[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 29 (Wednesday, February 12, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 6518]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-3440]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP97-216-000]
Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America; Notice of Request Under
Blanket Authorization
February 6, 1997.
Take notice that on January 29, 1997, Natural Gas Pipeline Company
of America (Natural), 701 East 22nd Street, Lombard, Illinois 60148,
filed in Docket No. CP97-216-000 a request pursuant to Sections
157.205, and 157.212 of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural
Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205, 157.212) for authorization to continue to
operate existing delivery point facilities in Vermilion Block 380,
offshore Louisiana, under Natural's blanket certificate issued in
Docket No. CP82-402-000, pursuant to Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act,
all as more fully set forth in the request that is on file with the
Commission and open to public inspection.
Natural proposes to operate the existing delivery point facilities
to deliver approximately 1,000 MMBtu of natural gas per day to
Forcenergy Exploration, Inc. (Forcenergy), a producer of natural gas.
It is stated that the existing facilities, consisting of 2.6 miles of
12-inch pipeline and an 8-inch meter, were installed in 1982 to connect
Block 380 with the facilities of ANR Pipeline Company (ANR) in
Vermilion Block 397 in order for Natural to receive gas from Texaco,
Inc. (Texaco), the former owner of the production platform now owned by
Forcenergy on Block 380 for transportation on behalf of ANR until 1992,
when the transportation agreement between Natural and ANR was
abandoned. Natural now proposes to continue operating the facilities
for deliveries to Forcenergy, pursuant to a transportation agreement
with Coastal Energy Group, which begin in October 1996. It is stated
that the proposal would have no adverse impact on Natural's peak day
deliveries. It is further stated that Natural has sufficient gas supply
to make the deliveries and that the deliveries can be made without
detriment or disadvantage to Natural's existing 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. 97-3440 Filed 2-11-97; 8:45 am]
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