[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 155 (Friday, August 9, 1996)] [Notices] [Pages 41601-41602] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 96-20331] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY [Docket Nos. CP96-678-000; CP96-679-000] Garden Banks Gas Pipeline, LLC; Notice of Application August 5, 1996. Take notice that on July 30, 1996, Garden Banks Gas Pipeline, LLC (GBGP), as successor in interest to the certificate of public convenience and necessity issued to Shell Gas Pipeline Company (SGPC) in Docket No. CP96-307-000, filed an application pursuant to Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act requesting (1) a blanket transportation certificate under Part 284 of the Commission's Regulations; (2) approval of proposed initial rates, terms and conditions of service on the pipeline facilities certificated in Docket No. CP96-307-000; (3) a Part 157 blanket construction certificate; (4) authorization to construct and operate certain minor facilities necessary to effect deliveries to ANR Pipeline Company and Sea Robin Pipeline Company; and (5) pre-granted abandonment under Section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act in the event the facilities certificated in Docket No. CP96-307-000 are ultimately determined to be gathering facilities that are not subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission under Section 1(b) of the Natural Gas Act, all as more fully set forth in the application which is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection. GBGP states that by order issued May 16, 1996, in Docket No. CP96- 307-000, the Commission granted SGPC authority to construct and operate a 30-inch diameter natural gas pipeline and related facilities extending approximately 50 miles from the ``A'' Platform in Garden Banks Block 128, offshore Louisiana, to the ``P'' Platform in South Marsh Island 76, offshore Louisiana. The order required that proposed rates, terms and conditions of service be filed within 75 days of the date of issuance of the May 16 order. Pursuant to a waiver of 18 CFR 157.20(e) granted in the May 16 order, SGPC transferred the certificate to GBGP, a Delaware limited liability company. The members of GBGP are Shell Enchilada Gas Pipeline Company (SEGP), a wholly owned subsidiary of Shell Gas Pipeline Company, and Hess Garden Banks Gas Gathering, Inc. (HGB), a wholly owned subsidiary of Amerada Hess Corporation. SEGP has an 80% membership interest in GBGP and HGB has a 20% membership interest. GBGP requests the issuance of a Part 284 blanket transportation certificate under which GBGP will offer FT-1, FT-2 and IT-1 transportation services GBGP states that (1) the FT-1 service is a traditional firm transportation service with fixed MDQ and reservation charge; (2) the FT-2 service is a flexible firm service with variable MDQ and rates based on volumes shipped; and (3) the IT-1 service is a traditional interruptible transportation service. GBGP proposes to conduct an open season for subscriptions to capacity on the 30-inch line from November 4 to November 25, 1996. GBGP states that capacity pre-subscribed by those shippers who execute Precedent Agreements for FT-2 service on or before July 26, 1996 will not be included in the open season. Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with reference to said application should on or before August 26, 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 and 385.211) and the Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.10). All protests filed with the Commission will be considered by 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 matters finds that a grant of the certificate is required by the public convenience and necessity. If a motion for leave to intervene is timely filed, or if the Commission of 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 [[Page 41602]] unnecessary for GBGP to appear or be represented at the hearing. Lois D. Cashell, Secretary. [FR Doc. 96-20331 Filed 8-8-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-M