[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 80 (Wednesday, April 24, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 18133]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-10031]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP96-322-000]


Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Application

April 18, 1996.
    Take notice that on April 15, 1996, Northern Natural Gas Company 
(Northern), 111 South 103rd Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68124, filed in 
Docket No. CP96-322-000 an application pursuant to Section 7(b) of the 
Natural Gas Act for permission and approval to abandon and remove the 
Sterling Co. No. 1 compressor station in Sterling County, Texas, all as 
more fully set forth in the application on file with the Commission and 
open to public inspection.
    Northern states that the Sterling Co. No. 1 compressor station, 
which consists of one 1,000 horsepower unit, is no longer being 
utilized due to changes in operating conditions which have eliminated 
the need for this station. Northern further states that the volumes 
produced upstream of this station are split connected and currently 
flow to other pipelines, therefore, Northern requests authorization to 
abandon the Sterling Co. No. 1 compressor station in its entirety with 
the exception of two 8-inch above-ground valves with appurtenances and 
an extended stem connected to the existing 8-inch below-ground block 
valve which will remain at the site.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with 
reference to said application should on or before May 9, 1996, file 
with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 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 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 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 Northern to appear or be represented at the 
hearing.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-10031 Filed 4-23-96; 8:45 am]
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