[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 21 (Monday, February 2, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 5369]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-2426]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP98-192-000]


Florida Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket 
Authorization

January 27, 1998.
    Take notice that on January 20, 1998, Florida Gas Transmission 
Company (FGT), 1400 Smith Street, P.O. Box 1188, Houston, Texas 77251-
1188, filed in Docket No. CP98-192-000 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, own 
and operate a new meter station (Orr Plant Meter Station) in Dade 
County, Florida for Metropolitan Dade County (County), a political 
subdivision of the State of Florida, under FGT's blanket certificate 
issued in Docket No. CP82-553-000, 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.
    FGT proposes to construct, own and operate the Orr Plant Meter 
Station, which will include a tap, meter, electronic flow measurement 
(EFM) equipment, and any other related appurtenant facilities necessary 
for FGT to deliver natural gas quantities of up to 1167 MMBtu per day 
and up to 425,955 MMBtu per year on an firm basis to County.
    FGT states that County has elected to reimburse FGT for the costs 
incurred by FGT relating to the proposed construction of the tap, 555-
foot lateral, meter station and EFM equipment. The estimated total cost 
of the proposed construction is $185,000. FGT has stated that the gas 
quantities proposed to be delivered by FGT to County will be based upon 
County or an agent acquiring firm capacity under FGT's Capacity 
Relinquishment Program and will have no incremental effect on any of 
FGT's firm customers.
    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. 98-2426 Filed 1-30-98; 8:45 am]
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