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[FR Doc No: 94-12713]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP94-350-000, et al.]
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp., et al.; Natural Gas
Certificate Filings
May 17, 1994.
Take notice that the following filings have been made with the
Commission:
1. Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp.
[Docket No. CP94-350-000]
Take notice that on April 12, 1994, Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line
Corporation (TGPL), P.O. Box 1396, Houston, Texas 77251, filed in
Docket No. CP94-350-000 an application pursuant to section 7(b) of the
Natural Gas Act for permission and approval to abandon exchange
services provided to Trunkline Gas Company (Trunkline), all as more
fully set forth in the application which is on file with the Commission
and open to public inspection.
TGPL states that it seeks authorization to abandon the following
exchange and interruptible transportation services which it has
performed for Trunkline.
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TGPL's vol. 2 tariff rate Trunkline's tariff Date of commission order(s) granting
schedule rate schedule TGPL certificate Docket authorized
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X-44...................... X-7 Aug. 15, 1966 CP66-335
X-65...................... E-14 Aug. 31, 1973 CP73-316
X-190..................... TE-6 Dec. 28, 1978, as amended Feb. 14, 1980 CP78-518
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TGPL says that the listed rate schedules implement various exchange
agreements between TGPL and Trunkline. Trunkline notified TGPL, by
letter dated July 30, 1993, of its intention to terminate the exchange
agreements underlying these rate schedules and to seek Commission
authorization to abandon the services.
TGPL states that on December 14, 1993, Trunkline filed, in Docket
No. CP94-132-000, for Commission authorization to abandon exchange
services provided under Trunkline Rate Schedules X-7, X-14 and TE-6.
TGPL further states that on January 7, 1994, TGPL filed a Motion to
Intervene In Support in such docket. TGPL hereby requests authorization
to abandon corresponding exchange services provided to Trunkline under
TGPL Rate Schedules X-44, X-65, and X-190.
TGPL states that it does not propose to abandon any facilities
pursuant to the instant application. TGPL states that no service to any
of its other customers will be affected by the abandonment
authorization requested herein.
Comment date: June 7, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph F
at the end of this notice.
2. Mississippi River Transmission Corp.
[Docket No. CP94-524-000]
Take notice that on May 4, 1994, Mississippi River Transmission
Corporation (MRT), 9900 Clayton Road, St. Louis, Missouri 63124, filed
in Docket No. CP94-524-000 a request pursuant to Secs. 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 in place
approximately 600 feet of a lateral line formerly used to serve NL
Industries' Steel Package Plant (NL Industries) under MRT's blanket
certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-489-000 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.
MRT states that NL Industries, formerly National Lead Company, was
an industrial customer directly served by MRT. In the past, MRT
provided firm sales service to NL Industries at its Steel Package Plant
in Granite City, Illinois. This service was provided through an 8-inch
lateral, Line A-4, which is located in Section 24, Township 3 North,
Range 10 West, Madison County, Illinois. MRT was authorized to
construct and operate this line and provide sales service to NL
Industries in Docket No. G-291. MRT further states that no customer
other than NL Industries is or has been served by the portion of Line
A-4 MRT proposes to abandon.
MRT also states that in 1978, the Steel Package Plant was sold and
its production equipment subsequently removed. MRT states that the last
gas taken at the facility was on April 24, 1979. Pursuant to authority
granted in Docket No. CP79-168, MRT abandoned its direct sales service
and removed its facilities from the plant in 1980. MRT now proposes to
cap and abandon in place approximately 600 feet of Line A-4 formerly
used to serve the plant.
Comment date: July 1, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph G
at the end of this notice.
3. Gasdel Pipeline System, Inc.
[Docket No. CP94-528-000]
Take notice that on May 4, 1994, Gasdel Pipeline System, Inc.
(Gasdel), 1000 Louisiana, suite 2900, Houston, Texas 77002, filed an
application pursuant to section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act and part
157 of the Commission's Regulations for an order authorizing the
abandonment of all of its certificated firm transportation service to
Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G).1 The service is
currently provided under Gasdel's Rate Schedule T-1, FERC Gas Tariff
Original Volume No. 1, and in certain instances, also under the terms
and provisions of transportation service contracts between the parties.
Gasdel requests an effective date of October 1, 1994, the date upon
which the service contracts between parties terminate. Upon approval,
Gasdel requests cancellation of its Rate Schedule T-1. Gasdel's
application is on file with the Commission and open to public
inspection.
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\1\Pursuant to Commission Orders issued in Docket Nos. CP82-148,
20 FERC 61,034 (1982), as amended, and CP82-513, 22 FERC 61,320
(1983), as amended.
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Comment date: June 7, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph F
at the end of this notice.
4. Washington Natural Gas Co. as Project Operator
[Docket No. CP94-534-000]
Take notice that on May 3, 1994, Washington Natural Gas Company, as
Project Operator of the Jackson Prairie Storage Project (Applicant),
815 Mercer Street, Seattle, Washington 98019, filed in Docket No. CP94-
534-000 an application pursuant to Sec. 157.7(a) of the Commission's
Regulations to amend its certificate of public convenience and
necessity issued in the instant proceeding on March 21, 1991, which
authorized the expansion of the seasonal and daily capability of the
Jackson Prairie Storage Project located in Lewis County, Washington (54
FERC Sec. 61,325 (1991)), all as more fully set forth in the
application on file with the Commission and open to public inspection.
