[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 32 (Wednesday, February 18, 1998)] [Notices] [Pages 8182-8183] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 98-3939] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP98-217-000] Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization February 11, 1998. Take notice that on February 4, 1998, Northern Natural Gas Company (Northern), 1111 South 103rd Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68124-1000, filed in Docket No. CP98-217-000 a request pursuant to Sections 157.205, and 157.216, of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205, 157.216) for authorization to abandon 17 small volume measuring stations under Northern's blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-401 000 pursuant to Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act, all as more fully set forth in the request that is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection. Northern states that it requests authority to abandon 17 small volume measuring stations located in Minnesota. Northern further asserts that end-users have requested the removal of these measuring stations from their property. Any person or the Commission's staff may, within 45 days after issuance of the instant notice by the Commission, file pursuant to Rule 214 of the Commission's Procedural Rules (18 CFR 385.214) a motion to intervene or notice of intervention and pursuant to Section 157.205 of the Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205) a protest to the request. If no protest is filed within the time allowed therefor, the proposed activity shall be deemed to be authorized effective the day after the time allowed for filing a protest. If a protest is filed and not withdrawn within 30 days after the time allowed for filing a protest, the instant request shall be treated as an application for [[Page 8183]] authorization pursuant to Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act. Linwood A. Watson, Jr., Acting Secretary. [FR Doc. 98-3939 Filed 2-17-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-M