[Federal Register: December 31, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 251)] [Notices] [Page 72299] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr31de98-84] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP99-120-000] Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization December 23, 1998. Take notice that on December 17, 1998, Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company (Tennessee), P.O. Box 2511, Houston, Texas 77252, filed in Docket No. CP99-120-000 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 provide transportation service to the City of Tomball (Tomball), a municipality, 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 delivery point on its 4-inch Tomball lateral in Harris County, Texas, to provide transportation service up to 3,000 dekatherms per day to Tomball. Tennessee states that it will install a valve assembly at Side Valve (S.V.) 21B-121, electronic gas measurement and communications equipment. Additionally, Tennessee states that it will either modify or remove, as necessary, an existing check valve and appurtenant facilities located at or near Tennessee's existing S.V. 21B-101-3 which has been used to prevent back-flow. Tennessee also states that Tomball will reimburse Tennessee for Tennessee's share of the project costs which are approximately $27,000. Tennessee states that the total quantities to be delivered to Tomball after the construction of the delivery point is completed will not exceed the total quantities authorized prior to this request, and that its construction of the delivery point is not prohibited by its tariff. Tennessee also states that it has sufficient capacity to accomplish deliveries at the delivery point without detriment or disadvantage to Tennessee's other customers. Further, Tennessee's states that construction of this delivery point for Tomball is not expected to have any significant impact upon Tennessee's peak day of annual deliveries. 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. 98-34613 Filed 12-30-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-M