97-5218. Northern Border Pipeline Company; Notice of Application  

  • [Federal Register Volume 62, Number 42 (Tuesday, March 4, 1997)]
    [Notices]
    [Page 9761]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 97-5218]
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
    [Docket No. CP97-264-000]
    
    
    Northern Border Pipeline Company; Notice of Application
    
    February 26, 1997.
        Take notice that on February 24, 1997, Northern Border Pipeline 
    Company (Northern Border), P.O. Box 3330, Omaha, Nebraska 68103-0330, 
    filed an application with the Commission in Docket No. CP97-264-000 
    pursuant to Section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and Section 9 of 
    the Alaskan Natural Gas Transportation Act (ANGTA) for permission and 
    approval to abandon certain individual natural gas transportation 
    arrangements with Pan-Alberta Gas (U.S.) Inc. (PAGUS), which were 
    authorized in Docket Nos. CP78-124-013, CP93-3-000, and CP94-22-000, 
    all as more fully set forth in the application which is open to the 
    public for inspection.
        Northern Border proposes to abandon its firm transportation of a 
    total of 800 MMcf of natural gas per day for PAGUS. Northern Border 
    states that is transports said gas for PAGUS under the terms of three 
    U.S. shipper service agreements under its FERC Rate Schedule T-1. 
    Northern Border and PAGUS are parties to service agreements dated 
    October 7, 1989, for 450 MMcf per day; October 1, 1992, for 150 MMcf 
    per day; and October 1, 1992, for 200 MMcf per day. Northern Border 
    states that it proposes to abandon its currently authorized Section 
    7(c) transportation services under these three service agreements at 
    the request of PAGUS in order to convert to Part 284 transportation 
    service. Northern Border also states that PAGUS indicated in its 
    request to Northern Border that the proposed conversion would 
    facilitate increaed operating flexibility, allow access to new 
    interconnections as they develop, and would allow PAGUS to more fully 
    use the capacity release provisions under Part 284.
        Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with 
    reference to said application should on or before March 19, 1997, file 
    with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 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 NGA (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 the jurisdiction conferred upon the Federal Energy 
    Regulatory Commission by Sections 7 and 15 of the NGA 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 
    permission and approval for the proposed abandonment are 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 Border to appear or be represented 
    at the hearing.
    Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
    Acting Secretary.
    [FR Doc. 97-5218 Filed 3-3-97; 8:45 am]
    BILLING CODE 6717-01-M
    
    
    

Document Information

Published:
03/04/1997
Department:
Energy Department
Entry Type:
Notice
Document Number:
97-5218
Pages:
9761-9761 (1 pages)
Docket Numbers:
Docket No. CP97-264-000
PDF File:
97-5218.pdf