[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 91 (Thursday, May 9, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 21170]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-11581]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP96-359-000]


NorAm Gas Transmission Co.; Notice of Application

May 3, 1996.
    Take notice that on April 29, 1996, NorAm Gas Transmission Company 
(NGT), 1600 Smith Street, Houston, Texas 77002, filed in Docket No. 
CP96-359-000 an application pursuant to Section 7(b) of the Natural Gas 
Act for permission and approval to abandon a transportation agreement 
with Reynolds Metals Company (Reynolds), which was authorized in Docket 
No. G-18190,\1\ as well as certain inactive facilities located in 
Saline County, Arkansas, all as more fully set forth in the application 
on file with the Commission and open to public inspection.
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    \1\ See 22 FPC 158 (1959).
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    NGT proposes to abandon a transportation agreement with Reynolds, 
dated March 12, 1959, on file as NGT's Rate Schedule XT-17. The 
transportation agreement for Rate Schedule XT-17 provides that NGT 
transports natural gas to four plants owned by Reynolds located in 
Arkansas, the Rolling Mills-North, Gum Springs, Jones Mills and 
Hurricane Creek plants. NGT states that transportation under Rate 
Schedule XT-17 has been replaced by a Part 284 transportation agreement 
pursuant to NGT's tariff and that the replaced agreement has been 
terminated pursuant to a mutual written agreement of the parties. NGT 
states that the Reynolds Hurricane Creek plant has been shut down and 
NGT no longer provides service to this plant. NGT proposes to abandon 
the inactive facilities previously used to deliver gas to the Hurricane 
Creek plant. These inactive facilities consists of one 4-inch tap, two 
6-inch turbine meters, two meter tubes and two 2-inch regulators. All 
other existing facilities used to deliver gas to Reynolds' active 
plants will remain in service.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with 
reference to said application should on or before May 24, 1996, file 
with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 
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 NGT to appear or be represented at the 
hearing.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-11581 Filed 5-8-96; 8:45 am]
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