54846 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 204 / Wednesday, October 22, 1997 / Notices

20,000 Dekatherms per day of natural

gas to Florence pursuant to an existing

firm transportation agreement and

Tennessee’s Rate Schedule FT–A.

Tennessee states that it will install two

six-inch hot taps, electronic gas

measurement (EGM) equipment and

inspect Florence’s installation of sixinch interconnecting pipe, dual orifice

measurement, and flow control

equipment. Tennessee states that

Florence will provide the meter site, all

weather access road, electrical service,

telephone service, site preparations and

site improvements. Tennessee states

that the measurement facilities will be

located on a site adjacent to and along

Tennessee’s existing right-of-way.

Tennessee states that it will own,

operate and maintain the hot tap and

EGM and will operate the measurement

facilities. Tennessee states that Florence

will own, operate and maintain the

interconnecting pipe and flow control

equipment and will own and maintain

the measurement facilities. Tennessee

states that Florence will reimburse

Tennessee for the cost of this project

which is approximately $106.278.

Tennessee states that the total

quantities to be delivered for Florence

will not exceed the total quantities

authorized. Tennessee asserts that its

tariff does not prohibit the addition of

new delivery points, and that it has

sufficient capacity to accomplish the

deliveries at the proposed new delivery

meter without detriment or

disadvantage to any of Tennessee’s

other customers.

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 Section

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 therefor,

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protest is filed and not withdrawn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. 97–27910 Filed 10–21–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP98–13–000]

Transwestern Pipeline Company;

Notice of Application

October 16, 1997.

Take notice that on October 9, 1997,

Transwestern Pipeline Company

(Transwestern), having its main offices

at 1400 Smith Street, Houston, TX

77002, filed in the above docket, an

abbreviated application pursuant to

Section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act

seeking permission to abandon by sale

to PG&E–TEX, L.P. (PG&E), its Gomez

Lateral located in Ward and Pecos

Counties, TX. The Gomez Lateral,

consisting of approximately 33 miles of

20-inch diameter pipeline and other

appurtenances, is to be sold to PG&E for

$2,500,000.

Transwestern asserts that these

facilities are no longer necessary for it

to transport gas for its merchant

function and that PG&E will assume all

future service obligations, and

operational and economic

responsibilities attached to these

facilities. Transwestern avers that; (1)

upon approval of the sale of these

facilities, and (2) PG&E receiving a

declaratory order from the Commission

finding that the subject facilities, once

conveyed, are intrastate pipeline

facilities, exempt from jurisdiction

under Section 2(16) of the Natural Gas

Policy Act of 1978 (NGPA), PG&E will

integrate the subject facilities into its

intrastate pipeline system and be able to

provide a similar transportation service

to shippers requesting service on the

Gomez Lateral.

Transwestern also states that the sale

of the Gomez Lateral is contingent upon

approval of Northern Natural Gas

Company’s request for abandonment by

sale to PG&E, of certain facilities that are

in close proximity to and

interconnected with the Gomez Lateral,

as filed in Docket No. CP98–14–000.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

make any protest with reference to said

application should on or before

November 6, 1997, file with the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission,

Washington, DC 20426, a motion to

intervene or a protest in accordance

with the requirements of the

Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 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 proceedings. 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

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

by Sections 7 and 15 of the Natural Gas

Act and 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 motion 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 motion

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 Transwestern to appear

or be represented at the hearing.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–27906 Filed 10–21–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. ER97–3561–001]

Virginia Electric & Power Company;

Notice of Filing

October 16, 1997.

Take notice that on September 23,

1997, Virginia Electric & Power

Company 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

October 28, 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