[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 154 (Wednesday, August 11, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 43686]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-20785]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP99-594-000]
Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation; Notice of Application
August 5, 1999.
Take notice that on July 30, 1999, Texas Eastern Transmission
Corporation (Texas Eastern), 5400 Westheimer Court, Houston, Texas
77056-5310, filed in Docket No. CP99-594-000 an application pursuant to
Section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act for permission and approval to
abandon by sale to Mission Pipeline Company (Mission) pipeline
facilities and appurtenances located in Hidalgo County, Texas, all as
more fully set forth in the application on file with the Commission and
open to public inspection. This filing may be viewed on the web at
http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/htm (call 202-208-2222 for assistance).
Texas Eastern proposes to abandon by sale to Mission the Tabasco
Facilities consisting of Line 16-A (18.45 miles of 8-inch line) and
sublateral 16-A-1 (0.37 mile of 4-inch line). Texas Eastern states that
the facilities were installed to gain access to supplies of natural gas
from production fields in Hidalgo County and are connected to Texas
Eastern's McAllen-Vidor Line, also in Hidalgo County.
Texas Eastern proposes to sell the facilities to Mission because
the attached reserves are being depleted and the facilities are
underutilized. It is stated that between June 1998 and May 1999, 23.95
percent of the capacity of the facilities has been utilized. It is
asserted that acquisition of the facilities by Mission would provide
Mission with access to additional gas supplies for the intrastate
market. It is further asserted that Mission anticipates tying-in
additional production which would lead to increased utilization of the
facilities.
It is stated that Texas Eastern and Mission have agreed on a sale
price of $80,000, which is the net book value of the facilities as of
October 31, 1999, plus incidental expenses not to exceed $15,000.
Texas Eastern states that Mission is willing to provide service to
all producers and other parties currently utilizing the facilities, and
no customers would lose service as a result of the abandonment. Texas
Eastern explains that Mission is concurrently filing a request for a
declaratory order to exempt the facilities from Commission regulation.
Any questions regarding the application may be directed to Steven
E. Tillman, Director of Regulatory Affairs, at P.O. Box 1642, Houston,
Texas 77251-1642, (713) 627-5113.
Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with
reference to said application should on or before August 26, 1999, file
with Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 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 a grant of the certificate is required by the public
convenience and necessity. If a motion for leave to intervene its
timely filed, or if the Commission on is own motion believes that a
formal hearing is required, further notice of such hearing will be duly
given.
Under the procedure herein provided for, rules otherwise advised,
it will be unnecessary for Texas Eastern to appear or be represented at
the hearing.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-20785 Filed 8-10-99; 8:45 am]
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