[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 178 (Thursday, September 14, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47742-47743]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-22805]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP95-716-000, et al.]


Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company, et al.; Natural Gas 
Certificate Filings

September 6, 1995.

    Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
Commission:

1. Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company

[Docket No. CP95-716-000]

    Take notice that on August 29, 1995 Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line 
Company (Panhandle), P.O. Box 1642, Houston, Texas, 77251-1642, filed 
in Docket No. CP95-716-000 a request pursuant to Section 157.205 of the 
Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205) for 
authorization to abandon in place approximately 4,000 feet of 6-inch 
pipeline and 4,000 feet of 10-inch pipeline on Panhandle's Lincoln 
Laterals, and install approximately 4,400 feet of new 6-inch and 4,400 
feet of new 10-inch pipeline all located in Logan County, Illinois, 
under Panhandle's blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP83-83-000 
pursuant to Section 7 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.

    Panhandle states that the proposed abandonment would allow the 
current landowner, Material Service Corporation (MSC), to continue its 
rock mining operations in the area were the pipeline laterals currently 
exist. Panhandle states further that the estimated cost to abandon the 
pipeline in place would be approximately $22,500 and would be 100 
percent reimbursed by MSC.

    It is said that the new pipeline would be completely installed 
before the cutting and capping of the existing laterals takes place, in 
order to minimize the outage time.

    Comment date: October 23, 1995, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph G at the end of this notice.

2. Northwest Pipeline Corporation

[Docket No. CP95-718-000]

    Take notice that on August 29, 1995, Northwest Pipeline Corporation 
(Northwest), 295 Chipeta Way, Salt Lake City, Utah 84158, in Docket No. 
CP95-718-000, filed a request pursuant to Sec. Sec. 157.205 and 157.211 
of the Commission's Regulations under the 

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Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205 and 157.211) and under its blanket 
authority granted September 1, 1982, in Docket No. CP82-433, for 
authorization to construct and operate a 1-inch tap and associated 
valves and piping as a crossover tie-in between the Clark Meter Station 
and Northwest's 20-inch Camas to Eugene lateral loop line in Clark 
County, Washington, all as more fully set forth in the request that is 
on file with the Commission and open to public inspection.
    Specifically, Northwest proposes to construct and operate this tie-
in for the Clark Meter Station in order to provide an alternate means 
of gas supply to the Clark Meter Station whenever the 20-inch Camas to 
Eugene lateral, which normally serves the meter station, is out of 
service. The design capacity and delivery pressure of the meter station 
will not change as a result of the proposed modification.
    The cost of the proposed crossover tie-in at the Clark Meter 
Station is estimated to be approximately $9,984.
    Comment date: October 23, 1995, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph G at the end of this notice.

3. Southern Natural Gas Company

[Docket CP95-719-000]

    Take notice that on August 29, 1995, Southern Natural Gas Company 
(Southern), Post Office 2563, Birmingham, Alabama 35202-2563, filed in 
Docket No. CP95-719-000 a request pursuant to Sections 157.205 and 
157.216 of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 
CFR 157.205, 157.216) for authorization to abandon measurement and 
pipeline facilities at 2 delivery points in Aikan County, South 
Carolina, under Southern's blanket certificate issued in Docket No. 
CP82-406-000 pursuant to Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act, all as more 
fully set forth in the application on file with the Commission and open 
to public inspection.
    Southern proposes to abandon the delivery point facilities at the 
Bath Mills and Clearwater Mills Taps in Aikan County, South Carolina. 
Southern states that the 2 taps were constructed to serve United 
Merchants and Manufacturers, Inc., under the terms of a sales agreement 
dated February 9, 1953. Southern also proposes to abandon delivery 
point facilities used to serve the Huber-Suprex Plant in Aiken County, 
under the terms of a sales agreement dated June 27, 1952. Southern 
further proposes to abandon pipeline facilities associated with these 
services. These facilities include Southern's 4-inch Bath Mills Tap 
Line, its 4-inch Clearwater Mills Line between milepost 2.337 and 
milepost 5.440, its 4-inch Huber Suprex Line and its 4-inch 
Graniteville Line between mileposts 2.660 and 2.810. It is stated that 
the industrial operations at these 3 locations have ceased and that no 
gas service has been provided at the meter stations for approximately 4 
years. It is asserted that the proposed abandonments would not result 
in any termination or interruption of existing service.
    Comment date: October 23, 1995, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph G at the end of this notice.

4. Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation

[Docket No. CP95-724-000]

    Take notice that on August 31, 1995, Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line 
(Applicant), P.O. Box 1396, Houston, Texas 77251, filed pursuant to 
Section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act, for authority to abandon firm 
transportation service provided to Southern Natural Gas Company 
(Southern) under Applicant's Rate Schedule X-254, all as more fully set 
forth in the application which is on file with the Commission and open 
to public inspection.
    Applicant states that on May 10, 1982, Applicant and Southern 
entered into a transportation agreement under which Applicant 
transports, on a firm basis up to 6,500 dt/d of natural gas for 
Southern. This gas is produced at Eugene Island Block 107, offshore 
Louisiana, and received by Applicant at an interconnection between 
Applicant's Southwest Louisiana Gathering System and facilities owned 
by Southern at Eugene Island Block 118. Applicant redelivers equivalent 
quantities to Southern at a point of interconnection between Southern 
and Applicant in Section 33, Township 7 South, Range 4 East, Livingston 
Parish, Louisiana. Service is under Applicant's Rate Schedule X-254.
    By letter dated December 8, 1992 Applicant informed Southern that 
it wanted to terminate Rate Schedule X-254. On July 12, 1993, Southern 
notified Applicant that it was agreeable to terminating Rate Schedule 
X-254 effective August 13, 1994. Applicant states that it will not 
abandon any facilities.
    Comment date: September 27, 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 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. 95-22805 Filed 9-13-95; 8:45 am]
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