96-23156. Kern River Gas Transmission Company and Secondary Market Transactions on Interstate Natural Gas Pipelines; Notice of Application to Participate in Experimental Pilot Program  

  • [Federal Register Volume 61, Number 177 (Wednesday, September 11, 1996)]
    [Notices]
    [Page 47907]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 96-23156]
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
    [Docket Nos. RP96-370-000, RM96-14-001]
    
    
    Kern River Gas Transmission Company and Secondary Market 
    Transactions on Interstate Natural Gas Pipelines; Notice of Application 
    to Participate in Experimental Pilot Program
    
    September 5, 1996.
        Take notice that on August 30, 1996, Kern River Gas Transmission 
    Company (Kern River) filed with the Commission an application to 
    participate in the experimental pilot program announced by the 
    Commission in Docket No. RM96-14-000. The markets proposed by Kern 
    River for inclusion in the program are California and Nevada.
        According to its application, Kern River lacks market power in its 
    origin market of Southwestern Wyoming and its destination markets in 
    Nevada and California. Kern River states that, at the interstate level, 
    it competes with El Paso Natural Gas Company, Transwestern Pipeline 
    Company, Pacific Gas Transmission Company and Mojave Pipeline Company 
    for California services. Kern River states that it serves California 
    markets through twenty-seven (27) delivery points, including 25 
    connections serving end-use markets and two connections (one each) with 
    Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and Southern California Gas 
    Company (SoCal). Kern River states that of the 25 direct connection 
    delivery facilities, all are connected to Mojave (in addition to Kern 
    River) and 20 are dually connected to either PG&E or SoCal. Kern River 
    further states that the current regulatory and market climate within 
    the state qualify the California delivery points under the experimental 
    program.
        According to Kern River, the Nevada markets are also sufficiently 
    competitive to permit certain cap-free services. Most of Kern River's 
    Nevada deliveries are off-loaded into the facilities of Southwest Gas 
    Company, a local distribution company offering unbundled, open-access 
    transportation to non-core customers. Kern River states that, in 
    relative terms, its contractual service obligations account for less 
    than 24% of the daily (contract) requirements of that market.
        Kern River propose to provide short-term firm, interruptible and 
    authorized overrun services free of price cap constraints. In addition, 
    Kern River proposes to include in the program capacity released by its 
    firm shippers. Kern River states that it will treat all secondary 
    market transactions on a comparable basis in terms of scheduling and 
    administration. Kern River proposes an effective date of October 1, 
    1996 with a termination date of September 30, 1997, or one year after 
    the program's inception.
        Any person desiring to comment on or to protest said filing should 
    file a motion to intervene or protest with the Federal Energy 
    Regulatory Commission, 8788 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426, 
    in accordance with Sections 385.214 and 385.211 of the Commission's 
    regulations. All such interventions or protests must be filed within 15 
    days and comply with the requirements in Section 154.210 of the 
    Commission's Regulations. Protests will be considered by the Commission 
    in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve 
    to make protestants parties to the proceedings. Any person wishing to 
    become a party must file a motion to intervene. Copies of this filing 
    are on file with the Commission and are available for public inspection 
    in the Public Reference Room.
    Lois D. Cashell,
    Secretary.
    [FR Doc. 96-23156 Filed 9-10-96; 8:45 am]
    BILLING CODE 6717-01-M
    
    
    

Document Information

Published:
09/11/1996
Department:
Energy Department
Entry Type:
Notice
Document Number:
96-23156
Pages:
47907-47907 (1 pages)
Docket Numbers:
Docket Nos. RP96-370-000, RM96-14-001
PDF File:
96-23156.pdf