[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 131 (Wednesday, July 9, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 36793]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-17838]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP97-606-000]


Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation; Notice of Request Under 
Blanket Authorization

July 2, 1997.
    Take notice that on June 26, 1997, Columbia Gas Transmission 
Corporation (Applicant), 1700 MacCorkle Avenue, SE., Charleston, West 
Virginia 25314-1599, filed in Docket No. CP97-606-000 a request 
pursuant to Sections 157.205 and 157.211 of the Commission's 
Regulations under the Natural Gas Act for authorization to construct 
and operate the facilities necessary to establish six additional points 
of delivery to existing customers for firm transportation service, 
under its blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP83-76-000,\1\ all 
as more fully set forth in the request for authorization on file with 
the Commission and open for public inspection.
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    \1\ See, 22 FERC para. 62,029 (1983).
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    Applicant requests authorization to construct and operate the 
necessary facilities to establish six new points of delivery for firm 
transportation service under Part 284 of the Commission's regulations 
and existing authorized Rate Schedules and within certificated 
entitlements, as follows:

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                                                                                     Estimated       Estimated  
                            Customer                                Residential   daily quantity      annual    
                                                                                       (dth)      quantity (dth)
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Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc. (COH)................................               1             1.5             150
Mountaineer Gas Company (MGC)...................................               5             7.5             750
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    Applicant states the quantities to be provided through the new 
delivery points will be within Applicant's authorized level of 
services. Therefore, there is no impact on Applicant'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. Applicant estimates the cost to install the new 
taps to be approximately $150 per tap. Applicant states 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 Procedural Rules (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 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. 97-17838 Filed 7-8-97; 8:45 am]
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