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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP93-434-001, et al.]

 

NorAm Gas Transmission Company, et al.; Natural Gas Certificate 
Filings

July 27, 1994.
    Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
Commission:

1. NorAm Gas Transmission Company

[Docket No. CP93-434-001]

    Take notice that on July 22, 1994, NorAm Gas Transmission Company 
(NGT), formerly Arkla Energy Resources Company, 1600 Smith Street, 
Houston, Texas 77002, filed in Docket No. CP93-434-001 an amendment to 
its original application seeking abandonment authority required for NGT 
to effect the sale and transfer to UtiliCorp United, Inc. (UtiliCorp) 
of certain existing natural gas transmission lines, together with 
equipment and facilities pertinent thereto, located in the State of 
Kansas and services provided by means therefore, all as more fully set 
forth in the application which is on file with the Commission and open 
to public inspection.
    NGT states that on June 7, 1993, it filed an application in this 
docket seeking permission and approval to abandon by sale to UtiliCorp 
all NGT jurisdictional facilities located in the State of Kansas in 
order to implement the Acquisition Agreement executed May 7, 1993. It 
is stated that under the Acquisition Agreement, NGT and NorAm agreed to 
sell and transfer to UtiliCorp both those local distribution facilities 
located in Kansas and currently owned and operated by NorAm's Arkansas 
Louisiana Gas Company (ALG) distribution division, as well as NGT's 
jurisdictional transmission facilities. It is stated that the 
transferred facilities would then be operated by UtiliCorp's division, 
Peoples Natural Gas (PNG), as distribution utility facilities, with PNG 
continuing to provide retail services to ALG's customer's and offering 
transportation or other substitute services to NGT's current customers. 
In connection therewith, NGT states that the proposed abandonment 
contemplated the agreement by NGT and PNG to enter into a Capacity 
Lease Agreement affecting a portion of the facilities to be transferred 
pursuant to which NGT would continue to provide services to the City of 
Winfield, Kansas for the remainder of the term of the then current 
service agreement between NGT and Winfield.
    It is stated that Winfield protested the application and requested 
a hearing, raising concerns with respect to continuation of the 
jurisdictional service to Winfield following the expiration of the 
Capacity Lease and as to the jurisdictional status of the arrangement. 
NGT states that it and PNG have engaged in discussions to resolve 
Winfield's concerns and those presented by the Commission staff at the 
May 19, 1994, technical conference convened in this proceeding. It is 
stated that those negotiations have resulted in the agreement in 
principle of NGT, NorAm and UtiliCorp to amend the Acquisition 
Agreement.
    NGT states that the primary purpose of the amendment will be to 
delete certain facilities from the list of facilities to be conveyed to 
UtiliCorp and to delete the Capacity Lease from the arrangement. It is 
stated that the deleted facilities, which are more particularly 
described in the amended application, will be retained by NGT, allowing 
it to continue to provide direct transportation service to the City of 
Winfield, Kansas.
    Comment date: August 17, 1994, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph F at the end of this notice.

2. Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation

[Docket No. CP94-6-001]

