[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 93 (Monday, May 15, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25902-25903]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-11866]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP95-112-001, et al.]


Transwestern Gathering Company, et al.; Natural Gas Certificate 
Filings

May 9, 1995.
    Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
Commission:

1. Transwestern Gathering Company

[Docket No. CP95-112-001]

    Take notice that on December 5, 1994, Transwestern Gathering 
Company (TGC), P.O. Box 1188, Houston, Texas 77251-1188, filed in 
Docket No. CP95-112-001 an amendment (Amendment) to its original 
petition for an order declaring that upon the completion of the 
acquisition by TGC of certain gathering and processing facilities from 
Transwestern Pipeline Company (Transwestern), such facilities will be 
exempt from the Commission's jurisdiction.
    It is stated that in response to a June 7, 1994, data request from 
the Commission in the refunctionalization proceeding in Docket No. 
CP94-254-000, Transwestern conducted an in-depth review and analysis of 
each facility in its entire system, resulting in a different 
functionalization of the facilities from that originally filed. It is 
stated that the response was filed September 6, 1994.
    On October 3, 1994, Transwestern supplemented its data response by 
making some substantial, but mostly miscellaneous corrections and 
revisions to the refunctionalization of facilities. It is stated that 
on November 14, 1994, Transwestern again supplemented its data response 
with a summary on its proposed adjustments to plant and depreciation 
resulting from the refunctionalization proposed in the data response.
    Also on November 14, 1994, Transwestern filed an application in 
Docket No. CP95-70-000 proposing to spindown certain compression, 
plants, metering, dehydration and pipeline facilities, along with 
certain agreements and services, by transfer to TGC. Essentially, 
Transwestern proposed to spindown to TGC all of its facilities 
functionalized as gathering in the refunctionalization proceeding.
    On December 5, 1994, TGC filed its Petition for Declaratory Order 
in Docket No. CP95-112-000 seeking the Commission to declare that upon 
completion of the acquisition by TGC of the facilities being spun down 
from Transwestern, such facilities and the services provided through 
them would be exempt from Commission jurisdiction.
    It is stated that concurrently, Transwestern has filed an amendment 
to its application in Docket No. CP95-70-000 to spindown certain 
facilities. Because the facilities addressed in Transwestern's 
amendment are the same facilities which will be transferred to TGC by 
Transwestern, TGC proposes to incorporate by reference the exhibits to 
Transwestern's amendment, and requests the same revisions and 
corrections be made in the instant docket.
    Comment date: May 30, 1995, in accordance with the first paragraph 
of Standard Paragraph F at the end of this notice.

2. Transwestern Pipeline Company

[Docket No. CP95-378-000]

    Take notice that on May 1, 1995, Transwestern Pipeline Company 
(Transwestern), Post Office Box 1188, Houston, Texas 77251-1188 filed 
an application pursuant to Section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act for 
permission and approval to abandon certain facilities located in its 
Lefors transmission system by sale to NGC Intrastate Pipeline Company 
(NGC), all as more fully set forth in the application which is on file 
with the Commission and open to public inspection.
    Under a Sale Agreement dated April 27, 1995, Transwestern agreed to 
sell to NGC certain facilities in the Lefors transmission system of a 
price of $525,000. Transwestern proposes to sell to NGC the Lefors 
compressor station <SUP>1 consisting of five compressors with a total 
horsepower of 8,600 and appurtenant facilities, 6.5 miles of 10-inch 
pipeline, 17.4 miles of 8-inch pipeline and two delivery points--the 
City of Lefors 2-inch meter station and the Westar Transmission Company 
(Westar) Gray 4-inch interconnection, all located in Gray and Wheeler 
Counties, Texas. Transwestern also seeks authorization to abandon by 
reconveyance to GPM Gas Corporation (GPM), successor in interest to 
Phillips Petroleum Company (Phillips), 6 miles of 16-inch pipeline 
located in Gray County, Texas, pursuant to an exchange agreement dated 
September 18, 1972.

    \1\ Transwestern states that the Lefors compressor station was 
originally proposed to be abandoned in Docket No. CP94-751-000, as 
amended. However, since the Lefors compressor station is now being 
sold to NGC, Transwestern states that it has amended Docket No. 
CP94-751-000 by removing the compressor facilities from the 
abandonment proceeding.
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    In addition, Transwestern seeks abandonment of the FTS-2 
Transportation Service Agreement dated March 8, 1993 between 
Transwestern and the City of Lefors.
    Comment date: May 30, 1995, in accordance with Standard Paragraph F 
at the end of this notice.

3. Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation

[Docket No. CP95-482-000]

    Take notice that on May 3, 1995, Columbia Gas Transmission 
Corporation (Columbia), 1700 MacCorkle Avenue, S.E., Charleston, West 
Virginia 25314, filed in Docket No. CP95-482-000 a request pursuant to 
Sections 157.205 and 157.211 of the Commission's Regulations under the 
Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205, 157.211) for authorization to 
construct and operate a delivery point in Northampton County, 
Pennsylvania 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 proposes to construct a new delivery point consisting of a 
12-inch tap, separation equipment, electronic measurement, and 
approximately 200 feet of 16-inch pipeline that will provide 
interruptible transportation service for Pennsylvania Power and Light 
Company.
    Comment date: June 23, 1995, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
G at the end of this notice.

4. Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation, Columbia Gulf Transmission 
Company, and Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation

[Docket No. CP95-485-000]

    Take notice that on May 4, 1995, Columbia Gas Transmission 
Corporation (Columbia Gas), formerly United Fuel Gas Company, 1700 
MacCorkle Avenue, SE., Charleston, West Virginia 25314-1599, Columbia 
Gulf Transmission Company (Columbia Gulf), 1700 MacCorkle Avenue, SE., 
Charleston, West Virginia 25314-1599, and Transcontinental Gas Pipe 
Line [[Page 25903]] Corporation (Transco), 2800 Post Oak Boulevard, 
Houston, Texas 77056, jointly as the Companies, filed in Docket No. 
CP95-485-000 an application pursuant to Section 7(b) of the Natural Gas 
Act for permission and approval to abandon three exchange services, all 
as more fully set forth in the application which is on file with the 
Commission and open to public inspection.
    The exchange services, it is said, were authorized by Order issued 
May 1, 1971 in Docket No. CP71-98 and performed pursuant to Columbia 
Gas' Rate Schedule X-12, Columbia Gulf's Rate Schedule X-6 and 
Transco's Rate Schedule X-39.
    It is stated that the exchange services were once required to 
permit the exchange of gas between Columbia Gulf and Transco in 
Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, at additional points of exchange at 
natural gas processing plants and at other common points where both 
Columbia Gulf and Transco accepted deliveries of natural gas from 
others. It is further stated that deliveries and receipt of gas by 
Columbia Gulf were made for the account of Columbia Gas, the company 
for which Columbia Gulf transported volumes through its pipeline 
system.
    It is said that volumes were last exchanged in August 1991 and 
there are no outstanding imbalances. It is further said that the 
transportation authority is no longer required, as the exchange 
agreements have been terminated.
    Comment date: May 30, 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, 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 385.214 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 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. 95-11866 Filed 5-12-95; 8:45 am]
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