[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 202 (Thursday, October 17, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54187-54189]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-26537]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP96-255-001, et al.]


Trunkline LNG Company, et al.; Natural Gas Certificate Filings

October 8, 1996.
    Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
Commission:

1. Trunkline LNG Company

[Docket No. CP96-255-001]

    Take notice that on October 3, 1996, Trunkline LNG Company 
(Applicant), P.O. Box 1642, Houston, Texas 77251-1642 filed in Docket 
No. CP96-255-001 an abbreviated application for amended abandonment 
authorization pursuant to Section 7 (b) of the Natural Gas Act, as 
amended, and Part 157 of the Commission's Regulations thereunder. 
Applicant is requesting amended authority to permit: (1) The 
abandonment of Unit 2204-JB by sale to Kvaerner Energy a. s. 
(Kvaerner), and (2) the abandonment of a 50 percent interest in Unit 
2204-JA (8 megawatts) to PanEnergy Lake Charles Generation,

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Inc. (PELCG), all as more fully set forth in the application to amend 
which is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection.
    Applicant states that it would retain a 50 percent interest in Unit 
2204-JA for use as a source of back-up power and to serve its peak 
power requirements for ship unloading at the terminal, which is 
equivalent to the 8 megawatts of capacity for the combined units 
approved by the Commission's May 15, 1996, Order Approving Abandonment. 
Applicant asserts that the proposed amended authority will facilitate 
its continued use of up to 8 megawatts of electric power as a back-up 
power source through its retention of a 50 percent interest in Unit 
2204-JA. Applicant further asserts that approval of the requested 
authority will also provide PELCG with the ability to run Unit 2204-JA 
at a higher load than Applicant, which will result in a more efficient 
use of that asset and the avoidance of a low load factor operation 
which is detrimental to the unit's service life.
    Comment date: October 29, 1996, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph F at the end of this notice.

2. Michigan Gas Storage Company

[Docket No. CP97-2-000]

    Take notice that on October 1, 1996, Michigan Gas Storage Company 
(MGSCo), 212 West Michigan Avenue, Jackson, Michigan 49201, filed, in 
Docket No. CP97-2-000, an application pursuant to Section 7(c) of the 
Natural Gas Act for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity 
establishing (i) annual cyclic storage capacity, and (ii) expected 
deliverability for each of MGSCo's previously certificated underground 
gas storage fields, all as more fully set forth in the application on 
file with the Commission and open to public inspection.
    Comment date: October 29, 1996, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph F at the end of this notice.

3. Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation; ANR Pipeline Company

[Docket No. CP97-5-000]

    Take notice that on October 2, 1996, Texas Eastern Transmission 
Corporation (Texas Eastern), 5400 Westheimer Court, Houston, Texas 
77056-5310 and ANR Pipeline Company (ANR), 500 Renaissance Center, 
Detroit, Michigan 48243, filed in Docket No. CP97-5-000 a joint 
application pursuant to Section 7(b) and Section 7(c) of the Natural 
Gas Act for permission and approval to abandon by sale of an undivided 
50 percent interest by ANR and the acquisition of such undivided 50 
percent interest by Texas Eastern in ANR's Springboro Meter Station, 
all as more fully set forth in the application on file with the 
Commission and open to public inspection.
    It is stated that the Springboro Meter Station consists of a 10-
inch tap on the 36-inch Lebanon Pipeline jointly owned by Texas Eastern 
and ANR, two 8-inch turbine meters and appurtenant facilities. It is 
stated that the Springboro Meter Station was originally constructed by 
ANR pursuant to Section 311 of the Natural Gas Policy Act in order to 
make deliveries of natural gas to Cincinnati Gas & Electric (CG&E) for 
resale. It is further stated that in Docket No. CP93-86-000, ANR 
obtained certificate authority to operate the Springboro Meter Station 
under Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act.
    ANR states that it has agreed to the sale of an undivided 50 
percent interest and Texas Eastern states that it has agreed to acquire 
such undivided 50 percent interest in the Springboro Meter Station. It 
is stated that Texas Eastern and ANR will each utilize the Springboro 
Meter Station as a delivery point on the Lebanon Pipeline. ANR states 
that it will continue to operate and maintain the Springboro Meter 
Station. Texas Eastern states that it will provide up to 50,000 
dekatherms per day of firm transportation service to CG&E pursuant to 
Texas Eastern's Part 284 blanket transportation certificate and Rate 
Schedule LLFT included in Texas Eastern's FERC Gas Tariff, Sixth 
Revised Volume No. 1.
    Comment date: October 29, 1996, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph F at the end of this notice.

