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1Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation’s

applications in Docket Nos. CP95–61–000 and

CP95–62–000 were filed with the Commission

under Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act and Part 157

of the Commission’s regulations.

Comment date: March 8, 1995, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

7. Central Maine Power Co.

[Docket No. ER95–572–000]

Take notice that on February 8, 1995,

Central Maine Power Company (CMP),

tendered for filing an Amendment to

Central Maine Power Company Rate

Schedule FERC No. 91 between CMP

and Maine Public Service Company

(MPS), entered into as of December 16,

1995 (Amendment). The Amendment

amends the Agreement to increase the

rate for transmission service and to

update certain terms and conditions

applicable to such service.

Comment date: March 8, 1995, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

8. Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.

[Docket No. ER95–574–000]

Take notice that on February 9, 1995,

Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation

(Niagara), tendered for filing with the

Commission an Interconnection and

Transmission Services Agreement

(Agreement) between Niagara and the

City of Salamanca Board of Public

Utilities required to increase the

capability of the delivery point between

Niagara and Salamanca. Niagara

Mohawk requests that the Agreement

become effective sixty days from the

date of filing.

Comment date: March 8, 1995, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

9. Kentucky Utilities Co.

[Docket No. ES95–7–002]

Take notice that on February 21, 1995,

Kentucky Utilities Company (Kentucky)

filed an amendment to its application in

Docket Nos. ES95–7–000 and ES95–7–

001 under § 204 of the Federal Power

Act. By letter order November 23, 1994,

Kentucky was authorized to issue not

more than $100 million of unsecured

promissory notes and commercial paper

from December 1, 1994 through

November 30, 1996, with a final

maturity date no later than December

31, 1996. Kentucky requests that the

authorization issued in Docket Nos.

ES95–7–000 and ES95–7–001 be

amended to increase the authorization

amount from $100 million to $150

million.

Comment date: March 20, 1995, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

Standard Paragraphs

E. Any person desiring to be heard or

to protest said filing should file a

motion to intervene or protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

825 North Capitol Street, NE.,

Washington, DC 20426, in accordance

with Rules 211 and 214 of the

Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 18 CFR

385.214). All such motions or protests

should be filed on or before the

comment date. Protests will be

considered by the Commission in

determining the appropriate action to be

taken, but will not serve to make

protestants parties to the proceeding.

Any person wishing to become a party

must file a motion to intervene. Copies

of this filing are on file with the

Commission and are available for public

inspection.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 95–5154 Filed 3–1–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

[Docket Nos. CP95–61–000 and CP95–62–

000]

Columbia Gas Transmission Corp.;

Notice of Intent To Prepare an

Environmental Assessment for the

Proposed Majorsville/Crawford

Storage Project and Request for

Comments on Environmental Issues

February 24, 1995.

The staff of the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission (FERC or the

Commission) will prepare an

environmental assessment (EA) that will

discuss the environmental impacts of

the construction and operation of

facilities proposed in the Majorsville/

Crawford Storage Project.1 This EA will

be used by the Commission in its

decision-making process to determine if

an environmental impact statement is

necessary and whether to approve the

project.

Summary of the Proposed Project

In Docket No. CP95–61–000,

Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation

(Columbia) requests Commission

authorization to temporarily deactivate

the storage operations at its MajorsvilleHeard Storage Complex to allow coal

mining operations by the Consol

Pennsylvania Coal Company and/or its

affiliates. Columbia needs to deactivate

its storage facilities when the coal

mining operation is nearby since ‘‘long

wall mining’’ typically causes surface

subsidence which could result in

adverse impact on the wells and

pipelines. Once mining has ended,

Columbia would determine if the

facility can be reactivated or should be

permanently abandoned.

At the Majorsville/Heard Storage

Complex in Greene and Washington

Counties, Pennsylvania and Marshall

County, West Virginia, Columbia

proposes to temporarily deactivate

portions of the storage field for at least

the next 13 years. This would include:

• Abandoning up to 238 wells; and

• Abandoning up to 60 miles of

existing pipeline.

In Docket No. CP95–62–000,

Columbia requests Commission

authorization to increase its natural gas

storage capability and to construct and

operate additional facilities at its

Crawford Storage Field and Crawford

Compressor Station to offset the

temporary deactivation of the

Majorsville-Heard Storage Complex.

