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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP94-257-000, et al.]
Trunkline Gas Company, et al.; Natural Gas Certificate Filings
March 3, 1994.
Take notice that the following filings have been made with the
Commission:
1. Trunkline Gas Company, Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation and
Columbia Gulf Transmission Company
[Docket No. CP94-257-000]
Take notice that on February 28, 1994, Trunkline Gas Company
(Trunkline), P.O. Box 1642, Houston, Texas 77251-1642, Texas Eastern
Transmission Corporation (Texas Eastern), P.O. Box 1642, Houston, Texas
77251-1642 and Columbia Gulf Transmission Company (Columbia Gulf), P.O.
Box 683, Houston, Texas 77001-0683, filed in Docket No. CP94-257-000 a
joint application pursuant to section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act for
an order permitting and approving abandonment of exchange services
among Trunkline, Texas Eastern and Columbia Gulf, 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 pursuant to the exchange agreements, Texas
Eastern transports up to 50,000 Mcf per day of gas received from
Columbia Gulf in Angelina County, Texas, and redelivers equivalent
volumes to Trunkline at interconnects between Texas Eastern and
Trunkline in either Allen or Beauregard Parish, Louisiana. Trunkline
receives the gas from Texas Eastern and redelivers equivalent
quantities, up to 50,000 Mcf per day, to Columbia Gulf at the
interconnection between Trunkline and Columbia Gulf near Centerville,
Louisiana.
By letter dated August 16, 1993, Trunkline, Texas Eastern, and
Columbia Gulf mutually agreed to terminate both exchange agreements.
The July 30, 1979, agreement is embodied in Texas Eastern's Rate
Schedule X-98 and Columbia Gulf's Rate Schedule X-69 of their
respective FERC Gas Tariffs, Original Volume No. 2. The August 17,
1979, agreement is embodied in Trunkline's Rate Schedule E-26 of its
FERC Gas Tariff, Original Volumes No. 2, and Columbia Gulf's Rate
Schedule X-69.
No facilities are proposed to be abandoned as a result of this
request.
Comment date: March 24, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
F at the end of this notice.
2. ANR Pipeline Company
[Docket No. CP94-259-000]
Take notice that on March 1, 1994, ANR Pipeline Company (ANR), 500
Renaissance Center, Detroit, Michigan 48243, filed in Docket No. CP94-
259-000 an application pursuant to section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act
for permission and approval to abandon an exchange service with
Pontchartrain Natural Gas System (Pontchartrain), all as more fully set
forth in the application which is on file with the Commission and open
to public inspection.
ANR states that it was authorized to exchange natural gas with
Pontchartrain by order issued May 3, 1968, in Docket No. CP68-203. ANR
provides the service pursuant to its Rate Schedule X-9, it is stated.
ANR further states that the exchange agreement provides for termination
by either party on six months written notice. ANR asserts that by
letter dated September 23, 1993, it provided written notice to
Pontchartrain that it would terminate the service effective March 31,
1994. ANR further states that, beginning April 1, 1994, the exchange
service will be superseded with a transportation service pursuant to
ANR's Rate Schedule FTS-1.
ANR does not propose to abandon any facilities.
Comment date: March 24, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
F at the end of this notice.
3. Northwest Pipeline Corporation
[Docket No. CP94-242-000]
Take notice that on February 22, 1994, Northwest Pipeline
Corporation (Northwest), 295 Chipeta Way, Salt Lake City, Utah 84158,
filed a request in Docket No. CP94-242-000, pursuant to Secs. 157.205
and 157.216 of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act
(18 CFR 157.205, 157.212) for authorization under its blanket
certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-433-000 to abandon by sale a
meter station, all as more fully described in the prior notice request
which is on file with the Commission and available for public
inspection.
Northwest proposes to abandon by sale to Puget Sound Power & Light
Company (Puget Power) its existing Puget Power Meter Station located in
Pierce County, Washington. Northwest states that the meter station
consists of two 10-inch taps, one 12-inch turbine meter, two monitor
regulator runs and appurtenant facilities with a design capacity of
37,780 MMBtu's per day to deliver natural gas from Northwest's 26-inch
mainline and 30-inch mainline loop directly to Puget Power's electrical
generation plant. Northwest further states that Puget Power would pay
$639,999 for the meter station.
Northwest states that it would continue to operate and maintain the
meter station for Puget Power as part of Northwest's open-access
transmission system.
Comment date: April 18, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
G at the end of this notice.
4. Florida Gas Transmission Company
[Docket No. CP94-255-000]
Take notice that on February 28, 1994, Florida Gas Transmission
Company (FGT), 1400 Smith Street, P.O. Box 1188, Houston, Texas 77251-
1188, filed a prior notice request with the Commission in Docket No.
CP94-255-000 pursuant to Sec. 157.205 of the Commission's Regulations
under the Natural Gas Act (NGA) for authorization to abandon and remove
approximately 664 feet of 3\1/2\ inch lateral in Polk County, Florida,
under FGT's blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-553-000
pursuant to Section 7 of the NGA, all as more fully set forth in the
request which is open to the public for inspection.
FGT proposes to abandon and remove approximately 664 feet of 3\1/2\
inch lateral between the Cargill Fertilizer, Inc. (Cargill) meter
station and the old Ridgewood Dry Mill plant in Polk County. FGT states
that Cargill has abandoned its dry rock operations and no longer needs
the lateral. FGT also states that abandonment and removal of the
lateral would not result in any abandonment of services to Cargill or
any of FGT's existing customers.
Comment date: April 18, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
G at the end of this notice.
5. Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company
[Docket No. CP94-249-000]
Take notice that on February 24, 1994, Tennessee Gas Pipeline
(Tennessee), P.O. Box 2511, Houston, Texas, 77252, filed in Docket No.
CP94-249-000 an application pursuant to Section 7(b) of the Natural Gas
Act for permission and approval to abandon an exchange service with
Chevron USA, Inc. (Chevron), all as more fully set forth in the request
which is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection.
Tennessee states that by an order issued March 12, 1980, in Docket
No. CP80-178, Tennessee was authorized to conduct an exchange of
natural gas pursuant to an agreement with Chevron. According to
Tennessee the referenced agreement provided for Tennessee to deliver
certain specified quantities of gas to Chevron at Ship Shoal 154,
Offshore Louisiana. Tennessee indicates that in return, Chevron agreed
to accept delivery at South Timbalier 31, Offshore Louisiana of gas
produced by Mesa Petroleum Company, et al., for the account of
Tennessee, and to redeliver equivalent volumes to Tennessee at South
Timbalier 36B, Offshore Louisiana.
Tennessee states that due to restructuring of its services pursuant
to Order 636, this exchange service has been rendered obsolete.
Further, Tennessee states that there has been no activity under this
agreement and that the parties have mutually agreed to terminate this
exchange service pursuant to mutual written agreement.
Comment date: March 24, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
F at the end of this notice.
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, 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 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 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 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.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 94-5684 Filed 3-10-94; 8:45 am]
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