98-3815. Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company; Notice of Application  

  • [Federal Register Volume 63, Number 31 (Tuesday, February 17, 1998)]
    [Notices]
    [Page 7780]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 98-3815]
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
    
    Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
    [Docket No. CP98-214-000]
    
    
    Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company; Notice of Application
    
    February 10, 1998.
        Take notice that on February 2, 1998, Eastern Shore Natural Gas 
    Company (Eastern Shore) 417 Bank Lane, Dover, Delaware 19903 filed in 
    Docket No. CP98-214-000 an application, pursuant to Section 7(c) of the 
    Natural Gas Act, for a certificate of public convenience and necessity 
    authorizing it to construct and operate 1.5 miles of 16-inch pipeline 
    and to provide an additional 2,516 dekatherms per day of firm 
    transportation service, all as more fully set forth in the application 
    which is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection.
        Eastern Shore states that it conducted an open season from August 
    25, 1997 to September 30, 1997, and in response received requests for 
    2,516 dekatherms per day of new service under Rate Schedule FT from 
    three of its existing customers. Eastern Shore has included copies of 
    the executed precedent agreements with the three customers as an 
    exhibit to its application.
        To provide the 2,516 dekatherms of additional firm daily capacity, 
    Eastern proposes to construct 1.5 miles of 16-inch pipeline looping to 
    be located in New Castle County, Delaware. Eastern Shore estimates that 
    the cost of the proposed looping will be $845,000.
        Any person desiring to participate in the hearing process or to 
    make any protest with reference to said application should on or before 
    March 3, 1998, 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 385.214 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. The Commission's rules require that protestors provide 
    copies of their protests to the party or parties directly involved. 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 
    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 Eastern Shore to appear or be represented at 
    the hearing.
    David P. Boergers,
    Acting Secretary.
    [FR Doc. 98-3815 Filed 2-13-98; 8:45 am]
    BILLING CODE 6717-01-M
    
    
    

Document Information

Published:
02/17/1998
Department:
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Entry Type:
Notice
Document Number:
98-3815
Pages:
7780-7780 (1 pages)
Docket Numbers:
Docket No. CP98-214-000
PDF File:
98-3815.pdf