[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 169 (Thursday, August 31, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45406-45408]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-21600]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP94-342-004, et al.]


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

August 24, 1995.
    Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
Commission:

1. Crossroads Pipeline Company

[Docket No. CP94-342-004]

    Take notice that on August 21, 1995, Crossroads Pipeline Company 
(Crossroads), 801 East 86th Avenue, Merrillville, Indiana 46410, filed 
in Docket No. CP94-342-004 as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Original 
Volume No. 1, Substitute Original Tariff Sheet No. 6.
    Crossroads states that Substitute Original Tariff Sheet No. 6 
reflects the recalculation of certain cost-of-service items. In 
addition, Crossroads states that the tariff sheet reflects a reduction 
in Crossroads' proposed maximum commodity charge for firm service and a 
reduction in Crossroads' minimum reservation charge for firm service.
    Comment date: September 14, 1995, in accordance with the first 
paragraph of Standard Paragraph F at the end of this notice.

2. Paiute Pipeline Company

[Docket No. CP95-614-000]

    Take notice that on July 13, 1995, Paiute Pipeline Company 
(Paiute), P.O. Box 94197, Las Vegas, Nevada 89193-4197, filed in Docket 
No. CP95-614-000, an application pursuant to Section 7 of the Natural 
Gas Act and Part 157 of the Commission's Regulations requesting 
authorization to construct and operate truck unloading facilities at 
its Lovelock, Nevada liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage facility to 
permit the delivery for injection to the storage facility of LNG by 
truck, all as more fully set forth in the application which is on file 
with the Commission and open to public inspection.
    Paiute states that the installation of the facilities will provide 
its LNG storage service customers with additional options for helping 
to meet their peak demand, emergency, or other requirements. Paiute 
further states that the truck unloading facilities will permit year-
round deliveries to the LNG storage facility, irrespective of whether 
the plant itself is being operated in a liquefaction, vaporization, or 
holding mode. Paiute claims that its LNG storage facility, as it is 
presently constructed and operated, cannot be operated in a 
liquefaction mode and a vaporization mode simultaneously.
    Paiute states that the estimated cost of the truck unloading 
facilities is $238,500. Paiute intends to finance the cost of 
construction through ongoing regular financing programs and internally 
generated funds.
    In addition, Paiute requests that the Commission grant temporary 
certificate authorization for the construction and operation of the 
proposed truck unloading facilities, due to the especially urgent need 
for such facilities, so that such facilities can be constructed and 
placed into service by November 1, 1995 or as soon thereafter as 
possible. Paiute indicates that because of a need to empty the storage 
tank for maintenance purposes, Paiute's LNG storage service customers 
likely will not have sufficient opportunity to fully replenish their 
LNG supplies before November 1, 1995. As an alternative to the 
temporary certificate authority, Paiute further requests that the 
Commission use expedited procedures leading to the issuance of a final 
certificate order by September 15, 1995 or earlier.
    Paiute states that with the installation of the truck unloading 
facilities, Paiute's customers will be assured of having a means to 
replenish their supplies of LNG in storage during the winter heating 
season, when the plant is generally in a vaporization mode, and augment 
the quantities of gas being liquefied during the summer months, if 
necessary.
    Comment date: September 14, 1995, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph F at the end of this notice.

3. Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Company

[Docket No. CP95-696-000]

    Take notice that on August 21, 1995, Williston Basin Interstate 
Pipeline Company (Williston Basin), Suite 300, 200 North Third Street, 
Bismarck, North Dakota 58501, filed in Docket No. CP95-696-000 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 metering station under 
Williston Basin's blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP83-1-000 
pursuant to Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act, all as more fully set 
forth in the request that is on file with the 

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Commission and open to public inspection.
    Williston Basin proposes to construct and operate a new metering 
station to provide transportation service gas to Rainbow Gas Company in 
Ramsey County, North Dakota. The station will consist of a tap, meter 
and regulator and miscellaneous gauges and valves.
    Comment date: October 10, 1995, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph G at the end of this notice.

