[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 242 (Wednesday, December 17, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 66072]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-32839]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP98-121-000]


Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company; Notice of Application

December 11, 1997.
    Take notice that on December 5, 1997, Tennessee Gas Pipeline 
Company (Tennessee), 1001 Louisiana, Houston, Texas 77002, pursuant to 
Sections 5 and 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act, filed in Docket No. CP98-
121-000 an application to replace a no-fee gas transportation service 
performed on behalf of Southern Natural Gas Company (Southern) with 
service under Tennessee's generally applicable Part 284 tariff. The no-
fee service was certificated in 1979 in Docket No. CP78-267-000 in 
connection with the Bear Creek Storage Company (Bear Creek) venture 
between Tennessee and Southern.
    Tennessee states that under the no-fee service it provides storage-
related transportation services for Southern for Southern's injections 
and withdrawals from Bear Creek, and that Southern does not provide any 
corresponding services for Tennessee. Tennessee further states that 
Southern does not nominate the no-fee services, that the services 
disrupt operations under Tennessee's open access tariff and that the 
certificated service is a carryover from the era of bundled pipeline 
sales that is no longer in the public interest. Tennessee proposes that 
the Commission grant authorization to replace the certificated no-fee 
transportation service with firm Part 284 service under Tennessee's 
Rate Schedule FT-A, at a level consistent with Southern's requirements 
and at Southern's election. Tennessee states that its proposal would 
maintain Southern's continued use of, and access to, the Bear Creek 
storage facility under terms and conditions applicable to all other 
Rate Schedule FT-A shippers on Tennessee.
    Tennessee proposes to credit to its customers all firm revenues 
received from Southern under the replacement transportation service 
until the effectiveness of Tennessee's next rate case.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with 
reference to said application should on or before January 2, 1998, file 
with Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 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 385.214 or 
385.211) and the Regulations under the Natural Gas Act. 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 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 motion to intervene is filed within the time 
required herein, or 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 Tennessee to appear or be represented at the 
hearing.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-32839 Filed 12-16-97; 8:45 am]
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