Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation, et al.; Natural Gas Certificate Filings

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Docket No. CP96-609-000, et al.]

Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation, et al.; Natural Gas

Certificate Filings

July 10, 1996.

Take notice that the following filings have been made with the

Commission:

1. Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation

[Docket No. CP96-609-000]

Take notice that on June 28, 1996, Columbia Gas Transmission

Corporation (Columbia), 1700 MacCorkle Avenue, S.E., Charleston, West

Virginia 25314-1599, filed in Docket No. CP96-609-000 an application

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

approval to abandon a transportation service for Johns-Manville Sales

Corporation (J-M), all as more fully set forth in the application on

file with the Commission and open to public inspection.

Columbia proposes to abandon the service, which was carried out

under an agreement on file with the Commission as Columbia's Rate

Schedules X-127 and authorized by the Commission in Docket No. CP85-

184-000. It is stated that Columbia was purchasing natural gas from

J-M at interconnections with J-M's wells in Guernsey, Noble and

Muskingum Counties, Ohio, with a provision for J-M to retain 25 percent

of the gas being purchased. Columbia was transporting the remainder to

J-M's fiberglass manufacturing plant in Waterville, Ohio, with the

deliveries being effected by Waterville Gas Company, the distributor,

which is also a party to the agreement. Columbia states that it will

cancel Rate Schedule X-127 on receipt of abandonment authorization. It

is explained that no facilities will be abandoned, and no customers

will lose service as a result of the proposed abandonment.

Comment date: July 31, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph

F at the end of this notice.

2. Great Lakes Gas Transmission Limited Partnership

[Docket No. CP96-615-000]

Take notice that on July 2, 1996, Great Lakes Gas Transmission

Limited Partnership (Great Lakes), One Woodward Avenue, Suite 1600,

Detroit Michigan 48226, filed in Docket No. CP96-615-000 an abbreviated

application pursuant to Section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act (NA), as

amended, and Sections 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 ANR

Pipeline Company (AIR), all as more fully set forth in the application

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

Great Lakes states that it proposes to abandon a transportation

service for ANR originally certificated in Docket No. CP74-317 and

performed under Great Lakes' Rate Schedule T-6. Great Lakes asserts

that it currently transports gas under Rate Schedule T-6 for ANR from

an interconnection between AIR's and Great Lakes' pipelines near

Farwell, Michigan (Farwell Interconnection) to two interconnections

between the two companies in St. Clair County, Michigan (Capac and

Muttonville Interconnections). It is indicated that Great Lakes'

current service for ANR under Rate Schedule T-6 is provided by Great

Lakes during ANR's summer storage injection cycles related to AIR's

Capac and Muttonville storage fields.

Great Lakes asserts that by ANR's letter date April 1, 1996, ANR

has provided written notice to Great Lakes of its desire to cancel

service under Rate Schedule T-6 effective April 1, 1997. Great Lakes

states that it requests abandonment authorization effective on such

date. It is indicated that no facilities are proposed to be abandoned.

Comment date: July 31, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph

F at end of this notice

3. Northern Natural Gas Company

[Docket No. CP96-617-000]

Take notice that on July 2, 1996, Northern Natural Gas Company

(Northern), 1111 South 103rd Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68124-1000, filed

in Docket No. CP96-617-000 a request pursuant to Sections 157.205 and

157.216 of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18

CFR 157.205, 157.216) for authorization to: (1) Abandon and remove two

town border stations (TBS'), including appurtenant facilities, located

in Mills and Story Counties, Iowa; and (2) abandon in-place one TBS,

including appurtenant facilities and approximately 2,000 feet of 2-

inch-diameter branchline NEB-52401 (known as the Roberts Dairy TBS

branchline), located in Douglas County, Nebraska under Northern's

blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-401-000 pursuant to

Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA), all as more fully set forth in

the request that is on file with the Commission and open to public

inspection.

Specifically, Northern proposes to abandon and remove two TBS' and

abandon in-place one TBS and approximately 2,000 feet of branchline

described as follows:

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TBS/Branchline Location Utility

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Glenwood 1A TBS................. Section 2, T72N, Utilicorp United,

R43W in Mills Inc.

County, IA.

Nevada TBS #2................... Section 35, T84N, IES Industries,

R23W in Story Inc.

County, IA.

Waterloo #2 TBS and the Roberts Section 4, T15N, Utilicorp United,

Dairy TBS branchline.. R10E in Douglas Inc.

County, NE.

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Northern states that the facilities to be abandoned are

jurisdictional facilities under the NGA and were constructed pursuant

to superseded 2.55 regulations, budget or blanket authority depending

on the year the facilities were originally placed in-service.

Northern also states that it has been advised by the above

utilities that gas service downstream of the TBS' described above has

been discontinued and that the TBS' and appurtenant facilities may be

removed. Northern states that it has determined that no other use

exists for the facilities proposed to be abandoned herein.

Comment date: August 26, 1996, in accordance with Standard

Paragraph G at the end of this notice.

4. Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company

[Docket No. CP96-618-000]

Take notice that on July 3, 1996, Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company

(Tennessee), P.O. Box 2511, Houston, Texas 77252, filed in Docket No.

