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Commission and are available for public

inspection.

David P. Boergers,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–15145 Filed 6–5–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP98–232–000]

National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation;

Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC

Gas Tariff

June 2, 1998.

Take notice that on May 29, 1998,

National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation

(National) tendered for filing as part of

its FERC Gas Tariff, Fourth Revised

Volume No. 1, Fifth Revised Sheet No.

8, with a proposed effective date of July

1, 1998.

National states that this filing reflects

the quarterly adjustment to the

reservation component of the EFT rate

pursuant to the Transportation and

Storage Cost Adjustment (TSCA)

provision set forth in Section 23 of the

General Terms and Conditions of

National’s FERC Gas Tariff.

In addition, National states that the

filing reflects National’s agreement to

buyout the final two years of

transportation service under Tennessee

Gas Pipeline Company (Tennessee)

Contract No. 7394. The buyout

agreement with Tennessee terminates

the Contract two years early, effective at

the end of October 1998. The buyout

will save National’s EFT customers

approximately $750,000.00.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

protest this filing should file a motion

to intervene or a protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC

20426, in accordance with Sections

385.214 and 385.211 of the

Commission’s Rules and Regulations.

All such motions or protests must be

filed as provided in Section 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

protestants parties to the proceedings.

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 in the Public Reference

Room.

David P. Boergers,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–15098 Filed 6–5–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP98–38–003]

Natural Gas Pipeline Company of

America; Notice of Refund Report

June 2, 1998.

Take notice that on May 18, 1998,

Natural Gas Pipeline Company of

America (Natural) filed a report to

comply with Ordering Paragraph (E) and

Appendix E of the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission’s September 10,

1997, ‘‘Order Denying Petitions for

Adjustment and Establishing Procedures

for the Payment of Refunds’’ issued in

Public Service Co. of Colorado and

Cheyenne Light, Fuel and Power Co.,

Docket Nos. RP97–369–000, et al.

Natural states that its May 18 refund

report deals with the Kansas ad valorem

taxes associated with Natural’s gas

purchases for the period of October 3,

1983, through June 28, 1988. Natural

states it has identified two producers

who owe $239.666. Natural has placed

all producer refund payments in escrow

pending the outcome of Natural’s

motion for waiver of the refund

flowthrough requirements filed in

Docket No. RP98–38–000.

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 on or before June 9, 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. 98–15105 Filed 6–5–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP97–431–002]

Natural Gas Pipeline Company of

America; Notice of Technical

Conference

June 2, 1998.

Take notice that a technical

conference in the above-captioned

proceeding will be held on Tuesday,

June 16, 1998, beginning at 1:00 p.m.

and continuing, if necessary, through

Wednesday June 17, 1998, in a room to

be designated at the offices of the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

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

20426.

Any party that will need audio visual

equipment at the conference should

contact Kenneth Niehaus at (202) 208–

0398 on or before Tuesday, June 9, 1998.

All interested parties and Staff are

permitted to attend.

David P. Boergers,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–15106 Filed 6–5–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP98–568–000]

Norse Pipeline, LLC; Notice of Petition

For Declaratory Order

June 2, 1998.

Take notice that on May 22, 1998,

Norse Pipeline, LLC (Norse), 2500

Tanglewilde, Suite 250, Houston, Texas

77063, filed in Docket No. CP98–568–

000, a petition, pursuant to Section 1(b)

of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717(b))

and Rule 207(a)(2) of the Commission’s

Regulations, for a declaratory order

disclaiming jurisdiction over certain

facilities to be acquired from Columbia

Gas Transmission Corporation

(Columbia), designated as the Project

Penny facilities, located in the States of

New York and Pennsylvania, as more

fully set forth in the petition, which is

on file with the Commission and open

for public inspection.

