[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 115 (Tuesday, June 16, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32870-32871]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-15906]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP98-590-00]


Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation; Notice of Request Under 
Blanket Authorization

June 10, 1998.
    Take notice that on June 3, 1998, Texas Eastern Transmission 
Corporation (Texas Eastern), 5400 Westheimer Court, P.O. Box 1642, 
Houston, Texas 77251-1642, filed in Docket No. CP98-590-000 a request 
pursuant to Sections 157.205, and 157.211 of the Commission's 
Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205 and 157.211) for 
authorization to install, own, maintain and operate and operate a new 
point of delivery, which will consist of a 2-inch side valve and 2-inch 
insulating flange (tap) on its existing 24-inch Line No. 1 in Stoddard 
County, Missouri, to make deliveries to Noranda Aluminum, Inc. 
(Noranda), and industrial end-user, under the blanket certificate 
issued in Docket No. CP82-535-000, all as more fully set forth in the 
request which is on file with the Commission and open to public 
inspection.
    Noranda will install, or cause to be installed, a single 3-inch 
meter run plus associated piping (meter station), approximately 50 feet 
of 2-inch pipe that will extend from the meter station to the tap 
(connecting pipe), and electronic gas measurement equipment (EGM). 
Texas Eastern will own the tap and EGM. Noranda will own the connecting 
pipe and meter station. Texas Eastern will operate the tap, EGM, meter 
station, and connection pipe. Texas Eastern will maintain the tap and 
EGM. Noranda will maintain the meter station and connecting pipe.
    Texas Eastern estimates the cost for installing the tap, and from 
reviewing and inspecting the installation of the meter station, 
connecting pipe, and EGM to be approximately $6,949, which Noranda has 
agreed to reimburse Texas Eastern for 100% of the costs and expenses 
associated with the proposed delivery point. Texas Eastern will deliver 
up to 4 MMCF/d to Noranda at the proposed delivery point pursuant to 
its Rate Schedule IT-1.
    Texas Eastern states that Noranda is located in the service area of 
and is currently a customer of Associated Natural Gas Company 
(Associated). However, Noranda has informed Texas Eastern that the 
service Noranda receives from Associated is an interruptible service. 
Texas Eastern states that the installation of the tap and

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provision of open-access service to Noranda will not constitute a 
bypass of Associated. Texas Eastern claims that it has notified in 
writing both Associated and the Public Service Commission of Missouri 
of Noranda's service request.
    Texas Eastern states that it will provide service to the proposed 
delivery point by using existing capacity on its system and it will 
have no effect on its peak day or annual deliveries. Texas Eastern has 
sufficient capacity to accomplish the deliveries without detriment or 
disadvantage to its 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 therfor, 
the proposed activity shall be deemed 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.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-15906 Filed 6-15-98; 8:45 am]
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