[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 151 (Wednesday, August 6, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46595-46596]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-19959]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP03-337-000]


Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America; Notice of Application

July 30, 2003.
    Take notice that on July 18, 2003, Natural Gas Pipeline Company of 
America (Natural), 747 East 22nd Street, Lombard, Illinois 60148, filed 
in Docket No. CP03-337-000, pursuant to Section 7(b) of the Natural Gas 
Act (NGA), as amended, and Sections 157.7 and 157.18 of the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission's) Regulations for 
permission and approval to abandon certain facilities, by sale to 
Panther Interstate Pipeline Energy, L.L.C. (Panther Interstate), a 
newly formed interstate pipeline subject to the 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. Panther Interstate is simultaneously filing a related 
application requesting, in Docket Nos. CP03-338-000, CP03-339-000, and 
CP03-340-000, authorization to acquire, operate and maintain the 
subject facilities as an interstate pipeline under applicable 
Commission rules. The Natural filing, as well as the Panther Interstate 
filings, are available for review 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, contact FERC Online Support at 
[email protected] or toll-free at (866) 208-3676, or for TTY, 
contact (202) 502-8659.
    On September 20, 2002, the Commission issued an order in Docket No. 
CP02-81-000 (September 20th Order) that found the subject facilities 
owned by Natural, to be abandoned by sale, as jurisdictional. Natural 
states that Panther Interstate intends to purchase these jurisdictional 
facilities, and additionally those facilities found to be non-
jurisdictional in the September 20th Order. More specifically, the 
jurisdictional facilities to be abandoned in this Docket No. consist 
of:
    [sbull] 22 miles of 16-inch diameter offshore and related onshore 
pipeline and appurtenances originating in the High Island (``HI'') Area 
Block 48, offshore Texas and terminating onshore near an 
interconnection with Natural's 30-inch Louisiana Mainline No. 1 in 
Jefferson County, Texas, a dual 8-inch meter and appurtenances located 
onshore at Natural's Booster Station No. 344 in Jefferson County, Texas 
(``BS 344''), a 12-inch subsea tap located in HI 11; and
    [sbull] 3.12 miles of 20-inch onshore pipeline and appurtenances 
originating in Jefferson County, Texas near Natural's BS 344 and 
terminating near an interconnection with Natural's 30-inch Louisiana 
Mainline No. 2 in Jefferson County, Texas (``Sabine Pass Lateral'') and 
a dual 12-inch meter and appurtenances located at BS 344 (``Sabine Pass 
Facilities'').
    The September 20th Order found the following facilities, that 
Panther Interstate will acquire from Natural, to be non-jurisdictional.
    [sbull] 4.7 miles of 16-inch diameter HI 71A Lateral and 
appurtenances originating at the HI 71A Platform to and including the 
subsea tap assembly in HI 48.
    [sbull] A forty (40) foot section of 12-inch pipe in HI-48.
    [sbull] Two 12-inch taps in HI 48.
    [sbull] An 8-inch tap in HI 71
    [sbull] All of the HI 139A lateral Facilities were determined to be 
non-jurisdictional gathering facilities.
    Natural states that Panther Interstate has agreed to purchase both 
the jurisdictional and non-jurisdictional facilities for $400,000. 
Natural further states that upon receipt of the requisite abandonment 
authority sought in the present application and the related application 
being filed simultaneously by Panther Interstate, Natural will abandon 
and Panther Interstate will acquire, operate, and maintain both the 
jurisdictional and non-jurisdictional facilities.
    Any questions regarding the application should be directed to Bruce 
H. Newsome, Vice President, Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America, 
747 East 22nd Street, Lombard, Illinois 60148-5072, (630) 691-3526.
    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, on or 
before the comment date stated below 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 in the proceeding with the Commission 
and must mail a copy to the applicant and to every other party. 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.

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    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: August 19, 2003.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-19959 Filed 8-5-03; 8:45 am]
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