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under Northern’s blanket certificate

issued in Docket No. CP82–401–000

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.

Northern States that it requests

authorization to install the proposed

delivery points to accommodate

incremental interruptible natural gas

deliveries to Conoco under Northern’s

currently effective throughput service

agreements. Northern asserts that

Conoco has requested the proposed

delivery points for use at their plants.

Northern estimates a cost of $97,074 to

construct the proposed delivery points.

Conoco will reimburse Northern for the

total cost to construct the proposed

delivery points.

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protest is filed and not withdrawn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. 97–34111 Filed 12–30–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. ER98–445–000]

Northern/AES Energy LLC; Notice of

Issuance of Order

December 23, 1997.

Northern/AES Energy LLC (Northern/

AES) filed an application to engage in

the wholesale sale of electric capacity

and energy at market-based rates, and

for certain waivers and authorizations.

In particular, Northern/AES requested

that the Commission grant blanket

approval under 18 CFR Part 34 of all

future issuances of securities and

assumptions of liabilities by Northern/

AES. On December 23, 1997, the

Commission issued an Order

Conditionally Accepting For filing

Proposed Market-Based Rates (Order), in

the above-docketed proceeding.

The Commission’s December 23, 1997

Order granted the request for blanket

approval under Part 34, subject to the

conditions found in Ordering

Paragraphs (C), (D), and (F):

(c) Within 30 days of the date of

issuance of this order, any person

desiring to be heard or to protest the

Commission’s blanket approval of

issuances of securities or assumptions of

liabilities by Northern/AES should file a

motion to intervene or protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C.

20426, in accordance with Rules 211

and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of

Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.211

and 385.214.

(D) Absent a request to be heard

within the period set forth in Ordering

Paragraph (C) above, Northern/AES is

hereby authorized to issue securities

and assume obligations and liabilities as

guarantor, indorser, surety or otherwise

in respect of any security of another

person; provided that such issue or

assumption is for some lawful object

within the corporate purposes of

Northern/AES, compatible with the

public interest, and reasonably

necessary or appropriate for such

purposes.

(F) The Commission reserves the right

to modify this order to require a further

showing that neither public nor private

interests will be adversely affected by

continued Commission approval of

Northern/AES’s issuances of securities

or assumptions of liabilities * * *.

Notice is hereby given that the

deadline for filing motions to intervene

or protests, as set forth above, is January

22, 1998.

Copies of the full text of the Order are

available from the Commission’s Public

Reference Branch, 888 First Street, N.E.,

Washington, D.C. 20426.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP98–145–000]

Northwest Pipeline Corporation; Notice

of Request Under Blanket

Authorization

December 24, 1997.

Take notice that on December 18,

1997, Northwest Pipeline Corporation

(Northwest), 295 Chipeta Way, Salt Lake

City, Utah 84158, filed in Docket No.

CP98–145–000 a request pursuant to

Sections 157.205 and 157.216 of the

Commission’s Regulations under the

Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205,

157.216) for authorization to abandon

by removal its Dr. Gambile Farm Tap

(Farm Tap) located on Northwest’s

Grants Pass Lateral in Douglas County,

Oregon, under Northwest’s blanket

certificate issued in Docket No. CP82–

433–000 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.

Northwest states that the Farm Tap

was originally constructed to deliver

natural gas to The Washington Water

Power Company’s (Water Power)

predecessor for service to a single

customer; however, there have been no

deliveries to the Farm Tap since October

1995. Northwest states that by letter

dated November 12, 1997, Water Power

stated that the Farm Tap is no longer

needed and can be abandoned.

Northwest states that it currently has no

firm contractual obligations to provide

service to the delivery point.

Northwest proposes to abandon the

Farm Tap by removing the two one-inch

regulators and related piping and all the

above ground appurtenances at the

station site, including the fence.

Northwest states that the cost of

removing the facilities will be

approximately $1,500.

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. 97–34112 Filed 12–30–97; 8:45 am]

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