[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 104 (Wednesday, May 29, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 26897]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-13348]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP95-755-000]


Missouri Gas Energy, a Division of Southern Union Company, et 
al.; Notice of Order To Show Cause

May 22, 1996.
    Take notice that on May 16, 1996, the Commission issued an order 
under section 5 of the Natural Gas Act for Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line 
Company (Panhandle) to show cause why, in light of its earlier 
agreement to interconnect with Stahl Specialty Company (Stahl) to 
provide interruptible service, it should not be required to provide an 
interconnect for Missouri Gas Energy (Missouri Gas) as well. In doing 
so, the Commission required that Panhandle explain, in particular, why 
it does not view Missouri Gas as ``similarly situated'' to Stahl. 
Additionally, the Commission required that Panhandle explain why other 
previously constructed interconnects for interruptible customers 
qualified for construction under its expressed policy while Missouri 
Gas does not, or explain why it changed its policy since it 
constructed, or decided to construct, those interconnects. The 
Commission required that Panhandle's response contain information 
concerning: (1) Other requests to construct facilities for 
interruptible service that Panhandle denied, including any requests for 
an interconnect for interruptible service that the customer 
subsequently converted to a request for firm service when the initial 
request was denied; and (2) specific operational and system integrity 
information concerning each requested interconnect which Panhandle 
considered when it denied the requests.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to make a protest with reference 
the order to show cause should file a motion to intervene or protest 
with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, D.C. 20426, in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the 
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 
385.214). All such motions or protests must be filed within 20 days of 
the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register. 
Protests will be considered by the Commission 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 must file a motion to intervene.\1\ Copies of the order to 
show cause are available on the Commission Issuance Posting System.
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    \1\ We note that persons who filed a motion to intervene in the 
complaint filed by Missouri Gas in this proceeding already are 
parties to the proceeding and do not have to file another motion to 
intervene.
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Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-13348 Filed 5-28-96; 8:45 am]
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