[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 42 (Friday, March 1, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8056-8058]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-4769]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
 [Docket No. CP96-191-000, et al.]


Southern Natural Gas Company, et al.; Natural Gas Certificate 
Filings

February 23, 1996.
    Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
Commission: 

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1. Southern Natural Gas Company

[Docket No. CP96-191-000]

    Take notice that on February 15, 1996, Southern Natural Gas Company 
(Southern), P.O. Box 2563, Birmingham, Alabama, 35202-2563, filed in 
Docket No. CP96-191-000 a request pursuant to Section 157.205, and 
157.211 of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 
CFR 157.205 and 157.211) for approval to change the operation of a 
meter station for delivery of gas to Apache Corporation (Apache), a 
producer, for use in its production activities located offshore, 
Louisiana, under Southern's blanket certificate authority issued in 
Docket No. CP82-406-000, pursuant to Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas 
Act (NGA), all as more fully set forth in the request which is on file 
with the Commission and open to public inspection.
    Southern proposes to modify an existing meter station located on 
the production platform at or near Block 151, offshore, Louisiana, by 
replacing and reversing one of two 6 inch meters at the existing meter 
station with a three inch meter in order to deliver gas to Apache. 
Southern indicates that Apache has agreed to reimburse Southern for the 
total actual cost of modifying the existing station to allow for the 
delivery of gas. It is further indicated that such cost is estimated to 
be $52,172.
    Southern advises that it will provide the transportation service to 
the meter station pursuant to the terms and conditions of Southern's 
Rate Schedule IT. Southern states that SONAT Marketing Company has 
requested transportation of the gas for delivery at the meter station 
under Southern's FERC Gas Tariff by having the meter station added as a 
delivery point to its Service Agreement dated October 1, 1995. Southern 
indicates that it will provide Apache with an average 500 Mcf of 
natural gas per day and 182,500 Mcf annually on an interruptible basis 
under its Part 284 blanket certificate.
    Southern states that performance of the interruptible 
transportation service for delivery to Apache at the meter station will 
have no significant impact on Southern's peak day or firm service 
obligations. Southern further states that the modification and 
operation of the existing facilities is allowed by its tariff. It is 
indicated that Southern has the capacity to accomplish the deliveries 
proposed by the installation without detriment or disadvantage to its 
firm customers.
    Comment date: April 8, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
G at the end of this notice.

2. K N Wattenberg Transmission Limited Liability Company

[Docket No. CP96-195-000]

    Take notice that on February 16, 1996, K N Wattenberg Transmission 
Limited Liability Company (K N Wattenberg), located at 370 Van Gordon 
Street, Lakewood, Colorado 80228, filed in Docket No. CP96-195-000, an 
abbreviated application pursuant to Section 7(b) of the Natural Gas 
Act, as amended, and Part 157 of the Commission's Regulations for 
authorization permitting and approving the abandonment of three 
compressor units and appurtenant facilities currently located at its 
Brighton Compressor Station in Adams County, Colorado by transfer to K 
N Gas Gathering, Inc. (KNGG). K N Wattenberg further states that it 
does not have any need for these excess compressor units elsewhere on 
its system. Finally, K N Wattenberg states that no customer will have 
its existing service terminated or diminished as a result of the 
proposal herein.
    Comment date: March 15, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
F at the end of this notice.

3. NorAm Gas Transmission Company

[Docket No. CP96-197-000]

    Take notice that on February 16, 1996, NorAm Gas Transmission 
Company (NGT), 1600 Smith Street, Houston, Texas 77002, filed in Docket 
No. CP96-197-000 a request pursuant to Sections 157.205, 157.211 and 
157.216 of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 
CFR 157.205, 157.211, 157.216) for authorization to replace certain 
meter facilities used to provide service to Arkla, a distribution 
division of NorAm Energy Corp. (Arkla), under NGT's blanket certificate 
issued in Docket No. CP82-384-000, et al., 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.
    NGT proposes to continue to operate certain meter facilities which 
were installed due to the emergency situation created by extreme cold 
winter conditions and the sudden unanticipated increase in demand from 
its existing customer base located at its Town Border Station No. 2 in 
Searcy, Arkansas, as reported in Docket No. EM96-7-000. NGT 
specifically seeks authority to abandon a 4-inch diaphragm meter and 
two 1-inch regulators originally installed under authorization in 
Docket No. CP68-108-000.1 Further, NGT seeks to continue operating 
a new 4-inch rotary meter and two new 1-inch regulators that were 
installed under the emergency provisions of Section 284.261. NGT states 
that it replaced its meter station facilities to allow for peak 
deliveries of 1,200 MMBtu per day. NGT advises that Arkla has agreed to 
reimburse NGT for the cost of replacing the facilities, estimated to be 
$10,529.

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    Comment date: April 8, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
G at the end of this notice.

4. Koch Gateway Pipeline Company and Texas Eastern Transmission 
Corporation

[Docket No. CP96-200-000]

    Take notice that on February 20, 1996, Koch Gateway Pipeline 
Company (Koch Gateway), P.O. Box 1478, Houston, Texas 77251-1478, and 
Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation (TETCO), 5400 Westheimer Court, 
P.O. Box 1642, Houston, Texas 77251-1642, filed in Docket No. CP96-200-
000 a request pursuant to Sections 157.205 and 157.212 of the 
Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205, 
157.212) for authorization to reassign certain exchange volumes to 
various delivery points under blanket certificates issued to Koch 
Gateway in Docket No. CP82-430-000 and to TETCO in Docket No. CP82-535-
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 and TETCO propose to remove the Sharon exchange point 
from the transmission and exchange agreements on file with the 
Commission as Koch Gateway's Rate Schedule Nos. X-2 and X-3, and 
TETCO's Rate Schedule No. X-6. It is stated that such delivery point is 
located at an existing interconnect between the two pipelines in 
Claiborne Parish, Louisiana. It is further stated that volumes for this 
point would be reassigned to the remaining exchange points covered by 
the agreements.
    Koch Gateway and TETCO state that the proposed change would not 
impact either of the certificate holder's peak day or annual deliveries 
and neither pipeline's tariff prohibits the proposed elimination of the 
delivery point.
    Comment date: April 8, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
G at the end of this notice. 

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Standard Paragraphs

    F. Any person desiring to be heard or make any protest with 
reference to said filing should on or before the comment date file with 
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, N.E., 
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 385.211 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.
    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 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 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. 96-4769 Filed 2-29-96; 8:45 am]
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