[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 174 (Friday, September 6, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47122-47124]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-22768]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP96-720-000, et al.]
Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America, et al.; Natural Gas
Certificate Filings
August 29, 1996.
Take notice that the following filings have been made with the
Commission:
1. Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America
[Docket No. CP96-720-000]
Take notice that on August 16, 1996, Natural Gas Pipeline Company
of America (NGPL), 701 East 22nd Street, Lombard, Illinois 60148, filed
an application: (1) For authorization, pursuant to section 7(b) of the
Natural Gas Act, to abandon (by removal) a compressor unit located at
NGPL's Station No. 139 in Lea County, New Mexico; and (2) for a
certificate of public convenience and necessity, pursuant to section
7(c) of the Natural Gas Act, authorizing NGPL to construct (i.e.,
relocate and upgrade) and operate the aforementioned compressor unit as
part of NGPL's Station No. 346 facility in Cameron Parish, Louisiana,
all as more fully set forth in the application, which is on file with
the Commission and open to public inspection.
NGPL states that the subject compressor is no longer needed at
Station No. 139, and has not been utilized since January of 1993. NGPL
proposes to abandon and remove the entire compressor unit (including
the removal of all associated conduit, wiring, supports and piping),
and have the compressor engine manufacturer upgrade it to the ``Best
Available Control Technology'' (BACT) in order to reduce nitrous oxide
(NOX) emissions. In addition to the BACT upgrade, NGPL proposes to
increase the compressor unit to a 4,500 hp rating. NGPL proposes to
relocate the upgraded compressor unit to its Station No. 346 facility
on its Louisiana Line, in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, thereby increasing
the Louisiana Line's capacity by 63 MMcfd. NGPL adds that it will
perform certain non-jurisdictional activities as part of the Louisiana
Line expansion project, including the re-wheeling of three existing
compressors at its Station No. 346, and certain modifications to
station piping at
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NGPL's Station No. 342, in Cameron Parish, Louisiana.
NGPL states that its gas transmission system consists of two
mainlines, its Amarillo Mainline, Gulf Coast Mainline, plus NGPL's A/G
Line, which connects the two mainlines. NGPL adds that its Louisiana
Line consists of 30-inch and 36-inch diameter pipelines which extend
along the Gulf of Mexico from St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, to near Port
Arthur, at the Texas/Louisiana border, and on to an interconnection
with NGPL's Gulf Coast Mainline, in Montgomery County, Texas. NGPL
states that the Louisiana Line section of its system serves east coast
markets by delivering a total of 1,000 MMcfd of gas to other interstate
pipeline companies, with approximately 414 MMcfd of this total being
delivered to the eastern terminus of the Louisiana Line at the Henry
Hub.
According to NGPL, MidCon Gas Service Corporation (MidCon), a
marketing affiliate of NGPL, responded to an open season that NGPL held
with respect to the possible expansion of capacity on its Louisiana
Line, by signing a precedent agreement with NGPL for 50 MMcfd of the
proposed 63 MMcfd capacity expansion for NGPL's Louisiana Line. NGPL
states that the MidCon contract is for firm transportation service at a
rate of $0.20, for seven years. NGPL also states that the revenues
provided by the MidCon contract will cover the cost of the additional
compression, and that NGPL will endeavor to market the remaining 13
MMcfd of uncommitted capacity.
NGPL further states that it will seek to roll-in the cost of the
expansion facilities in its first rate case following the Commission's
certification of the subject facilities. NGPL asserts that rolled-in
rate treatment will reduce general system transportation rates, because
the increased transportation revenues generated by the expansion
facilities will exceed the incremental cost of such facilities.
Comment date: September 19, 1996, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph F at the end of this notice.
2. Northern Natural Gas Company
[Docket No. CP96-731-000]
Take notice that on August 20, 1996, Northern Natural Gas Company
(Northern), P.O. Box 3330, Omaha, Nebraska 68103-0330, filed in Docket
No. CP96-731-000 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 new delivery point
facilities located in Goodhue County, Minnesota, 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 that is on file with the Commission and open to public
inspection.
Northern proposes to install and operate a new delivery point to
accommodate natural gas deliveries to Northern States Power Company
(NSP) under Northern's currently effective throughput service
agreement(s) for redelivery to the community of Goodhue, Minnesota. It
is indicated that NSP requests authorization to install a new delivery
point due to the expansion of its distribution system into new areas.
