[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 78 (Wednesday, April 23, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19981-19982]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-10020]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Fossil Energy

[FE Docket No. 03-08-NG, 03-09-NG, 03-10-NG, 01-52-N., et. al]


Transalta Chihuahua S.A. DE C.V., Meadwestvaco Corporation, 
Progas U.S.A. Inc., Boundary Gas, Inc. El Paso Production Oil & Gas 
Company, Usgen New England, Inc., El Paso Merchant Energy, L.P., Sempra 
Energy Trading Corp.; Orders Granting and Vacating Authority to Import 
and Export Natural Gas, Including Liquefied Natural Gas

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of orders.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Fossil Energy (FE) of the Department of Energy 
gives notice that during March 2003, it issued Orders granting and 
vacating authority to import and export natural gas, including 
liquefied natural gas. These Orders are summarized in the attached 
appendix and may be found on the FE web site at http://www.fe.doe.gov 
(select gas regulation), or on the electronic bulletin board at (202) 
586-7853. They are also available for inspection and copying in the 
Office of Natural Gas & Petroleum Import & Export Activities, Docket 
Room 3E-033, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., 
Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-9478. The Docket Room is open between 
the hours of 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 
Federal holidays.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on April 8th, 2003.
Clifford P. Tomaszewski,
Manager, Natural Gas Regulation, Office of Natural Gas & Petroleum 
Import & Export Activities, Office of Fossil Energy.

Appendix

                                  Orders Granting Import/Export Authorizations
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                                Importer/
  Order No.     Date issued    Exporter Fe        Import volume          Export volume            Comments
                                Docket No.
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1855                3-03-03  TransAlta        .....................  36.135 Bcf...........  Export natural gas
                              Chichuahua                                                     to Mexico,
                              S.A. de C.V.                                                   beginning on March
                              03-08-NG.                                                      4, 2003 and
                                                                                             extending through
                                                                                             March 3, 2005.
1856                 3-3-03  MeadWestvaco     120 Bcf..............  .....................  Import natural gas
                              Corporation,                                                   from Canada,
                              03-09-NG.                                                      beginning on March
                                                                                             10, 2003, and
                                                                                             extending through
                                                                                             March 9, 2005.
1857                3-17-03  ProGas U.S.A.,   800 Bcf..............  200 Bcf..............  Import and export
                              Inc., 03-10-NG.                                                natural gas from
                                                                                             and to Canada,
                                                                                             beginning on April
                                                                                             1, 2003, and
                                                                                             extending through
                                                                                             March 31, 2005.
1714-A              3-19-03  Boundary Gas,    .....................  .....................  Vacate blanket
                              Inc., 01-52-NG.                                                import and export
                                                                                             authority.
1858                3-20-03  El Paso                             155 Bcf                    Import and export up
                              Production Oil                                                 to a combined total
                              & Gas Company,                                                 of natural gas from
                              03-13-NG.                                                      and to Canada,
                                                                                             beginning on April
                                                                                             1, 2003, and
                                                                                             extending through
                                                                                             March 31, 2005.

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1859                3-20-03  USGen New                           47.5 Bcf                   Import and export up
                              England, Inc.,                                                 to a combined total
                              03-12-NG.                                                      of natural gas from
                                                                                             and to Canada,
                                                                                             beginning on March
                                                                                             20, 2003, and
                                                                                             extending through
                                                                                             March 19, 2005.
1780-A              3-21-03  El Paso          .....................  .....................  Vacate long-term
                              Merchant                                                       import authority.
                              Energy, L.P.,
                              2-26-LNG.
1860                3-27-03  Sempra Energy                       300 Bcf                    Import and export up
                              Trading Corp.,                                                 to a combined total
                              03-11-NG.                                                      of natural gas from
                                                                                             and to Canada, and
                                                                                             import and export
                                                                                             up to a combined
                                                                                             total of natural
                                                                                             gas from and to
                                                                                             Mexico, beginning
                                                                                             on June 16, 2003,
                                                                                             and extending
                                                                                             through June 15,
                                                                                             2005.
               ............                                      300 Bcf
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[FR Doc. 03-10020 Filed 4-22-03; 8:45 am]
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