98-16887. El Paso Natural Gas Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 122 (Thursday, June 25, 1998)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP98-610-000]


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

June 19, 1998.
    Take notice that on June 12, 1998, El Paso Natural Gas Company 
(Applicant), P.O. Box 1492, El Paso, Texas 79978, filed in Docket No. 
CP98-610-000 a request pursuant to Sections 157.205 and 157.212 of the 
Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205 and 
157.212) for approval to operate an existing metering facility located 
at the discharge side of the Chaco Compressor Station in San Juan 
County, New Mexico, as a jurisdictional delivery point for the delivery 
of natural gas pursuant to Subpart G, Part 284 of the Commission's 
Regulations, all as more fully set forth in the request which is on 
file with the Commission and open to public inspection.
    Applicant states that by order issued March 31, 1998 in Docket No. 
CP94-183-005, Applicant was granted permission and approval to abandon 
and transfer to El Paso Field Services Company (Field Services) the 
Chaco Compressor Station, with appurtenances. Applicant further states 
that the abandonment and transfer of facilities occurred on April 30, 
1998.
    Applicant asserts that prior to April 30, 1998, fuel for the daily 
operation of the Chaco Station was provided by Applicant at an existing 
point on Applicant's interstate transmission system downstream of the 
Chaco Station. Applicant further asserts that it now seeks 
authorization to utilize the existing metering facility at the Chaco 
Station as a jurisdictional delivery point to accommodate a request by 
Field Services for pipeline quality gas as fuel at the Chaco Plant/
Compressor Station on an emergency basis. Applicant states that the 
fuel gas will be delivered pursuant to an effective Transportation 
Service Agreement between Applicant and Field Services and that 
Applicant has sufficient capacity to accomplish the deliveries 
specified herein without detriment or disadvantage to Applicant's other 
customers.
    Any person or the Commission's Staff may, within 45 days of the 
issuance of the instant notice by the Commission, file pursuant to Rule 
214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 
385.214), a motion to intervene and pursuant to Section 157.205 of the 
regulations under the National Gas act (18 CFR 157.205), a protest to 
the request. If no protest is filed within the time allowed therefor, 
the proposed activities 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 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.
David P. Boergers,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-16887 Filed 6-24-98; 8:45 am]
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