[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 154 (Wednesday, August 11, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 43683]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-20760]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP99-595-000]


Mission Pipeline Company; Notice of Petition for Declaratory 
Order

August 5, 1999.
    Take notice that on July 30, 1999, Mission Pipeline Company 
(Mission), 3700 Buffalo Speedway, Suite 1100, Houston, Texas 77098, 
filed in Docket No. CP99-595-000 a petition pursuant to Section 1(b) of 
the Natural Gas Act (NGA) for a declaratory order exempting facilities 
being acquired by purchase from Mission Pipeline Company (Mission), 
located in Hidalgo County, Texas, from Commission regulation under the 
NGA, all as more fully set forth in the application 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/htm (call 202-208-2222 for 
assistance).
    Mission states that it has an agreement with Texas Eastern to 
purchase the facilities, consisting of Line 16-A (18.45 miles of 8-inch 
line) and Sublateral Line 16-A-1 (0.37 mile of 4-inch line), both 
located in Hidalgo County, Texas. Mission states that following 
acquisition of the facilities, Mission, an intrastate pipeline, will 
use them to receive gas within Texas by purchasing gas from wells 
attached to the facilities or by entering into intrastate 
transportation agreements. Therefore, Mission requests a determination 
that its facilities, services and rates be exempt from Commission 
jurisdiction. Mission asserts that its operations are subject to 
regulation by the Texas Railroad Commission. Mission explains that the 
facilities will remain connected to Texas Eastern's McAllen-Vidor Line, 
also in Hidalgo County and that no customers will lose service as a 
result of the request.
    Texas Eastern proposes to sell the facilities to Mission because 
the attached reserves are being depleted and the facilities are 
underutilized. It is stated that between June 1998 and May 1999, 23.95 
percent of the capacity of the facilities has been utilized. It is 
asserted that acquisition of the facilities by Mission would provide 
Mission with access to additional gas supplies for the intrastate 
market. It is further asserted that Mission anticipates tying-in 
additional production which would lead to increased utilization of the 
facilities. It is stated that Texas Eastern is concurrently filing a 
request for abandonment authorization for the facilities by sale to 
Mission.
    Any questions regarding the application may be directed to Cynthia 
Corcoran, Attorney at Law, 4801 Woodway Drive, Suite 300 East, Houston, 
Texas 77056 (713) 964-2776.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with 
reference to said application should on or before August 26, 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 385.214 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 appropraite action to be 
taken but will not serve to make the protestants parties to the 
proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party to a proceeding or to 
participate as a party in any hearing therein must file a motion to 
intervene in accordance with the Commission's Rules.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-20760 Filed 8-10-99; 8:45 am]
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