[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 161 (Monday, August 22, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48943-48944]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-16556]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Office of Fossil Energy; Order Vacating Authorizations

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy (FE), Department of Energy (DOE).

ACTION: Notice of vacating orders.

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SUMMARY: DOE is vacating unused natural gas import and export 
authorizations.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Larine Moore, Allyson C. Reilly, 
Office of Natural Gas Regulatory Activities, Office of Oil and Gas 
Global Security and Supply, P.O. Box 44375, Washington, DC 20026-4375. 
(202) 586-9478. (202) 586-9394.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOE's FE is delegated the authority to 
regulate natural gas import and export under section 3 of the Natural 
Gas Act of 1938, 15 U.S.C. 717b. Persons seeking to import or export 
natural gas are required to file with FE an application containing 
basic information about the scope and nature of a proposed import or 
export. Most applications are approved automatically and the orders 
granting approval require those authorized to report import and export 
activity on a periodic basis. The data collected is used to monitor the 
North American natural gas trade and facilitate market analysis.
    Over the years many two-year, blanket authorizations have been 
issued with no start date and terms to be triggered by reporting 
activity. There has been no reported activity for some of these 
outstanding authorizations, and more often than not FE attempts to 
contact authorization holders have been unsuccessful. FE is vacating 
these authorizations in order to remove unused authorizations from the 
FE database and improve information collection and trade monitoring.

Order

    In accordance with DOE policy and pursuant to section 3 of the 
Natural Gas Act, it is ordered that the authorizations listed in the 
attached Appendix are vacated effective the date of the issuance of 
this notice.

    Issued in Washington, DC, August 5, 2005.
R.F. Corbin,
Manager, Natural Gas Regulatory Activities, Office of Oil and Gas 
Global Security and Supply, Office of Fossil Energy.

Appendix--Authorizations To Be Vacated

 
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             Docket No.                     Order No.             Importer/exporter             Date issued
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85-28-NG...........................  101...................  Citizens Energy Corp. &      14-Jan-86
                                                              Citizens Resources Corp.
86-2-NG............................  115...................  Carson Water Company.......  25-Mar-86
86-15-NG...........................  121...................  282126 Alberta Inc.........  15-May-86
86-15-NG...........................  121-A.................  282126 Alberta Inc.........  13-May-87
86-15-NG...........................  121-B.................  282126 Alberta Inc.........  06-May-88
86-17-NG...........................  120...................  Community Gas Acquisition,   15-May-86
                                                              Inc.
86-30-NG...........................  134...................  ANR-TransCanada Energy       03-Jul-86
                                                              Company.

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86-49-NG...........................  150...................  Cepex, Inc.................  30-Oct-86
86-59-NG...........................  162...................  Forest Marketing             30-Jan-87
                                                              Corporation.
87-1-NG............................  175...................  Quintana Minerals            01-Jun-87
                                                              Corporation.
87-5-NG............................  170...................  Eastex Canadian, Inc.......  30-Apr-87
87-9-NG............................  173...................  Tex-ana Gas Company........  15-May-87
87-18-NG...........................  183...................  Portage Energy Inc.........  21-Jul-87
87-18-NG...........................  183-A.................  Portage Energy Inc.........  16-Feb-93
87-45-NG...........................  215...................  Continental Natural Gas,     15-Jan-88
                                                              Inc.
87-62-NG...........................  221...................  JDS Energy Corporation.....  28-Jan-88
87-65-NG...........................  226...................  MG Natural Gas Corporation.  24-Feb-88
87-70-NG...........................  230...................  Dynasty Gas Marketing, Inc.  08-Mar-88
88-10-NG...........................  242...................  Woodward Marketing, L.L.C..  02-Jun-88
88-10-NG...........................  242-A.................  Woodward Marketing, L.L.C..  13-Aug-96
88-11-NG...........................  262...................  Northeast Gas, Inc.........  04-Aug-88
88-13-NG...........................  257...................  Pentex Petroleum, Inc......  26-Jul-88
88-17-NG...........................  253...................  National Energy Systems,     11-Jul-88
                                                              Inc.
88-18-NG...........................  247...................  Reliance Gas Marketing       22-Jun-88
                                                              Company.
88-60-NG...........................  291...................  Gas Masters, Inc...........  30-Dec-88
89-6-NG............................  313...................  Gas Masters, Inc...........  28-Apr-89
89-35-NG...........................  328...................  Potomac Energy Corporation.  24-Aug-89
94-45-NG...........................  955...................  Southwest Gas Corporation..  08-Jun-94
01-31-NG...........................  1695..................  Coral Canada U.S. Inc......  19-Jun-01
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[FR Doc. 05-16556 Filed 8-19-05; 8:45 am]
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