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1See the March 21, 1997, OPR Director’s letter to

the joint applicants.

Facilities Maritimes

(percent)

PNGTS (percent)

Mainline .................................................................................................................................................................... 66.76 33.24

Westbrook Maritimes Meter ..................................................................................................................................... 100.00 0.00

Westbrook PNGTS Meter ........................................................................................................................................ 0.00 100.00

Dracut Meter and Modifications ............................................................................................................................... 67.69 32.31

Wells Meter .............................................................................................................................................................. 89.09 10.91

Westbrook Lateral .................................................................................................................................................... 63.35 36.65

Granite State Meter at Westbrook ........................................................................................................................... 41.10 58.90

Newington Lateral .................................................................................................................................................... 41.10 58.90

Granite State Meter at Newington ........................................................................................................................... 0.00 100.00

PSNH Meter at Newington ....................................................................................................................................... 50.00 50.00

Haverhill Lateral ....................................................................................................................................................... 1.42 98.58

Tennessee Meter at Haverhill .................................................................................................................................. 0.00 100.00

Each owner will be responsible for

recovering all of its share of costs and

expenses of the joint pipeline facilities

through rates proposed in its related

filings in Docket Nos. CP96–178–000, et

al. (Maritimes), CP96–809–000

(Maritimes), and CP96–249–000, et al.

(PNGTS). The Joint Pipeline facilities

will be operated in accordance with

each of the owner’s separate tariffs

proposed in their respective filings

listed above.

The joint applicants each amended

their original proposals to address the

impacts of the joint application.

Maritimes’ amendments were filed on

February 24, 1997, and PNGTS’

amendment was filed on March 18,

1997. Separate notices of these

amendments will be issued. However,

certain information which is needed to

complete the processing of this

application remains to be filed.1

Complete and accurate filing of that

information on the schedule stated in

the joint applicants’ March 18, 1997,

filing is essential for the expeditious

processing of these applications.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

make any protest with reference to said

application should on or before April

15, 1997 file with the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, 888 First

Street, NE., Washington, DC 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 (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

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 a grant of the

certificate is 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 the joint applicants to

appear or be represented at the hearing.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–7788 Filed 3–26–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

[Docket No. CP97–282–000]

Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company;

Notice of Request Under Blanket

Authorization

March 21, 1997.

Take notice that on March 10, 1997,

Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company

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

Texas 77252, filed in Docket No. CP97–

282–000 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 measurement facilities

located in Carter County, Kentucky,

under Tennessee’s blanket certificate

issued in Docket No. CP82–413–000,

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.

Tennessee proposes to abandon the

facilities, including the meter, piping

and appurtenant facilities, which were

installed and placed in service in June

1949 to serve Inland Gas Corporation

(Inland), for the sale of natural gas for

resale to the public for residential,

commercial and industrial uses. It is

stated that no gas has flowed through

the meter since 1987. It is asserted that

Inland was the only customer served by

the facilities, and a letter was included

in the application from Columbia Gas of

Kentucky, Inc. (Columbia), successor in

interest to Inland, showing Columbia’s

consent to the abandonment.

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.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–7766 Filed 3–26–97; 8:45 am]

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[Docket No. CP97–286–000]

Transwestern Pipeline Company;

Notice of Application

March 21, 1997.

Take notice that on March 12, 1997,

Transwestern Pipeline Company

(Transwestern), 1400 Smith Street, P.O.
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1WNG originally proposed to abandon, by sale to

WRI, four domestic settings. However, in its

supplement WNG indicates that after further

research, it has determined that one of the meters

will not be affected by the proposed abandonment.

Box 1188, Houston, Texas, 77251–1188,

pursaunt to Section 7(c) of the Natural

Gas Act (NGA), filed an application

with the Commission in Docket No.

CP97–286–000 for a certificate of public

convenience and necessity to modify

and operate certain compressor units at

the design horsepower (HP) level, in

order to increase operational efficiency

and capacity on that portion of

Transwestern’s system described as the

San Juan Lateral, all as more fully set

forth in the application which is on file

with the Commission and open to the

public for inspection.

