[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 134 (Tuesday, July 14, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 37876]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-18655]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP98-638-000]


Columbia Gulf Transmission Company; Notice of Request Under 
Blanket Authorization

July 8, 1998.
    Take notice that on June 26, 1998, Columbia Gulf Transmission 
Company (Columbia Gulf), 206 Augusta, STE 125, Post Office Box 683, 
Houston, Texas 77001-0683, filed in Docket No. CP98-638-000, 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) and 
Columbia Gulf's blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP83-496-000, 
pursuant to 18 CFR Part 157, Subpart F of the Natural Gas Act, to 
construct and operate delivery facilities for Tennessee Valley 
Authority (TVA), in Wilson, County, Tennessee, all as more fully set 
forth in the request which is on file with the Commission and open to 
public inspection.
    Specifically, Columbia Gulf requests authorization to construct and 
operate the delivery facilities for interruptible transportation 
service to TVA to serve the Gallatin Plant and would provide the 
service pursuant to its blanket certificate authority under existing 
authorized rate schedules and within certificated entitlements and 
pursuant to TVA's request. Columbia Gulf states that TVA has requested 
interruptible transportation service of 240 MDth per day under Columbia 
Gulf's Rate Schedule ITS-1.
    Columbia Gulf indicates that the facilities would include a 12-inch 
tap, 12-inch ball value, and 12-inch ring joint blind flange on its 30-
inch mainline lateral. Columbia Gulf states that the cost to construct 
the facilities would be approximately $893,400 and would be paid for by 
TVA. Columbia Gulf also states that it would comply with all of the 
environmental requirements of Sections 157.206(d) of the Commission's 
Regulations prior to the construction of any facilities.
    In addition, it is indicated in the agreement between Columbia and 
TVA that TVA would own and be responsible for the design and 
construction of 2.3 miles of 12-inch lateral pipeline extending to its 
Gallatin Plant. It is further indicated that nothing shall prohit or 
restrict TVA from selling or otherwise transferring all or part of its 
ownership interest in the lateral pipeline to a third party that will 
transport gas through the lateral pipeline.
    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) motion to 
intervene of 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. 98-18655 Filed 7-13-98; 8:45 am]
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