[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 187 (Tuesday, September 26, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 57806]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-24615]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP00-459-000]


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

September 20, 2000.
    Take notice that on September 12, 2000, El Paso Natural Gas Company 
(El Paso), a Delaware corporation, P.O. Box 1492, El Paso, Texas 79978, 
filed in CP00-459-000 a request pursuant to Sections 157.205 and 
157.216(b) of the Commission's (Commission) Regulations under the 
Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205 and 157.216(b)) and El Paso's blanket 
certificate authorization granted in Docket No. CP82-435-000, 20 FERC 
para.62,454 (1982), to abandon by removal eight delivery points with 
appurtenances and natural gas service in Arizona, New Mexico and Texas 
as more fully set forth in the request which is on file with the 
Commission and open to public inspection. The application may be viewed 
on the web at http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm. Call (202) 208-
2222 for assistance.
    El Paso states that on March 24, 2000, EPNG Pipeline Company 
(EPNGPC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of El Paso) acquired a 1,088 mile 
30-inch O.D. crude oil pipeline from Plains All American Pipeline L.P. 
(All American). It is then stated that on July 31, 2000, El Paso filed 
in Docket No. CP00-422-000 an application requesting authorization for, 
among other things, the acquisition from EPNGPC of approximately 785 
miles of a 30-inch O.D. crude oil pipeline and the conversion of that 
785-mile segment to a natural gas transportation pipeline and to 
operate the facility in interstate commerce.
    It is stated that as part of the sale agreement between EPNGPC and 
All American, that All American would retain, dismantle and remove ten 
crude oil pumping station facilities along the 30-inch O.D. crude oil 
pipeline. It is indicated that currently there are eight El Paso 
delivery points that provide natural gas service for fuel to operate 
eight of the All American crude oil pumping stations, and that El Paso 
proposes to abandon by removal the eight delivery points, appurtenances 
and natural gas service thereof and will remove and scrap equipment. El 
Paso states that the proposed abandonment will not result in or cause 
any interruption, reduction or termination of natural gas service 
presently rendered to El Paso's customers.
    El Paso states that Robert T. Tomlinson at 915-496-5959 may be 
contacted for any further questions regarding this project,
    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.

David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-24615 Filed 9-25-00; 8:45 am]
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