[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 83 (Monday, May 1, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21170-21172]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-10597]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP95-324-000, et al.]


National Fuel Gas Supply Corp., et al.; Natural Gas Certificate 
Filings

April 24, 1995.
    Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
Commission:

1. National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation

[Docket No. CP95-324-000]

    Take notice that on April 13, 1995, National Fuel Gas Supply 
Corporation (National Fuel), 10 Lafayette Square, Buffalo, New York 
14203, filed an application with the Commission in Docket No. CP95-324-
000 pursuant to Section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) for 
permission and approval to abandon by transfer various 
nonjurisdictional production and gas supply facilities and delivery 
points in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to its affiliate, National 
Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation (Distribution), all as more fully set 
forth in the application which is open to the public for inspection.
    National proposes to transfer 20 pipelines, 9 associated regulating 
and metering stations to Distribution, and to abandon 155 delivery 
points located along these pipelines.<SUP>1 National Fuel states that 
service to existing customers served off these pipeline facilities 
would not be affected by the proposed transfer to Distribution. 
National Fuel also states that the net book value of the facilities it 
proposes to transfer to Distribution totals $511,987. Following the 
transfer of facilities to Distribution, National Fuel states that the 
facilities would then be subject to the state commission's 
jurisdiction.

    \1\National Fuel states that it constructed only Line P-2 in 
Erie County, Pennsylvania, under budget authorization granted in 
Docket No. CP80-463-000 [14 FERC  62,068 (1981)] pursuant to 
Section 7 of the NGA.
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    Also following the transfer of facilities to Distribution, National 
Fuel states that it would continue to own and operate four well lines 
connecting wells operated by Seneca Resources Corporation (Seneca), an 
affiliate of both National Fuel and Distribution, to the facilities 
proposed for transfer to Distribution. As of the date of the instant 
filing, National Fuel states that it has not determined whether the 
well lines would be sold to Seneca, or whether one or more of these 
lines would be abandoned after the wells are plugged. National Fuel 
requests whatever authorization may be necessary to transfer these well 
lines to another party, or to abandon the lines. National Fuel's maps 
indicate that these four well lines are located in Armstrong and McKean 
Counties, Pennsylvania.
    Comment date: May 15, 1995, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
(F) at the end of this notice.

                                Appendix                                
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                                                                Delivery
    Lines                          Location                      points 
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D-4            Norwich Township, McKean County, PA............        27
D-6            Norwich Township, McKean County, PA............        20
D-73           Norwich Township, McKean County, PA............         4
F-52           Winslow Township, Jefferson County, PA.........        23
F-W3765        Winslow Township, Jefferson County, PA.........         1
F-W3769        Winslow Township, Jefferson County, PA.........         1
F-W3791        Winslow Township, Jefferson County, PA.........         5
F-W3803        Winslow Township, Jefferson County, PA.........         1
F-W3856        Winslow Township, Jefferson County, PA.........         2
H-56           Ashland Township, Clarion County, PA...........         8
K-2            Clarion Township, Clarion County, PA...........        18
K-182          Barnett Township, Forest County, PA............         6
K-W3804        Eldred Township, Jefferson County, PA..........         1
P-1(PGC)        Northeast Township, Erie County, PA...........         2
P-2(PGC)        Greenfield & Northeast Township, Erie County,          8
                PA.                                                     
PXW-1(PGC)      Northeast Township, Erie County, PA...........         1
P-104          Bradys Bend Township, Armstrong County, PA.....         2
T-188          Monroe Township, Clarion County, PA............        16
T-W3951        Monroe Township, Clarion County, PA............         2
W-ESE8         Springfield Township, Erie County, PA..........         7
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                                                    Line that feeds into
     Meter Station                Location                 station      
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P-No. 1356               Winslow Township,          F-52                
                          Jefferson County, PA.                         
P-No. 1550               Winslow Township,          F-52                
                          Jefferson County, PA.                         
P-No. 2011               Winslow Township,          F-52                
                          Jefferson County, PA.                         
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P-No. 2439               Winslow Township,          F-52                
                          Jefferson County, PA.                         
P-No. 2570               Winslow Township,          F-52                
                          Jefferson County, PA.                         
P-No. 2512               Eldred Township,           K-W3804             
                          Jefferson County, PA.                         
MS-1214-P                Northeast Township, Erie   P-2 (PGC)           
                          County, PA.                                   
MS-1089-P                Northeast Township, Erie   PXW-1 (PGC)         
                          County, PA.                                   
P-No. 514                Bradys Bend Township,      P-104               
                          Armstrong County, PA.                         
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2. Northern Natural Gas Company

