[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 165 (Friday, August 23, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43541-43542]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-21493]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP96-660-000, et al.]


Northern Natural Gas Company, et al.; Natural Gas Certificate 
Filings

August 16, 1996.
    Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
Commission:

1. Northern Natural Gas Company

[Docket No. CP96-660-000]

    Take notice that on July 24, 1996, as supplemented on August 13, 
1996, Northern Natural Gas Company (Northern), 1111 South 103rd Street, 
Omaha, Nebraska 68124-1000, filed in Docket No. CP96-660-000, a request 
pursuant to Sections 157.205, 157.212, and 157.216 of the Commission's 
Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205, 157.212, and 
157.216) for authorization to abandon by transfer to UtiliCorp United, 
Inc. (UCU) certain facilities and to install and operate two (2) new 
delivery points to allow Northern to make natural gas deliveries to UCU 
at new locations due to the proposed transfer of facilities, under 
Northern's blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-401-000, 
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.
    Specifically, Northern states it wants to abandon by transfer to 
UCU the ``East Rochester Segment'' of its Rochester branchline in 
Olmsted County, Minnesota. Approximately 3.5 miles of 10-inch pipeline, 
3 town border stations (TBS) and farm taps would be transferred to UCU. 
Further, Northern states that it also wants to abandon by transfer to 
UCU the ``Owatonna Segment'' of its Rochester branchline in Steele 
County, Minnesota. Approximately 3.8 miles of 10-inch and .7 miles of 
12-inch pipeline and farm taps would be transferred to UCU.
    Additionally, Northern proposes to install and operate two new 
delivery points to serve as the new custody transfer points between 
Northern's facilities and the facilities transferred to UCU. Northern 
reports that the existing Byron #1A TBS yard will be enlarged and 
become the new Rochester #1D TBS, which will serve as the new custody 
transfer point for the East Rochester segment. Northern is proposing to 
install and operate a new delivery point, Steele Co. #1, which will 
serve as the new custody transfer point for the Owatonna Segment.
    Northern asserts that no service will be abandoned as a result of 
the transfer of facilities as UCU will continue to operate the subject 
line segments as part of its distribution system. Northern indicates 
that the total estimated cost to install the proposed delivery points 
is $407,000, which will be financed with internally generated funds. 
Northern states that the proposed activity is not prohibited by its 
existing tariff and that it has sufficient capacity to accommodate the 
changes proposed without detriment or disadvantage to Northern's other 
customers.
    Comment date: September 30, 1996, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph G at the end of this notice.

2. Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation

[Docket No. CP96-703-000]

    Take notice that on August 9, 1996, Columbia Gas Transmission 
Corporation (CGT), 1700 MacCorkle Avenue, S.E., Charleston, West 
Virginia 25314-1599 filed in Docket No. CP96-703-000 a request pursuant 
to Sections 157.205, 157.212, and 157.216 of the Commission's 
Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205, 157.212, and 
157.216) for approval and permission to abandon four points of delivery 
to various customers in West Virginia, Virginia, and Maryland and 
reassign certain deliveries, under the blanket certificate issued in 
Docket No. CP83-76-000, 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.
    CGT states that it proposes to abandon a point of delivery to 
Mountaineer Gas Company (MGC), Washington Gas Light Company, 
Commonwealth Gas Services, Inc., and Baltimore Gas and Electric (BG&E). 
CGT indicates that it also proposes to reassign deliveries from MGC's 
point of delivery proposed for abandonment (Harper Heights) to an 
existing MGC point of delivery (Wickham-Beckley) and BG&E's point of 
delivery proposed for abandonment (Holbrook) to an existing BG&E point 
of delivery (Linden Church). It is asserted that the maximum daily 
delivery obligation (MDDO) at MGC's Harper Heights point of delivery 
will increase from 7,061 Dth/day to 7,063 Dth/day and that the MDDO at 
BG&E's Linden Church point of delivery will increase from 73,028 Dth/
day to 83,028 Dth/day. It is further asserted that the proposed 
abandonments will not result in any loss of service to any existing 
customer.
    Comment date: September 30, 1996, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph G at the end of this notice.

3. Southern Natural Gas Company

[Docket No. CP96-705-000]

    Take notice that on August 12, 1996, Southern Natural Gas Company 
(Southern), P.O. Box 2563, Birmingham, AL 35202-2563, 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, in part, certain firm transportation and 
storage services it provides to the City of Tallahassee (Tallahassee), 
Florida, under its Rate Schedules FT, FT-NN and CSS of its FERC Gas 
Tariff, Seventh Revised Volume No. 1. The application is on file with 
the Commission and open to public inspection.
    In its application, Southern requests authorization to abandon 
2,811 Mcf per day of firm transportation (FT) service, 1,720 Mcf per 
day of firm no-notice transportation (FT-NN) service, and 69,325 Mcf of 
firm storage service (CSS) to Tallahassee, effective at the end of the 
contract day of September 30, 1996. Southern provides these firm 
services to Tallahassee under its Rate Schedules FT, FT-NN, and CSS 
under service agreements dated November 1, 1993.
    By letter dated May 3, 1996, Tallahassee gave Southern notice to 
terminate the above levels of firm service at the end of the primary 
term of September 30, 1996, and to retain 1,080 Mcf per day of FT-NN 
service and 69,325 Mcf of CSS service, thereunder. Southern states that 
since these firm services originated from the exercise of conversion 
rights from firm sales service during a period of time protected from 
pregranted abandonment by Section 284.221(d)(3) of the Commission's 
regulations, Southern is required to file this application for 
abandonment authority in order to terminate these services as requested 
by Tallahassee under the contract terms.
    Comment date: September 3, 1996, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph F at the end of this notice.

4. South Georgia Natural Gas Company

[Docket No. CP96-707-000]

    Take notice that on August 12, 1996, South Georgia Natural Gas 
Company (South Georgia), P.O. Box 2563, Birmingham, AL 35202-2563, 
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, in part, firm transportation 
services it provides to the City of Tallahassee (Tallahassee), Florida, 
under its Rate Schedules FT of its FERC Gas Tariff, Second Revised 
Volume No. 1. The application is on file with the Commission and open 
to public inspection.
    In its application, South Georgia requests authorization to abandon 
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Mcf per day of firm transportation (FT) service to Tallahassee, 
effective at the end of the contract day of September 30, 1996. South 
Georgia provides this firm service to Tallahassee under its Rate 
Schedules FT under a service agreement dated May 5, 1992.
    By letter dated May 3, 1996, Tallahassee gave South Georgia notice 
to terminate the above level of firm service at the end of the primary 
term of September 30, 1996, and to retain 1,000 Mcf per day of FT 
service, thereunder. South Georgia states that since these firm 
services originated from the exercise of conversion rights from firm 
sales service during a period of time protected from pregranted 
abandonment by Section 284.221(d)(3) of the Commission's regulations, 
South Georgia is required to file this application for abandonment 
authority in order to terminate this service as requested by 
Tallahassee under the contract terms.
    Comment date: September 6, 1996, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph F 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 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 Sec. 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. 96-21493 Filed 8-22-96; 8:45 am]
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