[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 251 (Thursday, December 31, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 72300]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-34598]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP99-121-000]
Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation; Notice of Request Under
Blanket Authorization
December 24, 1998.
Take notice that on December 17, 1998, Texas Eastern Transmission
Corporation (Texas Eastern), 5400 Westheimer Court, P.O. Box 1642,
Houston, Texas 77251-1642, filed in Docket No. CP99-121-000 a request
pursuant to Sections 157.205, and 157.211 of the Commission's
Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205 and 157.211) for
authorization to convert an existing receipt point interconnection with
Comstock Oil and Gas, Inc. (Comstock) to a point of delivery on its
existing 20-inch Line No. 2 in Bienville Parish, Louisiana, to make
deliveries to Willamette Industries (Willamette) an end user and
customer, under the blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-535-
000, all as more fully set forth in the request which is on file with
the Commission and open to public inspection.
Specifically, Texas Eastern seeks authorization to modify an
existing 6-inch check valve to allow deliveries of gas from Texas
Eastern to Willamette. The existing hot tap, owned by Texas Eastern,
consists of a 6-inch tap valve and 6-inch check valve (Tap) on Texas
Eastern's Line No. 2 in Bienville Parish, Louisiana. According to Texas
Eastern, the existing meter station is currently owned by Comstock, but
such facilities will be transferred to Willamette prior to January 31,
1999. The meter station facilities consist of a 6-inch meter run and
associated piping (Meter Station) and approximately 50 feet of a 2-inch
pipeline which extends from the Meter Station to the connecting flange
of Tap (Connecting Pipe). Texas Eastern states that it in order to
convert the existing receipt point to a delivery point it will modify
the check valve to reverse the direction of flow.
Texas Eastern will continue to own the Tap and EGM. According to
Texas Eastern, after the transfer from Comstock to Willamette,
Willamette will own the connecting pipe and meter station. Texas
Eastern will operate the tap, EGM, meter station, and connecting pipe.
Texas Eastern will maintain the tap and EGM. Willamette will maintain
the meter station and connecting pipe.
Texas Eastern estimates the cost to reverse the flow of the
existing 6-inch check valve will be de minimis and will be borne by
Willamette. Texas Eastern will deliver up to 1 MMCF/d to Willamette
pursuant to an interruptible Part 284 transportation service agreement.
Texas Eastern states that the receipt point being converted into a
delivery point is not a firm point on any Texas Eastern agreement and
there are no specific entitlements at this point. Texas Eastern has
sufficient capacity to accomplish the deliveries without detriment or
disadvantage to its other customers. Additionally, Texas Eastern
contends that its existing tariff does not prohibit the addition of new
delivery points.
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 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. 98-34598 Filed 12-30-98; 8:45 am]
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