[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 184 (Friday, September 22, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49268-49269]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-23511]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP95-748-000]


Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America; Notice of Application

September 18, 1995.
    Take notice that on September 11, 1995, Natural Gas Pipeline 
Company of America (Natural), 701 East 22nd Street, Lombard, Illinois, 
60148, filed in Docket No. CP95-748-000 an abbreviated application 
pursuant to section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act, as amended, and 
Sections 157.7 and 157.18 of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's 
(Commission) regulations thereunder, for permission to abandon an 

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interruptible natural gas transportation service for South Jersey 
Exploration Company (SJEX), a producer, all as more fully set forth in 
the application which is on file with the Commission and open to public 
inspection.
    Natural states that it proposes to abandon an interruptible 
transportation service authorized in Natural's Docket No. CP78-89, as 
amended, and performed under Natural's Rate Schedule X-98. Natural 
further states that under the arrangement, dated September 30, 1977, 
SJEX made available up to 5,000 Mcf of natural gas per day to Natural 
in Nacogdoches County, Texas via a joint venture gathering line to 
Natural in Nacogdoches County, Texas, and Natural redelivered an 
equivalent volume of natural gas for the account of SJEX to 
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation (Transco) at the outlet of 
Mobil Oil Corporation's Cameron Gas Processing Plant in Cameron Parish, 
Louisiana, for further transportation and ultimate distribution to 
certain of Transco's customers or their producing affiliates.
    Natural indicates that it had an option, which Natural exercised, 
to purchase up to ten percent of the total amount of gas it received in 
Nacogdoches County, Texas for the account of SJEX. Natural also 
indicates that SJEX sold a part of such gas to Natural in Docket No. 
CS76-818. It is also indicated that the gas that Natural was 
transporting for SJEX was gas that was not all owned by SJEX as SJEX 
was also acting as agent for six other companies. It is further 
indicated that the six other companies and the docket numbers regarding 
their sales to Natural were Delmarva Energy Corporation in Docket No. 
CS76-1086, Dover Exploration Company in Docket No. CI77-34, NCNG 
Exploration Corporation in Docket No. CS77-39, Piedmont Exploration 
Company, Inc. in Docket No. CS76-1125, Rockingham Exploration Company 
in Docket No. CS 77-339, Tar Heel Energy Corporation in Docket No.CS76-
982, and U.G.C. Energy Corporation in Docket No. CS77-464.
    Natural states that by a letter of South Jersey Industries, Inc. 
(SJI)\1\ dated July 20, 1995, Natural was notified that its 
transportation service for SJEX was no longer required. Therefore, 
Natural requests authority to abandon its transportation service for 
SJEX under the agreement.

    \1\Natural indicates that SJI is the parent company of South 
Jersey Gas Company (South Jersey). Natural states that SJEX was the 
producing affiliate of South Jersey. It is further indicated that 
SJEX dissolved in 1992.
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    Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with 
reference to said application should on or before October 10, 1995, 
file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 
20426, a petition 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 protestants parties to the proceeding. Any 
person wishing to become a party to the proceeding or to participate as 
a party in any hearing therein must file a petition 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 on this application 
if no petition to intervene is filed within the time required herein, 
and if the Commission on its own review of the matter finds that the 
abandonment is required by the public convenience and necessity. If a 
petition 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 provide for, unless otherwise advised, 
it will be unnecessary for Natural to appear or be represented at the 
hearing.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 95-23511 Filed 9-21-95; 8:45 am]
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