Applicant states that the Jackson Prairie Storage Project is an
aquifer type storage field which provides the storage capacity under
existing authorizations to enable Northwest Pipeline Corporation
(Northwest) to provide a winter season peaking service for its
customers under Rate Schedules SGS-1 and SGS-2 in its FERC Gas Tariff,
First Revised Volume No. 1. Applicant further states that the Jackson
Prairie Storage Project is connected to Northwest's mainline in Lewis
County, near Chehalis, Washington, and Applicant receives gas from
Northwest at the interconnection, transports the gas through the
Project facilities, stores the gas in the Project and withdraws the gas
on instructions from Northwest and transports the gas and returns it to
Northwest at the interconnection.
Applicant further states that the Storage Project is owned in joint
and equal individual interests by Washington Natural Gas Company
(Washington Natural), the Washington Water Power Company and Northwest.
Pursuant to agreement among the owners, Washington Natural acts as the
Project Operator. The Storage Project is operated pursuant to a Gas
Storage Project Agreement which is on file with the Commission as
Washington Natural's Rate Schedule S-1 in its FERC Gas Tariff Original
Volume No. 1. Washington Natural states that the amendment is necessary
in order to authorize the construction of a 4,800 foot gathering line
(16-inch) at a cost of $655,000. The new gathering line will connect
some of the existing wells with the compressor station in order to
reduce the pressures against which the withdrawal wells have to work
during the withdrawal cycle. The gathering line is needed in order to
increase the deliverability of the withdrawal wells to achieve the
certificated seasonal working gas quantity.
Comment date: June 7, 1994, in accordance with the first paragraph
of Standard Paragraph F at the end of this notice.
5. Texas Gas Transmission and Arkla Energy Resources Co.
[Docket No. CP94-540-000]
Take notice that on May 10, 1994, Texas Gas Transmission
Corporation (Texas Gas), 3800 Frederica Street, Owensboro, Kentucky
42301, and Arkla Energy Resources Company (AER), 1600 Smith Street,
Houston, Texas 77002, filed, in Docket No. CP94-540-000, a joint
application pursuant to Section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act and part
157 of the Commission's Regulations for an order permitting and
approving the abandonment of the exchange service under Texas Gas' Rate
Schedule X-80 and AER's Rate Schedule XE-53, all as more fully set
forth in the application which is on file with the Commission and open
to public inspection.
Texas Gas and AER state that by order issued October 10, 1979, in
Docket Nos. CP79-351 and CP79-315, an exchange service was authorized
where Texas Gas was able to receive its share of natural gas from the
Delta Drilling No. 1 Well in Panola County, Texas, by means of AER
receiving Texas Gas's share at AER's existing facilities in Panola
County and AER redelivering equivalent volumes less fuel to Texas Gas's
facilities at the Union Pacific Resources Company East Texas Plant, in
Panola County, Texas.
Texas Gas and AER state there is no abandonment of any facilities
pursuant to the instant application.
Texas Gas and AER indicate that Texas Gas's contract covering
purchases from the Delta Drilling No. 1 Well terminated on November 1,
1992, and Texas Gas no longer requires the exchange service provided by
AER. Therefore, Texas Gas and AER request authority to abandon the
exchange service, effective April 12, 1994.
Comment date: June 7, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph F
at the end of this notice.
6. Columbia Gas Transmission and Columbia Gulf Transmission Co.
[Docket No. CP94-543-000]
Take notice that on May 11, 1994, Columbia Gas Transmission
Corporation (Columbia Gas), 1700 MacCorkle Avenue, SE., Charleston,
West Virginia 25314-1599 and Columbia Gulf Transmission Company
(Columbia Gulf), 1700 MacCorkle Avenue, SE., Charleston, West Virginia
25314-1599, filed in Docket No. CP94-543-000 a joint application
pursuant to Section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act for permission and
approval to abandon their transportation and exchange service with
Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company (Tennessee), 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 Columbia Gas, Columbia Gulf and Tennessee were
authorized in Docket No. CP85-388-000 to transport and exchange up to
115,000 Mcf of natural gas per day pursuant to Columbia Gas' Rate
Schedule X-129 and Columbia Gulf's Rate Schedule X-103. It is asserted
that on March 8, 1993, Columbia Gas agreed in writing to Tennessee's
proposal that the agreement be terminated. Tennessee has previously
filed for permission and approval to abandon the exchange service in
Docket No. CP93-497-000 on June 16, 1993, it is stated.
Comment date: June 7, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph F
at the end of this notice.
7. NorAm Gas Transmission Co.
[Docket No. CP94-545-000]
Take notice that on May 12, 1994, NorAm Gas Transmission Company
(NGT), 1600 Smith St., Houston, Texas 77002, filed in Docket No. CP94-
545-000 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 upgrade the existing meter serving
Arkansas Louisiana Gas Company (ALG) 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 replace the existing one-inch domestic meter
serving ALG at NGT's Line HM-3, Section 31, Township 17 South, Range 15
West, Union County, Arkansas, with a one-inch American AL-425 meter.
The estimated volumes to be delivered through this meter are
approximately 5,425 Mcf per year and 50 Mcf on a peak day. ALG will
reimburse NGT for all construction costs.
Comment date: July 1, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph G
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 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 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.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 94-12713 Filed 5-24-94; 8:45 am]
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