[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 189 (Friday, September 27, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50819-50821]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-24779]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP96-768-000, et al.]


National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation, et al.; Natural Gas 
Certificate Filings

September 20, 1996.
    Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
Commission:

1. National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation

[Docket No. CP96-768-000]

    Take notice that on September 5, 1996, as supplemented September 
18, 1996, National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation (National Fuel), 10 
Lafayette Square, Buffalo, New York 14203, filed in Docket No. CP96-
768-000 a request pursuant to Sections 157.205, 157.211 and 157.216 of 
the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205, 
157.211 and 157.216) for authorization to abandon sales tap facilities 
and to construct and operate replacement facilities in Erie County, New 
York, under National Fuel's blanket certificate issued in Docket No. 
CP83-4-000 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.
    National Fuel proposes to abandon a 3-inch regulator at its Lake 
and Benzing Station (Lake and Benzing) in Orchard Park, New York, and a 
1\1/2\-inch regulator at its Bowen Road Station (Bowen Road) in Elma, 
New York. National Fuel proposes to replace these facilities with a new 
3-inch regulator at Lake and Benzing and a 2-inch regulator at Bowen 
Road. At Bowen Road, National Fuel also proposes to rebuild the 
regulator riser. It is stated that both taps are used for deliveries to 
National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation (Distribution), an existing 
firm transportation customer, which receives service under National 
Fuel's EFT rate schedule. It is asserted that the replacements would 
increase the design delivery capacity of each tap from 869 Mcf per hour 
to approximately 1,250 Mcf per hour. The cost of the facilities is 
estimated at $2,260 for Lake and Benzing and $15,060 for Bowen Road. It 
is explained that the replacements are needed to upgrade the taps to 
meet increased demand at Orchard Park and Elma and to provide a more 
reliable feed to Distribution at both locations.
    It is stated that Distribution is the only customer served by the 
facilities and that Distribution has consented to their abandonment and 
replacement. It is asserted that National Fuel's tariff does not 
prohibit the addition of new sales taps and that the volumes to be 
delivered will be within Distribution's certificated entitlements from 
National Fuel.
    Comment date: November 4, 1996, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph G at the end of this notice.

2. Texas Gas Transmission Corporation

[Docket No. CP96-774-000]

    Take notice that on September 9, 1996, Texas Gas Transmission 
Company (Texas Gas), P.O. Box 20008, Owensboro, Kentucky 42304, filed 
in Docket No. CP96-774-000 a request pursuant Sections 157.205(b) and 
157.212 of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 
CFR 157.205(b) and 157.212) for authorization to construct and operate 
a new delivery point in Greene County, Indiana, to serve an existing 
customer, Peoples Gas & Power Company (Peoples Gas), a local 
distribution company, under Texas Gas' blanket certificate issued in 
Docket No. CP82-407-000 pursuant to Section 7 of the Natural Gas

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Act, all as more fully set forth in the request which is on file with 
the Commission and open to public inspection.
    Texas Gas states that it has received a request from Peoples Gas 
for a new delivery point on Texas Gas' Crane 4-inch Line in Greene 
County, Indiana, to enable Peoples Gas to render natural gas service to 
500 residential customers between the proposed delivery point and 
Stanford, Louisiana. Texas Gas states that Peoples Gas would reimburse 
Texas Gas for the cost of this delivery point, which cost is estimated 
at $60,100.
    Texas Gas further states that Peoples Gas would not require any 
increase in existing firm contract quantities to accommodate service to 
the new delivery point. Since Peoples Gas has not requested any 
increase in contract quantities, Texas Gas states that the service to 
the proposed delivery point could be accomplished without detriment to 
Texas Gas' other customers.
    Comment date: November 4, 1996, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph G at the end of this notice.

