[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 170 (Wednesday, September 2, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 46783]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-23641]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP98-744-000]
Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Application for
Abandonment
August 28, 1998.
Take notice that on August 25, 1998, Northern Natural Gas Company
(Northern), 1111 South 103rd Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68124, filed in
the above docket an application pursuant to Section 7(b) of the Natural
Gas Act (NGA) and Part 157 of the Commission's Regulations (18 CFR
157.7 and 157.18), requesting permission and approval to abandon as
non-jurisdictional facilities, by sale to El Paso Offshore Gathering
and Transmission Company (El Paso), certain non-contiguous pipeline
facilities, with appurtenances, located in Matagorda Island, Offshore
Texas known as the Seagull Shoreline Laterals (SSL facilities), all as
more fully set forth in the request which is on file with the
Commission and open to public inspection. Specifically these facilities
include:
(1) MATAGORDA ISLAND 623 A: (TOS-84071) approximately 2 miles of
16-inch pipeline and appurtenant facilities, extending from the
platform in MAT 623 ``A'' to an underwater connection in MAT 623 ``B''.
(2) MATAGORDA ISLAND 623 B & 624: (TOS-83431 & TOS 83421)
approximately 4 miles of 24-inch pipeline with associated metering and
appurtenant facilities from the ``B'' platform in MAT 623 to EL Paso's
facilities in MAT 624, and approximately 0.4 miles of 10-inch pipeline
from MAT 624 to a subsea tap on the 24-inch line in MAT 623.
(3) MATAGORDA ISLAND 622 C: (TOS-84961) approximately 3 miles of
24-inch pipeline with associated metering and appurtenant facilities
from MAT 622 ``C'' to the ``B'' platform in MAT 623.
(4) MATAGORDA ISLAND 638: (TOS-85411) approximately 7 miles of 16-
inch pipeline with associated metering and appurtenant facilities,
extending from the platform in MAT 638 ``B'' to an underwater
connection in MAT 622 ``C''.
Northern will sell these facilities to EL Paso for $3,100,000 as
adjusted per the sales agreement at closing.
Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with
reference to said application should on or before September 18, 1998,
file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street,
NE., 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 385.211 and 385.214) 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 proceedings. 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 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 or if the
Commission on its own review of the matter, finds that a grant of the
certificate for the proposal is required by the public convenience and
necessity. If the Commission 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.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-23641 Filed 9-1-98; 8:45 am]
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