[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 205 (Wednesday, October 23, 2002)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP03-6-000]


CenterPoint Energy Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Request 
Under Blanket Authorization

 October 16, 2002.
    Take notice that on October 9, 2002, Centerpoint Energy Gas 
Transmission Company (CEGT), formerly Reliant Energy Gas Transmission 
Company, whose main office is located at 1111 Louisiana Street, 
Houston, Texas 77210, filed in Docket No. CP03-6-000, a request 
pursuant to 157.205 and 157.208 (18 CFR sections 157.205 and 157.208) 
of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (NGA), for 
authorization to acquire, own, and operate certain pipeline facilities 
and to construct facilities, all as more fully set forth in the 
Application, which is on file with the Commission and open to public 
inspection. This filing is available for review at the Commission in 
the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's website 
at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``FERRIS'' link. Enter the docket 
number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to 
access the document. For Assistance, call (202)502-8222 or for TTY, 
(202) 502-8659
    Specifically, CEGT proposes to acquire approximately 28.97 miles of 
interstate pipeline facilities owned by Ozark Gas Transmission, L.L.C. 
(Ozark) located in Pittsburg and Latimer Counties, Oklahoma, including 
28.32 miles of 20-inch diameter pipeline, approximately 0.65 miles of 
smaller diameter pipelines, and other appurtenant facilities. 
Additionally, CEGT proposes to construct approximately 2,600 feet of 
20-inch diameter pipe and related pigging and measurement facilities, 
to connect the Ozark facilities to CEGT's system. The estimated cost of 
this project is $12,508,612. CEGT's filing is related to Ozark's 
abandonment application filed on August 23, 2002 in Docket No. CP02-
428-000.
    Any questions concerning this request may be directed to Lawrence 
O. Thomas, Director, Rate and Regulatory, CenterPoint Energy Gas 
Transmission Company, 525 Milam Street, Shreveport, Louisiana 71111 at 
(318) 429-2804.
    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 
therefor, 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 allowed 
time for filing a protest, the instant request shall be treated as an 
application for authorization pursuant to Section 7 of the Natural Gas 
Act.
    Comments, protests and interventions may be filed electronically 
via the Internet in lieu of paper. The Commission strongly encourages 
electronic filings. See, 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the 
instructions on the Commission's web site under the ``e-Filing'' link.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-26939 Filed 10-22-02; 8:45 am]
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