[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 163 (Wednesday, August 23, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43789-43791]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-20918]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP95-664-000, et al.]


ANR Pipeline Company, et al.; Natural Gas Certificate Filings

August 15, 1995.
    Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
Commission:

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1. ANR Pipeline Company

[Docket No. CP95-664-000]

    Take notice that on August 4, 1995, ANR Pipeline Company (ANR), 500 
Renaissance Center, Detroit, Michigan 48243, filed a prior notice 
request with the Commission in Docket No. CP95-664-000 pursuant to 
Section 157.205 of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas 
Act (NGA) for authorization to construct and operate an interconnection 
with Wisconsin Public Service Corporation (WPS) under ANR's blanket 
certificates issued in Docket Nos. CP82-480-000 and CP88-532-000 
pursuant to Section 7 of the NGA, all as more fully set forth in the 
request which is open to the public for inspection.
    ANR proposes to construct and operate a 4-inch hot tap and metering 
facilities with two 2-inch turbine meters as an interconnection with 
WPS in Lake Nokomis, Lincoln County, Wisconsin. ANR states that it 
would deliver a maximum of 900 Mcf of natural gas per day under its 
FERC Rate Schedules ETS and FSS and that deliveries at this proposed 
interconnection could be made without detriment or disadvantage to any 
existing customer. ANR also states that WPS would reimburse ANR for 50 
percent of the interconnection's estimated $179,000 construction cost.
    Comment date: September 29, 1995, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph G at the end of this notice.

2. CNG Transmission Corporation and Texas Eastern Transmission 
Corporation

[Docket No. CP95-668-000]

    Take notice that on August 7, 1995, CNG Transmission Corporation 
(CNG), 445 West Main Street, Clarksburg, West Virginia 26301 and Texas 
Eastern Transmission Corporation (Texas Eastern), 5400 Westheimer 
Court, Houston, Texas 77056, collectively referred to as Applicants, 
filed a joint application in Docket No. CP95-668-000 pursuant to 
Section 7(b) and 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act for permission approval to 
abandon an existing compressor station and a related delivery service, 
and a certificate of public convenience and necessity authorizing the 
construction and operation of certain compression and pipeline 
facilities, all as more fully set forth in the application which is on 
file with the Commission and open to public inspection.
    Applicants request authorization to abandon the existing Jeannette 
Station located in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. Applicants state 
that the present amount of compression at the Jeannette Station is 
7,980 horsepower. Applicants also propose to abandon the delivery 
service to Peoples Natural Gas Company (PNG) at the Jeannette Station 
and effect the same delivery to PNG at the existing Oakford Compressor 
Station where facilities are in place to deliver gas to PNG from either 
the Oakford Storage Complex or from CNG's pipeline system.
    As part of the abandonment of Jeannette Station, Applicants propose 
to install two 5,000 horsepower electric compressor units and related 
facilities at the existing South Oakford Station located in 
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. Applicants also propose to construct 
two new parallel storage pipelines consisting of 3,158 feet of 30-inch 
storage suction pipe and 3,158 feet of 20-inch storage discharge pipe. 
Applicants state that the estimated cost of the facilities is $16 
million.
    Applicants state that the proposed project would improve the 
recycling and delivery of migrated gas and maintain maximum 
deliverability from the Oakford Storage Pool; result in more efficient 
use of certificated storage capacity; maintain pressures at designated 
levels within the Oakford Storage Pool; reduce current air emission 
levels; and reduce operating costs.
    Comment date: September 5, 1995, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph F at the end of this notice.

3. Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America

[Docket No. CP95-670-000]

    Take notice that on August 8, 1995, Natural Gas Pipeline Company of 
America (Natural), 701 East 22nd Street, Lombard, Illinois 60148, filed 
in Docket No. CP95-670-000 an application pursuant to Section 7(b) of 
the Natural Gas Act, for permission and approval to abandon, by sale to 
Shell Offshore Inc. (Shell), lateral and meter facilities located in 
offshore Louisiana, all as more fully set forth in the application on 
file with the Commission and open to public inspection.
    It is stated that the facilities were originally constructed to 
receive gas purchased from Shell in offshore Louisiana. Natural states 
that these facilities are no longer related to any gas purchase 
contracts and hence, no longer hold sufficient value to Natural, to 
warrant the expenditures required to maintain them.
    Specifically, Natural proposes to abandon: (1) 2.8 miles of 8-inch 
pipeline that extends between Shell's ``A'' and ``B'' platforms in 
Eugene Island Block 331, offshore Louisiana, (2) a dual 8-inch meter 
and appurtenant facilities located on Shell's ``A'' platform in Eugene 
Island Block 331, offshore Louisiana, (3) a 10-inch dual meter and 
appurtenant facilities located on Shell's platform in Vermilion Block 
321, offshore Louisiana, (4) a dual 6-inch meter and appurtenant 
facilities located on Shell's platform in Vermilion Block 340, offshore 
Louisiana, and (5) a dual 8-inch meter and appurtenant facilities 
located on Shell's platform in West Cameron 565, offshore Louisiana. 
Natural states that it intends to sell the facilities to Shell for 
$260,000.
    Comment date: September 5, 1995, 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 

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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. 95-20918 Filed 8-22-95; 8:45 am]
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