[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 20 (Thursday, January 30, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4524-4525]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-2270]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP97-193-000]


Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation; Notice of Application

January 24, 1997.
    Take notice that on January 10, 1997, Transcontinental Gas Pipe 
Line Corporation (Transco), P.O. Box 1396, Houston, Texas 77251, filed 
in Docket No. CP97-193-000 an application pursuant to Section 7(c) of 
the Natural Gas Act for authorization to expand an existing delivery 
lateral to Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc. (Piedmont) in Lincoln and 
Catawaba Counties, NC.; for approval of Transco's' initial reservation 
rate surcharge for costs associated with the delivery lateral; for 
approval of the reservation rate surcharge methodology; for 
authorization to make filings under Section 4 of the NGA; and to make 
adjustments to the surcharge, all as more fully set forth in the 
application on file with the Commission and open to public inspection.
    Specifically, Transco proposes to expand the lateral by (a) 
constructing and operating approximately 17.77 miles of 16-inch 
pipeline loop on its existing 10-inch Maiden Delivery Lateral, thereby 
accommodating an increase delivery of 38,000 dt/d of gas to Piedmont 
through its existing Lowesville Meter Station. Transco estimates the 
cost of this expansion to be $13,236,000, and that such expansion would 
not create any detriment of disadvantage to its other customers.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with 
reference to said

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application should on or before February 14, 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 of 
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 the 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 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 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 Transco to appear or be represented at the 
hearing.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-2270 Filed 1-29-97; 8:45 am]
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