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[FR Doc No: 94-4470]


[Federal Register: February 28, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP94-211-000, et al.]


Transwestern Pipeline Co., et al.; Natural Gas Certificate 
Filings

February 18, 1994.
    Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
Commission:

1. Transwestern Pipeline Co.

[Docket No. CP94-211-000]

    Take notice that on February 2, 1994, Transwestern Pipeline Company 
(Transwestern), 1400 Smith Street, Houston, Texas 77002, filed in 
Docket No. CP94-211-000 an application pursuant to Section 7(b) of the 
Natural Gas Act (NGA) and part 157 of the Commission's Regulations, for 
permission and approval to abandon by sale to Enron Oil & Gas Company 
(Enron) a certain small diameter pipeline, a meter station and related 
facilities located in Lea County, New Mexico, all as more fully set 
forth in the application which is on file with the Commission and open 
to public inspection.
    Transwestern states that by the terms of a Purchase and Sale 
Agreement dated November 1, 1993, it has agreed to sell to Mewbourne, 
at the net book value of $75,000, the Vaca lateral, which includes 
approximately 0.71 miles of 4-inch pipeline, one meter station, and 
related facilities attached to Transwestern's 24-inch West Texas 
lateral in Lea County, New Mexico. Transwestern submits that no removal 
or modification to its pipeline facilities will occur as a result of 
the abandonment and that the facilities to be sold to Enron will be 
used as part of Enron's existing gathering systems.
    Comment date: March 11, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
F at the end of this notice.

2. Transwestern Pipeline Co.

[Docket No. CP94-213-000]

    Take notice that on February 3, 1994, Transwestern Pipeline Company 
(Transwestern), 1400 Smith Street, Houston, Texas 77002, filed in 
Docket No. CP94-213-000 an application pursuant to Section 7(b) of the 
Natural Gas Act (NGA) and part 157 of the Commission's Regulations, for 
permission and approval to abandon by sale to Mewbourne Oil Company 
(Mewbourne) certain small diameter pipelines, meter stations and 
related facilities located in Lipscomb County, Texas and Ellis County, 
Oklahoma, all as more fully set forth in the application which is on 
file with the Commission and open to public inspection.
    Transwestern states that by the terms of two Purchase and Sale 
Agreements dated January 27, 1994, it has agreed to sell to Mewbourne, 
at the net book value of $252,950:
    1. Approximately five miles of 4- and 6-inch pipelines, two meter 
stations, and related facilities attached to Transwestern's 12-inch 
Leedy lateral in Ellis County, Oklahoma, and
    2. Approximately six miles of 4-inch pipelines, six meter stations, 
and related facilities located off the east end of Transwestern's 
Mammoth Creek lateral in Lipscomb County, Texas.

Transwestern submits that no removal or modification to its pipeline 
facilities will occur as a result of the abandonment and that the 
facilities to be sold to Mewbourne will be used as part of Mewbourne's 
existing gathering systems.
    Comment date: March 11, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
F at the end of this notice.

3. Northern Natural Gas Co.

[Docket No. CP94-224-000]

    Take notice that on February 9, 1994, Northern Natural Gas Company 
(Northern), 1111 South 103rd Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68124-1000 filed 
an application pursuant to sections 7 (b) and (c) of the Natural Gas 
Act for: (a) A certificate of public convenience and necessity 
authorizing the construction and operation of approximately 11.95 miles 
of various size mainline and branchline looping pipeline; and (b) 
permission and approval to abandon and a certificate of public 
convenience and necessity for certain facilities for the modification 
of nine town border stations (TBS) in the State of Minnesota in order 
to expand pipeline capacity to provide incremental firm transportation 
service to Minnegasco, a Division of Arkla, Inc. (Minnegasco) and Great 
Plains Natural Gas Company (Great Plains), all as more fully set forth 
in the application, which is on file with the Commission and open to 
public inspection.
    Northern proposes to construct the following facilities in order to 
provide firm transportation service Minnegasco and Great Plains.
    (1) Approximately 2.82 miles of 30-inch pipeline at the end of the 
existing D-Line in a northerly direction parallel to Northern's 
existing mainline in Steele County, Minnesota. A tie-in to the B and C-
Lines would be made at the end of the D-Line extension and the existing 
D to C regulator setting would be moved to the new tie-over point;
    (2) Approximately 1.28 miles of 30-inch pipeline as an extension of 
Northern's C-Line parallel to Northern's existing mainline and ending 
with a tap on the B-Line in Washington County, Minnesota;
    (3) Approximately 7.85 miles of 8-inch pipeline loop on the 
Alexandria Branchline in a westerly direction in Morrison County, 
Minnesota to accommodate a portion of the increased requirements for 
Minnegasco;
    Northern proposes to modify the Clarkfield No. 1 TBS serving Great 
Plains and 8 TBS' serving Minnegasco as follows:

