[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 59 (Tuesday, March 26, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13168-13170]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-7227]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP96-237-000, et al.]


Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Company, et al.; Natural Gas 
Certificate Filings

March 20, 1996.
    Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
Commission:

1. Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Company

[Docket No. CP96-237-000]

    Take notice that on March 8, 1996, Williston Basin Interstate 
Pipeline Company (Williston Basin), Suite 300, 200 North Third Street, 
Bismarck, North Dakota 58501, filed in Docket No. CP96-237-000 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 utilize two existing taps in South 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 request on file with the Commission and open to public 
inspection.
    Williston Basin states that Montana-Dakota requested authorization 
to add an additional residential customer to an existing transmission 
line tap at Station 391+00 on Williston Basin's 10-inch Ellsworth Air 
Force Base line in Meade County and to add another residential customer 
at Station 8368+73 on Williston Basin's 12-inch Black Hills Yellow line 
in Lawrence County. The estimated volumes to be delivered at each area 
will be 100 Mcf per year. Williston Basin proposes to utilize these 
existing residential farm taps to effectuate additional natural gas 
transportation deliveries to Montana-Dakota for other than right-of-way 
grantor use.
    Williston Basin states that the proposed service will have no 
significant effect on its peak day or annual requirements and that it 
has sufficient capacity to accomplish deliveries without detriment or 
disadvantage to its other customers. Williston Basin also states that 
the additional delivery points are not prohibited by its tariff and the 
volumes to be delivered are within the contractual entitlements of the 
customers.
    Comment date: May 6, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph G 
at the end of this notice.

2. National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation

[Docket No. CP96-243-000]

    Take notice that on March 11, 1996, National Fuel Gas Supply 
Corporation (National Fuel), 10 Lafayette Square, Buffalo, New York 
14203, filed in Docket No. CP96-243-000, a request pursuant to Sections 
157.205 and 157.211 of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural 
Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205 and 157.211) for authorization to perform 
construction on a sales tap located on National Fuel's T-M170 Line in 
Clarion County, Pennsylvania. The subject tap renders service to an 
existing firm transportation customer of National Fuel, National Fuel 
Gas Distribution Corporation (Distribution). National Fuel makes such 
request, under its blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP83-4-000, 
pursuant to Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act, all as more fully set 
forth in the request on file with the Commission and open to public 
inspection.
    National Fuel proposes to perform construction on an existing sales 
tap that provides transportation service to Distribution under National 
Fuel's EFT Rate Schedule. Specifically, the sales tap on which 
construction will take place is Station No. T-1218, which presently 
includes a 4-inch turbine meter and regulators with 11/16-inch single 
orifices. National Fuel is proposing to replace those facilities with a 
6-inch turbine meter and 1-inch double orifices. It is stated that by 
altering those facilities, the design delivery capacity of the 
regulators will increase from 45.2 Mcf per hour to about 140 Mcf per 
hour, and the measurement capacity will increase from 61 Mcf per hour 
to about 122 Mcf per hour. National Fuel states that the proposed 
upgrade is necessary to meet the increased demand for gas in the Miola, 
Pennsylvania area and to provide a more reliable feed to Distribution.
    National Fuel states that the volumes to be delivered at the 
proposed tap will be within the certificated entitlement of 
Distribution, and that the proposed service will have a minimal impact 
on National Fuel's peak day and annual deliveries. The project is 
estimated to cost $7,500.
    Comment date: May 6, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph G 
at the end of this notice.

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3. Portland Natural Gas Transmission System

[Docket No. CP96-248-000]

    Take notice that on March 14, 1996, Portland Natural Gas 
Transmission System (PNGTS), 300 Friberg Parkway, Westborough, 
Massachusetts 01581-5039, filed an application pursuant to Section 3 of 
the Natural Gas Act, Sections 153.10 through 153.12 of the Commission's 
regulations, and Executive Order No. 10485, as amended by Executive 
Order No. 12038 and Secretary of Energy Delegation Order No. 0204-112 
for Section 3 authorization and a Presidential Permit to site, 
construct, operate and maintain pipeline facilities at the United 
States-Canada International Boundary, all as more fully set forth in 
the application which is on file with the Commission and open to public 
inspection.
    Specifically, PNGTS seeks authorization to site, construct, operate 
and maintain approximately 500 feet of 20-inch pipeline near North 
Troy, Vermont, commencing at the United States-Canada border and ending 
at a proposed joint or bend in the pipeline. PNGTS states that its 
facilities will enable it to meet gas needs in New England.
    Comment date: April 10, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
F at the end of this notice.

