[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 187 (Wednesday, September 28, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-24016]


[Federal Register: September 28, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation and NorAm Gas Transmission 
Corporation, et al.; Natural Gas Certificate Filings

September 20, 1994.
    Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
Commission:

1. Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation; NorAm Gas Transmission 
Company

[Docket No. CP94-778-000]

    Take notice that on September 14, 1994, Texas Eastern Transmission 
Corporation (Texas Eastern), 5400 Westheimer Court, Houston, Texas 
77056-5310, and NorAm Gas Transmission Company (NGT), 1600 Smith 
Street, Houston, Texas 77002 (jointly referred to as Applicants), filed 
in Docket No. CP94-778-000 an abbreviated application pursuant to 
Section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act, as amended, and Secs. 157.7 and 
157.18 of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) 
regulations thereunder, for permission and approval to abandon a 
natural gas exchange service, all as more fully set forth in the 
application which is on file with the Commission and open to public 
inspection.
    Applicants state that they propose to abandon an exchange service 
initiated pursuant to an agreement dated November 10, 1975. Applicants 
indicate that the agreement was subsequently amended on July 12, 1976, 
and on March 18, 1980. Applicants further indicate that Texas Eastern 
provides its service under its Rate Schedule X-77, and NGT provides its 
service under its Rate Schedule XE-46, respectively. Applicants further 
state that the service was authorized in Texas Eastern Docket No. CP76-
215, et al. and NGT Docket No. CP76-261, et al., respectively. It is 
indicated that the exchange is provided by and between Applicants at 
various points of interconnection in Shelby, Marion, and Harrison 
Counties, Texas. Applicants aver that the purchase obligations under 
the purchase contracts associated with such exchange service have been 
terminated. Applicants state that they have agreed to the termination 
of the exchange service by letter dated July 15, 1994. It is also 
indicated that no facilities are proposed to be abandoned.
    Comment date: October 11, 1994, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph F at the end of this notice.

2. Southern Natural Gas Company

[Docket No. CP94-785-000]

    Take notice that on September 16, 1994, Southern Natural Gas 
Company (Southern), Post Office Box 2563, Birmingham, Alabama, 35202-
2563 filed in Docket No. CP94-785-000 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 construct and 
operate a new point of delivery in Effingham County, Georgia, under 
Southern's blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-406-000, 
pursuant to Section 7(c) 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.
    Specifically, Southern proposes to construct and operate certain 
measurement and other appurtenant facilities at or near Mile Post 95 on 
its Wrens-Savannah Lines in Effingham County, George in order to 
provide transportation service to Atlanta Gas Light Company (Atlanta) 
so that Atlanta may provide natural gas service for peaking purposes to 
Savannah Electric and Power Company.
    Southern estimates the cost of the proposed facilities to be 
constructed by Southern to be $1,801,209 and it advises that Atlanta 
has agreed to reimburse Southern for the cost of the construction.
    Additionally, Southern states that it will provide service to 
Atlanta at the new deliver point, the AGL-Plant McIntosh, under 
Atlanta's existing Service Agreements with Southern pursuant to 
Southern's Rate Schedules FT and IT. Southern also states that Atlanta 
does not propose to add any transportation demand to its firm service 
as a result of the addition of the delivery point. Southern further 
advises that, because the gas will be delivered primarily in the 
summer, the installation of the proposed facilities will have no 
adverse effect on Southern's ability to provide its peak day or annual 
deliveries.
    Comment date: November 4, 1994, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph G at the end of this notice.

3. Colorado Interstate Gas Company and MIGC, Inc.

[Docket No. CP94-780-000]

    Take notice that on September 15, 1994, Colorado Interstate Gas 
Company (``CIG''), Post Office Box 1087, Colorado Springs, Colorado 
80944, and MIGC, Inc. (``MIGC''), 12200 N. Pecos Street, Denver, 
Colorado 80234, filed a joint abbreviated application pursuant to 
Section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act for an order granting permission 
and approval to abandon the transportation and exchange of natural gas, 
all as more fully set forth in the application which is on file with 
the Commission and open to public inspection.
    CIG and MIGC state that they propose to abandon the Gas 
Transportation and Exchange Agreement (``Agreement'') dated May 28, 
1981, as amended, constituting CIG's Rate Schedule X-48 of its FERC Gas 
Tariff, Original Volume No. 2, and MIGC's Rate Schedule TE-1 of its 
FERC Gas Tariff, First Revised Volume No. 1. These rate schedules 
provide for the transportation and exchange of natural gas supplies 
which are remote from one Party's system, but proximate to the other 
Party's system. CIG and MIGC both have open access certificates and 
operate under Order No. 636. Therefore, the certificate for the above 
transportation and exchange service, previously authorized by the 
Commission (21 FERC 61,203), is no longer required.
    CIG and MIGC further state that they do not propose to abandon any 
facilities as a result of the authorization requested.
    Comment date: October 11, 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. 94-24016 Filed 9-27-94; 8:45 am]
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