[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 212 (Monday, November 3, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 59352]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-28975]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP98-43-000]
PG&E-Tex, L.P.; Notice of Petition for Declaratory Order
October 28, 1997.
Take notice that on October 21, 1997, PG&E-Tex, L.P. (PG&E-Tex)
filed in the above docket, a petition for Declaratory Order requesting
the Commission to declare that certain facilities being acquired by
PG&E-Tex from Transwestern Pipeline Company (Transwestern) and Northern
Natural Gas Company (Northern) are ``intrastate pipeline'' facilities
as defined in section 2(16) of the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978
(NGPA) and are exempt from the Commission's Natural Gas Act (NGA)
jurisdiction; and that the acquisition of the facilities will not
subject PG&E-Tex, or its affiliate, PG&E-Tex Pipeline, L.P., which will
operate the facilities, to the Commission's NGA jurisdiction.
The Transwestern facilities that are the subject of the petition
consist of Transwestern's Gomez Lateral located in Ward and Pecos
Counties, Texas. Transwestern has filed in Docket No. CP98-13-000
seeking permission to abandon by sale, its Gomez Lateral that consists
of approximately 33 miles of 20-inch diameter pipeline and other
appurtenances.
The facilities to be acquired from Northern are located in the
Permian Area of West Texas and consist of approximately 250 miles of 6-
inch through 24-inch diameter pipeline, 9 compressor units at two
compressor stations, treating and dehydration facilities, all delivery
points located along the length of the pipelines and all other
appurtenant facilities attached. These facilities are the subject of an
abandonment application filed by Northern in Docket No. CP98-14-000.
Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with
reference to said petition should on or before November 6, 1997, file
with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 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 or
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 proceedings. Any person wishing to
become a party to a proceeding or to participate as a party in any
hearing therein must file a motion to intervene in accordance with the
Commission's Rules.
Take further notice that, pursuant to the authority contained in
and subject to the jurisdiction conferred upon the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission by Sections 7 and 15 of the Natural Gas Act and
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, a hearing will be held
without further notice before the Commission or its designee on this
petition if no motion to intervene is filed within the time required
herein, if the Commission on its own review of the matter finds that a
grant of the petition is required by the public convenience and
necessity. If a motion for leave to intervene is timely filed, or if
the Commission on its own motion believes that a formal hearing is
required, further notice of such hearing will be duly given.
Under the procedure herein provided for, unless otherwise advised,
it will be unnecessary for PG&E-Tex to appear or be represented at the
hearing.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-28975 Filed 10-31-97; 8:45 am]
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