27940 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 98 /Thursday, May 21, 1998 / Notices

authorization pursuant to Section 7 of

the Natural Gas Act.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–13490 Filed 5–20–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP98–526–000]

Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line

Company; Notice of Application

May 15, 1998.

Take notice that on May 6, 1998,

Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company

(Panhandle), P.O. Box 1642, Houston,

Texas 77251–1642, filed an application

in Docket No. CP98–526–000 pursuant

to section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act,

as amended, and Part 157 of the

Commission’s Regulations for

permission and approval to abandon by

removal, the Bison Compressor Station,

including the two compressor units, and

appurtenant facilities located in

Kingfisher County, Oklahoma, all as

more fully set forth in the application

on file with the Commission and open

to public inspection.

The Bison Compressor Station is

equipped with two 1,674 compressor

units (U–340 and U–341), with

compression horsepower totaling 3,348

(hp). Panhandle states that this

compression is no longer required to

meet its customers’ delivery

requirements. Panhandle also requests

authorization to abandon in place the

fencing, engine room and warehouse

buildings, overhead crane, yard lights,

other minor items, and all below-grade

piping. Panhandle will transfer title of

these items to the landowners upon

abandonment authorization. The

landowners have agreed to accept the

facilities Panhandle proposes to

abandon in place, by Letter of

Agreement between Panhandle and

Woods Acres, Inc. on February 27, 1998.

All piping, other than road crossings, to

be retired and abandoned in place will

be cut 30 inches below grade, filled with

water and capped. Road crossings will

be filled with concrete slurry instead of

water.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

make any protest with reference to said

application should on or before June 5,

1998, 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 385.214) and

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 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

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, 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

of leave to intervene is timely filed or

if the Commission on its 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 Panhandle to appear or

be represented at the hearing.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–13494 Filed 5–20–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP98–193–001]

Shell Gas Pipeline Company; Notice of

Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff

May 14, 1998.

Take notice that on May 8, 1998, Shell

Gas Pipeline Company (SGPC) tendered

for filing an amendment to its filing in

Docket No. RP98–193–000, as part of its

FERC Gas Tariff, Original Volume No. 1,

a revised title sheet proposed to become

effective May 24, 1998.

SGPC states that the purpose of this

filing is to reflect an address and

telephone change for the corporate

office of SGPC.

Any person desiring to protest this

filing should file a protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, NE, Washington, DC

20426, in accordance with Section

385.211 of the Commission’s Rules and

Regulations. All such protests must be

filed as provided in Section 154.210 of

the Commission’s Regulations. 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 proceedings.

Copies of this filing are on file with the

Commission and are available for public

inspection in the Public Reference

Room.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–13481 Filed 5–20–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP98–522–000]

Texas Gas Transmission Corporation

Columbia Gulf Transmission

Company; Notice of Application

May 15, 1998.

Take notice that on May 5, 1998,

Texas Gas Transmission Corporation

(Texas Gas) P.O. Box 20008, Owensboro,

Kentucky 42304, and Columbia Gulf

Transmission Company (Columbia Gulf)

P.O. Box 683, Houston, Texas 77001–

0683, filed a joint application for Texas

Gas to abandon by transfer, to Columbia

Gulf, Texas Gas’ interest in certain

jointly-owned supply lateral facilities,

and appurtenances, in the Eugene Island

and Vermilion Areas, Offshore

Louisiana, and for Columbia Gulf to

acquire and own Texas Gas’ interest in

such facilities, all as more fully set forth

in the application on file with the

Commission and open to public

inspection.

Texas Gas states that the facilities

were originally constructed and

operated jointly with Columbia Gulf to

support its merchant function; however,

due to the termination of the related

third-party transportation agreements,

Texas Gas no longer has a firm

transportation commitment involving

the facilities. As such, Texas Gas wishes

to abandon these facilities to streamline

its transmission operations. Columbia

Gulf states that any shippers desiring

access to the supplies attached to these

laterals will be able to obtain

transportation service from Columbia

Gulf, thus none of the interruptible

shippers currently utilizing the Texas

Gas’ capacity in the subject facilities

will be subject to a diminution or

termination of service.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

make any protest with reference to said