27342 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 106 / Friday, May 31, 1996 / Notices

(Applicants), both at 3500 Park Lane,

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15275–1102,

filed in a joint application under

Sections 7 (c) and (b) of the Natural Gas

Act, for authority to transfer facilities

and services. Equitrans, L.P. requests a

certificate authorizing it to acquire the

facilities and perform the services of

Equitrans, Inc. and to transport and sell

natural gas for resale in interstate

commerce in the same manner as

conducted by Equitrans, Inc. Equitrans,

Inc. requests companion authority to

transfer all of its jurisdictional facilities,

operations, and services to Equitrans,

L.P. In addition, Equitrans, L.P. requests

that it be substituted for Equitrans, Inc.

in all pending proceedings in which

Equitrans, Inc. is a party, all as more

fully set forth in the Application. The

Applicants request that authorization be

made effective as of November 28, 1995.

Applicants state that on November 15,

1995, a Partnership Agreement formed

Equitrans, L.P. The partnership is

comprised of a general partner, ET Blue

Grass Company, a subsidiary of ERI

Investments, Inc., and a limited partner,

Equitable Resources, Inc. Equitrans, Inc.

seeks authority under Section 7(b) to

transfer its jurisdictional facilities and

operations to Equitrans, L.P. Equitrans,

L.P. will adopt the tariff of Equitrans,

Inc.

Applicants state that the sole purpose

of their Application is to restructure the

Equitrans, Inc. system operations as a

natural gas company into the

partnership of Equitrans, L.P.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

make any protest with reference to this

application should, on or before June

14, 1996, file with the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, 888 First

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

motion to intervene or protest in

accordance with the requirements of the

Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 or 385.214)

and the regulations under the NGA (18

CFR 157.10). All protests filed with the

Commission will be considered by it in

determining the approriate 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

petition 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

Section 7 and Section 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

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 applicant to appear or

be represented at the hearing.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96–13634 Filed 5–30–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

[Docket No. CP96–530–000]

Great Lakes Gas Transmission Limited

Partnership; Notice of Request Under

Blanket Authorization

May 24, 1996.

Take notice that on May 21, 1996,

Great Lakes Limited Partnership (Great

Lakes), One Woodward Avenue, Suite

1600, Detroit, Michigan, 48226, filed in

Docket No. CP96–530–000 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

approval to construct and operate a tap

to serve its Boyne City-Petoskey meter

station (station), located in Charlesvoix

County, Michigan, under the blanket

certificate issued in Docket No. CP90–

2053–000, pursuant to Section 7(c) of

the Natural Gas Act (NGA), all as more

fully set forth in the request which is on

file with the Commission and open to

public inspection.

Great Lakes states that it will not

provide any additional transportation

service in connection with the proposed

tap. Great Lakes indicates that the tap is

designed to provide additional security

and reliability for existing service

utilizing the station. It is asserted that

the proposed tap is complementary to

Great Lakes’ Security Loop I Project.

Any person or the Commission’s Staff

may, within 45 days of the issuance of

the instant notice by the Commission,

file pursuant to Rule 214 of the

Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure (18 CFR 385.214), a motion to

intervene 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 therefor,

the proposed activities 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 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.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96–13633 Filed 5–30–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

[Docket No. PR96–6–000]

Gulf States Pipeline Corporation;

Notice of Petition for Rate Approval

May 24, 1996.

Take notice that on May 1, 1996, as

corrected on May 10, 1996, Gulf States

Pipeline Corporation (Gulf States) filed

pursuant to Section 284.123(b)(2) of the

Commission’s Regulations, a petition for

rate approval requesting that the

Commisison approve as fair and

equitable a system-wide interruptible

transportation rate of $0.2637 per

MMBtu, a firm reservation rate of

$4.6360 per MMBtu, and a firm

commodity rate of $0.1112 per MMBtu

for transportation services performed

under Section 311(a)(2) of the Natural

Gas Policy Act of 1978.

Gulf States states that it is an

intrastate pipeline within the meaning

of Section 2(16) of the NGPA and it

owns and operates an intrastate pipeline

system in the State of Louisiana. Gulf

States proposes an effective date of May

1, 1996.

Pursuant to Section 284.123(b)(2)(ii)

of the Commission’s Regulations, if the

Commission does not act within 150

days of the filing date, the rates will be

deemed to be fair and equitable and not

in excess of an amount which interstate

pipelines would be permitted to charge

for similar transportation services. The

Commission may, prior to the expiration

of the 150-day period, extend the time

for action or institute a proceeding to

afford parties an opportunity for written

comments and for the oral presentation

of views, data, and arguments.

Any person desiring to participate in

this rate proceeding must file a motion

to intervene in accordance with

Sections 385.211 and 385.214 of the

Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedures. All motions must be filed

with the Secretary of the Commission

on or before June 10, 1996. 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