Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 67 / Tuesday, April 8, 1997 / Notices 16801

should be filed on or before April 18,

1997.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–8882 Filed 4–7–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. EC97–24–000]

NorAm Energy Services, Inc., Notice of

Filing

April 2, 1997.

Take notice that NorAm Energy

Services, Inc. (NES) on March 27, 1997,

tendered for filing pursuant to Section

203 of the Federal Power Act (the

‘‘FPA’’), 16 U.S.C. 824b, Part 33 of the

Commission’s Regulations, 18 CFR 33,

and 18 CFR 2.26, an Application For

Authorization Under Section 203.

Applicant states that the Application

relates to an Agreement and Plan of

Merger dated as of August 11, 1996,

pursuant to which Applicant’s parent,

NorAm Energy Corp., will be acquired

by Houston Industries Incorporated

(‘‘HI’’). As a result of the transaction, the

Applicant, a Commission-regulated

power marketer, will become a second

tier subsidiary of HI. Applicant notes

that the transaction will not result in

any disposition or transfer of its power

sales agreements and that Applicant

will continue to hold and perform such

agreements. The Applicant states that it

has submitted the information required

by part 33 of the Commission’s

Regulations, and by the Commission’s

recently issued Merger Policy

Statement, Order No. 592, Inquiry

Concerning the Commission’s Merger

Policy under the Federal Power Act,

Policy Statement, issued December 18,

1996, 61 FR 68,595 (December 30,

1996), in support of the Application.

As required by 18 CFR 33.6,

Applicant states that copies of the

Application and related testimony and

exhibits have been served on the

Arkansas Public Service Commission,

the Mississippi Public Service

Commission, the Minnesota Public

Utilities Commission, the Oklahoma

Corporation Commission, the Louisiana

Public Service Commission, the Texas

Railroad Commission and the Texas

Public Utility Commission.

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 Rules 211

and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of

Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211

and 18 CFR 385.214). All such motions

or protests should be filed on or before

May 27, 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.

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.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–8880 Filed 4–7–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP97–289–000]

NorAm Gas Transmission Company;

Notice of Request Under Blanket

Authorization

April 2, 1997.

Take notice that on March 13, 1997,

NorAm Gas Transmission Company

(NGT), 1600 Smith Street, Houston,

Texas 77002, filed in Docket No. CP97–

289–000 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

certain facilities in Kansas under NGT’s

blanket certificate issued in Docket No

CP82–384–000, et al., 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.

NGT proposes to abandon a tap and

metering facilities no longer needed due

to the City of Winfield Gas Utility’s

(Winfield) expansion of its distribution

system. The facilities, Rural Extension

No. 671, to be abandoned consist of a 1-

inch tap and 2-inch U-Shape meter

station located in Cowley County,

Kansas. NGT states that Winfield has

requested that NGT disconnect the

meter since Winfield’s customers are

now served by its own distribution

system and that no customers or

services will be abandoned.

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. 97–8878 Filed 4–7–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP97–311–000]

Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice

of Request Under Blanket

Authorization

April 2, 1997.

Take notice that on March 31, 1997,

Northern Natural Gas Company

(Northern), 1111 South 103rd Street,

Omaha, Nebraska 68103–0330, filed a

request with the Commission in Docket

No. CP97–311–000, pursuant to

Sections 157.205, and 157.216(b) of the

Commission’s Regulations under the

Natural Gas Act (NGA) for authorization

to abandon and remove a small volume

measuring station and appurtenant

facilities, located in Lancaster County,

Nebraska authorized in blanket

certificate issued in Docket No. CP82–

401–000, all as more fully set forth in

the request on file with the Commission

and open to public inspection.

Northern proposes to abandon and

remove the Wanek Farm Tap and

appurtenant facilities. Northern states

the station is no longer required because

gas service is now provided to the new

delivery point, Wanek #1 TBS, which is

located near Crete, Nebraska.

Any person or the Commission’s staff

may, within 45 days after the

Commission has issued this notice, 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

NGA (18 CFR 157.205) a protest to the

request. If no protest is filed within the

allowed time, 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