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the Nichols Delivery Point to deliver gas

to Southwestern Public Service

Company. CIG states the new delivery

point could deliver up to 110,000 Mcf

of natural gas per day.

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protest is filed and not withdrawn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.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–597 Filed 1–9–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

[Docket No. CP97–170–000]

Colorado Interstate Gas Company;

Notice of Request Under Blanket

Authorization

January 7, 1997.

Take notice that on December 27,

1996, Colorado Interstate Gas Company

(CIG), P.O. Box 1087, Colorado Springs,

Colorado 80944 filed in Docket No.

CP97–170–000 a request pursuant to

Sections 157.205, and 157.211 of the

Commission’s Regulations under the

Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205 and

157.211) for approval and permission to

construct a delivery facility, under the

blanket certificate issued in Docket No.

CP83–21–000, pursuant to Section 7(c)

of the Natural Gas Act (NGA), all as

more fully set forth in the request which

is on file with the Commission and open

to public inspection.

CIG states that it proposes to construct

a point of delivery to be located in Las

Animas County, Colorado. CIG further

states that the facility will consist of a

two-inch meter run and facilities

appurtenant thereto for the delivery of

natural gas to Consolidated Industrial

Service (Consolidated), a producer, for

start up fuel gas for Consolidated’s

compression facility. CIG asserts that

the new facility will be capable of

delivering up to 1,000 Mcf per day.

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 Rules of Practice and

Procedure (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

activities 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 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.

[FR Doc. 97–598 Filed 1–9–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

[Docket No. RP97–219–000]

Columbia Gas Transmission

Corporation; Notice of Filing of

Request for Waiver

January 6, 1997.

Take notice that on December 31,

1996, Columbia Gas Transmission

Corporation (Columbia) filed a letter

requesting that it be permitted to defer

filing any additional Stranded Facilities

Charge (SFC) Adjustment Filings while

a settlement submitted in its Docket No.

RP95–408 remains pending. General

Terms and Conditions (GTC) Section 46

of Columbia’s tariff contains Columbia’s

SFC mechanism. Columbia filed its SFC

tariff provision and initial SFC as part

of its August 1, 1996 general rate case

filing in Docket No. RP95–408. GTC

Section 46 provides for Columbia’s

recovery of certain ‘‘Stranded Facilities

Costs’’ and requires Columbia to restate

the SFC twice a year (Adjustment

Filings) to be effective each February 1

and August 1.

On November 22, 1996, Columbia

filed an Offer of Settlement (Settlement)

in Docket No. RP95–408, pursuant to

Rule 602 of the Commission’s Rules of

Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.602,

which provides for the disposition of

the outstanding SFC issues. Article III,

Section C of that Settlement specifically

states that the charge for the SFC shall

remain at the current level through

December 31, 1997. By a separate filing,

Columbia is today seeking to place into

effect the rates established under the

Settlement, including the SFC, on an

interim basis effective February 1, 1997,

while the Settlement remains pending.

In light of the fact that the SFC will be

modified by the Settlement, as well as

the fact that Columbia is seeking to

implement the Settlement rates on an

interim basis, Columbia is seeking a

waiver of GTC Section 46.2(b) of its

tariff to defer any additional Adjustment

Filings pursuant to Section 46 while the

above-referenced Settlement remains

pending.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

protest said filing should file a motion

to intervene or protest with the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888

First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426,

in accordance with Sections 385.211

and 385.214 of the Commission’s Rules

and Regulations. All such protests must

be filed on or before January 13, 1997.

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.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–547 Filed 1–9–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

[Docket No. RP95–408–014]

Columbia Gas Transmission

Corporation; Notice of Proposed

Changes in FERC Gas Tariff

January 6, 1997.

Take notice that on December 31,

1996, Columbia Gas Transmission

Corporation (Columbia) tendered for

filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff,

Second Revised Volume No. 1, the tariff

sheets set forth on Appendix A to the

filing, to become effective February 1,

1997.

Columbia states that on November 22,

1996, it filed an Offer of Settlement

(Settlement) in this proceeding and in

several other dockets. In submitting the

Settlement, Columbia represented that it

would seek Commission authorization

to move the Settlement rates into effect

pending evaluation of the Settlement by

the Presiding Administrative Law Judge

and the Commission.

Columbia states further that the

Settlement is supported, or not opposed,

by all of Columbia’s customers, as well

as other parties of interest, including

producers, industrial users, and

representatives of consumer interests at

the State level. Accordingly, the filing

seeks to move the Settlement rates into

effect on February 1, 1997, as to all

customers. Columbia states that it is

submitting this request at the urging of

its customers, who desire to realize the