[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 196 (Tuesday, October 8, 1996)] [Notices] [Pages 52786-52787] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 96-25690] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY [Docket No. CP96-818-000] Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization October 2, 1996. Take notice that on September 27, 1996, Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company (Tennessee), P.O. Box 2511, Houston, Texas 77252, filed in Docket No. CP96-818-000 a request pursuant to Sections 157.205 and 157.212 of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205, 157.212) for authorization to install a new delivery point to provide continuing firm natural gas transportation service to the Southern Connecticut Gas Company (Southern Connecticut) under Tennessee's blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-413-000 pursuant to Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act, all as more fully set forth in the request that is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection. Tennessee proposes to establish a new delivery point on Tennessee's system in the vicinity of Mainline Valve No. 342 in Fairfield County, Connecticut. Tennessee will install two 6-inch hot taps, approximately fifty feet of 6-inch bypass, 10-inch headers and Bristol 3330 electronic gas measurement (EGM). The two hot taps and the interconnecting pipe will be located within Tennessee's existing right- of-way. The meter station will be located adjacent to Tennessee's existing right-of-way on a site provided by Southern Connecticut. Tennessee will install, own, operate and maintain the hot taps, the interconnecting pipe and the EGM, and will install and operate the measurement facilities. Southern Connecticut will own and maintain the measurement facilities. Tennessee states that the total quantities to be delivered to Southern Connecticut after the delivery point is installed will not exceed the total quantities authorized prior to this request. Tennessee asserts that the installation of the proposed delivery point is not prohibited by Tennessee's tariff and that it has sufficient capacity to accomplish deliveries at the proposed new point without detriment or [[Page 52787]] disadvantage to Tennessee's other customers. Any person or the Commission's staff may, within 45 days after issuance of the instant notice by the Commission, file pursuant to Rule 214 of the Commission's Procedural Rules (18 CFR 385.214) a motion to intervene or notice of intervention and pursuant to Section 157.205 of the Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205) a protest to the request. If no protest is filed within the time allowed therefor, the proposed activity shall be deemed to be authorized effective the day after the time allowed for filing a protest. If a protest is filed and not withdrawn within 30 days after the time allowed for filing a protect, the instant request shall be treated as an application for authorization pursuant to Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act. Lois D. Cashell, Secretary. [FR Doc. 96-25690 Filed 10-7-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-M