Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.: Tuscarora Gas Transmission Co.,

[Federal Register: June 25, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 122)]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CO98-600-000]

Tuscarora Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization

June 19, 1998.

Take notice that on June 9, 1998, Tuscarora Gas Transmission Company (Tuscarora), 1575 Delucchi Lane, Suite 225, Post Office Box 30057, Reno, Nevada 89520-3057, filedin Docket No. CP98-600-000 a request pursuant to Sections 157.205 and 157.211 of the Commission's Regulations (18 CFR 157.205, 157.211) under the Natural Gas Act (NGA) for authorization to operate an existing tap, meter station and appurtenant facilities constructed under the authorization of Section 311 of the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 (NGPA) in Washoe County, Nevada, for transportation services by Tuscarora, under Tuscarora's blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP93-685-000, pursuant to Section 7 of the NGA, all as more fully set forth in the request that is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection.

Tuscarora proposes to operate the existing 6-inch tap, meter and appurtenant facilities to serve U.S. Gypsum Company's (USGC) Empire plant. It is stated that USGC has recently converted its Empire plant to burn natural gas rather than fuel oil as the primary fuel in its wallboard manufacturing process. Tuscarora states that it has been transporting up to 1,550 Dt equivalent of natural gas per day to USGC under its Section 311 authorization. The cost of the proposed facilities is estimated at $134, 000. It is stated that USGC has constructed approximately 64 miles of 6-inch pipeline to connect its Empire plant to Tuscarora's pipeline, and that Tuscarora plans to purchase up to 26 miles of this line and will seek Commission authorization for acquisition and operation. It is further asserted that no customers of Tuscarora have been or will be adversely affected by the proposed authorization for the facilities and that such authorization will have no effect on Tuscarora's ability to make deliveries to its existing customers.

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 1547.205 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 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. David P. Boergers, Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98-16885Filed6-24-98; 8:45 am]

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