[Federal Register: September 22, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 183)] [Notices] [Page 50561-50562] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr22se98-65] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP98-770-000] Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization September 16, 1998. Take notice that on September 10, 1998, Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company (Tennessee), P.O. Box 2511, Houston, Texas 77252, filed in Docket No. CP98-770-000 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 to serve a new customer, LSP Energy Limited Partnership (LSP), an electric power generator located in Panola County, Mississippi, under Tennessee's blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-413-000, 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. Tennessee proposes to construct and operate a new delivery point on its system to provide up to 216,000 Mcf (approximately 219,240 dekatherms) of natural gas per day to LSP at a new electric power generating plant which LSP will build in Panola County, Mississippi. Tennessee proposes to install two 12-inch tap assemblies on its 100 Line at approximately Mile Post (M.P.) 63-3+6.8 and M.P. 63-4+6.8, and that the construction will take place on its existing right-of-way. In addition, Tennessee states that it will install electronic gas measurement (EGM) and communications equipment, gas chromatograph equipment, a building for the EGM, communications, and chromatograph equipment on an adjacent site to be provided by LSP and valving and appurtenant facilities. Tennessee states it will own, operate and maintain the hot tap assemblies, the EGM and communications equipments, the chromatograph equipment, the building for the EGM, communications, and chromatograph equipment and the valving and appurtenant facilities. Tennessee states that LSP will install, own, operate and maintain the interconnecting piping and other appurtenant facilities and will install, own, and maintain the measurement facilities. Tennessee states that it will operate the measurement facilities, and that LSP will reimburse Tennessee for the cost of the project which is estimated to be $231,000. Tennessee states that the addition of the proposed delivery point is not expected to have any significant impact on Tennessee's peak day and annual deliveries. Further, Tennessee states that it will have sufficient capacity to accomplish deliveries at the delivery point without detriment or disadvantage to Tennessee's other customers. Tennessee also states that the construction of this delivery point is not prohibited by Tennessee's existing tariff, and that the total volumes to be [[Page 50562]] delivered to LSP after the construction of the delivery point is completed will not exceed the total quantities authorized prior to the construction of the delivery point. 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. 98-25234 Filed 9-21-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-M