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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, of

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 Rule to appear

or be represented at the hearing.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–14641 Filed 6–2–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP98–158–002]

NorAm Gas Transmission Company;

Notice of Technical Conference

May 28, 1998.

In the Commission’s order issued on

May 7, 1998, the Commission directed

that a technical conference be held to

address issues raised by filing.

Take notice that the technical

conference will be held on Thursday,

June 11, 1998, at 10:00 a.m., in a room

to be designated at the offices of the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C.

20426.

All interested parties and Staff are

permitted to attend.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–14633 Filed 6–2–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP98–554–000]

Northwest Pipeline Corporation; Notice

of Application

May 28, 1998.

Take notice that on May 15, 1998,

Northwest Pipeline Corporation,

(Northwest) 295 Chipeta Way, Salt Lake

City, Utah 84158, filed in Docket No.

CP98–554–000 an application pursuant

to Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act for

authorization to construct and operate

new, upgraded or modified facilities at

four existing compressor stations on its

mainline in the Columbia River Gorge

area of Klickitat, Skamania, and Clark

Counties, Washington, in order to

expand its capacity to provide

incremental firm transportation service,

all as more fully set forth in the

application on file with the Commission

and open to public inspection.

Specifically, Northwest proposes to

include a new turbine-driven centrifugal

compressor unit at the Roosevelt

Compressor Station, turbine upgrades

and compressor restages for two units at

the Willard Compressor Station, turbine

upgrades for two units and a compressor

restage for one of those units at the

Goldendale Compressor Station, and

new cylinder unloader pockets on the

reciprocating compressor unit at the

Washougal Compressor Station.

Northwest also states that the

proposed compression facilities will

add a total of 10,870 horsepower (ISO

rated) to its system and will increase its

mainline transmission capacity by

50,000 Dth per day from the Stanfield

Meter Station near Stanfield, Oregon to

the SIPI Meter Station near Sumas,

Washington. Northwest estimates the

cost of this Columbia Gorge Expansion

Project to be 17 million dollars.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

make any protest with reference to said

application should on or before June 18,

1998, file with the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, Washington,

D.C. 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

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 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 pubic

convenience and necessity. If a motion

for leave to intervene is timely field, 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 Northwest to appear or

be represented at the hearing.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–14630 Filed 6–2–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. PR98–14–000]

Sonat Intrastate-Alabama Inc.; Notice

of Petition for Rate Approval

May 28, 1998.

Take notice that on May 20, 1998,

Sonat Intrastate-Alabama Inc. (SIA) filed

in the captioned docket a petition

pursuant to Section 284.123(b)(2) of the

Commission’s regulations under the

Natural Gas Policy Act for approval of

a maximum system wide rate for

transporting natural gas pursuant to

Section 311(a)(2) of the NGPA, all as

more fully set forth in the petition.

SIA files this petition pursuant to the

Commission’s Letter Order, issued in

Docket No. PR95–12, requiring SIA to

file a Section 284.123(b)(2) application

on or before May 20, 1998 to justify

SIA’s current system wide rate or a

revised system wide rate. SIA proposes

to retain its current maximum, system

wide transportation rate of 29.4 cents

per MMBtu. SIA requests that the

Commission approve this rate as fair

and equitable and not in excess of an

amount that is comparable to the rates

that interstate pipelines would be

permitted to charge for providing

similar service.

Pursuant to Section 284.123(b)(2)(ii),

if the Commission does not act within

150 days of the filing date, SIA’s

proposed rates will be deemed to be fair

and equitable. The Commission may,

prior to the expiration of the 150 day

period, extend the time for action or

institute a proceeding to afford parties

an opportunity for written comments

and for oral presentation of views, data

and arguments.

Any person desiring to participate in

this proceeding must file a motion to

intervene in accordance with Section

385.211 and 385.214 of the

Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure. All motions must be filed

with the Secretary of the Commission

on or before June 12, 1998. The petition

for rate approval is on file with the