[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 40 (Monday, March 2, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10212-10213]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-5223]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP98-228-000]
Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Application
February 24, 1998.
Take notice that on February 13, 1998, Northern Natural Gas Company
(Northern), 1111 South 103rd Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68124 filed in
Docket No. CP98-228-000 an application pursuant to Section 7(b) of the
Natural Gas Act (NGA) for permission and approval to abandon, by sale
to K N Gas Gathering, Inc. (KN) certain compression, pipeline and
receipt and delivery point facilities, located in the State of Kansas
(referred to as the facilities, located in the State of Kansas
(referred to as the ``Hugoton Facilities''), to abandon services
rendered thereby, and to abandon certain leased compression, all as
more fully set forth in the application on file with the Commission and
open to public inspection.
Specifically, Northern proposes to convey to KN facilities
consisting of 15 units at eight (8) compressor stations totaling 7,467
HP, approximately 126 miles of pipeline with diameters ranging between
4 inches and 24 inches, all receipt and delivery points located along
the length of the pipelines, certain dehydration, and all appurtenant
facilities. Northern also proposes to abandon all transportation
services provided on the subject facilities and requests abandonment of
firm transportation service wherein the primary receipt and/or delivery
points are located on the facilities proposed to be abandoned. Northern
states that the Hugoton facilities will be conveyed to KN for
$1,921,800.
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Northern asserts that KN will be filing with the Commission in the
near future, a Petition for a Declaratory Order seeking a determination
that the subject facilities, once conveyed to it, are gathering
facilities exempt from the Commission's jurisdiction under Section 1(b)
of the NGA.
Any person desiring to participate in the hearing process or to
make any protest with reference to said application should on or before
March 13, 1998, file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426, a motion to intervene or a
protest 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 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 a proceeding or to participate as a party in any hearing
therein must file a motion to intervene in accordance with the
Commission's Rules.
Take further notice that, pursuant to the authority contained in
and subject to jurisdiction conferred upon the Federal Energy
Regulation 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 is filed within the time
required herein, if the Commission on its own review of the matter
finds that a grant of the authorization 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.
David P. Boergers,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-5223 Filed 2-27-98; 8:45 am]
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