[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 33 (Tuesday, February 19, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7367-7368]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-3907]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP02-81-000]


Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America; Notice of Abandonment 
Application

February 12, 2002.
    On February 7, 2002, Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America 
(Natural), 747 East 22nd Street, Lombard, Illinois, 60148, filed an 
application in Docket No. CP02-81-000 pursuant to section 7(b) of the 
Natural Gas Act (NGA) for permission and approval to abandon certain 
facilities as detailed below, by sale to Prism Gas Systems, Inc. 
(Prism) and Panther Pipeline, Ltd. (Panther), two non-jurisdictional 
gathering companies (which are each to own a fifty percent (50%) 
interest in the facilities to be abandoned). The application also 
requests that the Commission determine that the facilities to be sold 
to Prism and Panther, and the services rendered by means of such 
facilities, are non-jurisdictional gathering facilities and services, 
and will be exempt from the Commission's 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. Copies of this filing are 
on file with the Commission and are available for public inspection. 
This filing may be viewed on the web at http://www.ferc.gov using the 
``RIMS'' link, select ``Docket #'' from follow the instructions (call 
(202)208-2222 for assistance).
    Any questions regarding this application should be directed to 
James J. McElligott, Senior Vice President, Natural Gas Pipeline 
Company of America, 747 East 22nd Street, Lombard, Illinois 60148, at 
(630) 691-3525 or Philip R. Telleen, Esq. at (630) 691-3749.
    Specifically, Natural requests authorization to abandon by sale the 
following:
    (1) 26.70 miles of 16-inch diameter offshore and related onshore 
pipeline and appurtenances originating at the High Island (HI) Block 
71A Platform Offshore Texas and terminating onshore near a connection 
with Natural's 30-inch Louisiana No. 1 Mainline in Jefferson County, 
Texas including a forty (40) foot portion of 12-inch line in HI Block 
48 (HI 71A Lateral), a dual 8-inch meter and appurtenances located on 
the HI Block 71A Platform Offshore Texas, a dual 8-inch meter and 
appurtenances located onshore at Natural's Booster Station No. 344 (BS 
344) in Jefferson County, Texas, two 12-inch subsea taps located in HI 
Block 11 and HI Block 48 (all authorized in Docket No. CP72-233), and 
two (2) 12-inch taps in HI Block 48 and an 8-inch tap in HI Block 71 
all authorized in CP82-402 (HI 71A Facilities);
    (2) 26.36 miles of 16-inch diameter offshore pipeline and 
appurtenances originating at the HI Block 139A Platform Offshore Texas 
and terminating at a 12-inch subsea tie-in tap in HI Block 48 (HI 139A 
Lateral), a dual 8-inch meter and appurtenances located on the HI Block 
139 Platform Offshore Texas, three (3) 12-inch subsea taps in HI Block 
51, HI Block 93 and HI Block 109 (authorized in Docket No. CP80-252), 
and an 8-inch subsea tap in HI Block 68 authorized in Docket No. CP82-
402 (HI 139A Facilities);
    (3) 3.12 miles of 20-inch onshore pipeline and appurtenances 
originating near Natural's BS 344 in Jefferson County, Texas and 
terminating near a connection with Natural's 30-inch Louisiana No. 2 in 
Jefferson County, Texas (Sabine Pass Lateral) and a dual 12-inch meter 
and appurtenances located at BS 344 (all authorized in Docket No. CP80-
86, as amended) (Sabine Pass Facilities).
    There are two ways to become involved in the Commission's review of 
this abandonment. First, any person wishing to obtain legal status by 
becoming a party to the proceedings for this abandonment should, on or 
before March 5, 2002, 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 
comments 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 
abandonment. 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 abandonment provide copies of their protests only to the party 
or parties directly involved in the protest.
    Persons who wish to comment only on the environmental review of 
this abandonment should submit an original and two copies of their 
comments to the Secretary of the Commission. Environmental commenters 
will be placed on the Commission's environmental mailing list, will 
receive copies of the environmental documents, and will be notified of 
meetings associated with the Commission's environmental review process. 
Environmental commenters will not be required to serve copies of filed 
documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commenters will 
not receive copies of all documents filed by other parties or issued by 
the Commission (except for the mailing of environmental documents 
issued by the

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Commission) and will not have the right to seek court review of the 
Commission's final order.
    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 under the ``e-Filing'' 
link.
    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 
abandonment will be issued.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-3907 Filed 2-15-02; 8:45 am]
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