8938 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 39 / Thursday, February 27, 1997 / Notices

[Docket No. RP 96–403–003]

ANR Pipeline Company; Notice of

Proposed Reconciliation

February 21, 1997.

Take notice that on February 10, 1997,

ANR Pipeline Company (ANR) tendered

for filing a proposed reconciliation of its

Viking Transportation Costs with Viking

revenues recovered in base rates as

required by Commission order in Docket

No. RP96–403, et al. issued December

12, 1996. In addition, ANR proposes

that the over-collection of Viking costs

in base rates for the period November 1,

1995 through October 31, 1996 be

refunded in Docket No. RP94–43–000

pursuant to a final determination by the

Commission in that proceeding. ANR

proposes to accrue interest on such

over-collections which will be taken

into account in determining lawful

refunds at the conclusion of the rate

case.

Any person desiring to protest this

filing should file a protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, NE, Washington, DC

20426 in accordance with Section

385.211 of the Commission’s Rules and

Regulations. All such protests must be

filed in accordance with 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. Copies of this filing are

on file with the Commission and are

available for public inspection in the

Public Reference Room.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–4812 Filed 2–26–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

[Docket No. CP96–213–004]

Columbia Gas Transmission

Corporation; Notice of Amendment to

Application

February 21, 1997.

Take notice that on February 18, 1997,

Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation

(Columbia), a Delaware corporation,

having its principal place of business at

1700 MacCorkle Avenue, S.E.,

Charleston, West Virginia 25314–1599,

filed an abbreviated application

pursuant to Section 7(c) of the Natural

Gas Act, to amend its application for a

certificate of public convenience and

necessity previously filed with the

Commission on February 28, 1996, in

Docket No. CP96–213–000, and

amended June 7, 1996 in Docket No.

CP96–213–001 for its Market Expansion

Project as supplemented on March 18,

1996, April 30, 1996, August 9, 1996.

Columbia’s February 28, 1996

application sought a certificate of public

convenience and necessity authorizing

construction to provide 506,795

dekatherms per day (dth/d) of

additional daily firm entitlements to its

customers over a three-year period

beginning in 1997. Specifically,

Columbia sought authority to: (i)

increase the performance capabilities of

certain existing storage fields; (ii)

construct and operate, upgrade, and

replace certain natural gas facilities; (iii)

abandonment certain natural gas

facilities and certain base storage gas;

and (iv) such other authorizations and/

or waivers as may be deemed necessary

to implement Columbia’s Project.

On January 16, 1997 the Commission

issued a Preliminary Determination On

Non-Environmental Issues, which

determined that a certificate of public

convenience a necessity should be

issued to Columbia authorizing it to

construct and operate the Expansion

Project facilities, subject to the

environmental review of the proposal

and the issuance of the final order.

By this amendment Columbia now

proposes to refine certain of its facility

construction proposals. Columbia also

proposes one additional measurement

construction project and two additional

abandonments, the details of which are

set forth in this second amendment. The

facility modifications are the result of

further detailed design analysis of the

proposed projects by Columbia’s

engineering staff. Columbia represents

that the modifications do not represent

a significant change in any of the design

or operating aspects of Columbia’s

Market Expansion Project nor will there

be a material impact on the overall

project costs or the rolled-in rate impact

of the project costs.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

make any protest with reference to said

application should on or before March

14, 1997, file with the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, Washington,

DC 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 proceedings.

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 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 Columbia to appear or

be represented at the hearing.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–4802 Filed 2–26–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

[Docket No. CP97–250–000]

NorAm Gas Transmission Company;

Notice of Request Under Blanket

Authorization

February 21, 1997.

Take notice that on February 14, 1997,

NorAm Gas Transmission Company

(NGT) 1600 Smith Street, Houston,

Texas 77002, filed in the above docket

a request pursuant to Sections 157.205

and 157.211 of the Regulations (18 CFR

Sections 157.205 and 157.211) under its

blanket certificate in Docket Nos. CP82–

384–000 and CP82–384–001 to

construct and operate certain facilities

in Arkansas to deliver gas to ARKLA, a

distribution division of NorAm Energy

Corp., all as more fully set forth in the

application which is on file with the

Commission and open to public

inspection.

Specifically, NGT proposes to

construct and operate a new 1-inch

domestic delivery tap on NGT’s Line

AM–22 in Hot Springs County,

Arkansas to provide service to ARKLA.

NGT will own and operate the tap.

NGT states that the estimated volumes

to be delivered through the above

facilities are 730 MMBtu annually and

2 MMBtu on a peak day. The facilities

will be constructed at an estimated cost

of $1,750, which ARKLA will reimburse

NGT for all costs.

NGT states that it will transport gas to

ARKLA and provide service under its

tariff, that the volumes delivered are