[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 143 (Monday, July 27, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 40111]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-19956]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP98-664-000]


Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation; Notice of Request Under 
Blanket Authorization

July 21, 1998.
    Take notice that on July 10, 1998, Columbia Gas Transmission 
Corporation (Columbia), 12801 Fair Lakes Parkway Fairfax, Virginia 
22030-0146, filed in Docket No. CP98-664-000 a request pursuant to 
Sections 157.205, 157.212 and 157.216 of the Commission's Regulations 
under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205, 157.212 and 157.216) for 
authorization to upgrade an existing point of delivery by abandoning 
and replacing certain facilities in Henrico County, Virginia, under 
Columbia's blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP83-76-000 
pursuant to Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act, all as more fully set 
forth in the request that is on file with the Commission and open to 
public inspection.
    Columbia states that it proposes to upgrade its existing West 
Richmond point of delivery for firm transportation service and will 
provide the service pursuant to Columbia's blanket certificate issued 
in Docket No. CP86-240-000 under existing rate schedules and within 
certificated entitlements.
    Columbia states the proposed upgrade of the existing West Richmond 
point of delivery has been requested by the City of Richmond (COR) to 
provide additional firm transportation service for residential and 
commercial customers. Columbia states that COR has not requested an 
increase in its total firm entitlements in conjunction with this 
upgrade request, and therefore, there will be no impact on Columbia's 
existing peak day obligations to its other customers as a result of the 
proposed upgrade.
    Columbia states that as part of the upgrade, it proposes to abandon 
certain facilities in order to increase the Maximum Daily Delivery 
obligations by 4,000 Dth/Day and increase the Maximum pressure at the 
existing West Richmond point of delivery. Columbia states that COR will 
install new measurement and regulation facilities at the current site 
and Columbia will install electronic measurement at the new station.
    Columbia states that it will comply with all of the environmental 
requirements of Section 157.206(d) of the Commission's Regulations 
prior to the construction of any facilities due to the upgrade.
    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.
David P. Boergers,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-19956 Filed 7-24-98; 8:45 am]
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