Colorado Interstate Gas Company, et al.; Natural Gas Certificate Filings

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Docket No. CP94-304-000, et al.]

Colorado Interstate Gas Company, et al.; Natural Gas Certificate

Filings

March 31, 1994.

Take notice that the following filings have been made with the

Commission:

1. Colorado Interstate Gas Company

[Docket No. CP94-304-000]

Take notice that on March 22, 1994, Colorado Interstate Gas Company

(CIG), P.O. Box 1087, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80944, filed in Docket

No. CP94-304-000 a request pursuant to Sec. 157.205 of the Commission's

Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205) for

authorization to construct a new delivery and receipt facility, under

CIG's blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP83-21-000 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.

CIG proposes to construct a new delivery and receipt facility to be

located in Carbon County, Wyoming. The facilities, it is said, would be

constructed for Williams Field Services--Rocky Mountain Region Company

(Williams) for the purpose of delivering gas to its new processing

facility and the receipt of gas by CIG from Williams. CIG states that

the estimated capacity of the proposed delivery facility is 30,000 Mcf

of natural gas per day.

Comment date: May 16, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph G

at the end of this notice.

2. Wisconsin Natural Gas Company, Natural Gas Pipeline Company of

America

[Docket No. CP94-308-000]

Take notice that on March 28, 1994, Wisconsin Natural Gas Company

(Wisconsin Natural), 233 Lake Avenue, Racine, Wisconsin 53401 and

Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America (Natural), 701 East 22nd

Street, Lombard, Illinois 60148, jointly referred to as Applicants,

filed in Docket No. CP94-308-000 a joint application pursuant to

sections 7(b) and 7(c) of the Commission's Regulations under the

Natural Gas Act for (a) permission and approval for Wisconsin Natural

to abandon pipeline facilities by sale to Natural and (b) a certificate

of public convenience and necessity authorizing Natural to acquire and

operate such facilities, all as more fully set forth in the application

which is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection.

Wisconsin Natural states that it is a Wisconsin corporation engaged

in the distribution of natural gas to sales and transportation

customers in the state of Wisconsin subject to regulation by the Public

Service Commission of Wisconsin (Wisconsin Commission). Wisconsin

Natural explains that effective January 1, 1994, Wisconsin Southern Gas

Company (Wisconsin Southern), also engaged in the distribution of

natural gas to sales and transportation customers in Wisconsin, was

merged into Wisconsin Natural. Wisconsin Natural states that in

reviewing the property owned by Wisconsin Southern prior to the merger,

it became aware of the fact that Wisconsin Southern owned 160 feet of

10-inch pipe located in the state of Illinois between the Wisconsin-

Illinois border and a meter station owned by Natural in McHenry County,

Illinois. Wisconsin Natural states that gas to the southern part of

what was Wisconsin Southern's system is delivered by Natural through

this meter station and that this service is continuing to Wisconsin

Natural following the merger.

Wisconsin Natural states that the 160 feet of pipe in Illinois is

on an easement held by Natural, that the pipe was constructed in 1961

by Wisconsin Southern under authority granted by the Wisconsin

Commission and that no customers are served from the pipe in Illinois.

Wisconsin Natural explains that the situation described, i.e., a

Wisconsin distributor owning pipe in Illinois, is unintentional and, as

current owner of the pipe, it seeks approval to abandon the pipe by

sale to Natural at the pipe's net depreciated value of approximately

$40.

Natural requests authority to acquire and operate the pipe in

interstate commerce as a part of its system. Applicants explain that no

service to any customers will be terminated as a result of the

transaction and that Wisconsin Natural will receive gas from Natural at

the Wisconsin-Illinois border instead of at Natural's meter station in

McHenry County, Illinois.

Comment date: April 21, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph

F at the end of this notice.

3. Southern Natural Gas Company

[Docket No. CP94-313-000]

Take notice that on March 29, 1994, Southern Natural Gas Company

(Southern), Post Office Box 2563, Birmingham, Alabama 35202-2563, filed

in Docket No. CP94-313-000, a request pursuant to Sec. 157.205 of the

Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205) for

authorization to construct and operate a delivery point, pipeline,

metering and appurtenant facilities for service to Alabama Gas

Corporation (Alagasco), under the authorization issued in Docket No.

CP82-406-000 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.

Southern proposes to construct and operate certain measurement and

other appurtenant facilities in order to provide transportation service

to Alagasco at a delivery point for use so that Alagasco may provide

natural gas service to a new Alabama Power Company peaking plant in

Greene County, Alabama. Southern states that the meter station will

consist of four 12-inch orifice meters, one 6-inch turbine meter and

other appurtenant facilities. It is stated that Southern proposes to

locate the facilities at or near Mile Post 135.575 of its South Main

Lines in Marengo County, Alabama. Southern states that Alagasco will

own the facilities and Southern will construct and operate them at

Alagasco's expense. It is estimated that the cost of the construction

and installation of Southern's tap and interconnection facilities is

approximately $338,200. It states that Alagasco has agreed to reimburse

Southern for the cost of the facilities.

Southern states that it will transport gas on behalf of Alagasco

pursuant to its Rate Schedules FT and IT. It is stated that Alagasco

does not propose to add any transportation demand to its firm service

as a result of the addition of the delivery point. It is estimated that

the average annual volumes for delivery at the new point will be 1,852

Mmcf which is equivalent to an estimated daily average of 5,073 Mcf.

Southern states that the installation of the proposed facilities will

have no adverse effect on its peak day or annual requirements.

Comment date: May 16, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph G

at the end of this notice.

4. ANR Pipeline Company

[Docket No. CP94-315-000]

Take notice that on March 29, 1994, ANR Pipeline Company (ANR), 500

Renaissance Center, Detroit, Michigan 48243, filed in Docket No. CP94-

315-000 an abbreviated application pursuant to Section 7(b) of the

Natural Gas Act, as amended, and Secs. 157.7 and 157.18 of the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) regulations thereunder, for

permission and approval to abandon a natural gas transportation service

for Bridgeline Gas Distribution Company (Bridgeline), all as more fully

set forth in the application which is on file with the Commission and

open to public inspection.

ANR states that it proposes to abandon transportation service for

Bridgeline pursuant to an agreement dated July 19, 1983, as amended,

designated as Rate Schedule X-149 under Original Volume No. 2 of ANR's

FERC Gas Tariff. ANR states that the service was authorized in Docket

Nos. CP84-462-000 and CP84-462-001, as amended in Docket No. CP90-214-

000. It is indicated that the agreement underlying the service was to

remain in effect for an initial period of ten years. It is also

indicated that at the end of the initial period, Bridgeline would have

the option to extend the term for an additional two years. ANR states

that the initial period expired January 25, 1994, and was not extended

by Bridgeline. Accordingly, ANR requests permission to abandon the

service designated as Rate Schedule X-149. No facilities are proposed

to be abandoned.

Comment date: April 21, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph

F 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 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 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. 94-8537 Filed 4-8-94; 8:45 am]

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