[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 42 (Thursday, March 4, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10454-10455]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-5309]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP99-224-000]


Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America; Notice of Application 
for Abandonment

February 26, 1999.
    Take notice that on February 22, 1999, Natural Gas Pipeline Company 
of America (Natural), 747 East 22nd Street, Lombard, Illinois 60148, 
filed an application pursuant to Section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act 
and Part 157 of the

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Commission's Regulations requesting permission and approval to abandon 
in place by sale to Dominion Gas Ventures, Inc. (Dominion), a gas 
gatherer, a lateral and related meter facilities located in Dewitt 
County, Texas. The application is on file with the Commission and open 
to public inspection. This filing may be viewed on the web at http://
www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call 202-208-2222 for assistance).
    Natural states that the facilities were originally constructed as a 
means of receiving gas purchased from Westland Oil Development 
corporation, a producer. These facilities are no longer related to any 
gas purchase contracts of Natural, which no longer performs a 
traditional merchant function. Specifically, Natural proposes to 
abandon approximately 2.8 miles of 6-inch pipeline lateral (``North 
Gohlke''), and two 3-inch meters, in Dewitt County, Texas. There are no 
firm transportation agreements containing primary receipt points that 
need to be terminated in connection with the proposed sale of the North 
Gohlke Lateral. As for interruptible transportation agreements under 
Natural's Rate Schedule ITS, shippers are entitled to utilize all 
points in Natural's Electronic Catalog of Receipt and Delivery Points 
(``Catalog of Points''). Upon transfer of the facilities at issue here, 
Natural will simply delete the existing points from its catalog of 
Points. After closing, to assure continuity of service to existing 
customers, Dominion will provide gathering service on an open access 
basis and will undertake to negotiate satisfactory arrangements with 
the existing shippers. Natural states that, presently, Dominion is the 
only shipper utilizing the North Gohlke Lateral. Natural states the 
facilities will be retained in place by Dominion.
    The subject facilities are proposed to become part of and 
interconnect with Dominion's existing non-jurisdictional gathering 
system. Therefore, Natural requests that the Commission specify in its 
order in this docket that following abandonment, and transfer to 
Dominion, the subject facilities will be non-jurisdictional and not 
subject to regulation by the Commission.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with 
reference to said application should on or before March 19, 1999, file 
with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, N.E., 
Washington, D.C. 20426, a motion to intervene or a protest in 
accordance with the requirements of the Commission's Rules of Practice 
and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214) 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 in any 
proceeding herein must file a motion to intervene in accordance with 
the Commission's rules.
    Take further notice that, pursuant to the authority contained in 
and subject to the jurisdiction conferred upon the Commission by 
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 or its designee on this application if no motion 
to intervene is filed within the time required herein, if the 
Commission on its own review of the matter finds that permission and 
approval for the proposed abandonment are required by the public 
convenience and necessity. If a motion for leave to intervene is timely 
filed, or if the Commission on its own motion believes that formal 
hearing is required, further notice of such hearing will be duly given.
    Under the procedure herein provided for, unless otherwise advised, 
it will be unnecessary for Natural to appear or to be represented at 
the hearing.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-5309 Filed 3-3-99; 8:45 am]
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