27064 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 94 / Friday, May 15, 1998 / Notices

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 petition 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 petition 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 petition

for leave 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 provided for,

unless otherwise advised, it will be

unnecessary for Columbia to appear or

be represented at the hearing.

David P. Boergers,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–12923 Filed 5–14–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP98–448–000]

NorAm Gas Transmission Company;

Notice of Request Under Blanket

Authorization

May 11, 1998.

Take notice that on May 1, 1998,

NorAm Gas Transmission Company

(NGT), 1111 Louisiana Street, Houston,

Texas 77210–4455, filed in Docket No.

CP98–448–000 a request pursuant to

Sections 157.205 and 157.216 of the

Commission’s Regulations under the

Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205 and

157.216) for authorization to abandon

certain facilities in Texas, under NGT’s

blanket certificate issued in 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 proposes to abandon

and reclaim a 1-inch, inactive, domestic

tap on Line CM–14 in Bowie County,

Texas that delivered gas to Arkla, a

distribution division on NorAm Energy

Corp. for supplementary service to

Hooks County School District. Arkla has

notified NGT that it no longer needs this

tap and that the school has requested

that the tap be removed to allow

cleanup on the location. NGT will

reclaim the tap at an estimated cost of

$579 and Arkla will reimburse NGT for

$464 of this cost.

NGT states that the proposed

abandonment is not prohibited by its

existing tariff and that it has sufficient

capacity to accommodate the proposed

changes without detriment or

disadvantage to NGT’s other customers.

No service will be abandoned as a result

of removing this tap.

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

failed 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.

David P. Boergers,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–12920 Filed 5–14–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6712–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP97–323–001]

Norten ̃o Pipeline Company; Notice of

Petition for Waiver

May 11, 1998.

Take notice that on April 30, 1998,

Norten ̃ o Pipeline Company (Norten ̃o)

tendered for filing a petition for

extension of waiver of certain

Commission Order Nos. 587–B, 587–C,

and 587–G requirements, or in an

alternative, extension of the waiver until

abandonment by sale of the pipeline

facilities.

Norten ̃o states that it has served

copies of the filing on each person

designated on the official service list

compiled by the Secretary of FERC in

this proceeding.

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 Section

385.211 of the Commission’s Rules and

Regulations. All such protests must be

filed on or before May 18, 1998. 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 proceedings.

Copies of this filing are on file with the

Commission and are available for public

inspection in the Public Reference

Room.

David P. Boergers,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–12928 Filed 5–14–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP98–203–001]

Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice

of Compliance Filing

May 11, 1998.

Take notice that on May 6, 1998,

Northern Natural Gas Company

(Northern) tendered for filing changes in

the its FERC Gas Tariff, Fifth Revised

Volume No. 1, the following tariff

sheets, proposed to be effective June 1

1998:

First Revised Sheet No. 415

First Revised Sheet No. 416

On May 1, 1998, Northern filed in this

Docket a general rate case. The reason

for this filing is to comply with the

Commission’s May 5 order in this

Docket requiring Northern to refile

Sheet Nos. 415 and 416 to correct

pagination duplications. No changes

were made to the contents of the sheets.

Northern further states that copies of

the filing have been mailed to each of

its customers and interested State

Commissions.

Any person desiring to protest this

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 as provided in Section 154.210 of

the Commission’s regulations. Protests

will be considered by the Commission