    Take notice that on July 21, 1994, Texas Eastern Transmission 
Corporation (Texas Eastern), 5400 Westheimer Court, Houston, Texas 
77056-5310, filed in Docket No. CP94-6-001 an amendment (Amendment) to 
its original application filed in the captioned proceeding on October 
1, 1993, pursuant to Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act for a 
certificate of public convenience and necessity authorizing the 
installation of incremental pipeline and compression facilities 
necessary for Texas Eastern to render an incremental firm 
transportation service for CNG Transmission Corporation (CNG). Texas 
Eastern states that it filed the Amendment to revise the proposed 
facilities necessary to render the service for CNG and to revise the 
proposed initial rates to be charged for the incremental service for 
CNG, all as more fully set forth in the application which is on file 
with the Commission and open to public inspection.
    Texas Eastern states that the revised initial rate is the result of 
an increase requested by CNG and agreed to by Texas Eastern in the 
quantities on gas to be transported for CNG and the facility changes.
    In the original application, Texas Eastern proposed to construct 
and operate certain replacement pipeline and compression facilities to 
increase its mainline transmission capacity between the existing 
interconnection with CNG at the Crayne Farm meter station, in 
Waynesburg County, Pennsylvania, and the existing interconnection of 
Texas Eastern's system with CNG's Line PL-1, near the Chambersburg 
Compressor Station in Chambersburg County, Pennsylvania. Texas Eastern 
proposed to provide an incremental 100,000 Dekatherms per day (Dth/d) 
of transportation capacity for CNG. Texas Eastern states that CNG 
proposed to utilize this capacity to render firm transportation service 
for CNG customers served off of CNG's PL-1 Line.\1\
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    \1\On November 18, 1993, in Docket No. CP94-89-000, CNG filed a 
related application describing the services it proposes to render 
for the CNG Customers.
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    Instead of the facilities additions set forth in Section V of the 
original application, Texas Eastern requests authorization to:
    (a) Install, own and operate a 6,500 horsepower compressor addition 
at Texas Eastern's existing compressor station at Uniontown, in Greene 
County, Pennsylvania;
    (b) Construct, install, own and operate 9.71 miles of 36-inch 
replacement pipeline on Texas-Eastern's Line No. 1 between the existing 
Uniontown and Bedford Compressor Stations in Fayette County 
Pennsylvania;\2\
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    \2\Texas Eastern states that the first 2.04 miles of replacement 
pipeline were previously authorized in Texas Eastern's ITP Project 
in Docket No. CP92-184-000, et al. on July 16, 1993. However, it is 
stated that due to a change in the market requirements, such 
facilities are no longer required for the project, and Texas Eastern 
will file an amendment to its ITP Project to reflect the changes to 
the ITP facilities.
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    (c) Construct, install, own and operate 4.22 miles of 36-inch 
replacement pipeline on Texas Eastern's Line No. 1 between the existing 
Bedford and Chambersburg Compressor Stations in Bedford County, 
Pennsylvania; and
    (d) Charge an incremental reservation rate of $7.343 per Dth, as a 
NGA section 7(c) initial rate separately stated as part of Texas 
Eastern's Part 284 FT-1 Rate Schedule.
    Texas Eastern submits that the Amendment reflects the increase in 
firm transportation service to CNG from an MDQ of 100,000 Dth/d to 
105,000 Dth/d, and the changed location and quantity of replacement 
pipeline necessary to provide the corresponding increase in firm 
capacity for CNG. Texas Eastern states that CNG has informed it that 
CNG intends to notify the Commission in the near future that CNG 
intends to render 105,000 Dth/d of firm downstream transportation 
service for the CNG customers.
    Texas Eastern proposes to build the facilities in order to provide 
the incremental 105,000 Dth/d capacity required to render such service. 
The facilities proposed will be ready for service by November 1, 1995. 
It is estimated that the total capital costs of the proposed 
compression and pipeline facilities in 1995 dollars, is $39,899,000.
    For the Part 284 service to be rendered to CNG pursuant to Texas 
Eastern's existing Rate Schedule FT-1 using the new capacity 
contemplated in the application, Texas Eastern proposes to charge CNG, 
as a NGA section 7 initial charge, an incremental Reservation Charge 
separately stated as part of Texas Eastern's Part 284 Rate Schedule FT-
1 rates. Based upon the annual cost of the proposed facility additions, 
Texas Eastern proposes an initial monthly Reservation Charge of $7.343 
per Dth/d for the firm incremental transportation services beginning 
November 1, 1995.
    Comment date: August 17, 1994, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph F at the end of this notice.

3. Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation

[Docket No. CP94-675-000]

    Take notice that on July 21, 1994, Columbia Gas Transmission 
Corporation (Columbia), 1700 MacCorkle Avenue, S.E., Charleston, West 
Virginia 25314, filed in Docket No. CP94-675-000 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: (1) 
reassign quantities of gas to be delivered at Virginia Natural Gas 
Company (VNG) delivery points3, and (2) construct and operate 
various appurtenant facilities along Columbia's transmission pipeline 
system to accommodate the delivery shifts, under Columbia's blanket 
certificate issued in Docket No. CP83-76-000 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.
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    \3\Proposed reassignment: (a) 33,475 Dekatherms per day (Dth/d) 
from two VNG delivery taps located in Newport News and James City 
County, Virginia to VNG's Norfolk delivery tap located in 
Chesapeake, Virginia, and (b) 15,000 Dth/d from Newport News No. 2 
Gate Station to Newport News No. 1 Gate Station.
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    Columbia proposes to perform the reassignment of deliveries without 
affecting any of its other customers since Columbia has sufficient 
capacity on its existing pipeline system to accomplish the task. The 
total volumes to be delivered do not exceed the total volumes 
authorized prior to the request. However, due to current operational 
restrictions, the following appurtenant facility modifications, 
normally done pursuant to Section 2.55(a) of the General Policy, must 
be made to accommodate the reassignment and subsequent station Maximum 
Daily Delivery Obligation (MDDO) changes.

