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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP93-566-001, et al.]

 

ANR Pipeline Company, et al. Natural Gas Certificate Filings

November 17, 1994.
    Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
Commission:

1. ANR Pipeline Company

[Docket No. CP93-566-001]

    Take notice that on November 15, 1994, ANR Pipeline Company (ANR), 
500 Renaissance Center, Detroit, Michigan 48243, filed an amendment 
pursuant to Section 3 of the Natural Gas Act, Secs. 153.1 and 153.10 
through 153.12 of the Commission's regulations, and Executive Order No. 
10485, as amended by Executive Order No. 12038 and Secretary of Energy 
Delegation Order No. 0204-112 to its July 19, 1993 application for 
Section 3 authorization and a Presidential Permit to site, construct, 
operate and maintain pipeline facilities at the United States-Canada 
International Boundary proximate to St. Clair, Michigan, all as more 
fully set forth in the amendment which is on file with the Commission 
and open to public inspection.
    ANR states that the purpose of this amendment is to reflect the 
restructuring of its project as set forth in ANR's companion 
application in Docket No. CP93-564-002, filed November 9, 1994. ANR 
states the project has been reconfigured with regard to: the U.S. 
shippers, the configuration of facilities in the U.S., and the 
ownership and configuration of complementary facilities in Canada.
    Comment date: December 8, 1994, in accordance with the first 
paragraph of Standard Paragraph F at the end of this notice.

2. Southern Natural Gas Company

[Docket No. CP94-682-001]

    Take notice that on November 14, 1994, pursuant to Section 7 of the 
Natural Gas Act (NGA), as amended, and the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission's (Commission) Regulations (18 CFR Section 157.6), Southern 
Natural Gas Company (Applicant), P.O. Box 2563, Birmingham, Alabama 
35202, filed an amendment to its original application for certificate 
of public convenience and necessity filed in Docket No. CP94-682-000.
    In its original application in Docket No. CP94-682-000, Applicant 
had requested authorization to construct, install and operate 
approximately 21 miles of 12-inch pipeline and the necessary 
measurement facilities to connect Applicant's system at or near mile 
post 101.44 on its Chattanooga Branch Line in Catoosa County, Georgia, 
with the facilities of East Tennessee Natural Gas Company in Bradley 
County, Tennessee. The total cost of the facilities was estimated to be 
$6,951,000. The facilities were proposed to serve 11 municipal and 
distribution customers (Customers) in Eastern Tennessee with firm 
transportation under Applicant's Rate Schedule FT.
    Specifically, Applicant states that because of the execution of 
service agreements for firm transportation by several of its existing 
customers, Applicant has determined that it requires additional 
compression on its North Main Lines to provide the full firm 
subscription requested by the Customers of 11,350 Mcf per day. 
Accordingly, Applicant requests in the amendment authorization to 
construct, install and operate an additional turbine compressor engine 
of 1,452 horsepower isometrically rated at 59 degrees fahrenheit at its 
existing McConnells Compressor Station (McConnells) located in 
Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. In addition, Applicant plans to modify the 
compressor wheel assemblies of the two existing 1,360 horsepower 
turbine compressor engines at McConnells. The total horsepower at 
McConnells upon installation of the proposed turbine engine would be 
6,872. The cost of the installation and rewheeling of the compressors 
is estimated to be $2,128,000. Applicant requests authorization from 
the Commission by May 1, 1995, or sooner, to construct and install the 
compression and pipeline facilities because of the long lead time 
required for the purchasing, construction and permitting of the 
facilities.
    In addition to supporting the full firm service subscription to the 
Customers, Applicant states the compression facilities proposed in the 
amendment will enable it to provide firm service to the City of 
Austell, Georgia (Austell) pursuant to a transportation request made by 
Austell on July 15, 1994. Austell and Applicant have executed a Service 
Agreement for service under Applicant's Rate Schedule FT for 2,500 Mcf 
per day for a term of ten years. Applicant states Austell had the next 
position in its transportation queue after the Customers.
    Applicant has submitted a revised statement of revenues and cost of 
service with the amendment reflecting the cost of the additional 
facilities and the additional firm subscription of Austell. Applicant 
represents such statement demonstrates that the project remains a 
benefit to its system.
    Comment date: December 8, 1994, in accordance with the first 
paragraph of Standard Paragraph F at the end of this notice.

