[Federal Register: August 7, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 152)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP98-698-000]

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

August 3, 1998.
    Take notice that on July 28, 1998, El Paso Natural Gas Company (El 
Paso), P.O. Box 1492, El Paso, Texas 79978, filed in Docket No. CP98-
698-000 a request pursuant to Sections 157.205 and 157.212 of the 
Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205, 
157.212) for authorization to construct and operate a delivery point in 
Dona Ana County, New Mexico to permit the firm transportation and 
delivery of natural gas to PNM Gas Services, a division of Public 
Service Company of New Mexico (PNM), under El Paso's blanket 
certificate issued in Docket Nos. CP82-435-000 and CP88-433-000, 
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.
    El Paso states that it provides firm transportation service for PNM 
pursuant to the terms and conditions of a Transportation Service 
Agreement dated November 12, 1990. El Paso states the proposed quantity 
of natural gas to be transported on a firm basis to the Santa Teresa 
Delivery Point is estimated to be 1,825,000 Mcf annually, or an average 
of 5,000 Mcf per day. The estimated maximum peak day natural gas 
requirement is 15,000 Mcf.
    El Paso's request states that PNM seeks to deliver natural gas to 
new customers from a point on El Paso's 26'' O.D. California Line (Line 
No. 1100) and 30'' O.D. California First Loop Line (Line No. 1103) in 
Dona Ana County, New Mexico. El Paso states that PNM will use the gas 
to serve the residential, commercial and industrial requirements of its 
new customers in the Santa Teresa, New Mexico area.
    El Paso states that construction of the proposed delivery point is 
not prohibited by its existing tariff, and that it has sufficient 
capacity to accomplish the deliveries of the requested gas volumes 
without detriment or disadvantage to El Paso's other customers. El Paso 
also states that the estimated cost of the Santa Teresa Delivery Point 
is $67,700.
    El Paso avers that its environmental analysis supports the 
conclusion that construction and operation of the proposed Santa Teresa 
Delivery Point

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will not be a major Federal action significantly affecting the human 
environment.
    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 a protest is filed within 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.
David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-21157 Filed 8-6-98; 8:45 am]
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