[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 205 (Thursday, October 23, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 55227]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-28035]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP98-15-000]
Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation; Notice of Request Under
Blanket Authorization
October 17, 1997.
Take notice that on October 9, 1997, Columbia Gas Transmission
Corporation (Columbia), 1700 MacCorkle Avenue, SE., Charleston, West
Virginia 25314-1599, filed in the above docket, a request pursuant to
Sections 157.205 and 157.211 of the Commission's Regulations, and
Columbia's authorization in Docket No. CP83-76-000, for authorization
to construct and operate the facilities necessary to establish ten
additional points of delivery to existing customers for firm
transportation service, all as more fully set forth in the request
which is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection.
Specifically, Columbia proposes to construct and operate new points
of delivery to Columbia Gas of Ohio (COH) in Medina County, Ohio;
Lorain County, Ohio; and Richland County, Ohio, which will involve
construction of interconnecting facilities located between Columbia's
existing right-of-way to provide the service. COH will install a meter
within Columbia's existing right-of-way to provide this service.
Columbia also proposes to construct and operate new points of
delivery to Mountaineer Gas Company (MGC) in Marshall County, West
Virginia; Kanawah County, West Virginia; Roane County, West Virginia;
Mercer County, West Virginia; Clay County, West Virginia (two points of
delivery); and in Upshur County, West Virginia, which will involve the
construction of interconnecting facilities located on Columbia's
existing right-of-way to provide this service. MGC will install a meter
within Columbia's existing right-of-way to provide this service.
Columbia states that neither COH nor MGC have requested an increase
in their peak day entitlements in conjunction with this request for
these new points of delivery. Therefore, there is no impact of
Columbia's peak day obligation to its other customers as a result of
the establishment of the proposed new facilities.
Columbia states that the interconnecting facilities for each new
point of delivery vary according to conditions encountered at each
location; however, because the proposed points of delivery to COH and
MGC relate to routine residential taps, the following facilities are
representative of what will be installed at each location: a 4-inch by
1-inch tap saddle (depending on the size of the pipeline for each
requested point); a 1-inch valve, nipple, and less than 20 feet of pipe
on Columbia's existing right-of-way. Columbia indicates that COH and
MGC will set the meter and regulator at each location.
Columbia states that the quantities to be provided through the new
points of delivery will be within Columbia's authorized level of
services. Therefore, there is no impact on its existing design day and
annual obligations to the Customers as a result of the construction and
operation of the new points of delivery for firm transportation
service.
Columbia further states that it will comply with the environmental
requirements of Section 157.206(d) of the Commission's regulations
prior to the construction and operation of the proposed facilities.
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.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-28035 Filed 10-22-97; 8:45 am]
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