--Revamp the Measuring Station No. 802750, located on the discharge 
side of the Bickers Compressor Station in Greene County, Virginia.
--Replace the regulator inlet piping to Goochland Measurement and 
Regulation Station No. 831076 in Goochland County, Virginia.
--Install regulation on Line VM-107 at Mainline Valve No. 8 in 
Goochland County, Virginia.
--Install regulation from Line VM-108 to Line VM-107 at Mainline Valve 
No. 12 in Chesterfield County, Virginia.
--Replace a 3-inch regulator setting with a 6-inch regulator setting at 
Petersburg regulator Station in Prince George county, Virginia.
--Replace a 6-inch regulator setting with a 4-inch regulator setting at 
Newport News No. 2 Measurement and Regulation Station in James City 
County, Virginia.

    The estimated cost of the appurtenant facility modification is 
$1,897,500, including the ``gross-up'' due to taxes. VNG will reimburse 
Columbia 100% for the construction. The anticipated in-service date for 
the modification and subsequent reassignment of deliveries is November 
1, 1994. Columbia says that it will comply with all of the 
environmental requirements of Sections 157.206(d) prior to the 
construction of any facilities.
    Comment date: September 12, 1994, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph G at the end of this notice.

4. Transwestern Pipeline Company

[Docket No. CP94-676-000]

    Take notice that on July 21, 1994, Transwestern Pipeline Company 
(Transwestern), 1400 Smith Street, Houston, Texas 77002, filed in 
Docket No. CP94-676-000 a request pursuant to Sections 157.205 and 
157.211 of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 
CFR 157.205 and 157.211) for authorization to install and operate a tap 
and valve at a new point of delivery, for the transportation of natural 
gas to the Sid Richardson Gasoline Co. (Sid Richardson) located in 
Winkler County, Texas, under Transwestern's blanket certificate issued 
in Docket No. CP82-534-000 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.
    Transwestern is proposing to transport up to 700 Mcf of natural gas 
per day to Sid Richardson on an interruptible basis, under 
Transwestern's Rate Schedule ITS-1. It is stated that Sid Richardson is 
a producer, who proposes to use the gas as fuel for a compressor unit 
it owns. It is further stated that Transwestern will transport the fuel 
gas to Sid Richardson pursuant to Transwestern's blanket transportation 
authority granted in Docket No. CP88-133-000 and Section 284.223 of the 
Commission's Regulations.
    Transwestern estimated the cost of the proposed facilities to be 
approximately $10,700. It is stated that Sid Richardson will reimburse 
Transwestern for the cost of the facilities.
     Comment date: September 12, 1994, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph G at the end of this notice.

5. Algonquin Gas Transmission Corporation

[Docket No. CP94-684-000]

    Take notice that on July 26, 1994, Algonquin Gas Transmission 
Corporation (Algonquin), 1284 Soldiers Field Road, Boston, 
Massachusetts 02135, filed in Docket No. CP94-684-000 a request 
pursuant to Sections 157.205, 157.212, and 157.216 of the Commission's 
Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205, 157.212 and 
157.216) for authorization to construct and operate facilities at three 
existing metering and regulating stations to increase the capacity for 
deliveries at those stations to Consolidated Edison Company of New 
York, Inc. (Con Ed) and to abandon the facilities that are replaced by 
the new facilities, under the blanket certificate issued in Docket No. 
CP87-317-000, pursuant to Sections 7(c) and 7(b) 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.
    It is stated that Con Ed is a shipper under several of Algonquin's 
rate schedules, and has requested increased delivery capacity at three 
existing points of interconnection between Con Ed and Algonquin for 
deliveries under Algonquin's tariff. Algonquin states that Con Ed has 
requested the construction of appurtenant facilities at existing meter 
stations in Peekskill, Cortlandt, and Yorktown, New York. It is 
indicated that the construction will involve changes to regulators, 
meter run headers, meter tubes, heater piping, relief valves, and 
station instrumentation. Algonquin states that these facility changes 
will allow increased maximum daily deliveries at the Peekskill Station 
from 15,937 million to 19,364 million Btu, at the Cortlandt Station 
from 3,562 million Btu to 4,002 million Btu, and at the Yorktown 
Station from 3,562 million Btu to 19,434 million Btu. Algonquin 
estimates that the facility changes will cost $427,600, which will be 
reimbursed by Con Ed upon the two parties finalizing an appropriate 
agreement.
    Algonquin states that it has sufficient system delivery flexibility 
to accomplish these deliveries without detriment or disadvantage to its 
other customers. It is also indicated that Algonquin's tariff permits 
Algonquin, at its option and with the customer's consent, to add 
facilities and to be reimbursed by the customer for the cost of those 
facilities.
    Comment date: September 12, 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, 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 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. 94-19016 Filed 8-3-94; 8:45 am]
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