[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 80 (Wednesday, April 24, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 18133]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-10031]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP96-322-000]
Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Application
April 18, 1996.
Take notice that on April 15, 1996, Northern Natural Gas Company
(Northern), 111 South 103rd Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68124, filed in
Docket No. CP96-322-000 an application pursuant to Section 7(b) of the
Natural Gas Act for permission and approval to abandon and remove the
Sterling Co. No. 1 compressor station in Sterling County, Texas, all as
more fully set forth in the application on file with the Commission and
open to public inspection.
Northern states that the Sterling Co. No. 1 compressor station,
which consists of one 1,000 horsepower unit, is no longer being
utilized due to changes in operating conditions which have eliminated
the need for this station. Northern further states that the volumes
produced upstream of this station are split connected and currently
flow to other pipelines, therefore, Northern requests authorization to
abandon the Sterling Co. No. 1 compressor station in its entirety with
the exception of two 8-inch above-ground valves with appurtenances and
an extended stem connected to the existing 8-inch below-ground block
valve which will remain at the site.
Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with
reference to said application should on or before May 9, 1996, file
with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 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 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 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 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 to appear or be represented at the
hearing.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-10031 Filed 4-23-96; 8:45 am]
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