[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 55 (Tuesday, March 21, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15144-15145]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-6884]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP00-114-000]


Trunkline Gas Company; Notice of Application

March 15, 2000.
    Take notice that on March 9, 2000, Trunkline Gas Company 
(Trunkline), 5444 Westheimer Road, Houston, Texas 77056-5306, filed an 
application pursuant to Section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and 
the Commission's Regulations thereunder, for an order permitting and 
approving the abandonment of 720 miles of mainline transmission 
facilities by transfer to CMS Trunkline Pipeline

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Holdings, Inc. (TPH), for conversion to refined petroleum products 
transportation service, 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/rims.htm 
(call 202-208-2222 for assistance).
    Any questions regarding this application should be directed to 
William W. Grygar, Vice President of Rates and Regulatory Affairs, 5444 
Westheimer Road, Houston, Texas 77056-5306 at (713) 989-7000.
    Specifically, Trunkline is requesting authorization to abandon 
approximately 720 miles of mainline facilities known as the 26-inch 
Line 100-1 by transfer to TPH,\1\ and thereby reduce its certificated 
mainline capacity by 255 MDt/d, from the current level of 1,810 MDt/d 
to 1,555 MDt/d. Trunkline states that abandonment of these facilities 
is being proposed in response to the underutilization of Trunkline's 
system that exists on an annual basis and the excess capacity which 
exists in the Midwest region. Trunkline states that in the absence of 
vigorous discounting practices, the actual underutilization of its 
system would be substantially greater. Trunkline further states that 
the abandonment will have no adverse effect on the service needs of 
existing or future customers and will not affect Trunkline's ability to 
meet all of its firm service obligations. Trunkline states that the 
abandonment will allow Trunkline to redeploy these pipeline facilities 
to serve the public interest in another area of interstate commerce. 
Trunkline states that no adverse environmental impact will result from 
the proposed abandonment.
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    \1\ Trunkline states the TPH is a wholly-owned subsidiary of 
Trunkline.
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    Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with 
reference to said application should on or before April 5, 2000, file 
with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20426, a 
petition 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 Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (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 protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to 
become a party to a proceeding or to a participate as a party in any 
hearing therein must file a petition to intervene in accordance with 
the Commission's Rules.
    Take further notice that, pursuant to the authority contained in 
and subject to the jurisdiction conferred upon the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission by Sections 7 and 15 of the Natural Gas Act 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 petition to intervene is filed within the time 
required herein, if the Commission on its own review of the matter 
finds that a grant of the certificate is required by the public 
convenience and necessity. If a petition for leave 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 provided for, unless otherwise advised, it will 
be unnecessary for Trunkline to appear or be represented at the 
hearing.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-6884 Filed 3-20-00; 8:45 am]
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