[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 95 (Monday, May 18, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 27272]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-13063]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP98-513-000]


Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation; Notice of Request Under 
Blanket Authorization

May 12, 1998.
    Take notice that on May 4, 1998 Columbia Gas Transmission 
Corporation (Columbia Gas), 12801 Fair Lakes Parkway, Fairfax, Virginia 
22030, filed in Docket No. CP98-513-000 a request pursuant to Sections 
157.205 and 157.212 of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural 
Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205 and 157.212) for authorization to operate in 
interstate commerce an existing point of delivery previously 
constructed and operated to effectuate transportation service pursuant 
to Section 311 of the Natural Gas Policy Act (NGPA). Columbia Gas makes 
such request, under its 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 on file with the Commission and open to public 
inspection.
    Specifically, Columbia Gas states that it constructed a new point 
ofdelivery to Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania, Inc. (Columbia Gas of PA) 
in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, which was placed in service on March 
11, 1998. Columbia Gas avers that the cost of constructing the point of 
delivery was approximately $14,400. Columbia Gas further states that it 
installed a 3-inch tap to interconnect the facilities.
    Columbia Gas states that it seeks Natural Gas Act certification for 
the NGPA Section 311 point of delivery, in order that it may use the 
delivery point to provide both part 284, Subpart B and Subpart G 
transportation service.
    It is estimated that up to 520 dekatherms of natural gas will be 
delivered to the existing point of delivery daily, and up to 189,800 
dekatherms annually. It is indicated that the gas volumes will be 
transported pursuant to Columbia Gas' Storage Service Transportation 
(SST) Rate Schedule. Columbia Gas avers that it has sufficient capacity 
to render the proposed service without detriment or disadvantage to its 
other existing customers.
    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.
David P. Boergers,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-13063 Filed 5-15-98; 8:45 am]
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