[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 14 (Wednesday, January 22, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3020-3021]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-1446]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP03-27-000]


Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company; Notice of Application

December 23, 2002.
    Take notice that on December 16, 2002, Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line 
Company (Panhandle), P. O. Box 4967, Houston, Texas 77210-4967, filed 
in Docket No. CP03-27-000, an application pursuant to Section 7(b) of 
the Natural Gas Act (NGA), as amended, and Part 157 of the regulations 
of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission), for 
authorization to abandon in place certain obsolete compressor units and 
appurtenant facilities, located at thirteen (13) of Panhandle's 
existing compressor stations in Kansas, Missouri, Illinois and Indiana, 
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 or may be viewed on the Commission's Web 
site 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, please contact FERC 
Online Support at [email protected] or toll free at (866) 208-
3676, or for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659.
    Panhandle states that the fifty-nine compressor units proposed to 
be abandoned, with a net book value as of December 31, 2002 of $93,148 
and totaling 68,200 HP, are obsolete and uneconomical to operate and 
are no longer needed due to changes in the operating configuration of 
its system since the units were initially installed. Panhandle states 
that 10 are field area horizontal and vertical compressor units and 49 
are market area horizontal and vertical compressor units. Panhandle 
states that all above-ground gas and service piping to the units will 
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disconnected and sealed off and, as the opportunities arise, Panhandle 
states that it may either reuse the parts of the abandoned units for 
maintenance and repair of similar remaining units, or sell the 
equipment as salvage. Panhandle further states that the abandonment of 
these facilities will not result in the abandonment of service to any 
of Panhandle's existing shippers, nor will the proposed abandonment 
adversely affect Panhandle's ability to meet current service 
requirements.
    Any questions concerning this application may be directed to 
William W. Grygar, Vice President, Rates and Regulatory Affairs, 
Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company, P. O. Box 4967, Houston, Texas 
77210-4967, call (713) 989-7000 or fax (713) 989-1180.
    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 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) by the comment date, below. 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 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.
    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. 
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings.
    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.
    Comment Date: January 24, 2003.


    Editorial Note: This document was received in the Office of the 
Federal Register on December 24, 2002.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-1446 Filed 1-21-03; 8:45 am]
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