Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 198 / Tuesday, October 14, 1997 / Notices 53325

1 Koch Gateway was granted authorization to

abandon by sale its transmission line designated

Index 276 in Docket No. CP94–75–000. 67 FERC

¶ 61,362 (1994).

1 Koch Gateway was granted authorization to

abandon by sale its transmission line designated

Index 276 in Docket No. CP94–75–000. 67 FERC

¶ 61,362 (1994).

Notice is hereby given that the

deadline for filing motions to intervene

or protests, as set forth above, is October

27, 1997.

Copies of the full text of the Order are

available from the Commission’s Public

Reference Branch, 888 First Street, N.E.,

Washington, D.C. 20426.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–27117 Filed 10–10–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP97–775–000]

Koch Gateway Pipeline Company;

Notice of Request Under Blanket

Authorization

October 7, 1997.

Take notice that on September 26,

1997, and supplemented on September

30, and October 2, 1997, Koch Gateway

Pipeline Company (Koch Gateway), 600

Travis Street, Houston, Texas, 77251,

filed in Docket No. CP97–775–000, a

request pursuant to Sections 157.205,

157.211 and 157.216 of the

Commission’s Regulations, under the

Natural gas Act (18 CFR 157.205,

157.211, and 157.216), for authorization

to (1) plug and abandon 37 delivery taps

on its Index 276 1 and (2) establish new

delivery points, both in Hancock,

Harrison, and Jackson Counties,

Mississippi, under its blanket certificate

issued in Docket No. CP82–430–000,

pursuant to Section 7 of the Natural Gas

Act, all as more fully set forth in the

request which is on file with the

Commission and open to public

inspection.

Koch Gateway says that the certificate

authorization for the construction and

operation of the taps which Koch

Gateway now seeks abandonment

authorization was issued in FPC Docket

No. G–232. Koch Gateway says that

these taps are used for delivery of

natural gas to Entex, Inc. (Entex), a local

distribution company in Hancock,

Harrison, and Jackson Counties,

Mississippi. Koch Gateway asserts that

Entex concurs with the proposed

abandonment and tie-over measures.

Koch Gateway also states that Entex’s

affected farm tap customers will either

be converted to propane service or tiedover to another natural gas source. Koch

Gateway relates that such decision will

be at the discretion of the end-user.

Koch Gateway explains that the other

natural gas source will be either Koch

Gateway’s adjacent pipeline designated

as Index 300 or to an Entex distribution

system. Koch Gateway also seeks

permission to install taps and minor

piping to tie-over those end-users who

elect to continue natural gas service.

Koch Gateway states that the

approximate cost of tying-over all taps

is $337,000, and the approximate cost of

converting all end-users to propane is

$128,000. Koch Gateway explains that

the purchaser of Index 276 will

reimburse Koch Gateway for all such

costs, which is consistent with the sale

of the asset as approved in Docket No.

CP94–75–000.

Koch Gateway indicates that the

Mississippi Public Service Commission

has been notified of this filing.

Koch Gateway asserts that the service

to end-users who elect to continue

natural gas service will be unaffected;

that Entex will continue to receive

natural gas service pursuant to Koch

Gateway’s No-Notice, Firm

Transportation and Interruptible Rate

Schedules; and the proposed

abandonments and/or tie-overs will not

have a significant impact on Koch

Gateway’s peak day or average day

volumes.

Any person or the Commission’s staff

may, within 45 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

§ 157.205 of the Regulations under the

Natural Gas Act (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 time allowed

for filing a protest, the instant request

shall be treated as an application for

authorization pursuant to Section 7 of

the Natural Gas Act.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–27057 Filed 10–10–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP97–777–000]

Koch Gateway Pipeline Company;

Notice of Request Under Blanket

Authorization

October 7, 1997.

Take notice that on September 26,

1997, and supplemented on September

30, and October 2, 1997, Koch Gateway

Pipeline Company (Koch Gateway), 600

Travis Street, Houston, Texas 77251,

filed in Docket No. CP97–777–000, a

request, pursuant to §§ 157.205,

157.211, and 157.216 of the

Commission’s Regulations under the

Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205,

157.211, and 157.216), for authorization

to (1) plug and abandon 56 delivery taps

on its Index 276 1 and (2) establish new

delivery points, both in Hancock,

Harrison, and Jackson Counties,

Mississippi, under its blanket certificate

issued in Docket No. CP82–430–000,

pursuant to Section 7 of the Natural Gas

Act, all as more fully set forth in the

request which is on file with the

Commission and open to public

inspection.

Koch Gateway states that the

certificate authorization for the

construction and operation of these taps

which Koch Gateway now seeks

abandonment authorization was issued

in FPC Docket No. G–232. Koch

Gateway says that these taps are used

for delivery of natural gas to Entex, Inc.

(Entex), a local distribution Company,

in Hancock, Harrison, and Jackson

Counties, Mississippi. Koch Gateway

asserts that Entex concurs with the

proposed abandonment and tie-over

measures.

In addition to requesting

authorization to abandon 56 farm taps,

Koch Gateway is also requesting

authorization to install taps and minor

pipeline to tie-over certain taps to its

adjacent pipeline facilities or to the

facilities of a local distribution

company, Entex. Koch Gateway states

that the approximate cost of the

proposed abandonment and

construction activities is $326,550. Koch

Gateway explains that the purchaser of

Index 276 will reimburse Koch Gateway

for all such costs, which is consistent

with the sale of the asset as approved in

Docket No. CP94–75–000.