[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 128 (Tuesday, July 2, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 34427]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-16791]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP96-586-000]


Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation; Notice of Application

June 26, 1996.
    Take notice that on June 20, 1996, Texas Eastern Transmission 
Corporation (Texas Eastern), 5400 Westheimer Court, Houston, Texas 
77056-5310, filed in Docket No. CP96-586-000 an application pursuant to 
Section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act for permission and approval to 
abandon by sale to Centana Intrastate Pipeline Company (Centana) the 
facilities known as Silsbee, Big Hill and Line 14, located in Orange, 
Jasper, Hardin, Newton and Jefferson Counties, Texas, all as more fully 
set forth in the application on file with the Commission and open to 
public inspection.
    Texas Eastern states that the Silsbee facilities consist of Lines 
2-F and 2-J comprising 55.92 miles of various sized pipeline ranging 
from 3.5 inches to 10 inches in diameter and associated with meter 
stations. Texas Eastern further states that the Big Hill facilities 
consist of Line 8-A comprising 13.61 miles of various sized pipeline 
ranging from 6.625 inches to 8.625 inches in diameter and associated 
meter stations. In addition, Texas Eastern states that Line 14 consists 
of 5.80 miles of 30-inch pipeline paralleling a portion of Line 16 
between the Beaumont, Texas compressor station and the Vidor, Texas 
compressor station.
    It is stated that since June 1993, throughput on the Silsbee 
facilities has declined from 7.0 mdth per day to 5.5 mdth per day and 
is expected to continue to decline in the future. It is also stated 
that there has been no recorded throughput on the Big Hill facilities 
since December 1994. In addition, it is stated that throughput on Line 
14 has averaged 1,280 dth per day with current line utilization at 
under 1 percent. Texas Eastern states that current production on the 
Silsbee facilities will continue to be available to Texas Eastern's 
customers at no additional transportation costs and that the throughput 
on Line 14 will be accommodated by another Texas Eastern line.
    Texas Eastern states that it has the understanding that Centana 
will use the facilities for access to additional wellhead supplies of 
natural gas needed by Centana to meet the requirements of its 
intrastate customers, to increase its reliability of service to its 
intrastate customers, and to alleviate operational constraints on its 
intrastate system.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to protest said reference to 
said application should on or before July 17, 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 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 Texas Eastern to appear or be represented at 
the hearing.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-16791 Filed 7-1-96; 8:45 am]
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