[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 205 (Thursday, October 23, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 55227]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-28035]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP98-15-000]


Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation; Notice of Request Under 
Blanket Authorization

October 17, 1997.
    Take notice that on October 9, 1997, Columbia Gas Transmission 
Corporation (Columbia), 1700 MacCorkle Avenue, SE., Charleston, West 
Virginia 25314-1599, filed in the above docket, a request pursuant to 
Sections 157.205 and 157.211 of the Commission's Regulations, and 
Columbia's authorization in Docket No. CP83-76-000, for authorization 
to construct and operate the facilities necessary to establish ten 
additional points of delivery to existing customers for firm 
transportation service, all as more fully set forth in the request 
which is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection.
    Specifically, Columbia proposes to construct and operate new points 
of delivery to Columbia Gas of Ohio (COH) in Medina County, Ohio; 
Lorain County, Ohio; and Richland County, Ohio, which will involve 
construction of interconnecting facilities located between Columbia's 
existing right-of-way to provide the service. COH will install a meter 
within Columbia's existing right-of-way to provide this service.
    Columbia also proposes to construct and operate new points of 
delivery to Mountaineer Gas Company (MGC) in Marshall County, West 
Virginia; Kanawah County, West Virginia; Roane County, West Virginia; 
Mercer County, West Virginia; Clay County, West Virginia (two points of 
delivery); and in Upshur County, West Virginia, which will involve the 
construction of interconnecting facilities located on Columbia's 
existing right-of-way to provide this service. MGC will install a meter 
within Columbia's existing right-of-way to provide this service.
    Columbia states that neither COH nor MGC have requested an increase 
in their peak day entitlements in conjunction with this request for 
these new points of delivery. Therefore, there is no impact of 
Columbia's peak day obligation to its other customers as a result of 
the establishment of the proposed new facilities.
    Columbia states that the interconnecting facilities for each new 
point of delivery vary according to conditions encountered at each 
location; however, because the proposed points of delivery to COH and 
MGC relate to routine residential taps, the following facilities are 
representative of what will be installed at each location: a 4-inch by 
1-inch tap saddle (depending on the size of the pipeline for each 
requested point); a 1-inch valve, nipple, and less than 20 feet of pipe 
on Columbia's existing right-of-way. Columbia indicates that COH and 
MGC will set the meter and regulator at each location.
    Columbia states that the quantities to be provided through the new 
points of delivery will be within Columbia's authorized level of 
services. Therefore, there is no impact on its existing design day and 
annual obligations to the Customers as a result of the construction and 
operation of the new points of delivery for firm transportation 
service.
    Columbia further states that it will comply with the environmental 
requirements of Section 157.206(d) of the Commission's regulations 
prior to the construction and operation of the proposed facilities.
    Columbia estimated that the cost to install the new taps to be 
approximately $150 per tap and will be treated as an O&M expense.
    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 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. 97-28035 Filed 10-22-97; 8:45 am]
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