[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 46 (Thursday, March 8, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13921-13922]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-5643]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP01-93-000]


Texas Gas Transmission Corporation and Forest Oil Corporation; 
Notice of Application

March 2, 2001.
    On February 23, 2001, pursuant to section 7 of the Natural Gas Act 
(NGA) and Part 157 of the Regulations of the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission (Commission), Texas Gas Transmission Corporation (Texas Gas) 
and Forest Oil Corporation (Forest Oil) filed in Docket No. CP01-093-
000 and abbreviated application for: (1) Authorization for Texas Gas to 
abandon by sale to Forest Oil certain supply lateral facilities located 
in the South Marsh Island area, offshore Louisiana and (2) a 
declaratory order, that upon approval of the abandonment by sale, 
Forest Oil's ownership and operation of the subject supply lateral 
facilities will be exempt from the Commission jurisdiction under the 
NGA, all as more fully set forth in the application which is on file 
with the Commission and open to public inspection. The filing may be 
viewed at http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call 202-208-2222 for 
assistance).
    The application states that Texas Gas has entered into an agreement 
with Forest Oil (successor to Force Energy, Inc.) whereby Texas Gas 
will, upon Commission approval, transfer by sale to Forest Oil certain 
supply lateral facilities consisting of approximately 2.12 miles of 8-
inch diameter pipeline, 1.85 miles of 6-inch diameter pipeline and 
appurtenances located in blocks 10 and 11 of the South Marsh Island 
Area, offshore Louisiana.
    Texas Gas states that the subject facilities, which are not 
contiguous to its mainline system, were originally constructed and 
operated to support its merchant function by connecting supplies in the 
South Marsh Island Area to the ANR Pipeline Company's pipeline system 
for ultimate delivery to Texas Gas' mainline system. Due to the 
elimination of Texas Gas' merchant function and termination of third 
party transportation agreements, for delivery of the subject gas 
supplies to Texas Gas' mainline system, Texas Gas no longer has a firm 
transportation commitment involving the utilization of these 
facilities. As such, these facilities are no longer integral to Texas 
Gas' role as an open-access transporter, and abandonment of these 
facilities will enable Texas Gas to streamline its transmission 
operations.
    Texas Gas states that abandonment, by sale, of these supply lateral 
facilities will not adversely affect any of Texas Gas' customers, since 
for the past several years, records show that these supply facilities 
have not been utilized.
    Questions regarding the details of this proposal and communications 
concerning this application should be directed to: David N. Roberts, 
Manager of Certificates and Tariffs, Texas Gas Transmission 
Corporation, PO Box 20008, Owensboro, Kentucky, 42304; call (270) 688-
6712.
    There are two ways to become involved in the Commission's review of 
this project. First, any person wishing to obtain legal status by 
becoming a party to the proceedings for this project should, on or 
before March 23, 2001, file with the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, a motion to 
intervene in accordance with the requirements of the Commission's Rules 
of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211) and the 
Regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party 
status will be placed on the service list maintained by the Secretary 
of the Commission and will receive copies of all documents filed by the 
applicant and by all other parties. A party must submit 14 copies of 
filings made with the Commission and must mail a copy to the applicant 
and to every other party in the proceeding. Only parties to the 
proceeding can ask for court review of Commission orders in the 
proceeding.
    However, a person does not have to intervene in order to have 
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considered. The second way to participate is by filing with the 
Secretary of the Commission, as soon as possible, an original and two 
copies of comments in support of or in opposition to this project. The 
Commission will consider these comments in determining the appropriate 
action to be taken, but the filing of a comment alone will not serve to 
make the filer a party to the proceeding. The Commission's rules 
require that persons filing comments in opposition to the project 
provide copies of their protests only to the party or parties directly 
involved in the protest.
    Comments and protests may be filed electronically via the Internet 
in lieu of paper. See, 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions 
on the Commission's web site at http://www.ferc.fed.us/efi/doorbell.htm.
    If the Commission decides to set the application for a formal 
hearing before an Administrative Law Judge, the Commission will issue 
another notice describing that process. At the end of the Commission's 
review process, a final Commission order approving or denying a 
certificate will be issued.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 01-5643 Filed 3-7-01; 8:45 am]
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