[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 15 (Friday, January 23, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 3555]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-1591]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP98-179-000]


Mississippi River Transmission Corporation; Notice of Request 
Under Blanket Authorization

January 16, 1998.
    Take notice that on January 12, 1998, Mississippi River 
Transmission Corporation (MRT), 1600 Smith Street, Houston, Texas 
77002, filed in Docket No. CP98-179-000 a request pursuant to Sections 
157.205 and 157.211 of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural 
Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205, 157.211) for authorization to construct and 
operate facilities in Jefferson County, Arkansas under MRT's blanket 
certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-489-000 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.
    MRT proposes to construct and operate a 2-inch delivery tap and 
rural extension meter station to serve Arkla's rural distribution 
system. MRT states that the total estimated volumes to be delivered to 
these facilities are 14,600 MMBtu annually and 40MMBtu on a peak day. 
The total estimated cost of the facilities is $5,503, and Arkla will 
reimburse MRT all of the actual construction costs.
    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and not withdrawn within 30 days after the time allowed for filing a 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.
David P. Boergers,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-1591 Filed 1-22-98; 8:45 am]
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