[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 212 (Thursday, November 2, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55710-55712]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-27197]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP95-119-003, et al.]


Steuban Gas Storage Company, et al.; Natural Gas Certificate 
Filings

October 26, 1995.
    Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
Commission:

1. Steuben Gas Storage Company

[Docket No. CP95-119-003]

    Take notice that, on October 24, 1995, in compliance with the 
Commission's July 28, 1995, Preliminary Determination issued in Docket 
Nos. CP95-119-000 and CP95-119-001, Steuben Gas Storage Company 
(Steuben), 500 Renaissance Center, Detroit, Michigan 48243, filed a 
revised pro forma tariff for the Thomas Corners Storage Field and its 
responses to questions posed by the Commission in its Preliminary 
Determination order.
    Comment date: November 2, 1995, in accordance with the first 
paragraph of Standard Paragraph F at the end of this notice.

2. Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation

[Docket No. CP96-25-000]

    Take notice that on October 13, 1995, Columbia Gas Transmission 
Corporation (Applicant), 1700 MacCorkle Avenue, S.E., Charleston, West 
Virginia 25314-1599, filed under Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act 
for a certificate authorizing the construction and operation of 0.1 
mile of 36-inch pipeline loop, on its transmission line, all as more 
fully described in the petition on file with the Commission and open to 
public inspection.

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    The proposed construction is designated as line WB-5, is located in 
Clay County, West Virginia and will enable Applicant to provide 1,200 
Dth/d of firm service to Schuller International, Incorporated under 
Part 284 of the Commission's Regulations. The project will cost 
$184,000.
    Comment date: November 16, 1995, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph F at the end of this notice.

3. Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America

[Docket No. CP96-27-000]

    Take notice that on October 18, 1995, Natural Gas Pipeline Company 
of America (Natural), located at 701 East 22nd Street, Lombard, 
Illinois 60148, filed in Docket No. CP96-27-000 an application pursuant 
to Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act and Subpart A of Part 157 of the 
Commission's Regulations. Natural seeks a certificate of public 
convenience and necessity authorizing the construction and operation of 
certain facilities which will increase the capacity of its system. 
Natural proposes to transport up to 345,000 Mcf per day of additional 
volumes on its Amarillo mainline system eastward from its Compressor 
Station No. 109 at Harper, Iowa, to the Chicago area.
    Natural states that it holds precedent agreements for 550,000 Mcf 
per day of new firm service away from Harper. It says that it is 
planning to use roughly 205,000 Mcf per day of existing capacity 
expected to become available, plus the 345,000 Mcf per day of proposed 
additional capacity, for these services. Natural further states that 
its application is largely dependent on the amended application filed 
by Northern Border Pipeline Company (Northern Border) on October 13, 
1995, in Docket No. CP95-194-001. There, Northern Border has, among 
other things, proposed the expansion of its existing system to Harper.
    Natural specifically requests certificate authority to construct 
and operate the following loop line and compression facilities which 
are estimated to cost $87,467,000:
    (1) Two 14,500 h.p. compressors--by means of retrofitting one 
existing 12,000 h.p. compressor and one existing 12,500 h.p. compressor 
(each to 14,500 h.p.) at Natural's Compressor Station No. 199 in 
Muscatine County, Iowa;
    (2) Approximately 37.5 miles of 36-inch pipeline loop in Muscatine 
County and Rock Island County, Illinois;
    (3) One 7,250 h.p. compressor at Natural's existing Compressor 
Station No. 110 in Henry County, Illinois; and,
    (4) Approximately 38.6 miles of 36-inch pipeline loop in Henry and 
Bureau Counties, Illinois.
    Natural filed Precedent Agreements with eleven shippers 
representing 550,000 Mcf per day of new firm transportation service 
between Harper and the Chicago area. Natural says that eight of the 
eleven shippers, representing 505,000 Mcf per day (or 92% of the 
total), are directly dependent upon related volumes being transported 
on Northern Border's proposed expansion. Natural says that these eight 
shippers are affiliated with parent producers or represent a producer 
pool and, therefore, currently own or control the supplies necessary to 
fully utilize the new contract volumes. Natural also says that of the 
three remaining shippers, one is rearranging existing transportation, 
and two are looking to purchase gas at Harper for transportation into 
the midwest markets.
    Natural plans to charge its effective rates under its Rate Schedule 
FTS for the new firm transportation services performed using the new 
capacity created by the new facilities proposed in this docket. Natural 
is not requesting a determination of the appropriate rate treatment of 
these facilities in this docket as provided for by the Commission's 
Policy Statement in Docket No. PL94-4-000. Natural says it is willing 
to have this issue considered in a future Section 4 rate case. Further, 
Natural says that its willingness to go forward with its proposed 
expansion is not, (and the above new shipper commitments are not), 
dependent on a rate treatment determination being made in this 
certificate docket.
    Natural says that it will be able to complete construction of the 
proposed facilities within 18 months after receipt of Commission 
authorization and acceptance by Natural. Natural requests that a 
Commission order in this docket be issued by the end of 1996--thereby 
allowing the entirety of 1997 for the facilities to be built. Natural 
says that the in-service date for the facilities proposed here should 
coincide with the in-service date for those expansion facilities on 
Northern Border needed to provide the necessary upstream transportation 
service for Natural's shippers.
    Comment date: November 20, 1995, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph F at the end of this notice.

4. Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America

[Docket No. CP96-29-000]

    Take notice that on October 19, 1995, Natural Gas Pipeline Company 
of America (Natural), 701 East 22nd Street, Lombard, Illinois 60148, 
filed in Docket No. CP96-29-000 an application pursuant to Section 7(b) 
of the Natural Gas Act for permission and approval to abandon certain 
certificated facilities, located in Eddy County, New Mexico, by 
transfer to an affiliate, MidCon Gas Products of New Mexico Corp (MGP 
of New Mexico), all as more fully set forth in the application on file 
with the Commission and open to public inspection.
    Natural proposes to transfer laterals, meters, taps, a booster 
station, and appurtenant facilities that were authorized in Docket Nos. 
CP75-59, CP75-161, CP76-460, and CP77-608 as well as other non-
certificated facilities that are located in the same geographic area, 
its Big Eddy System, to MGP of New Mexico. Natural states that it will 
sell its entire Big Eddy System for $4,433,328 which represents the net 
book value on October 1, 1995. Natural mentions that the entire Big 
Eddy System would be operated as a non-jurisdictional gathering system.
    Comment date: November 14, 1995, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph F at the end of this notice.

5. Transwestern Pipeline Company

[Docket No. CP96-33-000]

    Take notice that on October 24, 1995, Transwestern Pipeline Company 
(Transwestern), 1400 Smith Street, P.O. Box 1188, Houston, Texas 77251-
1188, filed an application pursuant to Section 7(b) of the Natural Gas 
Act for permission and approval to abandon by sale to NGC Intrastate 
Pipeline Company (NGC) the S. Gene Hall farm tap located in Gray 
County, Texas, and the related no-notice transportation service number 
under Transwestern's Rate Schedule FTS-2, all as more fully set forth 
in the application which is on file with the Commission and open to 
public inspection.
    Transwestern states that it is currently authorized to provide a 
firm no-notice transportation service to the S. Gene Hall farm tap 
under Transwestern's Rate Schedule FTS-2, under a service agreement 
dated July 27, 1978. It is stated that by letter to Transwestern, S. 
Gene Hall notified Transwestern that NGC has agreed to continue to 
provide comparable service to S. Gene Hall and that S. Gene Hall does 
not oppose transfer of these facilities to NGC.
    Comment date: November 14, 1995, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph F at the end of this notice.

Standard Paragraph

    F. Any person desiring to be heard or make any protest with 
reference to said 

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filing should on or before the comment date file with the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, 825 North Capitol Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20426, a motion to intervene or a protest in accordance 
with the requirements of the Commission's Rules of Practice and 
Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214) 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 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 filing 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 is 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 the applicant to appear or be represented at 
the hearing.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 95-27197 Filed 11-1-95; 8:45 am]
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