[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 24 (Thursday, February 5, 1998)] [Notices] [Page 5936] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 98-2795] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP98-197-000] Koch Gateway Pipeline Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization January 30, 1998. Take notice that on January 23, 1998, Koch Gateway Pipeline Company (Koch Gateway), P.O. Box 1478, Houston, Texas 77251-1478, filed in Docket No. CP98-197-000 a request pursuant to Sections 157.205, and 157.216 of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205 and 157.216) for approval to abandon an inactive and obsolete dual 8-inch meter station, under the blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-430-000 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. Koch Gateway proposes to abandon by removal an inactive, skid mounted dual 8-inch meter located at an interconnect with Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Corporation (Transco) an interstate gas pipe line company in Pike County, Mississippi. Koch Gateway states that they maintain a number of other meters at this interconnect which are adequate to measure the flow of natural gas between Transco and Koch Gateway. No services will be affected by the proposed abandonment. The retired meter will be treated as scrap material. 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the time allowed therefor, the proposed activity shall be deemed to be authorized effective the day after the time withdrawn within 30 days after the time allowed for filing a protest, the instant request shall be treated as an application for authorization pursuant to Section 7 of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. 98-2795 Filed 2-4-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-M