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reimbursement provisions from the

Monthly Bill section of each affected

rate schedule, and added this statement

to Section 20 of the General Terms.

Section 5.1 of each affected rate

schedule has been modified to reference

Section 20.

CNG states that copies of this letter of

transmittal and enclosures are being

mailed to CNG’s customers and

interested state commissions, and to the

parties to the captioned proceeding.

Any person desiring to protest this

filing should file a protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, N.E., Washington, DC,

20426, in accordance with Section

385.211 of the Commission’s Rules and

Regulations. All such protests must be

filed in accordance with 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 inspection in the

Public Reference Room.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–3549 Filed 2–12–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

[Docket No. CP97–231–000]

CNG Transmission Corporation; Notice

of Application

February 7, 1997.

Take notice that on February 4, 1997,

CNG Transmission Corporation (CNG),

445 West Main Street, Clarksburg, West

Virginia 26301, filed in Docket No.

CP97–231–000 an application pursuant

to Section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act

(NGA), for permission and approval to

abandon, by sale to Ashland

Exploration, Inc. (Ashland), certain

certificated facilities, known as Line H–

169 located in Big Sandy Township,

Kanawha County, West Virginia. CNG

also request that the Commission

confirm the non-jurisdictional nature of

Ashland’s operation of the subject

facilities, all as more fully set forth in

the application on file with the

Commission and open to public

inspection.

It is stated that the facilities proposed

to be abandoned herein, were

constructed in 1925 and certificated in

1943, in Docket No. G–290 as part of

Hope Natural Gas Company’s

grandfather certificate, of facilities

under the Natural Gas Act. CNG states

that since its restructuring of services

under Order No. 636, that it no longer

has need of the minor certificated

facilities that it is proposing to abandon

in this proceeding. CNG avers that Line

H–169 connects production owned by

Ashland to CNG’s 10-inch H–168 Line,

and that it has classified both Lines H–

169 and H–168 as gathering lines.

Specifically, CNG is proposing to

abandon approximately 3.5 miles of 10-

inch diameter pipeline, (and

miscellaneous lengths of line ranging

from 1-inch to 8-inches). CNG states that

it intends to sell the facilities to

Ashland for $6,000.

It is indicated that Ashland is the only

producer who has production located

on the line proposed to be abandoned,

and that no transportation contracts will

be terminated by virtue of the proposed

sale of facilities to Ashland.

CNG states that the Commission has

consistently recognized that gas moving

through pipelines in production areas

with the size, length and pressure of

Line H–169 are typical of gathering.

CNG states that it therefore, believes

that the Commission should confirm the

non-jurisdictional nature of Ashland’s

operations of the line segments, once

Ashland has acquired the faculties.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

make any protest with reference to said

application should on or before

February 28, 1997, file with the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission,

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 (19 157.10). All protests filed

with the Commission will be considered

by it in determining the appropriate

action to 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 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 permission and

approval for the proposed abandonment

are 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 CNG to appear or be

represented at the hearing.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–3555 Filed 2–12–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

[Project No. 2035]

City and County of Denver, CO; Notice

of Public Meeting To Discuss

Information Needs for the Proposed

Relicensing of the Gross Reservoir

Hydroelectric Project

February 7, 1997.

Take notice that the Commission Staff

will hold a meeting with staff of the

Denver Water Board, acting for the

licensee for the existing Gross Reservoir

Project, on Thursday, February 27, 1997,

from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., at the

offices of the Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 888 First St., N.E.,

Washington, D.C. 20426.

The purpose of the meeting is for

Denver Water Board staff to conduct an

introductory briefing on Denver’s water

supply system and to determine the

scope and level of detail of the

information the Commission staff

requested in a letter dated January 7,

1997. The Commission staff requested a

description of the physical facilities and

operation of the Denver water supply

system, of which the Gross Reservoir

Project is a part, to assess the project’s

cumulative impacts on threatened and

endangered species. All interested

individuals, organizations, and agencies

are invited to attend the meeting.

For further information, please

contact Dianne Rodman at (202) 219–

2830.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–3552 Filed 2–12–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

[Docket No. TM97–8–23–000]

Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company;

Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC

Gas Tariff

February 7, 1997.

Take notice that on February 5, 1997,

Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company

(ESNG) tendered for filing as part of its

FERC Gas Tariff, First Revised Volume

No. 1, certain revised tariff sheets in the

above captioned docket, with a
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proposed effective date of February 1,

1997.

