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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP94-565-000, et al.]

 

Texas Eastern Transmission Corp., et al.; Natural Gas Certificate 
Filings

June 1, 1994.
    Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
Commission:

1. Texas Eastern Transmission Corp.

[Docket No. CP94-565-000]

    Take notice that on May 23, 1994, Texas Eastern Transmission 
Corporation (Texas Eastern), P.O. Box 1642, Houston, Texas 77251-1642, 
filed in Docket No. CP94-565-000, an application pursuant to section 
7(b) of the Natural Gas Act for permission and approval to abandon 
certain facilities in the Caillou Island and Lake Raccourci Fields, 
Timbalier Bay, located in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, all as more 
fully set forth in the application which is on file with the Commission 
and open to public inspection.
    Texas Eastern proposes to abandon several segments of pipeline 
which vary in diameter from 4-inch to 12-inch and vary in length from 
0.22 miles to 2.45 miles, as well as ten platforms and associated 
piping, twenty-nine measuring stations, and one barge-mounted 
compressor.
    Texas Eastern, it is said, has determined that there is no current 
or foreseeable future need for the subject facilities and proposes to 
abandon the facilities in order to eliminate ongoing maintenance and 
operating expenses associated with these facilities.
    Comment date: June 22, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
F at the end of this notice.

2. Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Co.

[Docket No. CP94-568-000]

    Take notice that on May 25, 1994, Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line 
Company (Panhandle), P.O. Box 1642, Houston, Texas 77251-1642, filed in 
Docket No. CP94-568-000, a request pursuant to section 7 of the Natural 
Gas Act, as amended, and Secs. 157.205, 157.212 and 157.216 (18 CFR 
157.205, 157.211 and 157.216) of the Commission's regulations under the 
Natural Gas Act, and Panhandle's authorization in Docket No. CP83-83-
000 to: (1) Abandon the existing measurement facility for the Town of 
Hardesty, Oklahoma, and construct and operate new delivery facilities 
for the Town of Hardesty, and (2) modify the delivery facilities for 
the Town of Taloga, Oklahoma. Both towns are existing customers of 
Panhandle and these modifications are proposed in order to provide 
adequate service to both towns, all as more fully set forth in the 
application which is on file with the Commission and open for public 
inspection.
    Panhandle states that the existing delivery points for the towns 
are located on field gathering lines. It is stated that because of 
declining wellhead production and pressures on these lines, reliable 
firm service cannot be guaranteed for the 1994/1995 heating season 
without a modification to the physical supply source for these delivery 
facilities. It is further stated that in order to service these 
customers, Panhandle is proposing this modification to interconnect the 
delivery facilities into Panhandle's transmission system. Panhandle 
states that the existing pipelines that currently provide service to 
the towns will continue to be utilized as field gathering lines; 
therefore, Panhandle is not proposing the abandonment of any pipeline 
facilities.
    Comment date: July 18, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
G at the end of this notice.

3. Texas Eastern Transmission Corp.

[Docket No. CP94-567-000]

    Take notice that on May 25, 1994, Texas Eastern Transmission 
Corporation (Texas Eastern), P.O. Box 1642, Houston, Texas 77251-1642, 
filed in Docket No. CP94-567-000 an application pursuant to section 
7(b) of the Natural Gas Act, for permission and approval to abandon by 
sale to Newfield Exploration Company (Newfield) Texas Eastern's Line 
No. 62, a 4.8 mile non-contiguous lateral located in the Eugene Island 
Area, offshore Louisiana, all as more fully set forth in the 
application on file with the Commission and open to public inspection.
    It is stated that Line No. 62 was constructed pursuant to Texas 
Eastern's Part 157 blanket construction certificate and that Line No. 
62 is wholly owned by Texas Eastern. It is further stated that Line No. 
62 is comprised of 4.8 miles of 8 inch pipeline and a related metering 
facility, that was constructed by Texas Eastern to access gas reserves 
in the Eugene Island Block 182 ``A'' area. Texas Eastern avers that 
Line No. 62 is a non-contiguous lateral which connects to Sea Robin 
Pipeline Company's pipeline system in Eugene Island Block 197 in 
offshore Louisiana.
    Texas Eastern states that it entered into a gas purchase agreement 
dated February 28, 1984 (Gas Purchase Agreement), with Exxon 
Corporation (Exxon). It is further stated that pursuant to the Gas 
Purchase Agreement, the natural gas reserves located at or near Eugene 
Island Block 182 ``A'' were dedicated to Texas Eastern for its system 
supply. It is stated that on November 1, 1992, Newfield acquired from 
Exxon the natural gas reserves in Eugene Island Block 182 ``A'', and 
that Texas Eastern and Newfield, subsequently, mutually agreed to 
terminate the Gas Purchase Agreement on June 16, 1993.
    Texas Eastern stated that it has transported, on an interruptible 
basis, the Eugene Island Block 182 ``A'' reserves on Line No. 62 for 
various shippers who purchase Newfield's reserves, since termination of 
the Gas Purchase Agreement. Therefore, Texas Eastern is requesting 
permission and approval to abandon by sale, Line No. 62 to Newfield for 
$650,000. However, it is stated that the Offer to Purchase between 
Texas Eastern and Newfield is contingent on Texas Eastern's receipt of 
the Commission authorization requested herein by July 1, 1994.
    Texas Eastern submits that abandonment of Line No. 62 is in the 
public interest since such abandonment by sale to Newfield, will give 
Newfield an economic alternative to installing new and duplicative 
offshore facilities, and that abandonment by sale limits the 
environmental impact associated with duplicative facilities.
    It is further asserted that the abandonment by sale to Newfield, 
will also allow Texas Eastern to avoid costs associated with the 
physical abandonment of Line No. 62, and the abandonment of the lateral 
will eliminate Texas Eastern's ongoing operation and maintenance costs 
associated with Line No. 62.
    Comment date: June 22, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
F at the end of this notice.

