[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 36 (Wednesday, February 24, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9136-9137]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-4499]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP99-175-000]
Mississippi Canyon Gas Pipeline, LLC; Notice of Application
February 18, 1999.
Take notice that on January 26, 1999, Mississippi Canyon Gas
Pipeline, LLC (MCGP), 1301 McKinney, Houston, Texas 77010, filed in
Docket No. CP99-175-000 an application pursuant to Section 7 of the
Natural Gas Act for authorization to construct and operate certain
expansion facilities, all as more fully set forth in the application
which is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection. The
application may be viewed on the web at www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm
(call (202) 208-2222 for assistance).
MCGP states that it currently operates a 30-inch diameter, 45-mile
natural gas pipeline extending from West Delta Block 143, offshore
Louisiana, to a terminus near the Venice Gas Plant, Plaquemine Parish,
Louisiana. It is stated that the capacity of this pipeline is 600,000
Mcf per day (Mcfd). It is further stated that in order to accommodate
increasing volumes of natural gas from reserves dedicated to MCGP and
from new fields which will be dedicated to MCGP pending the instant
proposal, MCGP has determined that it is necessary to expand the firm
capacity of the pipeline from 600,000 Mcfd to 800,000 Mcfd. MCGP
maintains that it can achieve the necessary capacity expansion through
a combination of metering equipment and operating pressure changes.
Therefore, MCGP proposes to construct, install and operate additional
meter facilities at the Venice Gas Plant delivery point and lower all
onshore delivery point pressures in the Venice area to a maximum of
1050 psig while establishing a maximum receipt point pressure of 1325
psig at West Delta Block 143 ``A'' platform (collectively referred to
as the Expansion Facilities). MCGP estimates the total cost of the
Expansion Facilities to be $216,464, which will be financed from funds
on hand. In addition, MCGP requests a predetermination that rolled-in
rates are appropriate for the proposed Expansion Facilities.
Any person desiring to participate in the hearing process or to
make any protest with reference to said application should on or before
March 11, 1999, file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street, N.E., 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
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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 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 MCGP to appear or be represented at the
hearing.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-4499 Filed 2-23-99; 8:45 am]
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