[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 152 (Thursday, August 7, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42539-42540]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-20814]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP97-644-000]


Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation; Notice of Application

August 1, 1997.
    Take notice that on July 16, 1997, Texas Eastern Transmission 
Corporation (Texas Eastern), 5400 Westheimer Court, Houston, Texas 
77056-5310, filed in Docket No. CP97-644-000 an application pursuant to 
Section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act for permission and approval to 
abandon by sale to PanEnergy Field Services, Inc. (``Field Services'' 
the Bethany-Longstreet Lateral, Salem Field Lateral, Provident City 
Line, Bonorden Lateral, and North Morales Lateral along with the meter 
stations and appurtenances associated with such facilities 
(Facilities). The Facilities are located in Lavaca, Jackson, and 
Victoria, Counties, Texas, and Caddo and DeSoto Parishes, Louisiana, 
all as more fully set forth in the application which is on file with 
the Commission and open to public inspection.
    Texas Eastern states that the natural gas reserves attached to the 
Facilities are depleting, the Facilities are substantially 
underutilized, and Texas Eastern does not propose to make any 
extensions or additions to the Facilities in the foreseeable future.
    Texas Eastern states that it is advised by Field Services that the 
acquisition of the Facilities by Field Services will provide Field 
Services access to additional supplies of natural gas for gathering 
through the Facilities, resulting in the access of additional supplies 
of natural gas for Texas Eastern's shippers and the interstate pipeline 
grid. Texas Eastern is also advised that Field Services will either 
arrange for the purchase of production from those wells currently 
attached to the Facilities or enter into gas gathering arrangements 
that will have no adverse rate impact on the existing production of 
those producers and shippers currently utilizing the Facilities.
    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

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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. 97-20814 Filed 8-6-97; 8:45 am]
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