[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 140 (Friday, July 21, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37636-37637]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-17951]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP95-610-000]
Texas-Ohio Pipeline, Inc.; Application
July 17, 1995.
Take notice that on July 11, 1995, Texas-Ohio Pipeline, Inc.
(Texas-Ohio), 800 Gessner, Suite 900, Houston, Texas 77024, filed an
application pursuant to Section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act for
permission and approval to abandon, by sale to Compressor Systems, Inc.
(CSI) a portion of Texas-Ohio's compression facilities located in
Garrard County, Kentucky, all as more fully set forth in the
application which is on file with the Commission and open to public
inspection.
Texas-Ohio states that in an effort to improve its operational
efficiency and economic condition, the abandonment proposed herein will
enable Texas-Ohio to streamline its operations, to reduce its existing
transportation rates and continue to assure shippers service that will
be more efficient as well as competitive.
Specifically, Texas-Ohio proposes to abandon only a portion of its
compression facilities consisting of a single Caterpillar engine with
an Ariel JGK/4 compressor with frame and Airtech cooler and transfer
those facilities back to CSI.
Texas-Ohio states that it was constructed to operate as a winter
peaking service which allowed gas flow around historical bottlenecks
created in Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company's (Tennessee) and Texas
Eastern Transmission Corporation's (TETCO) supply area. Texas-Ohio
states that its facilities consist of approximately 600 feet of 10-inch
pipeline and two gas compression units each with approximately 980
horsepower. With the advent of Order No. 636 and the restructuring of
the interstate pipeline industry, Texas-Ohio states that its pipeline
operations have significantly changed. It is stated that unbundling of
pipeline services and rate structure changes on the interstate
pipelines have changed the economics and the flow of natural gas on
both the interconnecting pipelines of Texas-Ohio's system to a point
where historical bottlenecks occur less often, requiring substantially
less peaking service.
It is stated that Texas-Ohio's facilities have been available for
peaking service during the past two winter seasons. However, Texas-Ohio
contends that, since the inception of Order No. 636, the amount of gas
throughput has only required the use of a single compression unit,
versus the two currently in place. Texas-Ohio states that upon
Commission approval, the abandonment would allow Texas-Ohio to
physically remove a single compression unit which would transfer back
to CSI, leaving the second or like unit in place at the Texas-Ohio
facilities assuring service, should it be requested. Although both
units are identical and the removal of one unit versus the other will
not make a difference, the unit selected for removal is the first unit
located on the suction side or closest to the Tennessee
interconnection. Further, it is stated that since the approval of the
blanket transportation certificate by the Commission and the completion
of the required open-season, no requests for firm (FTS) capacity have
been received, requiring no allocation of system capacity.
Texas-Ohio states that the authorization of the abandonment will
serve the public interest by reducing cost of service, including
operating expenditures for labor and equipment maintenance, thereby
reducing Texas-Ohio's current transportation rates.
Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with
reference to said application should on or before August 7, 1995, file
with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 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 serve to
make the 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 herein, if the Commission on its own review of the matter
finds that permission and approval for the proposed abandonment
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are 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 Texas-Ohio to appear or be represented at
the hearing.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 95-17951 Filed 7-20-95; 8:45 am]
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