[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 58 (Monday, March 26, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 16455]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-7363]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP01-105-000]


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

March 20, 2001.
    Take notice that on March 13, 2001, El Paso Natural Gas Company (El 
Paso), a Delaware Corporation, whose address is Post Office Box 1492, 
El Paso, Texas 79978, filed a request with the Commission in Docket No. 
CP01-105-000, pursuant to section 157.205 and 157.216(b) of the 
Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (NGA) for 
authorization to abandon by sale and conveyance to Southwest Gas 
Corporation (Southwest), certain pipeline facilities authorized in 
blanket certificate issued in Docket Nos. CP82-435-000 and CP88-433-
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 Natural Gas Company proposes to abandon by sale and 
conveyance to Southwest Gas Corporation Line Nos. 2130, 2102 and 2041, 
associated taps and the related gas service they provide, located in La 
Paz and Maricopa Counties, Arizona. El Paso states that over the 
succeeding years, both Parker and Phoenix have experienced tremendous 
growth in their respective populations as additional residential and 
commercial customers have located in the State of Arizona. This growth 
has extended to areas where El Paso's facilities are located. El Paso 
reports that Southwest has offered to purchase Line Nos. 2130, 2102, 
2041, and the associated taps, with appurtenances. El Paso states that 
the sale would permit the facilities to be integrated into Southwest's 
local distribution system and that Southwest has agreed to maintain and 
operate the facilities.

    Any questions regarding the application may be directed to:

Robert T. Tomlinson, Vice President and General Counsel, El Paso 
Natural Gas Company, Post Office Box 1492, El Paso, Texas 79978, 
Telephone: (915) 496-2600, Facsimile: (915) 496-5008
Judy A. Heineman, Director, Regulatory Affairs, El Paso Natural Gas 
Company, Post Office Box 1492, El Paso, Texas 79978, Telephone: (915) 
496-2600, Facsimile: (915) 496-2122
Michael D. Moore, Director, Federal Agency Relations, El Paso 
Corporation, 601 13th Street, NW., Suite 850 South, Washington, DC 
20005, Telephone: (202) 662-4310, Facsimile: (202) 662-4315
G. Mark Cook, Associate General Counsel--Pipelines, El Paso 
Corporation, 2000 M Street, NW., Suite 300, Washington, DC 20006, 
Telephone: (202) 331-4619, Facsimile: (202) 331-4617

    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 Procedure 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 protests 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. Comments, protests and interventions 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.

David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 01-7363 Filed 3-23-01; 8:45 am]
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