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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP94-574-000, et al.]

 

Peach Ridge Pipeline, Inc., et al.; Natural Gas Certificate 
Filings

June 10, 1994.
    Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
Commission.

1. Peach Ridge Pipeline, Inc.

[Docket No. CP94-574-000]

    Take notice that on May 27, 1994, Peach Ridge Pipeline, Inc. (Peach 
Ridge), 801 Cherry Street, Mail Station 4010, Fort Worth, Texas 76102, 
filed in Docket No. CP94-574-000 a petition pursuant to Rule 207 of the 
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.207) for a 
declaratory order that certain compression and pipeline facilities, 
with appurtenances, to be abandoned by sale to Peach Ridge by Northern 
Natural Gas Company (Northern), would be production and gathering 
facilities, upon the acquisition by Peach Ridge, and therefore would be 
exempt from the jurisdiction of the Commission under Section 1(b) of 
the Natural Gas Act.
    Peach Ridge states that the facilities consists of approximately 
112 miles of pipeline and appurtenant facilities, with pipe diameters 
ranging between 2-inches and 12-inches, and four lateral compressor 
stations. Peach Ridge states further that Peach Ridge's petition is the 
companion to the application filed by Northern on March 14, 1994, and 
now pending in Docket No. CP94-286-000, to abandon the subject 
facilities.
    It is stated that the facilities are located in Crockett County, 
Texas.
    Comment date: July 1, 1994, in accordance with the first paragraph 
of Standard Paragraph F at the end of this notice.

2. Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp.

[Docket No. CP94-584-000]

    Take notice that on June 3, 1994, Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line 
Corporation (TGPL), P.O. Box 1396, Houston, Texas 77251, filed in 
Docket No. CP94-584-000 a request pursuant to Sections 157.205 and 
157.212 of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 
CFR Secs. 157.205, 157.212) for authorization to operate an existing 
delivery point under TGPL's blanket certificate issued in Docket No. 
CP82-426-000 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.
    TGPL proposes to operate the existing delivery point facilities for 
the Town of Melville, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana (Melville Delivery 
Point), which have been constructed pursuant to Section 311(a)(1) of 
the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 and Section 284.3(c) of the 
Commission's regulations.
    TGPL states that it has constructed the Melville Delivery Point to 
enable TGPL to transport gas for the account of various customers 
pursuant to Section 311 and Part 284(B) of the regulations.
    TGPL states that the Melville Delivery Point facilities consist of 
a 2-inch skid-mounted meter station at M.P. 559.52 on TGPL's Main Line 
``A'' in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, and that the Melville Delivery 
Point is utilized to provide delivery of up to 100 Mcf per day of 
natural gas to the Town of Melville, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana.
    TGPL further states that it is seeking certificate authority for 
such facilities so that service under any blanket certificate 
transportation arrangements may be provided through such facilities. 
TGPL states that the Melville Delivery Point is the only remaining 
delivery point on TGPL's system constructed pursuant to Section 311 
which has not been converted to certificate status. Accordingly, TGPL 
requests Natural Gas Act certification pursuant to Section 7 of the 
Natural Gas Act and Sections 157.205 and 157.212 of the Commission's 
regulations to operate the Melville Delivery Point.
    TGPL submits that (1) receipt of the authorization requested will 
not cause the total volumes authorized prior to the request for any 
customer on TGPL's system to be exceeded, (2) the operation of the 
Melville Delivery Point is not prohibited by TGPL's tariff, (3) TGPL 
has sufficient capacity to accomplish deliveries through the Melville 
Delivery Point for transportation customers without detriment or 
disadvantage to TGPL's other customers, (4) the delivery capacity of 
the Melville Delivery Point will remain at 100 Mcf of gas per day, and 
(5) receipt of the authorization requested in TGPL's filing will have 
little or no impact on TGPL's peak day or annual deliveries.
    TGPL states that in constructing the Melville Delivery Point, it 
complied with the environmental requirements of the Commission's 
regulations applicable to construction under Section 311 and Section 
284.3(c) and in effect at the time of such construction.
    Comment date: July 25, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
G at the end of this notice.

3. Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co.

