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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY#
[Docket No. CP94-799-000, et al.]

 

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

October 7, 1994.
    Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
Commission:

1. Texas Gas Transmission Corp.

[Docket No. CP94-799-000]

    Take notice that on September 23, 1994, Texas Gas Transmission 
Corporation (Texas Gas), 3800 Frederica Street, Owensboro, Kentucky 
42301, filed in Docket No. CP94-799-000 a request pursuant to 
Secs. 157.205 and 157.212 of the Regulations under the Natural Gas Act 
for authorization to add a new delivery point to serve Mississippi 
Valley Gas Company (MVG) under the certificate issued in Docket No. 
CP82-407-000, 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.
    Texas Gas states that the proposed delivery point will be located 
on Texas Gas' main line system near the DeSoto/Tunica County line in 
Mississippi. Texas Gas indicates that the new delivery point will 
enable MVG to provide natural gas service to new residential 
developments in DeSoto County, Mississippi. According to Texas Gas, the 
service to MVG through the proposed delivery point can be accomplished 
without detriment to Texas Gas' other customers.
    Comment date: November 21, 1994, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph G at the end of this notice.

2. National Fuel Gas Supply Corp.

[Docket No. CP95-1-000]

    Take notice that on October 4, 1994, National Fuel Gas Supply 
Corporation (National), 10 Lafayette Square, Buffalo, New York, 14203, 
filed in Docket No. CP95-1-000 a request pursuant to Secs. 157.205 and 
157.212 of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 
CFR 157.205, 157.212) for authorization to construct and operate a 
delivery tap to National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation 
(Distribution) under National's blanket certificate issued in Docket 
No. CP83-4-000 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.
    National proposes to construct and operate a delivery tap to 
Distribution in Elk County, Pennsylvania at a cost of $10,000, to be 
reimbursed by Distribution. It is stated that 46,000 Mcf per year would 
be delivered at this point.
    Comment date: November 21, 1994, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph G at the end of this notice.

3. Texas Eastern Transmission Corp.

[Docket No. CP95-2-000]

    Take notice that on October 4, 1994, Texas Eastern Transmission 
Corporation (Texas Eastern), 5400 Westheimer Court, P.O. Box 1642, 
Houston, Texas 77251-1642, filed in Docket No. CP95-2-000 a request 
pursuant to Secs. 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 a delivery point in Philadelphia County 
Pennsylvania under Texas Eastern's blanket certificate issued in Docket 
No. CP82-535-000 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.
    Texas Eastern proposes to construct and operate an 8-inch tap, a 
dual 8-inch meter run, and the electronic gas measurement equipment to 
be located on Texas Eastern's 14-inch line No. 1-A at approximately 
M.P. 11.8 in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. Texas Eastern states 
that the installation of the delivery point will have no effect on 
Texas Eastern's peak day or annual deliveries.
    Comment date: November 21, 1994, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph G at the end of this notice.

4. NorAm Gas Transmission Co.

[Docket No. CP95-3-000]

    Take notice that on October 4, 1994, NorAm Gas Transmission Company 
(NorAm), 1600 Smith Street, Houston, Texas 77002, filed in Docket No. 
CP95-3-000 a request pursuant to Secs. 157.205, 157.211, 157.212, and 
157.216 of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 
CFR 157.205, 157.211, 157.212, and 157.216) for authorization to 
replace and relocate certain facilities on its Line KM-36 in Union 
Parish, Louisiana to better accommodate its existing delivery 
obligations to Arkla, under NorAm's blanket certificate issued in 
Docket No. CP82-384-000 and CP82-384-001 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.
    Specifically NorAm proposes to abandon a 1-inch tap and 1-inch 
meter station and regulator on Line KM-36 in Union Parish, Louisiana. 
NorAm proposes to relocate and construct a 2-inch tap, 2-inch meter 
station and regulator to assure reliable regulation of gas and reduce 
pipeline operating pressure for service by Arkla to Arkla's Marion 
Townborder Station. NorAm states that it will continue to deliver 
approximately 29,000 MMBtu annually and 408 MMBtu per day on a peak day 
to Arkla. It is further stated that the proposed relocation of the 
existing delivery tap approximately 636 feet will make it more 
assessable.
    NorAm estimates that the cost of the construction and relocation 
will be approximately $35,566.
    Comment date: November 21, 1994, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph G at the end of this notice.

4. NorAm Gas Transmission Co.

[Docket No. CP95-5-000]

    Take notice that on October 4, 1994, NorAm Gas Transmission Company 
(NGT), formerly Arkla Energy Resources Company, 1600 Smith Street, 
Houston, Texas 77002, filed in Docket No. CP95-5-000 a request pursuant 
to Secs. 157.205, 157.216 and Secs. 157.211, 157.212 of the 
Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205, 
157.216) for authorization to abandon certain facilities in Louisiana, 
and to construct and operate certain facilities in Louisiana, under 
NGT's blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-384-000, et al., 
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.
    NGT proposes to: (1) abandon nine 1-inch domestic taps located on 
NGT's Lines S and ST-8 in Louisiana, originally installed to deliver 
gas to rural domestic customers served by ARKLA, a division of NorAm 
Energy Corp. (``ARKLA''); and, (2) to relocate one tap on Line S at 
ARKLA's request. The estimated cost to relocate the tap on Line S is 
$353, and NGT will be reimbursed by ARKLA.
    Comment date: November 21, 1994, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph G at the end of this notice.

