[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 173 (Tuesday, September 8, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 47488]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-23978]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP98-741-000]


Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation; Notice of Request Under 
Blanket Authorization

September 1, 1998.
    Take notice that on August 24, 1998, Columbia Gas Transmission 
Corporation (Columbia), 12801 Fair Lakes Parkway, Fairfax, Virginia 
22030-0146, Charleston, West Virginia 25314-1599, filed in Docket No. 
CP98-741-000 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 four additional points of delivery to existing 
customers for firm transportation service, under the 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 states that the customer is Mountaineer Gas Company (MGC) 
and the request is for 3 residential and 1 commercial delivery points. 
The first new delivery point will be in Randolph County, West Virginia. 
The estimated quantities of natural gas to be delivered is 1.5 Dth/day 
and 150 Dth/annually and will allow MGC to serve Wayne Hornick, a 
residential customer.
    The second new delivery point will be in Roane County, West 
Virginia. the estimated quantities of natural gas to be delivered is 
1.5 Dth/day and 150 Dth/annually and will allow MGC to serve Kermit 
Godbey, a residential customer.
    The third new delivery point will be in Upshur County, West 
Virginia. The estimated quantities of natural gas to be delivered is 
1.5 Dth/day and 150 Dth/annually and will allow MGC to serve Stephen 
and Rebecca Hollen, a residential customer.
    The commercial new delivery point will be in Hancock County, West 
Virginia. The estimated quantities of natural gas to be delivered is 
3.5 Dth/day and 1,100 Dth/annually and will allow MGC to serve 
Continental Plastic Container, a commercial customer.
    Columbia states that these new delivery points to MGC will involve 
construction of interconnecting facilities located on Columbia's 
existing right-of-way to provide the service with MGC setting the meter 
and regulator at each location.
    Columbia states that the new points of delivery will have no effect 
on peak day and annual deliveries, that its existing tariff does not 
prohibit addition of new delivery points and that deliveries will be 
accomplished without detriment or disadvantage to its other customers 
and that the total volumes delivered will not exceed total volumes 
authorized prior to this request.
    The quantities to be provided through the new delivery points will 
be within Columbia's authorized level of services. Therefore, there is 
no impact on Columbia's existing design day and annual obligations to 
its customers as a result of the construction and operation of the new 
points of delivery for firm transportation service.
    Columbia estimated that the cost to install the new taps to be 
approximately $150 per tap and will be treated as an O&M expense.
    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.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-23978 Filed 9-4-98; 8:45 am]
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