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[FR Doc No: 94-6336]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP94-272-000]

 

Colorado Interstate Gas Company; Application

March 14, 1994.
    Take notice that on March 8, 1994, Colorado Interstate Gas Company 
(CIG), Post Office Box 1087, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80944 filed an 
application pursuant to section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act for an 
order granting permission and approval to abandon by sale to Snyder Oil 
Corporation (SOCO) certain certificated natural gas facilities known as 
the Blue Gap Gathering System, all as more fully set forth in the 
application which is on file with the Commission and open to public 
inspection.
    CIG states that the facilities are located in Carbon County, 
Wyoming and consist of approximately 13.5 miles of 6-inch and 2.3 miles 
of 4-inch lines two taps and side valves and a meter station. CIG 
states that the facilities will be sold at their net book value at the 
time of the sale. It is stated that the net book value of the 
facilities on January 31, 1994 was $182,372.
    CIG states that the Blue Gap Gathering System is remotely located 
from CIG's other facilities and this, coupled with the system's small 
size, causes CIG to incur relatively high operating costs. It is stated 
that most of the volumes flowing through the Blue Gap Gathering System 
are SOCO volumes and are transported into SOCO's Western Transmission 
Corporation's system, an interstate pipeline. CIG further states that 
SOCO has other facilities in the area and for this reason, SOCO is able 
to operate this system more efficiently than CIG.
    With regard to the Gas Transportation Agreement between CIG and 
Sinclair Oil Corporation (Sinclair) which provides for transportation 
from the Blue Gas Gathering System (CIG's Rate Schedule X-41), CIG 
states that it was advised that Sinclair has sold its properties from 
which it has in the past several years transported gas to CIG under the 
referenced rate schedule. CIG states that on January 14, 1994 it filed 
to abandon this service in Docket No. CP94-186-000. CIG states that it 
was advised that Sinclair shall use its existing interruptible 
agreement (see Docket No. ST94-412-000) to transport its gas needs on 
CIG's transmission system to Sinclair's refineries.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with 
reference to said application should on or before April 4, 1994, file 
with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C. 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 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 CIG to appear or be represented at the 
hearing.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 94-6336 Filed 3-17-94; 8:45 am]
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