[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 41 (Tuesday, March 3, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 10375]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-5368]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP98-242-000]
Williams Gas Processing-Gulf Coast Company, L.P.; Notice of
Petition for Declaratory Order
February 25, 1998.
Take notice that, on February 17, 1998, Williams Gas Processing-
Gulf Coast Company, L.P. (WGP), P.O. Box 1396, Houston, Texas 77251,
filed a petition pursuant to Rule 207 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.207). WGP requests a declaratory
order stating that its acquisition of the Tilden-McMullen Gathering
System (TMGS), currently owned by Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line
Corporation (Transco), will not subject WGP to the jurisdiction of the
Commission. All of this is more fully set forth in the application,
which is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection.
This petition is a companion to Transco's concurrent application in
Docket No. CP98-236-000, to abandon the TMGS by transfer to WGP. WGP is
a limited partnership formed for the purpose of acquiring and operating
gathering and processing facilities. WGP is wholly owned by Williams
Field Services Group, Inc., which in turn, is a wholly-owned subsidiary
of The Williams Companies, Inc. WGP is also an affiliate of Transco,
which is a subsidiary of the Williams Companies, Inc.
WGP and Transco have entered into a Transfer Agreement under which
Transco will transfer its TMGS gathering facilities to WGP. WGP states
that after the transfer, WGP will provide gathering and treating
services on the TMGS Gathering system. WGP states further that it has
executed post-abandonment gathering agreements with two of the current
shippers, and intends to negotiate with all existing shippers.
The TMGS is located in Wharton, Jackson, Victoria, Goliad, Bee,
Live Oak, La Salle, Atascosa, Frio, San Patricio, Dewitt and McMullen
Counties, Texas. The facilities comprising the TMGS include a Treating
Plant in McMullen County, Texas, an 450.21 miles of 2-inch to 24-inch
pipeline.
Any person desiring to be heard or make any protest with reference
to said application should on or before March 18, 1998, file with the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, N.E.,
Washington D.C. 20426, a motion to intervene or a protest in accordance
with the requirements of the Commission's Rules of Practice and
Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211) and the regulations under the
Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.10). All protests filed with the Commission
will be considered by it in determining the appropriate action to be
taken but will not service to make protestants parties to the
proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party to a proceeding or to
participate as a party in any hearing therein must file a motion to
intervene in accordance with the Commission's Rules.
Take further notice that, pursuant to the authority contained in
and subject to the jurisdiction conferred upon the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission by Sections 7 and 15 of the Natural Gas Act and
the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, a hearing will be
held without further notice before the Commission or its designee on
this application if no motion to intervene is filed within the time
required, or if the Commission on its own review of the matter finds
that a grant of the certificate is required by the public convenience
and necessity. If a motion for leave to intervene is timely filed or if
the Commission on its own motion believes that a formal hearing is
required, further notice of such hearing will be duly given.
Under the procedure herein provided for, unless otherwise advised,
it will be unnecessary for WGP to appear or be represented at the
hearing.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-5368 Filed 3-2-98; 8:45 am]
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