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presently authorized interruptible

transportation of natural gas for Chevron

Chemical Company (Chevron) under

Rate Schedule X–89, in Northwest’s

FERC Gas Tariff, Original Volume No. 2,

all as more fully set forth in the

application which is on file with the

Commission and open to public

inspection.

Northwest states that Rate Schedule

X–89 currently covers the interruptible

transportation of up to 10,000 Dth per

day for Chevron from various receipt

points on Northwest’s system to points

of interconnection with Northwest

Natural Gas Company near St. Helens,

Oregon and Cascade Natural Gas

Corporation near Finley, Washington.

Northwest further states that the

Transportation Agreement expired by its

own terms on July 16, 1996, and that no

services have been requested or

provided thereunder since April of

1988.

Northwest also states that no

abandonment of facilities is proposed in

conjunction with the abandonment of

this service.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

make any protest with reference to said

application should on or before April

25, 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 385.211 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 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 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 Northwest to appear or

be represented at the hearing.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP97–103–001]

OkTex Pipeline Company; Notice of

Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff

April 4, 1997.

Take notice that on April 1, 1997,

OkTex Pipeline Company (OkTex)

tendered for filing to become part of its

FERC Gas Tariff, Original Volume No. 1,

the tariff sheets listed on the filing, with

an effective date of June 1, 1997.

OkTex states that the filing is made to

comply with the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission’s February 14,

1997 Letter Order, Order No. 587,

‘‘Standards for Business Practices of

Interstate Natural Gas Pipelines,’’ III

FERC Stats. & Regs. Regulations

Preambles ¶ 31,039 (‘‘Final Rule’’), and

Order No. 587–B, ‘‘Standards for

Business Practices of Interstate Natural

Gas Pipelines,’’ 78 FERC ¶ 61,076

(1997), adopting certain standardized

business practices and electronic

communication practices promulgated

by the Gas Industry Standards Board

(‘‘GISB’’) and requiring pipelines to

comply with the requirements of the

GISB standards by incorporating the

GISB standards by reference into the

Commission’s Regulations. OkTex

moved that the Commission permit the

tariff sheets to become effective June 1,

1997, as required by the staggered

implementation schedule set forth in

the Final Rule.

OkTex states that copies of the filing

were served upon the official service list

compiled by the Secretary in this

proceeding.

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 Rules and

Regulations. All such protests must be

filed on or before April 21, 1997.

Protests will be considered by the

Commission in determining the

appropriate action to be taken, but will

not serve to make the 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.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP97–313–000]

Ozark Gas Transmission System;

Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC

Gas Tariff

April 4, 1997.

Take notice that on April 1, 1997,

Ozark Gas Transmission System (Ozark)

tendered for filing as part of its FERC

Gas Tariff, First Revised Volume No. 1,

the following tariff sheets to become

effective May 2, 1997:

Second Revised Sheet No. 88

Original Sheet No. 88A

Original Sheet No. 117A

Ozark states that the purpose of this

filing, made in accordance with the

provisions of Section 154.204 of the

Commission’s Regulations, is to

establish the flexibility under Ozark’s

tariff to negotiate rates in accordance

with the Commission’s Statement of

Policy on Alternatives to Traditional

Cost-of-Service Ratemaking for Natural

Gas Pipelines, Docket No. RM95–6–000

and Regulation of Negotiated

Transportation Services of Natural Gas

Pipelines, Docket No. RM96–7–000

issued January 31, 1996 (Policy

Statement).

Ozark proposes to establish a

negotiated/recourse rate program

applicable to Ozark’s Part 284 firm

transportation services under Rate

Schedules FTS, ITS, and T–1 consistent

with the Policy Statement as well as

Commission pronouncements

respecting negotiated rate filings of

other pipelines.

Ozark states that copies of this filing

are being served on all jurisdictional

customers and applicable state

regulatory agencies.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

protest this filing should file a motion

to intervene or protest with the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888

First Street, NE., 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 in accordance

with Section 154.210 of the
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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 in the Public Reference

Room.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP97–134–001]

Pacific Gas Transmission Company;

Notice of Compliance Filing

April 4, 1997.

