[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 245 (Thursday, December 19, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67005-67006]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-32150]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

CNG Transmission Corporation; Notice of Application

[Docket No. CP97-142-000]
December 13, 1996.
    Take notice that on December 6, 1996, CNG Transmission Corporation 
(CNG)

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445 West Main Street, Clarksburg, West Virginia 26301, filed in Docket 
No. CP97-142-000 an application pursuant to Section 7 of the Natural 
Gas Act and Parts 381 and 385 of the Commission's regulations, for an 
order approving the treatment of various certificates gathering lines 
listed in First Revised Volume No. 1A of CNG's FERC Gas Tariff that 
were built and reported under CNG's budget and blanket certificates 
from 1980 through 1995 as uncertificated gathering lines, all as more 
fully set forth in the application which is on file with the Commission 
and open to public inspection.
    CNG states that the lines at issue clearly provide gathering 
service and do not, therefore, require certification. CNG states that 
the approval of such treatment would streamline the administration of 
CNG's gathering services, since it is proposing to conduct any future 
termination of service for all of its gathering facilities solely 
through use of the Section 4 Notice of Termination procedure. In order 
to accomplish this, CNG states that it is requesting that the 
Commission determine that the lines are gathering and do not require or 
warrant treatment as certificated lines in the future. CNG contends 
that no change in classification of lines for rate purposes is being 
requested by CNG.
    CNG states that the total certificate length of the approximately 
332 lines is 205 miles and diameter ranges from 2 inches to 8 inches. 
CNG states that the requested authorization will allow it to treat all 
gathering lines identified in First Revised Volume No. 1A of CNG's FERC 
Gas Tariff similarly as CNG continues to rearrange its gathering and 
production facilities to the benefit of its customers. According to 
CNG, except for the facilities built under blanket and budget 
certificates, all other uncertificated gathering lines are subject to 
the Commission's requirement that CNG file a Section 4 Notice of 
Termination of Service 30 days prior to any abandonment by sale, 
removal from service or physical removal from the ground. CNG states 
that it is not proposing to treat all gathering lines consistently, 
which would eliminate the filing of abandonment applications where, but 
for the blanket or budget certificate, gathering lines could simply be 
sold or otherwise removed from service. However, CNG notes that it 
would still be subject to the Section 4 Notice of Termination of 
Service proceedings, with the concomitant procedure and other 
requirements instituted by the Commission.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with 
reference to said application should on or before January 3, 1997, file 
with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 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 385.214 or 
385.211) 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 with further notice before the Commission or its designee on this 
application 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 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 CNG to appear or be represented at the 
hearing.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-32150 Filed 12-18-96; 8:45 am]
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