[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 190 (Monday, October 2, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51466-51468]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-24456]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP85-221-052, et al.]
Frontier Gas Storage Company et al.; Natural Gas Certificate
Filings
September 25, 1995.
Take notice that the following filings have been made with the
Commission:
1. Frontier Gas Storage Company
[Docket No. CP85-221-052]
Take notice that on September 19, 1995, Frontier Gas Storage
Company (Frontier), c/o Reid & Priest, Market Square, 701 Pennsylvania
Ave., N.W., Suite 800, Washington, D.C. 20004, in compliance with the
provisions of the Commission's February 13, 1985, Order in Docket No.
CP82-487-000, et al., submitted an executed Service Agreement under
Rate Schedule LVS-1 providing for the possible sale of up to a daily
quantity of 50,000 MMBtu, not to exceed 5 Bcf for the term of the
Agreement, of Frontier's gas storage inventory on an ``as metered''
basis to Interenergy Resources Corporation.
Under Subpart (b) of Ordering Paragraph (F) of the Commission's
February 13, 1985, Order, Frontier is ``authorized to commence the sale
of its inventory under such an executed service agreement fourteen days
after filing the agreement with the Commission, and may continue making
such sale unless the Commission issues an order either requiring
Frontier to stop selling and setting the matter for hearing or
permitting the sale to continue and establishing other procedures for
resolving the matter.''
Comment date: October 12, 1995, in accordance with the first
paragraph of Standard Paragraph F at the end of this notice.
2. Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation
[Docket No. CP93-100-002]
Take notice that on September 21, 1995, Texas Eastern Transmission
Corporation (Texas Eastern), 5400 Westheimer Court, P.O. Box 1642,
Houston, Texas 77251-1642, filed an application with the Commission in
Docket No. CP93-100-002 pursuant to Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act
(NGA) for authorization to amend the Commission's order issued
September 22, 1993, in Docket No. CP93-100-000,1 all as more fully
set forth in the application on file with the Commission and open to
public inspection.
\1\ 64 FERC para. 61,330 (1993).
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Texas Eastern proposes to defer the currently authorized rebuilding
and upgrading of the Westinghouse Electric W-52 regenerative cycle gas
turbines at the Grantville and Bechtelsville compressor stations in
Pennsylvania. Texas Eastern proposes to defer the authorized 1996
upgrading of two turbines at the Grantville compressor station such
that one unit would be upgraded in 1996 and the other unit would be
upgraded in 1997. In addition, Texas Eastern proposes to defer the
currently authorized 1997 upgrading of two turbines at the
Bechtelsville compressor station such that one unit would be upgraded
in 1998 and the other unit would be upgraded in 1999. Texas Eastern
estimates that it would cost $16,979,000 to upgrade these four gas
turbines on the proposed deferred basis.
Texas Eastern requests to amend the Commission order issued in
Docket No. CP93-100-000 to better use and manage its construction
resources. Texas Eastern states that the requested deferrals would not
prohibit it from meeting system requirements.
Comment date: October 16, 1995, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph F at the end of this notice.
3. El Paso Natural Gas Company
[Docket No. CP95-763-000]
Take notice that on September 19, 1995, El Paso Natural Gas Company
(El Paso), a Delaware corporation, whose mailing address is Post Office
Box 1492, El Paso, Texas 79978, filed a request for authorization in
Docket No. CP95-763-000, pursuant to Sections 157.205 and 157.212 of
the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205
and 157.212) to construct and operate a tie-in facility in Luna County,
New Mexico. El Paso states that the tie-in facility will be installed
between El Paso's existing Truth or Consequences (T-or-C) Delivery
Point and El Paso's 30'' O.D. Line No. 1600 (Waha-Ehrenberg Line) in
Luna County, New Mexico, all as more fully set forth in the request
which is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection.
El Paso states that such connection will permit higher delivery
pressures to PNM Gas Services, a division of Public Service Company of
New Mexico (PNM Gas Services) (formerly Gas Company of New Mexico, a
division of Public Service Company of New Mexico. The request states
that El Paso provides firm transportation service to PNM Gas Services
pursuant to the terms and conditions of a Transportation Service
Agreement (TSA) dated November 12, 1990, as amended, between the
parties. This TSA provides for the firm transportation of PNM Gas
Services' full requirements of natural gas (except for those delivery
points which have a specific maximum daily quantity) to consumers
situated within the State of New Mexico.
The request further states that PNM Gas Services has indicated to
El Paso that during the periods of peak demand on El Paso's Southern
System, PNM Gas Services has experienced pressure problems on its
distribution system serving the community of Truth or Consequences, New
Mexico. In this regard, PNM Gas Services has requested that El Paso
increase the existing delivery pressure at the T-or-C Delivery Point.
El Paso is also aware of new and projected load growth along the T-or-C
Line and in and round the community of Truth or Consequences, New
Mexico.
El Paso states that consequently, it has agreed to connect El
Paso's existing T-or-C Delivery Point and El Paso's 30'' O.D. Waha-
Ehrenberg Line. The tie-in would be accomplished by connecting
approximately 160 feet of new 4\1/2\'' O.D. pipeline to an existing
4\1/2\'' O.D. blow off valve assembly (physically located at El Paso's
Florida Compressor Station). The tie-in facility would extend from
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the existing blow off valve on the Waha-Ehrenberg Line at the Florida
Compression Station to the 4\1/2\'' O.D. T-or-C Line upstream of the
existing 4\1/2\'' O.D. meter facility comprising the T-or-C Delivery
Point. The tie-in permits El Paso to obtain the higher pressures
available from the Waha-Ehrenberg Line and thereby deliver gas to PNM
Gas Services at higher pressures. Increased delivery pressures will
make it possible for PNM Gas Services to serve the full requirements of
the community of Truth or Consequences and its environs through its
distribution system.