3. Northern Natural Gas Company

[Docket No. CP95-43-000]

    Take notice that on October 31, 1994, Northern Natural Gas Company 
(Northern), 1111 South 103rd Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68124-1000, filed 
in Docket No. CP95-43-000, a request, supplemented on November 16, 
1994, pursuant to Secs. 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 two new natural gas delivery 
points 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 construct and operate two new delivery points 
for Sioux City Brick and Tile Company (SCB&T) located in Dallas and 
Woodbury Counties, Iowa. Northern states that it would deliver, on an 
interruptible basis, up to 1,000 Mcf per day and 270,000 Mcf per year 
at the Dallas County delivery point and up to 1,000 Mcf per day and 
207,000 Mcf per year at the Woodbury delivery point under its existing 
transportation rate schedules. Northern mentions that SCB&T will 
contribute to the estimated $130,634 construction cost.
    Northern states that it is currently providing service to other 
shippers for delivery of gas to facilities operated by Midwest Gas, a 
Division of Midwest Power Systems, Inc. for redelivery to SCB&T in 
Dallas and Woodbury Counties. Northern also states that upon approval 
of this application, it would provide direct service to SCB&T at the 
two new delivery points. Northern asserts that it has sufficient 
capacity to accommodate the changes proposed in this application 
without detriment or disadvantage to its other customers.
    Comment date: January 3, 1995, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph G at the end of this notice.

4. Sabine Pipe Line Company

[Docket No. CP95-64-000]

    Take notice that on November 9, 1994, Sabine Pipe Line Company 
(Sabine), Post Office Box 4781, Houston, Texas 77210-4781, filed a 
prior notice request with the Commission in Docket No. CP95-64-000 
pursuant to Secs. 157.205 and 157.216 of the Commission's Regulations 
under the Natural Gas Act (NGA) for authorization to abandon three 
sales taps under the blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP83-199-
000, all as more fully set forth in the request on file with the 
Commission and open to public inspection.
    Sabine proposes to abandon three sales taps, all located in 
Jefferson County, Texas. Centana Intrastate Pipeline Company (Centana) 
has acquired the assets of Winnie Pipeline Company (Winnie) and the 
majority of pipeline assets of Neches Gas Distribution Company 
(Neches). All of the sales taps, the NGDC/Port Neches, NGDC/Port Arthur 
and Star/Port Neches are no longer needed to provide gas service due to 
the Winnie/Jefferson interconnection, which was completed by Sabine and 
Winnie.
    Comment date: January 3, 1995, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph G at the end of this notice.

5. Transwestern Pipeline Company

[Docket No. CP95-70-000]

