[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 8 (Monday, January 13, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 1741]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-759]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket Nos. CP97-168-000, CP97-169-000, CP97-177-000, and CP97-178-
000]
Alliance Pipeline L.P.; Notice of Applications
January 8, 1997.
Take notice that on December 24, 1996, Alliance Pipeline L.P.
(Alliance), 190 S. LaSalle Street, Suite 3174, Chicago, Illinois 60603-
3441, filed in Docket Nos. CP97-168-000, CP97-169-000, CP97-177-000,
and CP97-178-000 applications pursuant to section 7(c) and section 3 of
the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and parts 284 and 157 of the Commission's
regulations for: a certificate of public convenience and necessity
pursuant to the Commission's optional certificate procedures to
construct, own, operate, and maintain natural gas pipeline facilities;
authorization pursuant to section 3 of the NGA and a Presidential
Permit for the siting, construction, operation, and maintenance of
certain facilities for the importation of natural gas; a blanket
certificate authorizing open-access firm and interruptible
transportation; and blanket certificate authorization to engage in
certain routine activities, all as more fully set forth in the
application which is on file with the Commission and open to public
inspection.
As part of a coordinated pipeline project designed to transport
1.325 Bcf per day of natural gas from Alberta/British Columbia
production areas in Canada to the midwestern United States, Alliance
proposes to construct the United States portion of the pipeline
facilities. Upon acceptance of the requested certification, Alliance
will be a natural gas company subject to the Commission's jurisdiction.
In Docket No. CP97-168-000, Alliance requests authorization to
construct, own, operate, and maintain 886.6 miles of 36-inch diameter
pipeline originating at a point of interconnection with the Canadian
portion of the coordinated project at the North Dakota/Saskatchewan
border near Sherwood, Renville County, North Dakota. The proposed
pipeline facilities would extend through North Dakota, Minnesota, and
Iowa to a terminus in Will County, Illinois. Alliance also proposes to
construct seven compressor stations located in: McHenry and Barnes
Counties, North Dakota; Richland, Renville, and Freeborn Counties,
Minnesota; Delaware County, Iowa, and Whiteside County, Illinois. The
project cost is estimated to be about $1.3 billion. Alliance further
requests pregranted abandonment of the proposed facilities, consistent
with section 157.103(f) of the Commission's regulations.
In addition, Alliance states that a related gas processing plant is
proposed to be constructed and operated by a non-jurisdictional
affiliate, Aux Sable Liquid Products LP, in Grundy County, Illinois.
Alliance requests a Preliminary Determination on non-environmental
issues by May 1, 1997, and a final order granting certificate authority
on or before March 1, 1998, so that the proposed facilities can be
placed in service by late 1999.
In Docket No. CP97-169-000, Alliance submitted an application
pursuant to section 3 of the NGA, part 153 of the Commission's
regulations, and Executive Order 10485, as amended by Executive Order
12038, and the Secretary of Energy's Delegation Order No. 0204-112, for
section 3 authorization and a Presidential Permit to construct,
operate, and maintain certain facilities for the importation of natural
gas to be located at the international border between the United States
of America and Canada near Sherwood, Renville County, North Dakota.
In Docket No. CP97-177-000, Alliance requests a blanket certificate
under Part 284, Subpart G of the Commission's regulations. Alliance
filed a pro forma tariff that offers firm and interruptible
transportation with flexible delivery points. Alliance offers two rate
options for firm transportation, negotiated or recourse rates. Shippers
who choose negotiated rates would agree not to contest certain elements
of the cost of service, and Alliance would agree not to change those
elements for the length of the primary term and any extension under
firm service agreements. Shippers who choose recourse rates would pay
the rates ultimately approved by the Commission.
The Docket No. CP97-178-000, Alliance requests a blanket
certificate authorizing construction operation, and abandonment of
certain facilities under Part 157, Subpart F of the Commission's
regulations.
Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with
reference to said application should on or before January 29, 1997,
file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street,
NE, Washington, D.C. 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 jurisdiction conferred upon the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission by Sections 3, 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 is 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.
Under the procedure herein provided for, unless otherwise advised,
it will be unnecessary for Alliance to appear or be represented at the
hearing.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-759 Filed 1-10-97; 8:45 am]
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