[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 89 (Tuesday, May 9, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24628-24629]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-11333]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP95-373-000]
Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America--Texas and Texas Eastern
Transmission Corp.; Notice of Application
May 3, 1995.
Take notice that on April 28, 1995, Natural Gas Pipeline Company of
America (Natural), 701 East 22nd Street, Lombard, Illinois, 60148, and
Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation (Texas Eastern), P.O. Box 1642,
Houston, Texas 77251-1642, jointly referred to as Applicants, filed in
Docket No. CP95-373-000 an abbreviated application pursuant to Section
7(b) of the Natural Gas Act, as amended, and Secs. 157.7 and 157.18 of
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) Regulations
thereunder, for permission to abandon certain natural gas exchange
agreements, all as more fully set forth in the application which is on
file with the Commission and open to public inspection.
Applicants state that they propose to abandon (1) An exchange
agreement performed under Natural's Rate Schedule X-40 and Texas
Eastern's Rate Schedule X-67, which were authorized in Natural's Docket
No. CP73-289, as amended and Texas Eastern's Docket No. CP73-297, as
amended; (2) an exchange service performed under Natural's Rate
Schedule X-82 and Texas Eastern's Rate Schedule X-84, which were
authorized in Natural's Docket No. CP77-135, as amended, and Texas
Eastern's Docket No. CP77-260, as amended; and (3) an exchange service
performed under Natural's Rate Schedule X-89 and Texas Eastern's Rate
Schedule X-85, which were authorized jointly in Docket No. CP77-568, as
amended.
Applicants further state that under the first arrangement, dated
November 17, 1972, Natural made available up to 15,000 Mcf of natural
gas per day to Texas Eastern in Lavaca, Harris, and Polk Counties,
Texas and Texas Eastern redelivered equivalent volumes of natural gas
to Natural in Brazoria, Kenedy, and Wharton Counties, Texas.
Applicants indicate that under the second arrangement, Natural made
available up to 7,000 Mcf of natural gas per day to Texas Eastern in
Colorado, Goliad, and DeWitt Counties, Texas and Texas Eastern made
available equivalent quantities of natural gas to Natural in Brazoria,
Kenedy, and Wharton Counties, Texas.
Applicants state that under the third arrangement, Natural made
available up to 40,000 Mcf of natural gas per day to Texas Eastern for
exchange in [[Page 24629]] Vermillion Block 262, West Cameron Block 286
and East Cameron Block 312, all offshore Louisiana from production that
Natural purchased in Vermillion Block 262, West Cameron Block 437 and
East Cameron Block 312, all offshore Louisiana. It is indicated that
Texas Eastern made equivalent quantities of natural gas available to
Natural via offshore laterals of Natural's or to Stingray Pipeline
Company (Stingray) for Natural's account in West Cameron Blocks 537,
543, 565, and 593 offshore Louisiana from production that Texas Eastern
purchased in West Cameron Blocks 522, 537, 551, 552, 560, and 593, all
offshore Louisiana and High Island Blocks A-289 and A-290, both
offshore Texas. It is further indicated that the arrangement was
balanced in Jefferson, Kenedy, and Wharton Counties, Texas and in
Vermillion and Point Coupee Parishes, Louisiana.
Applicants state that the abandonment authorization requested
herein would relieve Natural and Texas Eastern of their certificate
obligations to perform exchange services which they no longer require.
Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with
reference to said application should on or before May 24, 1995, file
with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C., 20426,
a petition 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 serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any
person wishing to become a party to the proceeding or to participate as
a party in any hearing therein must file a petition 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 Practices and Procedure, a hearing will be
held without further notice before the Commission on this application
if no petition to intervene is filed within the time required herein,
and if the Commission its own review of the matter finds that the
abandonment is required by the public convenience and necessity. If a
petition for leave to intervene is timely filed, or if the Commission
on its own motive believes that a formal hearing is required, further
notice of such hearing will be duly given.
Under the procedure herein provide for, unless otherwise advised,
it will be unnecessary for Applicants to appear or be represented at
the hearing.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 95-11333 Filed 5-8-95; 8:45 am]
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