[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 100 (Monday, May 24, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 29526]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-1203]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP04-334-000]


CenterPoint Energy-- Mississippi River Transmission Corp.; Notice 
of Application

May 17, 2004.
    Take notice that on May 10, 2004, CenterPoint Energy--Mississippi 
River Transmission Corporation (CenterPoint-MRT), 1111 Louisiana 
Street, Houston, Texas 77210, filed in Docket No. CP04-334-000 pursuant 
to section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act, an application for permission 
and approval to abandon a significant portion of its main line no. 1 
located in Louisiana, Arkansas, and Missouri and two compressor 
stations located in Arkansas. Specifically, CenterPoint-MRT proposes to 
abandon; approximately 307 miles of main line no. 1 from its compressor 
station at Perryville, Louisiana to CenterPoint-MRT's compressor 
station in Poplar Bluff, Missouri; a backup interconnect between main 
line no. 1 and facilities owned by Natural Gas Company of America 
located in Randolph County, Arkansas; the Diaz and Sherrill compressor 
stations located in Arkansas; in addition, CenterPoint-MRT seeks to 
abandon by sale to CenterPoint Energy Gas Transmission Company 
(CenterPoint) an 18.3 mile-mile segment of main line no. 1 that extends 
from CenterPoint-MRT's Glendale compressor station to the town of Pine 
Bluff, Arkansas, all as more fully described in the request which is on 
file with the Commission and open to public inspection. This filing may 
also be viewed on the Web at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary'' 
link, select ``Docket '' and follow the instructions. For 
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at 
[email protected] or toll-free at (866) 208-3676, or TTY, 
contact (202) 502-8659.
    CenterPoint-MRT states that main line no. 1 was originally 
installed in 1929, and that the age and mechanically coupled pipe of 
which the facilities are constructed are causing operational problems 
for CenterPoint-MRT. CenterPoint-MRT further states that service from 
its field zone to its market zone is currently served by main line nos. 
2 and 3, in addition to main line no.1, and that main line nos. 2 and 3 
would continue to provide CenterPoint-MRT's field zone to market zone 
service. The abandonment will not affect CenterPoint-MRT's ability to 
meet its firm service obligations.
    Accordingly, CenterPoint-MRT requests permission and approval to 
abandon the facilities as more fully described in the application.
    Any questions regarding this application should be directed to 
Lawrence O. Thomas, Director-Financial Analysis, CenterPoint Energy--
Mississippi River Transmission Corporation, P.O. Box 21734, Shreveport, 
Louisiana 71101, or call (318) 429-2804.
    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, interventions, and comments 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.
    Comment Date: June 1, 2003.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E4-1203 Filed 5-21-04; 8:45 am]
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