[Docket No. CP94-585-000]

    Take notice that on June 3, 1994, Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company 
(Tennessee), P.O. Box 2511, Houston, Texas 77252-2511, filed in Docket 
No. CP94-585-000 an application pursuant to Section 7(b) of the Natural 
Gas Act for permission and approval to abandon an exchange of natural 
gas service between Tennessee and Algonquin Gas Transmission Company 
(Algonquin), all as more fully set forth in the application which is on 
file with the Commission and open to public inspection.
    Tennessee proposes to abandon the sale and transportation service 
provided under the Gas Service Contract (Contract) between Tennessee 
and Algonquin dated December 22, 1982, under Tennessee's Rate Schedule 
X-65. Tennessee states that (1) Algonquin delivers up to 523 dt of 
natural gas per hour in the Town of Danbury, Connecticut to the 
Connecticut Light and Power Company for the account of Tennessee and 
Tennessee redelivers equivalent quantities to Algonquin; (2) Tennessee 
delivers up to 418 dt of natural gas per hour near the Town of 
Thompsonville, Connecticut to Algonquin for sale to CL&P and Algonquin 
redelivers equivalent quantities to Tennessee; and (3) Tennessee 
delivers up to 314 dt of natural gas per hour in the Town of Milford, 
Connecticut to Southern Connecticut Gas Company for the account of 
Algonquin and Algonquin redelivers equivalent quantities to Tennessee. 
The redelivery points are interconnects between Tennessee and Algonquin 
located in Hartford and New Haven Counties, Connecticut; Bergen County, 
New Jersey; Worcester and Middlesex County, Massachusetts; and the 
delivery points in Fairfield and New Haven Counties, Connecticut and 
Hampden County, Massachusetts, it is indicated.
    Tennessee states that Tennessee and Algonquin no longer make sales 
to the customers in the contract and pursuant to the contract have 
agreed to the termination of the contract effective March 16, 1995.
    No facilities are proposed to be abandoned herein.
    Comment date: July 1, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph F 
at the end of this notice.

4. East Tennessee Natural Gas Co.

[Docket No. CP94-588-000]

    Take notice that on June 7, 1994, East Tennessee Natural Gas 
Company (East Tennessee), P.O. Box 2511, Houston, Texas 77252, filed in 
Docket No. CP94-588-000 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 construct and operate a new 
delivery point for continued service to Jefferson-Cocke County Utility 
District, (JCUD) in Tennessee, under East Tennessee's blanket 
certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-412-000 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.
    East Tennessee proposes to add a new delivery point consisting of a 
2 inch hot tap assembly on East Tennessee's Newport Lateral Line, 
downstream of existing delivery meter No. 75-9043, located in Jefferson 
County, Tennessee in order to continue service to JCUD. The estimated 
cost is $8,500 to be reimbursed by JCUD. East Tennessee states that the 
total quantities to be delivered will not exceed the total quantities 
authorized and will not effect its delivery to other customers.
    Comment date: July 25, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
G at the end of this notice.

5. Northwest Pipeline Corp.

[Docket No. CP94-589-000]

    Take notice that on June 7, 1994, Northwest Pipeline Corporation 
(Northwest), 295 Chipeta Way, Salt Lake City, Utah 84158, filed in 
Docket No. CP94-589-000 a request pursuant to Sections 157.205, 157.211 
and 157.216 of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act 
(18 CFR 157.205, 157.211 and 157.216) for authorization to abandon 
facilities at the Yakima Meter Station in Yakima County, Washington, 
and to construct and operate replacement facilities at this station 
under Northwest's blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-433-000 
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.
    Northwest proposes to replace the two existing 2-inch regulators 
with two new 4-inch regulators and the two existing 6-inch orifice 
meters with two new 8-inch turbine meters. This facility change will 
increase the maximum design delivery capacity of this station from 
18,666 Dth per day to approximately 30,000 Dth per day at a pressure of 
200 psig. It is stated that these changes are necessary in order to 
eliminate operational problems in serving existing firm requirements of 
Cascade Natural Gas Corporation.
    Comment date: July 25, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
G at the end of this notice.

