[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 142 (Monday, July 25, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 44324]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-18698]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY



Federal Energy Regulatory Commission



[Docket No. CP11-516-000]




Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket 

Authorization



    Take notice that on July 14, 2011, Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company 

(Tennessee), 1001 Louisiana Street, Houston, Texas 77002, filed in 

Docket No. CP11-516-000, an application pursuant to sections 157.205 

and 157.216 of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act 

(NGA) as amended, to abandon in place and by sale to Famcor Oil, Inc. 

(Famcor), a natural gas producer, a natural gas supply line located in 

San Jacinto and Liberty Counties, Texas, under Tennessee's blanket 

certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-413-000,\1\ all as more fully set 

forth in the application which is on file with the Commission and open 

to the public for inspection.

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    \1\ 20 FERC ] 62,409 (1982).

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    Tennessee proposes to abandon by sale to Famcor \2\ its supply 

lateral designated as Line No. 26A-100 and all equipment and 

appurtenances (the Cold Springs Lateral).\3\ The Cold Springs Lateral 

consists of 12.3 miles of 6-inch diameter pipeline and appurtenances 

that was placed in service on January 27, 1951. Tennessee states that 

it does not currently provide any firm transportation services via the 

Cold Springs Lateral, but it does provide interruptible transportation 

services to three shippers on the lateral. Tennessee also states that 

it has received signed consent letters from the three shippers for the 

abandonment. Tennessee further states that it would cost approximately 

$13,000,000 to replicate the facilities today.

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    \2\ Neither Tennessee nor Famcor seeks a declaration from the 

Commission that the Cold Springs lateral facilities will perform a 

non-jurisdictional function (such as gathering) following 

abandonment. Famcor assumes any risks associated with any future 

allegation that these facilities might be jurisdictional to the 

Commission.

    \3\ See Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co., 8 FPC 276 (1949).

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    Any questions concerning this prior notice request may 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 Juan Eligio, Analyst, Certificates & Regulatory 

Compliance, at (713) 420-3294 or (713) 420-1605 (facsimile).

    This filing is available for review at the Commission or may be 

viewed on the Commission's web site at http://www.ferc.gov, using the 

``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three 

digits in the docket number filed to access the document. For 

assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at 

[email protected] or call toll-free at (866) 206-3676, or, for 

TTY, contact (202) 502-8659. Comments, protests and interventions 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 

intervenors to file electronically.

    Any person or the Commission's staff may, within 60 days after 

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 and pursuant to section 157.205 of 

the regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.205), 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 filing a protest. If a protest is filed and 

not withdrawn within 30 days after the allowed time for filing a 

protest, the instant request shall be treated as an application for 

authorization pursuant to section 7 of the NGA.



    Dated: July 19, 2011.

Kimberly D. Bose,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 2011-18698 Filed 7-22-11; 8:45 am]

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