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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
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interstate parking and lending services,

as described below, performed under

Section 311(a)(2) of the Natural Gas

Policy Act of 1978 (NGPA):

Parking:

Minimum Daily Rate ($/Dth): $0.00

Maximum Daily Rate ($/Dth): $0.1071

Maximum Annual Transaction Charge ($/

Dth): $0.6083

Lending:

Minimum Daily rate ($/Dth): $0.00

Maximum Daily Rate ($/Dth): $0.1071

Maximum Annual Transaction Charge ($/

Dth): $0.6083

Pacific Gas and Electric’s mailing

address is 77 Beale Street, mail Code

B30A, San Francisco, CA 94105.

Pacific Gas and Electric’s petition

states it is a Hinshaw pipeline within

the meaning of Section 1 (c) of the

Natural Gas Act (NGA), transporting and

distributing gas throughout large

portions of northern and central

California to numerous residential,

industrial, and agricultural gas

consumers. On June 21, 1994, the

Commission issued Pacific Gas and

Electric a limited jurisdiction blanket

certificate under Part 284.224 of the

regulations to engage in the sale,

transportation, and assignment of

natural gas subject to the NGA in the

same manner that intrastate pipelines

are authorized to engage in such

activity.

This petition is intended to establish

rates for new interruptible parking and

lending services on Pacific Gas and

Electric’s pipeline system within its

service territory. These services will be

designated as ‘‘market center’’ or ‘‘hub’’

services as part of its newly created

Golden Gate Market Center. Parking

provides customers with temporary

storage of gas on an interruptible basis.

Lending provides interruptible

temporary loans of gas from Pacific Gas

and Electric’s system. These services

will be offered at the points Pacific Gas

and Electric’s system interconnects with

interstate pipelines, and at its Kern

River Station. Pacific Gas and Electric

proposes an effective date of June 1,

1996.

Any person desiring to participate in

this rate proceeding must file a motion

to intervene with the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street

N.E., Washington D.C. 20426, in

accordance with sections 385.211 and

385.214 of the Commission’s Rules of

Practice and Procedures. All motions

must be filed with the Secretary of the

Commission on or before June 3, 1996.

The petition for rate approval is on file

with the Commission and is available

for public inspection.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96–12908 Filed 5–22–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

[Project No. 2019–000]

Pacific Gas and Electric Co.; Notice of

Authorization for Continued Project

Operation

May 17, 1996.

On May 5, 1994, Pacific Gas and

Electric Company, licensee for the Utica

Project No. 2019, filed an application for

a new or subsequent license pursuant to

the Federal Power Act (FPA) and the

Commission’s regulations thereunder.

Project No. 2019 is located on the North

Fork Stanislaus River and Silver,

Beaver, Mill, and Angels Creeks in

Calaveras. Toulumne, and Alpine

Counties, California.

The license for Project No. 2019 was

issued for a period ending May 8, 1996.

Section 15(a)(1) of the FPA, 16 U.S.C.

808(a)(1), requires the Commission, at

the expiration of a license term, to issue

from year to year an annual license to

the then licensee under the terms and

conditions of the prior license until a

new license is issued, or the project is

otherwise disposed of as provided in

Section 15 or any other applicable

section of the FPA. If the project’s prior

license waived the applicability of

Section 15 of the FPA, then, based on

Section 9(b) of the Administrative

Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 558(c), and as

set forth at 18 CFR 16.21(a), if the

licensee of such project has filed an

application for a subsequent license, the

licensee may continue to operate the

project in accordance with the terms

and conditions of the license after the

minor or minor part license expires,

until the Commission acts on its

application. If the licensee of such a

project has not filed an application for

a subsequent license, then it may be

required, pursuant to 18 CFR 16.21(b),

to continue project operations until the

Commission issues someone else a

license for the project or otherwise

orders disposition of the project.

If the project is subject to Section 15

of the FPA, notice is hereby given that

an annual license for Project No. 2019

is issued to Pacific Gas and Electric

Company for a period effective May 9,

1996, through May 8, 1997, or until the

issuance of a new license for the project

or other disposition under the FPA,

whichever comes first. If issuance of a

new license (or other disposition) does

not take place on or before May 8, 1997,

notice is hereby given that, pursuant to

18 CFR 16.18(c), an annual license

under Section 15(a)(1) of the FPA is

renewed automatically without further

order or notice by the Commission,

unless the Commission orders

otherwise.

If the project is not subject to Section

15 of the FPA, notice is hereby given

that Pacific Gas and Electric Company is

authorized to continue operation of the

Utica Project No. 2019 until such time

as the Commission acts on its

application for subsequent license.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96–12910 Filed 5–22–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

[Docket No. RP96–116–001]

South Georgia Natural Gas Company;

Notice of Revised Refund Report

May 17, 1996.

Take notice that on April 15, 1996,

South Georgia Natural Gas Company

(South Georgia) tendered for filing with

the Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission a revised refund report of

the interruptible transportation (IT)

revenues from the 1994–95 winter

season. South Georgia states that the

revised refund report is in compliance

with the Commission’s order issued

March 14, 1996, in Docket No. RP96–

116–000.

South Georgia states that the report

reflects a one-time adjustment of the IT

revenue credits to South Georgia’s firm

shippers, with the Municipal Gas

Authority and its member cities being

treated as a single entity when

determining the allocation of the IT

revenue credits. South Georgia states

that upon the Commission’s approval of

the revised refund calculation, South

Georgia will make adjustments to each

affected shipper’s bill.

South Georgia states that a copy of the

revised refund report was sent to each

of South Georgia’s affected shippers.

Any person desiring to protest said

filing should file a protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC.

20426, in accordance with Rule 211 of

the Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure (18 CFR 385.21). All such

motions or protests must be filed on or

before May 24, 1996. 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