[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 165 (Friday, August 23, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43541-43542]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-21493]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP96-660-000, et al.]
Northern Natural Gas Company, et al.; Natural Gas Certificate
Filings
August 16, 1996.
Take notice that the following filings have been made with the
Commission:
1. Northern Natural Gas Company
[Docket No. CP96-660-000]
Take notice that on July 24, 1996, as supplemented on August 13,
1996, Northern Natural Gas Company (Northern), 1111 South 103rd Street,
Omaha, Nebraska 68124-1000, filed in Docket No. CP96-660-000, a request
pursuant to Sections 157.205, 157.212, and 157.216 of the Commission's
Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205, 157.212, and
157.216) for authorization to abandon by transfer to UtiliCorp United,
Inc. (UCU) certain facilities and to install and operate two (2) new
delivery points to allow Northern to make natural gas deliveries to UCU
at new locations due to the proposed transfer of facilities, under
Northern's blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-401-000,
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.
Specifically, Northern states it wants to abandon by transfer to
UCU the ``East Rochester Segment'' of its Rochester branchline in
Olmsted County, Minnesota. Approximately 3.5 miles of 10-inch pipeline,
3 town border stations (TBS) and farm taps would be transferred to UCU.
Further, Northern states that it also wants to abandon by transfer to
UCU the ``Owatonna Segment'' of its Rochester branchline in Steele
County, Minnesota. Approximately 3.8 miles of 10-inch and .7 miles of
12-inch pipeline and farm taps would be transferred to UCU.
Additionally, Northern proposes to install and operate two new
delivery points to serve as the new custody transfer points between
Northern's facilities and the facilities transferred to UCU. Northern
reports that the existing Byron #1A TBS yard will be enlarged and
become the new Rochester #1D TBS, which will serve as the new custody
transfer point for the East Rochester segment. Northern is proposing to
install and operate a new delivery point, Steele Co. #1, which will
serve as the new custody transfer point for the Owatonna Segment.
Northern asserts that no service will be abandoned as a result of
the transfer of facilities as UCU will continue to operate the subject
line segments as part of its distribution system. Northern indicates
that the total estimated cost to install the proposed delivery points
is $407,000, which will be financed with internally generated funds.
Northern states that the proposed activity is not prohibited by its
existing tariff and that it has sufficient capacity to accommodate the
changes proposed without detriment or disadvantage to Northern's other
customers.
Comment date: September 30, 1996, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph G at the end of this notice.
2. Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation
[Docket No. CP96-703-000]
Take notice that on August 9, 1996, Columbia Gas Transmission
Corporation (CGT), 1700 MacCorkle Avenue, S.E., Charleston, West
Virginia 25314-1599 filed in Docket No. CP96-703-000 a request pursuant
to Sections 157.205, 157.212, and 157.216 of the Commission's
Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205, 157.212, and
157.216) for approval and permission to abandon four points of delivery
to various customers in West Virginia, Virginia, and Maryland and
reassign certain deliveries, under the blanket certificate issued in
Docket No. CP83-76-000, pursuant to Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act
(NGA), all as more fully set forth in the request which is on file with
the Commission and open to public inspection.
CGT states that it proposes to abandon a point of delivery to
Mountaineer Gas Company (MGC), Washington Gas Light Company,
Commonwealth Gas Services, Inc., and Baltimore Gas and Electric (BG&E).
CGT indicates that it also proposes to reassign deliveries from MGC's
point of delivery proposed for abandonment (Harper Heights) to an
existing MGC point of delivery (Wickham-Beckley) and BG&E's point of
delivery proposed for abandonment (Holbrook) to an existing BG&E point
of delivery (Linden Church). It is asserted that the maximum daily
delivery obligation (MDDO) at MGC's Harper Heights point of delivery
will increase from 7,061 Dth/day to 7,063 Dth/day and that the MDDO at
BG&E's Linden Church point of delivery will increase from 73,028 Dth/
day to 83,028 Dth/day. It is further asserted that the proposed
abandonments will not result in any loss of service to any existing
customer.
Comment date: September 30, 1996, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph G at the end of this notice.
3. Southern Natural Gas Company
[Docket No. CP96-705-000]
Take notice that on August 12, 1996, Southern Natural Gas Company
(Southern), P.O. Box 2563, Birmingham, AL 35202-2563, filed an
application pursuant to Section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act and Part
157 of the Commission's Regulations for an order granting permission
and approval to abandon, in part, certain firm transportation and
storage services it provides to the City of Tallahassee (Tallahassee),
Florida, under its Rate Schedules FT, FT-NN and CSS of its FERC Gas
Tariff, Seventh Revised Volume No. 1. The application is on file with
the Commission and open to public inspection.
In its application, Southern requests authorization to abandon
2,811 Mcf per day of firm transportation (FT) service, 1,720 Mcf per
day of firm no-notice transportation (FT-NN) service, and 69,325 Mcf of
firm storage service (CSS) to Tallahassee, effective at the end of the
contract day of September 30, 1996. Southern provides these firm
services to Tallahassee under its Rate Schedules FT, FT-NN, and CSS
under service agreements dated November 1, 1993.
By letter dated May 3, 1996, Tallahassee gave Southern notice to
terminate the above levels of firm service at the end of the primary
term of September 30, 1996, and to retain 1,080 Mcf per day of FT-NN
service and 69,325 Mcf of CSS service, thereunder. Southern states that
since these firm services originated from the exercise of conversion
rights from firm sales service during a period of time protected from
pregranted abandonment by Section 284.221(d)(3) of the Commission's
regulations, Southern is required to file this application for
abandonment authority in order to terminate these services as requested
by Tallahassee under the contract terms.
Comment date: September 3, 1996, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph F at the end of this notice.
4. South Georgia Natural Gas Company
[Docket No. CP96-707-000]
Take notice that on August 12, 1996, South Georgia Natural Gas
Company (South Georgia), P.O. Box 2563, Birmingham, AL 35202-2563,
filed an application pursuant to Section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act
and Part 157 of the Commission's Regulations for an order granting
permission and approval to abandon, in part, firm transportation
services it provides to the City of Tallahassee (Tallahassee), Florida,
under its Rate Schedules FT of its FERC Gas Tariff, Second Revised
Volume No. 1. The application is on file with the Commission and open
to public inspection.
In its application, South Georgia requests authorization to abandon
5,060
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Mcf per day of firm transportation (FT) service to Tallahassee,
effective at the end of the contract day of September 30, 1996. South
Georgia provides this firm service to Tallahassee under its Rate
Schedules FT under a service agreement dated May 5, 1992.
By letter dated May 3, 1996, Tallahassee gave South Georgia notice
to terminate the above level of firm service at the end of the primary
term of September 30, 1996, and to retain 1,000 Mcf per day of FT
service, thereunder. South Georgia states that since these firm
services originated from the exercise of conversion rights from firm
sales service during a period of time protected from pregranted
abandonment by Section 284.221(d)(3) of the Commission's regulations,
South Georgia is required to file this application for abandonment
authority in order to terminate this service as requested by
Tallahassee under the contract terms.
Comment date: September 6, 1996, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph F 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, NE.,
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 385.211 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 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 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.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-21493 Filed 8-22-96; 8:45 am]
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