposed tap will be made pursuant to

National Fuel’s Rate Schedule EFT. It is

indicated that the proposed tap will be

located in Elk County, PA.

Any person or the Commission’s Staff

may, within 45 days of the issuance of

the instant notice by the Commission,

file pursuant to Rule 214 of the

Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure (18 CFR 385.214), a motion to

intervene 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 activities 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 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.

[FR Doc. 97–34007 Filed 12–30–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP98–138–000]

NorAm Gas Transmission Company;

Notice of Request Under Blanket

Authorization

December 24, 1997.

Take notice that on December 17,

1997, NorAm Gas Transmission

Company (NGT), 1600 Smith Street,

Houston, Texas 77002, filed in Docket

No. CP98–138–000 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 authorization to abandon

certain facilities in Arkansas under

NGT’s blanket certificate issued in

Docket No. CP82–384–000 and CP82–

384–001 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.

NGT specifically proposes to abandon

and remove a 1-inch inactive tap on

Line Am–46, at station 194+57 in

Hempsted County, Arkansas. NGT

constructed this tap in 1941 to deliver

natural gas to a rural domestic customer

of Arkla, a distribution division of

NorAm Energy Corp. (Arkla). Arkla has

removed its distribution meter and the

landowner has requested that NGT

remove the tap to allow construction on

the property. The abandonment cost of

the facilities is $258, and the landowner

has agreed to reimburse NGT for these

costs.

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.

[FR Doc. 97–34113 Filed 12–30–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP98–146–000]

Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice

of Request Under Blanket

Authorization

December 24, 1997.

Take notice that on December 18,

1997, Northern Natural Gas Company

(Northern), 1111 South 103rd Street,

Omaha, Nebraska 68124–1000, filed in

Docket No. CP98–146–000 a request

pursuant to Sections 157.205, and

157.212, of the Commission’s

Regulations under the Natural Gas Act

(18 CFR 157.205, 157.212) for

authorization to install four new

delivery points and appurtenant

facilities in Sterling and Glasscock

Counties, Texas to accommodate

incremental interruptible natural gas

deliveries to Conoco, Inc. (Conoco)