[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 89 (Tuesday, May 10, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-11183]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. CP94-521-000]
Columbia Gulf Transmission Co.; Application
May 4, 1994.
Take notice that on May 3, 1994, Columbia Gulf Transmission Company
(Columbia Gulf), P.O. Box 1273, Charleston, West Virginia 25325-1273,
filed in Docket No. CP94-521-000 an application pursuant to section
7(b) of the natural Gas Act for authorization for Columbia Gulf to
abandon a transportation and exchange service, 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, by Commission order issued December 21, 1978, in
Docket No. CP78-539, Columbia Gulf, Columbia Gas Transmission
Corporation (Columbia Gas) and Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company
(Tennessee) were authorized to perform a transportation and exchange
service involving deliveries at points of interconnection of their
systems located in the states of Louisiana, Kentucky, West Virginia,
Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey and Offshore Louisiana.
Columbia Gulf indicates that the service was performed under the terms
of a letter agreement dated January 24, 1978, on file as Columbia
Gulf's Rate Schedule X-59, Columbia Gas' Rate Schedule X-78 and
Tennessee's Rate Schedule X-58. It is indicated that deliveries were
made on a gas-for-gas basis, and imbalances were eliminated within
sixty days.
Columbia Gas informed Columbia Gulf by letter dated January 12,
1994, that is desired to have the service terminated. It is stated that
Tennessee and Columbia Gas have agreed to a stipulation and agreement,
filed in Docket No. RP-113-000, terminating all firm transportation and
storage contracts between Columbia Gas and Tennessee through the
permanent assignment of the Tennessee capacity to Columbia Gas'
customers and the payment of a negotiated exit fee by Columbia Gas to
Tennessee in consideration for Tennessee's agreement to the abandonment
of the unassigned capacity. It is also stated that, as part of that
stipulation, Tennessee and Columbia Gas have agreed to terminate
various services, including the above-mentioned transportation and
exchange service, involving Columbia Gulf. Columbia Gulf states that it
is filing for abandonment authorization separately because it is not a
party to the above-mentioned stipulation and agreement.
Columbia Gulf does not propose to abandon any facilities.
Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with
reference to said application should on or before May 18, 1994, 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 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 Columbia Gulf to appear or be represented at
the hearing.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 94-11183 Filed 5-9-94; 8:45 am]
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