[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 29 (Wednesday, February 12, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 6518]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-3440]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP97-216-000]


Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America; Notice of Request Under 
Blanket Authorization

February 6, 1997.
    Take notice that on January 29, 1997, Natural Gas Pipeline Company 
of America (Natural), 701 East 22nd Street, Lombard, Illinois 60148, 
filed in Docket No. CP97-216-000 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 continue to 
operate existing delivery point facilities in Vermilion Block 380, 
offshore Louisiana, under Natural's blanket certificate issued in 
Docket No. CP82-402-000, 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.
    Natural proposes to operate the existing delivery point facilities 
to deliver approximately 1,000 MMBtu of natural gas per day to 
Forcenergy Exploration, Inc. (Forcenergy), a producer of natural gas. 
It is stated that the existing facilities, consisting of 2.6 miles of 
12-inch pipeline and an 8-inch meter, were installed in 1982 to connect 
Block 380 with the facilities of ANR Pipeline Company (ANR) in 
Vermilion Block 397 in order for Natural to receive gas from Texaco, 
Inc. (Texaco), the former owner of the production platform now owned by 
Forcenergy on Block 380 for transportation on behalf of ANR until 1992, 
when the transportation agreement between Natural and ANR was 
abandoned. Natural now proposes to continue operating the facilities 
for deliveries to Forcenergy, pursuant to a transportation agreement 
with Coastal Energy Group, which begin in October 1996. It is stated 
that the proposal would have no adverse impact on Natural's peak day 
deliveries. It is further stated that Natural has sufficient gas supply 
to make the deliveries and that the deliveries can be made without 
detriment or disadvantage to Natural's existing 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 
protest, the instant request shall be treated as an application for 
authorization pursuant to Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-3440 Filed 2-11-97; 8:45 am]
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