[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 73 (Monday, April 15, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16474-16475]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-9188]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP96-299-000]


Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation, Columbia Gulf Transmission 
Company, Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation; Notice of Application

April 9, 1996.
    Take notice that on April 4, 1996, Columbia Gas Transmission 
Corporation (Columbia), 1700 Mac Corkle Avenue SE., Charleston, WV 
25314; Columbia Gulf Transmission Company (Columbia Gulf), 2603 Augusta 
STE 125, Houston, TX 77057-5637; and Texas Eastern Transmission 
Corporation (Texas Eastern), 5400 Westheimer Court, Houston, TX 77056-
5310, jointly, filed an application with the Commission in Docket No. 
CP96-299-000 pursuant to Section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) for 
permission and approval to abandon various transportation and exchange 
services no longer needed by the parties, which were authorized in 
Docket Nos. CP67-278 and CP76-190,\1\ all as more fully set forth in 
the application which is open to the public for inspection.
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    \1\ 37 FPC 1,020 (1968) and 56 FPC 660 (1976).
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    Columbia, Columbia Gulf, and Texas Eastern propose to abandon the 
exchange services authorized in Docket No. CP67-278 and performed under 
their FERC Rate Schedules X-7, X-3, and X-56, respectively. Columbia 
and Texas Eastern also propose to abandon the transportation and 
exchange services authorized in Docket No. CP76-190 and performed under 
their FERC Rate Schedules X-43 and X-78, respectively. Columbia Gulf, 
as a party in Docket No. CP76-190, also requests abandonment to the 
transportation and exchange service authorized therein; however, 
Columbia Gulf inadvertently never filed a companion rate schedule for 
this service as required by Ordering Paragraph B of the Commission's 
order issued July 28, 1976 (56 FPC 660).
    The parties assert that the proposed abandonments would not result 
in or cause any interruption, reduction, or termination of firm natural 
gas service presently render by the parties to any of their respective 
customers. No facilities would be abandoned as a result of the proposed 
abandonments of service.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with 
reference to said application should on or before April 30, 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 NGA (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 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 NGA 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.

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    Under the procedure herein provided for, unless otherwise advised, 
it will be unnecessary for Columbia, Columbia Gulf, or Texas Eastern to 
appear or be represented at the hearing.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-9188 Filed 4-12-96; 8:45 am]
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