Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 98 /Thursday, May 21, 1998 / Notices 27939

1See, 20 FERC ¶ 62,410 (1982).

157.205 and 157.211 of the

Commission’s Regulations under the

Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205,

157.211) for authorization to construct

and operate certain facilities in Webster

Parish, Louisiana, under NGT’s blanket

certificate issued in the Docket No.

CP82–384–000 and CP82–384–001

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 specifically requests authority to

install a 3-inch tap, 3-inch regulatory

setting, and 6-inch meter station, on

NGT’s Line S in Webster Parish,

Louisiana, under Subpart G of Part 284

of the Commission’s Regulation. NGT

states that this meter station is being

constructed to provide service to Arkla,

a distribution division of NorAm Energy

Corp. (Arkla). NGT states the estimated

volumes to be delivered through these

facilities are approximately 3,008,086

MMBtu annually and 14,857 MMBtu on

a peak day. NGT states the cost of the

facilities to be installed is $64,198, and

that $59.375 will be reimbursed by

Arkla. NGT also states that Arkla will

install 550 feet of 6-inch pipe to connect

this point to an addition to its Louisiana

distribution system which it is acquiring

from Louisiana-Nevada Gas Transit

Company.

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protest is filed and not withdrawn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. 98–13496 Filed 5–20–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP98–533–000]

Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice

of Request Under Blanket

Authorization

May 15, 1998.

Take notice that on May 11, 1998,

Northern Natural Gas Company

(Northern), 1111 South 103rd Street,

Omaha, Nebraska 68124–1000, filed in

Docket No. CP98–525–000 a request

pursuant to Sections 157.205, 157.212

and 157.216 of the Commission’s

Regulations under the Natural Gas Act

(18 CFR 157.205, 157.212, 157.216) for

authorization to upgrade an existing

delivery point located in Dodge County,

Minnesota, to accommodate natural gas

deliveries to U.S. Energy Services, Inc.

(USEI), under Northern’s blanket

certificate issued in Docket No. CP82–

401–000 1 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.

Northern states that it requests

authority to upgrade this delivery point

to accommodate natural gas deliveries

to USEI under currently effective

throughput service agreements.

Northern asserts that USEI has

requested the upgrade of the existing

delivery point to provide increased

natural gas service to the Al-Corn town

border station. The estimated

incremental volumes proposed to be

delivered to USEI at this delivery point

are 400 MMBtu on a peak day and

146,000 MMBtu on an annual basis.

Northern has stated that the estimated

cost to upgrade the delivery point is

$24,500.

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. 98–13480 Filed 5–20–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP98–524–000]

Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice

of Request Under Blanket

Authorization

May 15, 1998

Take notice that on May 6, 1998,

Northern Natural Gas Company,

(Northern), 1111 South 103rd Street,

Omaha, Nebraska 68124–1000, filed in

Docket No. CP98–524–000 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 and remove

three town border stations (TBSs), all as

more fully set forth in the request that

is on file with the Commission and open

to public inspection.

Northern proposes to abandon and

remove one TBS in Saunders County,

Nebraska, and two TBSs in Rice County,

Minnesota. Northern constructed the

subject facilities pursuant to 2.55 of the

regulations and proposes to abandon

them because the gas service

downstream of the TBSs have been

discontinued and that no other use exist

for the facilities.

Northern states that the abandonment

will not result in any disruption or

disadvantage any of Northern’s

customers.

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 therefore,

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