[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 134 (Tuesday, July 14, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37875-37876]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-18654]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP98-637-000]


Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation; Notice of Application

July 8, 1998.
    Take notice that on June 26, 1998, Columbia Gas Transmission 
Corporation (Columbia), 12801 Fair Lakes Parkway, Fairfax, Virginia 
22030-0146 filed an application pursuant to Sections 7(b) and 7(c) of 
the Natural Gas Act and Part 157 of the Commission's Regulations for 
authorization permitting and approving the abandonment of pipeline 
facilities and a certificate of public convenience and necessity to 
construct and operate replacement pipeline facilities, an increase in 
deliverability from an existing storage field, and reacquisition of 
certain pipeline capacity storage wells, as more fully set forth in the 
application which is on file with the Commission and open to public 
inspection.
    Specifically, Columbia requests authorization for the following;
    <bullet> Abandonment of 6.9 miles of 12-inch pipeline and 
appurtenant facilities on Line VM-108, in Sussex County, Virginia.
    <bullet> Construction and operation of 6.9 miles of 20-inch 
pipeline and appurtenant facilities in Sussex County, Virginia 
(replacing the 12-inch pipeline to be abandoned).
    <bullet> Increase the deliverability of the Glady Storage Field in 
Randolph and Pocahontas Counties, West Virginia by enhancing two 
existing wells.
    <bullet> Reacquire existing pipeline capacity on Columbia's Solo 
Pipeline between the Emoria and Petersburg Compressor Stations from 
Transco Energy Marketing Company.
    Columbia states that the proposed replacement is primarily due to 
age and condition. In addition, replacement of 12-inch with 20-inch 
pipeline will permit Columbia to fulfill a request by Virginia Natural 
Gas Company (VNG) for an additional 14,625 Dth per day in Firm Storage 
Service (FSS) and associated Firm Storage Transportation (SST) to its 
Norfolk, Virginia delivery point. The estimated cost of the proposed 
project is $7,193,200. The incremental costs associated with additional 
service to VNG are estimated to be $2,706,200.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with 
reference to said application should on or before July 29, 1998, file 
with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First

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Street, NE., 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 385.211 and 385.214) 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 in any proceeding herein 
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. 
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 the jurisdiction conferred upon the 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 abandonments and a grant of the certificate 
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 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 to be represented at 
the hearing.
David P. Boergers,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-18654 Filed 7-13-98; 8:45 am]
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