Specifically, Transwestern proposes

to increase the horsepower of three

replacement Solar T7002 gas turbines at

the Bloomfield Compressor Station near

Bloomfield, New Mexico, to a design

capacity level of 7,000 ISO (4,400 site

rated) HP. Each unit was rated at 6,500

ISO (4,132 site rated) HP at the time of

its installation, however, due to

advanced technology, the replacement

units are rated at a 7,000 ISO HP

capacity level. The increase in

horsepower will be achieved by

mechanically readjusting the degree of

pitch on the inlet guide vanes of the

replacement gas turbine drivers.

Transwestern estimates that the capital

cost to modify the subject units at the

Bloomfield Compressor Station will be

approximately $24,000, which will be

financed with internally generated

funds.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

make any protest with reference to said

application should, on or before April

11, 1997, file with the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, 888 First

Street, N.E., 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 385.211 and

385.214) and the Regulations under the

Natural Gas Act (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 processing. 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 the request should

be granted. 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 Transwestern to appear

or be represented at the hearing.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–7761 Filed 3–26–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

[Docket No. ER97–262–000]

Unocal Corporation; Notice of

Issuance of Order

March 21, 1997.

Unocal Corporation (Unocal)

submitted for filing a rate schedule

under which Unocal will engage in

wholesale electric power and energy

transactions as a marketer. Unocal also

requested waiver of various Commission

regulations. In particular, Unocal

requested that the Commission grant

blanket approval under 18 CFR Part 34

of all future issuances of securities and

assumptions of liability by Unocal.

On March 19, 1997, pursuant to

delegated authority, the Director,

Division of Applications, Office of

Electric Power Regulation, granted

requests for blanket approval under Part

34, subject to the following:

Within thirty days of the date of the

order, any person desiring to be heard

or to protest the blanket approval of

issuances of securities or assumptions of

liability by Unocal should file a motion

to intervene or protest with the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888

First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426,

in accordance with Rules 211 and 214

of the Commission’s Rules of Practice

and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and

385.214).

Absent a request for hearing within

this period, Unocal is authorized to

issue securities and assume obligations

or liabilities as a guarantor, endorser,

surety, or otherwise in respect of any

security of another person; provided

that such issuance or assumption is for

some lawful object within the corporate

purposes of the applicant, and

compatible with the public interest, and

is reasonably necessary or appropriate

for such purposes.

The Commission reserves the right to

require a further showing that neither

public nor private interests will be

adversely affected by continued

approval of Unocal’s issuances of

securities or assumptions of liability.

Notice is hereby given that the

deadline for filing motions to intervene

or protests, as set forth above, is April

18, 1997.

Copies of the full text of the order are

available from the Commission’s Public

Reference Branch, 888 First Street, NE.,

Washington, DC 20426.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–7765 Filed 3–26–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

[Docket No. CP97–254–000]

Williams Natural Gas Company; Notice

of Request Under Blanket

Authorization

March 21, 1997

Take notice that on February 19, 1997,

as supplemented March 13, 1997,

Williams Natural Gas Company (WNG)

P.O. Box 3288, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74101,

filed in Docket No. CP97–254–000 a

request pursuant to Section 157.205,

157.212(a) and 157.216(b) of the

Commission’s Regulations under the

Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205 and

157.216(b)) for authorization to replace

and relocate the Commerce town border

setting, (2) to abandon by reclaim the

Cardin and Treece town borders, and (3)

to abandon by sale to Western

Resources, Inc. (WRI) six town border

meter settings, three domestic settings 1

and related service, located in Ottawa

County, Oklahoma and Cherokee

County, Kansas, under WNG’s blanket

certificate issued in Docket No. CP82–

479–000, 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.

Specifically, WNG seeks authorization

to replace the WRI Commerce town

border setting with a triple run 3-inch

meter setting and relocate it to the site

of WNG’s high pressure regulator in

Ottawa County, Oklahoma. WNG states

that replacing the existing meter setting

with a triple-run will provide more

accurate measurement at low volumes

as well as reducing maintenance and

measurement reading time. WNG states

that the cost to replace the Commerce

town border setting is estimated to be

$122,830.