[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these taps are no longer active and is in agreement to their 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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