[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 93 (Monday, May 13, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22050-22052]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-11873]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP96-348-000, et al.]


Colorado Interstate Gas Company, et al.; Natural Gas Certificate 
Filings

May 7, 1996.
    Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
Commission:

1. Colorado Interstate Gas Company

[Docket No. CP96-348-000]

    Take notice that on April 24, 1996, Colorado Interstate Gas Company 
(CIG), P.O. Box 1087, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80944, filed in Docket 
No. CP96-348-000 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 a new delivery facility under 
CIG's blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP83-21-000 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.
    CIG proposes to construct and operate the delivery facility in 
Sherman County, Texas. The facility will be constructed pursuant to a 
facilities agreement between CIG and Amarillo Natural Gas Inc. 
(Amarillo) wherein CIG will tap its 20-inch main line with a 3/4 inch 
tap and valve for the delivery of gas to Amarillo. The estimated cost 
of construction is $1,100. The quantity of gas to be delivered is 
approximately 400 Dth per day on an interruptible basis. CIG states 
that the gas will be transported for Amarillo for delivery to a feedlot 
to be used to process feed.
    CIG states that this new delivery facility is not prohibited by its 
existing tariff and that it has sufficient capacity to accomplish 
deliveries without detriment or disadvantage to other customers. The 
proposed delivery facility will not have an effect on CIG's peak day 
and annual deliveries and the total volumes delivered will not exceed 
total volumes authorized prior to this request.
    Comment date: June 21, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
G at the end of this notice.

2. Williams Natural Gas Company

[Docket No. CP96-373-000]

    Take notice that on April 30, 1996, Williams Natural Gas Company 
(WNG), P.O. Box 2400, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 74102, filed in Docket No. CP96-
373-000 a request pursuant to Sections 157.205, and 157.212(b) of the 
Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205, and 
157.212) for approval to install and operate a tap, measuring and 
appurtenant facilities for the delivery of transportation gas to City 
Utilities of Springfield (City Utilities) in Christian County, 
Missouri, under the blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-479-
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.
    WNG states that the facilities for which it seeks construction 
authorization are designed to accommodate delivery volumes at ant level 
between 3,500 Dth per day and 125,000 Dth per day. It is indicated that 
there will be no increase in peak deliveries to City Utilities beyond 
that requested in Docket No. CP95-700-000. It is further indicated that 
the estimated cost of construction is $499,737, which will be fully 
reimbursed by City Utilities to WNG.
    WNG indicates that the proposed construction is not prohibited by 
its existing tariff and that WNG has sufficient capacity to accomplish 
the deliveries without detriment or disadvantage to its other 
customers.
    Comment date: June 21, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
G at the end of this notice.

3. Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company

[Docket No. CP96-402-000]

    Take notice that on May 1, 1996, Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company 
(Tennessee), P.O. Box 2511, Houston, Texas 77252, filed in Docket No. 
CP96-402-000 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 replace an existing delivery point in 
Middlesex County, Massachusetts under Tennessee's blanket certificate 
issued in Docket No. CP82-413-000 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.
    Tennessee proposes to replace an existing delivery point in 
Middlesex County, Massachusetts to accommodate increase natural gas 
deliveries to Commonwealth Gas Company (Commonwealth). Commonwealth has 
requested that Tennessee amend the maximum daily delivery quantities 
under Commonwealth's rate schedule FT-A service agreement to shift 
primary firm capacity rights from Commonwealth's Worchester delivery 
point to the Hudson-Commonwealth delivery point. Tennessee states that 
the requested changes will not increase the overall firm transportation 
quantity under Commonwealth's Rate Schedule FT-A Service Agreement.
    In order to increase the measurement capability at this point, 
Tennessee indicates that it will remove certain existing measurement, 
interconnecting

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and appurtenant facilities and install dual 6-inch orifice meter tubes, 
an 8-inch tie in assembly and approximately 150 feet of 8-inch 
interconnecting pipe. Commonwealth will install the regulation 
facilities. Tennessee states that it will be fully reimbursed for the 
cost associated with the replacements at this facility.
    Tennessee states that the total quantities to be delivered will not 
exceed those quantities authorized prior to this request. Tennessee 
states that the replacement of the proposed delivery point is not 
prohibited by Tennessee's tariff, and that it has sufficient capacity 
to accomplish deliveries without detriment or disadvantage to any of 
Tennessee's other customers.
    Comment date: June 21, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
G at the end of this notice.