4. Portland Natural Gas Transmission System

[Docket No. CP96-249-000]

    Take notice that on March 14, 1996, Portland Natural Gas 
Transmission System (PNGTS), 300 Friberg Parkway, Westborough, 
Massachusetts 01581-5039, filed in Docket No. CP96-249-000, an 
application, pursuant to Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act, for a 
certificate of public convenience and necessity authorizing the 
construction and operation of pipeline facilities for the 
transportation of natural gas on a firm and interruptible basis. PNGTS 
also seeks a blanket certificate pursuant to 18 CFR Part 157, Subpart 
F, for the construction, operation, and/or abandonment of certain 
facilities. Further, PNGTS seeks a blanket certificate pursuant to 18 
CFR Part 284, Subpart G for self-implementing transportation authority. 
These proposals are more fully set forth in the application which is on 
file with the Commission and open to public inspection.
    PNGTS is a general partnership under the laws of the State of 
Maine. PNGTS's partners are: East Coast Pipeline Company, Gaz Metro 
Portland Corporation, JMC Portland (Investors) Inc., Natural Gas 
Development Corporation, TCPL Portland Inc., and Tenneco Portland 
Corporation.
    Specifically, PNGTS proposes to construct and operate approximately 
242 miles of 20-inch mainline pipeline extending from the U.S.-Canada 
border near North Troy, Vermont to Haverhill, Massachusetts; a 3.3-
mile, 12-inch lateral from the mainline at Westbrook, Maine to an 
interconnection with Granite State Gas Transmission, Inc. (Granite 
State) at Falmouth, Maine; a 1-mile, 12-inch lateral from the mainline 
at Newington, New Hampshire to Granite State; and four metering 
facilities. PNGTS states that the estimated cost of the proposed 
facilities is $271 million and will be project financed. The proposed 
in-service date of the facilities is November 1, 1998. PNGTS states 
that its proposed pipeline has a design capacity of 178,000 Mcf per day 
and that over 94 percent of the project's peak day capacity is subject 
to long-term binding precedent agreements with four shippers.
    PNGTS proposes to offer two types of firm service--365-day 
transportation (Rate Schedule FT) and 151-day winter transportation 
(November-March) (Rate Schedule WFT)--and interruptible transportation 
service. PNGTS states that the rates for its service will be based on a 
winter design day capacity of 178,000 Mcf per day with costs allocated 
solely to shippers under Rate Schedules FT and WFT. PNGTS states that 
the rates will utilize a straight fixed-variable rate design. PNGTS has 
filed a pro forma tariff containing the terms and conditions for its 
transportation services.
    PNGTS maintains that its project will meet a growing demand for gas 
in New England; allow Bay State Gas Company and Northern Utilities, 
Inc. continued access to gas currently transported to them by Granite 
State through a pipeline under a lease due to expire in April 1998; 
enhance service on the existing New England infrastructure; and offer a 
variety of transportation services in response to market demand for 
flexible services.
    Comment date: April 10, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
F at the end of this notice.

5. Northwest Pipeline Corporation

[Docket No. CP96-252-000]

    Take notice that on March 15, 1996, Northwest Pipeline Corporation 
(Northwest), 295 Chipeta Way, Salt Lake City, Utah 84108, filed in 
Docket No. CP96-252-000 a request pursuant to Section 157.205 of the 
Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205) for 
authorization to abandon obsolete metering facilities and to construct 
and operate modified metering facilities at a new location for the Echo 
Lake Meter Station located in Snohomish County, Washington, 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 which is on file with the Commission and open to 
public inspection.
    Northwest proposes to abandon, by removal, the existing obsolete 
facilities and to construct and operate modified metering facilities at 
a new meter station site approximately 125 feet from the current 
location.
    Northwest states that the design capacity of the new meter station 
would increase from 700 Dth per day to approximately 1,336 Dth per day 
at 150 psig.
    The estimated total cost of the abandonment and construction 
project is stated to be approximately $209,960.
    Comment date: May 6, 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, NE., 
Washington, DC 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

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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. 96-7227 Filed 3-25-96; 8:45 am]
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