65FR37768B Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America; Application for Permission and Approval To Abandon Interests in Offshore Lateral, Tap, Meter and Non-Mainline Compression Facilities and Request for Nonjurisdictional Determination
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Posting-number: Volume 65, Issue 117, Page 37768B
[Federal Register: June 16, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 117)]
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[Page 37768-37769]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP00-379-000]
Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America; Application for
Permission and Approval To Abandon Interests in Offshore Lateral, Tap,
Meter and Non-Mainline Compression Facilities and Request for
Nonjurisdictional Determination
June 12, 2000.
Take notice that on June 7, 2000, Natural Gas Pipeline Company of
America (Natural), 747 East 22nd Street, Lombard, Illinois 60148, filed
an application pursuant to Section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA)
and the Commission's Regulations to abandon interests in offshore
lateral, tap, meter and non-mainline compression facilities and
requests for nonjurisdictional determination, all as more fully set
forth in the application on file with the Commission and open to public
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inspection. This filing may be viewed on the web at http://
www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call 202-208-2222 for assistance).
Any questions regarding this application should be directed to
James J. McElligott, Senior Vice President, Natural Gas Pipeline
Company of America, 747 East 22nd Street, Lombard, Illinois 60148 at
(630) 691-3525.
Specifically Natural requests:
(1) permission and approval to abandon, by sale to East Breaks
Gathering Company, L.L.C. (``East Breaks''), a nonjurisdictional
gathering company, interests in an aggregate of 39.98 miles of
various diameter offshore laterals including related tap, meter and
``non-mainline'' compression facilities and appurtenances in the
West Cameron (``WC'') and Vermilion (``VR'') Areas, offshore
Louisiana. Specifically, Natural seeks to abandon its interests in
lateral facilities connecting gas supply in VR 221A, VR 340A, VR
348A, WC 170A, WC 172CB, WC 212C, WC 533 (meter and ``non-mainline''
compressor only), WC 534A (meter only), WC 537A, WC 551A/New, WC
564A and WC 630 (meter only). Natural will also sell to East Breaks
facilities interests in an aggregate of 15.62 miles of previously
abandoned and retired in place lateral facilities, which
specifically had connected gas supply in East Cameron (``EC'') 281B,
offshore Louisiana, EC 347A, WC 264A #1, WC 540A and WC 551A/Old; 1/
and
(2) a determination in the Commission's order in the present
docket that following abandonment, and upon transfer to East Breaks,
the subject facilities interests to be abandoned here and those in
the previously abandoned and retired in place laterals to be sold
will become part of East Breaks' system and will be
nonjurisdictional and not subject to NGA regulation by the
Commission.
Natural states that its interests in the subject facilities were
originally constructed as a means of receiving gas purchased from
various suppliers for Natural's system supply to support Natural's
merchant function. Natural's merchant function terminated effective
December 1, 1993. Consequently, Natural states that it no longer has a
need for the facilities interests to be abandoned in the present
application. Natural states that it proposes to abandon and transfer
these facilities interests, as well as Natural's interests in five (5)
previously abandoned and retired in place laterals, to East Breaks for
$5,137,618.
Any person desiring to be heard or make any protest with reference
to said application should on or before July 3, 2000, file with the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20426, a petition
to intervene or a protest in accordance with the requirements of the
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or
385.211) and the Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.10).
All protests filed with the Commission will be considered by it in
determining the appropriate action to be taken but will not serve to
make the protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to
become a party to a proceeding or to participate as a party in any
hearing therein must file a petition to intervene in accordance with
the Commission's Rules.
Take further notice that, pursuant to the authority contained in
and subject to the jurisdiction conferred upon the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission by Sections 7 and 15 of the Natural Gas Act and
the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, a hearing will be
held without further notice before the Commission or its designee on
this application if no petition to intervene is filed within the time
required herein, if the Commission on its own review of the matter
finds that a grant of the certificate is required by the public
convenience and necessity. If a petition for leave is timely filed, or
if the Commission on its own motion believes that a formal hearing is
required, further notice of such hearing will be duly given.
Under the procedure provided for, unless otherwise advised, it will
be unnecessary for Natural to appear or be represented at the hearing.
David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-15276 Filed 6-15-00; 8:45 am]
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