[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 78 (Wednesday, April 23, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19744-19745]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-10456]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket Nos. RP96-265-000, et al., and CP97-276-000]
PECO Energy Company v. Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation,
and Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation; Notice Joint Stipulation
and Agreement
April 17, 1997.
Take notice that on March 4, 1997, as supplemented on April 2 and
15, 1997, Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation (Texas Eastern), 5400
Westheimer Court, Houston, Texas 77056-5310, PECO Energy Company (PECO)
and Mobil Oil Corporation (Mobil), collectively referred to as
(Parties), filed a Joint Stipulation and Agreement (Settlement) in the
captioned proceedings, all as more fully set forth in the Settlement,
which is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection.
The Parties states that the Settlement resolves all issues related
to PECO's complaint proceeding filed against Texas Eastern in Docket
No. CP96-265-000, wherein PECO requested that the Commission require
Texas Eastern to provide certain additional lateral capacity to PECO on
Texas Eastern's Line No. 1-A. The parties state that they have reached
a mutually beneficial, negotiated agreement which will satisfy PECO's
needs for additional firm delivery service in a timely manner and will
satisfy Mobil's 1996 Flex-X request for firm service.
Texas Eastern requests authorization to perform pipe replacements,
as required, on Line No. 1-A, and perform a hydrostatic test of Line 1-
A between Eagle and the proposed Brookhaven M&R, located between
approximate mile posts 0.00 and 22.7 in Chester and Delaware Counties,
Pennsylvania. After such replacements. Texas Eastern proposes to
install regulation facilities at Eagle, new launcher facilities at
Eagle, if necessary, and receiver facilities at the Brookhaven M&R,
install three mainline valves on Line No. 1-A between Eagle and
Brookhaven, and reactivate and operate Line No. 1-A at a MAOP of 400
psig.
Texas Eastern requests authorization to construct, own, operate and
maintain Texas Eastern's Brookhaven M&R; the pipeline taps for the
Hershey Mills M&R; the pipeline taps for the Hershey Mills M&R and
associated appurtenant facilities; the pipeline tap and associated
piping for tapping the existing Planebrook M&R in the line No. 1-A; and
two additional pipeline taps to be reserved for PECO's future use. It
is stated that PECO will directly reimburse Texas Eastern for 100
percent of the costs and expenses Texas Eastern will incur to install
such taps. In addition, Texas Eastern states that it will tap Line No.
1-H, which is parallel to and on common rights-of way with Line No. 1-
A., at the proposed Hershey Mills M&R, and tap Line No. 1-A at the
existing Planebrook M&R.
Pursuant to the Settlement, PECO will construct and maintain the
measurement and regulation facilities, EGM, and connecting pipe at the
Hershey Mills M&R.
Commission authorization is requested for PECO to shift 15,000 Dth/
d of its firm entitlements on Texas Eastern from M&R 70035 to the
Hershey Mills M&R and/or Brookhaven M&R.
Pursuant to the construction of facilities and the terms of the
Settlement, Texas Eastern would deliver on a firm basis up to 120,000
Dth/d for PECO and 8,000 Dth/d for Mobil. Texas Eastern states that it
will deliver PECO's gas quantities from the interconnection of Texas
Eastern's mainline system with Line No. 1-A at Eagle to PECO at the
proposed Brookhaven M&R and/or Hershey Mills M&R, and/or Texas
Eastern's existing Planebrook M&R. Texas Eastern states that it will
transport and deliver Mobil's gas quantities from the interconnection
of Texas Eastern's mainline with the Philadelphia lateral at Eagle to a
point of interconnection with Mobil's pipeline facilities. Service will
be rendered under Texas Eastern's open-access Rate Schedule FT-1,
included as part of Texas Eastern's FERC Gas Tariff, Sixth Revised
Volume No. 1, subject to the Settlement Rate. With respect to any
temporarily available capacity from November 1, 1997 through October
31, 2001, Texas Eastern states that it will utilize such available
capacity to provide limited-term transportation service, at the
incremental Settlement Rate, to interested customers under the terms
and conditions of Texas Eastern's blanket transportation certificate
and its FERC Gas Tariff.
Texas Eastern estimates the cost of the proposed facilities in 1996
dollars at $12,800,000. To recover the incremental cost-of-service
associated with Texas Eastern's Settlement Facilities, Texas Eastern
requests authorization to charge
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PECO and Mobil a NGA Section 7(c) initial rate, as a separately stated
market area lateral charge consisting of an incremental reservation
charge under Texas Eastern's Rate Schedule FT-1. It is stated that the
Settlement Rate will be reservation charge of $1.651 per Dth per month,
$0.0543 on a 100 percent load factor basis. It is stated that the
Settlement Rate is designed on an incremental basis, using Texas
Eastern's cost-of-service factors approved in Docket Nos. RP90-119, et
al., and does not include the incremental Non-Spot Fuel component, as
approved in Texas Eastern's Global Settlement in Docket Nos. RP85-177,
et al., and the incremental PCB component as approved in Texas
Eastern's settlement in Docket Nos. RP88-67, et al. (Phase II/PCBs) as
the lateral capacity to be made available under this Settlement will be
utilized for delivery services only, as opposed to providing mainline
transportation service.
Pursuant to the settlement, Texas Eastern states that it would
construct its facilities in 1997 and commence firm service November 1,
1997.
Texas Eastern states that PECO and Mobil require the services
provided for in this settlement. Accordingly, the parties request that
the Commission expeditiously review and approve the Settlement and
issue an order approving the Settlement without modification, including
final environmental approval of the Settlement facilities, by June 1,
1997.
Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with
reference to said Settlement and related application should on or
before May 8, 1997, file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 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
National 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, or if the Commission on its own review of the matter finds that
permission and approval for the proposed certificate are 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 Texas Eastern to appear or be represented at
the hearing.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-10456 Filed 4-22-97; 8:45 am]
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