[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 173 (Monday, September 8, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 47199]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-23668]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP97-715-000]


Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation; Notice of Request Under 
Blanket Authorization

September 2, 1997.
    Take notice that on August 27, 1997, Columbia Gas Transmission 
Corporation (Columbia), 1700 MacCorkle Avenue, S.E., Charleston, West 
Virginia 25314-1599, filed in Docket No. CP97-715-000 a request 
pursuant to Sections 157.205 and 157.211 of the Commission's 
Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205, 157.211) for 
authorization to construct and operate the facilities necessary to 
establish three additional points of delivery to existing customers for 
firm transportation service under Columbia's blanket certificate issued 
in Docket No. CP83-76-000 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 proposes to construct and operate the necessary facilities 
to establish three 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 day     Estimated  
                     Customer/Point location                        Residential       design          annual    
                                                                                  quantity (Dth)  quantity (Dth)
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Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc. Holmes County, Ohio..................               1             1.5             150
Mountaineer Gas Company Putnam County, West Virginia............               1             1.5             150
Lincoln County, West Virginia...................................               1             1.5             150
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    Columbia estimates 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 the quantities to be provided through the new 
delivery points will be within Columbia's authorized level of services.
    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. 97-23668 Filed 9-5-97; 8:45 am]
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