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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP94-679-000, et al.]

 

Great Lakes Gas Transmission Limited Partnership, et al.; Natural 
Gas Certificate Filings

August 26, 1994.
    Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
Commission:

1. Great Lakes Gas Transmission Limited Partnership

[Docket No. CP94-679-000]

    Take notice that on July 22, 1994, as supplemented on August 23, 
1994, Great Lakes Gas Transmission Limited Partnership (Great Lakes) 
One Woodward Avenue, Suite 1600, Detroit, Michigan 48226, filed in 
Docket No. CP94-679-000 an application pursuant to Section 7(c) of the 
Natural Gas Act for a certificate of public convenience and necessity 
authorizing it to construct a meter station and line tap to provide new 
natural gas transportation service for the account of Northwest Natural 
Gas of Cass County, Inc. (Northwest Natural), all as more fully set 
forth in the application which is on file with the Commission and open 
to public inspection.
    Great Lakes states that it will provide up to 500 Mcf per day of 
firm transportation service, pursuant to Rate Schedule FT of Great 
Lakes' FERC Gas Tariff, Second Revised Volume No. 1, for the account of 
Northwest Natural between and through the new meter station and line 
tap, and its existing Carlton, Minnesota, meter station, both of which 
are located in Great Lakes' Western Zone.
    Great Lakes states that the proposed new meter station and line tap 
will be constructed adjacent to its main line near the City of Cass, 
Minnesota. Great Lakes contends that Northwest Natural will utilize 
Great Lakes' service in connection with providing new natural gas 
service to the City of Cass Lake, displacing liquid propane and fuel 
oil service. In this regard, Great Lakes requests an advance 
determination that the related facility costs may be recovered on a 
system-wide basis, so as to charge Northwest Natural its applicable 
Part 284 rates under Rate Schedule FT. Absent this determination, Great 
Lakes submits that Northwest Natural will not be able to economically 
convert liquid propane and fuel oil users to natural gas service. 
Accordingly, Great Lakes requests that its application be deemed 
withdrawn if such advance rate determination is not obtained.
    Comment date: September 16, 1994, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph F at the end of this notice.

2. CNG Transmission Corporation

[Docket No. CP94-731-000]

    Take notice that on August 23, 1994, CNG Transmission Corporation 
(CNG) 445 West Main Street, Clarksburg, West Virginia 26301, filed in 
Docket No. CP94-731-000 a request pursuant to Section 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 construct and operate a 
new ``transportation'' tap and appurtenant facilities, in Onondaga 
County, New York to serve as an additional delivery point to New York 
State Electric and Gas Corporation (NYSEG), a combination gas and 
electric local distribution company in New York. The new delivery point 
or M & R station will be known as the Old Seneca Turnpike Connection. 
CNG is requesting this authorization under its blanket certificate 
issued in Docket No. CP82-537-000 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.
    CNG states that NYSEG is the local distribution system that serves 
the Town of Marcellus and that NYSEG receives its entire gas supply to 
serve the Town of Marcellus from an existing CNG delivery point known 
as the Marcellus Connection. CNG further states that in recent years, 
during the winter season, NYSEG has experienced extremely low pipeline 
pressure immediately after electrical power outages, which affect the 
reliability of NYSEG's natural gas service in the Marcellus vicinity. 
It is stated that this happens because of the high demand for gas by 
residential consumers when the electric system comes back on line, and 
gas furnaces kick back on. It is further stated that to mitigate the 
low pipeline pressure, NYSEG has to bring it's electric system in 
Marcellus back on line slowly, in sections, thus prolonging the power 
and heat outages on the Marcellus distribution system.
    CNG also states that NYSEG's low pipeline pressure will be 
mitigated, without having to restore electric power in a way that 
prolongs power and heat outages, by the construction and operation of 
CNG's new, additional delivery point to NYSEG.
    Further, CNG states that in addition to reinforcing NYSEG's 
existing system serving Marcellus, CNG's new meter and regulating 
station will support the growth that NYSEG is experiencing in this 
area. Current peak-hour requirements on NYSEG's Marcellus system are 
117 Dt per hour. It is stated that the current maximum (without CNG's 
new additional delivery point) that NYSEG can deliver on a peak-hour 
basis is 123.7 Dt per hour.
    CNG states further that it needs to construct only minimal 
facilities, to provide NYSEG with an additional delivery point, 
consisting of a two-inch tap, measurement and regulation station, and 
approximately 200 feet of two-inch connecting line off of CNG's TL-460 
pipeline system in the Town of Skaneateles, Onondaga County, New York. 
CNG estimates the maximum design capacity of the two inch tap and M & R 
station to be 2.8 MMcf per day.
    CNG stated that it will transport quantities to NYSEG under 
existing transportation arrangements with NYSEG. CNG further states 
that it has sufficient system delivery capacity to deliver the existing 
contract quantities without disadvantaging its existing customers, 
either sales or transportation.
    CNG estimates that it will cost approximately $338,263 to construct 
the proposed facilities, but states that the cost will be fully 
reimbursed by NYSEG.
    Comment date: October 11, 1994, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph G at the end of this notice.

