[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 161 (Wednesday, August 20, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44268-44269]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-21988]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP97-692-000]


El Paso Natural Gas Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket 
Authorization

August 14, 1997.
    Take notice that on August 11, 1997, El Paso Natural Gas Company 
(El Paso), P.O. Box 1492, El Paso, Texas 79978, filed in Docket No. 
CP97-692-000 a request pursuant to Sections 157.205 and 157.212 of 
Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205 and 
157.212) for authorization to construct and operate a delivery point, 
located in Hutchinson County, Texas, to permit the firm transportation 
and delivery of natural gas to Southern Union Gas Company (Southern 
Union), under El Paso's certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-435-000, 
pursuant to Section 7(c) 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.
    El Paso proposes to construct and operate the Buena Vista Meter 
Station, consisting of two 2-inch tap and valve assemblies, one 1-inch 
O.D. Daniels mini-turbine, all with appurtenances, to be located in 
Section 25, Arnold & Barrett, Block Y, Hutchinson County, Texas. El 
Paso states the proposed quantity of natural gas to be transported on a 
firm basis to the Buena Vista Meter Station is estimated to be 165,345 
Mcf annually, or an average of 453 Mcf per

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day. El Paso asserts that it has sufficient capacity to accomplish the 
deliveries of the requested gas volumes without detriment or 
disadvantage to El Paso's other customers. El Paso declares the gas 
will be used by Southern Union to satisfy the residential and 
residential space heating requirements of its customers in the area.
    El Paso states that Southern Union will reimburse them for the 
costs related to the construction of the proposed delivery point, 
estimated to be $45,200, including respective overhead and contingency 
fees.
    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. 97-21988 Filed 8-19-97; 8:45 am]
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