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[FR Doc No: 94-17828]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP94-642-000, et al.]
K N Interstate Gas Transmission Co., et al.; Natural Gas
Certificate Filings
July 13, 1994
Take notice that the following filings have been made with the
Commission:
1. K N Interstate Gas Transmission Co.
[Docket No. CP94-642-000]
Take notice that on July 5, 1994, K N Energy, Inc. (K N), P.O. Box
281304, Lakewood, Colorado 80228, filed in Docket No. CP94-642-000 a
request pursuant to Sections 157.205 and 157.211 of the Commission's
Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205, 157.211) for
authorization to construct and operate facilities to upgrade two town
border stations (TBS) for the delivery of natural gas to the City of
Hastings, Nebraska, under K N's blanket certificate issued in Docket
No. CP83-140-000, 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.
K N proposes to replace its existing facilities at the West TBS
with metering and appurtenant facilities at an estimated cost of
$50,000 and at the North TBS with metering and appurtenant facilities
at an estimated cost of $30,000. It is stated that the upgraded
facilities will provide a peak hourly rate of 1,050 Mcf of gas per day.
It is asserted that the proposed deliveries are within Hastings'
existing contract demand volume from K N. It is further asserted that
the upgraded facilities will have no significant impact on K N's peak
day and annual deliveries. K N states that the proposal will improve
the operational flexibility and reliability of Hastings' local
distribution system.
Comment date: August 29, 1994, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph G at the end of this notice.
2. Northern Natural Gas Company
[Docket No. CP94-649-000]
Take notice that on July 7, 1994, Northern Natural Gas Company
(Northern), 1111 South 103rd Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68124-1000, filed
in Docket No. CP94-649-000 a request pursuant to Sections 157.205 and
157.212 of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18
CFR 157.205 and 157.212) for authorization to install and operate a new
delivery point to accommodate natural gas deliveries to an industrial
end-user, Heartland Corn Products (Heartland), located in Sibley
County, Minnesota, under Northern's blanket certificate issued in
Docket No. CP82-401-000 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.
It is stated that the projected annual volume of delivery is
estimated to be approximately 414,000 MMBtu with a peak day volume of
1,500 MMBtu. Northern states that the deliveries will serve Heartland's
new ethanol production facility. It is further stated that the volumes
proposed to be delivered to Heartland will be transported pursuant to
Northern's transportation rate schedule and service agreement.
Northern states that this change is not prohibited by an existing
tariff and Northern further avers that it has sufficient capacity to
accomplish the deliveries specified without detriment or disadvantage
to its other customers.
Northern estimates the cost to install the delivery point to be
$102,000 and states that Heartland will reimburse Northern $77,314 for
the cost of those facilities.
Comment date: August 29, 1994, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph G at the end of this notice.
3. Northwest Pipeline Corporation
[Docket No. CP94-652-000]
Take notice that on July 8, 1994, Northwest Pipeline Corporation
(Northwest), 295 Chipeta Way, Salt Lake City, Utah 84158, filed in
Docket No. CP94-652-000 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
certain undersized facilities at the Le Grande Meter Station in Union
County, Oregon, and to construct and operate upgraded 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 change the trim plates in the two existing 2-
inch regulators from 50 percent trim to 100 percent trim and add
electronic flow measurement. Northwest also proposes to replace the
existing 2-inch inlet piping and valves with new 4-inch inlet piping
and associated valves upstream of the regulators to resolve operational
problems that Northwest states it has been having with this meter
station. Northwest states that these changes will increase the maximum
design delivery capacity of this meter station from 6,866 Dth per day
to approximately 8,580 Dth per day at a pressure of 200 psig. It is
stated that these changes are necessary to better accommodate existing
firm maximum daily delivery obligations to the Washington Water Power
Company at this point. Northwest estimates the total cost of the
proposed facility replacements at the Le Grande Meter Station to be
approximately $279,550.
Comment date: August 29, 1994, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph G at the end of this notice.
4. Florida Gas Transmission Company
[Docket No. CP94-648-000]
Take notice that on July 7, 1994, Florida Gas Transmission Company
(FGT), 1400 Smith Street, P.O. Box 1188, Houston, Texas 77251-1188,
filed in Docket No. CP94-648-000 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 an existing
meter station under FGT's blanket certificate issued in Docket No.
CP82-553-000 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.
FGT proposes to upgrade the Cocoa Meter Station located in Brevard
County, Florida by removing the first stage of regulation and replacing
the second stage of regulation. The meter station is used to measure
gas deliveries to City Gas Company of Florida (CGC). FGT states that
the proposed upgrade would not change CGC's certificated levels of
service, nor would CGC's contractual gas quantities be increased.
Therefore, the proposed upgrade would not impact FGT's peak day or
annual deliveries.
Comment date: August 29, 1994, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph G at the end of this notice.
Standard Paragraphs
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. 94-17828 Filed 7-21-94; 8:45 am]
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