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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP94-142-000, et al.]

 

Northern Natural Gas Company, et al.; Natural Gas Certificate 
Filings

January 10, 1994.
    Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
Commission:

1. Northern Natural Gas Company

[Docket No. CP94-142-000]

    Take notice that on December 20, 1993, Northern Natural Gas Company 
(Northern), 1111 South 103rd Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68124, filed in 
Docket No. CP94-142-000 an application pursuant to section 7(b) of the 
Natural Gas Act for permission and approval to abandon, by sale to 
Hobbs Processing Company (HPC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Enron 
Operations Corp., certain compression, treating, dehydrating, 
processing and pipeline facilities, with appurtenances, located in Lea, 
Eddy and Chaves Counties, New Mexico and services rendered thereby. 
Northern also requests approval concurrent with the conveyance of said 
facilities to HPC, to abandon, pursuant to section 7(b) of the Natural 
Gas Act, certain agreements and services, all as more fully set forth 
in the application on file with the Commission and open to public 
inspection.
    Northern states that it would convey the following Eddy County 
System facilities:
    (1) Eddy County No. 1 compressor station, consisting of two units 
totaling 715 horsepower; Eddy County No. 2 compressor station, 
consisting of two units totaling 1,119 horsepower; and Eddy County No. 
3 compressor station, consisting of one unit totaling 110 horsepower.
    (2) A total of approximately 172 miles of pipe, consisting of 
approximately .6 miles of 2'' pipe, 21 miles of 4'' pipe, 34 miles of 
6'' pipe, 23 miles of 8'' pipe, .04 miles of 10'' pipe, and 93 miles of 
12'' pipe and appurtenant facilities.
    Northern states that it would convey the following Lea County 
System facilities:
    (1) Hobbs No. 5 compressor station, consisting of four units 
totalling 7,600 horsepower; Hobbs No. 1 compressor station, consisting 
of five units totaling 10,400 horsepower; Hobbs No. 3 compressor 
station, consisting of two units totaling 4,400 horsepower; and Hobbs 
No. 2 compressor station, consisting of four units totaling 7,200 
horsepower.
    (2) A total of approximately 447 miles of pipe consisting of 
approximately 40 miles of 2'' pipe, .7 miles of 3'' pipe, 173 miles of 
4'' pipe, 60 miles of 6'' pipe, 46 miles of 8'' pipe, 19 miles of 10'' 
pipe, 29 miles of 12'' pipe, 52 miles of 16'' pipe, 6 miles of 20'' 
pipe, 16 miles of 24'' pipe, and 6 miles of 26'' pipe and appurtenant 
facilities.
    Northern states that it would convey the following Buckeye System 
facilities:
    (1) Hobbs No. 4 compressor station, consisting of one unit totaling 
772 horsepower.
    (2) A total of approximately 58 miles of pipe, consisting of 
approximately .4 miles of 2'' pipe, 22 miles of 4'' pipe, 15 miles of 
6'' pipe, 6 miles of 8'' pipe, and 15 miles of 10'' pipe and 
appurtenant facilities.
    Northern states that it would convey the following Hobbs Plant 
Complex which consists of the following:
    (1) Hobbs Plant Complex compressor station, consisting of seven 
units totaling 9,630 horsepower.
    (2) Gas processing plant, capable of processing 200 Mmcf/day of 
natural gas and extracting liquefiable hydrocarbons from the gas 
stream.
    (3) Treating plant facilities, capable of treating 200 Mmcf/day of 
natural gas and reducing the hydrogen sulfide and carbon dioxide 
content of the gas.
    (4) Dehydration facilities capable of dehydrating 180 Mmcf/day of 
gas.
    (5) Other appurtenant facilities.
    Northern says that the facilities would be conveyed to HPC at the 
net book value as of the date of coming.
    Comment date: January 25, 1994, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph F at the end of this notice.

