[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 169 (Thursday, August 29, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45419-45420]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-22015]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP96-715-000, et al.]


East Tennessee Natural Gas Company, et al.; Natural Gas 
Certificate Filings

August 22, 1996.
    Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
Commission:

1. East Tennessee Natural Gas Company

[Docket No. CP96-715-000]

    Take notice that on August 14, 1996, East Tennessee Natural Gas 
Company (East Tennessee), 1010 Milam Street, Houston, Texas 77002, 
filed in Docket No. CP96-715-000, 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 
delivery point in Putnam County, Tennessee to provide firm 
transportation service to the City of Cookeville, under East 
Tennessee's blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-412-000, 
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.
    East Tennessee indicates that it will install a tie-in assembly, 
approximately thirty feet of 4-inch interconnecting pipe and dual 4-
inch orifice meter tubes. East Tennessee also says that it will tie in 
to the existing communications and electronic gas measurement (EGM) 
available at the adjacent Livingston Meter Station which is owned and 
operated by East Tennessee.
    East Tennessee relates that the total cost of the new facilities is 
estimated to be approximately $117,514. East Tennessee states that it 
will own, operate and maintain the measurement facilities; will 
continue to own and operate the tie-in assembly and interconnecting 
pipe, and will maintain the communications and EGM.
    East Tennessee reports that the total quantities to be delivered to 
Cookeville will not exceed the total quantities authorized. East 
Tennessee asserts that the installation of the proposed delivery point 
is not prohibited by East Tennessee's tariff and that it has sufficient 
capacity to accomplish the deliveries at the proposed new delivery 
point without detriment or disadvantage to East Tennessee's other 
customers.
    Comment date: October 7, 1996, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph G at the end of this notice.

2. Florida Gas Transmission Company

[Docket No. CP96-722-000]

    Take notice that on August 16, 1996, Florida Gas Transmission 
Company (FGT), 1400 Smith Street, Houston, Texas 77002, filed a request 
with the Commission in Docket No. CP96-722-000, pursuant to Sections 
157.205, and 157.212 of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural 
Gas Act (NGA) for authorization to construct, operate and own a new 
delivery point authorized in blanket certificate issued in Docket No. 
CP82-553-000, all as more fully set forth in the request on file with 
the Commission and open to public inspection.
    FGT proposes to construct, operate and own a new delivery point on 
its existing 4-inch Tampa East Lateral in Hillsborough County, Florida 
to be delivered by FGT to Gulf Coast Metals Co., Inc. (Gulf Coast). FGT 
reports that Gulf Coast has agreed to reimburse FGT for the costs and 
expenses incurred by FGT relating to the proposed construction in lieu 
of customer ownership. The estimated total cost of the proposed 
construction is $114,500 which includes federal income tax gross-up.
    FGT states that the proposed delivery point would include a 2-inch 
tap connecting pipe, electronic flow measurement equipment, a meter and 
regulator station, and any other related appurtenant facilities 
necessary for FGT to deliver gas up to a maximum of 300 MMBtu per day 
at 60 psig. FGT further states that it would construct, own and operate 
approximately 900 feet of 2-inch, starting at the proposed tap and 
ending at the inlet side of the proposed meter and regulator station.
    Comment date: October 7, 1996, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph G at the end of this notice.

3. National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation

[Docket No. CP96-729-000]

    Take notice that on August 19, 1996, National Fuel Gas Supply 
Corporation (National), 10 Lafayette Square, Buffalo, New York 14203, 
filed in Docket No. CP96-729-000 a request pursuant to Sections 157.205 
and 157.214 of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act 
(18 CFR 157.205 and 157.214) for authorization to increase the storage 
capacity at the Keelor Storage Field, located in McKean County, 
Pennsylvania, under the blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP83-
4-000, all as more fully set forth in the request which is on file with 
the Commission and open to public inspection.
    National requests authorization to increase the maximum storage 
pressure of the Keelor storage from 500 psig to 625 psig, and to 
increase the storage capacity from 2.8 Bcf (with 1.3 Bcf working gas) 
to 3.3 Bcf (with 1.8 Bcf of working gas). National proposes to operate 
the storage pipelines connecting the Keelor Storage Field at 800 psig. 
National states the average depth of the storage formation is 1815 
feet. National asserts that the new capacity resulting

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from this proposal will support storage service to be offered to its 
shippers. National asserts that the increase in pressure and capacity 
at the Keelor Storage Field will not require additional facilities, 
within the meaning of the Commission's Regulations. However, National 
states that minor auxiliary work, including the installation of two 
valves and a small amount of station piping, will be performed at 
Station T-329 pursuant to Section 2.55(a) of the Commission's 
Regulations to accommodate the proposed increase in operating pressure.
    Comment date: October 7, 1996, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph G at the end of this notice.

4. Northern Natural Gas Company

[Docket No. CP96-730-000]

    Take notice that on August 20, 1996, Northern Natural Gas Company 
(Northern), 1111 South 103rd Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68124-1000, filed 
in Docket No. CP96-730-000 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 install and operate a new 
delivery point, to be located in Sarpy County, Nebraska, under 
Northern's blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-401-000 
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.
    Northern proposes to provide service to Metropolitan Utilities 
District (MUD). MUD has requested the proposed delivery point to serve 
residential and commercial customers in Sarpy County, Nebraska. 
Northern states that the proposed volumes to MUD are 6,060 MMBtu on a 
peak day and 1,751,715 MMBtu on an annual basis. The estimated cost of 
constructing the delivery point is $200,000. MUD will reimburse 
Northern for the total cost of the delivery point.
    Comment date: October 7, 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, 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 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. 96-22015 Filed 8-28-96; 8:45 am]
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