[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 227 (Monday, November 27, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58346-58348]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-28635]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP96-50-000, et al.]
NorAm Gas Transmission Company et al.; Natural Gas Certificate
Filings
November 15, 1995.
Take notice that the following filings have been made with the
Commission:
1. NorAm Gas Transmission Company
[Docket No. CP96-50-000]
Take notice that on November 6, 1995, NorAm Gas Transmission
Company (NGT), 1600 Smith Street, Houston, Texas 77002, filed a request
with the Commission in Docket No. CP96-50-000 pursuant to Sections
157.205 and 157.216(b) of the Commission's Regulations under the
Natural Gas Act (NGA) for permission to abandon five inactive taps,
authorized in blanket certificates issued in Docket Nos. CP82-384-000
and CP82-384-001, all as more fully set forth in the request on file
with the Commission and open to public inspection.
NGT proposes to abandon five inactive 1-inch domestic taps on their
Line R in Caddo Parish, Louisiana. NGT installed these taps in the
early 1950's to deliver gas to customers served by Arkla, a division of
NorAm Energy Corporation (Arkla). Arkla notified NGT in writing that
these taps are no longer active and is in agreement to their
abandonment. NGT states that the cost of the facilities proposed to be
abandoned would be $5,009.00. NGT further states that the taps would be
removed and capped.
Comment date: January 2, 1996, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph G at the end of this notice.
2. Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Company
[Docket No. CP96-51-000]
Take notice that on November 7, 1995, Williston Basin Interstate
Pipeline Company (Williston Basin), Suite 300, 200 North Third Street,
Bismarck, North Dakota 58501, filed in Docket No. CP96-51-000 a request
pursuant to Sections 157.205 and 157.211 of the Commissions'
Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205, 157.211) for
authorization to continue the present operation of a previously
installed tap in Ramsey County, North Dakota 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 Commission and open to public inspection.
Williston Basin proposes to commence receipt of natural gas through
the subject tap pursuant to a request by Montana-Dakota Utilities
Company for up to 250 Mcf per day for the Noodles By Leonardo plant
near Devils Lake, North Dakota. Williston Basin states that it would
provide for the deliveries under its Rate Schedules FT-1 and/or IT-1.
Williston Basin further states that the continued operation of the
subject tap would have no significant effect on its peak day or annual
requirements and that the volumes proposed to be delivered would be
within the contractual entitlements of the customer.
Comment date: January 2, 1996, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph G at the end of this notice.
3. Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America
[Docket No. CP96-54-000]
Take notice that on November 8, 1995, Natural Gas Pipeline Company
of America (Natural), 701 East 22nd Street, Lombard, Illinois 60148,
filed in Docket No. CP96-54-000 an application pursuant to Section 7(b)
of the Natural Gas Act for permission and approval to abandon Natural's
interruptible transportation service for Enron Industrial Natural Gas
Company (Enron Industrial) performed under Natural's Rate Schedule X-
139, all as more fully set forth in the application which is on file
with the Commission and open to public inspection.
Natural states that pursuant to a gas transportation agreement
between Natural and Enron Industrial, formerly
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Industrial Natural Gas Company and HNG Industrial Natural Gas Company,
it had received for the account of Enron Industrial up to 150,000 MMBtu
of natural gas per day on an interruptible basis from Transok, Inc. in
Bryan County, Oklahoma and redelivered such gas to Houston Pipe Line
Company in Lamar County, Texas.
Natural states further that the gas transportation agreement
expired by its own terms on June 1, 1995 and that by a letter agreement
dated September 13, 1995, Natural and Enron Industrial agreed to
terminate the gas transportation agreement effective June 1, 1995.
Natural, it is said is therefore requesting authorization to abandon
the transportation service.
Comment date: December 6, 1995, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph F at the end of this notice.
4. Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation
[Docket No. CP96-61-000]
Take notice that on November 13, 1995, Columbia Gas Transmission
Corporation (Columbia), 1700 MacCorkle Avenue, S.E., Charleston, West
Virginia 25314-1599, filed in Docket No. CP96-61-000 a request pursuant
to Sections 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 the facilities necessary to establish thirteen
additional points of delivery to existing customers for firm
transportation service under Columbia's blanket certificate issued in
Docket No. CP83-76-000 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.
Columbia proposes to construct and operate the necessary facilities
to establish thirteen new points of delivery for firm transportation
services under Part 284 of the Commission's regulations. Columbia would
provide the services pursuant its blanket certificate issued in Docket
No. CP86-240-000 under existing authorized Rate Schedules and within
certificated entitlements, as follows:
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No. of end users Estimated Estimated
------------------------- design annual
day quantity
Customer quantity ----------
Residential Commercial -----------
(Dth/d) (Dth)
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Columbia Gas of Kentucky, Inc.................................... 1 .......... 1.5 150
Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc........................................ 2 .......... 3 300
Moutaineer Gas Company, West Virgina............................. 9 1 19.5 1,950
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Columbia states that the quantities proposed to be provided through
the new delivery points would be within Columbia's authorized level of
services. Columbia estimates that the cost to install the new taps
would be approximately $150 per tap and would be treated as an
Operation and Maintenance Expense. Columbia further states that for
each of the thirteen delivery points the customer would install a meter
within Columbia's existing right-of-way to provide service to the end
user.
Comment date: January 2, 1996, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph G at the end of this notice.
5. Koch Gateway Pipeline Company
[Docket No. CP96-63-000]
Take notice that on November 13, 1995, Koch Gateway Pipeline
Company (Koch Gateway), P.O. Box 1478, Houston, Texas 77251-1478, filed
in Docket No. CP96-63-000 a request pursuant to Sections 157.205 and
157.211 of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18
CFR 157.205, 157.211) for authorization to operate as a jurisdictional
facility, a two-inch delivery tap placed in service under Section
311(a) of the Natural Gas Policy Act (NGPA) and Section 284.3(c), under
Koch Gateway's blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-430-000
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.
Koch Gateway states that the facilities are located in Washington
Parish, Louisiana on Koch Gateway's four-inch Franklinton line
designated as Index 301-04-02 and were constructed to provide service
to TEC Minerals on behalf of Entex, Inc. (Entex), a local distribution
company. Koch Gateway states that certification of these facilities
will provide Entex with the additional flexibility of being able to use
these facilities as a delivery point on Entex's blanket transportation
agreements with Koch Gateway. Koch Gateway states that Entex reimbursed
Koch Gateway for the total cost of the tap, estimated to be
approximately $8,254.
Koch Gateway states that it currently provides interruptible
Section 311 transportation service to Entex as reported in FERC Docket
No. ST89-2309. Koch Gateway states that once these facilities are
certificated, Koch Gateway will also provide transportation services
pursuant to Koch Gateway's blanket transportation certificate (FERC
Docket No. CP88-6-000). Koch Gateway states that Entex proposes to add
this delivery point to its existing firm transportation agreement with
Koch Gateway which was filed with the Commission as Docket No. ST95-
1843 and provides for an estimated maximum daily quantity of 105,000
MMBtu. Koch Gateway states that Entex estimates that its peak day
requirement at this point will be 1,500 MMBtu, and states that the
volume delivered to this point under the firm agreement will be within
the certificated entitlement of that existing service.
Koch Gateway further states that it will operate the facilities in
compliance with 18 CFR, Part 157, Subpart F, and that it has sufficient
capacity to render the proposed service without detriment or
disadvantage to its other existing customers.
Comment date: January 2, 1996, 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
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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
the 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
therefore, 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. 95-28635 Filed 11-24-95; 8:45 am]
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