Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 101 / Thursday, May 23, 1996 / Notices 25855

CP96–270–000 on April 18, 1996, (61

FR 18132, April 24, 1996) describing

Mid Continent’s operations and the

facilities which are the subject of this

amended complaint. Mid Continent

now alleges that certain assumptions

upon which it based its initial

complaint have been proven wrong.

However it still believes the Panhandle

is unnecessarily delaying an agreement

with Mid Continent to interconnect.

Further, Mid Continent says that the

delay is a continuation of

anticompetitive behavior on

Panhandle’s part.

Mid Continent says that the purpose

of the amended complaint is to raise a

new issue—Panhandle’s apparent

improper classification of the proposed

receipt point in Panhandle’s Field Zone,

rather than in Panhandle’s Market Zone.

The existing facilities which Mid

Continent intends to buy from KN

Interstate Gas Transmission Company

(KN’s Haven Line) are already

connected to Panhandle. Mid Continent

says that KN’s Haven Line is connected

to Panhandle at Panhandle’s Haven

Compressor Station, which is the

dividing line between Panhandle’s Field

Zone and Panhandle’s Market Zone.

Mid Continent claims that various

Commission orders and filings show

that KN’s Haven Line is connected to

the discharge side of Panhandle’s Haven

Compressor Station, thus in Panhandle’s

Market Zone. However, Mid Continent

says that Panhandle now ‘‘considers’’

that KN’s Haven Line to be connected to

Panhandle at the suction side of

Panhandle’s Haven Compressor Station,

thus in Panhandle’s Field Zone.

Mid Continent asks that the

Commission to rule that KN’s Haven

Line is connected to Panhandle in

Panhandle’s Market Zone and to require

Panhandle to give Mid Continent a

written statement about the operating

conditions Mid Continent will be

required to meet to inject gas into

Panhandle’s system on the discharge

side of Panhandle’s Haven Compressor

Station. Mid Continent seek expeditious

relief so that Panhandle does not unduly

benefit from further delays, Absent the

above requested relief, Mid Continent

seeks a full evidentiary hearing on an

expedited basis.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

make protest with reference to the

amended complaint should on or before

June 10, 1996, file with the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission,

Washington, D.C. 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).

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. Answers to the

amended complaint are also due on or

before June 10, 1996. Any person which

filed a motion to intervene in Docket

No. CP96–270–000 need not file again to

become a party to the amended

complaint.)

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96–12918 Filed 5–22–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

[Docket No. CP96–518–000]

NorAm Gas Transmission Co.; Notice

of Request Under Blanket

Authorization

May 17, 1996.

Take notice that on May 13, 1996,

NorAm Gas Transmission Company

(NGT), 1600 Smith Street, Houston,

Texas 77002, filed in Docket No. CP96–

518–000 a request pursuant to Section

157.205 and 157.211 of the

Commission’s regulations under the

Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205 and

157.211) for authorization to construct

and operate certain facilities in the State

of Arkansas. NGT makes such request,

under its blanket certificate issued in

Docket Nos. CP82–384–000 and CP82–

348–001, pursuant to Section 7 of the

Natural Gas Act, all as more fully set

forth in the request on file with the

Commission and open to public

inspection.

Specifically, NGT is proposing to

construct and operate a 1-inch tap and

1-inch first-cut regulator on NGT’s Line

J in Craighead County, Arkansas. NGT

indicates that the proposed facilities

will be constructed within NGT’s

existing right-of-way. NGT declares that

the facilities will be used to deliver gas

to ARKLA, which is a distribution

division of NorAm Energy Corp. It is

estimated that approximately 640

MMBtu annually will be delivered to

this delivery tap, and approximately 8

MMBtu on a peak day. NGT implies that

the volumes proposed to be delivered

are within ARKLA’s existing

entitlements.

NGT estimates the construction cost

of this project to be $2,700, and states

that ARKLA has agreed to reimburse

NGT for those cost. NGT indicates that

ARKLA will construct a 11⁄2 inch UShape meter and convey it to NGT. It is

further stated that NGT will own and

operate the tap, first-cut regulator and

meter.

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.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96–12920 Filed 5–22–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

[Docket No. RP96–237–000]

Northern Border Pipeline Company;

Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC

Gas Tariff

May 17, 1996.

