[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 61 (Thursday, March 28, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13856-13857]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-7519]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP96-239-000, et al.]
Questar Pipeline Company, et al.; Natural Gas Certificate Filings
March 21, 1996.
Take notice that the following filings have been made with the
Commission:
1. Questar Pipeline Company
[Docket No. CP96-239-000]
Take notice that on March 8, 1996, as supplemented on March 14,
1996 and March 18, 1996, Questar Pipeline Company (Questar), 79 South
State Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84111, filed in Docket No. CP96-239-
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 1) construct and operate replacement
delivery point metering and regulating facilities and 2) abandon the
existing metering and regulating delivery point facilities. The subject
delivery point, the Ogden Valley District Regulator Station (Ogden
Valley DRS) formerly known as the Weber Basin District Regulator
Station (Weber Basin DRS), is located adjacent to Questar's
transmission pipeline system in Morgan County, Utah. Questar states
that the replacement delivery point facilities will be utilized to
provide expanded transportation service to Mountain Fuel Supply Company
(Mountain Fuel), a local distribution company which is an affiliate of
Questar, under the blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-491-
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.
By letter dated February 6, 1996, Questar states that Mountain Fuel
requested that additional facilities be installed to provide expanded
transportation service. Questar states that the proposed facilities
will allow Mountain Fuel to provide expanded service to meet the space-
and-water heating requirements of the commercial and residential
customers of Upper Ogden Valley area of Weber County, Utah.
Specifically, Questar will install a four-inch meter run at an
estimated cost of $15,000. Questar proposes to provide the expanded
transportation service pursuant to its firm transportation Rate
Schedule T-1. Questar notes that the additional deliveries to Mountain
Fuel will not exceed the maximum daily quantities of 795,000 Dth/d nor
will it cause detriment or disadvantage to its other customers. Questar
proposes to initially deliver up to approximately 400 Dth per hour.
Questar notes that Mountain Fuel expects its peak-day and annual
requirements at the new delivery point to approximate 8,000 Dth/d and
750,000 Dth per year.
The facilities that Questar proposes to abandon have been
historically utilized as a transportation delivery point, formerly
known as Weber Basin DRS, pursuant to Questar's firm transportation
Rate Schedules T-1 and NNT. Specifically, Questar proposes to abandon
approximately 100 feet of two, three and four-inch diameter piping, one
two-inch meter run and one pressure regulating valve assembly at an
estimated cost of $15,000. Weber Basin DRS was originally constructed
in 1965 to serve as a delivery point at a cost of $796. As part of its
corporate reorganization in Docket Nos. CP80-274, et al., the
Commission authorized the transfer of the Weber Basin DRS and other
jurisdictional transmission facilities to Questar as interstate
facilities subject to the Commission's jurisdiction under the NGA.
Comment date: May 6, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph G
at the end of this notice.
2. NorAm Gas Transmission Company
[Docket No. CP96-251-000]
Take notice that on March 15, 1996, NorAm Gas Transmission Company
(NGT), 1600 Smith Street, Houston, Texas 77002, filed in Docket No.
CP96-251-000 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 construct and operate certain facilities
in Columbia County, Arkansas 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 to construct and operate a 2-inch tap and 1-inch
first-cut
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regulator for the transportation of gas to Petro Chem Operating Co.
(Petro Chem). The estimated annual volume to be delivered is 43,800
MMBtu and 120 MMBtu per day. The estimated cost of construction is
$81,286.36, which will be reimbursed by Petro Chem.
Comment date: May 6, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph G
at the end of this notice.
3. Northwest Pipeline Corporation
[Docket No. CP96-257-000]
Take notice that on March 18, 1996, Northwest Pipeline Corporation
(Northwest), 295 Chipeta Way, Salt Lake City, Utah 84158, filed in
Docket No. CP96-257-000 an application pursuant to Sections 7(c) and
7(b) of the Natural Gas Act for authorization to construct and operate
certain replacement natural gas facilities and for authorization to
abandon and remove the facilities being replaced, all as more fully set
forth in the application on file with the Commission and open to public
inspection.
Northwest proposes to construct and operate approximately one mile
of new 26-inch replacement pipeline, partially outside of Northwest's
existing right-of-way, and abandon and remove approximately one mile of
existing deteriorated pipeline on Northwest's Ignacio to Sumas mainline
near the town of Rangely in Rio Blanco County, Colorado.
Northwest states that the installation of replacement pipeline and
the removal and abandonment of the existing line is necessary to insure
the integrity of its mainline transmission system.
Northwest states that the proposed pipeline replacement will not
result in an increase in the capacity of its mainline.
Northwest estimates the total costs to construct the proposed
pipeline and remove and abandon the existing pipeline segment at
approximately $882,500.
Comment date: April 11, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph
F at the end of this notice.
4. Williams Natural Gas Company
[Docket No. CP96-259-000]
Take notice that on March 18, 1996, Williams Natural Gas Company
(WNG), P.O. Box 3288, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74101, filed in Docket No. CP96-
259-000 a request pursuant to Sections 157.205 and 157.216 of the
Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205,
157.216) for authorization to abandon facilities in Shawnee County,
Kansas under WNG's blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-479-
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.
WNG proposes to abandon by sale to KPL, a Western Resources Company
(KPL) approximately 8.25 miles of the Forbes 8-inch pipeline,
measuring, regulating, and appurtenant facilities.
Comment date: May 6, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph G
at the end of this notice.
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 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
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. 96-7519 Filed 3-27-96; 8:45 am]
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