6. Williams Natural Gas Co.

[Docket No. CP94-591-000]

    Take notice that on June 7, 1994, Williams Natural Gas Company 
(WNG), P.O. Box 3288, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74101, filed in Docket No. CP94-
591-000 a request pursuant to Sections 157.205, 157.211, and 157.212 of 
the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 
Secs. 157.205, 157.211, and 157.212) for authorization to construct and 
operate a pipeline tap and related facilities to deliver transportation 
gas to Associated Milk Products, Inc. (AMPI), under WNG's blanket 
certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-479-000 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.
    WNG proposes to install a tap and appurtenant facilities to deliver 
transportation gas to AMPI in Marion County, Kansas. The estimated cost 
is $4,960 to be reimbursed by AMPI. WNG states that the total volume 
(2,200 Dth per day and 210,000 Dth per year) does not exceed the volume 
authorized prior to this request and WNG has sufficient capacity to 
accomplish the delivery without detriment to its other customers.
    Comment date: July 25, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
G at the end of this notice.

7. Columbia Gas Transmission Corp.

[Docket No. CP94-594-000]

    Take notice that on June 7, 1994, Columbia Gas Transmission 
Corporation (Columbia), 1700 MacCorkle Avenue, S.E., Charleston, West 
Virginia 25314-1599, filed in Docket No. CP94-594-000 a request 
pursuant to Sections 157.205 and 157.211 of the Commission's 
Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR Secs. 157.205 and 
157.211) for authorization under its blanket certificate issued in 
Docket No. CP83-76-000, to construct and operate an additional point of 
delivery for interruptible transportation service in Clark County, 
Kentucky under Part 284 of the Commission's Regulations, all as more 
fully set forth in the request that is on file with the Commission and 
open to public inspection.
    Columbia states the additional point of delivery in Clark County, 
Kentucky was requested by Winchester Farms Dairy (Winchester), an end-
user. Columbia indicates that the transportation service will be 
provided under Columbia's Rate Schedule ITS or it may be provided under 
firm capacity released by other shippers. The use of the gas will be 
industrial.
    Columbia states that the estimated cost to establish this delivery 
point will be approximately $57,000 and Winchester will reimburse 
Columbia for the cost, plus any gross-up for tax purposes. Columbia 
further states that the estimated quantities of gas to be delivered at 
the new point of delivery are 250 Dth per day and 91,250 Dth annually 
and the service will be provided pursuant to Columbia's blanket 
certificate issued in Docket No. CP86-240-000. Additionally, Columbia 
states that the quantities to be provided through the new point will be 
provided initially on an interruptible basis and, therefore, there is 
no impact on its existing design day and annual obligations to its 
customers as a result of the construction of the new point of delivery.
    Comment date: July 25, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
G at the end of this notice.

8. Koch Gateway Pipeline Co.

[Docket No. CP94-597-000]

    Take notice that on June 8, 1994, Koch Gateway Pipeline Company 
(Koch Gateway), P.O. Box 1478, Houston, Texas 77251-1478, filed in 
Docket No. CP94-597-000 a request pursuant to Sections 157.205 and 
157.211 of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 
CFR Secs. 157.205, 157.211) for authorization to construct and operate 
a sales tap through which it would deliver natural gas to Entex, Inc. 
(Entex) under Koch Gateway's blanket certificate issued in Docket No. 
CP82-430-000 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.
    Koch Gateway proposes to construct and operate a six-inch sales 
tap, located on its Jackson-Magnolia line in Hinds County, Mississippi, 
which would be used to deliver gas to the town of Byram which is a 
customer of Entex. Koch Gateway states that the estimated cost of the 
tap is $8,000. Koch Gateway proposes to deliver up to 1,000 MMBtu per 
day under its NNS Rate Schedule and an additional 4,200 MMBtu per day 
under its ITS Rate Schedule. Koch Gateway also states that the new tap 
will not change the existing certificated entitlements for Entex.
    Comment date: July 25, 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 Sec. 385.214 or 385.211) and the Regulations under the Natural Gas 
Act (18 CFR Sec. 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 Sec. 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 Sec. 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. 94-14841 Filed 6-16-94; 8:45 am]
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