[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 34 (Tuesday, February 20, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6364-6365]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-3640]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP96-176-000]


Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation; Notice of Request Under 
Blanket Authorization

February 13, 1996.
    Take notice that on February 7, 1996, Columbia Gas Transmission 
Corporation (Columbia), 1700 MacCorkle Avenue, SE., Charleston, West 
Virginia 25314-1599, filed in Docket No. CP96-176-000, a request 
pursuant to Sections 157.205 and 157.211 (18 CFR 157.205 and 157.211) 
of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act, and 
Columbia's authorization in Docket No. CP83-76-000,\1\ to establish an 
additional point of delivery to Pennzoil Products Company (Pennzoil), 
all as more fully set forth in the request which is on file with the 
Commission and open to public inspection.

    \1\ Columbia Gas Transmission Corp., 22 FERC Paragraph 62.029 
(1983).
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    Columbia requests authorization to construct and operate an 
additional point of delivery to Pennzoil in Kanawha County, West 
Virginia. Columbia would construct and operate the additional point of 
delivery for interruptible transportation service and will provide the 
service pursuant to Part 284 of the Commission's Regulations and 
Columbia's Blanket Certificate issued in Docket No. CP86-240-000 \2\ 
under existing authorized rate schedules and within Columbia's 
certificated entitlement.

    \2\ Columbia Gas Transmission Corp., 34 FERC Paragraph 62.454 
(1986).
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    Columbia states that the additional point of delivery has been 
requested by Pennzoil for residential, commercial and industrial use. 
The quantities to be provided through the additional point of delivery 
will be provided on an interruptible basis and, therefore no impact on 
Columbia's existing design day and annual obligations to its customers 
as a result of the construction and operation of this delivery point is 
expected.
    Columbia states that the estimated cost of the proposed new 
delivery point is $11,452. It is stated that Pennzoil has agreed to 
reimburse Columbia for the total costs to install the additional 
delivery point.
    Columbia states that the estimated daily and annual volumes of 
natural gas to be delivered would be 50 Dth and 18,250 Dth, 
respectively. Columbia also states that the gas volumes would be 
transported and delivered under its Rate Schedule ITS and would be 
accomplished without disadvantage to Columbia's other customers.
    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 for filing a 
protest, the instant request shall be treated as an application for 

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authorization pursuant to Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-3640 Filed 2-16-96; 8:45 am]
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