E7-19587. National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation; Notice of Petition for Rate Approval

September 27, 2007.

Take notice that on September 20, 2007, National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation (Distribution) filed a petition for NGPA section 311 to amend the transportation rate currently in effect, pursuant to section 284.123(b)(2) of the Commission's regulations. Distribution requests that the Commission approve: (1) The reduction in maximum transportation rate for transportation provided in New York from currently effective $0.6725 per Mcf to $0.5784 per Mcf; (2) the reduction in maximum transportation rate, for transportation provided in Pennsylvania, from currently effective $0.4655 per Mcf to $0.3590 per Mcf; and (3) the same currently effective minimum transportation rate of $0.10 per Mcf for transportation provided in New York and Pennsylvania, pursuant to NGPA section 311.

Any person desiring to participate in this rate proceeding must file a motion to intervene or to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). 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 notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests must be filed on or before the date as indicated below. Anyone filing an intervention or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. Anyone filing an intervention or protest on or before the intervention or protest date need not serve motions to intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant.

The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the “eFiling” link at http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.

This filing is accessible on-line at http://www.ferc.gov,, using the “eLibrary” link and is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an “eSubscription” link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail [e-mail], or call [phone] (toll free). For TTY, call [phone].

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time Monday, October 15, 2007.

Kimberly D. Bose,

Secretary.