[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 30 (Thursday, February 13, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 6765]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-3555]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP97-231-000]


CNG Transmission Corporation; Notice of Application

February 7, 1997.
    Take notice that on February 4, 1997, CNG Transmission Corporation 
(CNG), 445 West Main Street, Clarksburg, West Virginia 26301, filed in 
Docket No. CP97-231-000 an application pursuant to Section 7(b) of the 
Natural Gas Act (NGA), for permission and approval to abandon, by sale 
to Ashland Exploration, Inc. (Ashland), certain certificated 
facilities, known as Line H-169 located in Big Sandy Township, Kanawha 
County, West Virginia. CNG also request that the Commission confirm the 
non-jurisdictional nature of Ashland's operation of the subject 
facilities, 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 proposed to be abandoned herein, 
were constructed in 1925 and certificated in 1943, in Docket No. G-290 
as part of Hope Natural Gas Company's grandfather certificate, of 
facilities under the Natural Gas Act. CNG states that since its 
restructuring of services under Order No. 636, that it no longer has 
need of the minor certificated facilities that it is proposing to 
abandon in this proceeding. CNG avers that Line H-169 connects 
production owned by Ashland to CNG's 10-inch H-168 Line, and that it 
has classified both Lines H-169 and H-168 as gathering lines.
    Specifically, CNG is proposing to abandon approximately 3.5 miles 
of 10-inch diameter pipeline, (and miscellaneous lengths of line 
ranging from 1-inch to 8-inches). CNG states that it intends to sell 
the facilities to Ashland for $6,000.
    It is indicated that Ashland is the only producer who has 
production located on the line proposed to be abandoned, and that no 
transportation contracts will be terminated by virtue of the proposed 
sale of facilities to Ashland.
    CNG states that the Commission has consistently recognized that gas 
moving through pipelines in production areas with the size, length and 
pressure of Line H-169 are typical of gathering. CNG states that it 
therefore, believes that the Commission should confirm the non-
jurisdictional nature of Ashland's operations of the line segments, 
once Ashland has acquired the faculties.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with 
reference to said application should on or before February 28, 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 
(19 157.10). All protests filed with the Commission will be considered 
by it in determining the appropriate action to 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 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 CNG to appear or be represented at the 
hearing.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-3555 Filed 2-12-97; 8:45 am]
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