Distrigas of Massachusetts Corporation, et al.; Natural Gas Certificate Filings

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Docket No. CP96-254-000, et al.]

Distrigas of Massachusetts Corporation, et al.; Natural Gas

Certificate Filings

March 22, 1996.

Take notice that the following filings have been made with the

Commission:

1. Distrigas of Massachusetts Corporation

[Docket No. CP96-254-000]

Take notice that on March 15, 1996, Distrigas of Massachusetts

Corporation (DOMAC), 75 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109,

filed in Docket No. CP96-254-000, an application pursuant to Section

7(c) of the Natural Gas Act and Section 157.7 and Part 157 of the

Commission's Regulations for a certificate of public convenience and

necessity to install additional vaporization capacity and to install

and construct additional facilities appurtenant thereto at DOMAC's

liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Everett, Massachusetts, all as

more fully set forth in the application which is on file with the

Commission and open to public inspection.

DOMAC seeks authorization to construct and install additional LNG

vaporization facilities wholly within the existing boundary of DOMAC's

Everett Marine Terminal. DOMAC states that the new LNG vaporization

system will be located in the same general area of the plant as the

existing vaporization facilities. There will be two vaporization

trains, each with a nominal capacity rating of 75,000 Mcf/d to be

delivered through a new 750 psig send-out system. In addition to

providing new vaporization capacity of 150,000 Mcf/d, the new system

can serve as a back-up to existing vaporizer facilities. DOMAC states

that it anticipates the project will have an approximate cost of $15.5

million and will be financed by DOMAC using cash on hand. DOMAC further

states that the proposed facilities will be installed to meet the

anticipated need for increased vaporization capacity in the fall of

1998. DOMAC states that it will assume 100 percent of the cost recovery

risk related to the project and that the project will have no impact on

the rates charged for DOMAC's sales services.

DOMAC also states that it anticipates the construction of a

pipeline interconnection between its facilities and those of Tennessee

Gas Pipeline Company (Tennessee) which is the subject of a pending

certificate application, Docket No. CP96-164-000, that is before the

Commission. DOMAC states that Tennessee's proposed 7.5-mile, 20-inch

pipeline will directly connect Tennessee's existing Revere Lateral line

in Saugus, Massachusetts with DOMAC's facilities in Everett. DOMAC

further states that although DOMAC's proposed vaporization facilities

are necessary to deliver vaporized LNG into Tennessee's new pipeline at

750 psig, DOMAC's need for additional vaporization capacity is

independent of Tennessee's proposal to directly connect to the

facilities. DOMAC states that it intends to proceed with the expansion

of its vaporization capacity even in the absence of the Tennessee

interconnection.

Comment date: April 12, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph

F at the end of this notice.

2. Northwest Pipeline Corporation

[Docket No. CP96-258-000]

Take notice that on March 18, 1996, Northwest Pipeline Corporation

(Northwest), 295 Chipeta Way, Salt Lake City, Utah 84108, filed in

Docket No. CP96-258-000 a request pursuant to Sections 157.205, 157.211

and 157.216 of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act

(18 CFR 157.205, 157.211 and 157.216) for authorization to abandon

certain facilities and to construct and operate upgraded replacement

facilities at an existing delivery point in Benton County, Washington,

to accommodate deliveries of natural gas to Cascade Natural Gas Company

(Cascade), under Northwest's blanket certificate issued in Docket No.

CP82-433-000 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.

Northwest requests authorization to abandon facilities at the

Kennewick Meter Station consisting of 2 2-inch regulators, 2 4-inch

orifice meters and appurtenant piping and valves and a 2-inch tap.

Northwest proposes to abandon the regulators and meters by removal and

to abandon the tap in place. It is stated that Northwest proposes to

replace these facilities because they are undersized for the existing

maximum daily delivery obligation to Cascade of 12,092 dt equivalent of

natural gas per day.

To replace the facilities proposed for abandonment, Northwest

proposes to install 2 3-inch regulators, 2 6-inch turbine meters and

appurtenant piping and valves and a 4-inch tap. These proposed

facilities would increase the maximum design capacity of the meter

station from 8,900 dt equivalent per day to approximately 21,830 dt

equivalent per day. It is estimated that the cost to remove the old

facilities would be $13,000, and the cost to install the replacement

facilities would be $371,800. It is asserted that Northwest makes

deliveries to Cascade under its Rate Schedules TF-1 and TF-2.

It is stated that no customers would lose service as a result of

the proposed abandonment and replacement. It is further stated that

Northwest's tariff does not prohibit the upgrade of delivery point

facilities and that there would be no impact on Northwest's peak day

and annual deliveries. It is explained that deliveries at the Kennewick

delivery point would be within authorized entitlements of Cascade or

other shippers.

Comment date: May 6, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph G

at the end of this notice.

3. Williams Natural Gas Company

[Docket No. CP96-260-000]

Take notice that on March 18, 1996, Williams Natural Gas Company

(Williams), P.O. Box 3288, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74101, filed in Docket No.

CP96-260-000 a request pursuant to Sections 157.205, 157.208 and

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

CFR 157.205, 157.208 and 157.216) for authorization to abandon certain

pipeline facilities and to construct and operate replacement facilities

located in Cowley County, Kansas, under Williams' blanket certificate

issued in Docket No. CP82-479-000 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.

