[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 228 (Wednesday, November 26, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 63141]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-31001]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP98-87-000]


Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation; Notice of Request Under 
Blanket Authorization

November 20, 1997.
    Take notice that on November 12, 1997, Columbia Gas Transmission 
Corporation (Columbia), 1700 MacCorkle Avenue, S.E., Charleston, West 
Virginia 25314-1599, filed in Docket No. CP98-87-000 a request pursuant 
to Sections 157.205 and 157.216 of the Commission's Regulations under 
the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205 and 157.216) for authorization to 
abandon by retirement approximately 1.1 miles of 8-inch pipeline 
located in Hancock County, West Virginia, 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 abandon a section of lateral transmission Line 
306 consisting of approximately 1.1 miles of 8-inch pipeline and 
appurtenances in Hancock County. Columbia was authorized to own and 
operate the facilities proposed for abandonment in Docket No. CP71-132 
and Columbia has stated that there are no points of delivery from this 
Line 306 section. According to Columbia, the Line 306 section for which 
abandonment authority is requested is an uncoated, low pressure 
pipeline in need of replacement and cathodic protection due to its 
deteriorating condition. The proposed abandonment will avoid both 
annual operation and maintenance expenses as well as the costs of 
future pipeline replacement. Columbia states that these predictable and 
certain savings make the abandonment of this section of Line 306 the 
most practical and least costly alternative to Columbia without 
impacting Columbia's ability to render service.
    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. 97-31001 Filed 11-25-97; 8:45 am]
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