[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 98 (Thursday, May 21, 1998)] [Notices] [Pages 27939-27940] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 98-13490] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP98-524-000] Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization May 15, 1998 Take notice that on May 6, 1998, Northern Natural Gas Company, (Northern), 1111 South 103rd Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68124-1000, filed in Docket No. CP98-524-000 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 and remove three town border stations (TBSs), all as more fully set forth in the request that is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection. Northern proposes to abandon and remove one TBS in Saunders County, Nebraska, and two TBSs in Rice County, Minnesota. Northern constructed the subject facilities pursuant to 2.55 of the regulations and proposes to abandon them because the gas service downstream of the TBSs have been discontinued and that no other use exist for the facilities. Northern states that the abandonment will not result in any disruption or disadvantage any of Northern's customers. 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 therefore, 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 If a protest is filed and not withdrawn within 30 days after the time allowed for filing a protest, the instant request shall be treated as an application for [[Page 27940]] authorization pursuant to Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act. Linwood A. Watson, Jr., Acting Secretary. [FR Doc. 98-13490 Filed 5-20-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-M