[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 33 (Wednesday, February 19, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7449-7450]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-4035]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP97-222-000, et al.]


Columbia Gulf Transmission Company, et al.; Natural Gas 
Certificate Filings

February 10, 1996.
    Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
Commission:

1. Columbia Gulf Transmission Company

[Docket No. CP97-222-000]

    Take notice that on January 31, 1997, Columbia Gulf Transmission 
Company (Columbia Gulf), 2603 Augusta, STE 125, P.O. Box 683, Houston, 
Texas 77001-0683, filed in Docket No. CP97-222-000 a request pursuant 
to Secs. 157.205 and 157.211 of the Commission's Regulations under the 
Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205 and 157.211) for authorization to 
construct and operate a new point of delivery in Wilson County, 
Tennessee, under Columbia Gulf's blanket certificate issued in Docket 
No. CP83-496-000 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.
    Columbia Gulf proposes to construct and operate a new point of 
delivery for providing firm transportation service to City of Lebanon. 
Columbia Gulf states that the estimated quantities of natural gas to be 
delivered is 4,000 Dth/day and 500,000 Dth/annually and will be 
utilized for the City of Lebanon's system supply. Columbia Gulf 
estimates construction costs to be $239,000.
    Columbia Gulf states that this new proposal is not prohibited by 
its existing tariff, that it has sufficient capacity to accomplish 
deliveries without detriment or disadvantage to other customers, that 
its existing peak day obligations and annual deliveries to its other 
customers will not be impacted, and that the total volumes delivered 
will not exceed the total volumes authorized prior to this request.
    Comment date: March 27, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
G at the end of this notice.

2. Northern Natural Gas Company

[Docket No. CP97-228-000]

    Take notice that on February 4, 1997, Northern Natural Gas Company 
(Northern), 1111 South 103rd Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68124, filed in 
Docket No. CP97-228-000 an abbreviated application pursuant to Section 
7(b) of the Natural Gas Act and Sections 157.7 and 157.18 of the 
Commission's Regulations to abandon as non-jurisdictional facilities, 
by sale to American Gathering L.P. (American Gathering), certain 
pipeline facilities, all as more fully set forth in the application 
which is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection.
    Specifically, Northern seeks Commission approval to abandon 
approximately 16 miles of pipeline ranging in diameter from 6 to 20 
inches, including appurtenant facilities, extending from a point in 
Section 145, Block B2, NO RR Survey, Gray County, Texas to the suction 
side of the McConnell Compressor Station in Section 44, Block 4, I&GN 
RR Survey, Carson County, Texas.
    According to Northern, these facilities were originally constructed 
for the purpose of attaching gas supplies which Northern had purchased 
for its merchant sales obligation. Northern states that these 
facilities are no longer necessary for Northern to transport gas for 
its merchant function due to the industry changes mandated by Order No. 
636.
    Northern will sell the facilities, which have a book value of 
$2,814, to American Gathering for $150,000, and will record a credit to 
Account 4211 of $147,186.
    Comment date: March 3, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
F at the end of this notice.

3. CNG Transmission Corporation

[Docket No. CP97-230-000]

    Take notice that on February 4, 1997, CNG Transmission Corporation 
(CNG), 445 West Main Street, Clarksburg, West Virginia 26301 filed, in 
Docket No. CP97-230-000, an application pursuant to Section 7(b) of the 
Natural Gas Act and Part 157 of the Commission's Regulations for 
permission and approval to abandon .45 miles of 2-inch pipeline, known 
as Line H-21754, located in Adkin District, McDowell County, West 
Virginia by sale to Classic Oil & Gas Resources (Classic), and that the 
line be operated as a non-jurisdictional gathering line by Classic, all 
as more fully set forth in the application which is on file with the 
Commission and open to public inspection.
    CNG states that Line H-21754 consists of 2-inch gathering line that 
connects production owned by CNG, also being sold to Classic, to CNG's 
gathering system. CNG describes Line H-21754 as typical of gathering 
with a pressure of approximately 195 psig, and says that the line is 
currently listed as gathering in CNG's Revised Volume 1A of its FERC 
Gas Tariff. CNG states there are no other producers who have production 
located on this line other than Classic. CNG explains that CNG and 
Classic have agreed that CNG will sell Line H-21754 to Classic for 
$10.00. Further, CNG says that since the pipeline does not comprise an 
operating unit, no gain or loss is recognized on the transaction. CNG 
states no transportation contracts will be terminated by this sale to 
Classic. CNG says the delivery point for the gas entering CNG's system 
will move downstream from the current delivery point.
    Comment date: March 3, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
F at the end of this notice.

