[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 195 (Tuesday, October 11, 1994)]
[Unknown Section]
[Page 0]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-24965]


[[Page Unknown]]

[Federal Register: October 11, 1994]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP94-814-000, et al.]

 

Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation et al.; Natural Gas 
Certificate Filings

October 3, 1994.
    Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
Commission:

1. Columbia Gas Transmission Corp. Columbia Gulf Transmission Co.

[Docket No. CP94-814-000]

    Take notice that on September 28, 1994, Columbia Gas Transmission 
Corporation (Columbia Gas), P.O. Box 1273, Charleston, West Virginia, 
25325-1273 and Columbia Gulf Transmission Company (Columbia Gulf), P.O. 
Box 683, Houston, Texas, 77001, filed a joint application pursuant to 
Section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act requesting authority to abandon an 
exchange service provided by Columbia Gas and Columbia Gulf for Gulf 
Oil Corporation (Gulf) performed under Columbia Gas' Rate Schedule X-85 
and Columbia Gulf's Rate Schedule X-63, all as more fully set forth in 
the application which is on file with the Commission and open to public 
inspection.
    The exchange service was authorized in Docket No. CP79-97-000 which 
approved the agreement that Columbia Gas and Columbia Gulf would 
receive up to 15,000 Mcf/d from Gulf's reserves at Eugene Island Area 
at Platform Nos. 331-A, 313-A, 314-A, and 314-B, offshore Louisiana. 
Columbia Gas and Columbia Gulf would then deliver equivalent volumes of 
gas at West Cameron Block 245, offshore Louisiana, into a pipeline 
owned jointly by Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation, Northern 
Natural Gas Company, and Transcontinental Gas PipeLine Corporation. The 
exchange was on a gas-for-gas basis. On July 6, 1993, Columbia Gas 
notified Columbia Gulf and Gulf of its cancellation of the exchange 
service to be effective July 6, 1994. The agreement between Columbia 
Gas, Columbia Gulf, and Gulf provided for a five-year primary term 
continuing from year-to-year thereafter, unless canceled by either 
party by at least one year's prior written notice. Columbia Gas has 
terminated its gas purchase contracts, and states that the exchange is 
no longer required, gas last flowed in January 1983.
    Comment date: October 24, 1994, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph F at the end of this notice.

2. Koch Gateway Pipeline Co.

[Docket No. CP94-815-000]

    Take notice that on September 29, 1994, Koch Gateway Pipeline 
Company (Koch), P.O. Box 1478, Houston, Texas 77251-1478, filed in 
Docket No. CP94-815-000 a request pursuant to Section 157.205 of the 
Commission's Regulations to operate an existing delivery point 
facilities initially constructed under Section 311(a) of the Natural 
Gas Policy Act of 1978 (NGPA) for Entex, Inc. (Entex), a local 
distribution company, under Koch'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 on file with the Commission and 
open to public inspection.
    Koch proposes to operate a two-inch tap on Koch's 4-inch Jasper 
Line in Jasper County, Texas to provide service for Entex under its 
Part 284, Subpart G blanket transportation certificate issued in Docket 
No. CP88-6-000. Koch indicates that it constructed these facilities for 
Entex under Section 311 (a) of the NGPA. Koch states that Entex 
reimbursed Koch approximately $3,446 for the total cost of the 
construction of the tap which connects to measuring and regulating 
equipment owned and operated by Entex.
    Koch states that Entex proposes to add this delivery point to its 
existing firm transportation agreement with Koch. Koch indicates that 
Entex estimates its peak day requirement at this delivery point would 
be 200 MMBtu. Koch states that these facilities would not have an 
impact on Koch's curtailment plan since the proposed firm service is 
for a minor peak day requirement and the level of firm service would 
remain within the certificated entitlement of service. Koch states that 
it has sufficient capacity to render the proposed service without 
detriment or disadvantage to its other existing customers and that its 
tariff does not prohibit the proposed modification of facilities.
    Comment date: November 17, 1994, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph G at the end of this notice.

3. El Paso Natural Gas Co.

[Docket No. CP94-819-000]

    Take notice that on September 29, 1994, El Paso Natural Gas Company 
(El Paso), Post Office Box 1492, El Paso, Texas 79978, filed in Docket 
No. CP94-819-000 a request pursuant to Sections 157.205(b) and 157.212 
of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 
157.205(b) and 157.212) for authorization to establish a delivery point 
in Maricopa County, Arizona, for firm transportation and delivery of 
natural gas to Southwest Gas Corporation (Southwest), under El Paso's 
blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-435-000 pursuant to 
Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act, all as more fully set forth in the 
request on file with the Commission and open to public inspection.
    El Paso states that it provides firm transportation service for 
Southwest pursuant to the terms and conditions of a transportation 
service agreement dated August 9, 1991, (TSA). The TSA provides for the 
firm transportation of Southwest's full requirements of natural gas to 
consumers situated within the State of Arizona.
    It is further stated that the gas quantity that El Paso proposes to 
deliver to Southwest at the delivery point is 983,200 Mcf annually, 
2,694 Mcf per day, and 983,200 Mcf peak day.
    El Paso states that establishment of the proposed delivery point is 
not prohibited by El Paso's existing tariff. El Paso further states 
that it has sufficient capacity to accomplish the deliveries of the 
requested gas volumes without detriment or disadvantage to El Paso's 
customers.
    Accordingly, El Paso requests authorization to establish the 67th 
Avenue Tap as a delivery point at approximately milepost 3.75 on its 
North Phoenix Line in Maricopa County, Arizona.
    Comment date: November 17, 1994, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph G at the end of this notice.

4. Texas Gas Transmission Corp.

[Docket No. CP94-821-000]

    Take notice that on September 29, 1994, Texas Gas Transmission 
Corporation (Applicant), P.O. Box 1160, Owensboro, Kentucky 42302, 
filed in Docket No. CP94-821-000 for approval under Section 157.205 to 
construct and operate a delivery point in Henderson County, Kentucky.
    Applicant proposes to construct and operate a 3'' meter station on 
its Spencer Chemical 6'' pipeline in Henderson County, Kentucky. The 
delivery point will connect with Henderson Municipal Gas Department 
(Henderson). Applicant will be able to deliver a maximum of 2,400 MMBtu 
per day to Henderson at this point. Henderson will serve the new 
delivery point with gas moved under its FT and NNS agreements with 
applicant and does not require an increase in existing contract 
quantities to serve this new delivery point. Applicant states that the 
proposed delivery point will allow Henderson to meet increased load 
growth in the area.
    Applicant will obtain a new right-of-way in connection with this 
construction and will enlarge an existing meter lot to approximately 40 
feet by 60 feet in order to accommodate this meter station. Texas Gas 
is in the process of obtaining the environmental and cultural clearance 
required by Section 157.206(d) of the Commission's Regulations.
    Comment date: November 17, 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 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. 94-24965 Filed 10-7-94; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P