[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 251 (Thursday, December 31, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72296-72297]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-34610]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP99-116-000]
Mississippi River Transmission Corp., Notice of Request Under
Blanket Authorization
December 23, 1998.
Take notice that on December 15, 1998, as supplemented December 21,
1998, Mississippi River Transmission Corp. (MRT), 525 Milam, P.O. Box
21734, Shreveport, Louisiana 71151-0001, filed in Docket No. CP99-116-
000 a request pursuant to Sections 157.205, 157.211 and 157.216 of the
Commission's Regulations (18 CFR 157.205, 157.211 and 157.216) under
the Natural Gas Act (NGA) for authorization to abandon, construct and
operate certain facilities in St. Clair County, Illinois, under MRT's
blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-489-000, 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.
MRT proposes to upgrade an existing delivery point on its Line A-
287 to accommodate a request for increased deliveries to Solutia, Inc.
(Solutia). Specifically, MRT proposes to abandon by removal two 3-inch
orifice meter tubes and to replace them with two 4-inch orifice meter
tubes. It is stated that MRT installed the facilities under Commission
authorization in Docket No. G-291. MRT states that the upgraded
facilities would be used to deliver up to 12,360 MMBtu equivalent of
natural gas on a peak day and 3,504,000 MMBtu equivalent on an annual
basis.
MRT also proposes to install a separate positive meter station for
Solutia's office facilities. It is stated that the meter station would
be used for the delivery of up to 300 MMBtu equivalent on a peak day
and 54,750 MMBtu on an annual basis. It is estimated that the cost of
the measurement facilities would be $45,035, and it is stated that MRT
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would be reimbursed by Solutia for all construction costs. It is
asserted that the volumes to be delivered are within Solutia's
certificated entitlement from MRT and that MRT's tariff does not
prohibit the addition of new delivery points. It is further asserted
that MRT has sufficient capacity to accomplish the deliveries without
detriment or disadvantage to its other customers.
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 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.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-34610 Filed 12-30-98; 8:45 am]
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