4. South Georgia Natural Gas Company

[Docket No. CP97-233-000]

    Take notice that on February 6, 1997, South Georgia Natural Gas 
Company (South Georgia), P.O. Box 2563, Birmingham, Alabama 35202-2563, 
filed in Docket No. CP97-233-000 a request pursuant to Secs. 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 
second delivery point, including measurement and appurtenant 
facilities, for service to its existing customer, Florida Power 
Corporation (Florida Power), under South Georgia's blanket certificate 
issued in Docket No. CP82-548-000 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.
    South Georgia proposes to construct and operate a meter station 
consisting of one 4-inch turbine meter and other appurtenant facilities 
in order to provide transportation service to Florida Power at a new 
delivery point (Florida Power #2) so that Florida Power, in turn, may 
utilize additional requirements of natural gas at its Suwannee 
Generating Plant. The application states that South Georgia proposes to 
locate the Florida Power #2 delivery point at or near Mile Post 100.324 
on its 10-inch Main Line in Suwannee County, Florida. South Georgia 
states that Florida Power will own the measurement facilities and South 
Georgia will construct and operate them at Florida Power's expense. 
South Georgia states that it will own the interconnecting facilities 
and SCADA equipment. South Georgia estimates the cost of the 
construction and installation of the facilities to be

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approximately $317,150. South Georgia also states that Florida Power 
will construct, own and operate as part of its generating plant 
facilities approximately 1000 feet of 8-inch-diameter pipeline 
extending from the outlet of the meter station to Florida Power's 
combustion turbine building.
    South Georgia estimates the annual volumes to be delivered to the 
proposed Florida Power #2 delivery point to be 350,000 Mcf, which is 
equivalent to an estimated daily average of 959 Mcf. South Georgia 
states that the maximum delivery volumes are expected to be 9,720 Mcf 
per day. South Georgia further states that it will provide the 
transportation service to the proposed Florida Power #2 delivery point 
under its Rate Schedule IT, and that installation of the proposed 
facilities will have no adverse effect on its ability to provide its 
firm requirements.
    Comment date: March 27, 1997, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
G at the end of this notice.

5. Koch Gateway Pipeline Company

[Docket No. CP97-234-000]

    Take notice that on February 6, 1997, Koch Gateway Pipeline Company 
(Koch Gateway), P.O. Box 1478, Houston, Texas 77251-1478, filed in 
Docket No. CP97-234-000 a request pursuant to Secs. 157.205 and 157.211 
of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 
157.205 and 157.211) for authorization to construct and operate 
delivery point facilities in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana to implement 
an interruptible transportation service of up to 4,000 million Btu per 
day under Rate Schedule ITS for Occidental Chemical Corporation (Oxy), 
under the blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-430-000, 
pursuant to Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act, all as more fully set 
forth in the request which is on file with the Commission and open to 
public inspection.
    Koch Gateway states that the proposed facilities consist of a 4-
inch tap, 4-inch meter station and 670 feet of 4-inch pipeline, with 
the tap located on its lateral line 300-22. Koch Gateway states that 
the proposed facilities would allow it to provide Oxy's peak day and 
average day requirements of 4,000 million Btu and 2,500 million Btu, 
respectively. Koch Gateway estimates a facility cost of $130,000, which 
would be reimbursed by Oxy.
    Koch Gateway states that the interruptible transportation service 
to be rendered through the delivery point facilities would be performed 
using existing capacity on its system and would have no effect on its 
peak day and annual deliveries. It is also stated that its tariff does 
not prohibit the proposed installation of facilities.
    Comment date: March 27, 1997, 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 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. 97-4035 Filed 2-18-97; 8:45 am]
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