98-26534. Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation; Notice of Request for Authorization

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 192 (Monday, October 5, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53405-53406]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-26534]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP98-782-000]


Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation; Notice of Request for 
Authorization

September 29, 1998.
    Take notice that on September 14, 1998, as supplemented on 
September 25, 1998, Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation (Texas 
Eastern), 5400 Westheimer Court, Houston, Texas 77056-5310, filed in 
Docket No. CP98-782-000, a request pursuant to Sections 7(b) and 7(c) 
of the Natural Gas Act for authorization (1) to abandon by removal 
Texas Eastern's M&R 70112, an existing delivery meter located in 
Montgomery County, Kentucky, and (2) to include a new point of receipt 
to be built by Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation (Columbia) on 
Columbia's existing Rate Schedule CTS service agreement with Texas 
Eastern.
    Texas Eastern states that the delivery point to be abandoned was 
constructed in 1952 to deliver gas from Texas Eastern to Columbia. 
However, Texas Eastern relates that it currently has no firm 
obligations at the delivery point and the delivery point is not used. 
Texas Eastern says the facilities to be abandoned include approximately 
165 feet of 12-inch interconnect piping and associated metering 
equipment on Texas Eastern's existing 30-inch Line Nos. 10 and 15, at 
approximate Mile Post 489.02 in Montgomery County, Kentucky.

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    Columbia has informed Texas Eastern that it desires to build a new 
interconnect to deliver gas from its system into Texas Eastern's 
system. Columbia says it will build the interconnect pursuant to 
Section 157.208(a) of the Commission regulations. Texas Eastern and 
Columbia have determined that the most efficient and least 
environmentally intrusive manner for Columbia to construct the new 
interconnect is to utilize the existing site on which the delivery 
point to be abandoned is located.
    Texas Eastern also requests authorization to add the new 
interconnect as a point of receipt on Columbia's existing Rate Schedule 
CTS service agreement pursuant to which Texas Eastern would receive gas 
quantities from Columbia on an interruptible basis. Texas Eastern 
relates that the new Columbia interconnect will provide an additional 
point of interconnection between Texas Eastern's and Columbia's systems 
and will be available for use by shippers on both pipeline systems.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with 
reference to said application should on or before October 14, 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 385.214 and 385.211) 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 proceeding. The Commission's rules require that protestors 
provide copies of their protests to the party or parties directly 
involved. Any person wishing to become a party in any proceeding herein 
must file a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission's 
rules.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-26534 Filed 10-2-98; 8:45 am]
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