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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP94-377-000, et al.]

 

Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America, et al.; Natural Gas 
Certificate Filings

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

1. Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America

[Docket No. CP94-377-000]

    Take notice that on April 26, 1994, Natural Gas Pipeline Company of 
America (Natural), 701 East 22nd Street, Lombard, Illinois, 60148, 
filed in Docket No. CP94-377-000 an abbreviated application pursuant to 
section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act, as amended, and Secs. 157.7 and 
157.18 of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) 
regulations thereunder, for permission to abandon certain natural gas 
facilities by transfer to Chevron U.S.A., Inc. (Chevron), all as more 
fully set forth in the application which is on file with the Commission 
and open to public inspection.
    Natural states that it proposes to abandon (1) a 75% interest in 
two 1,100 horsepower compressor units located on an offshore platform 
owned by Chevron; (2) a 40% interest in two 1,100 horsepower compressor 
units located on another offshore platform owned by Chevron; and (3) 
approximately 1.96 miles of 8-inch pipeline that connect Chevron's West 
Cameron Block 564 ``CA'' platform to its West Cameron Block 564 ``A'' 
platform, offshore Louisiana. Natural further states that Chevron 
currently owns the other percentage interests in the subject 
compressors. Natural indicates that in consideration for this transfer 
of facilities to Chevron, Chevron will agree to indemnify Natural and 
hold it harmless with respect to any and all future liabilities that 
may arise associated with said facilities, commencing on the date of 
the facilities transfer. Natural further indicates that it will 
reimburse Chevron for 50% of the retirement costs prudently incurred by 
Chevron when the facilities are retired but in no event shall Natural 
pay more than $100,000 in total. Natural states that the facilities are 
no longer useful to it, nor are Natural's customers served by the 
facilities.
    Comment date: May 24, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph F 
at the end of this notice.

2. K N Gas Gathering, Inc.

[Docket No. CP94-397-000]

    Take notice that on April 29, 1994, K N Gas Gathering, Inc. (KNGG), 
P.O. Box 281304, Lakewood, Colorado 80228-8304, filed a petition for 
declaratory order in Docket No. CP94-397-000, requesting that the 
Commission declare that facilities to be acquired from its affiliate, K 
N Interstate Gas Transmission Co. (KNI), are gathering facilities 
exempt from Commission jurisdiction under Section 1(b) of the Natural 
Gas Act, all as more fully set forth in the petition which is on file 
with the Commission and open to public inspection.
    KNGG states that it has agreed to purchase from KNI the Bowdoin 
Gathering System located in Phillips and Valley Counties, Montana. KNGG 
states that the Bowdoin facilities are separated into four distinct 
segments delivering gas into the facilities of Williston Basin 
Interstate Pipeline Co. (Williston). It is indicated that none of the 
facilities is attached to the rest of KNI's system. It is also 
indicated that KNI has sought authorization to abandon these facilities 
in Docket No. CP94-430-000.
    KNGG states that, by applying the modified primary function test as 
set forth in Amerada Hess, 52 FERC  61,268 (1990), the facilities to 
be acquired from KNI qualify as gathering facilities exempt from 
Commission jurisdiction under Section 1(b) of the Natural Gas Act. In 
support of its claim that the facilities are gathering, KNGG indicates 
that the subject facilities are short in length, small in diameter, 
web-like in configuration, and located entirely within the production 
area. It is also indicated that the facilities operate at a range of 
between 100 and 180 psig and are attached to approximately 700 wells 
throughout the system. KNGG also states that the gas gathered in the 
system is delivered into four small field compressors which boost the 
pressure of the gas sufficiently to enter Williston's facilities. In 
addition, KNGG states that the dehydration plants located in the system 
perform dehydration required to meet Williston's quality requirements.
    Comment date: May 24, 1994, in accordance with the first paragraph 
of Standard Paragraph F at the end of this notice.

3. K N Interstate Gas Transmission Co.

[Docket No. CP94-430-000]

    Take notice that on April 29, 1994, K N Interstate Gas Transmission 
Co. (KNI), P.O. Box 281304, Lakewood, Colorado 80228, filed an 
application in Docket No. CP94-430-000 pursuant to section 7(b) of the 
Natural Gas Act for an order permitting and approving the abandonment 
of facilities constituting its Bowdoin Gathering System located in 
Phillips and Valley Counties, Montana by transfer to its affiliate K N 
Gas Gathering, Inc., (KNGG), its all as more fully set forth in the 
application which is on file with the Commission and open to public 
inspection.
    KNI requests the Commission to authorize the abandonment, by 
transfer to KNGG, the Bowdoin Gathering System, consisting of the 
following facilities:
     76.23 miles of 2-inch pipeline;
     0.25 miles of 3-inch pipeline;
     286.71 miles of 4-inch pipeline;
     69.12 miles of 6-inch pipeline;
     11.45 miles of 8-inch pipeline;
     26.16 miles of 10-inch pipeline;
     25.58 miles of 12-inch pipeline;
     3.60 miles of 14-inch pipeline;
     compression facilities consisting of one 115 horsepower 
unit, two 140 horsepower units, and one 60 horsepower unit and;
     various valves, regulators, dehydrators, meters and 
miscellaneous appurtenant facilities.
    KNI indicates that the Bowdoin System constitutes its sole 
remaining gathering facility and is isolated and distant from its other 
facilities. Also, KNI states it currently uses the facility only to 
gather third party gas. KNI states that it would transfer the facility 
to KNGG at the net book value (estimated at $10,209,655). It is 
indicated that KNGG has filed concurrently a petition that the 
Commission declare the Bowdoin Gathering System to be gathering 
facilities exempt from jurisdiction pursuant to Section 1(b) of the 
Natural Gas Act.
    Comment date: May 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.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 94-11370 Filed 5-10-94; 8:45 am]
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