[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 157 (Thursday, August 14, 1997)] [Notices] [Page 43521] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-21466] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP97-679-000] Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization August 8, 1997. Take notice that on August 1, 1997, Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation (Columbia), 1700 MacCorkle Avenue, S.E., Charleston, West Virginia 25314, filed a prior notice request with the Commission in Docket No. CP97-679-000 pursuant to Section 157.205 of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (NGA) for authorization to construct and operate an additional delivery point for firm transportation service to Commonwealth Gas Services, Inc. (COS) in the City of Chesapeake, Virginia, under Columbia's blanket certificates issued in Docket Nos. CP83-76-000 and CP86-240-000 pursuant to Section 7 of the NGA, all as more fully set forth in the request that is open to the public for inspection. Columbia proposes to construct and operate an additional delivery point to serve COS' commercial and residential customers in the Deep Creek area of Chesapeake. Columbia proposes to reassign up to 5,000 Dekatherms equivalents of natural gas per day (Dth/day) at the proposed Deep Creek delivery point and to reduce deliveries to COS by 5,000 Dth/ day at the existing Portsmouth #1 delivery point. Columbia would deliver up to 1,825,000 Dth annually under its FERC Rate Schedule SST at the proposed Deep Creek delivery point and within certificated entitlements to COS. Columbia states that COS would reimburse Columbia approximately $187,200 for the construction cost of the proposed Deep Creek delivery point. Any person or the Commission's staff may, within 45 days after the Commission has issued this notice, 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 NGA (18 CFR 157.205) a protest to the request. If no protest is filed within the allowed time, 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 If a protest is filed and not withdrawn within 30 days after the time allowed for filing a protest, the instant request shall be treated as an application for authorization pursuant to Section 7 of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 NGA. Linwood A. Watson, Jr., Acting Secretary. [FR Doc. 97-21466 Filed 8-13-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-M