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284 of the Commission’s Regulations,

measurement facilities constructed

under Section 311 of the Natural Gas

Policy Act and Subpart B, Part 284 of

the Commission’s Regulations; and (2)

abandon obsolete measurement facilities

and install upgraded delivery facilities

at Delhi, Oklahoma to continue service

to Arkla, a division of NorAm Energy

Corporation (Arkla).

NorAm states that pursuant to Section

311, that it upgraded an existing

delivery tap located on NorAm’s Line

11–2 at pipeline station no. 355+41 in

Comanche County, Oklahoma. It is

stated that Arkla requested upgraded

service and increased deliveries at that

location, and that NorAm accordingly

installed a Roots rotary 16M meter and

two 1-inch Fisher regulators at an

estimated cost of $600. (It is averred that

Arkla fabricated the new meter and

regulators and donated those facilities to

NorAm at no cost.) NorAm states that it

will own and operate those facilities

and seeks authority to operate those

facilities under Subpart G. NorAm

estimates that up to 69,370 dekatherms

(Dt) will be delivered to that tap

annually and 651 Dt on a peak day.

At Delhi, Oklahoma, NorAm proposes

to abandon and junk an American AL

800 meter, one 1-inch Fisher 630

regulator and one 1-inch Reliance 1800

regulator located at an existing town

border station on NorAm’s Line 8 at

pipeline station no. 400+62 in Beckham

County, Oklahoma. NorAm states that it

will install a Roots 11M positive

displacement meter and one 1-inch 399

Fisher regulator at an estimated cost of

$600. (It is indicated that Arkla will

fabricate the new meter and regulator

and donate those facilities to NorAm at

no cost.) The estimated volumes to be

delivered to that tap are approximately

10,409 Dt annually and 492 Dt on a peak

day.

NorAm states that the volumes in this

request will be within Arkla’s

certificated entitlements, and that

NorAm’s tariff does not prohibit the

addition of new delivery points. It is

further stated that NorAm has sufficient

capacity to accomplish the deliveries

without detriment or disadvantage to its

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.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–19199 Filed 7–17–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP98–345–000]

Northern Border Pipeline Company;

Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC

Gas Tariff

July 14, 1998.

Take notice that on July 8, 1998,

Northern Border Pipeline Company

(Northern Border) tendered for filing to

become part of its FERC Gas Tariff, First

Revised Volume No. 1, the following

tariff sheets to become effective

November 1, 1998. In order to allow

time for computer system development,

Northern Border requests approval of

the following tariff sheets by September

1, 1998.

Second Revised Sheet Number 100

Second Revised Sheet Number 105

Second Revised Sheet Number 112

First Revised Sheet Number 125

First Revised Sheet Number 126

First Revised Sheet Number 133

First Revised Sheet Number 134

First Revised Sheet Number 135

Second Revised Sheet Number 150

Original Sheet Number 208A

Second Revised Sheet Number 234

Second Revised Sheet Number 235

Second Revised Sheet Number 237

Second Revised Sheet Number 238

Third Revised Sheet Number 239

Second Revised Sheet Number 240

Third Revised Sheet Number 241

Third Revised Sheet Number 249

Third Revised Sheet Number 250

First Revised Sheet Number 250A

Original Sheet Number 250B

Third Revised Sheet Number 251

Third Revised Sheet Number 253

Third Revised Sheet Number 255

Third Revised Sheet Number 256

Third Revised Sheet Number 257

Second Revised Sheet Number 258

Second Revised Sheet Number 260

First Revised Sheet Number 400

First Revised Sheet Number 401

First Revised Sheet Number 419

Original Sheet Number 419A

First Revised Sheet Number 420

Northern Border’s states that its

proposed tariff changes will identify

and allocate separately the capacity on

its system that results from ambient

conditions and the capacity that results

from unnominated firm. Firm shippers

will receive a daily entitlement to use

the ambient related capacity (Daily

Ambient Capacity), which is projected

to be available on a Gas Day above the

shipper’s contracted firm Maximum

Receipt Quantity. Under this proposal to

allocate Daily Ambient Capacity as a

firm shipper entitlement, Northern

Border, in compliance with Order No.

587–G, will be able to administer

bumping more efficiently and with less

disruption to the marketplace because

reduced interruptible volumes will be

subject to bumping by firm shippers.

Northern Border states that copies of

this filing have been sent to all of

Northern Border’s affected shippers.

