[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 209 (Monday, October 28, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55625-55626]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-27530]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP97-26-000]


Trunkline LNG Company; Notice of Application

October 22, 1996.
    Take notice that on October 15, 1996, Trunkline LNG Company 
(Trunkline) LNG), P.O. Box 1642, Houston, Texas 77251-1642, filed in 
Docket No. CP97-26-000 an application pursuant to Section 7(c) of the 
Natural Gas Act and Subpart G of Part 284 of the Commission's 
Regulations for a blanket certificate of public convenience and 
necessity authorizing Trunkline LNG to provide open-access firm and 
interruptible LNG terminal service, all as more fully set forth in the 
application on file with the Commission and open to public inspection.
    Trunkline LNG states that the proposed service will be provided to 
shippers using existing LNG terminal facilities at Lake Charles, 
Louisiana and such terminal service will consist of the receipt of LNG 
at the Terminal by LNG vessels or LNG trucks, the storage of the LNG in 
Turnkline LNG's terminal, and the delivery of the LNG to LNG vessels or 
LNG trucks or the regasification of LNG and delivery of the regasified 
LNG to pipelines. Trunkline LNG further states that while it has no 
shippers for its proposed open-access service, the requested 
authorization will alleviate

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the delay inherent in the preparation and submission of a certificate 
application which must be approved before service could commence. 
Trunkline LNG notes that no construction of additional facilities is 
proposed.
    Trunkline LNG points out that, while the proposed open-access 
service will be offered on a firm and interruptible basis. the 
availability of firm service is severely limited by Trunkline LNG's 
prior commitment to PanEnergy LNG. Trunkline LNG indicates that since 
the market may find terminal services available on a short-term basis 
worthwhile, the proposed tariff provisions governing the availability, 
scheduling and curtailment of open-access service have been carefully 
crafted to enable Trunkline LNG to provide short-term firm and 
interruptible service without interfering with PanEnergy LNG's priority 
to the long-term capacity of the Terminal.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with 
reference to said application should on or before November 12, 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 jurisdiction conferred upon the Federal Energy 
Regulation 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 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 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 Trunkline to appear or be represented at the 
hearing.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-27530 Filed 10-25-96; 8:45 am]
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