[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 219 (Monday, November 15, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61864-61865]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-29662]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket Nos. CP00-17-000, and CP00-19-000]
South Carolina Public Service Authority Corporation; Notice of
Applications
November 8, 1999.
Take notice that on November 1, 1999, South Carolina Public Service
Authority (Santee Cooper), One Riverwood Drive, Moncks Corner, Berkely
County, South Carolina 29461-2901 filed an application in Docket No.
CP00-17-000 pursuant to sections 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act and
Subpart A of Part 157 of the Commission's regulations for a certificate
of public convenience and necessity authorizing Santee Cooper to
construct and operate a natural gas pipeline facility in order to
transport natural gas from Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Company's
(Transco) pipeline in Georgia to Santee Cooper's proposed John S.
Rainey Generating Station (Rainey Station). Santee Cooper also filed an
application in Docket No. CP00-19-000 pursuant to section 7(c) and
Subpart F of Part 157 of the Commission's regulations for a blanket
certificate of public convenience and necessity authorizing it to
perform minor construction, acquisition, and abandonment of facilities,
all as more fully set forth in the application which is on file with
the Commission and open to public inspection. This filing may be viewed
on the web at http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call 202 208-2222
for assistance).
Any questions regarding the application should be directed to
Johathan D. Schneider, Huber Lawrence & Abell, 1001 G Street, NW, Suite
1225, Washington, DC 20001 or call (202) 737-3880.
Santee Cooper proposes to construct and operate approximately 2.1
miles of sixteen inch diameter pipeline in order to receive natural gas
from Transco in Hart County, Georgia and to transport and redeliver
such gas, up to the full capacity of the pipeline, to Santee Coopers's
proposed Rainey Station, to be built on a site located in Anderson
County, South Carolina. Santee Cooper states that it plans to use the
proposed pipeline solely to deliver natural gas owned by Santee Cooper
to the Rainey Station for the generation of electric energy.
Santee Cooper asserts that inasmuch as it plans to use the proposed
pipeline facilities solely to deliver natural gas owned by Santee
Cooper for use at the planned Rainey Station, Santee Cooper requests
that Commission grant waiver of the following:
(1) The requirement, pursuant to section 157.6(b)(8), that Santee
Cooper provide the Commission with the complete information necessary
for the Commission to make an up-front determination on the rate
treatment of the proposed project;
(2) The requirement, pursuant to Sections 157.14(a)(10), (a)(11),
(a)(13), (a)(14), (a)(16), (a)(17) and (a)(18), that Santee Cooper
provide Exhibits H (Total Gas Supply), I (Market Data), K (Cost of
Facilities), L (Financing), N (Revenues, Expenses, and Income), and O
(Depreciation and Depletion), and Exhibit P (Tariff);
(3) The accounting and reporting requirements pursuant to Parts 201
(Uniform System of Accounts), 250 (Approved Forms), and Section 260.2
(Form No. 2-A, Annual Report); and
(4) All other regulations to the extent that such waivers may be
necessary in order to grant each of the authorizations requested in
Santee Cooper's application.
Santee Cooper indicates that its status as an agency of the State
of South Carolina may render the proposed pipeline facilities
nonjurisdictional but, at this time, it takes no position on the
Commission's assertion of jurisdiction over the proposed pipeline
facilities, and submits this application in order to prevent undue
delay in providing electric consumers with the benefits of the planned
Rainey Station.
Any person desiring to participate in the hearing process or to
make any protest with reference to said application should on or before
November 29, 1999, 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 proceedings. 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 able 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
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
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unnecessary for Santee Cooper to appear or be represented at the
hearing.
David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-29662 Filed 11-12-99; 8:45 am]
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