[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 189 (Friday, September 29, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50562-50564]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-24235]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP95-762-000, et al.]
Northern Natural Gas Company, et al.; Natural Gas Certificate
Filings
September 21, 1995.
Take notice that the following filings have been made with the
Commission:
1. Northern Natural Gas Company
[Docket No. CP95-762-000]
Take notice that on September 18, 1995, Northern Natural Gas
Company (Natural), 1111 South 103rd Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68124-1000,
filed in Docket No. CP95-762-000 a request pursuant to Section 157.205
of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR
157.205) for authorization to install and operate a new delivery point
to accommodate natural gas deliveries to Western Gas Utilities, Inc.
(WGU), located in Hennepin County, Minnesota, under Natural's blanket
certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-401-000 pursuant to Section 7 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.
Northern states that WGU has requested the proposed delivery point
to accommodate service due to expansion of its distribution system into
new areas. Northern states further that the estimated volumes to be
delivered to WGU are 2,000 MMBtu on a peak day and 601,920 MMBtu on an
annual basis.
It is said that the estimated cost to install the delivery point
would be $60,000.
Comment date: November 6, 1995, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph G at the end of this notice.
2. Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation, ANR Pipeline Company,
Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation
Docket No. CP95-753-000
Take notice that on September 13, 1995, Transcontinental Gas Pipe
Line Corporation (Transco), P. O. Box 1396, Houston, Texas 77251, ANR
Pipeline Company (ANR), 500 Renaissance Center, Detroit, Michigan
48243, and, Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation (TETCO), P. O. Box
1642, Houston, Texas 77251-1642, collectively referred to as
Applicants, filed in Docket No. CP95-753-000 a joint application
pursuant to Section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act for permission and
approval to abandon a natural gas transportation and exchange service
which was authorized in Docket No. CP80-82, all as more fully set forth
in the application on file with the Commission and open to public
inspection.
The Applicants state that they entered the agreement on September
25, 1979 wherein Transco was to receive almost 10,000 Mcf/d for TETCO's
account from ANR at (1) the tailgate of the Mobil Cameron Meadows Plant
near Johnson's Bayou, Louisiana, and/or (2) the interconnect between
ANR's pipeline
[[Page 50563]]
facilities and those of High Island Offshore System in West Cameron
Block 167, Offshore Louisiana. Transco would redeliver thermally
equivalent natural gas quantites to TETCO at the Ragley, Louisiana
existing interconnection. The agreement then provided that Transco at
the Ragley, Lousiana interconnection would receive from TETCO almost
70,000 Mcf/d for ANR's account. Transco would then redeliver thermally
equivalent natural gas quantities to ANR at the tailgate and/or
interconnect as discussed above.
The agreement is included as Transco's Rate Schedule X-220, ANR's
Rate Schedule X-98, and TETCO's Rate Schedule X-110, from their Volume
No. 2 FERC Gas Tariffs. Authorization for the transportation and
exchange arrangement was granted by the Commission's April 16, 1980
order in Docket No. CP80-82.
The Applicants state that the agreement was in effect for a one
year primary term from the date of first delivery, August 20, 1980, and
continues year-to-year unless terminated in writing by any party. ANR
on August 24, 1993 provided a written notice of termination to Transco
and TETCO. On July 14, 1995, ANR, Transco and TETCO terminated the
agreement, effective May 31, 1995, stating that the transportation and
exchange service was no longer required.
Comment date: October 12, 1995, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph F at the end of this notice.
3. Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation
[Docket No. CP95-766-000]
Take notice that on September 19, 1995, Texas Eastern Transmission
Corporation (Texas Eastern), P.O. Box 1642, Houston, Texas, 77251-1642,
filed in Docket No. CP95-766-000 a request pursuant to Sections
157.205, and 157.211 of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural
Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205, and 157.211) for approval to construct and
operate a new delivery point for United Cities Gas Company (United
Cities), a local distribution company and existing Texas Eastern
customer, 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.
Texas Eastern proposes to construct, own, and operate an eight-inch
tap valve, an eight-inch check valve, an insulating flange and
approximately fifty feet of piping between such tap valve, check valve
and insulating flange (collectively referred to as the Tap) to
interconnect Texas Eastern's Line 15 at milepost 243.00 in Maury
County, Tennessee, with United Cities. It is indicated that United
Cities will construct two six-inch turbine meter runs plus associated
piping and valves, pressure regulation and/or over-pressure protection
equipment plus associated piping and valves, flow control equipment,
and all associated instrumentation. Texas Eastern states that United
Cities will also construct approximately 550 feet of eight-inch
pipeline between the proposed Texas Eastern eight-inch check valve and
the proposed meter station and electronic gas measurement equipment.
Texas Eastern avers that it will own, operate, and maintain parts of
the facility and that United Cities will operate and maintain other
parts of the facility. Texas Eastern further states that it will
partially reimburse United Cities for its construction costs in the
amount of $340,000.
Texas Eastern proposes to render up to 50,000 Dth/day of Rate
Schedule FT-1 service for United Cities at the proposed delivery point.
Texas Eastern states that United Cities presently has firm service
agreements with Texas Eastern under Rate Schedules FT-1, CDS, and SS-1.
It is indicated that these service agreements are executed pursuant to
Subpart G of the Commission's Part 284 regulations. Texas Eastern
further states that United Cities and Texas Eastern executed an
additional firm transportation agreement on October 24, 1994, pursuant
to Texas Eastern's Rate Schedule FT-1. Texas Eastern indicates that the
agreement has a primary term of seven years commencing on November 1,
1994, and ending October 31, 2001, pursuant to Texas Eastern's Part
284, Subpart G blanket certificate. It is further indicated that
pursuant to the agreement Texas Eastern provided up to 3,500 Dth/day
for the period November 1, 1994, through August 31, 1995, and on
September 1, 1995, United Cities' maximum daily quantity increased up
to 5,000 Dth/day for the remainder of the primary term of the
agreement. Texas Eastern avers that the quantities of gas to be
delivered to United Cities will be within United Cities' certificated
entitlement.
Texas Eastern submits that the installation of the proposed
delivery point will have no impact on its peak day or annual
deliveries. Texas Eastern further submits that its proposal herein will
be accomplished without detriment or disadvantage to its customers and
that its existing tariff does not prohibit the addition of delivery
points.
Comment date: November 6, 1995, 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, 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 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
[[Page 50564]]
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. 95-24235 Filed 9-28-95; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
