[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 166 (Monday, August 28, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44485-44487]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-21261]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP95-677-000, et al.]


Colorado Interstate Gas Company, et al.; Natural Gas Certificate 
Filings

August 21, 1995.
    Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
Commission:

1. Colorado Interstate Gas Company

[Docket No. CP95-677-000]

    Take notice that on August 9, 1995, Colorado Interstate Gas Company 
(CIG) Post Office Box 1087, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80944, filed in 
Docket No. CP95-677-000 a request pursuant to Sections 157.205(b) and 
157.212 of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 
CFR 157.205(b) and 157.212) for authorization to construct new delivery 
facilities pursuant to CIG's blanket certificate issued in Docket No. 
CP83-21-000, all as more fully set forth in the request which is on 
file with the Commission and open to public inspection.
    CIG proposes to construct the Alkali Pond delivery facilities in 
Sweetwater County, Wyoming, for two end users, FMC Corporation (FMC) 
and General Chemical. CIG states that the facilities would consist of 
approximately 3.5 miles of 8-inch pipeline with metering for delivery 
to FMC and approximately 8.6 miles of 6-inch pipeline for metering 
extending downstream of the 8-inch pipeline for delivery to General 
Chemical. It is stated that the new facilities have an estimated cost 
of approximately $1.4 million.
    It is further stated that the proposed facilities would be capable 
of delivering approximately 30 Mmcf per day of natural gas to FMC and 
approximately 20 Mmcf per day to General Chemical.
    Comment date: October 5, 1995, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph G at the end of this notice.

2. Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation, ANR Pipeline Company

[Docket No. CP95-680-000]

    Take notice that on August 10, 1995, Texas Eastern Transmission 
Corporation (Texas Eastern), P.O. Box 1642, Houston, Texas 77251-1642 
and ANR Pipeline Company (ANR), 500 Renaissance Center, Detroit, 
Michigan 48243, jointly, filed in Docket No. CP95-680-000 an 
application pursuant to Section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act for 
permission and approval to abandon certain firm exchange and 
transportation services, all as more fully set forth in the application 
which is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection.
    The services, it is said, were authorized by Order issued April 16, 
1980 in Docket No. CP80-82-000 and performed pursuant to Texas 
Eastern's Rate Schedule X-109 and ANR's Rate Schedule X-97.
    It is stated that the services were once required to permit the 
exchange of gas between Texas Eastern and ANR in the West Cameron Area, 
South Marsh Island Area and at other mutually agreeable delivery 
points. It is further said that the exchange and transportation 
authority is no longer required, as the exchange agreements have been 
terminated. 

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    Comment date: September 11, 1995, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph F at the end of this notice.

3. Northern Natural Gas Company

[Docket No. CP95-688-000]

    Take notice that on August 14, 1995, Northern Natural Gas Company 
(Northern), 1400 Smith Street, Houston, Texas 77002, filed in Docket 
No. CP95-688-000 a request pursuant to Sections 157.205 and 157.216 of 
the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act for 
authorization to abandon certain facilities under its 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 on file 
with the Commission and open to public inspection.
    Northern requests permission and approval to abandon a town border 
station and appurtenant facilities located in Marshall County, Iowa. 
Northern states that it has been advised by IES Utilities that gas 
service downstream of the town border station has been discontinued and 
that the facility may be removed. Northern states that it has 
determined that no other use exists for the town border station and 
appurtenant facilities.
    Comment date: October 5, 1995, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph G at the end of this notice.

4. Blue Lake Gas Storage Company

[Docket No. CP95-690-000]

    Take notice that on August 15, 1995, Blue Lake Gas Storage Company 
(Blue Lake), 500 Renaissance Center, Detroit, Michigan 48423, filed in 
Docket No. CP95-690-000 an application pursuant to Section 7(c) of the 
Natural Gas Act (NGA) requesting a blanket certificate of public 
convenience and necessity and permission and approval to abandon, 
authorizing Blue Lake to engage in any of the activities specified in 
Subpart F of Part 157 of the Commission's Regulations, as may be 
amended from time to time, all as more fully set forth in the 
application on file with the Commission and open to public inspection.
    It is stated that Blue Lake is a ``natural gas company'' within the 
meaning of the NGA and as determined by the Commission in Docket No. 
CP91-2704-000. Blue Lake asserts that it has no outstanding budget-type 
certificates. Blue Lake states that it does have currently effective 
storage rate schedules, providing firm storage service under Rate 
Schedule FS and interruptible storage service under Rate Schedule IS.
    Comment date: September 11, 1995, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph F at the end of this notice.

5. Northern Natural Gas Company

[Docket No. CP95-692-000]

    Take notice that on August 17, 1995, Northern Natural Gas Company 
(Northern), 1400 Smith Street, Houston, Texas 77002, filed in Docket 
No. CP95-692-000 a request pursuant to Sections 157.205 and 157.212 of 
the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act for 
authorization to install and operate a new delivery point under its 
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 on file with the Commission and open to public inspection.
    Northern requests authorization to install and operate a new 
delivery point to permit delivery of natural gas to IES Utilities, Inc. 
(IES) for delivery to the Mesquakie Casino town border station in Tama 
County, Iowa. Northern states IES requested the proposed delivery point 
to accommodate service into an area previously not served by natural 
gas. Northern further states that the estimated quantities to be 
delivered to IES are 800 MMBtu on a peak day and 225,000 MMBtu on an 
annual basis. Northern states that it would not increase IES' existing 
firm entitlement under existing service agreements.
    Northern states that the estimated cost to install the delivery 
point is $46,000. Northern further states that IES would reimburse 
Northern for the total construction cost.
    Comment date: October 5, 1995, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph G at the end of this notice.

6. Koch Gateway Pipeline Company

[Docket No. CP95-694-000]

    Take notice that on August 18, 1995, Koch Gateway Pipeline Company 
(Koch Gateway), P.O. Box 1478, Houston, Texas 77251-1478, filed in 
Docket No. CP95-694-000 a request pursuant to Sections 157.205 and 
157.216 of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 
CFR 157.205 and 157.216) for authorization to abandon in place 
facilities used to serve a farm tap customer of Entex, Inc., a local 
distribution company, under the blanket certificate issued in Docket 
No. CP82-430-000, pursuant to Section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act, all 
as more fully set forth in the request which is on file with the 
Commission and open to public inspection.
    Koch Gateway proposes to abandon in place approximately four miles 
of four-inch pipeline in San Patricio County, Texas. It is indicated 
that the line currently serves only one customer, Ms Eva Whitely, a 
farm tap customer of Entex, and that Ms. Whitely has consented to 
changing her supply source to propane. It is also stated that the 
service level of the transportation agreement between Koch Gateway and 
Entex will not be affected by the abandonment.
    Comment date: October 5, 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 

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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. 95-21261 Filed 8-25-95; 8:45 am]
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