[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 178 (Wednesday, September 15, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 50073]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-24020]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP99-613-000]


Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America and Transcontinental Gas 
Pipe Line Corporation; Notice of Application

September 9, 1999.
    Take notice that on September 7, 1999, Natural Gas Pipeline Company 
of America (Natural), 747 East 22nd Street, Lombard, Illinois 60148, 
and Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation (Transco), P.O. Box 
1396, Houston, Texas 77251, filed a joint application with the 
commission in Docket No. CP99-613-000 pursuant to Section 7(b) of the 
Natural Gas Act (NGA) for permission and approval to abandon four 
natural gas exchange services, all as more fully set forth in the 
application which is open to the public for 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 and Transco, jointly, propose to abandon three natural gas 
exchange service performed under (1) Natural's FERC Rate Schedule X-59 
and Transco's FERC Rate Schedule X-87; (2) Natural's Rate Schedule X-
117 and Transco's Rate Schedule X-230; and (3) Natural's Rate Schedule 
X-135 and Transco's Rate Schedule X-247. Natural also proposes to 
abandon its portion of a natural gas exchange service with Transco 
performed under Natural's Rate Schedule X-71. Transco has already 
abandoned in Docket No. CP98-236-000 its portion of the exchange 
service performed under Transco's Rate Schedule X-94. Natural and 
Transco state that they no longer require these four exchange services 
and that by letter agreements dated August 25, 1999, they have agreed 
to terminate the 1975, 1976, 1980, and 1981 agreements which resulted 
in the above Rate Schedules.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with 
reference to said application should on or before September 30, 1999, 
file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, 
NE, Washington, DC 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 
NGA (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 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.
    Take further notice that, pursuant to the authority contained in 
the subject to the jurisdiction conferred upon the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission by Sections 7 and 15 of the NGS 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 a 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 and Transco to appear or be 
represented at the hearing.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-24020 Filed 9-14-99; 8:45 am]
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