National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 26 (Tuesday, February 9, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 6331]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-3062]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP99-172-000]


National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation; Notice of Request Under 
Blanket Authorization

February 3, 1999.
    Take notice that on January 24, 1999, National Fuel Gas Supply 
Corporation (National Fuel), 10 Lafayette Square, Buffalo, New York 
14203, filed in Docket No. CP99-172-000, a request pursuant to Sections 
157.205 and 157.216 of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural 
Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205 and 157.216) for authorization to abandon 
points of delivery in Venango and Clarion Counties, Pennsylvania under 
National Fuel's blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP83-4-000, 
pursuant to Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act, all as more fully set 
forth in the request which is on file with the Commission and open to 
public inspection.
    Specifically, National Fuel proposes to abandon seven points of 
delivery which provide service to seven residential gas customers of 
National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation (Distribution), who have all 
consented to the discontinuation of National Fuel's gas service. 
National Fuel states that these points of delivery are located along 
non-jurisdictional production pipelines that will be conveyed to Van 
Hampton Gas & Oil Co., Inc., who will assume service obligations to 
five of these customers following the conveyance of these facilities, 
with one customer electing service from North Penn Gas Company. 
According to Distribution, the remaining customer will acquire his own 
utility service. It is further indicated that Distribution has 
consented to the abandonment.
    Any person or the Commission's staff may, within 45 days after 
issuance of the instant notice by the Commission, file with the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 
20426, 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 protests to the request. If no request 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.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-3062 Filed 2-8-99; 8:45 am]
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