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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP94-797-000, et al.]

 

Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America and Northern Natural Gas 
Company, et al. Natural Gas Certificate Filings

October 4, 1994.
    Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
Commission:

1. Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America Northern Natural Gas 
Company

[Docket No. CP94-797-000]

    Take notice that on September 23, 1994, Natural Gas Pipeline 
Company of America (Natural), 701 East 22nd Street, Lombard, Illinois 
60148, and Northern Natural Gas Company (Northern), 1111 South 103rd 
Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68124 filed in Docket No. CP94-797-000 a joint 
application pursuant to Section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act for 
permission and approval to abandon three exchanges located in Iowa, 
Texas and Oklahoma which were authorized in Docket Nos. G-1994, CP74-
134, CP74-145, CP76-12, and CP76-273, all as more fully set forth in 
the application on file with the Commission and open to public 
inspection.

    Natural and Northern propose to:

(1) abandon an exchange under Natural's Rate Schedule X-6 and 
Northern's X-1 jointly authorized in Docket No. G-1994;
(2) abandon an exchange under Natural's Rate Schedule X-43 and 
Northern's X-38 authorized in Natural's Docket No. CP74-134, as 
amended, and Northern's CP74-145, as amended, and
(3) abandon an exchange under Natural's Rate Schedule X-70 and 
Northern's X-56 authorized in Natural's Docket No. CP76-273 and 
Northern's CP76-12.

    Natural and Northern state that the gas exchange agreement was 
dated July 22, 1954 for Rate Schedules X-6 and X-1; June 29, 1973, as 
amended, for Rate Schedules X-43 and X-38; and, March 11, 1974 for Rate 
Schedules X-70 and X-56.
    Natural and Northern state that by termination agreements dated 
August 17, 1994, April 29, 1994 and April 21, 1994, they have agreed to 
terminate the 1954 Agreement, the 1973 Agreement, as amended, and the 
1974 Agreement, respectively, as of May 1, 1994.
    Comment date: October 25, 1994, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph F at the end of this notice.

2. Northwest Pipeline Corporation

[Docket No. CP94-812-000]

    Take notice that on September 28, 1994, Northwest Pipeline 
Corporation (Northwest), 295 Chipeta Way, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84108, 
filed the above-referenced abbreviated application, pursuant to Section 
7(c) of the Natural Gas Act, requesting that the Commission issue an 
order amending the March 21, 1991 certificate of public convenience and 
necessity, in Docket No. CP89-1525, et al., to authorize Northwest to 
utilize, as needed, all available working gas capacity, on an 
interruptible basis, at the Jackson Prairie Storage Project (Jackson 
Prairie), in order to operationally balance transportation services on 
Northwest's system.
    The March 21, 1991, certificate only authorized Northwest to use up 
to one Bcf of the available storage working gas capacity at Jackson 
Prairie for system balancing. Northwest requests that this one Bcf 
limitation be lifted, on the basis that increased flexibility in the 
use of Jackson Prairie's storage capacity is needed to maintain the 
integrity of its system in the open-access transportation, post-Order 
No. 636 restructuring, environment.
    Comment date: October 25, 1994, in accordance with the first 
paragraph of Standard Paragraph F at the end of this notice.

3. Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation

[Docket No. CP94-822-000]

    Take notice that on September 30, 1994, Columbia Gas Transmission 
Corporation (Columbia), 1700 MacCorkle Avenue, S.E., Charleston, West 
Virginia 25314, filed in Docket No. CP94-822-000 a request pursuant to 
Sections 157.205 and 157.211 of the Commission's Regulations under the 
Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205, 157.211) for authorization to 
construct and operate an additional point of delivery for interruptible 
transportation service to Gasco Distribution Systems, Inc. (Gasco) in 
Morgan County, Ohio, 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.
    Columbia proposes to establish a new point of delivery to Gasco at 
a location where it currently receives volumes from Gasco. Columbia 
states that it will deliver up to 100 dekatherms per day, 36,500 
annually, to Gasco at the new point. Columbia further states that the 
new point has been requested by Gasco for interruptible transportation 
service for residential and commercial use. Columbia states that the 
quantities to be provided through the new point will be provided on an 
interruptible basis, and therefore, will have no impact on Columbia's 
existing design day and annual obligations to its customers. In 
addition, Columbia states that the estimated cost to establish the new 
point of delivery will be $15,778, which Gasco has agreed to reimburse 
Columbia for the total cost, plus any gross-up for tax purposes.
    Comment date: November 18, 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. 94-25179 Filed 10-11-94; 8:45 am]
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