[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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