    Take notice that on November 14, 1994, Transwestern Pipeline 
Company (Transwestern), Post Office Box 1188, Houston, Texas 77251-1188 
filed an application pursuant to Section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act 
for permission and approval to abandon (i) certain certificated 
compression, plants metering dehydration, and pipeline facilities with 
appurtenances, located in various counties in Kansas Oklahoma, Texas 
and New Mexico (referred to as the ``Facilities'') by transfer to 
Transwestern Gathering Company (TGC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of 
Transwestern,1 and (ii) certain certificated agreements and 
services rendered by Transwestern using such facilities, all as more 
fully set forth in the application which is on file with the Commission 
and open to public inspection.
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    \1\Transwestern states that the facilities which are proposed to 
be transferred to TGC mirror the facilities which are identified in 
the data response filed on September 6, 1994, in Docket No. CP94-
254-000 (Refunctionalization Proceeding).
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    Transwestern states that, because it is also conveying to TGC other 
facilities that are nonjurisdictional, it requests any permissions and 
approvals which the Commission deems necessary to permit their transfer 
to TGC.
    Transwestern states that TGC intends to file with the Commission a 
Petition for a Declaratory Order seeking a determination that the 
subject facilities, upon the conveyance thereof, are gathering 
facilities exempt from the Commission's jurisdiction under NGA Section 
7(b). Transwestern requests that its application be consolidated with 
TGC's petition to be filed in the near future.
    Transwestern specifically requests authorization to abandon:
    1. Certificated Facilities--All jurisdictional facilities owned and 
operated by Transwestern and jurisdictional service provided by 
Transwestern in Clark County, Kansas; Beaver, Commanche, Custer, Ellis, 
Harper, Roger Mills and Woodward Counties, Oklahoma; Cimmaron, Crane, 
Gray, Hansford, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Loving, Ochiltree, 
Pecos, Reeves, Roberts, Sherman, Ward and Winkler Counties, Texas, and 
Eddy, Lea, Roosevelt, and Chaves Counties, New Mexico. Transwestern 
states that the certificates for the facilities and services for which 
Transwestern requests abandonment are described in Exhibit T to its 
application.
    2. Non-Certificated Facilities--Even though abandonment authority 
is only required for jurisdictional facilities, since Transwestern is 
proposing to transfer to TGC all of its gathering facilities, whether 
certificated or not, Transwestern also requests any permissions and 
approvals which the Commission deems necessary to permit assignment to 
TGC of such non-certificated facilities.
    3. Services--Transwestern proposes to abandon and/or assign the 
following contracts and services rendered by Transwestern in 
conjunction with the Facilities:
    (i) Service under Rate ScheduleP ITS-1
    Transwestern requests authorization to abandon certain 
interruptible service under Rate Schedule ITS-1, to the extent that 
receipt points on contracts effectuating such service are located on 
the Facilities.
    (ii) Service under Rate ScheduleP FTS-2
    Transwestern requests authorization to abandon certain firm (no-
notice) transportation service under Rate Schedule FTS-2 provided to 
various right-of-way grantors or agricultural users and small general 
customers.
    (iii) Exchange Agreements
    Transwestern requests authorization to abandon certain certificated 
exchange services utilizing the Facilities which are performed under 
Rate Schedules X-1 and X-15.
    Transwestern contends that the proposed abandonment will permit it 
to optimize its system operations and principle business activity of 
transporting natural gas. It is stated that this benefits customers 
connected to such facilities as well as Transwestern's remaining 
shippers by assuring maximum supply access to such shippers and 
substituting workable competition in lieu of continued regulatory 
restraints in providing gathering services.
    Transwestern states that while preparing for further proceedings in 
its refunctionalization proceeding in Docket No. CP94-254-000, and upon 
further analysis of its system in response to the gathering orders 
recently issued by the Commission, it was discovered that certain field 
facilities, including certain compressors, plants, meters, dehydrators, 
and other miscellaneous wellhead facilities are no longer used and 
useful or are uneconomical or otherwise unnecessary for continued 
operation of the pipeline. It is stated that this abandonment requests 
authorization to abandon certain compression, plants, metering, 
dehydration, and other miscellaneous facilities, and to secure all 
other authorizations as may be required under the circumstances.
    Comment date: December 8, 1994, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph F at the end of this notice.

6. NorAm Gas Transmission Company

[Docket No. CP95-72-000]

    Take notice that on November 14, 1994, NorAm Gas Transmission 
Company (NGT), P.O. Box 21734, Shreveport, Louisiana, 71151, filed in 
Docket No. CP95-72-000 a request pursuant to Secs. 157.205 and 157.216 
of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) regulations 
under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205 and 157.216) for 
authorization to abandon certain facilities located in Ouachita County, 
Arkansas under its blanket certificate issued in Docket Nos. CP82-384-
000 and CP82-384-001, all as more fully set forth in the application 
which is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection.
    NGT states that it proposes to abandon Line KM-57, a 2-inch 
diameter line approximately 2,702 feet in length, and appurtenant 
facilities located in Ouachita County, Arkansas. NGT indicates that 
this line was originally installed to provide service to ARKLA, a 
division of NorAm Energy Corporation, (ARKLA), for deliveries to 
ARKLA's customer Highland Resources, and more recently, GE Railcar. NGT 
further indicates that authorization for the construction and operation 
of the line was granted by the Commission on January 19, 1970, in 
Docket No. CP70-117. It is also indicated that ARKLA's customer is no 
longer in business and that these facilities are thus currently 
inactive.
    NGT also states that it will cut and cap Line KM-57 where the line 
intersects with Line KM-6 and abandon the line in place and remove all 
above ground facilities.
    Comment date: January 3, 1995, 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, DC 
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. 94-29426 Filed 11-29-94; 8:45 am]
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