Take notice that on May 15, 1996,

Northern Border Pipeline Company

(Northern Border) tendered for filing to

become part of Northern Border

Pipeline Company’s FERC Gas Tariff,

First Revised Volume No. 1, the

following tariff sheets to become

effective July 1, 1996:

Seventh Revised Sheet Number 156

Eighth Revised Sheet Number 157

Northern Border states that it

proposes to increase the Maximum Rate

from 4.203 cents per 100 DekathermMiles to 4.224 cents per 100 DekathermMiles and to increase the Minimum

Revenue Credit from 2.088 cents per 100

Dekatherm-Miles to 2.198 cents per 100

Dekatherm-Miles. The revised

Maximum Rate and Minimum Revenue

Credit are being filed in accordance

with Northern Border’s Tariff provisions

under Rate Schedule IT–1.

Northern Border asserts that the

herein proposed changes do not result

in a change in Northern Border’s total

revenue requirement.

Northern Border states that copies of

this filing have been sent to all of

Northern Border’s contracted shippers.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

protest this filing should file a motion

to intervene or protest with the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
25856 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 101 / Thursday, May 23, 1996 / Notices

1The cost of the activities will be accounted for

pursuant to § 2.55.

First Street, N.E., Washington, DC

20426, in accordance with Section

385.214 and Section 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 proceeding.

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.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96–12904 Filed 5–22–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

[Docket No. CP96–521–000]

Northern Border Pipeline Company;

Notice of Request Under Blanket

Authorization

May 17, 1996.

Take notice that on May 15, 1996,

Northern Border Pipeline Company

(NBPC), 1111 South 103rd Street,

Omaha, Nebraska 68124–1000, filed in

Docket No. CP96–521–000 a request

pursuant to Sections 157.205 and

157.212 of the Commission’s

Regulations under the Natural Gas Act

(18 CFR 157.205, 157.212) for

authorization to construct and operate a

delivery point to Minnesota Corn

Processors (MCP) in Lyons County,

Minnesota, under NBPC’s blanket

certificate issued in Docket No. CP84–

420–000 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. NBPC proposes to install 120 feet of

8-inch yard piping and associated

valves and fittings at the site of its

Marshall Measurement Station located

in Lyons County, Minnesota. The

estimated cost of the facility is

$126,000. MCP will reimburse NBPC for

the actual installed cost of the proposed

facilities. NBPC will deliver to MCP up

to 20,000 Mcf on a peak day and an

estimated 4,015,000 Mcf annually. 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 therefore

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.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96–12912 Filed 5–22–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

[Docket No. CP96–336–001]

Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice

of Amendment to Application

May 17, 1996.

Take notice that on May 14, 1996,

Northern Natural Gas Company

(Northern), 1111 South 103rd Street,

Omaha, Nebraska 68124–1000, filed in

Docket No. CP96–336–001 an

amendment to its application pursuant

to Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act for

authorization to operate two existing

compressor units at their design NEMA

horsepower level, all as more fully set

forth in the amendment that is on file

with the Commission and open to

public inspection.

Northern proposes to operate

compressor Units #1 and #2 at its Galena

compressor station, on the East Leg of

its mainline system, at their rated

NEMA horsepower. Northern states that

the proposal would involve operating

the two units at 3,800 horsepower each,

instead of at 3,500 horsepower which is

currently authorized, and would result

in maintaining reliable service while

resulting in greater operational

efficiencies and flexibility of the

compressor station.

Northern explains that its original

application provided not only for the

above proposal, but also for the

replacement of compressor Unit #2

since it was of the same age and

comparable condition to compressor

Unit #1 which failed in February 1996

and was replaced pursuant to § 2.55 of

the Commission’s Regulations.

However, Northern states that, on or

about April 30, 1996, compressor Unit

#2 also failed and it too has been

replaced under the provisions of § 2.55.1

Consequently, Northern has amended

its application to reflect that the

proposal no longer involves an

abandonment or replacement of

facilities, and, consistent therewith,

Northern is withdrawing Exhibits K, N,

P, and Y that were submitted with its

original application.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

make any protest with reference to said

amendment to the application should

on or before June 7, 1996, file with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

Washington, D.C. 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 the Commission’s Rules of

Practice and Procedure, a hearing will

be held without further notice before the

Commission or its designee on the

amended 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

a grant of the certificate is 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. 96–12913 Filed 5–22–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

[Docket No. PR96–8–000]

Pacific Gas and Electric Company;

Notice of Petition for Rate Approval

May 17, 1996.

Take notice that on May 1, 1996,

Pacific Gas and Electric Company

(Pacific Gas and Electric) filed, pursuant

to Section 284.123(b)(2) of the

Commission’s Regulations, a petition for

rate approval requesting that the

Commission approve, as fair and

equitable, the following rates for certain