[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 5 (Friday, January 7, 1994)] [Notices] [Pages 1014-1015] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 94-321] [[Page Unknown]] [Federal Register: January 7, 1994] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY [Docket No. CP94-144-000, et al.] Trunkline Gas Company, et al.; Natural Gas Certificates Filings December 28, 1993. Take notice that the following filings have been made with the Commission: 1. East Tennessee Natural Gas Company [Docket No. CP94-144-000] Take notice that on December 20, 1993, East Tennessee Natural Gas Company (East Tennessee), P.O. Box 2511, Houston, Texas 77252-2511, filed in Docket No. CP94-144-000 a request pursuant to Sec. 157.205 of the Commission's Regulations to increase the capacity of an existing delivery point in Hamilton County, Tennessee for Chattanooga Gas Company (Chattanooga), an existing transportation customer, under East Tennessee's blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-412-000, pursuant to section 7 of the Natural Gas Act, all as more fully set forth in the request on file with the Commission and open to public inspection. East Tennessee proposes to replace the existing two 2-inch meter tubes with 6-inch meter tubes and install electronic gas measurement equipment on the Chattanooga Volunteer Ordinance Delivery Point (Ordinance point) in Hamilton County, Tennessee to increase its capacity to approximately 35,000 dth of natural gas per day for delivery of natural gas to Chattanooga under Rate Schedule FT-A. Chattanooga has agreed to reimburse East Tennessee for the cost of these facilities which are estimated to cost $90,487, it is stated. East Tennessee states that the total quantities to be delivered to Chattanooga after the construction of these facilities to increase capacity would not exceed the total authorized quantities and the changes proposed are not prohibited by East Tennessee's tariff. East Tennessee has sufficient capacity in its system to accomplish the increased delivery of natural gas at the Ordinance point without detriment or disadvantage to any of East Tennessee's other customers, it is stated. Comment date: February 11, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph G at the end of this notice. 2. Avoca Natural Gas Storage [Docket No. CP94-161-000] Take notice that on December 23, 1993, Avoca Natural Gas Storage (Avoca), a general partnership with an office at One Bowdoin Square, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, filed an application in Docket No. CP94- 161-000 pursuant to section 7 of the Natural Gas Act and part 157 and subpart G of part 284 of the Commission's Regulations. The part 157 application requests a certificate of public convenience and necessity authorizing Avoca to develop, construct and operate natural gas storage and related facilities. Avoca also seeks a blanket certificate, under part 284, authorizing self-implementing firm and interruptible storage services, with pregranted abandonment authority. Avoca is a general partnership formed for the purpose of developing, constructing and operating a natural gas storage facility. Avoca is composed of four partners, including: (1) JMC Avoca, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of J. Makowski Company, a developer of gas-fired power generation, natural gas supply, transportation and storage projects; (2) ET Storage, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Equitrans, Inc., the interstate pipeline subsidiary of Equitable Resources, Inc.; (3) NGC Storage, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Natural Gas Clearinghouse, an independent gas marketer and an owner and operator of numerous gas gathering and processing facilities; and, (4) Trillium Gas Storage, Inc., a subsidiary of Union Gas Limited, an integrated natural gas company in Southwestern Ontario, Canada, providing storage, distribution and transmission service. Avoca proposes to develop several storage caverns by leaching underground salt deposits. The storage caverns will be located near Avoca, New York. Avoca's facilities will be connected to the H-C or 400 Line of Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company. The Avoca facility will offer a total storage capacity of 6.72 Bcf and 5.0 Bcf of working gas capacity. The storage capacity is proposed to be made available in three phases: (1) Phase I--2 Bcf will be available beginning January 1, 1996; (2) Phase II--an additional 2 Bcf will be available beginning January 1, 1997; and, (3) Phase III--an additional 1 Bcf will be available beginning January 1, 1998. Avoca says that it has been marketing its proposed project to the general natural gas industry since June 1993. It notes that one customer, Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc., has signed a Firm Storage Precedent Agreement for 550,000 Dth (.55 Bcf) of the Phase I capacity. Avoca proposes to offer the remaining 1.45 Bcf of the Phase I capacity during an open season. The open season will be between January 31, 1994 and February 28, 1994. Additional open seasons are proposed for Phases II and III. Avoca filed a pro forma tariff containing the terms and conditions for firm and interruptible storage services. Avoca will allow customers to inject their maximum contract quantities over any consecutive twenty-day period and withdraw their maximum contract quantity over any consecutive ten-day period. Avoca is proposing market-based pricing for its storage services. Bids for capacity will be evaluated on a net present value formula as described in the pro forma tariff. Avoca says that because it lacks market power, the Commission should allow it to negotiate market-based rates with its customers. Finally, Avoca has filed an Applicant-Prepared Environmental Assessment covering the development of the storage caverns and the construction of the related facilities. Comment date: January 18, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph F at the end of this notice. Standard Paragraphs F. Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with reference to said application should on or before the comment date, file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20426, a motion to intervene or a protest 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 Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.10). All protests filed with the Commission will be considered by it in determining the appropriate action to be taken but will not serve to make the protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party to a proceeding or to participate as a party in any hearing therein must file a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission's Rules. Take further notice that, pursuant to the authority contained in and subject to the jurisdiction conferred upon the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission by sections 7 and 15 of the Natural Gas Act and the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, a hearing will be held without further notice before the Commission or its designee on this application if no motion to intervene is filed within the time required herein, if the Commission on its own review of the matter finds that a grant of the certificate and/or permission and approval for the proposed abandonment are required by the public convenience and necessity. If a motion for leave to intervene is timely filed, or if the Commission on its own motion believes that a formal hearing is required, further notice of such hearing will be duly given. Under the procedure herein provided for, unless otherwise advised, it will be unnecessary for applicant to appear or be represented at the hearing. G. 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 Sec. 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. Lois D. Cashell, Secretary. [FR Doc. 94-321 Filed 1-6-94; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P