10262 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 44 / Thursday, March 6, 1997 / Notices

implementation date for standard 1.3.1

of the standards that were promoted by

the Gas Industry Standard Board (GISB)

and adopted by the Commission in

Order No. 587 on July 17, 1996 in

Docket No. RM96–1–000.

Any person desiring to protest this

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 Rules and

Regulations. All such protests must be

filed as provided in 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. 97–5486 Filed 3–5–97; 8:45 am]

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[Docket No. CP97–269–000]

Midwestern Gas Transmission

Company; Notice of Request Under

Blanket Authorization

February 28, 1997.

Take notice that on February 26, 1997,

Midwestern Gas Transmission Company

(Midwestern), P.O. Box 2511, Houston,

Texas 77252, filed in Docket No. CP97–

269–000 a request pursuant to

§§ 157.205 and 157.212 of the

Commission’s Regulations under the

Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205,

157.212) for authorization to construct a

new delivery point for Natural Gas of

Kentucky (NGK), a local distribution

company, under Midwestern’s blanket

certificate issued in Docket No. CP82–

414–000 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.

Midwestern proposes to establish a

new delivery point on its system at

approximate Mile Post 2105–1+.5 in

Ohio County, Kentucky, for the delivery

of up to 1,500 Dekatherms of natural gas

per day to NGK for the ultimate

distribution to a commercial entity not

currently served by any other provider.

Midwestern states that in order to

accommodate the deliveries to NGK,

Midwestern proposes to install, own,

operate and maintain a two-inch hot

tap, a tie-in assembly and electronic gas

measurement equipment. Midwestern

also states that NGK will install, own,

and maintain approximately 40 feet of

two-inch interconnecting pipe and

measurement facilities. Midwestern

states that NGK will reimburse

Midwestern for the cost of this project

which is approximately $22,400.

Midwestern states that service at the

proposed delivery point will be on an

interruptible basis and that (i) volumes

delivered to NGK after the construction

of this delivery point will not exceed

the total volumes authorized prior to

this request, (ii) that the construction of

the proposed delivery point is not

prohibited by Midwestern’s existing

tariff, and, (iii) that Midwestern has

sufficient capacity to accomplish

deliveries at the proposed delivery point

without detriment or disadvantage to its

other customers.

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

§ 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. 97–5487 Filed 3–5–97; 8:45 am]

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[Docket No. CP97–225–000]

Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company;

Notice of Request Under Blanket

Authorization

February 28, 1997.

Take notice that on February 3, 1997,

and as supplemented February 27, 1997,

Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, P.O.

Box 2511, Houston, Texas 77252, filed

in Docket No. CP97–225–000, pursuant

to Sections 157.205 and 157.212 of the

Commission’s Regulations under the

Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205 and

157.212) and blanket certificate

authority granted September 1, 1982, in

Docket No. CP82–413–000, a request for

authorization to install a new delivery

point to provide interruptible natural

gas transportation service to El Paso

Energy Marketing Company on behalf of

Pearson Technologies (El Paso/Pearson),

an end-user, all as more fully set forth

in the request on file with the

Commission and open to public

inspection.

Tennessee proposes to establish a new

delivery point on its system at

approximately Mile Post 547J–102+7.0

in Monroe County, Mississippi.

Tennessee states that it would install,

own, operate and maintain a two-inch

hot tap and electronic gas measurement

interconnecting pipe on Tennessee’s

right-of-way, and will inspect and

operate the meter facility to be installed

by El Paso/Pearson. It is further stated

that El Paso/Pearson would install the

remaining interconnecting pipe—

approximately 50 feet, and would

provide the site for, and install, own,

operate and maintain, the meter facility.

Tennessee states that the cost of the

proposed facility is approximately

$37,900, and that El Paso/Pearson

would reimburse Tennessee.

Tennessee further states that it

proposes to deliver approximately 1,500

dekatherms per day to the proposed

new delivery point. It is further stated

that the total quantities to be delivered

to El Paso/Pearson after the delivery

point is installed would not exceed

previously authorized total quantities.

Tennessee further asserts that the

installation of the proposed delivery

point is not prohibited by Tennessee’s

tariff, and that it has sufficient capacity

to accomplish deliveries at the proposed

new point without detriment or

disadvantages to Tennessee’s other

customers.

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. 97–5534 Filed 3–5–97; 8:45 am]

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