[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 131 (Monday, July 8, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 35730]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-17203]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP96-603-000]


Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company; Notice of Application to Abandon 
Facilities by Sale

July 1, 1996.
    Take notice that on June 26, 1996, Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company 
(Tennessee), 1010 Milam Street, Houston, Texas 77252, filed an 
application pursuant to Section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act and Part 
157 of the Commission's Regulations for an order granting permission 
and approval to abandon by sale to Chevron U.S.A. Inc. (Chevron), 
Tennessee's Line 823X-100 and related facilities located Offshore 
Louisiana. The application is on file with the Commission and open to 
public inspection.
    Tennessee states that on July 18, 1975, the Commission issued 
Tennessee authorization \1\ to, among other things, construct a 0.62 
mile, 16-inch diameter pipeline lateral (``Line 823X-100'') and Meter 
No. 0-0033, in East Cameron Block 281 ``A'' (EC 281 ``A''), Offshore 
Louisiana. The facilities were authorized to permit Tennessee to 
connect reserves acquired by Tennessee and Texas Eastern Transmission 
Corporation (Texas Eastern), which in turn connects with the interstate 
pipeline system of Texas Eastern. Tennessee and Texas Eastern were also 
authorized to effectuate a gas transmission and exchange agreement 
under which, among other things, Texas Eastern and Tennessee agreed to 
transport and exchange gas produced from various offshore locations, 
including EC 281 ``A'', to mutually agreeable points on their 
respective systems.
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    \1\ See, 54 FPC 264 (1975).
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    Tennessee states that the gas purchase and sales agreements under 
which the EC 281 ``A'' gas reserves were dedicated to Tennessee have 
terminated and that, currently, this line is utilized only to transport 
natural gas volumes produced in the EC 281 area for Chevron. Finally, 
Tennessee indicates that it no longer requires this facility as a means 
of obtaining gas reserves and that Chevron will continue to utilize 
Line 823X-100 to gather and transport gas produced by Chevron or any 
shippers or working interest owners seeking transportation services in 
the East Cameron area.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with 
reference to said application should on or before July 22, 1996, file 
with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 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 385.211 and 
385.214) 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 in any proceeding herein 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 the jurisdiction conferred upon the 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 permission and 
approval for the proposed abandonment are 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 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 Tennessee to appear or to be represented at 
the hearing.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-17203 Filed 7-5-96; 8:45 am]
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