4. Equitrans, Inc.

[Docket No. CP94-569-000]

    Take notice that on May 26, 1994, Equitrans, Inc. (Equitrans), 3500 
Park Lane, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15275, filed a request with the 
Commission in Docket No. CP94-569-000 pursuant to Sections 157.205 and 
157.212(b) of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act 
(NGA) for authorization to install a delivery tap under Equitrans' 
blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP83-508-000 and CP86-676, 
pursuant to Section 7 of the NGA, all as more fully set forth in the 
request which is open to the public for inspection.
    Equitrans proposes to install a delivery tap on its H-106 line 
located in the City of Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania. 
Equitrans states that the tap would be instituted for deliveries to 
Equitable, an affiliate of Equitrans, to permit retail gas service of 
approximately 1 Mcf on a peak day to Howard Dohn of Waynesburg, 
Pennsylvania. Equitrans further states it would offer the proposed 
service within the existing certificated transportation entitlement of 
Equitable under Equitrans' Rate Schedule FTS.
    Equitrans states that it has sufficient capacity to accomplish the 
proposed deliveries without detriment to its other existing customers.
    Comment date: July 18, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
G at the end of this notice.

5. K N Interstate Gas Transmission Co.

[Docket No. CP94-571-000]

    Take notice that on May 27, 1994, K N Interstate Gas Transmission 
Co. (K N Interstate), P.O. Box 281304, Lakewood, Colorado 80228, filed 
in Docket No. CP94-571-000 a request pursuant to Secs. 157.205 and 
157.212 of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 
CFR 157.205, 157.212) for authorization to install and operate eight 
new delivery taps and appurtenant facilities under K N Interstate's 
blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP83-140-000, et al., pursuant 
to Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act, all as more fully set forth in the 
request that is on file with the Commission and open to public 
inspection.
    K N Interstate proposes to install eight new delivery taps in 
Thomas and Wichita Counties, Kansas; Adams, Furnas, Gosper and York 
Counties, Nebraska; and Fremont County, Wyoming, under existing 
transportation agreements between K N Interstate and K N Energy, Inc.; 
K N Interstate and Peoples Natural Gas Co.; and K N Interstate and 
Northern Gas Co. It is stated that the additional delivery points will 
facilitate the delivery of natural gas to direct retail customers. It 
is stated that the total cost of installing the eight delivery taps 
will be $148,550.
    Comment date: July 18, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
G at the end of this notice.

Standard Paragraphs

    F. Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with 
reference to said application should on or before the comment date, 
file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 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 and/or 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 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 applicant to appear or be represented at the 
hearing.
    G. Any person or the Commission's staff may, within 45 days after 
issuance of the instant notice by the Commission, file pursuant to Rule 
214 of the Commission's Procedural Rules (18 CFR 385.214) a motion to 
intervene or notice of intervention and pursuant to Section 157.205 of 
the Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205) a protest to 
the request. If no protest is filed within the time allowed therefor, 
the proposed activity 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 within 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.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 94-13975 Filed 6-8-94; 8:45 am]
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