2. Hobbs Processing Company

[Docket No. CP94-145-000]

    Take notice that on December 20, 1993, Hobbs Processing Company 
(Hobbs Processing), P.O. Box 1188, Houston, Texas 77251-1188, filed in 
Docket No. CP94-145-000 a petition for declaratory order requesting 
that the Commission declare that facilities to be acquired from 
Northern Natural Gas Company (Northern) are gathering facilities exempt 
from the Commission's Regulations pursuant to section 1(b) of the 
Natural Gas Act (NGA), all as more fully set forth in the petition 
which is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection.
    Hobbs Processing states that it would, pursuant to a Contract for 
Sale and Purchase of Assets dated December 17, 1993, between Hobbs 
Processing and Northern, acquire the Hobbs Plant Complex located in Lea 
County, New Mexico, as well as the Lea County Gathering System, the 
Eddy County Gathering System and the Buckeye Gathering System 
(collectively ``Hobbs Facilities'').
    Hobbs Processing states that Northern would convey the following 
Eddy County System facilities:
    (1) Eddy County No. 1 compressor station, consisting of two units 
totaling 715 horsepower; Eddy County No. 2 compressor station, 
consisting of two units totaling 1,119 horsepower; and Eddy County No. 
3 compressor station, consisting of one unit totaling 110 horsepower.
    (2) A total of approximately 172 miles of pipe, consisting of 
approximately .6 miles of 2'' pipe, 21 miles of 4'' pipe, 34 miles of 
6'' pipe, 23 miles of 8'' pipe, .04 miles of 10'' pipe, and 93 miles of 
12'' pipe and appurtenant facilities.
    Hobbs Processing states that Northern would convey the following 
Lea County System facilities:
    (1) Hobbs No. 5 compressor station, consisting of four units 
totalling 7,600 horsepower; Hobbs No. 1 compressor station, consisting 
of five units totaling 10,400 horsepower; Hobbs No. 3 compressor 
station, consisting of two units totaling 4,400 horsepower; and Hobbs 
No. 2 compressor station, consisting of four units totaling 7,200 
horsepower.
    (2) A total of approximately 447 miles of pipe consisting of 
approximately 40 miles of 2'' pipe, .7 miles of 3'' pipe, 173 miles of 
4'' pipe, 60 miles of 6'' pipe, 46 miles of 8'' pipe, 19 miles of 10'' 
pipe, 29 miles of 12'' pipe, 52 miles of 16'' pipe, 6 miles of 20'' 
pipe, 16 miles of 24'' pipe, and 6 miles of 26'' pipe and appurtenant 
facilities.
    Northern states that it would convey the following Buckeye System 
facilities:
    (1) Hobbs No. 4 compressor station, consisting of one unit totaling 
772 horsepower.
    (2) A total of approximately 58 miles of pipe, consisting of 
approximately .4 miles of 2'' pipe, 22 miles of 4'' pipe, 15 miles of 
6'' pipe, 6 miles of 8'' pipe, and 15 miles of 10'' pipe and 
appurtenant facilities.
    Northern states that it would convey the following Hobbs Plant 
Complex which consists of the following:
    (1) Hobbs Plant Complex compressor station, consisting of seven 
units totaling 9,630 horsepower.
    (2) Gas processing plant, capable of processing 200 Mmcf/day of 
natural gas and extracting liquefiable hydrocarbons from the gas 
stream.
    (3) Treating plant facilities, capable of treating 200 Mmcf/day of 
natural gas and reducing the hydrogen sulfide and carbon dioxide 
content of the gas.
    (4) Dehydration facilities capable of dehydrating 180 Mmcf/day of 
gas.
    (5) Other appurtenant facilities.
    Hobbs Processing says that the Hobbs Plant Complex and Hobbs 
Facilities are an integrated system used to perform services in the 
production area prior to transportation in interstate commerce. Hobbs 
Processing states that these facilities and services are within the 
production and gathering exemption of the NGA. As a result, Hobbs 
Processing says that they should be declared wholly exempt from the 
Commission's jurisdiction under the NGA.
    Comment date: January 25, 1994, in accordance with the first 
paragraph of Standard Paragraph F at the end of this notice.

3. Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation

[Docket No. CP94-150-000]

    Take notice that on December 20, 1993, Transcontinental Gas Pipe 
Line Corporation (TGPL), P.O. Box 1396, Houston, Texas 77251, filed in 
Docket No. CP94-150-000 a request under section 7(b) of the 
Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act for a certificate 
permitting and approving abandonment of interruptible transportation 
services provided to the Joint Venture Participants (Joint Venture 
Participants), all as more fully set forth in the request which is on 
file with the Commission and open to public inspection.
    Specifically TGPL proposes to abandon interruptible transportation 
service provided to the following Joint Venture Participants under the 
following rate schedules:

1. Carolina Pipeline Company--Rate Schedule X-137
2. Delmarva Energy Company, an affiliate of Delmarva Power and Light 
Company--Rate Schedule X-154
3. Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company--Rate Schedule X-155
4. NCNG Exploration Corporation, an affiliate of North Carolina Natural 
Gas Corporation--Rate Schedule X-130
5. Pennsylvania Gas and Water Company--Rate Schedule X-156
6. Eastern Pennsylvania Exploration Company--Rate Schedule X-139
7. Piedmont Exploration Company, Inc., an affiliate of Piedmont Natural 
Gas Company, Inc.--Rate Schedule X-132
8. Rockingham Exploration Company, an affiliate of North Carolina Gas 
Service Division of Pennsylvania and Southern Gas Company--Rate 
Schedule X-133
9. Tar Heel Energy Corporation, an affiliate of Public Service Company 
of North Carolina, Inc.--Rate Schedule X-134
10. United Cities Gas Company; North and South Carolina Divisions--Rate 
Schedule X-135
11. South Jersey Exploration Company--Series of interruptible 
transportation agreements.

    TGPL states that in order to reduce the administrative burden of 
executing and filing new transportation agreements each year and to 
provide additional receipt point flexibility, TGPL and the Joint 
Venture Participants have agreed to terminate existing interruptible 
transportation agreements and to enter into any necessary new 
interruptible transportation agreements pursuant to TGPL's Rate 
Schedule IT.
    Comment date: January 31, 1994, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph F at the end of this notice.

4. Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company

[Docket No. CP94-153-000]

    Take notice that on December 22, 1993, Tennessee Gas Pipeline 
Company (Tennessee), P.O. Box 2511, Houston, Texas 77252, filed in 
Docket No. CP94-153-000 an application pursuant to section 7(b) of the 
Natural Gas Act for permission and approval to abandon seven 
interruptible storage transportation services under its Rate Schedule 
ISST-NE, all as more fully set forth in the application on file with 
the Commission and open to public inspection.
    Specifically, Tennessee proposes to abandon seven interruptible 
services to the following customers:

Granite State Gas, CP80-65-0071
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Connecticut Natural Gas Corp. CP80-652
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    \2\Authorization granted at 15 FERC 61,151 (1981).
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Essex County Gas Company CP80-653
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Colonial Gas Company CP80-654
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The Connecticut Light & Power Company CP80-655
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Boston Gas Company CP80-656
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Boston Gas Company CP80-657

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    Tennessee does not propose to abandon any facilities as a result of 
or in conjunction with this proposal.
    Comment date: January 31, 1994, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph F at the end of this notice.

5. Koch Gateway Pipeline Company

[Docket No. CP94-167-000]

    Take notice that on December 30, 1993, Koch Gateway Pipeline 
Company (Gateway) (formerly United Gas Pipe Line Company (United)), 
P.O. Box 1478, Houston, Texas 77251-1478, filed a prior-notice request 
with the Commission in Docket No. CP94-167-000 pursuant to Sec. 157.205 
of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (NGA) for 
authorization to modify an existing receipt point meter station in 
order to transport and deliver gas for the account of Koch Gas Service 
Company (KGS), under United's blanket certificates issued in Docket 
Nos. CP82-430-000 and CP88-6-000 pursuant to Section 7 of the NGA, all 
as more fully set forth in the request which is open to the public for 
inspection.
    Gateway proposes to reverse the meter tube, check valve, and tap 
valve at an existing receipt side meter in Wharton County, Texas. 
Gateway would transport and deliver up to 50 MMBtu equivalent of 
natural gas per day to KGS for service to Transfuel Resources Company 
(Transfuel). Gateway would provide service to KGS under its FERC Rate 
Schedule ITS. Gateway states that Transfuel would reimburse Gateway for 
the estimated $7,500 in modification costs of the facilities. Gateway 
also states that its tariff permits the proposed modification of 
facilities and that it has sufficient capacity to render this service 
without detriment or disadvantage to its other existing customers.
    Comment date: February 24, 1994, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph G at the end of this notice.

