[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 249 (Tuesday, December 29, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71631-71632]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-34352]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP98-40-001]
East Tennessee Natural Gas Company; Notice of Petition to Amend
December 22, 1998.
Take notice that on November 18, 1998, East Tennessee Natural Gas
Company (East Tennessee), 1001 Louisiana, Houston, Texas 77002, filed
in Docket No. CP98-40-001 an application, pursuant to Sections 7(b) and
7(C) of the Natural Gas Act and Part 157 of the Commission's
Regulations seeking to amend the certificate of public convenience and
necessity issued on April 1, 1998, in Docket No. CP98-40-000, all as
more fully described in the application which is on file with the
Commission and open for public inspection.
Among other things, the certificate issued to East Tennessee on
April 1, 1998 in Docket No. CP98-40-000 authorized East Tennessee to
increase the maximum allowable operating pressure (MAOP) of the 3100
Line. East Tennessee states that after receiving the certificate, its
engineering staff determined that certain pipeline segments of the 3100
Line need to be
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replaced in order to meet the Department of Transportation's (DOT)
strength and safety specifications for the higher MAOP. Accordingly,
East Tennessee now seeks authorization to replace certain pipeline
segments on the 3100 Line, abandon in place certain of the facilities
being replaced, and acquire additional temporary and permanent rights-
of-way to effect the replacement.
Any person desiring to participate in the hearing process or to
make any protest with reference to said application should on or before
January 12, 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 in determining the
appropriate action to be taken put will not serve to make the
protestants parties to the proceeding. The Commission's rules require
that protestors provide copies of their protests to the party or person
to whom the protests are directed. 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 issued by the Commission, filed by the
applicant, or filed by other intervenors. An intervenor can file for
rehearing of any Commission order and can petition for a 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 filing original and 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 such
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
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 East Tennessee to appear or be represented
at the hearing.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-34352 Filed 12-28-98; 8:45 am]
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