Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 42 / Tuesday, March 4, 1997 / Notices 9761

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP97–201–001]

National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation;

Notice of Proposed Chances in FERC

Gas Tariff

February 26, 1997.

Take notice that on February 24, 1997,

National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation

(National Fuel) tendered for filing as

part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Third

Revised Volume No. 1, the tariff sheets

listed on Appendix A to the filing, with

an effective date of April 1, 1997.

National Fuel states that the filing is

to supplement its December 23, 1996,

Section 4 filing at Docket No. RP97–201.

National Fuel states that the purpose of

the filing is: (1) to postpone the effective

date of the proposed Interconnect

Agreement requirement until June 1,

1997, when all interstate pipelines will

be in compliance with the GISB

Standards, and (2) to withdraw its

proposed tariff changes that

contemplate the introduction of a new

enhanced electronic bulletin system, as

it now plans to develop a system that

relies on internet based

communications.

National Fuel states that it is serving

copies of the filing upon all parties to

this proceeding, firm customers and

interested state commissions. National

Fuel states that copies are also being

served on all interruptible customers as

of the date of the filing.

Any person desiring to protest said

filing should file a protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC

20426, in accordance with Rule 385.211

of the Commission’s Rules of Practice

and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211). 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.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–5221 Filed 3–3–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

[Docket No. CP97–264–000]

Northern Border Pipeline Company;

Notice of Application

February 26, 1997.

Take notice that on February 24, 1997,

Northern Border Pipeline Company

(Northern Border), P.O. Box 3330,

Omaha, Nebraska 68103–0330, filed an

application with the Commission in

Docket No. CP97–264–000 pursuant to

Section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act

(NGA) and Section 9 of the Alaskan

Natural Gas Transportation Act

(ANGTA) for permission and approval

to abandon certain individual natural

gas transportation arrangements with

Pan-Alberta Gas (U.S.) Inc. (PAGUS),

which were authorized in Docket Nos.

CP78–124–013, CP93–3–000, and CP94–

22–000, all as more fully set forth in the

application which is open to the public

for inspection.

Northern Border proposes to abandon

its firm transportation of a total of 800

MMcf of natural gas per day for PAGUS.

Northern Border states that is transports

said gas for PAGUS under the terms of

three U.S. shipper service agreements

under its FERC Rate Schedule T–1.

Northern Border and PAGUS are parties

to service agreements dated October 7,

1989, for 450 MMcf per day; October 1,

1992, for 150 MMcf per day; and

October 1, 1992, for 200 MMcf per day.

Northern Border states that it proposes

to abandon its currently authorized

Section 7(c) transportation services

under these three service agreements at

the request of PAGUS in order to

convert to Part 284 transportation

service. Northern Border also states that

PAGUS indicated in its request to

Northern Border that the proposed

conversion would facilitate increaed

operating flexibility, allow access to

new interconnections as they develop,

and would allow PAGUS to more fully

use the capacity release provisions

under Part 284.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

make any protest with reference to said

application should on or before March

19, 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 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 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 Northern Border to

appear or be represented at the hearing.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–5218 Filed 3–3–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

[Docket No. RP95–407–011]

Questar Pipeline Company; Notice of

Tariff Filing

February 26, 1997.

Take notice that on February 21, 1997,

Questar Pipeline Company, (Questar)

tendered for filing to become part of its

FERC Gas Tariff, First Revised Volume

No. 1, Fifth Substitute Alternate Fifth

Revised Sheet No. 5, and Third

Substitute Third Revised Sheet No. 6A,

to be effective February 1, 1996.

Questar states that the proposed tariff

sheets respond to the Commission’s

February 6, 1997 letter order in Docket

No. RP95–407–010.

Questar states further that a copy of

this filing has been served upon its

customers, the Public Service

Commission of Utah and the Wyoming

Public Service Commission.

Any person desiring to protest said

filing should file a protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC

20426, in accordance with Rule 385.211

of the Commission’s Rules of Practice

and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211). 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