[Federal Register: December 9, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 236)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. PR00-5-000]

 
Coral Mexico Pipeline, LLC; Notice of Petition for Rate Approval

December 3, 1999.
    Take notice that on November 29, 1999, Coral Mexico Pipeline, LLC 
(Coral), a new intrastate pipeline company, filed a Petition for Rate 
Approval (Petition) pursuant to Section 284.123(b)(2) of the 
Commission's regulations, 18 CFR 284.123(b)(2). In the Petition, Coral 
requests the Commission to approve: (1) a two-part maximum firm 
transportation rate consisting of a demand charge of $6.5612 per MMBtu 
of reserved Maximum Daily Transportation Quantity, and a commodity 
charge of $0.00 per MMBtu of gas transported; and (2) a maximum 
interruptible rate of $0.2157 per MMBtu of gas transported. Coral 
further proposes to retain as reimbursement for compressor fuel varying 
amounts ranging between 0.57% to 1.55%, depending on the Points of 
Redelivery used.
    Coral states that the foregoing postage stamp rates will, if 
approved by the Commission, be applicable to firm and interruptible 
transportation services to be provided by Coral pursuant to section 
311(a)(2) of the Natural Gas Policy Act through a new pipeline to be 
constructed, owned and operated by Coral (the Import/Export Facility), 
and through pipeline capacity to be leased by Coral (the Leased 
Capacity). The Import/Export Facility will consist of approximately 97 
miles of 24-inch pipeline that extend from the International border 
between the United States and Mexico to a point of interconnection with 
the existing intrastate pipeline facilities of Tejas Gas Pipeline, 
L.L.C. (Tejas) located in King Ranch, Kleberg County, Texas. The Leased 
Capacity will be capacity leased on the existing inrastate pipeline 
facilities of Tejas, Tejas Gas Operating, LLC, Gulf Energy Pipeline, 
LLC, and Corpus Christi Transmission Company, L.P.
    Pursuant to section 284.123(b)(2)(ii) of the Commission's 
regulations, if the Commission does not act within 150 days of the 
Petition's filing date, the rates proposed therein will be deemed to be 
fair and equitable and not in excess of an amount that interstate 
pipelines would be permitted to charge for similar services. The 
Commission may, prior to the expiration of the 150-

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day period, extend the time for action or institute a proceeding.
    Any person desiring to participate in this rate proceeding must 
file a motion to intervene with the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426 in accordance 
with Section 385.211 and 385.214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice 
and Procedures. All motions must be filed with the Secretary of the 
Commission on or before December 18, 1999. Copies of this filing are on 
file with the Commission and are available for public inspection in the 
Public Reference Room. This filing may be viewed on the web at http://
www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call 202-208-2222 for assistance).
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-31842 Filed 12-8-99; 8:45 am]
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