[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 89 (Monday, May 10, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 25030]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-11609]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP99-369-000]


East Tennessee Natural Gas Company, Notice of Request Under 
Blanket Authorization

May 4, 1999.
    Take notice that on April 29, 1999, East Tennessee Natural Gas 
Company (East Tennessee), Post Office Box 2511, Houston, Texas 77252, 
filed in Docket No. CP99-369-000 a request pursuant to Sections 157.205 
and 157.216 of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act 
(18 CFR 157.205 and 157.216) for authorization to abandon by sale to 
the Knoxville Utilities Board (KUB), a municipality engaged in the 
local distribution of natural gas to the public, its Knoxville Lateral 
located in Knox County, Tennessee for a purchase price of $44,500. East 
Tennessee makes such request under its blanket certificate issued in 
Docket No. CP82-412-000 pursuant to Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act, 
all as more fully set forth in the request on file with the Commission. 
The filing may be viewed on the web at http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/
rims.htm (call 202-208-2222 for assistance).
    East Tennessee states that the Knoxville Lateral was constructed in 
order to facilitate the transportation and sale of natural gas in 
interstate commerce, and that KUB is the only customer served by the 
Knoxville Lateral. Specifically, East Tennessee proposes to abandon 
approximately 5.5 miles of 12-inch diameter gas pipeline and related 
appurtenances that extends from East Tennessee's Mile Post 3116A-
101+0.0 to Mile Post 3116-101+5.54 (Side Valve 3116A-101 to Side Valve 
3116A-1401). East Tennessee states that the metering facility 
associated with this lateral, Meter No. 75-9005, will continue to be 
owned by East Tennessee.
    East Tennessee avers that no environmental effects will result from 
this proposed abandonment and sale, since ownership of the existing 
facilities will simply be transferred to KUB. No facilities will be 
constructed or removed, and it is indicated that KUB intends to operate 
the pipeline as part of its integrated local distribution system.
    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 
therefore, the proposed activity shall be deemed to be authorized 
effective the day after the time allowed for fling 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. 99-11609 Filed 5-7-99; 8:45 am]
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