[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 161 (Monday, August 19, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42876-42877]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-20993]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP96-695-000]


Mississippi River Transmission Corporation; Texas Eastern 
Transmission Corporation; Notice of Application for Abandonment

August 13, 1996.
    Take notice that on August 7, 1996, Mississippi River Transmission 
Corporation (MRT), 1600 Smith Street, Houston, Texas 77002 and Texas 
Eastern Transmission Corporation (Texas Eastern), 5400 Westheimer 
Court, Houston, Texas, filed, in Docket No. CP96-695-000, a joint 
application pursuant to Section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act and Part 
157 of the Commission's Regulations for an order permitting and 
approving the abandonment of the exchange of natural gas under MRT's 
Rate Schedule X-1 in its FERC Gas Tariff, Original Volume No. 2 and 
Texas Eastern's Rate Schedule X-66 in its FERC Gas Tariff, Original 
Volume No. 2, all as more fully set forth in the application.
    MRT and Texas Eastern state that the exchange service, which was 
originally certificated in Docket No. CP74-210, is no longer required 
and has been terminated by written consent of both parties. MRT and 
Texas Eastern further state that no facilities will be abandoned nor 
will there be any service impact to MRT's or Texas Eastern's customers 
as a result of the proposed abandonment.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with 
reference to said application should on or before September 3, 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 385.211 and 385.214) 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 in any proceeding herein 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

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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, or 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 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 MRT or Texas Eastern to appear or to be 
represented at the hearing.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-20993 Filed 8-16-96; 8:45 am]
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