[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 123 (Thursday, June 26, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 34445]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-16704]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP97-579-000]


Florida Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket 
Authorization

June 20, 1997.
    Take notice that on June 13, 1997, Florida Gas Transmission Company 
(FGT), 1400 Smith Street, P.O. Box 1188, Houston, Texas 77251-1188, 
filed in Docket No. CP97-579-000, 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 operate the 
existing Gulf States Utilities (GSU) Calcasieu Meter Station and 
related facilities located in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, under FGT's 
blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-553-000 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.
    FGT requests authorization to operate the GSU Calcasieu Meter 
Station and appurtenant facilities, including the original 12-inch tap 
valve and related piping, which were constructed under Section 311 of 
the Natural Gas Policy Act (311 Facilities). FGT states that the 311 
Facilities are currently being utilized pursuant to Section 284.11 of 
the Commission's regulations with deliveries of natural gas to Enron 
Industrial Natural Gas Company (Enron Industrial) for GSU.
    FGT states that it would like to remove the restrictions applicable 
to Section 311 and utilize the facilities for the transportation of 
natural gas under Part 284, Subpart G to allow all shippers on its 
system access to the GSU delivery point. FGT states that upon receipt 
of the proposed authorization, FGT will serve GSU and other markets 
under open-access transportation agreements, instead of separate 
transportation contracts.
    FGT states that with the certification of the 311 Facilities, the 
administrative burden and rate stacking associated with transporting 
through facilities owned by both FGT and Enron Industrial will be 
removed. FGT also states that the volumes to be transported on an 
interruptible basis through the delivery point are estimated to be 
10,000 MMBtu per day or 3,650,000 MMBtu annually.
    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. 97-16704 Filed 6-25-97; 8:45 am]
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