[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 122 (Thursday, June 25, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 34646]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-16885]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CO98-600-000]


Tuscarora Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Request Under 
Blanket Authorization

June 19, 1998.
    Take notice that on June 9, 1998, Tuscarora Gas Transmission 
Company (Tuscarora), 1575 Delucchi Lane, Suite 225, Post Office Box 
30057, Reno, Nevada 89520-3057, filed in Docket No. CP98-600-000 a 
request pursuant to Sections 157.205 and 157.211 of the Commission's 
Regulations (18 CFR 157.205, 157.211) under the Natural Gas Act (NGA) 
for authorization to operate an existing tap, meter station and 
appurtenant facilities constructed under the authorization of Section 
311 of the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 (NGPA) in Washoe County, 
Nevada, for transportation services by Tuscarora, under Tuscarora's 
blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP93-685-000, pursuant to 
Section 7 of the NGA, all as more fully set forth in the request that 
is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection.
    Tuscarora proposes to operate the existing 6-inch tap, meter and 
appurtenant facilities to serve U.S. Gypsum Company's (USGC) Empire 
plant. It is stated that USGC has recently converted its Empire plant 
to burn natural gas rather than fuel oil as the primary fuel in its 
wallboard manufacturing process. Tuscarora states that it has been 
transporting up to 1,550 Dt equivalent of natural gas per day to USGC 
under its Section 311 authorization. The cost of the proposed 
facilities is estimated at $134, 000. It is stated that USGC has 
constructed approximately 64 miles of 6-inch pipeline to connect its 
Empire plant to Tuscarora's pipeline, and that Tuscarora plans to 
purchase up to 26 miles of this line and will seek Commission 
authorization for acquisition and operation. It is further asserted 
that no customers of Tuscarora have been or will be adversely affected 
by the proposed authorization for the facilities and that such 
authorization will have no effect on Tuscarora's ability to make 
deliveries to its existing 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 1547.205 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.
David P. Boergers,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-16885 Filed 6-24-98; 8:45 am]
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