Concurrently with this application,

Columbia, in Docket No. CP98–569–000,

filed an application to abandon, by sale,

certain facilities known as the Project

Penny facilities. Norse states that Norse

and Columbia entered into an April 9,

1998, agreement under which Columbia

will sell and Norse will acquire certain

assets and facilities located in
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Cattaraugus and Chautauqua counties,

New York, and Crawford, Erie, and

Warren counties, Pennsylvania for

$21,800,000. Norse relates the facilities

include 336 miles of pipeline and seven

compression facilities.

Norse requests the Commission to

declare the pipeline and compressor

facilities to be acquired from Columbia

as exempt gathering facilities under

Section 1(b) of the NGA.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

make any protest with reference to said

application should on or before June 23,

1998, file with the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, 888 First

Street, NE., 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 385.211 and

385.214) 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 in any proceeding

herein must file a motion to intervene

in accordance with the Commission’s

rules.

David P. Boergers,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–15092 Filed 6–5–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP98–541–000]

Northern Lights, Inc.; Notice of

Application

June 2, 1998.

Take notice that on May 13, 1998,

Northern Lights, Inc. (Applicant), 1423

Dover Highway, Sandpoint, Idaho,

83864, filed in Docket No. CP98–541–

000 an abbreviated application pursuant

to Sections 7(f) of the Natural Gas Act,

as amended, for permission and

approval to grant a service area

determination, all as more fully set forth

in the application which is on file with

the Commission and open to public

inspection.

Applicant states that it is an electric

distribution cooperative currently

operating in the states of Idaho and

Montana. Applicant further states that

upon receipt of the requisite federal,

state, and local authorizations,

Applicant proposes to construct natural

gas local distribution service and

commence providing natural gas local

distribution service in several small

rural communities located in

northwestern Idaho and northeastern

Washington state. Applicant requests a

service area determination

encompassing the Sagle unincorporated

area, and the cities Priest River and Old

Town and surrounding environs,

located in Bonner County, Idaho, and

the cities of Newport and Usk and

surrounding environs, located in Pend

Oreille County, Washington. Applicant

asserts that no sales for resale will be

contemplated.

Applicant also requests that the

Commission determine that Applicant

qualifies as a local distribution company

in the area proposed as a Section 7(f)

service area for purposes of Section 311

of the Natural Gas Policy Act. Applicant

further requests that the Commission

grant Applicant a waiver of certain

reporting and accounting requirements

otherwise applicable to Applicant as a

natural gas company.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

make any protest with reference to said

application should on or before June 9,

1998, file with the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, 888 First

Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426, a

petition 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 the 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 on this application if no

petition to intervene is filed within the

time required herein, and if the

Commission on its own review of the

matter finds that the abandonment is

required by the public convenience and

necessity. If a petition for leave to

intervene is timely filed, or if the

Commission on its motion believes that

a formal hearing is required, further

notice of such hearing will be duly

given.

Under the procedure herein provide

for, unless otherwise advised, it will be

unnecessary for Applicant to appear or

be represented at the hearing.

David P. Boergers,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–15110 Filed 6–5–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP98–233–000]

Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice

of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas

Tariff

June 2, 1998.

Take notice that on May 29, 1998,

Northern Natural Gas Company

(Northern), tendered for filing changes

in its FERC Gas Tariff, Fifth Revised

Volume No. 1.

Northern states that the filing revises

the current Stranded Account No. 858

Surcharge which is designed to recover

costs incurred by Northern related to its

contracts with third-party pipelines.

Therefore, Northern has filed 1 Revised

Substitute 43 Sheet Nos. 50 and 51 and

the 1 Revised Substitute 40 Revised

Sheet No. 53 to be effective July 1, 1998.

Northern states that copies of this

filing were served upon the Company’s

customers and interested state

commissions.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

protest this filing should file a motion

to intervene or a protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

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

20426, in accordance with Sections

385.214 and 385.211 of the

Commission’s Rules and Regulations.

All such motions or protests must be

filed as provided in Section 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

protestants parties to the proceedings.

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 in the Public Reference

Room.

David P. Boergers,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–15097 Filed 6–5–98; 8:45 am]

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