Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 119 / Monday, June 22, 1998 / Notices 33919

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP98–17–003]

Dauphin Island Gathering Partners;

Notice of Tariff Filing

June 16, 1998.

Take notice that on June 11, 1998,

Dauphin Island Gathering Partners

(DIGP) tendered for filing as part of its

FERC Gas Tariff, Original Volume No. 1,

the following tariff sheets to be effective

June 12, 1998:

Third Revised Sheet No. 9

DIGP states that the purpose of this

filing is to report the name and rate of

persons that DIGP expects to begin

receiving service at negotiated rates on

June 12, 1998.

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

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. 98–16536 Filed 6–19–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket Nos. RP97–346–000, TM97–3–24–

000, and RP98–123–000]

Equitrans, L.P., Notice of Informal

Settlement Conference

June 16, 1998.

Take notice that an informal

settlement conference will be convened

in this proceeding on Thursday, June

25, 1998, at 10:00 a.m., at the offices of

the Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 888 First Street, NE,

Washington, DC, 20426, for the purpose

of reviewing the draft settlement

documents in the above-referenced

dockets.

Any party, as defined by 18 CFR

385.102(c), or any participant, as

defined by 18 CFR 385.102 (b), is

invited to attend. Persons wishing to

become a party must move to intervene

and receive intervenor status pursuant

to the Commission’s regulations (18 CFR

385.214).

For additional information, please

contact Irene E. Szopo at (202) 208–1602

or Robert A. Young at (202) 208–5705.

David P. Boergers,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–16482 Filed 06–19–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP98–205–001]

Granite State Gas Transmission, Inc.,

Notice of Compliance Tariff Filing

June 16, 1998.

Take notice that on June 12, 1998,

Granite State Gas Transmission, Inc.

(Granite State), tendered for filing as

part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Third

Revised Volume No. 1, Substitute

Original Sheet No. 336, for effectiveness

on May 1, 1998.

According to Granite State, Substitute

Original Sheet No. 336 is submitted in

compliance with the Commission’s

order issued May 28, 1998 in Docket No.

RP98–205–000. Granite State further

states that, in the foregoing order, the

Commission accepted tariff sheets filed

by Granite State proposing a surcharge

on its rates for firm and interruptible

transportation services to recover costs

related to an extension of a lease of a

pipeline facility from Portland Pipe Line

for one year, from May 1, 1998 to April

30, 1999.

According to Granite State, when it

initially filed the surcharge tariff

provision, it proposed an effective date

of June 1, 1998; later, Granite State says

that, by letter on May 7th, it requested

that the surcharge be made effective on

May 1 for a period of one year,

corresponding with the term of the

extension of the lease.

Granite State further states that the

Commission accepted the surcharge

tariff provision for effectiveness on May

1, 1998, and Substitute Original Sheet

No. 336 has been revised to reflect the

effectiveness of the surcharge as of May

1, 1998, for one year ending April 30,

1999, instead of May 31, 1999, as

originally filed.

Granite State also states that copies of

its filing have been served on its firm

and interruptible customers and on the

regulatory agencies of the states of

Maine, Massachusetts and New

Hampshire.

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

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. 98–16486 Filed 6–19–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP97–142–010]

KN Interstate Gas Transmission Co.;

Notice of Tariff Filing

June 16, 1998.

Take notice that on June 12, 1998, KN

Interstate Gas Transmission Co. (KNI),

tendered for filing as part of its FERC

Gas Tariff, First Revised Volume No. 1–

D, the following tariff sheets to be

effective November 1, 1997:

Substitute First Revised Sheet No. 18B

Original Sheet No. 61A

KNI states that these tariff sheets are

being filed in accordance with the

Office of Pipeline Regulation’s (OPR)

letter order dated May 29, 1998, in (KNI)

Order No. 587 proceeding in Docket

Nos. RP97–142–008 and RP97–142–009.

KNI states that copies of the filing

were served upon KNI’s jurisdictional

customers, interested public bodies and

all parties to the proceeding.