ESNG states that the purpose of the

instant filing is to track rate changes

attributable to storage service purchased

from Columbia Gas Transmission

Corporation (Columbia) under

Columbia’s Rate Schedules SST and

FSS the costs of which are included in

the rates and charges payable under

ESNG’s Rate Schedules CWS and CFSS

effective February 1, 1997. This tracking

filing is being filed pursuant to Section

24 of the General Terms and Conditions

of ESNG’s FERC Gas Tariff to reflect

changes in ESNG’s jurisdictional rates.

ESNG states that copies of the filing

have been served upon its jurisdictional

customers and interested State

Commissions.

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, N.E., Washington, D.C.

20426, in accordance with Rule 211 and

Rule 214 of the Commission’s Rules of

practice and Procedure (18 CFR Section

385.211 and Section 385.214). All such

motions or protests must be filed in

accordance with 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.

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.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–3548 Filed 2–12–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

[Docket No. CP97–227–000]

El Paso Natural Gas Company; Notice

of Request Under Blanket

Authorization

February 7, 1997.

Take notice that on February 4, 1997,

El Paso Natural (El Paso), Post Office

Box 1492, El Paso, Texas 79978, filed a

request with the Commission in Docket

No. CP97–227–000, pursuant to

Sections 157.205, and 157.216(b) of the

Commission’s Regulations under the

Natural Gas Act (NGA) for authorization

to abandon certain miscellaneous tap

and meter facilities and the service

rendered by means thereof authorized in

blanket certificate issued in Docket No.

CP82–435–000, all as more fully set

forth in the request on file with the

Commission and open to public

inspection.

El Paso proposes to abandon 34

miscellaneous facilities, with associated

appurtenances and related natural gas

service rendered by such facilities. The

facilities consist of 32 taps and two

meter stations, and were required by El

Paso to facilitate, generally, the delivery

and/or measurement and sale of natural

gas from its interstate transmission

pipeline system to certain customers for

resale. El Paso states that they would

remove such facilities and place in stock

the salvable materials and scrap the

nonsalvable items, without material

change in its average cost-of-service. El

Paso also states that they have examined

the abandonment action proposed and

anticipates no adverse environmental

effects of each action that might be

incurred, and should any occur, they

would be minor and of a temporary

nature.

Any person or the Commission’s staff

may, within 45 days after the

Commission has issued this notice, 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

NGA (18 CFR 157.205) a protest to the

request. If no protest is filed within the

allowed time, 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 NGA.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–3553 Filed 2–12–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

[Docket No. RP97–115–000]

Koch Gateway Pipeline Company;

Notice of Technical Conference

February 7, 1997.

In the Commission’s order issued on

December 27, 1996,1 in the abovecaptioned proceeding, the Commission

held that the filing raises issues for

which a technical conference is to be

convened.

The conference to address the issues

has been scheduled for Wednesday,

February 19, 1997, at 10:00 a.m. in a

room to be designated at the offices of

the Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 888 First Street, N.E.,

Washington, D.C. 20426.

All interested persons and Staff are

permitted to attend.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–3547 Filed 2–12–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

[Docket No. RP96–320–006]

Koch Gateway Pipeline Company;

Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC

Gas Tariff

February 7, 1997.

Take notice that on February 5, 1997,

Koch Gateway Pipeline Company

(Koch) tendered for filing as part of its

FERC Gas Tariff, Fifth Revised Volume

No. 1, the following revised tariff sheet,

to be effective February 5, 1997:

Second Revised Sheet No. 29

Koch states that this tariff sheet

reflects the necessary reporting

requirements as ordered by the

Commission for a specific negotiated

rate transaction.

Any person desiring to protest said

filing should file a protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

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

20426, in accordance with Section

385.211 of the Commission’s

Regulations. All such protest must be

filed in accordance with Section

154.210 of the Commission’s

Regulations. Protests will be considered

by the Commission in determining

appropriate action to be taken, but will

not serve to make protestants parties to

the proceedings. Copies of this filing are

on file with the Commission and are

available for public inspection.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–3550 Filed 2–12–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

[Docket No. CP97–195–001]

Missouri Gas Energy, A Division of

Southern Union Company,

Complainant, v. Williams Natural Gas

Company, Respondent; Notice of

Amendment to Complaint and

Extension of Time

February 7, 1997.

Take notice that on February 3, 1997,

Missouri Gas Energy, A Division of

Southern Union Company (MGE), 504

Lavaca, Suite 800, Austin, Texas 78701,

filed in Docket No. CP97–195–001, an

amendment to its original complaint

filed on January 13, 1997 in Docket No.

CP97–195–000, pursuant to Section 5 of