3. Northern Natural Gas Company

[Docket No. CP94-733-000]

    Take notice that on August 23, 1994, Northern Natural Gas Company 
(Northern), 1111 South 103rd Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68124-1000, filed 
in Docket No. CP94-733-000 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 install and operate two new 
delivery points to accommodate natural gas deliveries to Wisconsin Gas 
Company (Wisconsin Gas) 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.
    Northern states that it requests authority to install and operate 
two new delivery points to accommodate natural gas deliveries pursuant 
to existing service agreements between Northern and Wisconsin Gas. 
Northern states that Wisconsin Gas has requested two new delivery 
points from Northern (the Monroe, Wisconsin and Mount Hope, Wisconsin 
town border stations) so they may serve the Chalet Cheese Co-op in 
Green County, Wisconsin and the communities of Mount Hope, Patch Grove, 
Bloomington, Cassville, Beetown and Glen Haven, Wisconsin.
    Northern also states the total volume proposed to be delivered to 
Wisconsin Gas at the Monroe, Wisconsin and Mount Hope, Wisconsin town 
border stations is expected to result in an increase in Northern's peak 
day deliveries of 2,026 Mcf per day and 165,918 on an annual basis.
    Northern states that the estimated cost to install the Monroe, 
Wisconsin town border station is $10,600 and to install the Mount Hope, 
Wisconsin town border station is $63,922.
    In addition, Northern states that it has sufficient capacity to 
accommodate its proposal without detriment or disadvantage to 
Northern's other customers.
    Northern further states that a copy of their filing has been mailed 
to each of the affected state commissions.
    Comment date: October 11, 1994, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph G at the end of this notice.

4. Williams Natural Gas Company

[Docket No. CP94-734-000]

    Take notice that on August 23, 1994, Williams Natural Gas Company 
(WNG) P.O. Box 3288, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74101, filed in Docket No. CP94-
734-000 a request pursuant to Sections 157.205 and 157.216(b) of the 
Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205 and 
157.216(b)) for authorization to reclaim measuring and appurtenant 
facilities originally installed in 1953 to make a direct sale of 
natural gas to Zinc Corporation of America (ZCA), to abandon the 
transportation of gas for direct sale to ZCA, and to reclaim measuring 
and appurtenant facilities originally installed in 1984 to receive 
transportation gas from ZCA, under WNG's blanket certificate issued in 
Docket No. CP83-479-000, pursuant to Section 7(b) 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 states that the facilities originally installed to make a 
direct sale to ZCA are located in Section 3, Township 26 North, Range 
12 East, Osage County, Oklahoma. WNG reports that ZCA's plant was 
partially shutdown in 1993 and ZCA has now informed WNG that the plant 
will be permanently idled. WNG further states that the facilities 
installed to receive transportation gas from ZCA are located in Section 
34, Township 26 South, Range 11 East, Osage County, Oklahoma and no gas 
has been received through the facilities since 1988. WNG also states 
that the total cost to reclaim the facilities at both locations is 
estimated to be approximately $2,110 with an estimated salvage value of 
$3,212.
    Comment date: October 11, 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. 94-21682 Filed 8-31-94; 8:45 am]
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