[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 149 (Tuesday, August 4, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41558-41559]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-20668]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP98-679-000]


Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation; Notice of Request Under 
Blanket Authorization

July 29, 1998.
    Take notice that on July 21, 1998, Columbia Gas Transmission 
Corporation (Columbia), 12801 Fair Lakes Parkway, Fairfax, Virginia 
22030-0146, filed in Docket No. CP98-679-000, a request pursuant to 
Section 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 a new delivery point to Columbia Gas of Virginia, Inc. (CGV), 
in Prince George County, Virginia, under Columbia's blanket certificate 
issued in Docket No. CP83-76-000, pursuant to 18 CFR Part 157, Subpart 
F 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 requests authorization to construct and operate a new 
point of delivery for firm transportation service and will provide the 
service pursuant to Columbia's blanket certificate issued in Docket No. 
CP86-240-000 under existing rate schedules and within certificated 
entitlements.
    Columbia states that the estimated quantities of natural gas to be 
delivered at the new delivery point would be 6,000 Dth per day and 
2,190,000 Dth annually. Columbia indicates that CGV requested the new 
delivery point to serve Chaparral Steel, an industrial customer.
    It is stated that the estimated cost to construct the new delivery 
point is $45,800, and that CGV would reimburse Columbia 100% of the 
total actual cost of the proposed construction.
    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 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

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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.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-20668 Filed 8-3-98; 8:45 am]
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