4. Columbia Gulf Transmission Company

[Docket No. CP96-429-000]

    Take notice that on May 1, 1996, Columbia Gulf Transmission Company 
(Columbia Gulf), 2603 Augusta STE 125, Houston, Texas 77057-5637, filed 
in Docket No. CP96-429-000, 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 establish a new 
interconnection to provide transportation service to Central Louisiana 
Electric Company, Inc. (CLECO) in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, under 
Columbia Gulf's blanket authorization issued in Docket No. CP83-496-
000, pursuant to Section 7(c) 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.
    Columbia Gulf explains that this new interconnection has been 
requested by CLECO to serve Coughlin Power Plant. Columbia Gulf 
estimates the quantities of natural gas to be delivered at the new 
interconnection as 85,000 Dth per day and 6 Bcf annually. Columbia Gulf 
states that the transportation service to be provided to this 
interconnection will be interruptible service under its Rate Schedule 
ITS-1. Columbia Gulf states there will be no impact on its existing 
design day and annual obligation to its customers as a result of this 
new interconnection.
    Columbia Gulf estimates the cost to construct the new 
interconnection to be approximately $186,000, and states that CLECO 
will reimburse Columbia Gulf 100% of the total cost of construction. 
Columbia Gulf states it will comply with all of the environmental 
requirements of Section 157.206(d) of the Commission's Regulations 
prior to the construction of any facilities.
    Comment date: June 21, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
G at the end of this notice.

5. Northern Natural Gas Company

[Docket No. CP96-451-000]

    Take notice that on May 1, 1996, Northern Natural Gas Company 
(Northern), 1111 South 103rd Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68124-1000, filed 
in the above docket, a request, pursuant to Sections 157.205 and 
157.212 of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act, for 
authorization to upgrade the Crosby #4 town border station (TBS), an 
existing delivery point located in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, to 
accommodate incremental interruptible natural gas deliveries to 
UtiliCorp United, Inc. (UCU) 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 that is on file with the 
Commission and open to public inspection.
    Specifically, Northern states that it requests authorization to 
upgrade an existing delivery point in Minnesota to accommodate 
incremental interruptible natural gas deliveries to UCU under its 
currently effective throughput service agreements. Northern further 
states that UCU has requested increased service at the Crosby #4 TBS to 
provide increased service to an industrial end-user.
    Northern states that the proposed increase in volumes to be 
delivered to UCU at the Crosby #4 TBS are an incremental 49 MMBtu on a 
peak day and 32,618 MMBtu on an annual basis. Northern's estimated cost 
of upgrading the existing delivery point is $29,250. UCU will reimburse 
Northern for the total cost of upgrading the existing delivery point.
    Northern states that the total volumes to be delivered to the 
customer after the request do not exceed the total volumes authorized 
prior to the request. Northern further states that the proposed 
activity is not prohibited by its existing tariff and that it has 
sufficient capacity to accommodate the changes proposed herein without 
detriment or disadvantage to its other customers.
    Comment date: June 21, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
G at the end of this notice.

6. Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Company

[Docket No. CP96-485-000]

    Take notice that on May 3, 1996, Williston Basin Interstate 
Pipeline Company (Williston Basin), Suite 300, 200 North Third Street, 
Bismarck, North Dakota 58501, filed in Docket No. CP96-485-000 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 continue the present operation of a previously 
installed tap located in Butte County, 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 the 
request that is on file with the Commission and open to public 
inspection.
    Williston Basin states that due to a request by Montana-Dakota 
Utilities Company (Montana-Dakota), a local distribution company, to 
commence transportation deliveries of natural gas through the subject 
tap to an end-user, it is necessary to state separately this delivery 
point on its master delivery point list. Williston Basin states that 
the continued operation of the subject tap will have no significant 
effect on its peak day or annual requirements and capacity has been 
determined to exist on Williston Basin's system to serve this natural 
gas market.
    Comment date: June 21, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
G at the end of this notice.

7. El Paso Natural Gas Company

[Docket No. CP96-487-000]

    Take notice that on May 3, 1996, El Paso Natural Gas Company (El 
Paso), P.O. Box 1492, El Paso, Texas 79978, filed in Docket No. CP96-
487-000 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 operate certain existing delivery points 
under El Paso's blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-435-000 
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.
    El Paso proposes to establish as jurisdictional delivery points 
certain tap and meter facilities that were originally constructed for 
the nonjurisdictional delivery of fuel and lift gas to various field 
operations in the Permian Basin, as listed below. El Paso would now 
like to use these delivery points to provide gas deliveries to various 
operators under transportation service agreements.

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              Delivery point                          Location          
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Sid Richardson Keystone Field Plant Fuel    Winkler County, Texas       
 Delivery Point.                                                        
Richardson-Bass Plant Start-Up Fuel         Winkler County, Texas.      
 Delivery Point.                                                        
West Texas Gathering Compressor Fuel        Winkler County, Texas.      
 Delivery Point.                                                        
Blanket Gas at Jal No. 4 Delivery Point...  Lea County, New Mexico.     
SWEPI Terrell Plant Emergency Fuel          Terrell County, Texas.      
 Delivery Point.                                                        
Spraberry Lift Gas No. 1 Delivery Point...  Midland County, Texas.      
Spraberry Lift Gas No. 11 Delivery Point..  Midland County, Texas.      
Meyers LM Water Flood Unit Delivery Point.  Lea County, New Mexico.     
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    Comment date: June 21, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
G at the end of this notice.

Standard Paragraphs

    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.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-11873 Filed 5-10-96; 8:45 am]
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