[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 214 (Thursday, November 5, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59778-59779]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-29594]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP99-38-000]


Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation; Notice of Application

October 30, 1998.
    Take notice that on October 27, 1998, Texas Eastern Transmission 
Corporation (Applicant), 5400 Westheimer Court, Houston, Texas, 77251-
1642, filed in Docket No. CP99-38-000 an abbreviated application 
pursuant to Section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act, as amended, and 
Sections 157.7 and 157.18 of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's 
(Commission) regulations thereunder, for permission and approval to 
abandon a certificated service agreement for Penn Fuel Gas, Inc. (Penn 
Fuel) under Applicant's Rate Schedule FTS-5, all as more fully set 
forth in the application which is on file with the Commission and open 
to public inspection.
    Applicant proposes to abandon, at Penn Fuel's request, an existing 
individually certificated firm transportation service for Penn Fuel and 
at Penn Fuel's request to convert said service to firm open-access 
transportation service under Applicant's Rate Schedule FTS-1 and Part 
284 of the Commission's regulations. Applicant also requests a waiver 
of Section 12.2 of Rate Schedule FT-1 to effectuate the conversion.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with 
reference to said application should on or before November 20, 1998, 
file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, 
N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426, a petition to intervene or a protest in 
accordance with the requirements of the Commission's Rules of Practice 
and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211) and the regulations under the 
Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.10). All protests filed with the Commission 
will be considered by it in determining the appropriate action to be 
taken but will not serve to make the protestants parties to the 
proceeding.
    Any person wishing to become a party to the proceeding or to 
participate as a party in any hearing therein must file a petition to 
intervene in accordance with the Commission's Rules.

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    Take further notice that, pursuant to the authority contained in 
and subject to the jurisdiction conferred upon the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission to Sections 7 and 15 of the Natural Gas Act and 
the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, a hearing will be 
held without further notice before the Commission on this application 
if no petition to intervene is filed within the time required herein, 
and if the Commission on its own review of the matter finds that the 
abandonment is required by the public convenience and necessity. If a 
petition for leave to intervene is timely filed, or if the Commission 
on its motion believes that a formal hearing is required, further 
notice of such hearing will be duly given.
    Under the procedure herein provide for, unless otherwise advised, 
it will be unnecessary for Applicant to appear or be represented at the 
hearing.
David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-29594 Filed 11-4-98; 8:45 am]
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