[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 21 (Tuesday, February 2, 2010)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP10-45-000]


Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket 
Authorization

January 26, 2010.
    Take notice that on January 25, 2010, Tennessee Gas Pipeline 
Company (Tennessee), 1001 Louisiana Street, Houston, Texas 77002, filed 
in Docket No. CP10-45-000, a prior notice request pursuant to sections 
157.205 and 157.216 of the Commission's regulations under the Natural 
Gas Act (NGA) for authority to abandon in place an inactive offshore 
supply lateral (Line 509A-3600) and associated meter and appurtenances 
located in West Cameron Blocks 617 and 630 of the offshore continental 
shelf, 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, Tennessee proposes to abandon in place Line 509A-3600 
and appurtenances. Tennessee states that Line 509A-3600 extends for 
approximately 4.26 miles from a subsea tie-in with Tennessee's Line 
509A-3500 in West Cameron Block 617 to a production platform owned and 
operated by Maritech Resources, Inc. (Maritech), located in West 
Cameron Block 630. Tennessee avers that the subject facilities have 
been out of service since the downstream pipelines were damaged by 
Hurricane Ike in September 2008. Additionally, Tennessee asserts that 
Maritech has notified Tennessee that it intends to abandon its platform 
in 2010. Tennessee states that it has not provided transportation 
service to any shippers through Line 509A-3600 for more than twelve 
months and no firm contracts are tied to the receipt meter located on 
the Maritech platform. Tennessee asserts that the estimated cost to 
construct similar facilities today is approximately $17.8 million.
    Any questions regarding the application should be directed to Susan 
T. Halbach, Senior Counsel, Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, 1001 
Louisiana Street, Houston, Texas 77002, at (713) 420-5751 or (713) 420-
1601 (facsimile) or Debbie Kalisek, Analyst, Certificates & Regulatory 
Compliance, at (713) 420-3292 or (713) 420-1605 (facsimile).
    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 therefore, 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. 2010-2104 Filed 2-1-10; 8:45 am]
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