3. Florida Gas Transmission Company

[Docket No. CP96-786-000]

    Take notice that on September 13, 1996, Florida Gas Transmission 
Company (FGT), 1400 Smith Street, P.O. Box 1188, Houston, Texas 77251-
1188, filed in Docket No. CP96-786-000 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 construct and 
operate a new delivery point and realign natural gas volumes, under 
FGT's blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-553-000 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.
    Specifically, FGT proposes to construct the new Deland South 
Delivery Point on its existing Deland lateral in Volusia County, 
Florida. The proposed delivery point would serve Florida Public 
Utilities Company about 2,500 MMBtu per day of natural gas. FGT also 
proposes to add the new Deland South Delivery Point to an existing firm 
transportation service agreement under FGT's Rate Schedule FTS-1 and to 
reassign certain Maximum Daily Transportation Quantities from the 
Sanford Division to the Deland Division under FGT's FTS-1 Agreement.
    Comment date: November 4, 1996, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph G at the end of this notice.

4. Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America

[Docket No. CP96-794-000]

    Take notice that on September 17, 1996, Natural Gas Pipeline 
Company of America (Natural), 701 East 22nd Street, Lombard, Illinois 
60148, filed an application pursuant to Section 7(b) of the Natural Gas 
Act for an order granting permission and approval to abandon by sale 
its Sinclair Lips Facility to MidCon Gas Products Corp. (MGP), an 
affiliated non-jurisdictional gatherer. In addition, Natural seeks a 
finding that the facilities to be sold to MGP will be non-
jurisdictional, all as more fully set forth in the application which is 
on file with the Commission and open to public inspection.
    Specifically, Natural proposes to transfer to MGP the Sinclair Lips 
Facility which consists of approximately 38 miles of 3, 4, 6, 8, and 
10-inch pipeline lateral, 21 meters, and one 330 horsepower compressor 
unit. Natural states that it will sell the facilities to MGP for 
$23,144, the net book value on April 6, 1996. Natural states that 
following the transfer to MGP the Sinclair Lips Facility will be 
connected to MGP's gathering system at a point in Hansford County, 
Texas. Natural also requests that the Commission find that the Sinclair 
Lips Facility will be non-jurisdictional and not subject to regulation 
by the Commission.
    Natural states that there are no contracts to be terminated in 
connection with the sale of the Sinclair Lips Facility. All gas that is 
being transported over this facility has been moving under 
transportation agreements under Natural's Rate Schedule ITS. Natural 
states that shippers under this rate schedule are entitled to utilize 
all points in Natural's Catalog of Points. Upon transfer of the 
facility to MGP, Natural states that it will delete the receipt points 
on the Sinclair Lips Facility from its Catalog of Points.
    Comment date: October 11, 1996, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph F at the end of this notice.

5. Williams Natural Gas Company

[Docket No. CP96-798-000]

    Take notice that on September 18, 1996, Williams Natural Gas 
Company (WNG), P.O. Box 3288, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74101, filed in Docket 
No. CP96-798-000 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 reclaim 
measuring, regulating and appurtenant facilities, and install upgraded 
measuring, regulating and appurtenant facilities for United Cities Gas 
Company (UCG) at the Independence Municipal Airport (Airport) setting 
located in Montgomery County, Kansas, under WNG's blanket certificate 
issued in Docket No. CP82-479-000 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.
    WNG seeks authorization to reclaim an existing 2-inch positive 
meter and regulator setting originally installed in 1961, and to 
replace it with a double rotary 2-inch and 3-inch meter and regulator 
setting at the Airport setting located in Montgomery County, Kansas.
    WNG states that UCG has requested that WNG provide additional 
volumes at the Airport setting so that UCG can provide service to a new 
aircraft plant recently constructed adjacent to the Airport. WNG states 
that the existing facilities are not capable of providing the 
additional volume required by the new aircraft plant.
    WNG states that the most recent annual volume delivered to UCG at 
the Airport was 12,544 Dth, with a peak day volume of 24 Dth. WNG 
states that the additional volume required by the new aircraft plant 
will add approximately 953 Dth on a peak day and 128,520 Dth annually.
    WNG estimates the cost to install new measuring, regulating and 
appurtenant facilities to be $52,932, which will be offset by a new 
four-year firm market area transportation agreement.
    WNG states that this change is not prohibited by an existing tariff 
and that it has sufficient capacity to accomplish the deliveries 
specified without detriment or disadvantage to its other customers.
    Comment date: November 4, 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

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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. 96-24779 Filed 9-26-96; 8:45 am]
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