[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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