[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 12 (Thursday, January 19, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3856-3857]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: X95-10119]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP95-143-000, et al.]


Southern Natural Gas Co., et al.; Natural Gas Certificate Filings

January 11, 1995.
    Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
Commission:

1. Southern Natural Gas Co.

[Docket No. CP95-143-000]

    Take notice that on January 4, 1995, Southern Natural Gas Company 
(Southern), Post Office Box 2563, Birmingham, Alabama 35202-2563, filed 
in Docket No. CP95-143-000 an application pursuant to Section 7 (b) and 
(c) of the Natural Gas Act for permission and approval to abandon 
approximately 3.0 miles of its existing 4-inch Graniteville Line along 
with its existing Graniteville Meter Station and submeasurement station 
and for a certificate of public convenience and necessity authorizing 
the construction and operation of approximately 3.5 miles of a new 8-
inch Graniteville Line replacement pipeline with a new regulator 
station and a new meter station located in Aiken County, South Carolina 
in order to provide additional firm transportation service to 
Graniteville Company (Graniteville), an existing industrial customer, 
at its plant located in Graniteville, South Carolina, all as more fully 
set forth in the application which is on file with the Commission and 
open to public inspection.
    Southern proposes to replace its existing 4-inch Graniteville Line 
with a new 8-inch Graniteville Line extending approximately 3.5 miles 
northwesterly from approximately Mile Post 501 on Southern's South Main 
Lines in Aiken County, South Carolina to a new dual 4-inch meter 
station at Graniteville's plant. Southern also proposes to install a 
new regulator station at approximately milepost 2.6 on the new 8-inch 
Graniteville Line. Southern states that the new 8-inch Graniteville 
Line would follow the existing 4-inch pipeline for approximately 0.9 
miles, but would traverse a separate route for approximately 2.6 miles 
in order to avoid congested areas.
    Southern proposes to abandon, in place, approximately 3.0 miles of 
its approximately 3.5 miles existing 4-inch Graniteville Line. Southern 
states that approximately 0.5 miles of the 4-inch pipeline between 
mileposts 2.810 and 2.317 would remain in service to continue to serve 
Southern's three existing customers off taps located on this portion of 
pipeline which would be tied into the new 8-inch Graniteville Line. 
Also, Southern proposes to abandon its existing Graniteville meter 
station which would be replaced by the new duel 4-inch meter station at 
the plant and to abandon the submeasurement station located at the 
plant by transfer of ownership to Graniteville for use by Graniteville 
in its plant operations.
    Southern estimates the cost of these facilities to be $2,168,200 
which would be financed through the use of short term financing and 
available cash from operations and ultimately from permanent financing.
    Southern proposes to construct the facilities to deliver an 
additional 3,625 Mcf of natural gas per day on a firm basis to 
Graniteville. Southern states that it provides firm transportation 
service to Graniteville pursuant to an existing service agreement 
between Southern and Texican Natural Gas Company (Texican), a marketer, 
dated August 21, 1992. Southern states that Southern and Texican have 
entered into a service agreement dated September 23, 1994, to provide 
an additional firm transportation service of 3,625 Mcf of natural gas 
per day for Graniteville for a ten year term under Rate Schedule FT 
subject to the authorization to install the replacement facilities 
requested herein.
    Comment date: February 1, 1995, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph F at the end of this notice.

2. NorAm Gas Transmission Co.

[Docket No. CP95-144-000]

    Take notice that on January 4, 1995, as supplemented on January 9, 
1995, NorAm Gas Transmission Company (NGT), P.O. Box 21734, Shreveport, 
Louisiana 71151, filed in Docket No. CP95-144-000, a request pursuant 
to Sections 157.216, 157.205, and 157.211 of the Commission's 
Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.216, 157.205, and 
157.211) for authorization to replace and upgrade existing metering 
facilities in Hempstead County, Arkansas under its blanket 

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certificate issued in Docket Nos. CP82-384-000 and CP82-384-001, 
pursuant to Sections 7(b) and 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act, all as more 
fully set forth in the request which is on file with the Commission and 
open to public inspection.
    NGT specifically proposes to replace and upgrade existing metering 
facilities currently serving ARKLA, a distribution division of NorAm 
Energy Corporation (ARKLA). NGT says it will replace one 1\1/4\-inch 
AL-425 positive meter and one \1/8\-inch regulator orifice and install 
one 1\1/4\-inch AL-800 positive meter and one \3/16\-inch regulator 
orifice and recorder on NGT's Line A, Section 29, Township 13 South, 
Range 24 West, Hempstead County, Arkansas for service to ARKLA's 
existing Rural Extension No. 745, serving both commercial and domestic 
customers. NGT states the location of the facilities to be abandoned is 
the same location as the facilities to be installed. NGT explains ARKLA 
has requested larger measurement facilities to accommodate the addition 
of commercial operations.
    NGT maintains the cost of the metering facilities to be abandoned 
is $600.00, and the cost of the facilities to be constructed is 
estimated to be $3,163.00. NGT says ARKLA will reimburse NGT for all 
construction costs. NGT states the estimated volumes to be delivered 
through these facilities are approximately 5,600 MMBtu annually and 50 
MMBtu on a peak day.
    NGT states that it will transport gas to ARKLA and provide service 
under its Order No. 636 restructured rate scheduled, that the volumes 
delivered will be within ARKLA's certificated entitlement, and that its 
tariff does not prohibit the addition of new delivery points. NGT 
asserts that it has sufficient capacity to accomplish the deliveries 
without detriment or disadvantage to its other customers.
    Comment date: February 27, 1995, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph G at the end of this notice.

3. Kern River Gas Transmission Co.

[Docket No. CP95-145-000]

    Take notice that on January 4, 1995, Kern River Gas Transmission 
Company (Kern River), P.O. Box 2511, Houston, Texas 77252, filed in 
Docket No. CP95-145-000 a request pursuant to Sections 157.205 and 
157.212 of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 
CFR 157.205, 157.212) for authorization to construct, own, and operate 
certain tap, metering, and appurtenant facilities for the delivery of 
gas to Nevada Power Company, located in Clark County, Nevada, under 
Kern River's blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP89-2047, 
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.
    Kern River proposes to construct the Harry Allen Delivery Point 
consisting of a 12-inch tap and meter station, as well as a 4400-foot 
long section of 16-inch lateral pipeline from Kern River's mainline to 
the meter station. The meter station and lateral will have a nominal 
capacity of 240,000 Mcf/day. Service to Nevada Power will be provided 
by Kern River under its existing interruptible service agreement, as 
well as for any of Kern River's other firm or interruptible shippers 
under the various terms and conditions for those Part 284 
transportation rate schedules.
    Nevada Power will utilize the natural gas at its proposed Harry 
Allen Station for electric generation peaking service. The electric 
generation unit is currently under construction and expected to be 
placed in service in May 1995.
    Comment date: February 27, 1995, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph G at the end of this notice.

Standard Paragraphs

    F. Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with 
reference to said application should on or before the comment date, 
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 
(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. 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 a grant of the certificate and/or 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 applicant to appear or be represented at the 
hearing.
    G. 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 therefore, 
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.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 1240 Filed 1-18-95; 8:45 am]
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