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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP94-766-000, et al.]

 

Northern Natural Gas Company, et al.; Natural Gas Certificate 
Filings

September 23, 1994.
    Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
Commission:

1. Northern Natural Gas Company

[Docket No. CP94-766-000]

    Take notice that on September 9, 1994, Northern Natural Gas Company 
(Northern), 1111 South 103rd Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68124-1000, filed 
in Docket No. CP94-766-000 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 five delivery points 
and upgrade one delivery point to accommodate increased natural gas 
deliveries to Peoples Natural Gas Company (Peoples) 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 proposes to install and operate one Town Border Station 
(TBS), four small volume customer taps, and upgrade one TBS and 
appurtenant facilities as delivery points to accommodate increased 
natural gas deliveries to Peoples under Northern's currently effective 
throughput rate schedules. The upgraded and new delivery points will be 
used for commercial and residential end-use by Peoples for redelivery 
to: 1) Bruce Pals (Pals) in Chicago City, Minnesota, Section 2, T37N, 
R21W; 2) Eileen Beninga (Beninga) in Black Hawk City, Iowa, Section 6, 
T88N, R14W; 3) Justin Deutsch (Deutsch) in LeSueur City, Minnesota, 
Section 21, T112N, R23W; 4) Arnie Kubes (Kubes) in LeSueur City, 
Minnesota, Section 4, T112N, R23W; 5) Buccaneer Bay TBS (Buccaneer) in 
Cass City, Nebraska, Section 34, T13N, R13E, and 6) Northrup #1 TBS 
upgrade (Northrup) in Martin City, Minnesota, Section 12, T103N, R31W. 
Northern states that the estimated cost and the proposed peak day and 
annual volumes to be delivered are: 1) Pals $700, 1.5/d and 200/a; 2) 
Beninga $0, 1/d and 140/a; 3) Deutsch $700, .8/d and 280/a; 4) Kubes 
$700, .8/d and 120/a; 5) Buccaneer $48,770, 570/d and 50,455/a, and 6) 
Northrup $31,000, 1376/d and 94,178/a.
    Northern states that deliveries of the estimated total volumes to 
Peoples at these delivery points will be made pursuant to Northern's 
existing transportation service agreements. Northern advises that the 
total volumes to be delivered to the customer after the request do not 
exceed the total volumes authorized prior to the request. Northern 
states it has sufficient capacity for the proposed changes without 
detriment or disadvantage to its other customers.
    Comment date: November 7, 1994, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph G at the end of this notice.

2. Northwest Pipeline Corporation

[Docket No. CP94-784-000]

    Take notice that on September 16, 1994, Northwest Pipeline 
Corporation (Northwest), P.O. Box 58900, Salt Lake City, Utah 84108-
0900, filed in Docket No. CP94-784-000 a request pursuant to Sections 
157.205, 157.216 and 157.211 of the Commission's Regulations under the 
Natural Gas Act for authorization to abandon certain facilities at the 
Twin Falls Meter Station in Twin Falls County, Idaho,1 and to 
construct and operate upgraded replacement facilities at this station, 
under its blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-433-000,2 
all as more fully set forth in the request for authorization on file 
with the Commission and open for public inspection.
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    \1\See, Docket No. G-8934 (14 FPC 157).
    \2\See, 20 FERC 62,412 (1982).
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    Northwest states that upgraded facilities are needed to better 
accommodate its existing firm maximum daily delivery obligations at 
this delivery point to Intermountain Gas Company (Intermountain). 
Northwest proposes to replace four existing 3-inch regulators with four 
new 4-inch regulators, relief valve, new upstream headers, relocate 
filter, replace station by-pass and appurtenances. Northwest states 
that the upgrade will increase the design capacity of the station from 
14,670 Dth per day to approximately 24,600 Dth per day. Northwest 
further states that the total cost of the project is estimated to be 
approximately $289,191. Since this expenditure is necessary to increase 
the design capacity to serve existing maximum daily delivery 
obligation, Northwest will not require any cost reimbursement from 
Intermountain.
    Northwest states that the total volumes to be delivered to the 
customer after the request do not exceed the total volumes authorized 
prior to the request. Northwest holds a blanket transportation 
certificate pursuant to Part 284 of the Commission's Regulations issued 
in Docket No. CP86-578-000.\3\ Northwest states that construction of 
the proposed delivery point is not prohibited by its existing tariff 
and that it has sufficient capacity to deliver the requested gas 
volumes without detriment or disadvantage to it's other customers.
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    \3\See, 42 FERC 61,019 (1988).
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    Comment date: November 7, 1994, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph G at the end of this notice.

3. Koch Gateway Pipeline Company

[No. CP94-790-000]

    Take notice that on September 21, 1994, Koch Gateway Pipeline 
Company (Koch), 600 Travis Street, P.O. Box 1478, Houston, Texas 77251-
1478, filed in Docket No. CP94-790-000 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 a 
two-inch delivery tap to serve Willmut Gas and Oil Company, a local 
distribution company, which will in turn serve Hattiesburg-Laurel 
Regional Airport in Jones County, Mississippi. Koch will install the 
delivery tap for an estimated cost of $4,900 under its blanket 
certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-430-000, pursuant to Section 7(c) 
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.
    Willmut will reimburse Koch for the actual cost of the 
construction. Willmut will construct and own the meter station 
associated with the tap. Koch proposes to deliver up to 50 MMBtu/d 
under its No-Notice Service Rate Schedule. Koch states that it has 
sufficient capacity to render the proposed service without detriment to 
its other existing customers.
    Comment date: November 7, 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. 94-24359 Filed 9-30-94; 8:45 am]
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