97-3975. East Tennessee Natural Gas Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 33 (Wednesday, February 19, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7445-7446]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-3975]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP97-240-000]


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

February 12, 1997.
    Take notice that on February 10, 1997, East Tennessee Natural Gas 
Company (East Tennessee), P.O. Box 2511, Houston, Texas 77252, filed in 
Docket No. CP97-240-000 a request pursuant to Secs. 157.205 and 157.212 
of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 
157.205, 157.212) for authorization to construct a new delivery point 
to provide interruptible natural gas transportation service to the 
Virginia Gas Distribution Company (Virginia Gas), a local distribution 
company, under East Tennessee's blanket certificate issued in Docket 
No. CP82-412-000 pursuant to Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act, all as

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more fully set forth in the request that is on file with the Commission 
and open to public inspection.
    East Tennessee proposes to establish a new delivery point on its 
system at approximate Mile Post 3404-1+0.0 in Russell County, Virginia 
for deliveries to Virginia Gas of up to 1,000 Dekatherms per day of 
natural gas on an interruptible basis. East Tennessee states it will 
install, own and maintain a 2-inch hot tap and electronic measurement 
equipment. East Tennessee states that Virginia Gas will install, own, 
operate and maintain approximately 40 feet of two-inch interconnect 
piping and install, own and maintain the meter facilities. East 
Tennessee also states that Virginia Gas will provide a meter site 
adjacent to East Tennessee's existing pipeline right-of-way and will 
reimburse East Tennessee for the cost of the project which is estimated 
to be $28,800.
    East Tennessee states that the total quantities to be delivered to 
Virginia Gas after the delivery point is constructed will not exceed 
previously authorized quantities. East Tennessee also states, that the 
installation of the proposed delivery point is not prohibited by East 
Tennessee's tariff, and that East Tennessee has sufficient capacity to 
accomplish deliveries at the proposed new point 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.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-3975 Filed 2-18-97; 8:45 am]
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