Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 235 / Monday, December 8, 1997 / Notices 64575

The 1998 representative average unit

costs stated in Table 1 are provided

pursuant to Section 323(b)(4) of the Act

and will become effective January 7,

1998. They will remain in effect until

further notice.

Issued in Washington, DC, on November

28, 1997.

Joseph Romm,

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Energy

Efficiency and Renewable Energy.

TABLE 1.—REPRESENTATIVE AVERAGE UNIT COSTS OF ENERGY FOR FIVE RESIDENTIAL ENERGY SOURCES (1998)

Type of energy Per million

Btu 1

In commonly used

terms

As required by test

procedure

Electricity ........................................................................................................................... $24.68 8.42¢/kWh 2, 3 ........ $ .0842/kWh.

Natural gas ........................................................................................................................ 6.19 61.9¢/therm 4 or

$6.36/MCF 5, 16.

.00000619/Btu.

No. 2 Heating Oil ............................................................................................................... 6.85 95¢/gallon 7 ........... .00000685/Btu.

Propane ............................................................................................................................. 10.39 95¢/gallon 8 ........... .00001039/Btu.

Kerosene ........................................................................................................................... 7.48 $1.01/gallon 9 ........ .00000748/Btu.

1Btu stands for British thermal units.

2 kWh stands for kilowatt hour.

3 1 kWh = 3,412 Btu.

4 1 therm = 100,000 Btu. Natural gas prices include taxes.

5 MCF stands for 1,000 cubic feet.

6For the purposes of this table, one cubic foot of natural gas has an energy equivalence of 1,027 Btu.

7For the purposes of this table, one gallon of No. 2 heating oil has an energy equivalence of 138,690 Btu.

8For the purposes of this table, one gallon of liquid propane has an energy equivalence of 91,333 Btu.

9For the purposes of this table, one gallon of kerosene has an energy equivalence of 135,000 Btu.

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BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP98–99–000]

Algonquin Gas Transmission

Company; Notice of Application

December 2, 1997.

Take notice that on November 24,

1997, Algonquin Gas Transmission

Company (Algonquin), 5400

Westheimer Court, Houston, Texas

77252–1642, filed in Docket No. CP98–

99–000 an application pursuant to

Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act for

a certificate of public convenience and

necessity to construct, own, operate and

maintain certain facilities to provide up

to 33,000 dekatherms per day of firm

transportation service to Dighton Power

Associates Limited Partnership (DLP) at

a proposed gas-fired electric generation

plant to be constructed in Dighton,

Massachusetts, all as more fully set forth

in the application which is on file with

the Commission and open to public

inspection.

Algonquin states that in order to

implement the proposed firm

transportation service, Algonquin will

install, construct, own, operate and

maintain new facilities consisting of

dual taps, a meter station and

appurtenant facilities on Algonquins’s

existing 12-inch G–1 Line and 20-inch

G–1 Loop Line in Dighton,

Massachusetts, 1.5 mile of 12-inch loop

extension on Algonquin’s existing E–1

system in New London County,

Connecticut, and uprate two of the

compressor units at Algonquin’s

existing Southeast, New York

compressor station from 4,250

horsepower to 4,700 horsepower, and

uprate two of the compressor units at

Algonquin’s existing Burrillville, Rhode

Island, compressor station from 5,500

horsepower to 5,700 horsepower.

Algonquin estimates the construction

cost of the proposed facilities to be

$4,662,000, which will be financed

through revolving credit arrangements

and short-term loans, and from funds on

hand.

Algonquin requests a Preliminary

Determination on non-environmental

issues by June 1, 1998, with final

approval by August 1, 1998, so that the

proposed facilities can be placed in

service on or about January 1, 1999 for

the purpose of providing any necessary

interruptible transportation service for

start-up and testing at the gas-fired

electric generation plant. Algonquin

states that the Rate Schedule AFT–1

firm transportation service will

commence on or about March 1, 1999

for a term of 20 years.

Any person desiring to participate in

the hearing process or to make any

protest with reference to said

application should on or before

December 23, 1997, 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. The Commission’s

rules require that protestors provide

copies of their protests to the party or

parties directly involved. Any person

wishing to become a party to a

proceeding or to participate as party in

any hearing therein must file a motion

to intervene in accordance with the

Commission’s Rules.

A person obtaining intervenor status

will be placed on the service list

maintained by the Secretary of the

Commission and will receive copies of

all documents filed by the applicant and

by every one of the intervenors. An

intervenor can file for rehearing of any

Commission order and can petition for

court review of any such order.

However, an intervenor must submit

copies of comments or any other filing

it makes with the Commission to every

other intervenor in the proceeding, as

well as 14 copies with the Commission.

