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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP94-212-000, et al.]

 

Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Company, et al.; Natural Gas 
Certificate Filings

February 9, 1994.
    Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
Commission:

1. Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Company

[Docket No. CP94-212-000]

    Take notice that on February 2, 1994, Williston Basin Interstate 
Pipeline Company (Williston Basin), Suite 300, 200 North Third Street, 
Bismarck, North Dakota 58501, filed in Docket No. CP94-212-000 a 
request pursuant to Sections 157.205 and 157.211 of the Commission's 
Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205, 157.211) for 
authorization to replace two undersized regulators in South Dakota, 
under Williston Basin's blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-
487-000 et al. 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.
    Williston Basin proposes to abandon a regulator at the Black Hawk 
Border Station No. 1 in Pennington County, South Dakota, and to replace 
it with a new regulator with an increase in capacity of 130 Mcf per 
day. It is estimated that the cost to replace the regulator will be 
$1,125. Williston Basin proposes to abandon a regulator at the North 
Black Hawk Border Station No. 4 with a new regulator with an increase 
in capacity of 130 Mcf per day. It is estimated that the cost to 
replace the regulator will be $1,170.
    It is stated that the regulators are used for gas being transported 
on a firm basis for Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. (Montana-Dakota), a 
local distribution company, under Williston Basin's Rate Schedule FT-1. 
It is asserted that the proposed replacement of compressors will have 
no significant effect on Williston Basin's peak day or annual 
requirements. It is further asserted that the deliveries using the 
regulators would be within Montana-Dakota's existing entitlement from 
Williston Basin.
    Comment date: March 28, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
G at the end of this notice.

2. Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America

[Docket No. CP94-214-000]

    Take notice that on February 3, 1994, Natural Gas Pipeline Company 
of America (Natural), 701 East 22nd Street, Lombard, Illinois 60148, 
filed in Docket No. CP94-14-000 an application pursuant to Section 7(b) 
of the Natural Gas Act for permission and approval to abandon: (1) 9.75 
miles of 8-inch pipeline, two meter stations and two separate side taps 
located in Starr and Hidalgo Counties, Texas (the ``existing 
facilities''); (2) the firm transportation service provided by Natural 
under its Rate Schedule X-102 for Valero Interstate Transmission 
Company; and (3) three separate meters located in Starr and Hidalgo 
Counties, Texas, which have been previously retired, all as more fully 
set forth in the application which is on file with the Commission and 
open to public inspection.
    Natural states that all of the existing facilities are located in 
remote areas and are not connected to or downstream of Natural's 
mainline. Natural says that it has accepted an offer from Valero 
Transmission, L.P. to purchase the existing facilities.
    Comment date: March 2, 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 for 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 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 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. 94-3720 Filed 2-17-94; 8:45 am]
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