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[FR Doc No: 94-18539]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP85-221-033, et al.]

 

Frontier Gas Storage Company, et al.; Natural Gas Certificate 
Filings

July 22, 1994.
    Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
Commission:

1. Frontier Gas Storage Company

[Docket No. CP85-221-033]

    Take notice that on July 19, 1994, Frontier Gas Storage Company 
(Frontier), c/o Reid & Priest, Market Square, 701 Pennsylvania Ave., 
N.W., Washington, D.C. 20004, in compliance with the provisions of the 
Commission's February 13, 1985, Order in Docket No. CP82-487-000 et 
al., submitted an executed Service Agreement under Rate Schedule LVS-1 
providing for the possible sale of 400,000 MMBtu of Frontier's gas 
storage inventory on an ``in place'' basis to Rainbow Gas Company 
(Rainbow).
    Under Subpart (b) of Ordering Paragraph (G) of the Commission's 
February 13, 1985, Order, Frontier is ``authorized to consummate the 
proposed sale in place unless the Commission issues an order within 20 
days after expiration of such notice period either directing that the 
sale not take place and setting it for hearing or permitting the sale 
to go forward and establishing other procedures for resolving the 
matter. Deliveries of gas sold in place shall be made pursuant to a 
schedule to be set forth in an exhibit to the executed service 
agreement.''
    Comment date: August 12, 1994, in accordance with the first 
paragraph of Standard Paragraph F at the end of this notice.

2. Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation

[Docket No. CP94-665-000]

    Take notice that on July 18, 1994, Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line 
Corporation (Transco), Post Office Box 1396, Houston, Texas 77251, 
filed in Docket No. CP94-665-000 a request pursuant to Section 157.205 
of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 
157.205) for authorization to construct and operate a new 
interconnection between its main line and its West Conshohocken Lateral 
in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania,\1\ under Transco'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 which 
is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection.
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    \1\The West Conshohocken Lateral is used by Transco to deliver 
up to 56,000 Mcf of natural gas per day to the distribution system 
of PECO Energy Company.
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    Transco proposes to construct and operate a 6-inch check valve, 
insulating flange assembly and approximately thirty one feet of tie-in 
piping to connect Transco's existing West Conshohocken Lateral to an 
existing tap on Transco's 36-inch Main Line ``C'' in Montgomery County, 
Pennsylvania. Transco states that the West Conshohocken Lateral is tied 
into Main Lines ``A'' and ``B''. The Main Line ``A'' pressures are not 
high enough at this point to maintain adequate delivery pressure into 
the lateral Transco, it is indicated. Transco states that the proposed 
interconnection on Main Line ``C'' would enable Transco to maintain 
adequate delivery pressure into the lateral since Main Line ``C'' is 
operated at a higher pressure than Main Line ``A''.
    Transco states that since it is not proposing to increase the 
quantities of gas delivered to the lateral or alter the authorized firm 
transportation or storage service levels for any customers, the new 
interconnection would have no impact on Transco's peak day and annual 
deliveries. Transco further states that its existing tariff does not 
prohibit the addition of the new interconnection and that it has 
sufficient capacity to provide for the proposed deliveries without any 
detriment or disadvantage to its existing customers.
    Comment date: September 6, 1994, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph G at the end of this notice.

3. Koch Gateway Pipeline Company

[Docket No. CP94-658-000]

    Take notice that on July 13, 1994, Koch Gateway Pipeline Company 
(Koch Gateway), P.O. Box 1478, Houston, Texas 77251-1478, filed in 
Docket No. CP94-658-000 a request pursuant to Sections 157.205 and 
157.211(a)(2) of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act 
(18 CFR 157.205, 157.211) for authorization to construct and operate a 
12-inch tap to provide a delivery point to Cypress Pipeline Company 
(Cypress) 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 install a 12-inch tap and related 
facilities on its Kosciusko 30-inch loop line in Assumption Parish, 
Louisiana. The customer is currently connected to this line. Koch 
Gateway proposes to connect existing metering facilities to its 
Kosciusko 30-inch loop line at the same general location. Koch Gateway 
proposes only to relocate the tap for existing service to an adjacent 
loop line. Koch Gateway states no additional new service is proposed 
and no impact will be seen on its curtailment plan. All construction 
will be within existing and previously disturbed right-of-way. The 
estimated cost is $57,066. Koch Gateway has sufficient capacity to 
render the proposed service without detriment or disadvantage to its 
other existing customers and its tariff doesn't prohibit the proposed 
modification of facilities.
    Koch Gateway states it is authorized to provide service to Cypress 
under its Docket No. ST90-1195 transportation agreement dated August 
19, 1988, pursuant to its blanket certificate in Docket No. CP88-6-000 
and under ITS Rate Schedule.
    Comment date: September 6, 1994, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph G at the end of this notice.

