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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP94-350-000, et al.]

 

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

May 17, 1994.
    Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
Commission:

1. Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp.

[Docket No. CP94-350-000]

    Take notice that on April 12, 1994, Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line 
Corporation (TGPL), P.O. Box 1396, Houston, Texas 77251, filed in 
Docket No. CP94-350-000 an application pursuant to section 7(b) of the 
Natural Gas Act for permission and approval to abandon exchange 
services provided to Trunkline Gas Company (Trunkline), all as more 
fully set forth in the application which is on file with the Commission 
and open to public inspection.
    TGPL states that it seeks authorization to abandon the following 
exchange and interruptible transportation services which it has 
performed for Trunkline. 

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 TGPL's vol. 2 tariff rate   Trunkline's tariff     Date of commission order(s) granting                        
         schedule               rate schedule                 TGPL certificate                Docket authorized 
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X-44......................  X-7                   Aug. 15, 1966                             CP66-335            
X-65......................  E-14                  Aug. 31, 1973                             CP73-316            
X-190.....................  TE-6                  Dec. 28, 1978, as amended Feb. 14, 1980   CP78-518            
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    TGPL says that the listed rate schedules implement various exchange 
agreements between TGPL and Trunkline. Trunkline notified TGPL, by 
letter dated July 30, 1993, of its intention to terminate the exchange 
agreements underlying these rate schedules and to seek Commission 
authorization to abandon the services.
    TGPL states that on December 14, 1993, Trunkline filed, in Docket 
No. CP94-132-000, for Commission authorization to abandon exchange 
services provided under Trunkline Rate Schedules X-7, X-14 and TE-6. 
TGPL further states that on January 7, 1994, TGPL filed a Motion to 
Intervene In Support in such docket. TGPL hereby requests authorization 
to abandon corresponding exchange services provided to Trunkline under 
TGPL Rate Schedules X-44, X-65, and X-190.
    TGPL states that it does not propose to abandon any facilities 
pursuant to the instant application. TGPL states that no service to any 
of its other customers will be affected by the abandonment 
authorization requested herein.
    Comment date: June 7, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph F 
at the end of this notice.

2. Mississippi River Transmission Corp.

[Docket No. CP94-524-000]

    Take notice that on May 4, 1994, Mississippi River Transmission 
Corporation (MRT), 9900 Clayton Road, St. Louis, Missouri 63124, filed 
in Docket No. CP94-524-000 a request pursuant to Secs. 157.205 and 
157.216 of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 
CFR 157.205, 157.216) for authorization to abandon in place 
approximately 600 feet of a lateral line formerly used to serve NL 
Industries' Steel Package Plant (NL Industries) under MRT's blanket 
certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-489-000 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.
    MRT states that NL Industries, formerly National Lead Company, was 
an industrial customer directly served by MRT. In the past, MRT 
provided firm sales service to NL Industries at its Steel Package Plant 
in Granite City, Illinois. This service was provided through an 8-inch 
lateral, Line A-4, which is located in Section 24, Township 3 North, 
Range 10 West, Madison County, Illinois. MRT was authorized to 
construct and operate this line and provide sales service to NL 
Industries in Docket No. G-291. MRT further states that no customer 
other than NL Industries is or has been served by the portion of Line 
A-4 MRT proposes to abandon.
    MRT also states that in 1978, the Steel Package Plant was sold and 
its production equipment subsequently removed. MRT states that the last 
gas taken at the facility was on April 24, 1979. Pursuant to authority 
granted in Docket No. CP79-168, MRT abandoned its direct sales service 
and removed its facilities from the plant in 1980. MRT now proposes to 
cap and abandon in place approximately 600 feet of Line A-4 formerly 
used to serve the plant.
    Comment date: July 1, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph G 
at the end of this notice.
    3. Gasdel Pipeline System, Inc.

[Docket No. CP94-528-000]

    Take notice that on May 4, 1994, Gasdel Pipeline System, Inc. 
(Gasdel), 1000 Louisiana, suite 2900, Houston, Texas 77002, filed an 
application pursuant to section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act and part 
157 of the Commission's Regulations for an order authorizing the 
abandonment of all of its certificated firm transportation service to 
Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G).1 The service is 
currently provided under Gasdel's Rate Schedule T-1, FERC Gas Tariff 
Original Volume No. 1, and in certain instances, also under the terms 
and provisions of transportation service contracts between the parties. 
Gasdel requests an effective date of October 1, 1994, the date upon 
which the service contracts between parties terminate. Upon approval, 
Gasdel requests cancellation of its Rate Schedule T-1. Gasdel's 
application is on file with the Commission and open to public 
inspection.
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    \1\Pursuant to Commission Orders issued in Docket Nos. CP82-148, 
20 FERC 61,034 (1982), as amended, and CP82-513, 22 FERC 61,320 
(1983), as amended.
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    Comment date: June 7, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph F 
at the end of this notice.

