Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 126 (Thursday, July 1, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35640-35641]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-16739]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP99-561-000]


Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket 
Authorization

June 25, 1999.
    Take notice that on June 16, 1999, Northern Natural Gas Company 
(Northern), 1111 South 103rd Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68124-1000, 
tendered for filing in Docket No. CP99-561-000, a request pursuant to 
Sections 157.205 and 157.216 of the Commission's Regulations under the 
Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205, 157.216) for authorization to abandon 
five small volume meter stations located in Pottawattamie and Shelby 
Counties, Iowa, under Northern's blanket certificate issued in Docket 
No. CP82-401-000 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. This filing may be viewed on the web at 
www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call 202-208-2222 for 
assistance).
    Northern proposes to abandon and remove five small volume farm 
taps, all located on the Avoca Branchline in Pottawattamie and Shelby 
Counties, Iowa. Northern states that the branchline on which the farm 
taps reside will be abandoned and removed thereby requiring the removal 
of the farm taps. Northern further states that a replacement line at an 
alternate location will be installed to provide service to downstream 
customers. Northern states that all branchline activity will be 
performed and reported to FERC under the automatic blanket authority. 
Northern states that all customers served by the subject facilities 
have consented to the abandonment.
    Any questions regarding the application should be directed to 
either Don Vignaroli at (402) 398-7139 (dvignaro@enron.com) or Glen 
Hass at (402) 398-7419 (ghass@enron.com), Northern Natural Gas Company, 
1111 South 103rd Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68124-1000.

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    Any person or the Commission's staff may, within 45 days after 
issuance of the instant notice by the Commission, file pursuant to 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 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.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc 99-16739 Filed 6-30-99; 8:45 am]
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