[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 78 (Wednesday, April 23, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19744-19745]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-10456]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket Nos. RP96-265-000, et al., and CP97-276-000]


PECO Energy Company v. Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation, 
and Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation; Notice Joint Stipulation 
and Agreement

April 17, 1997.
    Take notice that on March 4, 1997, as supplemented on April 2 and 
15, 1997, Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation (Texas Eastern), 5400 
Westheimer Court, Houston, Texas 77056-5310, PECO Energy Company (PECO) 
and Mobil Oil Corporation (Mobil), collectively referred to as 
(Parties), filed a Joint Stipulation and Agreement (Settlement) in the 
captioned proceedings, all as more fully set forth in the Settlement, 
which is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection.
    The Parties states that the Settlement resolves all issues related 
to PECO's complaint proceeding filed against Texas Eastern in Docket 
No. CP96-265-000, wherein PECO requested that the Commission require 
Texas Eastern to provide certain additional lateral capacity to PECO on 
Texas Eastern's Line No. 1-A. The parties state that they have reached 
a mutually beneficial, negotiated agreement which will satisfy PECO's 
needs for additional firm delivery service in a timely manner and will 
satisfy Mobil's 1996 Flex-X request for firm service.
    Texas Eastern requests authorization to perform pipe replacements, 
as required, on Line No. 1-A, and perform a hydrostatic test of Line 1-
A between Eagle and the proposed Brookhaven M&R, located between 
approximate mile posts 0.00 and 22.7 in Chester and Delaware Counties, 
Pennsylvania. After such replacements. Texas Eastern proposes to 
install regulation facilities at Eagle, new launcher facilities at 
Eagle, if necessary, and receiver facilities at the Brookhaven M&R, 
install three mainline valves on Line No. 1-A between Eagle and 
Brookhaven, and reactivate and operate Line No. 1-A at a MAOP of 400 
psig.
    Texas Eastern requests authorization to construct, own, operate and 
maintain Texas Eastern's Brookhaven M&R the pipeline taps for the 
Hershey Mills M&R the pipeline taps for the Hershey Mills M&R and 
associated appurtenant facilities; the pipeline tap and associated 
piping for tapping the existing Planebrook M&R in the line No. 1-A; and 
two additional pipeline taps to be reserved for PECO's future use. It 
is stated that PECO will directly reimburse Texas Eastern for 100 
percent of the costs and expenses Texas Eastern will incur to install 
such taps. In addition, Texas Eastern states that it will tap Line No. 
1-H, which is parallel to and on common rights-of way with Line No. 1-
A., at the proposed Hershey Mills M&R, and tap Line No. 1-A at the 
existing Planebrook M&R.
    Pursuant to the Settlement, PECO will construct and maintain the 
measurement and regulation facilities, EGM, and connecting pipe at the 
Hershey Mills M&R.
    Commission authorization is requested for PECO to shift 15,000 Dth/
d of its firm entitlements on Texas Eastern from M&R 70035 to the 
Hershey Mills M&R and/or Brookhaven M&R.
    Pursuant to the construction of facilities and the terms of the 
Settlement, Texas Eastern would deliver on a firm basis up to 120,000 
Dth/d for PECO and 8,000 Dth/d for Mobil. Texas Eastern states that it 
will deliver PECO's gas quantities from the interconnection of Texas 
Eastern's mainline system with Line No. 1-A at Eagle to PECO at the 
proposed Brookhaven M&R and/or Hershey Mills M&R, and/or Texas 
Eastern's existing Planebrook M&R. Texas Eastern states that it will 
transport and deliver Mobil's gas quantities from the interconnection 
of Texas Eastern's mainline with the Philadelphia lateral at Eagle to a 
point of interconnection with Mobil's pipeline facilities. Service will 
be rendered under Texas Eastern's open-access Rate Schedule FT-1, 
included as part of Texas Eastern's FERC Gas Tariff, Sixth Revised 
Volume No. 1, subject to the Settlement Rate. With respect to any 
temporarily available capacity from November 1, 1997 through October 
31, 2001, Texas Eastern states that it will utilize such available 
capacity to provide limited-term transportation service, at the 
incremental Settlement Rate, to interested customers under the terms 
and conditions of Texas Eastern's blanket transportation certificate 
and its FERC Gas Tariff.
    Texas Eastern estimates the cost of the proposed facilities in 1996 
dollars at $12,800,000. To recover the incremental cost-of-service 
associated with Texas Eastern's Settlement Facilities, Texas Eastern 
requests authorization to charge

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PECO and Mobil a NGA Section 7(c) initial rate, as a separately stated 
market area lateral charge consisting of an incremental reservation 
charge under Texas Eastern's Rate Schedule FT-1. It is stated that the 
Settlement Rate will be reservation charge of $1.651 per Dth per month, 
$0.0543 on a 100 percent load factor basis. It is stated that the 
Settlement Rate is designed on an incremental basis, using Texas 
Eastern's cost-of-service factors approved in Docket Nos. RP90-119, et 
al., and does not include the incremental Non-Spot Fuel component, as 
approved in Texas Eastern's Global Settlement in Docket Nos. RP85-177, 
et al., and the incremental PCB component as approved in Texas 
Eastern's settlement in Docket Nos. RP88-67, et al. (Phase II/PCBs) as 
the lateral capacity to be made available under this Settlement will be 
utilized for delivery services only, as opposed to providing mainline 
transportation service.
    Pursuant to the settlement, Texas Eastern states that it would 
construct its facilities in 1997 and commence firm service November 1, 
1997.
    Texas Eastern states that PECO and Mobil require the services 
provided for in this settlement. Accordingly, the parties request that 
the Commission expeditiously review and approve the Settlement and 
issue an order approving the Settlement without modification, including 
final environmental approval of the Settlement facilities, by June 1, 
1997.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with 
reference to said Settlement and related application should on or 
before May 8, 1997, file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 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 
National 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 
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 with 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 certificate 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 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 Texas Eastern to appear or be represented at 
the hearing.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-10456 Filed 4-22-97; 8:45 am]
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