42536 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 152 / Thursday, August 7, 1997 / Notices

For additional information, please contact

William J. Collins at (202) 208–0248.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–20805 Filed 8–6–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. OA96–14–003]

Central Hudson Gas & Electric

Corporation; Notice of Filing

August 1, 1997.

Take notice that on July 2, 1997,

Central Hudson Gas & Electric

Corporation tendered for filing its

compliance filing in the abovereferenced docket.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

protest said filing should file a motion

to intervene or protest with the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888

First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C.

20426 in accordance with Rules 211 and

214 of the Commission’s Rules of

Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211

and 18 CFR 385.214). All such motions

or protests should be filed on or before

August 11, 1997. Protests will be

considered by the Commission in

determining the appropriate action to be

taken, but will not serve to make

protestants parties to the proceeding.

Any person wishing to become a party

must file a motion to intervene. Copies

of this filing are on file with the

Commission and available for

inspection.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–20807 Filed 8–6–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP97–642–000]

Duke Energy Field Services, Inc.;

Notice of Petition for Declaratory Order

August 1, 1997.

Take notice that on July 16, 1997,

Duke Energy Field Services, Inc. (Field

Services), 370, Seventeenth Street, Suite

900, Denver, CO 80202, filed in Docket

No. CP97–642–000 a petition for a

declaratory order under Rule 207 of the

FERC’s Rules of Practice and Procedure,

wherein Field Services sought a

declaratory order from the FERC finding

that Field Services’ proposed

acquisition, ownership and operation of

certain natural gas facilities currently

owned by Texas Eastern Transmission

Corporation (Texas Eastern), nor any of

Field Services’ facilities or services

related thereto will subject Field

Services or any portion of its facilities,

services or rates to the jurisdiction of

the FERC under the Natural Gas Act.

It is stated that the facilities to be sold

by Texas Eastern and purchased by

Field Services consist of the BethanyLongstreet Lateral (Line 11–B) located in

DeSoto and Caddo Parishes, Louisiana,

and the Salem Field Lateral (Line 21–F,

21–F–1, 21–F–3, 21–F–4, 21–F–5, 21F–

5–A and 21–F–6), Provident City Line

(Line 23), Bonorden Lateral (Line 21–A)

and North Morales Lateral (Line 21–E)

located in Victoria, Lavaca and Jackson

Counties, Texas, (collectively the

‘‘Facilities’’) as more fully set forth in

the petition which is on file with the

FERC and open to public inspection.

Field Services submits that the

Facilities, as currently owned and

operated by Texas Eastern, are

underutilized. Field Services anticipates

tying-in additional production to the

Facilities, thereby increasing the

utilization of these assets and promoting

competition for gathering services in

these producing areas. This in turn will

increase the volume of natural gas

available for delivery into the interstate

pipeline grid. Field Services proposes to

either arrange for the purchase of

production of natural gas from those

wells currently attached to the

Facilities, or in the alternative, to enter

into gas gathering agreements that will

have no adverse rate impact on the

existing production of those producers

and shippers currently utilizing these

assets.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

make any protest with reference to said

Application should on or before August

22, 1997, file with the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, 888 First

Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426, a

motion to intervene or a protest in

accordance with the requirements of the

Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 or 18 CFR

385.214) 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 motion 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

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 abandonment is

required by the public convenience and

necessity. If a petition for leave to

intervene 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 herein provided

for, unless otherwise advised, it will be

unnecessary for Applicant to appear or

be represented at the hearing.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–20813 Filed 8–6–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. GT97–59–000]

East Tennessee Natural Gas Company;

Notice of Refund Report

August 1, 1997.

Take notice that on July 29, 1997, East

Tennessee Natural Gas Company (East

Tennessee), filed its report of refunds

reflecting refunds to jurisdictional

customers. East Tennessee states that

the purpose of these refunds was to flow

through to its jurisdictional customers

refunds received from its former

upstream supplier, Tennessee Gas

Pipeline Company (Tennessee). On May

16, 1997, East Tennessee states that it

received from Tennessee a refund of

amounts paid under its former Rate

Schedules CD–1 and SS contracts with

Tennessee. Tennessee effectuated the

refund pursuant to Article VII of the

Stipulation and Agreement filed on June

2, 1993, as approved by the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission’s order

issued on October 29, 1993 in Docket

No. RP91–203 et al.

On July 29, 1997, East Tennessee

states that it disbursed refunds, with

interest, to its jurisdictional customers

entitled to a refund totaling $143,175

with detailed calculations supporting

the refunded amount.

East Tennessee states that a copy of

this filing including Appendix A has

been mailed to each affected state