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1Among these parties are Centana Louisiana

Pipeline (Centana Louisiana), a CECO subsidiary

which operates as a Louisiana intrastate pipeline,

and Centana Intrastate Pipeline Company (Centana

Texas), a CECO subsidiary which operates as a

Texas intrastate pipeline.

2Complainants state that they have not been able

to obtain Texas Railroad Commission filings, if any

exist, that would describe the details of the

proposed Texas portion of the project.

3The delivery capacities of the Trunkline and

Texas Eastern interconnections in Louisiana would

be 250 MMcf and 350 MMcf of natural gas per day,

respectively.

procedures and procedures concerning

Prearranged Bidders. In addition, the

revised tariff sheets will make the

changes in Kern River’s tariff, with

respect to all firm transportation rate

schedules, that are necessary to comply

with the Commission’s Order No. 577.

Kern River states that copies of the

filing were served upon Kern River’s

jurisdictional customers and all affected

state commissions.

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, 825

North Capitol Street, NE, Washington,

D.C. 20426, in accordance with 18 CFR

385.214 and 285.211 of the

Commission’s Rules and Regulations.

All such motions or protests should be

filed on or before May 10, 1995. 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

of this filing are on file with the

Commission and are available for public

inspection in the Public Reference

Room.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 95–11328 Filed 5–8–95; 8:45 am]

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Louisiana Gas System Inc. and

Conoco Inc., Complainants, vs.

Panhandle Eastern Corporation and

Centana Energy Corporation, et al.,

Respondents; Notice of Complaint and

Motion for Cease and Desist Order

[Docket No. CP95–349–000]

May 3, 1995.

Take notice that on April 24, 1995,

Louisiana Gas System Inc. (LGS), P.O.

Box 2197 (CH–1128), Houston, Texas

77252, and Conoco Inc. (Conoco),

(jointly Complainants), 600 North Dairy

Ashford, Houston, Texas 77079, filed a

complaint with the Commission in

Docket No. CP95–349–000, pursuant to

Rule 206 of the Commission’s Rules of

Practice and Procedure, against

Panhandle Eastern Corporation (PECO)

and Centana Energy Corporation

(CECO), et al.,1 (jointly Respondents),

alleging efforts to circumvent the

Commission’s authority under Section 7

of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) through

the use of ‘‘unregulated’’ affiliates.

Complainants allege that PECO,

through its regulated and unregulated

subsidiaries, intends to construct and

operate a 70-mile large diameter, highpressure natural gas pipeline from its

storage/marketing hub at Spindletop,

Jefferson County, Texas,2 to Gillis,

Beauregard Parish, Louisiana, where the

proposed pipeline would interconnect

with existing interstate pipeline

affiliates’ facilities. Complainants state

that as part of this project, CECO has

recently filed for and received approval

from the State of Louisiana Department

of Natural Resources, Office of

Conservation, Pipeline Division to

construct and operate an ‘‘intrastate’’

pipeline.

CECO’s proposed ‘‘intrastate’’

pipeline would begin at Trunkline Gas

Company’s (Trunkline is a PECO

interstate subsidiary) proposed Sabine

River Crossing at the Texas-Louisiana

border. According to the Complainants,

CECO’s proposed 24-inch diameter

‘‘intrastate’’ pipeline would then

proceed 35.30 miles in a northeasterly

direction to interconnections with

Trunkline and Texas Eastern

Transmission Corporation (Texas

Eastern is also a PECO interstate

subsidiary).3 The 35.30-mile Louisiana

portion of this pipeline system would

complete a chain of affiliated interstate

and ‘‘intrastate’’ pipelines from

southern Texas to eastern Louisiana and

beyond. The Louisiana portion of this

proposed pipeline would have a 1,200

psig Maximum Allowable Operating

Pressure (MAOP) and a capacity of 450

MMcf of natural gas per day.

Complainants allege that PECO and

CECO are constructing the above

pipeline with the intent of looping

Texas Eastern’s interstate mainline

system. A map submitted in the

complaint filing herein indicates that

the combined Centana-Texas to

Trunkline to Centana-Louisiana to

Texas Eastern’s system parallels the

existing Texas Eastern mainline, and in

fact, shares its right-of-way.

Complainants state that the obvious

intent is to expand Texas Eastern’s

mainline without seeking Commission

certificate approval. Furthermore,

Complainants allege that CentanaLouisiana admits that its system serves

as a bridge between Texas Eastern on its

western end and Texas Eastern on its

eastern end. Complainants also allege

that all of the entities to this transaction

are affiliated and shares corporate

directors, officers, and addresses.

Complainants, therefore, request that

the Commission issue an immediate

cease and desist order and direct a show

cause order to the Respondents to

explain why the proposed facilities do

not require NGA certification, and

further, that the matter be set for a full

evidentiary hearing.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

make a protest with reference to LGS

and Conoco’s complaint should file

with the Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 825 North Capitol Street,

N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426, a motion

to intervene or protest in accordance

with the Commission’s Rules of Practice

and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 or

385.214). All such motions, together

with the answer(s) of Respondents to

the motion and to the Complaint,

should be filed on or before May 31,

1995. Any person desiring to become a

party must file a motion to intervene.

Copies of this filing are on file with the

Commission and are available for public

inspection.

Louis D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 95–11329 Filed 5–8–95; 8:45 am]

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[Docket No. ER95–269–000]

Montana-Dakota Utilities Co., a

division of MDU Resources Group,

Inc.; Notice of Filing

May 3, 1995.

Take notice on March 20, 1995,

Montana-Dakota Utilities Co., a division

of MDU Resources Group, Inc.

