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[FR Doc No: 94-7181]


[Federal Register: March 28, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP94-270-000, et al.]


Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp., et al.; Natural Gas 
Certificate Filings

March 21, 1994.
    Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
Commission:

1. Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation

[Docket No. CP94-270-000]

    Take notice that on March 7, 1994, Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line 
Corporation (TGPL), P.O. Box 1396, Houston, Texas 77251, filed in 
Docket No. CP94-270-000 an application pursuant to section 7(b) of the 
Natural Gas Act for permission and approval to abandon an interruptible 
transportation service provided to Damson Oil Corporation (Damson) 
under TGPL's Rate Schedule X-260, all as more fully set forth in the 
application on file with the Commission and open to public inspection.
    TGPL proposes to abandon an interruptible transportation service 
provided to Damson under TGPL's Rate Schedule X-260. It is stated that 
no service to any of its customers would be affected and no facilities 
would be abandoned.
    Comment date: April 11, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
F at the end of this notice.

2. Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation

[Docket No. CP94-281-000]

    Take notice that on March 11, 1994, Texas Eastern Transmission 
Corporation (Texas Eastern), 5400 Westheimer Court, P.O. Box 1642, 
Houston, Texas 77251-1642, filed in Docket No. CP94-281-000 a request 
pursuant to Secs. 157.205 and 157.212 of the Commission's Regulations 
under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205, 157.212) for authorization 
to add an existing delivery point to its service agreement with North 
Jersey Associates Limited Partnership (NJ), acting by and through its 
Managing Partner, Intercontinental Energy Corporation (IEC), under 
Texas Eastern's blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-535-000 
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.
    Texas Eastern states that the delivery point would provide 
additional flexibility of service to NJ. In addition, there would be no 
impact on its peak or annual deliveries or on any of its other 
customers.
    Comment date: May 5, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph G 
at the end of this notice.

3. ANR Pipeline Company

[Docket No. CP94-290-000]

    Take notice that on March 16, 1994, ANR Pipeline Company (ANR), 500 
Renaissance Center, Detroit, Michigan 48243, filed in Docket No. CP94-
290-000 an application pursuant to section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act 
for permission and approval to abandon one of two 547-horsepower 
compressor units at the Southwest Cedardale Compressor Station located 
in Woodward County, Oklahoma, by relocating that compressor unit to the 
Quinlan Compressor Station, also in Woodward County, all as more fully 
set forth in the application on file with the Commission and open to 
public inspection.
    ANR states that the two 547-horsepower units certificated in 1975 
provide compression in excess of future production levels in the area 
and the one remaining unit is sufficient to compress the volumes being 
delivered to the station. ANR also states that additional compression 
is needed at the Quinlan station.
    Comment date: April 11, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
F at the end of this notice.

4. ANR Storage Company

[Docket No. CP94-291-000]

    Take notice that on March 16, 1994, ANR Storage Company (ANR), 500 
Renaissance Center, Detroit, Michigan 48243, filed in Docket No. CP94-
291-000 a request pursuant to Section 157.205 of the Commission's 
Regulations to increase the authorized maximum volume of natural gas to 
be stored in its northern Michigan storage fields, under ANR's blanket 
certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-523-000, pursuant to section 7 of 
the Natural Gas Act, all as more fully set forth in the request on file 
with the Commission and open to public inspection.
    ANR proposes to change the maximum inventory level of the storage 
fields as follows: 

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                                                                            Proposed                            
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                                                   Maximum                                                      
                    Current                         depth       Maximum      Maximum      Maximum      Maximum  
                                                   Storage     inventory    reservoir    Inventory    reservoir 
                                                  field (Ft,    (MMcf)       pressure     (MMcf)       pressure 
                                                     TVD)                    (psia)                     (psia)  
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Rapid River 35.................................        6,599       16,976        4,649       17,327        4,649
Cold Springs 12................................        6,699       27,227        4,642       28,884        4,642
Cold Springs 31................................        6,840        5,734        4,630        5,302        4,630
Excelsior 6/East Kalkaska 1....................        6,718       11,089        4,615       12,310        4,615
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      Maximum Inventory Totals.................  ...........       61,026  ...........       63,823  ...........
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    ANR states that engineering evaluation and actual operational 
experience has indicated that the size of ANR's Cold Springs 12, Rapid 
River 35 and Excelsior 6/East Kalkaska fields are slightly larger than 
predicted when originally authorized. These increases are partially 
offset by the slightly smaller estimate for the Cold Springs 31 field, 
it is stated. ANR states that it does not propose to increase the 
maximum authorized reservoir pressure, construct any new facilities, or 
impact the storage services ANR currently provides its existing 
customers. ANR indicates that these changes in maximum inventory levels 
would conform to the actual operational characteristics of the fields 
and would provide ANR greater operational flexibility by allowing ANR 
to use the maximum storage capability, within allowable pressures, of 
each of its storage fields.
    Comment date: May 5, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph G 
at the end of this notice.