Columbia proposes to increase:

• The storage capability of the

Crawford Storage Field by 5 billion

cubic feet (Bcf) to 52 Bcf;

• The annual withdrawals by 8.15 Bcf

to 17.65 Bcf; and

• The design day deliverability by

67.2 million cubic feet per day (MMcfd)

to 232.2 MMcfd.

At the Crawford Storage Field in

Hocking County, Ohio, Columbia

proposes to:

• Drill four new wells;

• Construct about 5.01 miles of

pipeline, including:

—2.30 miles of 20-inch-diameter

pipeline replacing 1.40 mile of 16-

inch-diameter pipeline and 0.90 mile

of 10- and 8-inch-diameter pipeline;

—0.80 mile of 10-inch-diameter

pipeline replacing 0.80 mile of 4-inchdiameter pipeline;

—0.76 mile of 10-inch-diameter new

pipeline;

—0.36 mile of 8-inch-diameter pipeline

replacing 0.40 mile of 4-inch-diameter

pipeline;

—0.45 mile of 8-inch-diameter new

pipeline;

—0.32 mile of 6-inch-diameter pipeline

replacing 0.30 mile of 4-inch-diameter

pipeline; and

—0.02 mile of 6-inch-diameter new

pipeline.

• Install other appurtenant facilities,

including:

—Wellhead measurement stations at

four new and two existing wells;

—Electric measurement cables within

the right-of-way to the four new wells;

—Up to 10 pig launching/receiving

facilities; and

—Valve replacement sets at six existing

and one new well.
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2The appendices referenced in this notice are not

being printed in the Federal Register. Copies are

available from the Commission’s Public Reference

and Files Maintenance Branch, Room 3104, 941

North Capitol Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426,

or call (202) 208–1371. Copies of the appendices

were sent to all those receiving this notice in the

mail.

At the Crawford Compressor Station

in Fairfield County, Ohio, Columbia

proposes to:

• Add a third dehydration contactor

and related reboiler and piping;

• Add a gas cooler to each of the three

existing compressor units;

• Replace a compressor cylinder on

one of the existing compressor units;

and

• Add a gas cleaner and make other

changes.

The general location of the project

facilities is shown in appendix 1.

Specific locations of the proposed

Crawford Storage Field facilities are

shown in appendix 2.2

Land Requirements for Construction

Majorsville/Heard Storage Complex

The temporary deactivation of the

Majorsville/Heard Storage Complex

facilities would require some

construction activity. Abandonment of

the pipelines (either in place or by

removal) would occur within the

existing right-of-way. Abandonment and

plugging of the wells would require

some disturbance in the immediate area

of the well.

Crawford Storage Field

Construction and operation of the four

proposed new well sites would disturb

a total of about 2.8 acres of land.

columbia intends to use its existing

50-foot-wide right-of-way for removal of

the existing pipelines and construction

of the small diameter (less than 18-inchdiameter) replacement pipelines. All

new pipelines would be constructed

within a 50-foot-wide right-of-way. For

the 20-inch-diameter replacement

pipeline, Columbia proposes to use a

75-foot-wide construction right-of-way,

of which 50 feet would be existing rightof-way and 25 feet would be new

temporary right-of-way. All of the

replacement pipelines would be built in

about the same location as the existing

pipelines. All other appurtenant

facilities would be constructed within

the right-of-way for the new and

replacement pipelines. Construction of

the pipelines would affect about 43.1

acres of land.

Extra temporary work space would be

also required for staging areas for topsoil

segregation; for road, wetland and

stream crossings; equipment

mobilization; and contractor and pipe

storage yards. Columbia estimates that

these extra work spaces would

temporarily disturb about 7.1 acres of

land.

Following construction, the new and

replacement pipelines would be within

a 50-foot-wide permanent right-of-way

centered on the pipeline. All temporary

construction right-of-way and extra

workspaces would be restored and

allowed to revert to their former use.

About 7.5 acres of land would be

required for the new permanent right-ofway.

Crawford Compressor Station

Construction of the additional

facilities at the Crawford Compressor

Station would take place entirely within

the existing station fenceline.