4. Washington Natural Gas Co. as Project Operator

[Docket No. CP94-534-000]

    Take notice that on May 3, 1994, Washington Natural Gas Company, as 
Project Operator of the Jackson Prairie Storage Project (Applicant), 
815 Mercer Street, Seattle, Washington 98019, filed in Docket No. CP94-
534-000 an application pursuant to Sec. 157.7(a) of the Commission's 
Regulations to amend its certificate of public convenience and 
necessity issued in the instant proceeding on March 21, 1991, which 
authorized the expansion of the seasonal and daily capability of the 
Jackson Prairie Storage Project located in Lewis County, Washington (54 
FERC Sec. 61,325 (1991)), all as more fully set forth in the 
application on file with the Commission and open to public inspection.
    Applicant states that the Jackson Prairie Storage Project is an 
aquifer type storage field which provides the storage capacity under 
existing authorizations to enable Northwest Pipeline Corporation 
(Northwest) to provide a winter season peaking service for its 
customers under Rate Schedules SGS-1 and SGS-2 in its FERC Gas Tariff, 
First Revised Volume No. 1. Applicant further states that the Jackson 
Prairie Storage Project is connected to Northwest's mainline in Lewis 
County, near Chehalis, Washington, and Applicant receives gas from 
Northwest at the interconnection, transports the gas through the 
Project facilities, stores the gas in the Project and withdraws the gas 
on instructions from Northwest and transports the gas and returns it to 
Northwest at the interconnection.
    Applicant further states that the Storage Project is owned in joint 
and equal individual interests by Washington Natural Gas Company 
(Washington Natural), the Washington Water Power Company and Northwest. 
Pursuant to agreement among the owners, Washington Natural acts as the 
Project Operator. The Storage Project is operated pursuant to a Gas 
Storage Project Agreement which is on file with the Commission as 
Washington Natural's Rate Schedule S-1 in its FERC Gas Tariff Original 
Volume No. 1. Washington Natural states that the amendment is necessary 
in order to authorize the construction of a 4,800 foot gathering line 
(16-inch) at a cost of $655,000. The new gathering line will connect 
some of the existing wells with the compressor station in order to 
reduce the pressures against which the withdrawal wells have to work 
during the withdrawal cycle. The gathering line is needed in order to 
increase the deliverability of the withdrawal wells to achieve the 
certificated seasonal working gas quantity.
    Comment date: June 7, 1994, in accordance with the first paragraph 
of Standard Paragraph F at the end of this notice.

5. Texas Gas Transmission and Arkla Energy Resources Co.

[Docket No. CP94-540-000]

    Take notice that on May 10, 1994, Texas Gas Transmission 
Corporation (Texas Gas), 3800 Frederica Street, Owensboro, Kentucky 
42301, and Arkla Energy Resources Company (AER), 1600 Smith Street, 
Houston, Texas 77002, filed, in Docket No. CP94-540-000, a joint 
application pursuant to Section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act and part 
157 of the Commission's Regulations for an order permitting and 
approving the abandonment of the exchange service under Texas Gas' Rate 
Schedule X-80 and AER's Rate Schedule XE-53, all as more fully set 
forth in the application which is on file with the Commission and open 
to public inspection.
    Texas Gas and AER state that by order issued October 10, 1979, in 
Docket Nos. CP79-351 and CP79-315, an exchange service was authorized 
where Texas Gas was able to receive its share of natural gas from the 
Delta Drilling No. 1 Well in Panola County, Texas, by means of AER 
receiving Texas Gas's share at AER's existing facilities in Panola 
County and AER redelivering equivalent volumes less fuel to Texas Gas's 
facilities at the Union Pacific Resources Company East Texas Plant, in 
Panola County, Texas.
    Texas Gas and AER state there is no abandonment of any facilities 
pursuant to the instant application.
    Texas Gas and AER indicate that Texas Gas's contract covering 
purchases from the Delta Drilling No. 1 Well terminated on November 1, 
1992, and Texas Gas no longer requires the exchange service provided by 
AER. Therefore, Texas Gas and AER request authority to abandon the 
exchange service, effective April 12, 1994.
    Comment date: June 7, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph F 
at the end of this notice.

6. Columbia Gas Transmission and Columbia Gulf Transmission Co.

[Docket No. CP94-543-000]

    Take notice that on May 11, 1994, Columbia Gas Transmission 
Corporation (Columbia Gas), 1700 MacCorkle Avenue, SE., Charleston, 
West Virginia 25314-1599 and Columbia Gulf Transmission Company 
(Columbia Gulf), 1700 MacCorkle Avenue, SE., Charleston, West Virginia 
25314-1599, filed in Docket No. CP94-543-000 a joint application 
pursuant to Section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act for permission and 
approval to abandon their transportation and exchange service with 
Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company (Tennessee), 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 Columbia Gas, Columbia Gulf and Tennessee were 
authorized in Docket No. CP85-388-000 to transport and exchange up to 
115,000 Mcf of natural gas per day pursuant to Columbia Gas' Rate 
Schedule X-129 and Columbia Gulf's Rate Schedule X-103. It is asserted 
that on March 8, 1993, Columbia Gas agreed in writing to Tennessee's 
proposal that the agreement be terminated. Tennessee has previously 
filed for permission and approval to abandon the exchange service in 
Docket No. CP93-497-000 on June 16, 1993, it is stated.
    Comment date: June 7, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph F 
at the end of this notice.

7. NorAm Gas Transmission Co.

[Docket No. CP94-545-000]

    Take notice that on May 12, 1994, NorAm Gas Transmission Company 
(NGT), 1600 Smith St., Houston, Texas 77002, filed in Docket No. CP94-
545-000 a request pursuant to Sections 157.205 and 157.212 of the 
Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205, 
157.212) for authorization to upgrade the existing meter serving 
Arkansas Louisiana Gas Company (ALG) under NGT's blanket certificate 
issued in Docket No. CP82-384-000, et al., 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.
    NGT proposes to replace the existing one-inch domestic meter 
serving ALG at NGT's Line HM-3, Section 31, Township 17 South, Range 15 
West, Union County, Arkansas, with a one-inch American AL-425 meter. 
The estimated volumes to be delivered through this meter are 
approximately 5,425 Mcf per year and 50 Mcf on a peak day. ALG will 
reimburse NGT for all construction costs.
    Comment date: July 1, 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 Section 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. 94-12713 Filed 5-24-94; 8:45 am]
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