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[Federal Register: December 22, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 245)]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP99-108-000]

Koch Gateway Pipeline Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization

December 16, 1998.

Take notice that on December 10, 1998, Koch Gateway Pipeline Company (Koch Gateway), P.O. Box 1478, Houston, Texas 77251-1478, filed in Docket No. CP99-108-000 a request pursuant to Sections 157.205 and 157.216 of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205, 157.216) for authorization to abandon by removal certain delivery facilities located in Marion County, Mississippi, under Koch Gateway's blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-430, 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.

Koch Gateway proposes to abandon by removal a 2-inch tap, meter station and approximately 15 feet of 2-inch pipeline that served the Tylertown City Gate (Tylertown) on behalf of Walthall Natural Gas Company (Walthall), a local distribution company, in Marion County, Mississippi. Koch Gateway states that the proposed facilities were originally moved at the request of the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) to accommodate the expansion of the Mississippi State Highway 98. Koch Gateway states that it performed this activity as part of a miscellaneous rearrangement under Section 157.208(a)(1) of the Commission's regulations. Koch Gateway states that the MDOT also requested Walthall to move its distribution line; however, Walthall determined that the relocation of its distribution line was not a feasible option and requested Koch Gateway not to reinstall the related tap and meter station. Koch Gateway states that Walthall concurs with the proposed abandonment and has converted to Southern Natural Gas Company to provide its natural gas supplies in serving Tylertown.

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 filedwithin the time allowed therefore, 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. 98-33782Filed12-21-98; 8:45 am]

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