[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 42 (Friday, March 1, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8056-8058]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-4769]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP96-191-000, et al.]
Southern Natural Gas Company, et al.; Natural Gas Certificate
Filings
February 23, 1996.
Take notice that the following filings have been made with the
Commission:
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1. Southern Natural Gas Company
[Docket No. CP96-191-000]
Take notice that on February 15, 1996, Southern Natural Gas Company
(Southern), P.O. Box 2563, Birmingham, Alabama, 35202-2563, filed in
Docket No. CP96-191-000 a request pursuant to Section 157.205, and
157.211 of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18
CFR 157.205 and 157.211) for approval to change the operation of a
meter station for delivery of gas to Apache Corporation (Apache), a
producer, for use in its production activities located offshore,
Louisiana, under Southern's blanket certificate authority issued in
Docket No. CP82-406-000, pursuant to Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas
Act (NGA), all as more fully set forth in the request which is on file
with the Commission and open to public inspection.
Southern proposes to modify an existing meter station located on
the production platform at or near Block 151, offshore, Louisiana, by
replacing and reversing one of two 6 inch meters at the existing meter
station with a three inch meter in order to deliver gas to Apache.
Southern indicates that Apache has agreed to reimburse Southern for the
total actual cost of modifying the existing station to allow for the
delivery of gas. It is further indicated that such cost is estimated to
be $52,172.
Southern advises that it will provide the transportation service to
the meter station pursuant to the terms and conditions of Southern's
Rate Schedule IT. Southern states that SONAT Marketing Company has
requested transportation of the gas for delivery at the meter station
under Southern's FERC Gas Tariff by having the meter station added as a
delivery point to its Service Agreement dated October 1, 1995. Southern
indicates that it will provide Apache with an average 500 Mcf of
natural gas per day and 182,500 Mcf annually on an interruptible basis
under its Part 284 blanket certificate.
Southern states that performance of the interruptible
transportation service for delivery to Apache at the meter station will
have no significant impact on Southern's peak day or firm service
obligations. Southern further states that the modification and
operation of the existing facilities is allowed by its tariff. It is
indicated that Southern has the capacity to accomplish the deliveries
proposed by the installation without detriment or disadvantage to its
firm customers.
Comment date: April 8, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
G at the end of this notice.
2. K N Wattenberg Transmission Limited Liability Company
[Docket No. CP96-195-000]
Take notice that on February 16, 1996, K N Wattenberg Transmission
Limited Liability Company (K N Wattenberg), located at 370 Van Gordon
Street, Lakewood, Colorado 80228, filed in Docket No. CP96-195-000, an
abbreviated application pursuant to Section 7(b) of the Natural Gas
Act, as amended, and Part 157 of the Commission's Regulations for
authorization permitting and approving the abandonment of three
compressor units and appurtenant facilities currently located at its
Brighton Compressor Station in Adams County, Colorado by transfer to K
N Gas Gathering, Inc. (KNGG). K N Wattenberg further states that it
does not have any need for these excess compressor units elsewhere on
its system. Finally, K N Wattenberg states that no customer will have
its existing service terminated or diminished as a result of the
proposal herein.
Comment date: March 15, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
F at the end of this notice.
3. NorAm Gas Transmission Company
[Docket No. CP96-197-000]
Take notice that on February 16, 1996, NorAm Gas Transmission
Company (NGT), 1600 Smith Street, Houston, Texas 77002, filed in Docket
No. CP96-197-000 a request pursuant to Sections 157.205, 157.211 and
157.216 of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18
CFR 157.205, 157.211, 157.216) for authorization to replace certain
meter facilities used to provide service to Arkla, a distribution
division of NorAm Energy Corp. (Arkla), under NGT's blanket certificate
issued in Docket No. CP82-384-000, et al., 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.
NGT proposes to continue to operate certain meter facilities which
were installed due to the emergency situation created by extreme cold
winter conditions and the sudden unanticipated increase in demand from
its existing customer base located at its Town Border Station No. 2 in
Searcy, Arkansas, as reported in Docket No. EM96-7-000. NGT
specifically seeks authority to abandon a 4-inch diaphragm meter and
two 1-inch regulators originally installed under authorization in
Docket No. CP68-108-000.1 Further, NGT seeks to continue operating
a new 4-inch rotary meter and two new 1-inch regulators that were
installed under the emergency provisions of Section 284.261. NGT states
that it replaced its meter station facilities to allow for peak
deliveries of 1,200 MMBtu per day. NGT advises that Arkla has agreed to
reimburse NGT for the cost of replacing the facilities, estimated to be
$10,529.
\1\ 38 FPC 1162 (1967).
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Comment date: April 8, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
G at the end of this notice.
4. Koch Gateway Pipeline Company and Texas Eastern Transmission
Corporation
[Docket No. CP96-200-000]
Take notice that on February 20, 1996, Koch Gateway Pipeline
Company (Koch Gateway), P.O. Box 1478, Houston, Texas 77251-1478, and
Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation (TETCO), 5400 Westheimer Court,
P.O. Box 1642, Houston, Texas 77251-1642, filed in Docket No. CP96-200-
000 a request pursuant to Sections 157.205 and 157.212 of the
Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205,
157.212) for authorization to reassign certain exchange volumes to
various delivery points under blanket certificates issued to Koch
Gateway in Docket No. CP82-430-000 and to TETCO in Docket No. CP82-535-
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.
Koch Gateway and TETCO propose to remove the Sharon exchange point
from the transmission and exchange agreements on file with the
Commission as Koch Gateway's Rate Schedule Nos. X-2 and X-3, and
TETCO's Rate Schedule No. X-6. It is stated that such delivery point is
located at an existing interconnect between the two pipelines in
Claiborne Parish, Louisiana. It is further stated that volumes for this
point would be reassigned to the remaining exchange points covered by
the agreements.
Koch Gateway and TETCO state that the proposed change would not
impact either of the certificate holder's peak day or annual deliveries
and neither pipeline's tariff prohibits the proposed elimination of the
delivery point.
Comment date: April 8, 1996, 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 make any protest with
reference to said filing should on or before the comment date file with
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, N.E.,
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 385.211 and 385.214) 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 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 filing 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 unnecessary for the applicant to appear or be represented at
the hearing.
G. Any person or the Commission's staff may, within 45 days after
the 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 Sec. 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 therefore,
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. 96-4769 Filed 2-29-96; 8:45 am]
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