Williams requests authorization to abandon partly by reclaim and

partly in place approximately 7.5 miles of Williams' Dilworth-Cambridge

16-inch pipeline and to construct and operate

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7.5 miles of replacement 6-inch pipeline. It is stated that this

proposal is a continuation of the replacement of the Dilworth-Cambridge

Line begun in Docket No. CP95-682-000. It is asserted that the

replacement of the line by 6-inch pipe will allow for more efficient

use of Williams' facilities. Williams proposes to uprate the line on

completion of its replacement from its present maximum allowable

operating pressure (MAOP) of 315 to 265 psig to a proposed MAOP of 720

psig. It is stated that the uprating of the line will eliminate the

need for pressure regulation and reduce related maintenance costs. It

is estimated that the cost to reclaim facilities would be $1,000, the

cost to construct the replacement facilities would be $1,644,000, and

the estimated salvage value would be $3,000. It is asserted that

Williams has sufficient capacity to make the changes without detriment

or disadvantage to its customers. It is stated that the present volume

of gas transported on the Dilworth-Cambridge pipeline is 13,400 Mcf of

gas per day.

Comment date: May 6, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph G

at the end of this notice.

4. Texas Gas Transmission Corporation

[Docket No. CP96-262-000]

Take notice that on March 19, 1996, Texas Gas Transmission Company

(Texas Gas), P.O. Box 20008, Owensboro, Kentucky 42304, filed in Docket

No. CP96-262-000 a request pursuant Sections 157.205(b) and 157.212 of

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

157.205(b) and 157.212) for authorization to add a new delivery point

in Henderson County, Kentucky, to serve Western Kentucky Gas Company

(Western), a local distribution company, under Texas Gas' blanket

certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-407-000 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.

Texas Gas states that it has received a request from Western for a

new delivery point on Texas Gas' Slaughters-Evansville 10-inch Line in

Henderson County, Kentucky, to enable Western to render natural gas

service to a new customer, Hudson Foods, Inc. It is also stated that

the natural gas delivered to the proposed delivery point would be used

for service to Hudson's new chicken processing plant. Texas Gas states

that Western would reimburse Texas Gas for the cost of this delivery

point, which cost is estimated to be $81,100.

Texas Gas further states that Western would not require any

increase in existing firm contract quantities to accommodate service to

the new delivery point. Since no increase in contract quantities has

been requested by Western, Texas Gas states that the service to the

proposed delivery point could be accomplished without detriment to

Texas Gas' other customers.

It is further asserted that the natural gas volumes that would be

delivered at the proposed delivery point would be a maximum daily

quantity of 4,500 MMBtu, with a maximum annual quantity of 1,200,000

MMBtu.

Comment date: May 6, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph G

at the end of this notice.

5. Michigan Gas Storage Company

[Docket No. CP96-263-000]

Take notice that on March 20, 1996, Michigan Gas Storage Company

(MGSCo), 212 West Michigan Avenue, Jackson, Michigan 49201, filed in

Docket No. CP96-263-000 an application pursuant to Section 7(c) of the

Natural Gas Act to construct and operate certain pipeline facilities in

the Cranberry Lake Storage Field in Clare County, Michigan and pursuant

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

abandon the pipeline facilities being replaced, all as more fully set

forth in the application on file with the Commission and open to public

inspection.

MGSCo requests authorization to construct and operate 5.2 miles of

20-inch pipeline to replace 1.3 miles of 10-inch, 3.9 miles of 16-inch

and 5.2 miles of 8-inch pipeline in the Cranberry Lake Storage Field

from Station 60 to the Muskegon River Compressor Station, all located

in Clare County, Michigan. MGSCo states that the purpose of the

proposed project is to replace deteriorating pipeline and to allow for

efficient cleaning/inspection of the header pipeline for the storage

field.

MGSCo estimates the cost of the proposed project to be $3,550,000.

MGSCo states that it proposes to recover the construction and operation

costs of the 20-inch piping replacement in a future Section 4 rate

filing with the Commission, on a rolled-in basis.

Comment date: April 12, 1996, in accordance with Standard Paragraph

F at the end of this notice.

6. Sea Robin Pipeline Company

[Docket No. CP96-266-000]

Take notice that on March 20, 1996, Sea Robin Pipeline Company (Sea

Robin), Post Office Box 2563, Birmingham, Alabama 35202-2563, filed a

request with the Commission in Docket No. CP96-266-000 pursuant to

Sections 157.205 and 157.212 of the Commission's Regulations under the

Natural Gas Act (NGA) for authorization to construct and operate a new

delivery point, to enable Sea Robin to deliver gas to Equitable Storage

Company (Equitable), authorized in blanket certificate issued in Docket

No. CP82-429-000, all as more fully set forth in the request on file

with the Commission and open to public inspection.

Sea Robin proposes to construct, install and operate a new delivery

point at its existing Erath Compressor Station site. The delivery point

would be located in Sea Robin's Erath Compressor Station yard in

Section 41, Township 13 South, Range 4 East, in Vermillion Parish,

Louisiana. The delivery point would be used to deliver gas to

Equitable. Sea Robin states that the estimated cost of the construction

and installation of the delivery point facilities would be

approximately $434,148. Equitable has agreed to reimburse Sea Robin for

the total actual cost of the facilities.

Comment date: May 6, 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 NE.,

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 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

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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. 96-7672 Filed 3-28-96; 8:45 am]

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