[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 198 (Wednesday, October 14, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55106-55107]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-27433]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP98-785-000]


Koch Gateway Pipeline Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket 
Authorization

October 7, 1998.
    Take notice that on September 15, 1998, and supplemented on 
September 23, 1998, Koch Gateway Pipeline Company (Koch Gateway), P.O. 
Box 1478, Houston, Texas 77251-1478, filed in Docket No. CP98-785-000, 
a request pursuant to Section 157.205 and 157.216(b) of the 
Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR Sections 
157.205 and 157.216), for authorization to abandon lateral line 
facilities by sale to Entex, Inc. (Entex), a local distribution 
company, under Koch Gateway's blanket certificate

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issued in Docket No. CP82-430, pursuant to Section 7(C) of the Natural 
Gas Act, all as more fully set forth in the request which is on file 
with the Commission and open to public inspection.
    It is stated that Koch Gateway proposes to abandon by sale in place 
lateral line facilities located in Rankin, Scott, Neshoba, and Newton 
counties, Mississippi. It is further stated that Entex would operate 
these facilities as natural gas distribution pipelines. Koch Gateway 
further states that the abandonment includes approximately 69 miles of 
8-inch pipeline and 16 miles of 6-inch pipeline, and a 330 horsepower 
compression designated as Index 307 and 6.7 miles of 4-inch pipeline 
designated as Index 301-3 and Index 301-23. It is further stated with 
the exception of the Town of Walnut Grove, Entex is the only customer 
served by the facilities. Koch Gateway further states that Walnut Grove 
has agreed not to oppose the abandonment and that Koch Gateway would 
continue to provide service on behalf of Walnut Grove to the new 
interconnect between Koch Gateway and Entex. It is stated that the new 
interconnect would be installed pursuant to Section 2.55(a) of the 
Commission's Regulations.
    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) 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,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-27433 Filed 10-13-98; 8:45 am]
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