5. Questar Pipeline Co.

[Docket No. CP95-7-000]

    Take notice that on October 5, 1994, Questar Pipeline Company 
(Questar), 79 South State Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84111, filed in 
Docket No. CP95-7-000 an application pursuant to Sections 7(b) and 7(c) 
of the Natural Gas Act requesting authority to construct and operate 
new delivery point metering facilities, requesting an order for 
permission and approval to abandon by sale certain transmission and 
associated facilities and to abandon by removal certain metering 
facilities, and submitting a petition for a declaratory order finding 
that the facilities to be abandoned by sale will be exempt from 
Commission jurisdiction under Section 1(b) of the Natural Gas Act, all 
as more fully set forth in the application and petition which is on 
file with the Commission and open to public inspection.
    Questar requests authority to undertake a number of adjustments and 
activities on its system which, collectively, will respond to operating 
changes on its system which have taken place in the past few years. The 
proposals give recognition to operating and functional realities on 
certain segments of the Questar system.
    Specifically, Questar proposes to construct and operate a new city-
gate delivery point (the Little Mountain Gate Station) within the 
confines of its existing Little Mountain Pressure Regulating Station. 
The facilities are to be comprised of 6 12-inch turbine meter runs, six 
20-inch and 24-inch valves, 100 feet of 20-inch and 24-inch yard and 
station piping, and telecommunications and appurtenant facilities. The 
new gate station is designed so that current operation and delivery 
service to Questar's local distribution company affiliate, Mountain 
Fuel Supply Company (Mountain Fuel) is unchanged. Questar states that 
the proposed facilities will permit it to consolidate metering, 
custody-transfer and pressure-regulating functions presently provided 
at the Little Mountain Pressure Regulating Station and the Sunnyside 
Gas Station (Sunnyside). It is indicated that Sunnyside currently 
serves as one of Questar's city-gate custody-transfer points to 
Mountain Fuel which serves the Wasatch Front area of northern Utah. 
Questar asserts that the consolidation of metering, regulating, and 
operational control activities at Little Mountain will streamline 
operations on this segment of Questar's transmission system.
    In conjunction with establishing the Little Mountain Station, 
Questar proposes to abandon by sale to Mountain Fuel (a) approximately 
5.9 miles (31,175 feet) of its existing 24-inch transmission Main Line 
No. 2 and approximately 5.9 miles (31,275 feet) of its existing 20-inch 
transmission Main Line No. 14, (b) non-measurement-related facilities 
located at Sunnyside, (c) four intermediate delivery points located 
between Little Mountain and Sunnyside and (d) related piping, metering 
and regulating facilities. In addition, Questar proposes to abandon by 
removal, valves, metering, regulating and telemetry equipment, and 
appurtenant piping located at Sunnyside. Questar asserts that the 
abandonment by sale is appropriate because, due to rapidly increasing 
residential development in the Emigration Canyon (where the facilities 
to be abandoned are located), the subject facilities now function more 
like an extension of Mountain Fuel's distribution system than an 
Questar Pipeline's transmission system. Once Questar installs the 
Little Mountain Gate Station, the equipment proposed to be removed at 
Sunnyside will no longer be necessary.
    To consummate and complete the contemplated transfer to Mountain 
Fuel, Questar requests a declaratory order finding that the facilities 
to be sold to and operated by Mountain Fuel, upon transfer and sale, 
will be local distribution facilities and operations exempt from the 
Commission's jurisdiction under Section 1(b) of the Natural Gas Act. 
Questar states that the vase majority of the subject facilities are now 
surrounded by residential housing and that the three delivery taps 
downstream of the Little Mountain station are required by Mountain Fuel 
to provide exclusively local distribution service to residential end-
use customers. In addition, because of the residential expansion in the 
area, Questar has reduced pipeline operating pressures in the vicinity 
such that the referenced sections of Main Lines 2 and 14 should be 
viewed as performing a local distribution function.
    Questar states that the total gross plant investment associated 
with the facilities proposed to be abandoned (both by sale and removal) 
is $1,735,822 with the book value being $1,025,157. The book value of 
the facilities to be transferred to Mountain Fuel is $864,069. The cost 
of the metering facilities proposed to be constructed in approximately 
$671,000, which would be financed from company funds on hand.
    Questar does not propose to modify any level of transportation 
service provided to Mountain Fuel or any other customer. Nor does 
Questar propose any change in its authorized rates.
    Comment date: October 28, 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. 94-25614 Filed 10-14-94; 8:45 am]
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