Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.: Columbia Gas Transmission Corp.,

[Federal Register: July 14, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 134)]

[Notices]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP98-637-000]

Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation; Notice of Application

July 8, 1998.

Take notice that on June 26, 1998, Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation (Columbia), 12801 Fair Lakes Parkway, Fairfax, Virginia 22030-0146 filedan application pursuant to Sections 7(b) and 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act and Part 157 of the Commission's Regulations for authorization permitting and approving the abandonment of pipeline facilities and a certificate of public convenience and necessity to construct and operate replacement pipeline facilities, an increase in deliverability from an existing storage field, and reacquisition of certain pipeline capacity storage wells, as more fully set forth in the application which is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection.

Specifically, Columbia requests authorization for the following;

‹bullet› Abandonment of 6.9 miles of 12-inch pipeline and appurtenant facilities on Line VM-108, in Sussex County, Virginia.

‹bullet› Construction and operation of 6.9 miles of 20-inch pipeline and appurtenant facilities in Sussex County, Virginia (replacing the 12-inch pipeline to be abandoned).

‹bullet› Increase the deliverability of the Glady Storage Field in Randolph and Pocahontas Counties, West Virginia by enhancing two existing wells.

‹bullet› Reacquire existing pipeline capacity on Columbia's Solo Pipeline between the Emoria and Petersburg Compressor Stations from Transco Energy Marketing Company.

Columbia states that the proposed replacement is primarily due to age and condition. In addition, replacement of 12-inch with 20-inch pipeline will permit Columbia to fulfill a request by Virginia Natural Gas Company (VNG) for an additional 14,625 Dth per day in Firm Storage Service (FSS) and associated Firm Storage Transportation (SST) to its Norfolk, Virginia delivery point. The estimated cost of the proposed project is $7,193,200. The incremental costs associated with additional service to VNG are estimated to be $2,706,200.

Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with reference to said application should on or before July 29, 1998, file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First

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Street, NE., 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 385.211 and 385.214) and the regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.10). All protests filedwith 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. The Commission's rules require that protestors provide copies of their protests to the party or parties directly involved. Any person wishing to become a party in any proceeding herein must file a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission's rules.

A person obtaining intervenor status will be placed on the service list maintained by the Secretary of the Commission and will receive copies of all documents filedby the applicant and by every one of the intervenors. An intervenor can file for rehearing of any Commission order and can petition for court review of any such order. However, an intervenor must submit copies of comments or any other filing it makes with the Commission to every other intervenor in the proceeding, as well as 14 copies with the Commission.

A person does not have to intervene, however, in order to have comments considered. A person, instead, may submit two copies of comments to the Secretary of the Commission. Commenters will be placed on the Commission's environmental mailing list, will receive copies of environmental documents and will be able to participate in meetings associated with the Commission's environmental review process. Commenters will not be required to serve copies of fileddocuments on all other parties. However, commenters will not receive copies of all documents filedby other parties or issued by the Commission and will not have the right to seek rehearing or appeal the Commission's final order to a federal court.

The Commission will consider all comments and concerns equally, whether filedby commenters or those requesting intervenor status.

Take further notice that, pursuant to the authority contained in and subject to the jurisdiction conferred upon the 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 filedwithin the time required herein, if the Commission on its own review of the matter finds that permission and approval for the proposed abandonments and a grant of the certificate 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 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 Columbia to appear or to be represented at the hearing. David P. Boergers, Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98-18654Filed7-13-98; 8:45 am]

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