[Federal Register: July 21, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 139)] [Notices] [Page 39084] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr21jy98-57] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP98-658-000] Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization July 15, 1998. Take notice that on July 8, 1998, Northern Natural Gas Company (Northern), 1111 South 103rd Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68124-1000, filed in Docket No. CP98-658-000 a request pursuant to Sections 157.205, and 157.212, of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205, 157.212) for authorization to construct and operate a new delivery point and appurtenant facilities to be located in Lake County, South Dakota 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 construct and operate the delivery point to accommodate natural gas deliveries to Northwestern Public Service Company (NPSC). Northern states that NWPS has requested the delivery point to provide service to the Lake Madison town border station for redelivery to residential and commercial endusers. The estimated incremental volumes proposed to be delivered to NWPS at this delivery point are 2,480 MMBtu on a peak day and 88,600 MMBtu on an annual basis. The estimated cost to install the delivery point is $100,000. NWPS will reimburse, Northern for the total cost of constructing the proposed delivery point. 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 If a protest is filed and not withdrawn within 30 days after the time allowed for filing a protest, the instant request shall be treated as an application for authorization pursuant to Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act. Linwood A. Watson, Jr., Acting Secretary. [FR Doc. 98-19335 Filed 7-20-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-M