4. Northern Natural Gas Company

[Docket No. CP95-698-000]

    Take notice that on August 21, 1995, Northern Natural Gas Company 
(Northern), 1111 South 103rd Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68124-1000, filed 
in Docket No. CP95-698-000 a request pursuant to Secs. 157.205 and 
157.212 of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 
CFR 157.205, 157.212) for authorization to construct and operate a new 
delivery point 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.1

    \1\ This filing supersedes the request filed in Docket No. CP95-
629-000 in order to reflect a new location for the proposed delivery 
point. Under separate cover, Northern filed on August 21, 1995, to 
withdraw its application in Docket No. CP95-629-000.
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    Northern proposes to install and operate a new delivery point (Al-
Corn/Al-Corn #1 TBS) in Dodge County, Minnesota, to accommodate natural 
gas deliveries to Al-Corn Clean Fuels, Inc. (Al-Corn), for use at their 
plant near Claremont, Minnesota. Northern states that service would be 
provided to Al-Corn under a transportation agreement pursuant to 
Northern's existing transportation schedules. It is stated that the 
proposal involves the delivery of up to 1,200 Mcf on a peak day and 
438,000 Mcf on an annual basis. Northern estimates that the total cost 
of constructing this delivery point would be $135,000.
    Comment date: October 10, 1995, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph G at the end of this notice.

5. Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation

[Docket No. CP95-703-000]

    Take notice that on August 22, 1995, Columbia Gas Transmission 
Corporation (Columbia), 1700 MacCorkle Avenue, S.E., Charleston, West 
Virginia 25314-1599, filed a request with the Commission in Docket No. 
CP95-703-000 pursuant to Secs. 157.205 and 157.212 of the Commission's 
Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (NGA) to modify an existing point 
of delivery and reassign Maximum Daily Delivery Obligations (MDDOs) 
between points of delivery to Shenandoah Gas Company (SGC), a 
subsidiary of Washington Gas (WG) in Warren County, Virginia, 
authorized in blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP83-76-000, all 
as more fully set forth in the request on file with the Commission and 
open to public inspection.
    Columbia proposes to make modifications to the existing Nineveh 
point of delivery at the request of SGC for additional firm 
transportation service for residential, commercial and industrial 
service. Columbia states that neither SGC nor WG has requested an 
increase in Peak Day Entitlements in conjunction with this request to 
modify the existing point of delivery so there would be no impact on 
Columbia's existing peak day obligations to its other customers as a 
result of the modifications. Columbia proposes, however, to reassign 
the MDDOs by amending WG's SST Agreement by reducing the MDDOs at the 
existing Dranesville delivery point by 12,300 Dth/day and reassigning 
the same volumes of gas to the existing Nineveh delivery point proposed 
to be modified. SGC has agreed to reimburse Columbia the cost of 
construction to modify this point which would be approximately $23,969, 
including gross-up for income tax purposes. Columbia would pay for the 
install filter separators at an estimated cost of $90,000.
    Comment date: October 10, 1995, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph G at the end of this notice.
6. NorAm Gas Transmission Company

[Docket No. CP95-704-000]

    Take notice that on August 23, 1995, NorAm Gas Transmission Company 
(NGT), 1600 Smith Street, Houston, Texas 77002, filed in Docket No. 
CP95-704-000 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 certain delivery 
facilities in Arkansas under NGT's blanket certificate issued in Docket 
No. CP82-384-000, et al., 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.
    NGT proposes to construct and operate the following facilities for 
deliveries of natural gas to ARKLA, a division of NorAm Energy Corp., 
to serve its new domestic and commercial customers: (a) One 2-inch 
delivery tap, first-cut regulator and 1-inch U-Shape meter station on 
NGT's Line TM-10 to serve ARKLA's Rural Extension No. 1344 in Arkansas 
County, Arkansas; (b) one 1-inch delivery tap and first cut regulator 
on NGT's Line B to serve ARKLA's Conway Cox Cove Rural Extension in 
Faulkner County, Arkansas. NGT estimates the volumes to be delivered 
through the facilities to be 1,805 MMBtu annually and 82 MMBtu on a 
peak day. In addition, NGT estimates the cost of construction to be 
$5,144, of which ARKLA will reimburse NGT $3,715.
    Comment date: October 10, 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. 

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    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.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 95-21600 Filed 8-30-95; 8:45 am]
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