[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 201 (Tuesday, October 19, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 56339]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-27214]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP00-3-000]


Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company; Notice of Request Under 
Blanket Authorization

October 13, 1999.
    Take notice that on October 6, 1999, Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line 
Company (Panhandle), Post Office Box 4967, Houston, Texas 77210-4967, 
filed in Docket No. CP00-3-000 a request pursuant to Sections 157.205 
and 157.208 of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act 
(18 CFR 157.205 and 157.208) for authorization to increase the maximum 
allowable operating pressure (MAOP) of Panhandle's Tipton and Kokomo 
Meter Stations (Meter Stations) and a portion of the Tipton Laterals, 
all located in Tipton County, Indiana. Panhandle makes such request 
under authorization issued in Docket No. CP83-83-000 pursuant to 
Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act, all as fully set forth in the request 
on file with the Commission and open to public inspection. This filing 
may be viewed on the web at http://www.ferc.us/online/rims.htm (call 
202-208-2222 for assistance).
    Communications concerning this filing should be addressed to: 
William W. Grygar, Vice President of Rates and Regulatory Affairs, 
Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company, Post Office Box 4967, Houston, 
Texas 77210-4967, 713-989-70000.
    In its application, Panhandle requests authorization, through a gas 
uprate procedure, to increase the MAOP of its Tipton and Kokomo Meter 
Stations and the last 1.3 miles of the Tipton laterals from 265 psig 
MAOP up to 394 psig, to make gas available at a pressure required by 
the Kokomo Gas and Fuel Company (Kokomo). It is stated that the 
facilities to be installed will consist of two insulating flanges and 
two 6-inch ball valves (a single-run worker-monitor regulating 
station). Panhandle indicates that the uprate procedure and resulting 
increase in the MAOP will not require any pipe replacement, hydrostatic 
testing, or construction of additional facilities, and states that all 
the minor auxiliary work will be confined within the fenced area of the 
Meter Station. The estimated project cost is $56,600, of which 50% will 
be reimbursed by Kokomo.
    Panhandle states that the Meter Stations are both located at the 
end of the Tipton Laterals (Laterals), which extend northwesterly from 
Panhandle's Zionville mainlines in Hamilton County, Indiana 
approximately 11 miles to the outlet of the Meter Stations in Tipton 
County, Indiana.
    Panhandle avers that the Laterals were constructed in the early to 
mid-50's and 60's, and are currently used to deliver gas to Kokomo and 
Indiana Gas Company (Indiana Gas) in Tipton County. Panhandle states 
that it's regulators, located between the Zionville mainlines and meter 
stations, are set to protect the 265 psig MAOP of Panhandle's 
facilities downstream of the regulators. Kokomo currently relies on the 
setting of Panhandle's regulators to control the pressure it receives 
from Panhandle. The pressure loss between Panhandle's regulators and 
Kokomo's facilities is more than Kokomo can accommodate to meet their 
increasing customer requirements. As a result, Kokomo has requested 
Panhandle to increase the MAOP of the Tipton and Kokomo Meter Stations 
and Tipton Laterals downstream of the existing regulators in order to 
make gas available to Kokomo at a pressure as close as possible to 
Kokomo's MAOP of 265 psig. Panhandle has determined that it can uprate 
these facilities to a MAOP of up to 394 psig in accordance with the 
Department of Transportation requirements in Part 192 of Title 49 of 
the Code of Federal Regulations.
    Panhandle states that Indiana Gas has notified Panhandle that its 
system operation can accept Panhandle's modification of the Kokomo-
Tipton facilities, and that Indiana Gas has agreed that Panhandle can 
increase the pressure with no impact on Indiana Gas.
    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 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. 99-27214 Filed 10-18-99; 8:45 am]
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