[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 58 (Friday, March 24, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 15901]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-7317]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP00-125-000]


El Paso Natural Gas Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket 
Authorization

March 20, 2000.
    Take notice that on March 15, 2000, El Paso Natural Gas Company (El 
Paso), Post Office Box 1492, El Paso, Texas 79987, filed a request with 
the Commission in Docket No. CP00-125-000, pursuant to Sections 
157.216(b) of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act 
(NGA) for authorization to abandon, by conveyance to GPM Gas 
Corporation (GPM), seven taps serving Westar Transmission Company 
(Westar) and the service rendered by means thereof authorized in 
blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-435-000, all as more 
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.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call 202-208-2222 for assistance).
    El Paso proposes to abandon seven taps known as the Hanslik & Emens 
Tap, the Anna McCollum Tap, the Paul McCollum Tap, the Howard D. Oliver 
Tap, the Fred Belt Tap, the Bob J. Spears Tap and the R.T. Bedwell Tap 
(Delivery Point Facilities). El Paso states that these facilities were 
required by El Paso to facilitate the sale and delivery of natural gas 
to Westar for resale to Energas Company, a Division of Atmos Energy 
Corporation (Energas), a local distribution company. El Paso further 
states that El Paso owns, operates and maintains the 4\1/2\-inch O.D., 
Fuel Line from Phillips-Seninole Plant to Riley Compressor Station 
(Line No. 6018), commencing in the Section 328, C.C.S.D. & R.G.N.G.R.R. 
Co. Block G, extending approximately 8.4 miles to the northeast, and 
terminating in Section 229, Waxahachie Tap R.R. Co., Block G, all in 
Gaines County Texas. El Paso reports that El Paso and GPM have agreed 
to the conveyance of line No. 6018 to GPM contingent upon El Paso's 
abandonment of the Delivery Point Facilities and the natural gas 
service they provide. El Paso further reports that by letter agreement 
dated October 21, 1999, Westar and Energas have consented to 
abandonment of the Delivery Point Facilities and GPM and Westar will 
provide natural gas service, pursuant to appropriate State regulatory 
requirements.
    El Paso states that the abandonment would not cause any material 
change in El Paso's cost of service. El Paso continues the proposed 
abandonment would not result in or cause any interruption, reduction or 
termination of the transportation service presently rendered to the 
customers of the Delivery Point Facilities.
    Any person or the Commission's staff may, within 45 days after the 
Commission has issued this notice, 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 NGA (18 CFR 157.205) a protest to the request. If 
no protest is filed within the allowed time, 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 NGA.

David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-7317 Filed 3-23-00; 8:45 am]
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