[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 80 (Friday, April 25, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 20163]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-10743]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP97-342-000]


Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation; Notice of Request Under 
Blanket Authorization

April 21, 1997.
    Take notice that on April 14, 1997, Columbia Gas Transmission 
Corporation (Columbia), 1700 MacCorkle Avenue, SE., Charleston, West 
Virginia 25314-1599, filed in the above docket, a request pursuant to 
Sections 157.205, and 157.211 of the Commission's Regulations under the 
Natural Gas Act (N.A.) (18 CFR 157.205, and 157.211) and Columbia's 
authorization in Docket No. CP83-76-000, for authorization to construct 
and operate the facilities necessary to establish ten additional points 
of delivery to existing customers for firm transportation service, all 
as more fully set forth in the request which is on file with the 
Commission and open to public inspection.
    Columbia states that the quantities to be provided through the new 
delivery point will be within Columbia's authorized level of services. 
Therefore, there is no impact on Columbia's existing design day and 
annual obligations to the customers as a result of the construction and 
operation of the new points of delivery for firm transportation 
service.
    Columbia estimated that the cost to install the new taps to be 
approximately $150 per tap and will be treated as an O&M expense. 
Columbia states that it will comply with all of the environmental 
requirements of Section 157.206(d) of the Commission's Regulations 
prior to the construction of any facilities.
    Any person or the Commission's staff may, within 45 days after 
issuance of the instant notice by the Commission, file pursuant to Rule 
214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 
385.214) a motion to intervene or notice of intervention and pursuant 
to Section 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 therefor, the proposed activity is deemed to be authorized 
effective on 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protest is filed and not withdrawn within 30 days after the time 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. 97-10743 Filed 4-24-97; 8:45 am]
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