[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 236 (Thursday, December 9, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69008-69009]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-31842]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. PR00-5-000]
Coral Mexico Pipeline, LLC; Notice of Petition for Rate Approval
December 3, 1999.
Take notice that on November 29, 1999, Coral Mexico Pipeline, LLC
(Coral), a new intrastate pipeline company, filed a Petition for Rate
Approval (Petition) pursuant to Section 284.123(b)(2) of the
Commission's regulations, 18 CFR 284.123(b)(2). In the Petition, Coral
requests the Commission to approve: (1) a two-part maximum firm
transportation rate consisting of a demand charge of $6.5612 per MMBtu
of reserved Maximum Daily Transportation Quantity, and a commodity
charge of $0.00 per MMBtu of gas transported; and (2) a maximum
interruptible rate of $0.2157 per MMBtu of gas transported. Coral
further proposes to retain as reimbursement for compressor fuel varying
amounts ranging between 0.57% to 1.55%, depending on the Points of
Redelivery used.
Coral states that the foregoing postage stamp rates will, if
approved by the Commission, be applicable to firm and interruptible
transportation services to be provided by Coral pursuant to section
311(a)(2) of the Natural Gas Policy Act through a new pipeline to be
constructed, owned and operated by Coral (the Import/Export Facility),
and through pipeline capacity to be leased by Coral (the Leased
Capacity). The Import/Export Facility will consist of approximately 97
miles of 24-inch pipeline that extend from the International border
between the United States and Mexico to a point of interconnection with
the existing intrastate pipeline facilities of Tejas Gas Pipeline,
L.L.C. (Tejas) located in King Ranch, Kleberg County, Texas. The Leased
Capacity will be capacity leased on the existing inrastate pipeline
facilities of Tejas, Tejas Gas Operating, LLC, Gulf Energy Pipeline,
LLC, and Corpus Christi Transmission Company, L.P.
Pursuant to section 284.123(b)(2)(ii) of the Commission's
regulations, if the Commission does not act within 150 days of the
Petition's filing date, the rates proposed therein will be deemed to be
fair and equitable and not in excess of an amount that interstate
pipelines would be permitted to charge for similar services. The
Commission may, prior to the expiration of the 150-
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day period, extend the time for action or institute a proceeding.
Any person desiring to participate in this rate proceeding must
file a motion to intervene with the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426 in accordance
with Section 385.211 and 385.214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice
and Procedures. All motions must be filed with the Secretary of the
Commission on or before December 18, 1999. Copies of this filing are on
file with the Commission and are available for public inspection in the
Public Reference Room. This filing may be viewed on the web at http://
www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call 202-208-2222 for assistance).
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-31842 Filed 12-8-99; 8:45 am]
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