[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 232 (Tuesday, December 2, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73324-73325]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-28489]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP09-24-000]


Columbia Gulf Transmission Company; Notice of Request Under 
Blanket Authorization

November 24, 2008.
    Take notice that on November 21, 2008, Columbia Gulf Transmission 
Company (Columbia Gulf), 5151 San Felipe, Suite 2500, Houston, Texas 
77056, filed a prior notice request pursuant to sections 157.205 and 
157.216 of the Commission's regulations under the Natural Gas Act (NGA) 
for authorization to abandon by sale, pursuant to Columbia Gulf's 
blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP83-496-000, certain offshore 
natural gas facilities to Petroleum Fuels Offshore, LLC (Petroleum 
Fuels). Columbia Gulf also requests permission and approval to abandon 
the service provided through the subject facilities, all as more fully 
set forth in the application, which is on file with the Commission and 
open to public inspection. The filing may also be viewed on the Web at 
http://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket 
number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to 
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC at 
[email protected] or call toll-free, (866) 208-3676 or TTY, 
(202) 502-8659.
    Specifically, Columbia Gulf proposes to abandon by sale to 
Petroleum Fuels certain offshore facilities known as the West Cameron 
426 System, as well as

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rights-of-way and appurtenances (Facilities). Columbia Gulf states that 
the Facilities consist of approximately 16.3 miles of 6-inch pipeline 
and appurtenances; and Measuring Station Number 683 and appurtenances. 
Columbia Gulf states that the only services currently being provided 
through the Facilities and the service for which Columbia Gulf seeks 
abandonment approval are currently provided to Texon L.P. and Louis 
Dreyfus Energy Services, LP. Columbia Gulf asserts that it does not 
propose abandonment of service to either customer and Petroleum Fuels 
has agreed to assume any obligation that Columbia Gulf may have to 
provide service to customers receiving service through the Facilities. 
Columbia Gulf states that retaining the Facilities is inconsistent with 
its primary business of transporting natural gas onshore; the 
Facilities are no longer an integral part of its onshore transmission 
system; the abandonment will reduce its current operation and 
maintenance expense, as well as eliminate future capital expenditures 
for repair or replacement of the Facilities; and the needs of its 
current and future customers can better be serviced through a divesture 
of these offshore facilities. Columbia Gulf asserts that the Facilities 
will be sold for a negotiated amount of $3 million.
    Any questions regarding the application should be directed to 
Fredric J. George, Lead Counsel, Columbia Gulf Transmission Company, PO 
Box 1273, Charleston, West Virginia 25325-1273, at (304) 357-2359.
    Any person may, within 60 days after the issuance of the instant 
notice by the Commission, file pursuant to Rule 214 of the Commission's 
Procedural Rules (18 CFR 385.214) a motion to intervene or notice of 
intervention. Any person filing to intervene or the Commission's staff 
may, pursuant to section 157.205 of the Commission's regulations under 
the NGA (18 CFR 157.205) file a protest to the request. If no protest 
is filed within the time allowed therefor, the proposed activity shall 
be deemed to be authorized effective the day after the time allowed for 
protest. If a protest is filed and not withdrawn within 30 days after 
the time allowed for filing a protest, the instant request shall be 
treated as an application for authorization pursuant to section 7 of 
the NGA.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments, 
protests, and interventions via the internet in lieu of paper. See 18 
CFR 385.2001(a) (1) (iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web 
site (http://www.ferc.gov) under the ``e-Filing'' link.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-28489 Filed 12-1-08; 8:45 am]
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