[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 71 (Tuesday, April 14, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18187-18188]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-9733]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP98-315-000]
Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation; Notice of Application
April 8, 1998.
Take notice that on March 30, 1998, Columbia Gas Transmission
Corporation (Columbia), 12801 Fairlakes Parkway, Fairfax, Virginia
22030-0146 filed in Docket No. CP98-315-000 an application pursuant to
Sections 7(b) and 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act for authorization to
abandon certain pipeline facilities in Pike County, Kentucky, and to
construct and operate replacement facilities, all as more fully set
forth in the application on file with the Commission and open to public
inspection.
Columbia proposes to abandon approximately 5.5 miles of 20-inch
diameter pipeline and appurtenances, part of Columbia's Line KA, and to
construct and operate replacement facilities consisting of
approximately 5.5 miles of 20-inch diameter pipeline and appurtenances.
It is stated that the replacement is needed due to the age and
condition of the facilities, which were installed in 1931 and need to
be replaced to ensure the reliability of service to existing customers.
It is explained that 90 percent of the pipeline (approximately 4.9
miles) will be replaced within the existing right-of-way, and that 2
segments totalling approximately 0.6 mile in length will be located
outside the existing right-of-way, in one instance to make possible a
more favorable stream crossing and in the other to avoid steep sidehill
construction. It is estimated that the cost of constructing the
replacement pipeline will be $6.2 million and the cost to retire the
existing facilities will be $290,400.
Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with
reference to said application should on or before April 29, 1998, 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 385.214 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
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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
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 Columbia to appear or be represented at the
hearing.
David P. Boergers,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-9733 Filed 4-13-98; 8:45 am]
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