[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 6 (Friday, January 9, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1447-1448]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-506]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP96-213-007]
Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation; Notice of Amendment of
Application
January 5, 1998.
Take notice that on December 24, 1997, Columbia Gas Transmission
Corporation (Columbia), a Delaware corporation, having its principal
place of business at 1700 MacCorkle Avenue, S.E., Charleston, West
Virginia 25314-1599, filed on application to amend, pursuant to Section
7(c) of the Natural Gas Act, its certificate previously issued by the
Commission in an ``Order Denying Rehearing And Issuing Certificates''
on May 14, 1997 in Docket Nos. CP96-213-000, et. al., Columbia's Market
Expansion Project (MEP).
By this amendment Columbia now proposes to refine certain of its
1998 facility construction proposals. The facility modifications are
the result of further detailed design analysis of the proposed projects
by Columbia's engineering staff. These modifications to Columbia's
existing certificate are:
Pipeline Projects
4.6RR Line VM-105 Loop/VM-106
This project, was originally designated VM-140 (Project Item 4.6);
Columbia now proposes a variation of the original VM-140 Project which
will provide the operational efficiency and control of a single
delivery point. This revised project consists of 0.3 mile of 20-inch
loop (VM-105 Loop) on the suction of Boswells Tavern Compressor
Station, measurement upgrade at Bosewells Tavern, and 0.6 mile of 24-
inch pipeline (VM-106) replacing an existing 12-inch pipeline on the
discharge of Boswell Compressor Station.
4.18 Line VM-109 (Louisa Loop)
Columbia proposes to install 6.0 miles of 24-inch pipeline loop,
from its Mainline Valve 3 to its Louisa Compressor Station, all in
Louisa County, Virginia. The proposes pipeline loop will loop out the
section of line between mainline Valve 3 and Louisa and provide the
necessary capacity to serve Market Expansion service increases. This
loop would replace the previously proposed and approved horsepower
additions at Louisa (Project No. 5.17) and Petersburg Compressor
Station (Project No. 5.18). This additional pipeline loop is estimated
to cost $5,966,700 and is the least cost option to achieve the required
Market Expansion service.
Compressor Projects
5.17 Louisa Compressor Station
The installation of 1,350 HP would be canceled.
5.18 Peterburg Compressor Station
The installation of 1,100 HP would be canceled.
5.20R/5.21R Hamlin Compressor Station
The installation of this new station consisting of 3,175 HP would
be canceled. Columbia has now determined that it no longer requires the
authorized Hamlin Compressor Station since additional long term gas
supply is available at its existing Grant Compressor Station and on the
Line KA System. Certain piping modifications will be required at the
Grant Compressor Station at a cost of $1,885,000 in order to flow gas
south from Line SM-80 via SM-116 into the suction of Grant's high stage
cylinders for delivery into the KA System.
Abandonment Projects
7.15 Dugannon Compressor Station
The relocation of a 825 HP Unit to Hamlin Compressor Station would
be canceled.
7.20 Peterburg Compressor Station
The relocation of a 1,140 HP Unit to Louisa Compressor Station
would be canceled.
7.26 Line VM-106
The existing 12-inch pipeline is to be abandoned in conjunction
with 24-inch replacement in Project No. 4.6RR.
Also, Columbia proposes to reduce reacquisition of the TEMCO
capacity due to the revisions to customer elected services. Columbia
states that, due to certain service level changes requested by two of
its customers, Reynolds Metals Company (Reynolds) and Roanoke Gas
Company (Roanoke), it is able to reduce the reacquisition of Transco
Energy Marketing Company's (TEMCO) capacity from 53,800 to 50,375 Mdth/
d and its associated costs. Specifically, Reynolds has notified
Columbia that it no longer desires 3,425 Dth/d of FTS service
originally scheduled to commence in 1998. Roanoke has requested and
entered into a fifteen year contract for an additional 3,425 Dth/d of
FTS service beginning in 1999. Columbia states that the level of the
TEMCO capacity reacquisition can be reduced because of the location of
the Roanoke delivery.
Columbia states that the revised construction results in a savings
in Gross Investment of $3,280,700 reducing the 1995 Gross Investment
estimate for the Market Expansion Project from $259,348,100 to
$256,067,400.
Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with
reference to said application should on or before January 22, 1998,
file with the Federal Energy Regulation Commission, Washington, DC
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 Natural 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 proceedings. Any
person wishing to become a party to a proceeding or to participate as
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
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 a
grant of the certificate is 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
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unnecessary for Columbia to appear or be represented at the hearing.
David P. Boergers,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-506 Filed 1-8-98; 8:45 am]
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