[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 28 (Wednesday, February 11, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6922-6923]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-3388]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP98-209-000]


Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation; Notice of Request Under 
Blanket Authorization

February 5, 1998.
    Take notice that on January 28, 1998, Columbia Gas Transmission 
Corporation (Columbia), 12801 Fair Lakes Parkway, Fairfax, Virginia 
22030, filed in Docket No. CP98-209-000, a request, pursuant to 
Sections 157.205 and 157.211 of the Commission's Regulations under the 
Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205 and 157.211), for authorization to 
construct and operate a new point of delivery to Commonwealth Gas 
Services, Inc. (COS) in Goochland County, Virginia, and to reassign and 
reduce the maximum daily delivery obligation (MDDOs) at another 
existing point to COS, under Columbia's blanket certificate 
authorization 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 
which is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection.
    Columbia proposes to construct and operate a new point of delivery 
to COS which will consist of installing two 4-inch taps, filter 
separator, meter settings and electronic measurement facilities in 
Goochland County, Virginia, known as the proposed West Creek delivery 
point. Columbia says COS has requested the new delivery point for 
additional firm transportation service for residential, commercial, and 
industrial service. Columbia asserts that COS has not requested an 
increase in its total firm entitlement; therefore, there is no impact 
on Columbia's existing peak day obligations to its other customers as a 
result of this new point of delivery.
    Columbia relates that the total cost of the project will be 
approximately $127,300. Columbia says the facilities on Line VM-108 
will cost approximately $118,800, which COS will reimburse to Columbia. 
In addition, Columbia will install a backup tap on nearby adjacent Line 
VM-109 to provide Columbia and COS with increased flexibility and 
operational security at a cost of $8,500. Columbia will pay for the 
backup tap.

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    Columbia states it will provide service to COS pursuant to 
Columbia's blanket certificate in Docket No. CP86-240-000, under 
existing authorized rate schedules, and within certificated 
entitlements. COS has requested that its existing Storage Service 
Transportation (SST) agreement with Columbia be amended by reducing the 
MMDOs at the existing Monacan point of delivery by 500 Dth per day and 
reassigning 500 Dth per day to the proposed West Creek point of 
delivery. Columbia says it will provide firm service to COS at the West 
Creek delivery point under its Rate Schedule SST with a maximum daily 
quantity of 500 Dth and an estimated annual quantity of 50,000 Dth.
    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 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.
David P. Boergers,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-3388 Filed 2-10-98; 8:45 am]
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