[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 192 (Monday, October 5, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 53403]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-26533]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP98-774-000]


Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation; Notice of Request Under 
Blanket Authorization

September 29, 1998.
    Take notice that on September 11, 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, 157.212 and 157.216 of the Commission's Regulations 
under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205, 157.211 and 157.216) for 
authorization to relocate various points of delivery to Columbia Gas of 
Pennsylvania (CPA) and to abandon 6.6 miles of 8-, 4- and 2-inch 
pipeline located in McKean County, Pennsylvania, 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.
    Specifically, Columbia requests that its Corwins Lane point of 
delivery to CPA be relocated from Columbia's 2-nch Line 4389 to its 8-
nch Line 4226 right-of-way. Columbia states that it intends to relocate 
145 feet of its 2-inch Line 4389 with 260 feet of 2-inch pipeline under 
Sections 157.212 and 157.216 of the Commission's Regulations. Columbia 
further states that regulation must be installed at the new 
interconnection of Columbia's 2-inch Line 4389 and 8-inch Line 422, and 
it is more feasible to have both the regulation and measurement at the 
same location.
    It is further stated that Columbia's Spencer point of delivery (CPA 
POD 13) would be relocated from Columbia's 8-inch Line 4008 to its 8-
inch Line 4226. It is stated that Line 4226 is parallel to Line 4008 
and shares the same right-of-way. The replacement tap would be located 
approximately 5 feet from the existing tap, it is stated.
    Columbia states that in addition to the relocation of the two 
points of delivery, Columbia intends to relocate five domestic taps to 
nine residences from Line 4008 to Line 4226 to allow for the partial 
abandonment of Line 4008. It is stated that CPA agrees to the 
relocation at the points of delivery.
    Columbia further states that in addition to the relocations, 
Columbia proposes to abandon approximately 6.5 miles of 8-inch Line 
4008 in two sections, 10 feet of 2-inch Line 4397, and 61 feet of 4-
inch Line 4168, all located in McKean County, Pennsylvania. Columbia 
states that there are no shippers or points of delivery associated with 
the 10 feet of 2-inch Line 4397 pipeline. It is stated that Line 4008 
consists of 8-inch coupled pipe in need of replacement and currently 
serves a mixture of residential customers and two CPA points of 
delivery (Corwine Lane--CPA POD 15 and Spencer--CPA POD 13). It is also 
stated that the gas supply for Line 4008 markets ultimately is 
delivered from parallel Line 4226 to Line 4008 via the Dallas City 
point of delivery. Columbia states that it would maintain approximately 
0.4 mile of Line 4008 which would continue to be served from the Dallas 
City point of delivery for continuing service to multiple domestic 
taps. It is indicated that with the abandonment of Line 4168 the Red 
Rock point of delivery would continue to maintain a gas supply to CPA 
from Line 4226.
    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 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. 98-26533 Filed 10-2-98; 8:45 am]
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