CP96-615-000, a request pursuant to Sections 157.205 and 157.212 of the

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

157.212) for authorization to install a new delivery point located in

McNairy

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County, Tennessee, under Tennessee's blanket certificate issued in

Docket No. CP82-413-000 and 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.

Tennessee proposes to construct and operate a new delivery point

for the Town of Selmer, Tennessee (Selmer). Tennessee states that it

will own, operate and maintain the hot taps and measurement equipment

and will operate the interconnect piping and meter. Tennessee indicates

that Selmer will own and maintain the interconnect piping and meter

station. Tennessee asserts that Selmer will reimburse Tennessee

approximately $299,999 for these facilities. Tennessee further asserts

that the installation of the proposed delivery point is not prohibited

by Tennessee's existing tariff.

Tennessee states that it has sufficient capacity to accomplish

deliveries at the proposed delivery point without detriment or

disadvantage to Tennessee's other customers. Tennessee asserts that the

total quantities to be delivered to Selmer after the delivery point is

installed will not exceed the total quantities authorized prior to this

request.

Comment date: August 26, in accordance with Standard Paragraph G at

the end of this notice.

5. Koch Gateway Pipeline Company

[Docket No., CP96-620-000]

Take notice that on July 3, 1996, Koch Gateway Pipeline Company

(Koch Gateway), P.O. Box 1478, Houston, Texas 77251-1478, filed in

Docket No. CP96-620-000 an application pursuant to Section 7(b) of the

Natural Gas Act for permission and approval to abandon an exchange

service with Southern Natural Gas Company (Southern) which was

authorized in Docket No. CP78-51-000,\1\ all as more fully set forth in

the application on file with the Commission and open to public

inspection.

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\1\ See FERC para.61,158 (1978).

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Koch Gateway proposes to abandon an exchange service with Southern

because the service is no longer necessary or beneficial and both

parties have agreed to terminate the exchange service.

Comnment date: July 31, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph

F at the end of this notice.

6. National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation

[Docket No. CP96-622-000]

Take notice that on July 3, 1996, National Fuel Gas Supply

Corporation (National), 10 Lafayette Square, Buffalo, New York 14203,

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 certain storage services it provides

to Bay State Gas Company (Bay State) and Northern Utilities, Inc.

(Northern) under National's Rate Schedule SS-1. The application is on

file with the Commission and open to public inspection.

In its application, National requests authorization, effective

August 15, 1996, to abandon its SS-1 service, which National states was

authorized in Docket No. CP76-492,\2\ to Bay State and Northern in

connection with the conversion of these services to service under

National's FSS and FST Rate Schedules, both provided under Part 284 of

the Commission's Regulations.

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\2\ See, 38 FERC para.61,135 (1987).

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Comment date: July 31, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph

F at the end of this notice.

7. Trunkline LNG Company

[Docket No. CP-96-623-000]

Take notice that on July 5, 1996, Trunkline LNG Company (Trunkline

LNG), P.O. Box 1642, Houston, Texas 77251-1642, filed an abbreviated

application with the Commission in Docket No. CP96-623-000 pursuant to

section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act, as amended, and Part 157 of the

Commission's Regulations for authorization to abandon approximately

1.358 acres of land leased by Trunkline LNG. Trunkline LNG states that

the release of such acreage is necessary to allow road improvements by

Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, all as more fully set forth in the

application which is open to the public for inspection.

Comment date: July 31, 1996, in accordance with Standard paragraph

F at the end of this notice.

8. Columbia Gas Transmission

[Docket No. CP-96-626-000]

Take notice that on July 5, 1996, Columbia Gas Transmission

Corporation (Columbia), 1700 MacCorkle Avenue, S.E., Charleston, West

Virginia 25314, filed in Docket No. CP-96-626-000 a request pursuant to

Sections 157.205 and 157.211 of the Commission's Regulations under the

Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205, 157.211) for authorization to

construct and operate the facilities necessary to establish seven

additional points of delivery to existing customers for firm

transportation service under Columbia's blanket certificate issued in

Docket No. CP83-76-000 pursuant to Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act,

all as more fully set forth in the request that is on file with the

Commission and open to public inspection.

Columbia proposes to construct and operate the necessary facilities

to establish seven new points of delivery for firm transportation

service under Part 284 of the commission's regulations and existing

authorized Rate Schedules and within certificated entitlements, as

follows:

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Customer Location of delivery point

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Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania, Inc......... Fayette County,

Pennsylvania.

Mountaineer Gas Company................... Kanawha County, West

Virginia.

(2) Wayne County, West

Virginia

Wetzel County, West

Virginia.

Tucker County, West

Virginia.

Waterville Gas & Oil Company.............. Wood County, Ohio.

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Columbia estimates that the quantities of natural gas to be

delivered to each of the new points of delivery as 1.5 Dth/day and 150

Dth annually, except for the Ohio delivery point where the estimate is

1.6 Dth/day and 200 Dth annually.

Columbia states that the cost to install the new taps would be

approximately $150 per tap and would be treated as an O&M expense.

Comment date: August 26, 1996, in accordance with standard

Paragraph G 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, N.E.,

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 385.211 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

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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 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

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.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96-18119 Filed 7-16-96; 8:45 am]

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