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, 75418-75419 [E8-29348]

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• DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 239 (Thursday, December 11, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75418-75419]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-29348]


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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 https://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 (https://www.ferc.gov) under the ``e-Filing'' link.
    Comment Date: December 24, 2008.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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