[Federal Register: April 15, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 72)] [Notices] [Page 18397] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr15ap98-73] [[Page 18397]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP98-326-000] Williams Gas Pipelines Central, Inc.; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization April 9, 1998. Take notice that on April 2, 1998, Williams Gas Pipelines Central, Inc. (Williams Central), Post Office Box 3288, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74101, filed in Docket No. CP98-326-000 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 permission and approval to abandon facilities used for the receipt of transportation gas from Westar Transmission Company (Westar) and the related service, at two locations in Hemphill County, Texas. Williams Central makes such request under its blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-479-000 pursuant to Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act, all as more fully set forth in the request on file with the Commission and open to public inspection. The Hemphill County facilities that Williams Central is proposing to abandon, were originally installed in 1989 (Setting #15033) and in 1994 (Setting #16349) to receive transportation gas from Westar. It is stated that Westar installed, at its own cost, the meter settings and, as a result, is the owner of the meter settings. Williams Central states that its facilities consist of the tap and appurtenant facilities. It is averred that Westar has reclaimed meter #15033 and that Westar has informed Williams Central that they no longer have pipeline quality gas in their connecting line and thus plan to also reclaim meter #16349. Williams Central states that since Westar owns and will remove the meter setting, Williams Central's reclaim cost will be approximately $250. 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. 98-9889 Filed 4-14-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-M