5. Riverside Gas Storage Company

Docket No. CP94-292-000

    Take notice that on March 17, 1994, Riverside Gas Storage Company 
(Riverside), 3500 Park Lane, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15275, filed in 
Docket No. CP94-292-000 an application pursuant to section 7 of the 
Natural Gas Act, and part 157 and subpart G of part 284 of the 
Commission's Regulations for a certificate of public convenience and 
necessity to develop, construct, own and operate an underground gas 
storage field and related facilities in Greene and Fayette Counties, 
Pennsylvania and for a blanket certificate to render firm and 
interruptible storage services on a non-discriminatory open-access 
basis, all as more fully set forth in the application on file with the 
Commission and open to public inspection.
    Riverside requests authorization to acquire, develop, own and 
operate an underground gas storage field and to provide a total of 
3,100 MMcf annually of natural gas storage service. It is stated that 
the field will have a capacity of 5,100 MMcf of which 3,100 MMcf will 
represent working gas and 2,000 MMcf will represent cushion gas. It is 
further stated that Riverside will acquire or drill 21 injection/
withdrawal wells, and install any necessary pipeline and compression 
facilities. In addition, it is stated that the Riverside storage field 
will be attached to the interstate pipeline system of Texas Eastern 
Transmission Corporation.
    Riverside proposes to offer two firm storage services: 90-day 
withdrawal service under Rate Schedule 90SS and 30-day withdrawal 
service under Rate Schedule 30SS. Riverside states that these services 
will permit year-round injections and withdrawal of gas subject to the 
requirement that customers must inject 100 percent of contract 
entitlements on one occasion during the summer period of each year and 
must withdraw at least 75 percent of contract entitlements on one 
occasion during the winter period of each year.
    Riverside proposes to operate under a part 284 blanket certificate, 
and in compliance with Order No. 636, Riverside's proposed FERC gas 
Tariff includes provisions regarding capacity release, and the right of 
first refusal for customers under expiring long-term contracts that 
wish to retain all or a portion of capacity rights.
    In addition, Riverside proposes initial certificate rates for firm 
storage service which are based on a straight fixed variable 
classification with fixed costs being recovered through the 
deliverability and capacity charges and variable costs recovered 
through the injection and withdrawal charges. It is stated that 
Riverside will allocate 40 percent of fixed costs to the deliverability 
rate component and 60 percent of fixed costs to the space component of 
firm storage rates.
    Riverside states that it will also offer interruptible storage 
service under Rate Schedule ISS-1. It is stated that the rates for 
interruptible storage service are designed on the 100 percent load 
factor derivation of the proposed firm storage rates. Riverside states 
that it will credit 90 percent of net interruptible revenues to firm 
storage customers.
    It is stated that Riverside held an open season in July 1993. 
Riverside states that based on the expressed level of customer demand, 
Riverside proposes to offer 2.54 Bcf of base-load storage service under 
Rate Schedule 90SS, with an aggregate Maximum Daily Injection Quantity 
of 29,210 Dth and an aggregate Maximum Daily Withdrawal Quantity of 
29,210 Dth, and to offer 560 MMcf of peak storage service under Rate 
Schedule 30SS, with an aggregate Maximum Daily Injection Quantity of 
19,320 Dth and an aggregate Maximum Daily Withdrawal Quantity of 19,320 
Dth.
    Comment date: April 11, 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.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 94-7181 Filed 3-25-94; 8:45 am]
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