[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 128 (Tuesday, July 2, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 34426]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-16792]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP96-588-000]


Centana Intrastate Pipeline Co.; Notice of Petition for 
Declaratory Order

June 26, 1996.
    Take notice that on June 20, 1996, Centana Intrastate Pipeline 
Company (CIPCO), 5718 Westheimer Court, Houston, Texas 77057, filed in 
Docket No. CP96-588-000 a petition for an order declaring that the 
acquisition by CIPCO of the Silsbee, Big Hill and Line 14 facilities 
from Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation (Texas Eastern) and the 
ownership and operation of those facilities by CIPCO are not subject to 
the jurisdiction of the Commission under the Natural Gas Act and will 
not change CIPCO's status as an intrastate pipeline, all as more fully 
set forth in the petition which is on file with the Commission and open 
to public inspection.
    CIPCO states that the Silsbee facilities consist of Lines 2-F and 
2-J comprising 55.92 miles of various sized pipeline ranging from 3.5 
inches to 10 inches in diameter and associated meter stations. CIPCO 
also states that the Big Hill facilities consist of Line 8-A comprising 
13.61 miles various sized pipeline ranging from 6.625 to 8.625 inches 
in diameter and associated meter stations. CIPCO further states that 
Line 14 consists of 5.8 miles of 30-inch pipeline which parallels a 
portion of Texas Eastern's 30-inch mainline between Beaumont and Vidor, 
Texas.
    CIPCO maintains that the facilities to be acquired from Texas 
Eastern will be owned and operated by CIPCO and will become an integral 
part of CIPCO's intrastate pipeline system. CIPCO states that the 
Silsbee and Big Hill facilities will provide access by CIPCO to 
additional wellhead supplies of natural gas to meet the requirements of 
CIPCO's customers. CIPCO maintains that the majority of natural gas 
supplied by other intrastate pipelines to CIPCO's customers last 
winter, and transported by CIPCO, was shut-off by those pipelines from 
time to time to meet other requirements; therefore, acquisition of 
these facilities will help CIPCO meet the requirements of its customers 
and increase service reliability to its intrastate customers. CIPCO 
states that acquisition of Line 14 will provide access to additional 
intrastate markets and will alleviate operational constraints on 
CIPCO's intrastate system.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with 
reference to said petition should on or before July 17, 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 385.214 or 
385.211). 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.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-16792 Filed 7-1-96; 8:45 am]
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