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Commission and are available for public

inspection in the Public Reference

Room. This filing may be viewed on the

web at http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/

rims.htm (call 202–208–2222 for

assistance). Comments and protests may

be filed electronically via the internet in

lieu of paper. See, 18 CFR

385.2001(a)(I)(iii) and the instructions

on the Commission’s web site at http:/

/www.ferc.fed.us/efi/doorbell.htm.

Answers to this complaint shall be due

on or before March 14, 2001.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–4816 Filed 2–27–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP01–89–000]

Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice

of Application

February 22, 2001.

Take notice that on February 14, 2001,

Northern Natural Gas Company

(Northern), 1111 South 103rd Street,

Omaha, Nebraska 68124, filed in Docket

No. CP01–89–000, an application,

pursuant to Section 7(b) of the Natural

Gas Act (NGA), as amended, and

Sections 157.7 and 157.18 of the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission’s

Regulations (18 CFR 157.7 and 157.18),

requesting permission and approval to

abandon, by sale to Western Gas

Resources—Texas, Inc. (WGR), certain

compression, pipeline, and delivery and

receipt point facilities, with

appurtenances, located in the state of

Texas and certain services rendered

thereby, all as more fully set forth in the

application which is on file with the

Commission and open to public

inspection. This filing may be viewed

on the web at http://www.ferc.fed.us/

online/rims.htm. (Call 202–208–2222 for

assistance.)

Northern proposes to convey to WGR

facilities located in the Permian Area of

West Texas which consist of

approximately 83 miles of 8-inch and

16-inch pipeline, a compressor station

consisting of seven (7) units, treating

and dehydration facilities designed to

remove H2S, CO2, and water from the

natural gas stream, all delivery and

receipt points located along the length

of the pipelines, and all other

appurtenant facilities.

Northern states that it proposes to

convey the subject facilities to WGR in

accordance with the provisions of the

Purchase and Sales Agreement dated

October 20, 2000.

Northern states that these facilities are

located on the extreme south end of

Northern’s Field Area in the Permian

Basin of West Texas. Northern has

indicated that the abandonment and

accompanying transfer will be beneficial

since these gas supply facilities are no

longer needed for Northern to transport

or treat gas for its merchant service

obligations. As such, Northern states

that WGR will be assuming all future

service obligations and operational and

economic responsibilities for the subject

facilities and will provide service to all

customers. Northern states that its

customers will benefit from the

abandonment and accompanying

transfer since the operating and

maintenance costs from these facilities

will no longer be incurred and Northern

will be able to optimize its system

operations.

Any questions regarding this

application should be directed to Keith

L. Peterson, Director, Certificates and

Reporting at (402) 398–7421, Northern

Natural Gas Company, 1111 South

103rd Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68124.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

make any protest with reference to said

application should on or before March

15, 2001, file with the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, 888 First

Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426, a

motion to intervene or protest in

accordance with the requirements of the

Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and

385.214) 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 any proceeding

must file a motion to intervene in

accordance with the Commission’s

rules. Beginning November 1, 2000,

comments and protests may be filed

electronically via the internet in lieu of

paper. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii)

and the Commission’s website at http:/

/www.ferc.fed.us/efi/doorbell.htm.

A person obtaining intervenor status

will be placed on the service list

maintained by the Secretary of the

Commission and will receive copies of

all documents issued by the

Commission, filed by the applicant, or

filed by all other intervenors. An

intervenor can file for rehearing of any

Commission order and can petition for

court review of any such order.

However, an intervenor must serve

copies of comments or any other filing

it makes with the Commission to every

other intervenor in the proceeding, as

well as filing an original and 14 copies

with the Commission.

A person does not have to intervene,

however, in order to have comments

considered, a person, instead, may

submit two copies of such comments to

the Secretary of the Commission.

Commenters will be placed on the

Commission’s environmental mailing

list, will receive copies of

environmental documents, and will be

able to participate in meetings

associated with the Commission’s

environmental review process.

Commenters will not be required to

serve copies of filed documents on all

other parties. However, Commenters

will not receive copies of all documents

filed by other parties or issued by the

Commission, and will not have the right

to seek rehearing or appeal the

Commission’s final order to a Federal

court.

The Commission will consider all

comments and concerns equally,

whether filed by Commenters or those

requesting intervenor status. Take

further notice that, pursuant to the

authority contained in and subject to the

jurisdiction conferred upon the

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 in filed within the

time required herein, if the Commission

on its own review of the matter finds

that a grant of the certificate authority

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.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

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