A person does not have to intervene,

however, in order to have comments

considered. A person, instead, may

submit two copies of comments to the

Secretary of the Commission.

Commenters will be placed on the

Commission’s environmental mailing

list, will receive copies of

environmental documents and will be

able to participate in meetings

associated with the Commission’s

environmental review process.
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Commenters will not be required to

serve copies of filed documents on all

other parties. However, commenters

will not receive copies of all documents

filed by other parties or issued by the

Commission and will not have the right

to seek rehearing or appeal the

Commission’s final order to a federal

court.

The Commission will consider all

comments and concerns equally,

whether filed by commenters or those

requesting intervenor status.

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

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 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 Algonquin to appear or

be represented at the hearing.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

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BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP98–68–000]

ANR Pipeline Company; Notice of

Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff

December 2, 1997.

Take notice that on November 26,

1997, ANR Pipeline Company [ANR]

tendered for filing, as part of its FERC

Gas Tariff, Second Revised Volume No.

1, the following tariff sheets proposed to

become effective December 1, 1997:

Twenty-ninth Revised Sheet No. 8

Twenty-ninth Revised Sheet No. 9

Twenty-eighth Revised Sheet No. 13

Thirty-third Revised Sheet No. 18

ANR states that the above-referenced

tariff sheets are being filed to implement

recovery of approximately $1.6 million

of above-market costs that are associated

with its obligations to Dakota

Gasification Company (Dakota). ANR

proposes a reservation surcharge

applicable to its Part 284 firm

transportation customers to collect

ninety percent (90%) of the Dakota

costs, and an adjustment to the

maximum base tariff rates of Rate

Schedule ITS and overrun rates

applicable to Rate Schedule FTS–2, so

as to recover the remaining ten percent

(10%). ANR also advises that the

proposed changes would decrease

current quarterly Above-Market Dakota

Cost recoveries from $2.5 million to $1.6

million, based primarily upon a onetime refund from Northern Border

Pipeline Company.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

protest this filing should file a motion

to intervene or protest with the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888

First Street, N.E., Washington D.C.

20426, in accordance with Sections

385.214 and 385.211 of the

Commission’s Rules and Regulations.

All such motions or protests must be

filed as provided in Section 154.210 of

the Commission’s Regulations. Protests

will be considered by the Commission

in determining the appropriate action to

be taken, but will not serve to make

protestants parties to the proceeding.

Any person wishing to become a party

must file a motion to intervene. Copies

of this filing are on file with the

Commission and are available for public

inspection in Public Reference Room.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

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BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP98–102–000]

Columbia Gas Transmission

Corporation; Notice of Request Under

Blanket Authorization

December 2, 1997.

Take notice that on November 25,

1997, Columbia Gas Transmission

Corporation (Columbia), P.O. Box 1273,

Charleston, West Virginia 25325–1273,

filed in Docket No. CP98–102–000 a

request pursuant to Sections 157.205

and 157.212(a) of the Commission’s

Regulations under the Natural Gas Act

(18 CFR 157.205 and 157.212(a)) seeking

NGA certification under Part 157

blanket construction procedures for an

existing point of delivery originally

authorized under NGPA Section 311 to

Ohio Cumberland Gas Company in

Holmes County, Ohio, under the blanket

certificate issued in Docket No. CP83–

76–000, all as more fully set forth in the

request which is on file with the

Commission and open to public

inspection.

Columbia states that it seeks NGA

certification in order that it may be used

to provide both Part 284 Subpart B and

G transportation. Columbia’s proposed

quantities to be delivered at the existing

point of delivery are 400 Dth/day and

146,000 Dth/Annually. Columbia states

that the end use of gas is for Industrial

purposes to serve a new Asphalt Plant.

Columbia states that the quantities of

natural gas to be provided through the

new point of delivery will be within its

authorized level of service. Columbia

contends that there is no impact on its

existing design day and annual

obligations to its customers as a result

of the NGA certification of the existing

point of delivery for transportation

service. Additionally, Columbia notes

that it installed interconnecting

facilities which included a 2-inch tap

and 15 feet of small diameter pipe.

Columbia states that the facilities were

placed in-service on September 8, 1997.

Columbia asserts that it obtained the

appropriate environmental clearances

from the Ohio State Historic

Preservation Office and the United

States Department of Interior, Fish and

Wildlife Service for its proposed

construction. Columbia contends that

the cost to construct the new point of

delivery was $15,000. Columbia notes

that the transportation service to be

provided through the new point of

delivery will be from service provided

under Columbia’s Rate Schedule,

Storage Service Transportation.

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

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.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

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