(Montana-Dakota) tendered for filing an

amendment to its original filing in this

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, 825

North Capitol 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 385.214). All such motions

or protests should be filed on or before

May 15, 1995. 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

of this filing are on file with the
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Commission and are available for public

inspection.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 95–11330 Filed 5–8–95; 8:45 am]

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[Docket No. RP91–47–016]

National Fuel Gas Supply Corp.; Notice

Of Compliance Filing

May 3, 1995.

Take notice that on April 26, 1995,

National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation

(National) notified the Commission that

on April 13, 1995, it made the following

Billing Adjustment to its former RQ and

CD customers, in accordance with

Section 20(f) of the General Terms and

Conditions of National’s FERC Gas

Tariff.

Under Section 20, National is

required to make any Billing

Adjustments caused by the reallocation

of take-or-pay (TOP) charges under the

winter requirement quantity allocation

method within sixty days of a final

Commission order. National states that

this Billing Adjustment reflects charges

or refunds caused by the reallocation of

TOP charges from Texas Eastern

Transmission Corporation, Texas Gas

Transmission Corporation, Tennessee

Gas Pipeline Company and CNG

Transmission Corporation.

National states that copies of the letter

and the attached worksheets were sent

to each of National’s former RQ and CD

customers.

Any person desiring to protest said

filing should file a protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

825 North Capitol Street, N.E.,

Washington, D.C. 20426 in accordance

with Rule 211 of the Commission’s

Rules of Practice and Procedure 18 CFR

385.211. All such protests should be

filed on or before May 10, 1995. 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.

Copies of this filing are on file with the

Commission and are available for public

inspection.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 95–11331 Filed 5–8–95; 8:45 am]

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[Docket No. RP95–260–000]

Natural Gas Pipeline Company of

America; Notice of Proposed Changes

in FERC Gas Tariff

May 3, 1995.

Take notice that on May 1, 1995,

Natural Gas Pipeline Company of

America (Natural) tendered for filing as

part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Sixth

Revised Volume No. 1, Fourth Revised

Sheet No. 24, to be effective June 1,

1995.

Natural states that the filing is

submitted pursuant to Section 21 of the

General Terms and Conditions of

Natural’s FERC Gas Tariff, Sixth Revised

Volume No. 1 (Section 21), as a fourth

semiannual limited rate filing under

Section 4 of the Natural Gas Act and the

Rules and Regulations of the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission

(Commission) promulgated thereunder.

The rate adjustments filed for are

designed to recover Account No. 858

stranded costs incurred by Natural

under contracts for transportation

capacity on other pipelines. Costs for

any Account No. 858 contracts

specifically excluded under Section 21

are not reflected in the filing.

Natural requested specific waivers of

Section 21 and the Commission’s

Regulations, including the requirements

of Section 154.63, to the extent

necessary to permit the tariff sheet to

become effective June 1, 1995.

Natural states that copies of the filing

are being mailed to Natural’s

jurisdictional customers and interested

state regulatory agencies.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

protest said filing should file a motion

to intervene or a protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

825 North Capitol Street, NE.,

Washington, DC 20426, in accordance

with §§ 385.214 and 385.211 of the

Commission’s Rules and Regulations.

All such motions or protests should be

filed on or before May 10, 1995. 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

of this filing are on file with the

Commission and are available for public

inspection in the public reference room.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 95–11332 Filed 5–8–95; 8:45 am]

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[Docket No. CP95–373–000]

Natural Gas Pipeline Company of

America—Texas and Texas Eastern

Transmission Corp.; Notice of

Application

May 3, 1995.

Take notice that on April 28, 1995,

Natural Gas Pipeline Company of

America (Natural), 701 East 22nd Street,

Lombard, Illinois, 60148, and Texas

Eastern Transmission Corporation

(Texas Eastern), P.O. Box 1642,

Houston, Texas 77251–1642, jointly

referred to as Applicants, filed in Docket

No. CP95–373–000 an abbreviated

application pursuant to Section 7(b) of

the Natural Gas Act, as amended, and

§§ 157.7 and 157.18 of the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission’s

(Commission) Regulations thereunder,

for permission to abandon certain

natural gas exchange agreements, all as

more fully set forth in the application

which is on file with the Commission

and open to public inspection.

Applicants state that they propose to

abandon (1) An exchange agreement

performed under Natural’s Rate

Schedule X–40 and Texas Eastern’s Rate

Schedule X–67, which were authorized

in Natural’s Docket No. CP73–289, as

amended and Texas Eastern’s Docket

No. CP73–297, as amended; (2) an

exchange service performed under

Natural’s Rate Schedule X–82 and Texas

Eastern’s Rate Schedule X–84, which

were authorized in Natural’s Docket No.

CP77–135, as amended, and Texas

Eastern’s Docket No. CP77–260, as

amended; and (3) an exchange service

performed under Natural’s Rate

Schedule X–89 and Texas Eastern’s Rate

Schedule X–85, which were authorized

jointly in Docket No. CP77–568, as

amended.

Applicants further state that under the

first arrangement, dated November 17,

1972, Natural made available up to

15,000 Mcf of natural gas per day to

Texas Eastern in Lavaca, Harris, and

Polk Counties, Texas and Texas Eastern

redelivered equivalent volumes of

natural gas to Natural in Brazoria,

Kenedy, and Wharton Counties, Texas.

Applicants indicate that under the

second arrangement, Natural made

available up to 7,000 Mcf of natural gas

per day to Texas Eastern in Colorado,

Goliad, and DeWitt Counties, Texas and

Texas Eastern made available equivalent

quantities of natural gas to Natural in

Brazoria, Kenedy, and Wharton

Counties, Texas.

Applicants state that under the third

arrangement, Natural made available up

to 40,000 Mcf of natural gas per day to

Texas Eastern for exchange in