[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 56 (Thursday, March 21, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11633-11635]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-6823]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP96-235-000, et al.]


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

March 14, 1996.
    Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
Commission:

1. Southern Natural Gas Company

[Docket No. CP96-235-000]

    Take notice that on March 6, 1996, Southern Natural Gas Company 
(Southern), P.O. Box 2563, Birmingham, Alabama 35202-2563, filed in 
Docket No. CP96-235-000 a request pursuant to Sections 157.205 and 
157.212 of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 
CFR 157.205 and 157.212) for authorization to construct and operate a 
new natural gas delivery point located in Etowah County, Alabama under 
Southern's blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-406-000 
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.
    Southern proposes to construct and operate a new delivery point 
consisting of two 6-inch turbine meters and other appurtenant 
facilities for DeKalb-Cherokee County Gas District (DeKalb-Cherokee). 
Southern states that the new facilities would cost approximately 
$307,700 and DeKalb-Cherokee would reimburse Southern for these costs. 
Southern adds that DeKalb-Cherokee would construct, own and operate, as 
part of its natural gas distribution system, 58 miles of 10 or 12 inch 
diameter pipeline extending from the outlet of the proposed meter 
station to its existing distribution system.

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    Southern states that DeKalb-Cherokee does not propose to add any 
additional transportation demand to its firm service agreements as a 
result of the addition of the delivery point. Southern asserts that 
DeKalb-Cherokee has elected to assign a Maximum Daily Delivery Quantity 
of 5,657 Mcf of gas per day from its existing delivery point to the 
proposed new delivery point. Southern estimates that average annual gas 
deliveries at the new delivery point would be 1,095,000 Mcf. Southern 
mentions that the proposed facilities will have no adverse effect on 
its ability to provide its peak day or firm deliveries.
    Comment date: April 29, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
G at the end of this notice.

2. Northwest Pipeline Corporation

[Docket No. CP96-236-000]

    Take notice that on March 7, 1996, Northwest Pipeline Corporation 
(Northwest), 295 Chipeta Way, Salt Lake City, Utah 84158, filed in 
Docket No. CP96-236-000 a request pursuant to Sections 157.205 and 
157.216 of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 
CFR 157.205, 157.216) for authorization to abandon certain facilities 
and construct and operate replacement facilities under Northwest's 
blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-433-000 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.
    Northwest proposes to abandon certain undersized facilities and 
construct and operate replacement facilities in order to provide firm 
service to Washington Water Power Company at a cost of $260,880.
    Comment date: April 29, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
G at the end of this notice.

3. Williams Natural Gas Company

[Docket No. CP96-240-000]

    Take notice that on March 8, 1996, Williams Natural Gas Company 
(WNG), P.O. Box 3288, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74101, filed in Docket No. CP96-
240-000 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 utilize facilities originally installed 
for transportation of natural gas under Section 311 of the Natural Gas 
Policy Act of 1978 (NGPA) for purposes other than NGPA Section 311 
transportation under WNG's blanket certificate issued in Docket No. 
CP82-479-000 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.
    WNG proposes to utilize the NGPA Section 311 facilities originally 
installed for transportation of natural gas to Tartan Energy Company 
(Tartan) located in Greene County, Missouri for deliveries of gas other 
than NGPA Section 311 transportation. The facilities consist of a dual 
4-inch meter run, regulator and electronic flow measurement equipment. 
WNG states that the cost to construct the facilities was $105,070. WNG 
states that the authorization requested would allow Tartan additional 
receipt point flexibility in the future.
    WNG states that the proposed change is not prohibited by an 
existing tariff and that it has sufficient capacity to accomplish the 
deliveries estimated as up to 10,100 Dth per day and annual volume of 
2,000,000 Dth without detriment or disadvantage to its other customers.
    Comment date: April 29, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
G at the end of this notice.

4. Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company

[Docket No. CP96-241-000 ]

    Take notice that on March 11, 1996, Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company 
(Tennessee), Post Office Box 2511, Houston, Texas 77252, filed a 
request with the Commission in Docket No. CP96-241-000 pursuant to 
Sections 157.205 and 157.212 of the Commission's Regulations under the 
Natural Gas Act (NGA) for authorization to modify an existing receipt 
point to provide a delivery point for Hunt Petroleum Corporation (Hunt 
Petroleum), authorized in blanket certificate issued in Docket No. 
CP82-413-000, all as more fully set forth in the request on file with 
the Commission and open to public inspection.
    Tennessee proposes to establish a delivery point for Hunt Petroleum 
by modifying an existing receipt point located at Tennessee's Milepost 
525A-101+0.33 in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. To accomplish this 
Tennessee would remove an existing check valve, fabricate, install, 
own, operate and maintain a tie-in assembly and install measurement 
charts at Hunt Petroleum's platform. Hunt Petroleum will own and 
Tennessee will inspect Hunt Petroleum's installation of a 2 inch 
orifice meter that would be used as the delivery meter for Hunt 
Petroleum's gas lift operations.
    Comment date: April 29, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
G at the end of this notice.

5. Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation

[Docket No. CP96-242-000]

    Take notice that on March 11, 1996, Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line 
Corporation (Transco), Post Office Box 1396, Houston, Texas 77251, 
filed in Docket No. CP96-242-000 an application pursuant to Section 
7(b) of the Natural Gas Act for permission and approval to abandon an 
off system gas supply facility located in Hidalgo County, Texas, all as 
more fully set forth in the application on file with the Commission and 
open to public inspection.
    Transco proposes to abandon the facility, which consists of 
approximately 2.47 miles of small diameter pipeline and an associated 
meter located in the South McAllen field in Hidalgo County. Transco 
proposes to retire the line in place and to remove the meter. It is 
stated that the facility was constructed under Commission authorization 
in Docket Nos. CP78-541, CP79-506, and CP80-415. Transco requests 
abandonment authorization because the pipeline has developed a leak 
which would require repairs costing $30,000 which Transco has 
determined is uneconomical. It is asserted that Transco has minimal gas 
supplies located behind the facility. It is further asserted that the 
abandonment would have no impact on Transco's customers or rate 
schedules.
    Comment date: April 4, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
F at the end of this notice.

6. Northern Natural Gas Company

[Docket No. CP96-244-000]

    Take notice that on March 13, 1996, Northern Natural Gas Company 
(Northern), 1111 South 103rd Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68124-1000, filed 
a prior notice request with the Commission in Docket No. CP96-244-000 
pursuant to Section 157.205 of the Commission's Regulations under the 
Natural Gas Act (NGA) for authorization to abandon three small volume 
meter stations (farm taps) in Nebraska and Minnesota under Northern's 
blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-401-000 pursuant to 
Section 7 of the NGA, all as more fully set forth in the request which 
is open to the public for inspection.
    Northern proposes to abandon by removal three farm taps located in 
Johnson County, Nebraska, and Dodge County, Minnesota, and currently 
served by Peoples Natural Gas Company. Northern states that it would 
remove taps from farms belonging to Kevin Kuhlman in Johnson County,

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Bernice Hackenmiller in Dodge County, and Ken and Dorothy Mensing in 
Dodge County, all who have requested the removals.
    Comment date: April 29, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
G at the end of this notice.

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 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. 96-6823 Filed 3-20-96; 8:45 am]
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