[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 251 (Thursday, December 31, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 72300]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-34598]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP99-121-000]


Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation; Notice of Request Under 
Blanket Authorization

December 24, 1998.
    Take notice that on December 17, 1998, Texas Eastern Transmission 
Corporation (Texas Eastern), 5400 Westheimer Court, P.O. Box 1642, 
Houston, Texas 77251-1642, filed in Docket No. CP99-121-000 a request 
pursuant to Sections 157.205, and 157.211 of the Commission's 
Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205 and 157.211) for 
authorization to convert an existing receipt point interconnection with 
Comstock Oil and Gas, Inc. (Comstock) to a point of delivery on its 
existing 20-inch Line No. 2 in Bienville Parish, Louisiana, to make 
deliveries to Willamette Industries (Willamette) an end user and 
customer, under the blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-535-
000, all as more fully set forth in the request which is on file with 
the Commission and open to public inspection.
    Specifically, Texas Eastern seeks authorization to modify an 
existing 6-inch check valve to allow deliveries of gas from Texas 
Eastern to Willamette. The existing hot tap, owned by Texas Eastern, 
consists of a 6-inch tap valve and 6-inch check valve (Tap) on Texas 
Eastern's Line No. 2 in Bienville Parish, Louisiana. According to Texas 
Eastern, the existing meter station is currently owned by Comstock, but 
such facilities will be transferred to Willamette prior to January 31, 
1999. The meter station facilities consist of a 6-inch meter run and 
associated piping (Meter Station) and approximately 50 feet of a 2-inch 
pipeline which extends from the Meter Station to the connecting flange 
of Tap (Connecting Pipe). Texas Eastern states that it in order to 
convert the existing receipt point to a delivery point it will modify 
the check valve to reverse the direction of flow.
    Texas Eastern will continue to own the Tap and EGM. According to 
Texas Eastern, after the transfer from Comstock to Willamette, 
Willamette will own the connecting pipe and meter station. Texas 
Eastern will operate the tap, EGM, meter station, and connecting pipe. 
Texas Eastern will maintain the tap and EGM. Willamette will maintain 
the meter station and connecting pipe.
    Texas Eastern estimates the cost to reverse the flow of the 
existing 6-inch check valve will be de minimis and will be borne by 
Willamette. Texas Eastern will deliver up to 1 MMCF/d to Willamette 
pursuant to an interruptible Part 284 transportation service agreement.
    Texas Eastern states that the receipt point being converted into a 
delivery point is not a firm point on any Texas Eastern agreement and 
there are no specific entitlements at this point. Texas Eastern has 
sufficient capacity to accomplish the deliveries without detriment or 
disadvantage to its other customers. Additionally, Texas Eastern 
contends that its existing tariff does not prohibit the addition of new 
delivery points.
    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 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. 98-34598 Filed 12-30-98; 8:45 am]
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