[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 66 (Thursday, April 4, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15064-15065]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-8227]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP96-268-000, et al.]


Mississippi River Transmission Corporation, et al.; Natural Gas 
Certificate Filings

March 28, 1996.
    Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
Commission:

1. Mississippi River Transmission Corporation

NorAm Field Services Corp.

[Docket No. CP96-268-000]

    Take notice that on March 20, 1996, Mississippi River Transmission 
Corporation (MRT), 9900 Clayton Road, St. Louis, Missouri 63124, and 
NorAm Field Services Corp. (NFS), 525 Milam, Shreveport, Louisiana 
71101, filed in Docket No. CP96-268-000 an application pursuant to 
Section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act for permission and approval to 
abandon by sale to NFS five existing gathering systems in Louisiana and 
Texas, all as more fully set forth in the application on file with the 
Commission and open to public inspection.
    MRT proposes to abandon by sale to NFS approximately 29 miles of 
4.5-inch diameter to 10-inch diameter pipe. According to MRT there are 
32 separate pipelines, two classified as transmission facilities and 
the other lines have historically been classified as gathering. It is 
stated that all but one are under 8-inches in diameter and that there 
are no compression facilities or product extraction plants operated by 
MRT on any of these gathering systems.
    NFS, pursuant to Rule 207 of the Regulations, petitions the 
Commission for an order declaring that these systems and the services 
provided through these systems, once acquired and operated by NFS, will 
be exempt from Commission jurisdiction.
    Comment date: April 18, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
F at the end of this notice.

2. Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation

[Docket No. CP96-274-000]

    Take notice that on March 22, 1996, Columbia Gas Transmission 
Corporation (Columbia), 1700 MacCorkle Avenue, S.E., Charleston, West 
Virginia 25314, filed in Docket No. CP96-274-000 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 
construct and operate a new delivery point and to reassign 103 dth per 
day in Maximum Daily Delivery Obligations (MDDOs) between delivery 
points to Commonwealth Gas Services (COS) in Louisa County, Virginia, 
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.
    Specifically, Columbia proposes to establish a delivery point for 
firm transportation service to COS in Louisa County and to reassign and 
reduce 103 dth per day in MDDOs at another existing point to COS. 
Columbia proposes to reassign the MDDOs by amending COS's Storage 
Service Transportation (SST) Agreement and reducing the MDDOs at the 
existing Salisbury point by 103 dth per day. Columbia will reassign the 
same volumes of gas to the proposed new delivery point proposed herein 
as follows:

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                                    Rate                                
           Customer               schedule        MDQ           EAQ     
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COS...........................  SST           103 dth     5,400 dth.    
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    Cos has agreed to reimburse Columbia 100% of the cost of 
construction to construct and operate this new delivery point which is 
approximately $64,000. COS requested the additional firm transportation 
service for commercial service. COS has not requested an increase in 
its peak day entitlements in conjunction with this request. Columbia 
does not believe that there will be an impact on its existing peak day 
obligations to its other customers as a result of this proposal.
    Comment date: May 13, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph G 
at the end of this notice.

3. Northwest Pipeline Corporation

[Docket No. CP96-275-000]

    Take notice that on March 22, 1996, Northwest Pipeline Corporation 
(Northwest), 295 Chipeta Way, Salt Lake City, Utah 84108, filed in 
Docket No. CP96-275-000 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 abandon obsolete, under-
sized facilities and to construct and operate replacement facilities at 
the Filer Meter Station in Twin Falls County, Idaho 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 replace the existing obsolete two 1-inch 
regulators with two new 1-inch regulators and the existing 2-inch 
positive displacement meter with a new 2-inch turbine meter and 
appurtenances.
    Comment date: May 13, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph G 
at the end of this notice.

4. Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company

[Docket No. CP96-279-000]

    Take notice that on March 25, 1996, Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line 
Company (Panhandle), P.O. Box 1642, Houston, Texas 77251-1642, filed in 
Docket No. CP96-279-000 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, own and operate a 
delivery tap and associated facilities to provide firm transportation 
of natural gas for Haven Steel Products, Inc. (Haven Steel), an end-
user located in Reno County, Kansas under Panhandle's blanket 
certificate issued in Docket No. CP83-83-000 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.

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    Panhandle proposes to construct a hot tap consisting of a 2-inch 
tap valve, approximately 50 feet of 2-inch connecting pipe, metering 
and electronic gas measurement equipment. The proposed facilities would 
be located on the Haven 100 Line, No. 41-03-001-1000-24'', 
approximately one mile downstream of Panhandle's Haven Compressor 
Station in Reno County, Kansas. Panhandle states that the proposed 
facilities would have a maximum design capacity of 250 Mcf of natural 
gas per day at an operating pressure of 625 psig. Panhandle states that 
Haven Steel would reimburse it for the cost of the proposed facilities, 
estimated to be $39,000.
    Comment date: May 13, 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. 96-8227 Filed 4-3-96; 8:45 am]
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