[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 69 (Tuesday, April 11, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18398-18399]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-8865]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP95-284-000, et al.]


National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation, et al. Natural Gas 
Certificate Filings

April 4, 1995.
    Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
Commission:

1. National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation

[Docket No. CP95-284-000]

    Take notice that on March 24, 1995, National Fuel Gas Supply 
Corporation (National), 10 Lafayette Square, Buffalo, New York 14203, 
filed in Docket No. CP95-284-000 an application pursuant to Section 
7(b) of the Natural Gas Act for permission and approval to abandon a 
natural gas transportation service, authorized in Docket No. CP76-492-
031 and -032,\1\ all as more fully set forth in the application on file 
with the Commission and open to public inspection.

    \1\See 29 FERC 61,034, 61,311 (1984).
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    National proposes to abandon a transportation service which it 
provides to UGI Utilities, Inc. (UGI), pursuant to a transportation 
agreement dated October 3, 1984. National states that the 
transportation agreement is on file as Rate Schedule X-30 of its FERC 
Gas Tariff, First Revised Volume No. 2. National further states that 
the proposed termination is requested due to a written termination 
notice by UPI dated March 24, 1994, which cites April 1, 1995, as the 
contractual date of termination.
    National states that the service to be abandoned involves the 
transportation for injection of up to 19,019 Mcf per day on a firm 
basis and the withdrawal of up to 25,358 Mcf per day on an 
interruptible basis through National Fuel's Ellisburg-First Fork 
pipeline. It is indicated that the service involves gas stored with 
Penn-York Energy Corporation in the East Independence, West 
Independence and Beech Hill storage pools in Allegany County, New York.
    Comment date: April 25, 1995, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
F at the end of this notice.

2. Mississippi River Transmission Corporation

[Docket No. CP95-290-000]

    Take notice that on March 30, 1995, Mississippi River Transmission 
Corporation (MRT), 9900 Clayton Road, St. Louis, Missouri 63214, filed 
in Docket No. CP95-290-000 a request pursuant to Section 7 of the 
Natural Gas Act, as amended, and Sections 157.205 and 157.216(b) for 
authorization to abandon certain lateral lines, sales taps and related 
facilities and equipment which have been used to serve Illinois 
Terminal Railroad Company (Terminal Railroad) and Missouri Portland 
Cement Company (Missouri Portland), pursuant to MRT's blanket 
authorization issued in Docket No. CP82-489-000, all as more fully 
described in the request which is on file with the Commission and open 
for public inspection. MRT also proposes to abandon service to these 
two customers.
    MRT proposes to abandon approximately 60 feet of Line A-108 
pipeline in Madison County, Illinois used to serve Terminal Railroad 
and approximately 2,337 feet of Line A-123 pipeline in St. Louis City, 
Missouri, used to serve Missouri Portland.
    MRT proposes to blind off at the tap valve the metering and 
regulating stations of Terminal Railroad and Missouri Portland and 
remove all the above ground facilities. It is further stated that MRT 
proposes to abandon in place all the underground pipe.
    Comment date: May 19, 1995, in accordance with Standard Paragraph G 
at the end of this notice.

3. Colorado Interstate Gas Company

[Docket No. CP95-293-000]

    Take notice that on March 31, 1995, Colorado Interstate Gas Company 
(CIG), P.O. Box 1087, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80944, filed in Docket 
No. CP95-293-000 an application pursuant to Section 7(b) of the Natural 
Gas Act for permission and approval to abandon a firm gas 
transportation service for Coastal Chem, Inc. (Coastal Chem), which was 
authorized in Docket No. CP82-483 et. al., all as more fully set forth 
in the application on file with the Commission and open to public 
inspection.
    CIG states that it proposes to abandon a certificated agreement 
related to the transportation of natural gas by CIG for Coastal Chem. 
CIG states that the agreement, dated March 16, 1982, as amended, 
constitutes CIG's Rate Schedule X-44 of its FERC Gas Tariff, Original 
Volume No. 2.
    CIG states that Coastal Chem has agreed for CIG to terminate the 
March 16, 1982 transportation agreement. CIG states that it will 
continue to provide transportation service for Coastal Chem pursuant to 
its open access certificate.
    CIG further states that it does not propose to abandon any 
facilities as a result of the authorization requested herein and that 
CIG will continue to use these facilities for open access 
transportation service.
    Comment date: April 25, 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. 
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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. 95-8865 Filed 4-10-95; 8:45 am]

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