    (1) Install one 3-inch rotary meter run and modify meter piping on 
Clarkfield No. 1;
    (2) Install one 3-inch rotary meter run, modify meter piping, 
remove 1-inch regulators and install two 2-inch regulators on St. 
Michael No. 1;
    (3) Remove existing meters and install one 3-inch rotary meter run 
and one 6-inch turbine meter run at Glenwood No. 1;
    (4) Remove existing meter, install two 3-inch rotary meters and 
modify meter piping at St. Bonifacius No. 1;
    (5) Remove existing meter and install diaphragm meter at Waconia 
No. 1B;
    (6) Remove existing regulators and install two 2-inch regulators at 
Waconia No. 1;
    (7) Remove existing meters and install one 3-inch and one 4-inch 
rotary meters at Prior Lake No. 1A;
    (8) Replace existing regulators with two 1-inch regulators and 
modify piping under relief valve at Prior Lake No. 1;
    (9) Replace existing regulator valve trim at Mound No. 1.
    Northern estimates the cost of these facilities to be $6,065,000 
which would be financed with internally generated funds.
    Northern proposes to construct the facilities to provide additional 
capacity on Northern's mainline north between its Owatonna Compressor 
Station (Owatonna) in Steele County, Minnesota and its North Branch 
Compressor Station in Chicago County, Minnesota to serve additional 
market requirements of 19,788 Mcf of natural gas per day requested by 
Minnegasco and Great Plains during a thirty day open season from 
November 10, 1993 to December 9, 1993. Northern states that the 
Alexandria Branchline loop is required to meet Minnegasco's increased 
requirements served from the branchline. Northern states that the 
mainline facilities would increase the capacity of the mainline north 
of Owatonna by 19,288 Mcf of natural gas per day and is required for 
the 1994-95 heating season. The balance would be transported through 
existing capacity, it is indicated.
    Northern states that Northern has entered into precedent agreements 
for firm transportation service for the five winter months of November 
through March with Minnegasco for 18,788 Mcf of natural gas per day and 
Great Plains for 1,000 Mcf of natural gas per day. Northern states that 
Northern would provide the firm transportation service for Minnegasco 
and Great Plains pursuant to Northern's currently effective Rate 
Schedule TFX for a primary term of ten years.
    Comment date: March 11, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
F at the end of this notice.

4. El Paso Natural Gas Co.

[Docket No. CP94-226-000]

    Take notice that on February 14, 1994, El Paso Natural Gas Company 
(El Paso), P.O. Box 1492, El Paso, Texas 79978, filed in Docket No. 
CP94-226-000 a request pursuant to Section 157.205 of the Commission's 
Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205) for 
authorization to continue the operation of an existing delivery point, 
installed under Section 311(a) of the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 
(NGPA) in Lea County, New Mexico, under El Paso's blanket certificate 
issued in Docket No. CP82-435-000 pursuant to Section 7 of the Natural 
Gas Act, all as more fully set forth in the request which is on file 
with the Commission and open to public inspection.
    El Paso, it is said, installed the Cabot Hobbs Meter Station under 
Section 311(a) of the NGPA and has exclusively used it for the 
transportation and delivery of natural gas under Part 284, Subpart B. 
El Paso states that the regulatory restriction placed on the operation 
of a facility installed under Section 311(a) of the NGPA prohibits El 
Paso's shippers from utilizing this delivery point under any 
transportation arrangement other than a Subpart B transportation 
arrangement.
    El Paso states further that it now requests authorization to 
continue the operation of the facility under the Natural Gas Act.
    Comment date: April 4, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
G at the end of this notice.

5. Columbia Gas Transmission Corp.

[Docket No. CP94-229-000]

    Take notice that on February 14, 1994, Columbia Gas Transmission 
Corporation (Columbia), 1700 MacCorkle Avenue, SE., Charleston, West 
Virginia 25314-1599, filed in Docket No. CP94-229-000, a request 
pursuant to Sec. 157.205 of the Commission's Regulations under the 
Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205) for authorization to abandon by sale 
its transmission Line L-2103, together with its rights-of-way and 
appurtenances, to Ohio Cumberland Gas Company. In connection to the 
sale, Columbia also requests authorization to abandon 45 points of 
delivery to Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc. for service to mainline tap 
customers, whose service will be continued by Ohio Cumberland, under 
the authorization issued in Docket No. CP83-76-000 pursuant to Section 
7 of the Natural Gas Act, all as more fully set forth in the request 
which is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection.
    Columbia states that the facilities proposed for abandonment were 
utilized to move gas to and from Knox Storage Field until the 
abandonment of Knox. It is stated that the line was then transferred to 
transmission plant and is currently used to provide service to mainline 
customers of Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc. Columbia states that the 
proposed abandonment will not result in any loss or change of service 
to existing Columbia customers.
    Comment date: April 4, 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 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. 94-4470 Filed 2-25-94; 8:45 am]
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