Take notice that on April 1, 1997,

Pacific Gas Transmission Company

(PGT) tendered for filing as part of its

FERC Gas Tariff, First Revised Volume

No. 1–A, the tariff sheets listed on

Appendix A to the filing, to be effective

June 1, 1997.

PGT asserts the purpose of this filing

is to comply with the Commission’s

Order issued March 4, 1997 in Docket

RM97–134–000, on PGT’s compliance

filing establishing standards for

business practices of interstate natural

gas pipelines. PGT states the filing

conforms its FERC Gas Tariff, First

Revised Volume No. 1–A to the

requirements of Order 587 in

compliance with the March 4, 1997

Order.

PGT further states a copy of this filing

has been served upon its jurisdictional

customers and interested state

regulatory agencies, as well as the

official service list compiled by the

Secretary in the above-referenced

proceeding.

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 Section

385.211 of the Commission’s Rules of

Practice and Procedure. All such

protests must be filed on or before April

21, 1997. 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.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP97–169–001]

Riverside Pipeline Company, L.P.;

Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC

Gas Tariff

April 4, 1997.

Take notice that on April 1, 1997,

Riverside Pipeline Company (Riverside)

tendered for filing to become part of

Riverside’s FERC Gas Tariff, First

Revised Volume No. 1, the following

tariff sheets, the tariff sheets listed on

Appendix A to the filing, with an

effective date of June 1, 1997.

Riverside states that the filing is made

to comply with the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission’s Order No.

587, ‘‘Standards for Business Practices

of Interstate Natural Gas Pipelines,’’ III

FERC Stats. & Regs. Regulations

Preambles ¶ 31,039 (‘‘Final Rule’’), and

Order No. 587–B, 78 FERC ¶ 61,076

(1997), adopting certain standardized

business practices and electronic

communication practices promulgated

by the Gas Industry Standards Board

(‘‘GISB’’) and requiring pipelines to

comply with the requirements of the

GISB standards by incorporating the

GISB standards by reference into the

Commission’s Regulations, and the

Commission’s March 16, 1997, ‘‘Order

on Compliance Filing,’’ 78 FERC

¶ 61,245 (1997) in Docket No. RP97–

169–000.

Riverside requested that the

Commission permit the tariff sheets to

become effective June 1, 1997, as

required by the staggered

implementation schedule set forth in

the Final Rule.

Riverside states that copies of the

filing were served upon the parties

listed on the official service list

compiled by the Secretary in this

proceeding and its customers and

interested state commissions.

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 Section

385.211 of the Commission’s Rules and

Regulations. All such protests must be

filed on or before April 21, 1997.

Protests will be considered by the

Commission in determining the

appropriate action to be taken, but will

not serve to make the 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. 97–9287 Filed 4–9–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP97–138–002]

Shell Gas Pipeline Company; Notice of

Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff

April 4, 1997.

Take notice that on April 1, 1997,

Shell Gas Pipeline Company (SGPC)

tendered for filing as part of its FERC

Gas Tariff, Original Volume No. 1, the

sheets set forth on Appendix B to the

filing in compliance with the Order in

Docket Nos. RP97–138–000 and RP97–

138–001 issued March 6, 1997 to

become effective June 1, 1997.

SGPC states that the amended tariff

sheets set forth revisions to SGPC’s

December 2, 1996 and January 17, 1997

tariff filings, made to comply with Order

No. 587. The amended tariff sheets

reflect changes for: (1) Certain standards

that have been either incorporated

verbatim or by reference; (2) revised

intra-day nominations that allow for

later effective times; and (3) include an

end date to the shipper nomination

form.

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 18 CFR

385.211 of the Commission’s Rules and

Regulations. All such protests must be

filed by April 21, 1997. 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. 97–9288 Filed 4–9–97; 8:45 am]

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