El Paso states that the construction of the proposed tie-in
facility is not prohibited by El Paso's existing Volume No. 1-A Tariff
and the volumes to be delivered through the proposed facilities and the
existing meter station are within PNM Gas Services' certificated
entitlements. El Paso further states that it has sufficient capacity to
accomplish the deliveries or receipts specified under the TSA without
detriment or disadvantage to El Paso's other customers.
The request further states that El Paso's environmental analysis
supports the conclusion that the construction and operation of the
proposed tie-in facility will not be a major Federal action
significantly affecting the human environment.
Comment date: November 9, 1995, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph G at the end of this notice.
4. Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation
[Docket No. CP95-770-000]
Take notice that on September 20, 1995, Columbia Gas Transmission
Corporation (Columbia), 1700 MacCorkle Avenue, S.E., Charleston, West
Virginia 25314-1599, filed in Docket No. CP95-770-000, a request
pursuant to Sections 157.205 and 157.211 of the Commission's
Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205 and 157.211) for
authorization to construct and operate a new point of delivery to Hope
Gas, Inc. (Hope) in Braxton County, West Virginia, under the blanket
certificate issued in Docket No. CP83-76-000, pursuant to Section 7(c)
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 states Hope has requested this new delivery point to serve
its residential and industrial customers. Columbia and Hope relate that
they will execute two new FTS Service Agreements to provide up to 900
Dth per day (229,950 Dth annually) of firm transportation service.
Columbia relates it will provide the firm transportation service for
Hope pursuant to its blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP86-240-
000, under existing authorized rate schedules, and within certificated
entitlements. Columbia estimates the total cost of the installation at
$125,000. Columbia says it will contribute up to approximately $120,000
for the construction of the new point of delivery and up to $5,000
toward the purchase of the land, with Hope responsible for any actual
cost above these amounts. Columbia states it will comply with all of
the environmental requirements of Section 157.206(d) of the
Commission's Regulations prior to the construction of any facilities.
Comment date: November 9, 1995, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph G at the end of this notice.
5. Texas Gas Transmission Corporation
[Docket No. CP95-771-000]
Take notice that on September 20, 1995, Texas Gas Transmission
Corporation (Texas Gas), 3800 Frederica Street, Owensboro, Kentucky
42301, filed in Docket No. CP95-771-000 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 add an
interconnect with Equitable Storage Company (Equitable), in Iberia
Parish, Louisiana, under Texas Gas's blanket certificate issued in
Docket No. CP82-407-000 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.
Texas Gas proposes to install, own and operate an interconnect
consisting of side valve, dual 10-inch bi-directional orifice meter
station, electronic flow measurement, flow control and related
facilities on a site it would acquire. This interconnect would be
located on Texas Gas's Eunice-Thibodaux 20-inch and 26-inch pipelines
in Iberia Parish, Louisiana, and would be used as both a receipt and
delivery point interconnecting the facilities of Texas Gas and an
underground salt cavern gas storage facility, located near Lake
Peignour, Louisiana, owned and operated by Equitable. Texas Gas states
that Equitable would reimburse Texas Gas in full for the cost of the
proposed facilities.
Texas Gas states that the maximum quantity of gas that would be
delivered and/or received through the proposed interconnect would be
200,000 MMBtu per day. Texas Gas also states the proposed receipt/
delivery point would be available to all existing and potential
shippers receiving service under its transportation rate schedules as
contained in Texas Gas's FERC Gas Tariff.
Comment date: November 9, 1995, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph G at the end of this notice.
6. Williams Natural Gas Company
[Docket No. CP95-772-000]
Take notice that on September 20, 1995, Williams Natural Gas
Company (WNG), P.O. Box 3288, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74101, filed in Docket
No. CP95-772-000 a request pursuant to Sections 157.205, 157.208,
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
abandon and replace certain facilities located in Allen County, Kansas,
and to convert 4 domestic customers to propane service, all as more
fully set forth in the request which is on file with the Commission and
open to public inspection.
WNG proposes to abandon approximately 2.3 miles of the 8-inch North
Iola lateral line by reclaim and the remaining 0.8 mile in place. WNG
proposes to replace 0.85 mile of 8-inch line with 6-inch line as an
extension of the South Iola line authorized in Docket No. CP95-525-000.
It is stated that these abandonments would have no impact on the
volumes of gas delivered, as the gas presently flowing on the North
Iola pipeline would be transferred to the South Iola 6-inch line. It is
stated that the smaller line operates at a higher pressure and can
accommodate the same volumes.
In addition, WNG proposes to abandon a regulator setting, the South
Iola town border meter setting and the Gates Rubber meter setting and
replace the 2 meter settings with a single setting at the site of the
South Iola town border. It is asserted that the City of Iola has agreed
to the modifications proposed by WNG. It is further asserted that the
proposed abandonment will have no negative impact on WNG's system
operation and that no customers will lose service as a result of the
abandonment.
The cost to replace the 8-inch line with 6-inch line and to install
the new meter setting is estimated at $198,360. The total reclaim cost
of 8-inch line and the meter and regulator settings is estimated at
$18,500.
Comment date: November 9, 1995, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph G at the end of this notice.
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Standard Paragraphs
F. Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with
reference to said application should on or before the comment date,
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 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 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 a grant of the certificate and/or 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 applicant to appear or be represented at the
hearing.
G. 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.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 95-24456 Filed 9-29-95; 8:45 am]
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