[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 49 (Monday, March 13, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 13375]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-6063]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP00-102-000]


Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation; Notice of Request 
Under Blanket Authorization

March 6, 2000.
    Take notice that on February 28, 2000, Transcontinental Gas Pipe 
Line Corporation (Transco), P.O. Box 1396, Houston, Texas 77251, 
tendered for filing in Docket No. CP00-102-000 a request pursuant to 
Sections 157.205 and 157.211 of the Commission's Regulations under the 
Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205, 157.211) for authorization to 
construct and operate a delivery point for a new gas transportation 
customer, Visy Paper, Inc. (Visy Paper), a paper manufacturer, under 
Transco's blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-426-000, 
pursuant to Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act, all as more fully set 
forth in the request that is on file with the Commission and open to 
public inspection.
    Transco states that the delivery point will consist of two 4-inch 
tap valve assemblies, a meter station with one 3-inch orifice meter 
tube, 3-inch inlet and outlet meter station yard piping, electronic 
flow measurement equipment, and other appurtenant facilities. Transco 
states that the delivery point will be installed at or near milepost 
1065.00 on Transco's mainline in Rockdale County, Georgia. Transco also 
states that Visy Paper will construct, or cause to be constructed, 
appurtenant facilities to enable it to receive gas from Transco at such 
point and move the gas to its existing paper plant. Transco states the 
new delivery point will be used by Visy Paper to receive up to 6,000 
dekatherms per day (dt/d) of gas from Transco on a firm, capacity 
release or interruptible basis. Transco states that upon completion of 
the delivery point, Transco will commence transportation service to 
Visy Paper or its suppliers pursuant to Transco's Rate Schedules FT, 
FT-R or IT and Part 284(G) of the Commission's regulations. Transco 
states that the addition of the delivery point will have no significant 
impact on its peak day or annual deliveries, and is not prohibited by 
its FERC Gas Tariff. Transco has estimated the total costs of Transco's 
proposed facilities to be approximately $254,045. Transco states that 
Visy Paper will reimburse Transco for all costs associated with such 
facilities.
    In addition, Transco states that Visy Paper's plant is currently 
served by Atlanta Gas Light Company's (AGL) system. Transco also states 
that gas is physically delivered to the plant by AGL's system, but Visy 
Paper purchases the gas from others. Transco states that Visy Paper has 
informed Transco that, for a variety of business reasons, Visy Paper 
wants to have gas supplied to its plant in the future by the Transco 
system.
    Transco further states that it filed an application with the 
Commission on April 29, 1999 in Docket No. CP99-392-000 for its 
SouthCoast Expansion Project (SouthCoast Project), and that one of the 
customers on such project is Visy Paper, which will receive gas at this 
delivery point on a firm basis for 4,500 dt/d. Transco states that once 
the SouthCoast Project is in service, Visy Paper will be entitled to 
receive gas at this delivery point on a firm basis. Transco states that 
the SouthCoast Project is scheduled to go into service on November 1, 
2000. Transco states that Visy Paper has represented to Transco that it 
is important for Visy Paper to begin receiving gas at this delivery 
point as soon as possible on a capacity release or interruptible basis. 
Transco states that Visy Paper has, therefore, requested Transco to 
file this prior notice application now so that it can begin receiving 
as at this delivery point as soon as possible.
    Transco's contact person for this project is Toi Anderson, P.O. Box 
1396, Houston, Texas 77251, (713) 215-4540.
    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 therefor, 
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. This filing 
may be viewed on the web at http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm 
(call 202-208-2222 for assistance).

David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-6063 Filed 3-10-00; 8:45 am]
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