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

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
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inspection in the Public Reference

Room.

David P. Boergers,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–16483 Filed 6–19–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP98–602–000]

NorAm Gas Transmission Company;

Notice of Request Under Blanket

Authorization

June 16, 1998.

Take notice that on June 9, 1998,

NorAm Gas Transmission Company

(NGT), 525 Milam, P.O. Box 21734,

Shreveport, Louisiana 71151, filed in

Docket No. CP98–602–000 a request

pursuant to Sections 157.205 and

157.211 of the Commission’s

Regulations under the Natural Gas Act

(18 CFR 157.205, 157.211) for

authorization to operate a tap, regulator,

and metering facilities, located in

Poinsett County, Arkansas, under NGT’s

blanket certificate issued in Docket Nos.

CP82–384–000 and CP82–384–001,

pursuant to Section 7(c) 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 proposes to operate a 1-inch tap

and 1-inch regulator on Line JM–25,

located in Section 29, Township 11

North, Range 7 East, located in Poinsett

County, Arkansas. NGT states that these

facilities were constructed under

Section 311 of the Natural Gas Policy

Act and Subpart B, Part 284 of the

Commission’s Regulations and are

necessary to provide increased service

to the rural distribution system of Arkla,

a distribution division of NorAm Energy

Corporation (Arkla).

NGT states that the total estimated

increased volumes to be delivered

through this new tap are approximately

1,000 MMBtu annually and 10 MMBtu

on a peak day. NGT declares that the

total costs are estimated at $2,032 and

Arkla will reimburse NGT an estimated

$1,600 of those costs.

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.

David P. Boergers,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–16485 Filed 6–19–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP98–599–000]

Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice

of Request Under Blanket

Authorization

June 16, 1998.

Take notice that on June 8, 1998,

Northern Natural Gas Company

(Northern), 1111 South 103rd Street,

Omaha, Nebraska 68103–0330, filed in

Docket No. CP98–599–000 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 five small

volume measuring stations (farm taps)

located in Nebraska, under Northern’s

blanket certificate issued in Docket No

CP82–401–000 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 all five end-users

have requested the removal of the

measuring stations from their property.

The Nebraska counties involved with

the abandonment are Butler, Gage and

Lancaster.

Northern states that the proposed

activity is not prohibited by its existing

tariff and that it has sufficient capacity

to accommodate the proposed changes

without detriment or disadvantage to

Northern’s other 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 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. 98–16478 Filed 6–19–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP98–601–000]

Northwest Pipeline Corporation; Notice

of Request Under Blanket

Authorization

June 16, 1998.

Take notice that on June 9, 1998,

Northwest Pipeline Corporation

(Northwest), 295 Chipeta Way, Salt Lake

City, Utah 84108, filed in Docket No.

CP98–601–000 a request pursuant to

Sections 157.205, 157.211 and 157.216

of the Commission’s Regulations under

the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205,

157.211 and 157.216) for authorization

to construct and operate approximately

2.8 miles of 6-inch loop line on its

Moscow Lateral in Whitman County,

Washington and to upgrade its Moscow

Meter Station in Latah County, Idaho to

better accommodate existing firm

service delivery obligations to The

Washington Water Power Company,

under Northwest’s blanket certificate

issued in Docket No. CP82–443–000

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.

Northwest proposes to partially loop

the existing 4-inch Moscow Lateral in

Whitman County, Washington with 2.8

miles of 6-inch pipeline, which

Northwest states will increase the

maximum design capacity of the

Moscow Lateral from approximately

8,200 Dth per day to approximately

9,800 Dth per day.

Northwest also proposes to upgrade

the Moscow Meter Station by removing

the two existing 2-inch regulators, the

two existing 4-inch orifice meters and

the existing 4-inch outlet piping and

appurtenances, and installing as

replacement facilities two new 4-inch

regulators, two 4-inch control valves,

two new 6-inch orifice meters, a new

relief valve and new 6-inch outlet

piping and appurtenances. Northwest