It is stated that this community does not currently have natural gas
service. Northern states that the estimated volumes proposed to be
delivered to NSP to the proposed delivery point are 500 MMBtu
equivalent of natural gas on a peak day and 34,100 MMBtu equivalent on
an annual basis. Northern states that it will own, operate, and
maintain the delivery point. Northern estimates the total costs to
install this delivery point to be $66,000.
Northern advises 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 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 Northern's other customers.
Comment date: October 15, 1996, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph G at the end of this notice.
3. Northwest Pipeline Corporation
[Docket No. CP96-736-000]
Take notice that on August 21, 1996, Northwest Pipeline Corporation
(Northwest), 295 Chipeta Way, Salt Lake City, Utah 84158-0900, filed in
Docket No. CP96-736-000 an application pursuant to Sections 7(b) and
7(c) of the Natural Gas Act for authorization to construct and operate
replacement pipeline and measurement facilities and to abandon existing
pipeline and measurement facilities in LaPlata County, Colorado, all as
more fully set forth in the application on file with the Commission and
open to public inspection.
Northwest proposes to relocate the facilities because they would be
submerged by the Ridges Basin Dam and Reservoir which is being
constructed 2 miles southwest of the town of Durango in LaPlata County.
Specifically, Northwest proposes to construct and operate approximately
6 miles of 26-inch replacement pipeline and to install a new, relocated
meter station in LaPlata County. Northwest proposes to abandon by
removal 0.6 mile of 26-inch existing pipeline and to abandon in place
4.02 miles of existing 26-inch pipeline and the existing Durango
delivery tap. Northwest estimates the cost of the abandonment and
construction at $7.3 million, which would be reimbursed by the U.S.
Bureau of Reclamation, which is building the dam and reservoir. It is
stated that the proposed relocation is needed to assure the operational
integrity of Northwest's mainline transmission system and to avoid
significant reliability concerns associated with the inundation of the
facilities by the dam and reservoir. It is asserted that the design
capacity of Northwest's system would not be affected by the proposal.
Comment date: September 19, 1996, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph F at the end of this notice.
4. Koch Gateway Pipeline Company
[Docket No. CP96-739-000]
Take notice that on August 22, 1996, Koch Gateway Pipeline Company
(Koch Gateway), P.O. Box 1478, Houston, Texas 77521-1478, filed in
Docket No. CP96-739-000, an application, pursuant to Section 7(c) of
the Natural Gas Act, for a certificate of public convenience and
necessity authorizing the construction and operation of compresson
facilities, all as more fully set forth in the application which is on
file with the Commission and open to public inspection.
Specifically, Koch Gateway requests authorization to construct and
operate a 1,600 horsepower compression facility, to be known as the
White Oak Compressor Station, in Gregg County, Texas. Koch Gateway
states that the compression facilities are to be located on its
existing 16-inch Latex-Fort Worth Main Line, designated as Index 1.
Koch Gateway states that the gas requirements of its customers have
changed, necessitating a directional change in the flow of natural gas,
and that the proposed compression facilities will enhance its ability
to move supplies through its system.
Comment date: September 19, 1996, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph F at the end of this notice.
5. Florida Gas Transmission Company
[Docket No. CP96-742-000]
Take notice that on August 26, 1996, Florida Gas Transmission
Company (FGT), 1400 Smith Street, Houston, Texas 77002, filed in Docket
No. CP96-
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742-000 an application pursuant to Section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act
for permission and approval to abandon a sale for resale service for
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation (Transco) which was
authorized in Docket No. CP68-111,1 all as more fully set forth in
the application on file with the Commission and open to public
inspection.
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FGT proposes to abandon the sale for resale service it once
provided Transco under an agreement dated August 28, 1967 which is
designated as Rate Schedule X-2 in FGT's FERC Gas Tariff, Original
Volume No. 3. FGT states that the August 28, 1967 agreement expired
under its own terms on April 30, 1970. FGT further states that the
proposed abandonment will not result in the abandonment of facilities
nor will it result in the abandonment of service to any other customer
of FGT.
Comment date: September 19, 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, 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 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. 96-22768 Filed 9-5-96; 8:45 am]
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