[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 138 (Wednesday, July 17, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37263-37265]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-18119]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP96-609-000, et al.]
Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation, et al.; Natural Gas
Certificate Filings
July 10, 1996.
Take notice that the following filings have been made with the
Commission:
1. Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation
[Docket No. CP96-609-000]
Take notice that on June 28, 1996, Columbia Gas Transmission
Corporation (Columbia), 1700 MacCorkle Avenue, S.E., Charleston, West
Virginia 25314-1599, filed in Docket No. CP96-609-000 an application
pursuant to Section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act for permission and
approval to abandon a transportation service for Johns-Manville Sales
Corporation (J-M), all as more fully set forth in the application on
file with the Commission and open to public inspection.
Columbia proposes to abandon the service, which was carried out
under an agreement on file with the Commission as Columbia's Rate
Schedules X-127 and authorized by the Commission in Docket No. CP85-
184-000. It is stated that Columbia was purchasing natural gas from
J-M at interconnections with J-M's wells in Guernsey, Noble and
Muskingum Counties, Ohio, with a provision for J-M to retain 25 percent
of the gas being purchased. Columbia was transporting the remainder to
J-M's fiberglass manufacturing plant in Waterville, Ohio, with the
deliveries being effected by Waterville Gas Company, the distributor,
which is also a party to the agreement. Columbia states that it will
cancel Rate Schedule X-127 on receipt of abandonment authorization. It
is explained that no facilities will be abandoned, and no customers
will lose service as a result of the proposed abandonment.
Comment date: July 31, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
F at the end of this notice.
2. Great Lakes Gas Transmission Limited Partnership
[Docket No. CP96-615-000]
Take notice that on July 2, 1996, Great Lakes Gas Transmission
Limited Partnership (Great Lakes), One Woodward Avenue, Suite 1600,
Detroit Michigan 48226, filed in Docket No. CP96-615-000 an abbreviated
application pursuant to Section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act (NA), as
amended, and Sections 157.7 and 157.18 of the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission's (Commission) Regulations thereunder, for permission and
approval to abandon a natural gas transportation service for ANR
Pipeline Company (AIR), all as more fully set forth in the application
which is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection.
Great Lakes states that it proposes to abandon a transportation
service for ANR originally certificated in Docket No. CP74-317 and
performed under Great Lakes' Rate Schedule T-6. Great Lakes asserts
that it currently transports gas under Rate Schedule T-6 for ANR from
an interconnection between AIR's and Great Lakes' pipelines near
Farwell, Michigan (Farwell Interconnection) to two interconnections
between the two companies in St. Clair County, Michigan (Capac and
Muttonville Interconnections). It is indicated that Great Lakes'
current service for ANR under Rate Schedule T-6 is provided by Great
Lakes during ANR's summer storage injection cycles related to AIR's
Capac and Muttonville storage fields.
Great Lakes asserts that by ANR's letter date April 1, 1996, ANR
has provided written notice to Great Lakes of its desire to cancel
service under Rate Schedule T-6 effective April 1, 1997. Great Lakes
states that it requests abandonment authorization effective on such
date. It is indicated that no facilities are proposed to be abandoned.
Comment date: July 31, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
F at end of this notice
3. Northern Natural Gas Company
[Docket No. CP96-617-000]
Take notice that on July 2, 1996, Northern Natural Gas Company
(Northern), 1111 South 103rd Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68124-1000, filed
in Docket No. CP96-617-000 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: (1) Abandon and remove two
town border stations (TBS'), including appurtenant facilities, located
in Mills and Story Counties, Iowa; and (2) abandon in-place one TBS,
including appurtenant facilities and approximately 2,000 feet of 2-
inch-diameter branchline NEB-52401 (known as the Roberts Dairy TBS
branchline), located in Douglas County, Nebraska under Northern's
blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-401-000 pursuant to
Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA), all as more fully set forth in
the request that is on file with the Commission and open to public
inspection.
Specifically, Northern proposes to abandon and remove two TBS' and
abandon in-place one TBS and approximately 2,000 feet of branchline
described as follows:
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TBS/Branchline Location Utility
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Glenwood 1A TBS................. Section 2, T72N, Utilicorp United,
R43W in Mills Inc.
County, IA.
Nevada TBS #2................... Section 35, T84N, IES Industries,
R23W in Story Inc.
County, IA.
Waterloo #2 TBS and the Roberts Section 4, T15N, Utilicorp United,
Dairy TBS branchline.. R10E in Douglas Inc.
County, NE.
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Northern states that the facilities to be abandoned are
jurisdictional facilities under the NGA and were constructed pursuant
to superseded 2.55 regulations, budget or blanket authority depending
on the year the facilities were originally placed in-service.
Northern also states that it has been advised by the above
utilities that gas service downstream of the TBS' described above has
been discontinued and that the TBS' and appurtenant facilities may be
removed. Northern states that it has determined that no other use
exists for the facilities proposed to be abandoned herein.
Comment date: August 26, 1996, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph G at the end of this notice.
4. Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company
[Docket No. CP96-618-000]
Take notice that on July 3, 1996, Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company
(Tennessee), P.O. Box 2511, Houston, Texas 77252, filed in Docket No.
CP96-615-000, 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 install a new delivery point located in
McNairy
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County, Tennessee, under Tennessee's blanket certificate issued in
Docket No. CP82-413-000 and 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.
Tennessee proposes to construct and operate a new delivery point
for the Town of Selmer, Tennessee (Selmer). Tennessee states that it
will own, operate and maintain the hot taps and measurement equipment
and will operate the interconnect piping and meter. Tennessee indicates
that Selmer will own and maintain the interconnect piping and meter
station. Tennessee asserts that Selmer will reimburse Tennessee
approximately $299,999 for these facilities. Tennessee further asserts
that the installation of the proposed delivery point is not prohibited
by Tennessee's existing tariff.
Tennessee states that it has sufficient capacity to accomplish
deliveries at the proposed delivery point without detriment or
disadvantage to Tennessee's other customers. Tennessee asserts that the
total quantities to be delivered to Selmer after the delivery point is
installed will not exceed the total quantities authorized prior to this
request.
Comment date: August 26, in accordance with Standard Paragraph G at
the end of this notice.
5. Koch Gateway Pipeline Company
[Docket No., CP96-620-000]
Take notice that on July 3, 1996, Koch Gateway Pipeline Company
(Koch Gateway), P.O. Box 1478, Houston, Texas 77251-1478, filed in
Docket No. CP96-620-000 an application pursuant to Section 7(b) of the
Natural Gas Act for permission and approval to abandon an exchange
service with Southern Natural Gas Company (Southern) which was
authorized in Docket No. CP78-51-000,\1\ all as more fully set forth in
the application on file with the Commission and open to public
inspection.
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\1\ See FERC para.61,158 (1978).
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Koch Gateway proposes to abandon an exchange service with Southern
because the service is no longer necessary or beneficial and both
parties have agreed to terminate the exchange service.
Comnment date: July 31, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
F at the end of this notice.
6. National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation
[Docket No. CP96-622-000]
Take notice that on July 3, 1996, National Fuel Gas Supply
Corporation (National), 10 Lafayette Square, Buffalo, New York 14203,
filed an application pursuant to Section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act
and Part 157 of the Commission's Regulations for an order granting
permission and approval to abandon certain storage services it provides
to Bay State Gas Company (Bay State) and Northern Utilities, Inc.
(Northern) under National's Rate Schedule SS-1. The application is on
file with the Commission and open to public inspection.
In its application, National requests authorization, effective
August 15, 1996, to abandon its SS-1 service, which National states was
authorized in Docket No. CP76-492,\2\ to Bay State and Northern in
connection with the conversion of these services to service under
National's FSS and FST Rate Schedules, both provided under Part 284 of
the Commission's Regulations.
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\2\ See, 38 FERC para.61,135 (1987).
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Comment date: July 31, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
F at the end of this notice.
7. Trunkline LNG Company
[Docket No. CP-96-623-000]
Take notice that on July 5, 1996, Trunkline LNG Company (Trunkline
LNG), P.O. Box 1642, Houston, Texas 77251-1642, filed an abbreviated
application with the Commission in Docket No. CP96-623-000 pursuant to
section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act, as amended, and Part 157 of the
Commission's Regulations for authorization to abandon approximately
1.358 acres of land leased by Trunkline LNG. Trunkline LNG states that
the release of such acreage is necessary to allow road improvements by
Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, all as more fully set forth in the
application which is open to the public for inspection.
Comment date: July 31, 1996, in accordance with Standard paragraph
F at the end of this notice.
8. Columbia Gas Transmission
[Docket No. CP-96-626-000]
Take notice that on July 5, 1996, Columbia Gas Transmission
Corporation (Columbia), 1700 MacCorkle Avenue, S.E., Charleston, West
Virginia 25314, filed in Docket No. CP-96-626-000 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 and operate the facilities necessary to establish seven
additional points of delivery to existing customers for firm
transportation service 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.
Columbia proposes to construct and operate the necessary facilities
to establish seven new points of delivery for firm transportation
service under Part 284 of the commission's regulations and existing
authorized Rate Schedules and within certificated entitlements, as
follows:
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Customer Location of delivery point
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Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania, Inc......... Fayette County,
Pennsylvania.
Mountaineer Gas Company................... Kanawha County, West
Virginia.
(2) Wayne County, West
Virginia
Wetzel County, West
Virginia.
Tucker County, West
Virginia.
Waterville Gas & Oil Company.............. Wood County, Ohio.
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Columbia estimates that the quantities of natural gas to be
delivered to each of the new points of delivery as 1.5 Dth/day and 150
Dth annually, except for the Ohio delivery point where the estimate is
1.6 Dth/day and 200 Dth annually.
Columbia states that the cost to install the new taps would be
approximately $150 per tap and would be treated as an O&M expense.
Comment date: August 26, 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
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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. 96-18119 Filed 7-16-96; 8:45 am]
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