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Niagara Expansion Project. National

Fuel states that the First Amendment

also addressed a proposed change in

compressor mode and horsepower at

National Fuel’s Ellisburg Compressor

Station, and sought certificate authority

for a meter replacement that had been

described in the original application as

an auxiliary facility.

National Fuel states that on March 14,

1997, it responded to a data request

from the Commission seeking

information about National Fuel’s plans

in light of Transco’s announcement that

the SeaBoard project would be delayed.

National Fuel states that it advised the

Commission that Enron and National

Fuel had just entered into an Amended

and Restated Precedent Agreement,

under which the service to be rendered

by National Fuel is not dependent upon

the outcome of Transco’s SeaBoard

project or any other downstream

facilities. National Fuel also clarified

that its proposed service to Union

Pacific is not depended on downstream

facilities. National Fuel indicated that it

intended to file an amendment to its

application seeking a Commission

order, on the earliest date possible,

authorizing the construction of the

facilities required by National Fuel to

render firm service to Enron and Union

Pacific, while the facilities required to

serve Renaissance would remain tied to

Transco’s SeaBoard project.

According to National Fuel, the

revised project is not dependent upon

the outcome of Transcop’s SeaBoard

project, nor is it dependent upon the

certification or construction of any

downstream facilities.

National Fuel states that the service to

be provided to Enron will be changed in

two minor respects. First, Transco at

Leidy is now designated as the primary

delivery point with respect to all of

Enron’s maximum daily transportation

quantity (MDT). Under the original

agreement, the primary delivery point

with respect to 5,300 Dth/d of Enron’s

MDT was to be Transco at Wharton,

12.2 miles from Leidy. Second, the

agreement calls for the execution of two

service agreements—one ten year

service agreement with an MDT of

15,694 Dth/d and one eleven year

service agreement with an MDT of 5,650

Dth/d—instead of one ten year service

agreement with an MDT of 21,344 Dth/

d. It is stated that the total quantity

subscribed by Enron remains at 21,344

Dth/d; the effect of this change is that

the primary term with respect to 5,650

Dth/d of Enron’s capacity has been

increased from ten to eleven years.

It is stated that neither the Enron nor

the Union Pacific service will be

dependent upon any other downstream

facilities. National Fuel states that these

customers have requested firm service

to Leidy, Pennsylvania, a recognized

market center. It is stated that National

Fuel’s firm shippers would have a

number of options for the delivery of

their gas at Leidy, including the sale of

such gas to shippers with primary firm,

secondary firm, released firm or

interruptible capacity on Transco’s

system. In addition, National Fuel’s firm

shippers would be able to arrange the

redelivery of their gas to other interstate

pipelines (including CNG Transmission

Corporation, Tennessee Gas Pipeline

Company and Texas Eastern

Transmission Corporation) at several

secondary points in the Ellisburg-Leidy

area, or elsewhere on National Fuel’s

system. In addition, National Fuel

contends that the availability of storage

in the Ellisburg-Leidy area provides

another delivery option for National

Fuel’s shippers.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

make any protest with reference to said

amendment should on or before April

17, 1997, file with the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, 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

with further notice before the

Commission or its designee on this

application if no motion to intervene is

filed within the time required herein, or

if the Commission on its own review of

the matter finds that permission and

approval for the proposed certificate

and abandonment are 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 National Fuel 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. RP96–200–020]

NorAm Gas Transmission Company;

Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC

Gas Tariff

April 8, 1997.

Take notice that on April 3, 1997,

NorAm Gas Transmission Company

(NGT) tendered for filing as part of its

FERC Gas Tariff, Fourth Revised

Volume No. 1, the following revised

tariff sheets to be effective April 1, 1997:

Fifth Revised Sheet No. 7A

Substitute Fifth Revised Sheet No. 7B

Fifth Revised Sheet No. 7C

Fifth Revised Sheet No. 7D

Third Revised Sheet No. 7E

First Revised Sheet No. 7G

First Revised Sheet No. 7G.01

First Revised Sheet No. 7H

Original Sheet No. 7I

Original Sheet No. 7J

Original Sheet No. 7K

Original Sheet No. 7L

Second Revised Sheet No. 8

Sheet No. 9–11

NGT states that these tariff sheets are

filed herewith to reflect specific

negotiated rate transactions

commencing the month of April, 1997.

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 Rule 211 of

the Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure (18 CFR 385.211). All such

protests must be filed as provided in

§ 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 protestant parties to

the proceeding. Copies of this filing are

on file with the Commission and are

available for public inspection.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

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