[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 91 (Thursday, May 9, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21171-21172]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-11586]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP92-184-014]


Texas Eastern Transmission Corp.; Notice of Petition To Amend

April 30, 1996.
    Take notice that on April 24, 1996, Texas Eastern Transmission 
Corporation (Texas Eastern), P.O. Box 1642, Houston, Texas 77251-1642, 
filed in Docket No. CP92-184-014, a petition to amend the existing 
authorizations issued July 16, 1993, and June 6, 1995, in Docket Nos. 
CP92-184-000 et al. pursuant to Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act, to 
provide for relocation and installation of certain facilities which are 
necessary in conjunction with the eastern Pennsylvania portion of Texas 
Eastern's Integrated Transportation Project (ITP) replacement and 
expansion, all as more fully set forth in the petition to amend which 
is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection.
    By order issued July 16, 1993, as amended by order issued June 6, 
1995, Texas Eastern was authorized to construct and operate various 
pipeline, pipeline looping, pipeline replacement and compression 
facilities in order to implement a new firm incremental transportation 
service for various customers. The project, known as the ITP project, 
involved construction of facilities to provide 201,000 Dekatherms per 
day (Dthd) of incremental capacity on the Texas Eastern system. ITP is 
a four-year project which includes construction of 89 miles of pipeline 
in 23 discrete segments in four states, the addition of over 48,000 
horsepower of compression and other modifications at ten existing 
compressor stations, and the addition of certain new metering and 
regulating stations and other related facilities.
    One segment of the authorized ITP project is the installation in 
1996 of 1.7 miles of 36-inch pipeline to replace existing 20-inch 
pipeline between Eagle, Pennsylvania and Lambertsville, New Jersey in 
Bucks County, Pennsylvania (Eagle Replacement). The eastern terminus of 
the replacement facilities would be at approximately Milepost 1419.98 
on Texas Eastern's system. Texas Eastern asserts that the Eagle 
Replacement requires installation of certain above-ground appurtenant 
facilities at the eastern end of the

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replacement. Texas Eastern explains that the subject filing was made in 
compliance with an April 8, 1996, letter from the Director of the 
Office of Pipeline Regulation finding that the appurtenant above-ground 
Eagle Replacement facilities contemplated by Texas Eastern require 
additional certificate authorization. These appurtenant facilities are 
the subject of this petition to amend. However, Texas Eastern states 
that it reserves its right to apply to the Commission for rehearing and 
to petition for judicial review of the Commission's decision. In 
addition Texas Eastern states that its requested authorizations are 
without prejudice to Texas Eastern's right to seek clarification or 
rehearing of the April 8, 1996, letter or any subsequent Commission 
action in this proceeding.
    Texas Eastern requests authority to relocate and install pressure 
regulating, valving, and 20-inch launcher facilities at the east end of 
its authorized ITP Eagle facilities at approximately Milepost 1419.98. 
It is stated that these facilities are currently located at the end of 
the 1995 Eagle replacement facilities at Milepost 1418.27. Texas 
Eastern asserts that industry operating requirements and standard 
practices associated with pipeline operations and maintenance 
considerations mandate the construction of these appurtenances, which 
includes valves, pressure regulation devices, and launchers and 
receivers used for maintenance and inspection activities, consistent 
with the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations.
    Texas Eastern also proposes to install a 36-inch receiver facility 
at the end point of the 1966 Eagle Replacement in addition to the 
relocated 20-inch launcher. It is stated that the 36-inch receiver 
facility would be permanent because Texas Eastern currently has no 
facility expansion on file with the Commission which would require 
expansion of the Eagle 36-inch replacement facilities. Texas Eastern 
asserts that these launcher and receiving facilities are necessary to 
accommodate the passage of instrumented internal inspection devices and 
cleaning devices, i.e., pigs, necessary to operate and maintain the 
pipeline. Texas Eastern further asserts that the launchers and 
receivers proposed are also consistent with DOT regulations. Texas 
Eastern notes that portions of the launcher and receiver barrels would 
be above ground level and the remainder would be below ground. Texas 
Eastern also proposes to install any necessary related appurtenant 
facilities, such as fences and markers, which are reasonably required 
for access, installation, operation, and maintenance, as well as 
efficient and economical operation of the transmission facilities.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with 
reference to said petition to amend should on or before May 21, 1996, 
file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C. 
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 petition 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 the amended petition 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 Texas Eastern to appear or be represented at 
the hearing.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-11586 Filed 5-8-96; 8:45 am]
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