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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP94-59-001, et al.]

 

Cove Point LNG Company, L.P., et al. Natural Gas Certificate 
Filings

March 16, 1994.
    Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
Commission:

1. Cove Point LNG Company, L.P. and Columbia LNG Corporation

[Docket No. CP94-59-001 and Docket No. CP94-57-001] (Not Consolidated)
    Take notice that on March 8, 1994, Cove Point LNG Limited 
Partnership (Cove Point LNG) filed, in Docket No. CP94-59-001, a notice 
of name change and an amendment to its certificate application; and 
Columbia LNG Corporation (``Columbia LNG'') filed, in Docket No. CP94-
57-001, an amendment to its abandonment application. Cove Point LNG is 
amending its application to inform the Commission that effective 
February 1, 1994, the name of Cove Point LNG Company, L.P., has been 
changed to Cove Point LNG Limited Partnership and its principal place 
of business has been changed to 2100 Cove Point Road, Lusby, Maryland 
20657.
    Additionally, in response to the interventions filed in this 
proceeding and discussions with this customers and with the 
Commission's Staff at the February 15, 1994 technical conference held 
in this proceeding, Cove Point LNG is further amending its application 
as follows: (i) to modify pro forma Rate Schedules FPS-1, FPS-2, and 
FPS-3 to provide each customer with an option to subscribe to an amount 
of firm transportation service (``Elected FTS Service'') up to the 
customer's Maximum Daily Peaking Quantity with any demand charges paid 
for the Elected FTS Service credited toward the customer's firm peaking 
service charges' (ii) to modify the pro forma General Terms and 
Conditions to permit bids for released firm capacity on a volumetric 
basis, to provide for direct contracting between Cove Point LNG and 
assignees when capacity is released for periods of less than one month, 
to provide for continued service upon the expiration of any initial 
term of service under defined circumstances and to clarify that 
penalties will apply only to those volumes in excess of the stated 
tolerance level; and (iii) to withdraw Cove Point LNG's request for 
waiver of the blanket construction certificate regulations as such 
request applied to the Cove Point Terminal and in its stead to request 
the phasing of recommissioning activities.
    Columbia LNG is amending its abandonment application to provide 
that it will relinquish its abandonment and cost recovery rights 
against Columbia Transmission upon acceptance by Cove Point LNG of a 
certificate issued in Docket No. CP94-59-000.
    Cove Point LNG and Columbia LNG state that the applications are 
being amended in order to resolve certain issues raised by the 
intervenors and the Commission Staff. Cove Point LNG and Columbia LNG 
further state that in order to meet the needs of their potential 
customers, certificate authorization is required by June 1994, and 
accordingly, request that the Commission process their applications, as 
amended by the current filing, expeditiously.
    The amendments to the proposed services are discussed more fully in 
the filing and the revised a pro forma tariff sheets included 
therewith.
    Comment date: April 6, 1994, in accordance with the first paragraph 
of Standard Paragraph F at the end of this notice.

2. Northwest Pipeline Corporation

[Docket No. CP94-276-000]
    Take notice that on March 10, 1994, Northwest Pipeline Corporation 
(Northwest), 295 Chipeta Way, Salt Lake City, Utah 84108, filed in 
Docket No. CP94-276-000 a request pursuant to Section 157.205 and 
157.211 of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 
CFR 157.205 and 157.211) for authorization to construct and operate a 
new Tenaska Frederickson Meter Station (Frederickson facility), and 
approximately 1,200 feet of 12 inch pipeline, to connect the proposed 
Frederickson facility to Northwest's mainline. It is stated that the 
proposed Frederickson facilities will be used to deliver up to 62,000 
MMBtu of natural gas per day to the planned, Tenaska Washington 
Partners II, L.P. (Tenaska), electric generating plant in Pierce 
County, Washington, under Northwest's blanket certificate issued in 
Docket No. CP82-433 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.
    Northwest states that upon completion of the proposed delivery 
facilities, Northwest will deliver transportation gas to the 
Frederickson facility under current Rate Schedule TF-1 transportation 
agreements with Husky Gas Marketing Inc. and Salmon Resources Ltd., and 
other authorized shippers. It is stated that Tenaska will require up to 
54,000 MMBtu per day of natural gas to serve its planned power plant. 
Tenaska has contracted to sell the power produced at its Frederickson 
facility to the Bonneville Power Administration under a 20 year 
purchase agreement. It is stated that Tenaska Gas Co. (Tenaska Gas) 
will manage the gas supply and transportation services required for the 
Frederickson facility. Tenaska and Tenaska Gas have a contractual 
option to take up to 8,867 MMBtu per day of firm service, through 
February 28, 2007, it is stated.
    Northwest further states that the new Frederickson facility will 
consist of two 12 inch turbine meters, two 6 inch regulators, a relief 
valve and appurtenances, and approximately 1,200 feet of 12 inch 
pipeline to connect the meter station to Northwest's mainline in Pierce 
County, Washington.
    Natural estimates the proposed cost of the Tenaska Frederickson 
facility to be approximately $1,235,400. Northwest proposes to 
initially pay for the proposed facilities pursuant to the Facilities 
Agreement and the facilities reimbursement provisions of Northwest's 
tariff.
    Comment date: May 2, 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. 94-7048 Filed 3-24-94; 8:45 am]
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