E4-606. Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Application

March 10, 2004.

Take notice that Northern Natural Gas Company (Northern Natural), 1111 South 103rd Street, Omaha Nebraska 68124, filed in Docket No. CP04-70-000 on February 27, 2004 an application pursuant to section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA), as amended, to abandon by sale to Sid Richardson Gas Pipeline, Ltd. (Richardson), certain pipeline facilities, with appurtenances consisting of 50 miles of 24-inch diameter pipeline (Northern Natural's B-Line), located in Winkler, Ward, Reeves and Pecos Counties, Texas, together with delivery and receipt points located along the length of the pipeline. Northern Natural also proposes to abandon by removal certain associated interconnects and cross-over pipeline and valves, 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 also viewed on the Web at http://www.ferc.gov using the “eLibrary” link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, call [phone] or TTY, [phone].

Any questions regarding this application should be directed to Michael T. Loeffler, Director, Certificates and Reporting, Northern Natural, 1111 South 103rd Street, Omaha Nebraska, at [phone].

There are two ways to become involved in the Commission's review of this project. First, any person wishing to obtain legal status by becoming a party to the proceedings for this project should, before the comment date of this notice, file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, a motion to intervene 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 NGA (18 CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party status will be placed on the service list maintained by the Secretary of the Commission and will receive copies of all documents filed by the applicant and by all other parties. A party must submit 14 copies of filings made with the Commission and must mail a copy to the applicant and to every other party in the proceeding. Only parties to the proceeding can ask for court review of Commission orders in the proceeding.

However, a person does not have to intervene in order to have comments considered. The second way to participate is by filing with the Secretary of the Commission, as soon as possible, an original and two copies of comments in support of or in opposition to this project. The Commission will consider these comments in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but the filing of a comment alone will not serve to make the filer a party to the proceeding. The Commission's rules require that persons filing comments in opposition to the project provide copies of their protests only to the party or parties directly involved in the protest.

Comments, protests and interventions may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. See, 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site under the “e-Filing” link.

Comment Date: March 31, 2004.

Magalie R. Salas,

Secretary.