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and 18 CFR 385.214). All such motions

and protests will be considered by the

Commission to determine 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.

David P. Boergers,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–20469 Filed 7–30–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP98–675–000]

Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice

of Request Under Blanket

Authorization

July 27, 1998.

Take notice that on July 17, 1998,

Northern Natural Gas Company

(Northern), 1111 South 103rd Street,

Omaha, Nebraska 68103–0330, filed a

request with the Commission in Docket

No. CP98–675–000, pursuant to

Sections 157.205, and 157.216(b) of the

Commission’s Regulations under the

Natural Gas Act (NGA) for authorization

to abandon eight (8) small volume

measuring stations, authorized in

blanket certificate issued in Docket No.

CP82–401–000, all as more fully set

forth in the request on file with the

Commission and open to public

inspection.

Northern proposes to abandon eight

small volume measuring stations,

located in the states of Iowa and

Minnesota. In addition, Northern

reports that the end-users involved have

requested that the eight measuring

stations be removed from their property.

Northern states that the sites from

which the stations would be removed

would be restored in accordance with

the desires of the landowners.

Any person or the Commission’s staff

may, within 45 days after the

Commission has issued this notice, file

pursuant to Rule 24 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

NGA (18 CFR 157.205) a protest to the

request. If no protest is filed within the

allowed time, 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and not withdrawn within 30 days after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 NGA.

David P. Boergers,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–20471 Filed 7–30–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. PR98–11–000]

PanEnergy Louisiana Intrastate

Pipeline Company; Notice of Informal

Settlement Conference

July 27, 1998.

Take notice that an informal

settlement conference in the abovecaptioned proceeding will be held on

Thursday, July 30, 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.

Participation will be limited to the

parties and staff. For additional

information, please contact Louis Lieb

at (202) 208–0012.

David P. Boergers,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–20477 Filed 7–30–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. EG98–91–000]

USGen New England, Inc.; Notice of

Application for Commission

Determination of Exempt Wholesale

Generator Status

July 27, 1998.

Take notice that on June 30, 1998,

USGen New England, Inc. (USGenNE), a

Delaware corporation with its principal

place of business at 7500 Old

Georgetown Road, Bethesda, Maryland

20814–6161, filed with the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC

or Commission) an application for

determination of exempt wholesale

generator status pursuant to Part 365 of

the FERC’s Regulations.

USGenNE purchased from the New

England Power Company (NEP), certain

fossil and hydroelectric generating

facilities (Facilities), and the rights to

power purchased by NEP and The

Narragansett Electric Company under

certain agreements. USGenNE will be

engaged exclusively in the business of

owning the Facilities and selling electric

energy at wholesale.

Any person desiring to be heard

concerning the application for exempt

wholesale generator status should file a

motion to intervene or comments with

the Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 888 First Street, N.E.,

Washington, D.C. 20426, in accordance

with Rules 211 and 214 of the

Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and

385.214). The Commission will limit its

consideration of comments to those that

concern the adequacy or accuracy of the

application. All such motions and

comments should be filed on or before

August 6, 1998, and must be served on

the applicant. 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.

David P. Boergers,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–20475 Filed 7–30–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. EC98–46–000, et al.]

Cobisa-Person Limited Partnership, et

al.; Electric Rate and Corporate

Regulation Filings

July 24, 1998.

Take notice that the following filings

have been made with the Commission:

1. Cobisa-Person Limited Partnership

[Docket No. EC98–46–000]

On July 20, Cobisa-Person Limited

Partnership (Cobisa-Person), 820

Gessner, Suite 930, Houston, Texas

77024 submitted for filing an

application for approval under Section

203 of the Federal Power Act of the

acquisition of a partnership interest in

Cobisa-Person by MCNIC Person GP,

Inc. and MCNIC Power Company

(MCNIC Partners). No determination has

been made that the submittal constitutes

a complete filing.

According to the applicant, CobisaPerson is developing an approximately

140 MW natural gas and oil-fired

generation facility in Bernalillo County,

New Mexico. The purchase of a

partnership interest in Cobisa-Person by

MCNIC Partners will enable CobisaPerson to obtain additional financing

necessary to complete the project.