[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 21 (Wednesday, February 1, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6079-6081]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-2424]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP94-130-001, et al.]


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

January 25, 1995.
    Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
Commission:

1. Northern Natural Gas Company

[Docket No. CP94-130-001]

    Take notice that on January 18, 1995, Northern Natural Gas Company 
(Northern), 1111 South 103rd Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68124, filed in 
Docket No. CP94-130-001, an amendment to its application filed in 
Docket No. CP94-130-000 on December 13, 1993, pursuant to Section 7(b) 
of the Natural Gas Act and Part 157 of the Commission's Regulations (18 
CFR [[Page 6080]] 157.7 and 157.18). Northern's amendment reflects a 
change in the parties involved in the purchase and sale of Northern's 
Montana facilities and requests abandonment of services rendered by 
Northern through the Montana facilities, all as more fully set forth in 
the amendment which is on file with the Commission and open to public 
inspection.
    Northern originally proposed to abandon its Montana facilities by 
sale to NGC Energy Resources, Limited Partnership (NGC Energy); 
however, the Asset Purchase Agreement between Northern and NGC Energy 
has been terminated. On December 16, 1994, Northern states that it 
entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with UMC Petroleum Corporation 
(UMC) providing for the sale and purchase of the Montana facilities by 
UMC or its designee. Northern states that the amendment includes the 
same facilities as the original application.
    Comment date: February 16, 1995, in accordance with the first 
paragraph of Standard Paragraph F at the end of this notice.

2. Northwest Pipeline Corporation

[Docket No. CP95-165-000]

    Take notice that on January 19, 1995, Northwest Pipeline 
Corporation (Northwest), 295 Chipeta Way, Salt Lake City, Utah 84158, 
filed in Docket No. CP95-165-000 an application pursuant to sections 
7(c) and 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act for authorization to construct and 
operate certain replacement natural gas facilities and for 
authorization to abandon and remove the facilities being replaced, all 
as more fully set forth in the application on file with the Commission 
and open to public inspection.
    Northwest proposes to construct and operate approximately 0.2 mile 
of new 26-inch replacement pipeline, partially outside of Northwest's 
existing right-of-way, and abandon and remove approximately 0.2 mile of 
existing 26-inch deteriorated pipeline on Northwest's Ignacio to Sumas 
mainline in the Philadelphia Creek area of Rio Blanco County, Colorado.
    Northwest states that the installation of replacement pipeline and 
the removal and abandonment of the existing line is necessary to insure 
the integrity of its mainline transmission system.
    Northwest states that the proposed pipeline replacement will not 
result in an increase in the capacity of its mainline.
    Northwest estimates the total costs to construct the proposed 
pipeline and remove and abandon the existing pipeline segment at 
approximately $311,700.
    Comment date: February 25, 1995, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph F at the end of this notice.

3. Sea Robin Pipeline Company

[Docket No CP95-168-000]

    Take notice that on January 20, 1995, Sea Robin Pipeline Company 
(Sea Robin), P.O. Box 2563, Birmingham, Alabama 35202-2563, filed a 
petition for a declaratory order in Docket No. CP95-168-000, requesting 
that the Commission declare that its facilities are gathering 
facilities not subject to the Commission jurisdiction under Section 
1(b) of the Natural Gas Act, all as more fully set forth in the 
petition which is on file with the Commission and open to public 
inspection.
    Sea Robin states that it is an offshore pipeline company which 
gathers natural gas and condensate from numerous production fields, 
offshore Louisiana, including the East Cameron, West Cameron, Eugene 
Island, Ship Shoal, South Marsh Island and Vermilon Areas. Sea Robin 
states that its system consists of a 438 mile network of pipelines in 
the form of an inverted ``Y'' which range from 4 inches to 36 inches in 
diameter. Sea Robin states that its system extends from East Cameron 
Block 335 and Ship Shoal Block 222 at the end points of the ``Y'' and 
terminates onshore in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, near Erath, 
Louisiana, where the gas is processed and delivered to four interstate 
and one intrastate transmission companies.
    In the petition, Sea Robin requests that the Commission issue a 
declaratory order ruling that its facilities are exempt from all 
Commission jurisdiction under section 1(b) of the Natural Gas Act based 
on the primary function test set forth in Farmland Industries, Inc., 23 
FERC 61,063 (1983). Sea Robin states that the characteristics of its 
system and its business purpose in gathering unprocessed gas supplies 
offshore meet the requirements of the primary function test enumerated 
in applicable Commission precedent. Upon such ruling, Sea Robin also 
requests that the Commission rescind the certificate of public 
convenience and necessity issued to Sea Robin in Docket No. CP69-48 and 
all other certificate authorizations and rate schedules associated with 
its jurisdictional operations.
    Comment date: February 16, 1995, in accordance with the first 
paragraph of Standard Paragraph F at the end of this notice.

4. Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation

[Docket No. CP95-170-000]

    Take notice that on January 20, 1995, Columbia Gas Transmission 
Corporation (Columbia), 1700 MacCorkle Avenue, S.E., Charleston, West 
Virginia 25314-1599, filed in Docket No. CP95-170-000 an abbreviated 
application pursuant to Sections 7(c) and 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act 
(NGA) for authorization to construct and operate certain natural gas 
facilities and for permission and approval to abandon the facilities 
being replaced, all as more fully set forth in the application on file 
with the Commission and open to public inspection.
    Columbia requests NGA Section 7(c) authorization for the 
construction and operation of approximately 6.8 miles of 30-inch 
pipeline and Section 7(b) authorization for the replacement of two 
existing segments of 20-inch looped pipelines, designated as Lines X52-
M1 and X52-M1-Loop, each of which is approximately 6.8 miles in length 
and located in Kanawha County, West Virginia.
    Columbia does not request authorization for any new or additional 
service. Columbia states that the segments of pipeline to be replaced 
have become physically deteriorated to the extent that the replacement 
is deemed advisable. The estimated cost of the proposed construction is 
$9,156,000.
    Comment date: February 16, 1995, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph F at the end of this notice.

5. Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation

[Docket No. CP95-171-000]

    Take notice that on January 20, 1995, Columbia Gas Transmission 
Corporation (Columbia), 1700 MacCorkle Avenue, S.E., Charleston, West 
Virginia 25314, filed in Docket No. CP95-171-000 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 new delivery point in Mason County, Kentucky 
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 construct and operate a new delivery point in 
Mason County, Kentucky for firm transportation service to Columbia Gas 
of Kentucky, Inc. Columbia states that there will be no impact on 
Columbia's [[Page 6081]] existing peak day obligations to its other 
customers.
    Comment date: March 13, 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, 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. 95-2424 Filed 1-31-95; 8:45 am]
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