El Paso Natural Gas Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 35 (Tuesday, February 23, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8804-8805]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-4398]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP99-194-000]


El Paso Natural Gas Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket 
Authorization

February 17, 1999.
    Take notice that on February 5, 1999, El Paso Natural Gas Company 
(El Paso), a Delaware corporation, whose mailing address is P.O. Box 
1492, El Paso, Texas 79978, filed in Docket No. CP99-194-000 a request 
pursuant to Sections 157.205 and 157.216 of the Commission's 
Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205 and 157.216) for 
authorization to abandon by removal the J.E. Meacham Tap with 
appurtenances and the service rendered by means thereof, in Maricopa 
County, Arizona, under the blanket authorization issued in CP82-435-000 
pursuant to Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act, all as more fully set 
forth in the request that is on file with the Commission and open to 
public inspection. The application may be viewed on the web at 
www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call (202) 208-2222 for assistance).
    The request states that certificate authorization for the 
installation of the J.E. Meacham Tap with appurtenances, was permitted 
under Section 2.55(c) of the Commission's Rules of Practice and 
Procedure. This facility was required by El Paso to facilitate the 
delivery and/or measurement and sale of natural gas from its interstate 
transmission pipeline system to Southwest Gas Corporation (Southwest) 
for resale.
    By letter dated August 25, 1998, Southwest requested El Paso to 
abandon and remove the J.E. Meacham Tap. Southwest's request was 
prompted by a private developer requesting the removal of this facility 
due to the encroachment of a business development. Accordingly, El Paso 
proposes to abandon the J.E. Meacham Tap, with appurtenances, and the 
related natural gas service. It is El Paso's understanding that 
Southwest has arranged to provide service to its customers behind the 
J.E. Meacham Tap through Southwest's facilities at an alternate 
location. The proposed abandonment will not result in or cause any 
interruption, reduction or termination of natural gas service presently 
rendered to El Paso's customers. El Paso proposes to abandon the tap 
facility by removal. El Paso will remove and scrap the tap facilities. 
There will be no salvage or cost of

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removal associated with the removal of the J.E. Meacham Tap.
    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 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 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.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-4398 Filed 2-22-99; 8:45 am]
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