[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 167 (Monday, August 30, 2004)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-19666]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[FE Docket Nos. 04-71-NG, 04-72-NG, 04-68-NG, 04-73-NG, 04-74-NG]


Office of Fossil Energy; Mexicana de Cobre, S.A. de C.V., 
Sacramento Municipal Utility District, Sprague Energy Group, Empire 
Natural Gas Corporation, Marathon Oil Company; Orders Granting and 
Amending Authority to Import and Export 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 July 2004, it issued Orders granting authority 
to import and export 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). 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 August 19th 2004.
Sally Kornfeld,
Manager, Natural Gas Regulation Office of Natural Gas & Petroleum 
Import & Export Activities, Office of Fossil Energy.

Appendix--Orders Granting Import/Export Authorizations

                                                DOE/FE Authority
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                                                                      Import   Export
         Order No.          Date issued     Importer/exporter FE      volume   volume           Comments
                                                 Docket No.           (Bef)    (Bef)
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2002......................       7-1-04  Mexicana de Cobre S.A. de   .......    17.52  Export natural gas to
                                          C.V. 04-71-NG.                                Mexico, beginning on
                                                                                        April 27, 2003, and
                                                                                        extending through April
                                                                                        26, 2005.
2003......................       7-1-04  Sacramento Municipal             50  .......  Import natural gas from
                                          Utility District 04-72-NG.                    Canada, beginning on
                                                                                        July 1, 2004, and
                                                                                        extending through June
                                                                                        30, 2006.
2004......................       7-9-04  Sprague Energy Corp. 04-68-      50  .......  Import natural gas from
                                          NG.                                           Canada, beginning on
                                                                                        January 1, 2003, and
                                                                                        extending through
                                                                                        December 31, 2004.
2005......................      7-15-04  Empire Natural Gas                4  .......  Import natural gas from
                                          Corporation 04-73-NG.                         Canada, beginning on
                                                                                        July 15, 2004, and
                                                                                        extending through July
                                                                                        14, 2006.
2006......................      7-29-04  Marathon Oil Company 04-74-        100        Import and export natural
                                          NG.                                           gas from and to Canada
                                                                                        and Mexico, beginning on
                                                                                        August 1, 2004, and
                                                                                        extending through July
                                                                                        31, 2006.
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[FR Doc. 04-19666 Filed 8-27-04; 8:45 am]
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