4. NorAm Gas Transmission Company

[Docket No. CP97-10-000]

    Take notice that on October 3, 1996, NorAm Gas Transmission Company 
(NGT), 1600 Smith Street, Houston, Texas 77002, filed in Docket No. 
CP97-10-000 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, modify and operate certain 
facilities located in Sebastian and Logan Counties Arkansas under NGT's 
blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-384-000, et al., 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, NGT proposes to operate an existing 2-inch delivery 
tap on NGT's Line ``O'' (NGT's Witcherville delivery point) in Section 
36, Township 6 North, Range 31 West, Sebastian County, Arkansas, 
originally installed in 1990 to provide transportation services solely 
under Section 311 of the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 (NGPA) to 
Arkansas Oklahoma Gas Company (AOG) under Subpart G of Part 284 of the 
Commission's Regulations. NGT states that will deliver approximately 
20,000 MMBtu per day and approximately 3,600,000 MMBtu annually to AOG 
pursuant to a firm transportation agreement. NGT also states that its 
2-inch L-Shape meter station installed under Section 311 of the NGPA 
would be abandoned and reported on its 1996 annual report, and that AOG 
would install a 6-inch meter run, regulators and approximately 50 feet 
of 4-inch-diameter pipeline from their meter station to NGT's 2-inch 
tap.
    In addition, NGT proposes to construct and operate a 3-inch tap and 
first-cut regulator (NGT's Chismville delivery point) on NGT's Line 
``O'' in Section 15, Township 6 North, Range 28 West, Logan County, 
Arkansas to deliver gas to AOG. The estimated volumes to be delivered 
to this delivery tap pursuant to a firm transportation agreement 
between NGT and AOG are approximately 12,000 MMBtu on a peak day and 
2,160,000 MMBtu annually. The estimated cost of construction of the tap 
and first-cut regulator is $2,250 and AOG agrees to reimburse NGT for 
all construction costs. NGT also states that AOG will install a 4-inch 
meter run, with regulators and electronic flow measurement equipment. 
NGT states that AOG will own and operate the metering facilities and 
NGT will own and operate the tap.
    NGT states that it will transport gas to AOG and provide service 
under its tariff, that the volumes delivered are within AOG's 
certificated entitlement and NGT's tariff does not prohibit the 
addition of new delivery points. NGT states that it has sufficient 
capacity to accomplish the deliveries without detriment or disadvantage 
to its other customers.
    Comment date: November 22, 1996, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph G at the end of this notice.

5. Florida Gas Transmission Company; Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company

[Docket No. CP97-11-000]

    Take notice that on October 3, 1996, Florida Gas Transmission 
Company (FGT), P.O. Box 1188, Houston, Texas 77251-1188 and Tennessee 
Gas Pipeline Company (TGP), P.O. Box 2511, Houston, Texas 77252-2511, 
filed in Docket No. CP97-11-000 a joint application pursuant to Section 
7(b) and 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act for

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permission and approval for FGT to abandon, by assignment to TGP, FGT's 
ownership interest in certain jointly owned facilities and for TGP to 
acquire and own, FGT's interest in the jointly owned facilities, all as 
more fully set forth in the application on file with the Commission and 
open to public inspection.
    Specifically, FGT proposes to abandon by transfer to TGP, and TGP 
proposes to acquire and own, FGT's interest in certain jointly-owned 
Sabine Pass Phase I Facilities which were constructed pursuant to 
orders issued June 10, 1981, and October 26, 1981, in Docket No. CP80-
481. FGT and TGP state that by letter agreement dated April 16, 1996, 
FGT and TGP mutually agreed for FGT to assign to TGP One Hundred 
Percent of FGT's ownership in the Sabine Pass Phase I Facilities.
    FGT and TGP further state that in consideration for the transfer, 
TGP agrees to waive collection from FGT of: (1) Any capital related 
amounts from January 1, 1995, through the transfer of the Phase I 
Facilities, (2) certain disputed amounts for Administration and General 
Loading Overhead, and (3) all future O&M expenses related to the Phase 
I Facilities incurred following the transfer of the facilities.
    Comment date: October 29, 1996, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph F at the end of this notice.

6. Williams Natural Gas Company

[Docket No. CP97-13-000]

    Take notice that on October 4, 1996, Williams Natural Gas Company 
(WNG), P.O. Box 3288, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74101, filed in Docket No. CP97-
13-000 an application pursuant to Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act 
for authorization to uprate approximately one mile of the Jewell 2-inch 
pipeline located in Jewell County, Kansas, all as more fully set forth 
in the application on file with the Commission and open to public 
inspection.
    Specifically, WNG proposes to uprate the Jewell line by increasing 
the maximum allowable operating pressure (MAOP) of the line from 133 
psig to 433 psig. WNG estimates the uprate to cost $5,000, and that 
such uprate would improve the efficiency of the system and eliminate 
the need for a high maintenance high pressure regulator setting.
    Comment date: October 29, 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 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.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-26537 Filed 10-16-96; 8:45 am]
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