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.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–19195 Filed 7–17–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP98–649–000]

Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice

of Application

July 14, 1998.

Take notice that on July 1, 1998,

Northern Natural Gas Company

(Northern), P.O. Box 3330, Omaha, NE

68103–0330, filed an application

pursuant to Section 7(b) of the Natural

Gas Act for an order permitting the

abandonment by sale to Conoco Inc.

(Conoco) certain of its Permian Area

facilities, specifically the Tejas and

Champlin facilities, located in

Glasscock, Irion, Reagan, Sterling, and
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Tom Green Counties, Texas, and certain

services rendered thereby. Northern also

requests permission and approval to

abandon in place the Irion Co. #3 lateral

located in Irion County, all as more fully

set forth in the application which is on

file with the Commission and open to

public inspection.

Northern proposes to convey to

Conoco approximately 63 miles of

pipeline with diameters ranging

between 6 and 8 inches. Northern states

that the subject facilities were

authorized as gas supply facilities

pursuant to budget-type certificate

authority granted in Docket Nos. CP79–

2, CP80–148, and CP80–546. Northern

contends that the subject facilities are

currently under-utilized by Northern’s

shippers, since its shippers have

generally elected to source their markets

from other gas supply receipt points on

Northern’s pipeline system. Northern

also notes that the production attached

to the subject facilities is split

connected and has not flowed into the

system during the past 12 months or

longer. Northern states that the Tejas

facilities have an estimated capacity of

17,000 Mcf per day (with utilization on

a total annual average basis of less than

1,650 Mcf per day of throughput).

Currently, Northern states that there are

no shippers which hold firm capacity

on the Tejas facilities and only one

interruptible shipper which transports

gas on the subject facilities. Northern

notes that the Champlin facilities have

an estimated capacity of 14,000 Mcf per

day and there are no shippers which

hold firm capacity nor has there been

any transportation service provided on

these facilities during the past 12

months or longer. Northern asserts that

Conoco will be filing a Petition for a

Declaratory Order seeking a

determination that the subject facilities

are gathering facilities exempt from the

Commission’s jurisdiction under

Section 1(b). Northern notes that the

facilities will be conveyed for a

purchase price of $1,475,000.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

make a protest with reference to said

application should, on or before August

4, 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 385.214 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 Commission’s Rules of Practice

and Procedure, a hearing will be held

without further notice before the

Commission is filed within the time

required herein, if the Commission on

its own review of the matter finds that

permission and approval for the

proposed abandonment are required by

the public convenience and necessity. If

a motion for leave to intervene 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 herein provided

for, unless otherwise advised, it will be

unnecessary for Applicant to appear or

be represented at the hearing.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–19184 Filed 7–17–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP98–656–000]

Northwest Pipeline Corporation; Notice

of Request Under Blanket

Authorization

July 14, 1998.

Take notice that on July 6, 1998,

Northwest Pipeline Corporation

(Northwest), 295 Chipeta Way, Salt Lake

City, Utah 84108, filed in Docket No.

CP98–656–000 a request pursuant to

Sections 157.205, 157.216 of the

Commission’s Regulations under the

Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205 and

157.216) for authorization to modify

approval previously received in Docket

No. CP97–657–000 to abandon its

Issaquah Lateral line, located in King

County, Washington, by sale to Puget

Sound Energy, Inc. (Puget), under

Northwest’s blanket certificate issued in

Docket No. CP82–433–000 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 now proposes to abandon

the first 407 feet of the 6-inch Issaquah

Lateral line by removal, and to abandon

the remaining approximately 1.3 mile

segment of the lateral by sale to Puget.

Northwest states that the pipeline and

appurtenances that are removed from

the lateral will be scrapped, and that the

remaining portion of the lateral will be

capped and transferred to Puget.

Northwest states that the estimated

cost of removing the 407-foot section of

the Issaquah Lateral and appurtenant

facilities is estimated to be

approximately $5,750, and that the

remaining 1.3 miles of the lateral will be

sold in place to Puget for $77,005, the

approximate net book value.

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. 98–19185 Filed 7–17–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP98–131–007, GT98–23–001

and RP98–184–001]

Overthrust Pipeline Company; Notice

of Tariff Filing

July 14, 1998.

Take notice that on July 10, 1998,

Overthrust Pipeline Company tendered

for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff,

First Revised Volume No. 1–A the

following revised tariff sheets, to be

effective as shown below: