[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 201 (Monday, October 19, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 55860]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-27896]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP99-6-000]


Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket 
Authorization

October 13 1998.
    Take notice that on October 6, 1998, Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company 
(Applicant), 1001 Louisiana, Houston, Texas 77002, filed in Docket No. 
CP99-6-000 a request pursuant to Sections 157.205 and 157.216(b) of the 
Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205 and 
157.216) for approval to abandon by removal eight meters and associated 
piping and by blind flanging all of the associated side valves, located 
in Acadia, Allen, and Jefferson Davis Parishes, Louisiana, under 
Applicant's blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-413-000, 
pursuant to Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA), all as more 
fully set forth in the request which is on file with the Commission and 
open to public inspection.
    Applicant states that the taps for which Applicant now seeks 
abandonment authorization had been used for the direct sale of natural 
gas for agricultural purposes and were placed in-service in the 1950's 
and 1960's. Applicant asserts that by certified mail served on the 
eight customers affected by the removal of these facilities, Applicant 
attempted to advise the affected customers: (1) of its intent to seek 
authorization to abandon the subject facilities, and (2) that if 
Applicant did not receive a response to its letter within ten days, 
Applicant would consider this lack of response to indicate the 
customers' acquiescence to the abandonment, and (3) that absent a 
response, Applicant would terminate the applicable sales contract 
thirty days from the date of receipt of the letter. Finally, Applicant 
asserts that it is providing, or attempting to provide, a copy of the 
aforementioned application to each of the affected customers to further 
advise them of Applicant's intent to abandon the eight farm taps and 
appurtenant facilities. Thus, Applicant asserts that the taps have been 
inactive for some time, and that no customer is currently being served 
by these farm taps.
    Any person or the Commission's Staff may, within 45 days of the 
issuance of the instant notice by the Commission, file pursuant to Rule 
214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 
385.214), a motion to intervene 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 activities 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 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. 98-27896 Filed 10-16-98; 8:45 am]
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