97-13888. El Paso Natural Gas Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 102 (Wednesday, May 28, 1997)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP97-525-000]


El Paso Natural Gas Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket 
Authorization

May 21, 1997.
    Take notice that on May 15, 1997, El Paso Natural Gas Company (El 
Paso), P.O. Box 1492, El Paso, Texas 79978, filed in Docket No. CP97-
525-000 a request pursuant to sections 157.205 and 157.216 of the 
Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205, 
157.216) for authorization to abandon certain miscellaneous tap and 
meter facilities and the service under El Paso's blanket certificate 
issued in Docket No. CP82-435-000 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.
    El Paso proposes to abandon 19 miscellaneous tap and meter 
facilities, with associated appurtenances and the related natural gas 
service rendered by means of such facilities. The facilities are 
located in Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. El Paso states that the 
abandonments will not result in or cause any interruption, reduction or 
termination of natural gas service presently rendered by El Paso to any 
of its 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and not withdrawn within 30 days after the time allowed for filing a 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. 97-13888 Filed 5-27-97; 8:45 am]
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