97-1972. PanEnergy Texas Intrastate Pipeline Company; Notice of Petition for Adjustment

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 18 (Tuesday, January 28, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 4042]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-1972]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. SA97-1-000]


PanEnergy Texas Intrastate Pipeline Company; Notice of Petition 
for Adjustment

Janaury 22, 1997.
    Take notice that on December 23, 1996, PanEnergy Texas Intrastate 
Pipeline Company (PanEnergy) filed pursuant to Section 502(C) of the 
Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 (NGPA), a petition for adjustment under 
Section 285.123(b)(1)(ii) of the Commission's Regulations to permit 
PanEnergy to use its tariff on file with the Railroad Commission of 
Texas (TRC), for suspendable interruptible transportation services 
performed pursuant to NGPA Section 311.
    In support of its petition, PanEnergy states that it provides 
intrastate transportation service within the State of Texas, and is a 
gas utility subject to the jurisdiction of the TRC. PanEnergy states 
that it was formed in order to operate pipeline facilities spun down by 
Florida Gas Transmission Company, and later sold to PanEnergy Field 
Services. Those facilities are called the ``North Citrus System''. 
PanEnergy provides intrastate service to Onyx Pipeline Company, L.C. 
(Onyx).
    Subsequently, PanEnergy also acquired an intrastate pipeline from 
Falfurrias Pipeline Company, successor-in-interest to Mobil Vanderbilt-
Beaumont Pipeline Company (Mobil Vanderbilt). Mobil Vanderbilt, and 
subsequently, Falfurrias, offered Section 311 service pursuant to 
Commission order (73 FERC para. 61,256 (1995)). The Falfurrias line is 
now being operated as a small but integral part of PanEnergy's system. 
PanEnergy is now interested in offering interruptible Section 311 
service which would use the integrated system. It requests that the 
intrastate service performed on behalf of Onyx should be viewed as 
``comparable'' to that contemplated under Section 311.
    The regulations applicable to this proceeding are found in Subpart 
K of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure. Any person 
desiring to participate in this rate proceeding must file a motion to 
intervene in accordance with Sections 385.211 and 385.214 of the 
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedures. All motions must be 
filed with the Secretary of the Commission within 15 days after 
publication of this notice in the Federal Register. The petition for 
adjustment is on file with the Commission and is available for public 
inspection.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-1972 Filed 1-27-97; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-M