The EA Process

The National Environmental Policy

Act (NEPA) requires the Commission to

take into account the environmental

impacts that could result from an action

whenever it considers the issuance of a

Certificate of Public Convenience and

Necessity. NEPA also requires us to

discover and address concerns the

public may have about proposals. We

call this ‘‘scoping’’. The main goal of the

scoping process is to focus the analysis

in the EA on the important

environmental issues. By this Notice of

Intent, the Commission requests public

comments on the scope of the issues it

will address in the EA. All comments

received are considered during the

preparation of the EA. State and local

government representatives are

encouraged to notify their constituents

of this proposed action and encourage

them to comment on their areas of

concern.

The EA will discuss impacts that

could occur as a result of the

construction and operation of the

proposed project under these general

headings:

• Geology and soils.

• Water resources, fisheries, and

wetlands.

• Vegetation and wildlife.

• Endangered and threatened species.

• Land use.

• Cultural resources.

• Air quality.

• Public safety.

We will also evaluate possible

alternatives to the proposed project or

portions of the project, and make

recommendations on how to lessen or

avoid impacts on the various resource

areas.

Our independent analysis of the

issues will be in the EA. Depending on

the comments received during the

scoping process, the EA may be

published and mailed to Federal, state,

and local agencies, public interest

groups, interested individuals, affected

landowners, newspapers, libraries, and

the Commission’s official service list for

this proceeding. A comment period will

be allotted for review if the EA is

published. We will consider all

comments on the EA before we

recommend that the Commission

approve or not approve the project.

Currently Identified Environmental

Issues

We have already identified several

issues that we think deserve attention

based on a preliminary review of the

proposed facilities and the

environmental information provided by

Columbia. Keep in mind that this is a

preliminary list. The list of issues may

be added to, subtracted from, or

changed based on your comments and

our analysis. Issues are:

Crawford Storage Field

• The pipelines would cross three

perennial waterbodies and eight nonforested wetlands.

• The pipelines may cross or be near

historic structures and archeological

sites.

• Two pipeline segments would cross

a state scenic highway (State Route 374).

• Construction of one pipeline

segment would take place within 50 feet

of three residences.

• Some of the pipeline segments

would possibly cross potential habitat

for the Indiana bat, a federally listed

endangered species.

• Increasing the capacity of the

storage field may increase the potential

for leakage.

Crawford Compressor Station

• Some of the additional facilities

would be within a 100-year floodplain.

• The reboiler for the dehydration

contactor would slightly increase the

NOX emission levels of the station.

Public Participation

You can make a difference by sending

a letter addressing your specific

comments or concerns about the project.

You should focus on the potential

environmental effects of the proposal,

alternatives to the proposal (including

alternative routes), and measures to

avoid or lessen environmental impact.

The more specific your comments, the

more useful they will be. Please follow

the instructions below to ensure that

your comments are received and

properly recorded:

• Address your letter to: Lois Cashell,

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 825 North Capitol St.,

N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426.
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• Reference Docket Nos. CP95–61–

000 and CP95–62–000.

• Send a copy of your letter to: Ms.

Laura Turner, EA Project Manager,

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

825 North Capitol Street., N.E., Room

7312, Washington, D.C. 20426.

• Mail your comments so that they

will be received in Washington, D.C. on

or before April 3, 1995.

If you wish to receive a copy of the EA,

you should request one from Ms. Turner

at the above address.

Becoming and Intervenor

In addition to involvement in the EA

scoping process, you may want to

become an official party to the

proceeding or become an ‘‘intervenor’’.

Among other things, intervenors have

the right to receive copies of caserelated Commission documents and

filings by other intervenors. Likewise,

each intervenor must provide copies of

its filings to all other parties. If you

want to become an intervenor you must

file a motion to intervene according to

Rule 214 of the Commission’s Rules of

Practice and Procedure (18 CFR

385.214) (see appendix 3).

The date for filing timely motions to

intervene in this proceeding has passed.

Therefore, parties now seeking to file

late interventions must show good

cause, as required by § 385.214(b)(3),

why this time limitation should be

waived. Environmental issues have been

viewed as good cause for late

intervention. You do not need

intervenor status to have your scoping

comments considered.

Additional information about the

proposed project is available from Ms.

Laura Turner, EA Project Manager, at

(202) 208–0916.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 95–5111 Filed 3–1–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

[Project No. 11325–001 Utah]

Cherry Creek Hydro Associates;

Surrender of Preliminary Permit

February 24, 1995.

