[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 197 (Tuesday, October 13, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54684-54685]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-27293]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP98-800-000]
Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company; Notice of Application
October 6, 1998.
Take notice that on September 25, 1998, Eastern Shore Natural Gas
Company (Eastern Shore), Post Office Box 1769, Dover, Delaware 19903-
1769, filed in Docket No. CP98-800-000 an application pursuant to
Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act for authorization to construct and
operate additional pipeline and compression facilities in Delaware and
Pennsylvania to expand its system by providing added transportation
capacity, all as more fully set forth in the application capacity, all
as more fully set forth in the application on file with the Commission
and open to public inspection.
Eastern Shore proposes to construct and operate 8 miles of 16-inch
pipeline looping on its existing system (3.5 miles in Delaware and 4.5
miles in Pennsylvania) and to install 1,085 horsepower of additional
capacity at an existing compressor station on Eastern Shore's system in
Delaware City, Delaware. It is stated that the proposed construction
would enable Eastern Shore to provide 16,540 dt equivalent of
additional daily firm service capacity on its system. Eastern Shore
estimates the total costs of the proposed facilities at $6,643,420. It
is requested that certificate be issued allowing construction to be
completed by November 1, 1999.
Eastern Shore asserts that the facilities would provide system-wide
benefits without requiring a rate increase for existing customers.
Therefore, Eastern Shore requests a determination that cost of the
project be given rolled-in treatment. Eastern Shore convened an open
season for the additional capacity in June and July 1998 and secured
10-year firm contracts with Star Enterprise and Delmarva Power & Light
Company for the additional capacity.
Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with
reference to said application should on or before October 27, 1998,
file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First 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 385.214 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.
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 filed by 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 above to participate in meetings
associated with the Commission's environmental review process.
Commenters will not be required to serve copies of filed documents on
all other parties. However, commenters will not receive copies of all
documents filed by 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 filed by commenters or those requesting intervenor status.
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
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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 Eastern Shore to appear or be represented at
the hearing.
David P. Boergers,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-27293 Filed 10-9-98; 8:45 am]
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