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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP94-257-000, et al.]

 

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

March 3, 1994.
    Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
Commission:

1. Trunkline Gas Company, Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation and 
Columbia Gulf Transmission Company

[Docket No. CP94-257-000]

    Take notice that on February 28, 1994, Trunkline Gas Company 
(Trunkline), P.O. Box 1642, Houston, Texas 77251-1642, Texas Eastern 
Transmission Corporation (Texas Eastern), P.O. Box 1642, Houston, Texas 
77251-1642 and Columbia Gulf Transmission Company (Columbia Gulf), P.O. 
Box 683, Houston, Texas 77001-0683, filed in Docket No. CP94-257-000 a 
joint application pursuant to section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act for 
an order permitting and approving abandonment of exchange services 
among Trunkline, Texas Eastern and Columbia Gulf, all as more fully set 
forth in the application which is on file with the Commission and open 
to public inspection.
    It is stated that pursuant to the exchange agreements, Texas 
Eastern transports up to 50,000 Mcf per day of gas received from 
Columbia Gulf in Angelina County, Texas, and redelivers equivalent 
volumes to Trunkline at interconnects between Texas Eastern and 
Trunkline in either Allen or Beauregard Parish, Louisiana. Trunkline 
receives the gas from Texas Eastern and redelivers equivalent 
quantities, up to 50,000 Mcf per day, to Columbia Gulf at the 
interconnection between Trunkline and Columbia Gulf near Centerville, 
Louisiana.
    By letter dated August 16, 1993, Trunkline, Texas Eastern, and 
Columbia Gulf mutually agreed to terminate both exchange agreements. 
The July 30, 1979, agreement is embodied in Texas Eastern's Rate 
Schedule X-98 and Columbia Gulf's Rate Schedule X-69 of their 
respective FERC Gas Tariffs, Original Volume No. 2. The August 17, 
1979, agreement is embodied in Trunkline's Rate Schedule E-26 of its 
FERC Gas Tariff, Original Volumes No. 2, and Columbia Gulf's Rate 
Schedule X-69.
    No facilities are proposed to be abandoned as a result of this 
request.
    Comment date: March 24, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
F at the end of this notice.

2. ANR Pipeline Company

[Docket No. CP94-259-000]

    Take notice that on March 1, 1994, ANR Pipeline Company (ANR), 500 
Renaissance Center, Detroit, Michigan 48243, filed in Docket No. CP94-
259-000 an application pursuant to section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act 
for permission and approval to abandon an exchange service with 
Pontchartrain Natural Gas System (Pontchartrain), all as more fully set 
forth in the application which is on file with the Commission and open 
to public inspection.
    ANR states that it was authorized to exchange natural gas with 
Pontchartrain by order issued May 3, 1968, in Docket No. CP68-203. ANR 
provides the service pursuant to its Rate Schedule X-9, it is stated. 
ANR further states that the exchange agreement provides for termination 
by either party on six months written notice. ANR asserts that by 
letter dated September 23, 1993, it provided written notice to 
Pontchartrain that it would terminate the service effective March 31, 
1994. ANR further states that, beginning April 1, 1994, the exchange 
service will be superseded with a transportation service pursuant to 
ANR's Rate Schedule FTS-1.
    ANR does not propose to abandon any facilities.
    Comment date: March 24, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
F at the end of this notice.

3. Northwest Pipeline Corporation

[Docket No. CP94-242-000]

    Take notice that on February 22, 1994, Northwest Pipeline 
Corporation (Northwest), 295 Chipeta Way, Salt Lake City, Utah 84158, 
filed a request in Docket No. CP94-242-000, pursuant to Secs. 157.205 
and 157.216 of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act 
(18 CFR 157.205, 157.212) for authorization under its blanket 
certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-433-000 to abandon by sale a 
meter station, all as more fully described in the prior notice request 
which is on file with the Commission and available for public 
inspection.
    Northwest proposes to abandon by sale to Puget Sound Power & Light 
Company (Puget Power) its existing Puget Power Meter Station located in 
Pierce County, Washington. Northwest states that the meter station 
consists of two 10-inch taps, one 12-inch turbine meter, two monitor 
regulator runs and appurtenant facilities with a design capacity of 
37,780 MMBtu's per day to deliver natural gas from Northwest's 26-inch 
mainline and 30-inch mainline loop directly to Puget Power's electrical 
generation plant. Northwest further states that Puget Power would pay 
$639,999 for the meter station.
    Northwest states that it would continue to operate and maintain the 
meter station for Puget Power as part of Northwest's open-access 
transmission system.
    Comment date: April 18, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
G at the end of this notice.

4. Florida Gas Transmission Company

[Docket No. CP94-255-000]

    Take notice that on February 28, 1994, Florida Gas Transmission 
Company (FGT), 1400 Smith Street, P.O. Box 1188, Houston, Texas 77251-
1188, filed a prior notice request with the Commission in Docket No. 
CP94-255-000 pursuant to Sec. 157.205 of the Commission's Regulations 
under the Natural Gas Act (NGA) for authorization to abandon and remove 
approximately 664 feet of 3\1/2\ inch lateral in Polk County, Florida, 
under FGT's blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-553-000 
pursuant to Section 7 of the NGA, all as more fully set forth in the 
request which is open to the public for inspection.
    FGT proposes to abandon and remove approximately 664 feet of 3\1/2\ 
inch lateral between the Cargill Fertilizer, Inc. (Cargill) meter 
station and the old Ridgewood Dry Mill plant in Polk County. FGT states 
that Cargill has abandoned its dry rock operations and no longer needs 
the lateral. FGT also states that abandonment and removal of the 
lateral would not result in any abandonment of services to Cargill or 
any of FGT's existing customers.
    Comment date: April 18, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
G at the end of this notice.

5. Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company

[Docket No. CP94-249-000]

    Take notice that on February 24, 1994, Tennessee Gas Pipeline 
(Tennessee), P.O. Box 2511, Houston, Texas, 77252, filed in Docket No. 
CP94-249-000 an application pursuant to Section 7(b) of the Natural Gas 
Act for permission and approval to abandon an exchange service with 
Chevron USA, Inc. (Chevron), all as more fully set forth in the request 
which is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection.
    Tennessee states that by an order issued March 12, 1980, in Docket 
No. CP80-178, Tennessee was authorized to conduct an exchange of 
natural gas pursuant to an agreement with Chevron. According to 
Tennessee the referenced agreement provided for Tennessee to deliver 
certain specified quantities of gas to Chevron at Ship Shoal 154, 
Offshore Louisiana. Tennessee indicates that in return, Chevron agreed 
to accept delivery at South Timbalier 31, Offshore Louisiana of gas 
produced by Mesa Petroleum Company, et al., for the account of 
Tennessee, and to redeliver equivalent volumes to Tennessee at South 
Timbalier 36B, Offshore Louisiana.
    Tennessee states that due to restructuring of its services pursuant 
to Order 636, this exchange service has been rendered obsolete. 
Further, Tennessee states that there has been no activity under this 
agreement and that the parties have mutually agreed to terminate this 
exchange service pursuant to mutual written agreement.
    Comment date: March 24, 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.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 94-5684 Filed 3-10-94; 8:45 am]
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