[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 53 (Tuesday, March 19, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12552-12553]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-6559]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP02-103-000]


Florida Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Abandonment 
Application

March 13, 2002.
    On March 5, 2002, Florida Gas Transmission Company ( Florida), 1400 
Smith Street, Houston, Texas 77002, filed an application in Docket No. 
CP02-103-000 pursuant to section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) for 
permission and approval to abandon, by sale to Crosstex Energy 
Services, Ltd. (Crosstex), the South of MOPS Facilities, consisting of 
70.25 miles of 20-inch diameter pipeline, Florida's Compressor Station 
No. 2 (consisting of two units for a total of 4,000 horsepower), and 
various measurement facilities with appurtenances, all located in San 
Patricio, Refugio, and Nueces Counties Texas. The application also 
requests that the Commission determine that, upon abandonment and sale 
of such facilities, the South of MOPS Facilities will be intrastate 
transportation facilities under section 2(16) of the NGPA, and exempt 
from jurisdiction of the Commission 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 
Stephen T. Veatch, Director of Certificates & Regulatory Reporting, 
Florida Gas Transmission Company, P.O. Box 1188, Houston, Texas 77251, 
at (713) 853-6549 or Frazier King, Senior Counsel at (713) 853-7228.
    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 April 3, 2002, file with the Federal

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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 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.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-6559 Filed 3-18-02; 8:45 am]
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