[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 251 (Monday, December 30, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68732-68733]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-33186]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP97-156-000]
Hopkinton LNG Corporation; Notice of Application
December 24, 1996.
Take notice that on December 16, 1996, Hopkinton LNG Corporation
(Hopkinton), One Main Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142-9150,
filed in Docket No. CP97-156-000, an abbreviated application, pursuant
to Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act and the Commission's
regulations, for a limited jurisdiction certificate of public
convenience and necessity, authorizing it to employ and operate in
interstate commerce its existing LNG facility located in Hopkinton,
Massachusetts, all as more fully set forth in the request which is on
file with the Commission and open to public inspection.
Hopkinton states that it currently operates its LNG facility for
the provision of services to support the local distribution operations
of its affiliated local natural gas distribution utility, Commonwealth
Gas Company (ComGas). Hopkinton explains that due to federal and state
level restructuring activities, Hopkinton anticipates that it may, in
the future, have excess capacity in its LNG facilities that is not
required by Hopkinton to serve ComGas on a firm basis. Hopkinton says
it seeks the
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Commission's authorization to lease certain excess capacity in its LNG
facility to its affiliated marketing company, COM/Energy Resources,
Inc. (Resources). Hopkinton states that Resources will then utilize
such leased capacity solely to support its own natural gas marketing
activities, and will not provide any LNG storage, liquefaction or
vaporization services to third parties. Hopkinton further states that
the authorization it requests is in all relevant respects identical to
the authorizations which the Commission has granted to United Cities
Gas Company in FERC Docket Nos. CP93-507-000 and CP94-753-000.
Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with
reference to said application should on or before January 7, 1997, file
with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 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 385.211 and
385.214) 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 in any proceeding herein 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 the jurisdiction conferred upon the Commission by
Sections 7 and 15 of the Natural Gas 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 permission and
approval for the proposed abandonment are 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 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 Hopkinton to appear or to be represented at
the hearing.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-33186 Filed 12-27-96; 8:45 am]
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