[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 19 (Monday, January 30, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5679-5680]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-2133]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP95-173-000]
Wyoming Interstate Company; Application
January 24, 1995.
Take notice that on January 23, 1995, Wyoming Interstate Company,
(WIC), Post Office Box 1087, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80944, filed an
application pursuant to Section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act for an
order granting permission and approval to abandon a transportation
service provided by WIC for Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation
(Columbia) accompanied by Columbia's payment of an exit fee to WIC, all
as more fully set forth in the application which is on file with the
Commission and open to public inspection.
It is stated that WIC and Columbia entered into a Service Agreement
dated August 15, 1983 (Service Agreement), covered by Rate Schedule T
of WIC's FERC Gas Tariff, First Revised Volume No. 1, which provides
for the transportation of up to 83,000 Mcf per day from the
interconnection between Overthrust Pipeline Company and WIC at the
westernmost point of WIC's system to the interconnect between WIC and
Trailblazer Pipeline Company at the easternmost point of WIC's system.
WIC states that the Service Agreement has a termination date of January
1, 2004. However, pursuant to an Exist Fee Agreement (Exit Agreement)
between WIC and Columbia, the parties have agreed among other things,
to terminate Columbia's contractual obligation under the Service
Agreement through the payment of a negotiated exit fee by Columbia to
WIC in consideration for WIC's agreement to early termination and
abandonment of the Service Agreement. WIC requests that the abandonment
be effective upon the approval date as defined in the Exit Agreement
(included as Exhibit U to the application). WIC also requests authority
to charge an exit fee as provided in the Exit Agreement.
WIC states that Columbia has informed it that Columbia has
restructured its services pursuant to Order No. 636, and no longer can
use the firm transportation service provided under the Service
Agreement. It is stated that Columbia has sought to assign some or all
of its capacity on WIC to its customers consistent with Order No. 636,
and has posted the availability of said capacity on its electronic
bulletin board as well as on WIC's electronic bulletin board, and has
been unsuccessful in finding any party or parties desirous of taking
over Columbia's entitlement.
WIC states that the abandonment authorization requested herein by
WIC would terminate the transportation service for Columbia, which
Columbia no longer requires. Therefore, WIC believes that the
information and data set forth herein show that the abandonment of the
transportation service sought by WIC for Columbia and the imposition of
an exit fee by WIC for early termination and abandonment
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WIC states that it has not proposed to reallocate Columbia's
responsibility for the system costs to other shippers. Accordingly, WIC
intends to retain the exit fee payment from Columbia. WIC proposes to
continue to market the capacity freedup by Columbia's exit, but based
upon the presently-available markets for such capacity on a firm basis,
WIC contends that it may well be years before WIC can find parties to
replace Columbia. Should other shippers be found, WIC states that any
ultimate reconciliation of exist-fee payment, payments by new shippers
and the loss of Columbia's responsibility for system costs must take
account of the fact that Columbia is paying only a fraction of the net
present value of its contract.
Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with
reference to said application should on or before February 3, 1995,
file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C.
20426, a motion to intervene or a protest in accordance with the
requirements of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18
CFR 385.214 or 385.211) and the Regulations under the National Gas Act
(18 CFR 157.10). All protests filed with the Commission will be
considered by it in determining the appropriate action to be taken but
will not serve to make the Protestants parties to the proceeding. Any
person wishing to become a party to a proceeding or to participate as a
party in any hearing therein must file a motion to intervene in
accordance with the Commission's Rules.
Take further notice that, pursuant to the authority contained in
and subject to the jurisdiction conferred upon the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission by Sections 7 and 15 of the Natural Gas Act and
the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, a hearing will be
held without further notice before the Commission or its designee on
this application if no motion to intervene is filed within the time
required herein, if the Commission on its own review of the matter
finds that permission and approval for the proposed abandonment are
required by the public convenience and necessity. If a motion for leave
to intervene is timely filed, or if the Commission on its own motion
believes that a formal hearing is required, further notice of such
hearing will be duly given.
Under the procedure herein provided for, unless otherwise advised,
it will be unnecessary for WIC to appear or be represented at the
hearing.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 95-2182 Filed 1-27-95; 8:45 am]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5141-6]
Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request
(ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR describes the nature
of the information collection and its expected cost and burden; where
appropriate, it includes the actual data collection instrument.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before March 1, 1995.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information, or to obtain
a copy of this ICR, contact Sandy Farmer at 202-260-2740.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Office of Air and Radiation
Title: New Source Performance Standard (NSPS) (40 CFR part 60,
subpart E) for Municipal Incinerators-Reporting and Record Keeping
Requirements. (EPA ICR No. 1058.05.; OMB No. 2060-0040). This is a
request for renewal of a currently approved information collection.
Abstract: This ICR is for an extension of an existing information
collection in support of the NSPS for Particulate Matter (PM) as
established by the Clean Air Act. In accordance with the general
requirements under 40 CFR 60.7-60.8, and the specific requirements for
PM emissions by municipal incinerators under 40 CFR 60.5-60.54, subject
facilities must comply with certain reporting, monitoring and
recordkeeping requirements.
Owners and operators of new sources subject to this NSPS must
submit to EPA: (1) Notification of the date of construction or
reconstruction; (2) notification of the anticipated and actual dates of
start-up; and (3) initial performance test results. The program is
currently updating municipal incinerator performance standards and
anticipates no expansion of the reporting universe before the new
regulations are released; the program expects no reporting burden for
this ICR. Owners and operators of any existing facility must notify EPA
of (1) any physical or operational change to their facility which may
result in an increase in the regulated pollutant emission rate. All
sources must also maintain records on the incinerator operation that
include: (1) The occurrence and duration of any start-up, shutdowns and
malfunctions; (2) initial performance test results; and (3) daily
charging rates and operating hours. The information collected will be
used by the EPA for compliance monitoring, inspection and enforcement
efforts directed at ensuring facility compliance with this NSPS.
Presently, there are an estimated 93 facilities subject to the
regulation. All subject facilities must maintain records related to
compliance for two years.
Burden Statement: The public reporting burden for this collection
of information is 0 hours and the recordkeeping burden for this
collection of information is estimated to average 89 hours per facility
annually. This estimate includes the time needed to review
instructions, search existing data sources, gather and maintain the
data needed, and complete and review the collection of information.
Estimated No. of Recordkeepers: 93.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Recordkeepers: 8,277 hours.
Frequency of Collection: Daily for recordkeeping.
Send comments regarding the burden estimate, or any other aspect of
the information collection, including suggestions for reducing the
burden, to:
Ms. Sandy Farmer,U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,Information
Policy Branch (2136), 401 M Street, SW., Washington, DC 20460.
and
Mr. Chris Wolz, Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.
Dated: January 20, 1995.
Paul Lapsley,
Director, Regulatory Management Division.
[FR Doc. 95-2133 Filed 1-27-95; 8:45 am]
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