[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 170 (Friday, September 1, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45712-45713]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-21708]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP95-670-000]


Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America; Renotice of Application

August 21, 1995.
    Natural's application in Docket No. CP95-670-000 was inadvertently 
entitled ``NOTICE OF REQUEST UNDER BLANKET AUTHORIZATION'' and had the 
corresponding boiler-plate language, referencing a 45-day notice period 
when noticed on August 15, 1995. (60 FR 43790, August 23, 1995.)
    In view of the above, Natural's application will be renoticed as a 
``NOTICE OF APPLICATION'' and given a 21-day comment period.
    Take notice that on August 8, 1995, Natural Gas Pipeline Company of 
America (Natural), 701 East 22nd Street, Lombard, Illinois 60148, filed 
in Docket No. CP95-670-000 an application pursuant to Section 7(b) of 
the Natural Gas Act, for permission and approval to 

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abandon, by sale to Shell Offshore Inc. (Shell), lateral and meter 
facilities located in 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 the facilities were originally constructed to 
receive gas purchased from Shell in offshore Louisiana. Natural states 
that these facilities are no longer related to any gas purchase 
contracts and hence, no longer hold sufficient value to Natural, to 
warrant the expenditures required to maintain them.
    Specifically, Natural proposes to abandon: (1) 2.8 miles of 8-inch 
pipeline that extends between Shell's ``A'' and ``B'' platforms in 
Eugene Island Block 331, offshore Louisiana, (2) a dual 8-inch meter 
and appurtenant facilities located on Shell's ``A'' platform in Eugene 
Island Block 331, offshore Louisiana, (3) a 10-inch dual meter and 
appurtenant facilities located on Shell's platform in Vermilion Block 
321, offshore Louisiana, (4) a dual 6-inch meter and appurtenant 
facilities located on Shell's platform in Vermilion Block 340, offshore 
Louisiana, and (5) a dual 8-inch meter and appurtenant facilities 
located on Shell's platform in West Cameron 565, offshore Louisiana. 
Natural states that it intends to sell the facilities to Shell for 
$260,000.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with 
reference to said application should on or before September 5, 1995, 
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 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 Natural to appear or be represented at the 
hearing.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 95-21708 Filed 8-31-95; 8:45 am]
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