ANR Pipeline Company, et al.; Natural Gas Certificate Filings

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Docket No. CP95-664-000, et al.]

ANR Pipeline Company, et al.; Natural Gas Certificate Filings

August 15, 1995.

Take notice that the following filings have been made with the

Commission:

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1. ANR Pipeline Company

[Docket No. CP95-664-000]

Take notice that on August 4, 1995, ANR Pipeline Company (ANR), 500

Renaissance Center, Detroit, Michigan 48243, filed a prior notice

request with the Commission in Docket No. CP95-664-000 pursuant to

Section 157.205 of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas

Act (NGA) for authorization to construct and operate an interconnection

with Wisconsin Public Service Corporation (WPS) under ANR's blanket

certificates issued in Docket Nos. CP82-480-000 and CP88-532-000

pursuant to Section 7 of the NGA, all as more fully set forth in the

request which is open to the public for inspection.

ANR proposes to construct and operate a 4-inch hot tap and metering

facilities with two 2-inch turbine meters as an interconnection with

WPS in Lake Nokomis, Lincoln County, Wisconsin. ANR states that it

would deliver a maximum of 900 Mcf of natural gas per day under its

FERC Rate Schedules ETS and FSS and that deliveries at this proposed

interconnection could be made without detriment or disadvantage to any

existing customer. ANR also states that WPS would reimburse ANR for 50

percent of the interconnection's estimated $179,000 construction cost.

Comment date: September 29, 1995, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph G at the end of this notice.

2. CNG Transmission Corporation and Texas Eastern Transmission

Corporation

[Docket No. CP95-668-000]

Take notice that on August 7, 1995, CNG Transmission Corporation

(CNG), 445 West Main Street, Clarksburg, West Virginia 26301 and Texas

Eastern Transmission Corporation (Texas Eastern), 5400 Westheimer

Court, Houston, Texas 77056, collectively referred to as Applicants,

filed a joint application in Docket No. CP95-668-000 pursuant to

Section 7(b) and 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act for permission approval to

abandon an existing compressor station and a related delivery service,

and a certificate of public convenience and necessity authorizing the

construction and operation of certain compression and pipeline

facilities, all as more fully set forth in the application which is on

file with the Commission and open to public inspection.

Applicants request authorization to abandon the existing Jeannette

Station located in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. Applicants state

that the present amount of compression at the Jeannette Station is

7,980 horsepower. Applicants also propose to abandon the delivery

service to Peoples Natural Gas Company (PNG) at the Jeannette Station

and effect the same delivery to PNG at the existing Oakford Compressor

Station where facilities are in place to deliver gas to PNG from either

the Oakford Storage Complex or from CNG's pipeline system.

As part of the abandonment of Jeannette Station, Applicants propose

to install two 5,000 horsepower electric compressor units and related

facilities at the existing South Oakford Station located in

Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. Applicants also propose to construct

two new parallel storage pipelines consisting of 3,158 feet of 30-inch

storage suction pipe and 3,158 feet of 20-inch storage discharge pipe.

Applicants state that the estimated cost of the facilities is $16

million.

Applicants state that the proposed project would improve the

recycling and delivery of migrated gas and maintain maximum

deliverability from the Oakford Storage Pool; result in more efficient

use of certificated storage capacity; maintain pressures at designated

levels within the Oakford Storage Pool; reduce current air emission

levels; and reduce operating costs.

Comment date: September 5, 1995, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph F at the end of this notice.

3. Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America

[Docket No. CP95-670-000]

Take notice that on August 8, 1995, Natural Gas Pipeline Company of

America (Natural), 701 East 22nd Street, Lombard, Illinois 60148, filed

in Docket No. CP95-670-000 an application pursuant to Section 7(b) of

the Natural Gas Act, for permission and approval to abandon, by sale to

Shell Offshore Inc. (Shell), lateral and meter facilities located in

offshore Louisiana, all as more fully set forth in the application on

file with the Commission and open to public inspection.

It is stated that the facilities were originally constructed to

receive gas purchased from Shell in offshore Louisiana. Natural states

that these facilities are no longer related to any gas purchase

contracts and hence, no longer hold sufficient value to Natural, to

warrant the expenditures required to maintain them.

Specifically, Natural proposes to abandon: (1) 2.8 miles of 8-inch

pipeline that extends between Shell's ``A'' and ``B'' platforms in

Eugene Island Block 331, offshore Louisiana, (2) a dual 8-inch meter

and appurtenant facilities located on Shell's ``A'' platform in Eugene

Island Block 331, offshore Louisiana, (3) a 10-inch dual meter and

appurtenant facilities located on Shell's platform in Vermilion Block

321, offshore Louisiana, (4) a dual 6-inch meter and appurtenant

facilities located on Shell's platform in Vermilion Block 340, offshore

Louisiana, and (5) a dual 8-inch meter and appurtenant facilities

located on Shell's platform in West Cameron 565, offshore Louisiana.

Natural states that it intends to sell the facilities to Shell for

$260,000.

Comment date: September 5, 1995, 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, 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

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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. 95-20918 Filed 8-22-95; 8:45 am]

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