97-32381. East Tennessee Natural Gas Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 238 (Thursday, December 11, 1997)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 97-32381]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP98-108-000]


East Tennessee Natural Gas Company; Notice of Request Under 
Blanket Authorization

December 5, 1997.
    Take notice that on December 1, 1997, East Tennessee Natural Gas 
Company (ETNG), P.O. Box 2511, Houston, Texas 77252, filed in Docket 
No. CP98-108-000 a request pursuant to Secs. 157.205 and 157.216 of the 
Commission's Regulations (18 CFR 157.205, 157.216) under the Natural 
Gas Act (NGA) for authorization to abandon the Hawkins County Lateral, 
located in Hawkins County, Tennessee, as a delivery point under ETNG's 
blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-412-000, pursuant to 
Section 7 of the NGA, all as more fully set forth in the request that 
is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection.
    ETNG proposes to abandon the Hawkins County Lateral by sale to the 
Hawkins County Utility District (HCUD). It is stated that the lateral 
consists of 5.18 miles of 6-inch pipeline and appurtenant facilities. 
It is explained that the lateral was installed in 1961 in order to make 
deliveries to HCUD, formerly the Natural Gas Utility District of 
Hawkins County, a municipality engaged in the local distribution of 
natural gas to the public. It is asserted that ETNG and HCUD have 
negotiated a Purchase and Sales Agreement to transfer ownership of the 
lateral from HCUD to ETNG and that no facilities would be removed or 
abandoned in place. It is further asserted that HCUD is the only 
customer served by the facilities and that HCUD has consented to the 
abandonment by sale.
    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 Sec. 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not withdrawn within 30 days after the time allowed for filing a 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.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-32381 Filed 12-10-97; 8:45 am]
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