[Federal Register: December 11, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 239)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP09-25-000]
New Mexico Gas Company, Inc.; Public Service Company of New
Mexico; Notice of Application To Transfer Natural Gas Act Section 3
Authorization and Presidential Permit
December 3, 2008.
On November 21, 2008, New Mexico Gas Company, Inc. (New Mexico Gas)
and Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM) filed a joint
application in Docket No. CP09-25-000 pursuant to section 3 of the
Natural Gas Act (NGA) and section 153 of the Commission's Regulations
and Executive Order No. 10485, as amended by Executive Order No. 12038,
and the Secretary of Energy's Delegation Order No. 00-004.00A,
effective May 16, 2006, seeking authorization to transfer PNM's
existing NGA section 3 authorization and Presidential Permit \1\ to New
Mexico Gas, all as more fully set forth in the application which is on
file with the Commission and open to the public for inspection. This
filing is available for review at the Commission or may be viewed on
the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov, using the
``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three
digits in the docket number field to access the document. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll-free at (866) 208-3676, or for TTY,
contact (202) 502-8659.
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\1\ 64 FERC ] 61,226 (1993).
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Any questions regarding the application may be directed to: Carol
Gosain, Steptoe & Johnson LLP, 1330 Connecticut Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20036, telephone (202) 429-6461, facsimile (202) 261-
0614, or e-mail cgosain@steptoe.com (counsel for New Mexico Gas
Company, Inc.) or M. Lisanne Crowley, Troutman Sanders LLP, 401 Ninth
Street, NW., Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20004, telephone (202) 274-
2814, facsimile (202) 274-2814, or e-mail
lisanne.crowley@troutmansanders.com (counsel for Public Service Company
of New Mexico).
Specifically, New Mexico Gas and PNM request the Commission to
issue an order: (1) Transferring PNM's NGA section 3 authorization and
Presidential Permit to New Mexico Gas for the construction, operation,
and maintenance of facilities which would be used to export natural gas
at the International Border between Santa Teresa, Dona Ana County, New
Mexico, and the State of Chihuahua, Mexico; and (2) authorizing the
assignment of PNM's August 6, 1993, Presidential Permit to New Mexico
Gas for the operation and maintenance of facilities at the Chihuahua,
Mexico/New Mexico, export point for the purpose of exporting and
importing natural gas between the United States and Mexico.
The proposed export facilities consist of (1) A meter station near
the town of Santa Teresa, Dona Ana County, New Mexico, (2)
approximately 150 feet of 8-inch diameter pipeline in a 50-foot wide
right-of-way, and (3) a delivery point at the crossing of the
International Boundary Line between Dona Ana
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County, New Mexico, and the State of Chihuahua, Mexico.
New Mexico Gas states that it anticipates the service it would
provide via the border crossing facilities would be exempt from the
provisions of the NGA pursuant to section 1(c). In the event that New
Mexico Gas uses the subject border facilities to import, as opposed to
export, natural gas, its transportation of such gas would either be
exempt from the provisions of the NGA pursuant to section 1(c) or it
would be provided pursuant to Section 284.224 of the Commission's
regulations and New Mexico Gas's limited jurisdiction blanket
certificate issued in Docket No. CP08-393-000.\2\
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\2\ 124 FERC ] 61,194 (2008).
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There are two ways to become involved in the Commission's review of
this project. First, any person wishing to obtain legal status by
becoming a party to the proceedings for this project should, on or
before the comment date, file with the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, a motion to
intervene in accordance with the requirements of the Commission's Rules
of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211) and the
Regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party
status will be placed on the service list maintained by the Secretary
of the Commission and will receive copies of all documents filed by the
applicant and by all other parties. A party must submit 14 copies of
filings made with the Commission and must mail a copy to the applicant
and to every other party in the proceeding. Only parties to the
proceeding can ask for court review of Commission orders in the
proceeding.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments,
protests, and interventions via the internet in lieu of paper. See 18
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web
site (http://www.ferc.gov) under the ``e-Filing'' link.
Comment Date: December 24, 2008.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-29348 Filed 12-10-08; 8:45 am]
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