Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 48 / Wednesday, March 12, 1997 / Notices 11425

file with the Commission and are

available for public inspection.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–6132 Filed 3–11–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

[Docket No. RP97–22–003]

Northern Border Pipeline Company;

Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC

Gas Tariff

March 6, 1997.

Take notice that on February 28, 1997,

Northern Border Pipeline Company

(Northern Border) tendered for filing as

part of its FERC Gas Tariff, First Revised

Volume No. 1, the pro forma tariff

sheets listed on Appendix A to the

filing, to become effective April 1, 1997.

Northern Border states that this filing

is made in compliance with Order No.

587, issued in Docket No. RM96–1–000

on July 17, 1996; the ‘‘Notice Clarifying

Procedures for filing Pro Forma Tariff

Sheets’’, issued September 12, 1996; the

Commission’s Order on Compliance

Filing issued November 15, 1996 in

Docket No. RP97–22–000, and the

Commission’s Order on Compliance and

Rehearing issued February 18, 1997 in

Docket Nos. RP97–22–001 and RP97–

22–002 (February 18 Order). These pro

forma tariff sheets reflect the

requirements of Order No. 587 that

interstate pipelines follow standardized

procedures for critical business

practices—nominations, flowing gas

(allocations, balancing, and

measurement), invoicing, and capacity

release.

Northern Border states copies of this

filing are being served on all affected

customers and applicable state

regulatory agencies.

Any person desiring to protest this

filing should file a protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, NE., 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 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. 97–6121 Filed 3–11–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

[Docket No. RP97–275–000]

Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice

of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas

Tariff

March 6, 1997.

Take notice that on March 4, 1997,

Northern Natural Gas Company

(Northern), tendered for filing to become

part of Northern’s FERC Gas Tariff, Fifth

Revised Volume No. 1, the following

tariff sheets proposed to become

effective on April 4, 1997:

Third Revised Sheet No. 54

Third Revised Sheet No. 61

Third Revised Sheet No. 62

Third Revised Sheet No. 63

Third Revised Sheet No. 64

First Revised Sheet No. 201

First Revised Sheet No. 300

Northern states that the above-listed

tariff sheets are being filed in

accordance with Section 154.403 of the

Commission’s Regulations to establish a

tariff mechanism for a Periodic Rate

Adjustment (PRA) to periodically adjust

the fuel retained percentages for the

recovery of fuel. This filing proposes to

establish a tariff mechanism which will

authorize Northern in future tariff

filings to make periodic adjustments to

the fuel retained percentages. Northern

is not proposing in this filing to change

any of the fuel retained percentages.

Northern states that the instant filing

results in no rate impact on firm or

interruptible customers and no effect on

revenues or costs.

Northern states that copies of the

filing were served upon Northern’s

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 Sections

385.214 and 385.211 of the

Commission’s Rules and Regulations.

All such petitions or protests must be

filed in accordance with Section

154.210 of the Commission’s

Regulations. All protests will be

considered by the Commission in

determining the appropriate action to be

taken in this proceeding, but will not

serve to make Protestant a party 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 inspection.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–6099 Filed 3–11–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

[Docket No. TM97–2–37–000]

Northwest Pipeline Corporation; Notice

of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas

Tariff

March 6, 1997.

Take notice that on February 28, 1997,

Northwest Pipeline Corporation

(Northwest) tendered for filing as part of

its FERC Gas Tariff the following tariff

sheets, to become effective April 1,

1997:

Third Revised Volume No. 1

Seventh Revised Sheet No. 14

Original Volume No. 2

Nineteenth Revised Sheet No. 2.1

Northwest states that the purpose of

this filing is to propose new fuel

reimbursement factors (Factors) for

Northwest’s transportation and storage

rate schedules. The Factors allow

Northwest to be reimbursed in-kind for

the fuel used during the transmission

and storage of gas and for the volumes

of gas lost and unaccounted-for that

occur as a normal part of operating the

transmission system. The Factors are

determined each year to become

effective April 1 pursuant to Section

14.12 of the General Terms and

Conditions contained in Northwest’s

FERC Gas Tariff, Third Revised Volume

No. 1, and pursuant to Section 5 of

Sheet No. 2.1 in Northwest’s FERC Gas

Tariff, Original Volume No. 2.

Northwest states that it proposes a

Factor of 1.90% for transportation

service Rate Schedules TF–1, TF–2, and

TI–1 and for all transportation service

rate schedules contained in Original

Volume No. 2 of Northwest’s FERC Gas

Tariff. Northwest also states that it

proposes a Factor of 1.18% for service

at the Jackson Prairie Storage Project

under Rate Schedules SGS–1, SGS–2F

and SGS–2I and a Factor of 2.62% for

service at the Plymouth LNG Facility

under Rate Schedules LS–1, LS–2F and

LS–2I.

Northwest states that a copy of this

filing has been served upon Northwest’s

customers and interested state

regulatory commissions.

Any person desiring to be heard or

protest this filing should file a motion

to intervene or protest with the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888

First Street, N.E., Washington, DC

20426, in accordance with Sections

385.214 and 385.211 of the

Commission’s Rules and Regulations.

All such motions or 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.