6. Equitrans, Inc.

[Docket No. CP94-169-000]

    Take notice that on January 4, 1994, Equitrans, Inc. (Equitrans), 
3500 Park Lane, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15275, filed in Docket No. 
CP94-169-000 a request pursuant to Secs. 157.205 and 157.212 of the 
Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205, 
157.212) for authorization to install one delivery tap under 
Equitrans's blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP83-508-000 
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.
    Equitrans proposes to install the delivery tap on its transmission 
Line F-194 in Clarksville, Pennsylvania to provide gas service to 
Richard Larosa (Larosa) of Clarksville. Equitrans projects 
approximately 1 Mcf of natural gas to be delivered to Larosa on a peak 
day and Equitrans proposes to provide such service under its Rate 
Schedule FTS.
    Comment date: February 24, 1994, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph G at the end of this notice.

7. Northwest Pipeline Corporation

[Docket No. CP94-170-000]

    Take notice that on January 4, 1994, Northwest Pipeline Corporation 
(Northwest), 295 Chipeta Way, Salt Lake City, Utah 84158, filed an 
application with the Commission in Docket No. CP94-170-000 pursuant to 
section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) for permission and approval 
to abandon approximately 7.7 miles of 10-inch pipeline and a meter 
station in Grady County, Oklahoma, by transfer to Williams Natural Gas 
Company (WNG), all as more fully set forth in the application which is 
open to the public for inspection.
    Northwest proposes to abandon by transfer 7.7 miles of 10-inch 
pipeline and a meter station, known as the ``Mustang Line,'' in Grady 
County to WNG. Northwest used the Mustang Line to transport residue gas 
from the outlet of the Conoco-Mustang Processing Plant to WNG's 16-inch 
Cement Line; however, Northwest's gas purchase contracts with Conoco, 
Inc. and NGL Production Company have expired. Northwest contends that 
the Mustang Line is located several hundred miles from its mainline 
transmission system and uneconomical to continue to own and operate. 
WNG could operate the Mustang Line as part of its system and provide 
shippers with access at the Conoco-Mustang Plant without incurring the 
additional expense of contracting with Northwest.
    Northwest proposes to abandon the Mustang Line by a dividend at its 
net book value8 to The Williams Companies (TWC), the corporate 
parent of both Northwest and WNG, and TWC would make an immediate 
capital contribution to WNG. TWC would not hold title to the Mustang 
Line other than as necessary to effectuate the transfer. Northwest 
states that WNG would operate the Mustang Line under its blank 
certificate authorization pursuant to subpart F of part 157 of the 
Commission's Regulations.
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as of October 31, 1993, was $732,844 with an associated deferred tax 
liability of $223,770.
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    Comment date: January 31, 1994, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph F at the end of this notice.

8. Northern Natural Gas Company

[Docket No. CP94-171-000]

    Take notice that on January 6, 1994, Northern Natural Gas Company 
(Northern), 1111 South 103rd Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68124-1000 filed, 
in Docket No. CP94-171-000, a request pursuant to Secs. 157.205(b) and 
157.212 of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 
CFR 157.205(b) and 157.212) for authorization to install and operate 
one small volume measuring station and appurtenant facilities and 
upgrade one existing delivery point to provide increased natural gas 
deliveries to Peoples Natural Gas Company, a Division of UtiliCorp 
United Inc. (Peoples), under Northern's blanket certificate granted 
September 1, 1982, at Docket No. CP82-401-000 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.
    Northern states that it requests authority to install a delivery 
point to accommodate natural gas deliveries under Northern's existing 
Rate Schedule to Peoples for Craig Dachtera, a residential end-user 
located in Washington, Minnesota. It is further stated that the 
upgraded delivery point is commercial and will provide for increased 
incremental deliveries to the Minnesota Corn Processors town border 
station located in Platte County, Nebraska.
    Northern also states that the estimated total volumes delivered to 
Peoples at the delivery points will be 1.5 MMBtu on peak day and 200 
MMBtu annually for residential and 12,000 peak day and 3,000,000 
annually for the upgrade. It is stated that the estimated cost to 
install the new delivery point is $993 and to upgrade the town border 
station is $4,779.
    Comment date: February 24, 1994, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph G 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 on 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. 94-1234 Filed 1-18-94; 8:45 am]
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