Take notice that Cherry Creek Hydro

Associates, Permittee for the Cherry

Creek Project No. 11325, has requested

that its preliminary permit be

terminated. The preliminary permit for

Project No. 11325 was issued March 29,

1993, and would have expired February

28, 1996. The project would have been

located on Cherry Creek, in Cache

County, Utah.

The Permittee filed the request on

February 15, 1995, and the preliminary

permit for Project No. 11325 shall

remain in effect through the thirtieth

day after issuance of this notice unless

that day is a Saturday, Sunday or

holiday as described in 18 CFR

385.2007, in which case the permit shall

remain in effect through the first

business day following that day. New

applications involving this project site,

to the extent provided for under 18 CFR

part 4, may be filed on the next business

day.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 95–5112 Filed 3–1–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

[Docket No. RP94–273–001]

Columbia Gas Transmission Corp.;

Request for Waiver of Tariff Provision

February 24, 1995.

Take notice that on February 16, 1995,

Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation

(Columbia), pursuant to Rule 212 of the

Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure, filed with the Commission a

request to extend a previously granted

waiver of the nine-month closeout

period contained in Section 39 of the

General Terms and Conditions of its

FERC Gas Tariff from March 31, 1995,

to and including resolution of an

imbalance issue presently existing

between Columbia and Tennessee Gas

Pipeline Company (Tennessee).

Columbia states that the requested

extension is for nine months, or to

December 31, 1995.

Columbia states that after several

months of intensive efforts to reconcile

imbalances, Columbia was unable to

confirm those imbalances with several

interconnecting pipelines and

transportation customers, and, therefore,

originally sought permission to extend

the closeout period in Section 39

through March 31, 1995. On October 5,

1994, the Commission granted the

requested extension.

Columbia states that since the

Commission’s October order, Columbia

has worked to resolve its remaining

historical imbalance dispute with third

parties, but has been unable to resolve

its imbalance with Tennessee. Columbia

states that it is working diligently with

Tennessee to resolve these issues, but

cannot have them resolved by March 31,

1995.

Columbia states that in order to

permit an orderly resolution of issues

involving the termination of its Account

No. 191, and collection of the remaining

balance, Columbia requests that the

Commission extend the nine-month

closeout period from March 31, 1995, to

December 31, 1995.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

protest the said filing should file a

motion to intervene or a protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

825 North Capitol Street, NE.,

Washington, DC 20426, in accordance

with §§ 385.214 and 385.211 of the

Commission’s Rules and Regulations.

All such motions or protests should be

filed on or before March 3, 1995.

Protests will be considered by the

Commission in determining the

appropriate action to be taken, but will

not serve to make protestant parties to

the proceeding. Any person wishing to

become a party must file a motion to

intervene. Copies of this filing are on

file with the Commission and are

available for public inspection in the

Public Reference Room.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 95–5101 Filed 3–1–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6716–01–M

[Docket No. RP95–169–000]

KN Interstate Gas Transmission Co.;

Notice of Filing

February 24, 1995.

On February 21, 1995, KN Interstate

Gas Transmission Co. (KNI), filed

pursuant to Section 4 of the Natural Gas

Act, 15 U.S.C. 717c, § 154.63 of the

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission’s (‘‘Commission’’)

Regulations, 18 CFR 154.63, and the

Commission’s Order on Remand issued

on December 22, 1994 in Docket Nos.

CP93–41–004 and CP93–42–004 for

authorization to terminate its nonjurisdictional gathering and processing

services which it provided prior to

January 1, 1994—the date on which KNI

transferred its non-jurisdictional

gathering and processing facilities

(except for the Bowdoin System) to KN

Gas Gathering, Inc. (‘‘KNGG’’). KNI

requests retroactive approval to January

1, 1994.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

protest the said filing should file a

motion to intervene or a protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

825 North Capitol Street, NE.,

Washington, D.C. 20426, in accordance

with §§ 385.214 and 385.211 of the

Commission’s Rules and Regulations.

All such motions or protests should be

filed on or before March 6, 1995.

Protests will be considered by the

Commission in determining the

appropriate action to be taken, but will

not serve to make protestants parties to

the proceeding. Any person wishing to