[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 44 (Tuesday, March 5, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8603-8604]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-5077]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP96-199-000]
Federal Energy Regulation Commission


Egan Hub Partners, L.P., Notice of Application

February 28, 1996.
    Take notice that on February 16, 1996, Egan Hub Partners, L.P. 
(Egan Hub) filed an application in Docket No. CP96-199-000 pursuant to 
Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act and Parts 157 and 284 of the 
Commission's Regulations (regulations) requesting: (1) a certificate of 
public convenience and necessity pursuant to Subpart A of Part 157 
authorizing the operation of natural gas facilities initially 
constructed to provide Natural Gas Policy Act (NGPA) Section 311(a)(2) 
storage and transportation services at market-based rates; (2) a 
blanket certificate pursuant to subpart G of Part 284 authorizing Egan 
Hub to provide open access storage and transportation services on 
behalf of others; (3) a blanket construction certificate pursuant to 
Subpart F of Part 157 authorizing certain construction and operation of 
facilities abandonments, and certificate amendments; (4) a blanket 
sales certificate pursuant to Subpart J of Part 284 authorizing Egan 
Hub to provide unbundled sales service for the limited purpose of 
disposing of gas in storage that shippers may fail to remove; and (5) 
approval of the FERC Gas Tariff included at Exhibit P to the 
application; all as more fully set forth in the application on file 
with the Commission and open to public inspection.
    Egan Hub also requests, if market-based rates are approved, waivers 
of (1) the requirements of Section 284.8(d) of the regulations, which 
require that rates be designed using a straight fixed-variable rate 
design methodology; (2) the requirements of Section 157.14 of the 
regulations to permit Egan Hub to omit Exhibits K, N, and O to the 
application; and (3) the accounting and reporting requirements under 
Part 201 and Section 260.2 of the regulations.
    The storage and transportation facilities for which Egan Hub seeks 
approval to operate are located in Acadia Parish, Louisiana. Egan Hub 
says the facilities consist of an underground storage cavern and 
related natural gas transportation facilities which were initially 
constructed to provide NGPA 311(a)(2) service. Approval is requested to 
operate the existing storage cavern with a 3.5 Bcf working gas capacity 
and pipeline facilities consisting of:
     1.75 miles of dual 20-inch pipeline and 3.62 miles of dual 
20-inch pipeline interconnecting Egan Hub with Trunkline Gas Company, 
ANR Pipeline Company, Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, and Texas Gas 
Transmission Corporation; and
     6.70 miles of 24-inch pipeline interconnecting Egan Hub 
with Columbia Gulf Transmission Company.

Egan Hub proposes to charge and collect market-based rates for these 
storage and transportation services.
    Egan Hub also requests a certificate of public convenience and 
necessity pursuant to Subpart A of Part 157 authorizing construction 
and operation of a second cavern and appurtenant facilities necessary 
to provide additional new storage and transportation services at 
market-based rates. The Commission's Staff will defer processing this 
request pending NE Hub's filing a supplement to this application which 
specifically describes the proposed new facilities and services and 
includes required environmental and engineering/geological data.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with 
reference to said application should on or before March 6, 1996, 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 filled 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 proceedings. 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 
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 he certificate is 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 Edgan Hub to appear or be represented at the 
hearing.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-5077 Filed 3-4-96; 8:45 am]
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