4. Texas Gas Transmission Corporation

[Docket No. CP94-667-000]

    Take notice that on July 19, 1994, Texas Gas Transmission 
Corporation (Texas Gas), 3800 Frederica Street, Owensboro, Kentucky 
42301, filed in Docket No. CP94-667-000 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 expand the 
utilization of an existing point of delivery to Central Illinois Public 
Service Company (CIPS), known as the Cips/Marathon Delivery Point 
(Cips/Marathon), located in Crawford County, Illinois under Texas Gas's 
blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-407-000 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 Gas proposes to expand the utilization of the Cips/Marathon 
delivery point so that Texas Gas can continue to make deliveries of gas 
to CIPS through the Cips/Marathon delivery point, as well as make 
direct deliveries of gas transported by Texas Gas to Marathon Oil 
Company (Marathon), who operates an oil refinery in Robinson, Illinois, 
which is the sole end-user located downstream of the Cips/Marathon 
delivery point.
    Texas Gas states that Marathon recently requested that Texas Gas 
make natural gas deliveries directly to Marathon at the CIPS/Marathon 
delivery point, as well as continue to deliver gas to CIPS at such 
point. Texas Gas states that because it owns the meter station which 
directly interconnects with the facilities of Marathon, direct 
deliveries by Texas Gas to Marathon can be accomplished without the 
construction of any additional facilities by Texas Gas.
    Texas Gas states that the deliveries to Marathon at the CIPS/
Marathon delivery point will initially consist of 24,000 MMBtu per day 
of existing interruptible transportation service and 12,000 MMBtu per 
day of existing firm transportation service. Texas Gas states that such 
services are being provided by Texas Gas pursuant to its blanket 
certificate issued in Docket No. CP88-686-000 and Section 284.223 of 
the Commission's regulations.
    Texas Gas further states that since no incremental firm service is 
proposed through the subject delivery point, such deliveries will have 
no impact on Texas Gas's peak day and annual deliveries.
    Comment date: September 6, 1994, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph G at the end of this notice.

5. Chandeleur Pipe Line Company

[Docket No. CP94-671-000]

    Take notice that on July 20, 1994, Chandeleur Pipe Line Company 
(Chandeleur), P.O. Box 740339, New Orleans, Louisiana 70174-0339, filed 
in Docket No. CP94-671-000 a request pursuant to Sections 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 certain lateral 
lines and related facilities under Chandeleur's blanket certificate 
issued in Docket No. CP89-929-000 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.
    Chandeleur proposes to abandon lateral lines and related 
facilities, located within the Pascagoula, Mississippi refinery-
chemical complex of Chandeleur's affiliates, Chevron U.S.A. Products 
Company and Chevron Chemical Company (Chevron). Chandeleur proposes to 
accomplish this abandonment by transferring ownership of these 
facilities to Chevron. Chandeleur states that these lines were 
authorized by certificates issued in Docket Nos. CP64-37, 30 FPC 1515 
(1963), as amended in 36 FPC 492 (1966) and 38 FPC 759 (1967), CP69-76, 
42 FPC 20 (1969), and CP86-687-000, 39 FERC  62,041 (1987). Chandeleur 
also states that these facilities were only used to provide service for 
Chevron and Mississippi Power Company. Chandeleur states that 
Mississippi Power Company consents to the proposed abandonment.
    Comment date: September 6, 1994, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph G at the end of this notice.

6. NorAm Gas Transmission Company

[Docket No. CP94-677-000]

    Take notice that on July 21, 1994, NorAm Gas Transmission Company 
(NGT), 1600 Smith Street, Houston, Texas 77002, filed in Docket No. 
CP94-677-000 an application pursuant to Sections 7(b) and 7(c) of the 
Natural Gas Act for permission and approval to abandon certain 
facilities and for a certificate to construct and operate certain 
facilities, all as more fully set forth in the application on file with 
the Commission and open to public inspection.
    NGT proposes to upgrade an existing regulator and to abandon a 
related inactive 6-inch dual-run meter station,2 both of which 
sites are located in Clark County, Arkansas. NGT would (1) replace an 
existing 1-inch 630 Fisher regulator with a 1-inch 399 Fisher regulator 
on its transmission Line L at the point where NGT's 3-inch Line AM-173 
interconnects with Line L in Section 17, Township 9 South, Range 20 
West, (pipeline station 2833+24) and (2) abandon an inactive 6-inch 
dual-run meter station and a first cut regulator and relief valve at an 
existing delivery tap to Arkansas Louisiana Gas Company (ALG) on NGT's 
Line AM-173 located in Section 16, Township 9 South, Range 20 West 
(pipeline station 38+87). NGT states that the proposed activities are 
necessary to accommodate increased deliveries of natural gas to 
International Paper Company (IPC), an existing industrial customer of 
ALG. NGT explains that the increased volumes are due to the 
modification and expansion of IPC's plywood plant at Gurdon, Arkansas. 
NGT estimates that the future volumes of gas to be delivered to IPC 
would be approximately 2,500 Mcf on a peak day and 365,000 Mcf 
annually, and states these volumes are within ALG's certificated 
entitlements.
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    \2\NGT advises that the dual 6-inch meter station was originally 
installed in 1966 under the certificate issued in Docket No. CP66-
337-000 (36 FPC 19 (1966)) when Line AM-173 was constructed to 
deliver gas to a plywood company owned by Arkla, Inc., subsequently 
acquired by International Paper Company; the 6-inch meter station 
has been inactive for a number of years; the station was replaced by 
a 2-inch meter station owned and operated by Arkansas Louisiana Gas 
Company, currently active.
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    Comment date: August 12, 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, D.C. 
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. 94-18539 Filed 7-28-94; 8:45 am]
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