[Docket No. CP95-326-000]

    Take notice that on April 14, 1995, Northern Natural Gas Company 
(Northern), 1111 South 103rd Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68124-1000, filed, 
in Docket No. CP95-326-000, a request pursuant to Sections 157.205 and 
157.212 of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (NGA) 
for authority to install and operate a new delivery point, to be 
located in Green County, Wisconsin, to accommodate natural gas 
deliveries to Wisconsin Power and Light Company (WP&L) under Northern's 
blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-401-000 pursuant to 
Section 7 of the NGA, all as more fully set forth in the request which 
is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection.
    Northern states that service will be provided to WP&L under 
currently effective throughput service agreement(s). Northern asserts 
that WP&L has requested the proposed delivery point to serve 
residential and industrial customers in Green County, Wisconsin. 
Northern states that the proposed volumes to be delivered to WP&L at 
the Jordan Township TBS #1 are 60 Mcf on peak day and 13,400 Mcf on an 
annual basis. Northern estimates a cost of constructing the proposed 
delivery point of $45,000. Northern further states that WP&L will 
reimburse Northern for the total cost of constructing this delivery 
point.
    Comment date: June 8, 1995, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
(G) at the end of this notice.

3. Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation

CNG Transmission Corporation

[Docket No. CP95-328-000]

    Take notice that on April 17, 1995, Columbia Gas Transmission 
Corporation (Columbia), 1700 MacCorkle Avenue, S.E., Charleston, West 
Virginia 25314-1599, and CNG Transmission Corporation (CNG) 445 West 
Main Street, Clarksburg, West Virginia 26302-2450, filed in Docket No. 
CP95-328-000 a joint application pursuant to Section 7(b) of the 
Natural Gas Act for permission and approval to abandon four separate 
exchange services which were authorized in Docket Nos. CP70-31-000, G-
17544, CP80-121-000, and CP81-277-000, all as more fully set forth in 
the application on file with the Commission and open to public 
inspection.
    The applicants propose to abandon the following four exchange 
services:
    1. An exchange agreement under Columbia's Rate Schedule X-9 and 
CNG's Rate Schedule X-6 involving gas reserves produced in the Cooper's 
Creek Field in Kanawha County, West Virginia.
    2. An exchange agreement under Columbia's Rate Schedule X-28 and 
CNG's Rate Schedule X-1 that authorized the exchange of gas during 
emergencies.
    3. An exchange agreement under Columbia's Rate Schedule X-93 and 
CNG's Rate Schedule X-28 involving Columbia delivering gas to CNG in 
Wyoming County, New York and CNG delivering gas to Columbia in Chemung 
County, New York and/or Beaver County, Pennsylvania.
    4. An exchange agreement under Columbia's Rate Schedule X-105 and 
CNG's Rate Schedule X-33 involving Columbia delivering up to 15,000 Dth 
of gas per day to CNG in Crawford County, Pennsylvania and CNG 
delivering up to 15,000 Dth of gas per day to Columbia in Clearfield 
and Indiana Counties, Pennsylvania. In addition, any excess quantities 
of gas delivered by Columbia to CNG were returned at an interconnection 
located in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. Also any excess quantities of 
gas delivered by CNG to Columbia were returned at an interconnection 
near Columbia's Rockport Compressor Station located in Wood County, 
West Virginia.
    Columbia states that all the exchange agreements listed above have 
been terminated by written notice. In addition, Columbia mentions that 
there are no outstanding imbalances.
    Comment date: May 15, 1995, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
(F) 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. 
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    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 Sec. 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.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 95-10597 Filed 4-28-95; 8:45 am]
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