96-17203. Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company; Notice of Application to Abandon Facilities by Sale  

  • [Federal Register Volume 61, Number 131 (Monday, July 8, 1996)]
    [Notices]
    [Page 35730]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 96-17203]
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
    [Docket No. CP96-603-000]
    
    
    Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company; Notice of Application to Abandon 
    Facilities by Sale
    
    July 1, 1996.
        Take notice that on June 26, 1996, Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company 
    (Tennessee), 1010 Milam Street, Houston, Texas 77252, filed an 
    application pursuant to Section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act and Part 
    157 of the Commission's Regulations for an order granting permission 
    and approval to abandon by sale to Chevron U.S.A. Inc. (Chevron), 
    Tennessee's Line 823X-100 and related facilities located Offshore 
    Louisiana. The application is on file with the Commission and open to 
    public inspection.
        Tennessee states that on July 18, 1975, the Commission issued 
    Tennessee authorization \1\ to, among other things, construct a 0.62 
    mile, 16-inch diameter pipeline lateral (``Line 823X-100'') and Meter 
    No. 0-0033, in East Cameron Block 281 ``A'' (EC 281 ``A''), Offshore 
    Louisiana. The facilities were authorized to permit Tennessee to 
    connect reserves acquired by Tennessee and Texas Eastern Transmission 
    Corporation (Texas Eastern), which in turn connects with the interstate 
    pipeline system of Texas Eastern. Tennessee and Texas Eastern were also 
    authorized to effectuate a gas transmission and exchange agreement 
    under which, among other things, Texas Eastern and Tennessee agreed to 
    transport and exchange gas produced from various offshore locations, 
    including EC 281 ``A'', to mutually agreeable points on their 
    respective systems.
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        \1\ See, 54 FPC 264 (1975).
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        Tennessee states that the gas purchase and sales agreements under 
    which the EC 281 ``A'' gas reserves were dedicated to Tennessee have 
    terminated and that, currently, this line is utilized only to transport 
    natural gas volumes produced in the EC 281 area for Chevron. Finally, 
    Tennessee indicates that it no longer requires this facility as a means 
    of obtaining gas reserves and that Chevron will continue to utilize 
    Line 823X-100 to gather and transport gas produced by Chevron or any 
    shippers or working interest owners seeking transportation services in 
    the East Cameron area.
        Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with 
    reference to said application should on or before July 22, 1996, 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 385.211 and 
    385.214) 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 in any proceeding herein 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 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 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 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 Tennessee to appear or to be represented at 
    the hearing.
    Lois D. Cashell,
    Secretary.
    [FR Doc. 96-17203 Filed 7-5-96; 8:45 am]
    BILLING CODE 6717-01-M
    
    
    

Document Information

Published:
07/08/1996
Department:
Energy Department
Entry Type:
Notice
Document Number:
96-17203
Pages:
35730-35730 (1 pages)
Docket Numbers:
Docket No. CP96-603-000
PDF File:
96-17203.pdf