[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 26 (Tuesday, February 9, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6331-6332]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-3064]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP99-174-000]
Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America; Notice of Application
February 3, 1999.
Take notice that on January 25, 1999, Natural Gas Pipeline Company
of America (Natural), 747 East 22nd Street, Lombard, Illinois 60148,
filed in Docket No. CP99-174-000, an application pursuant to Section
7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) for a certificate of public
convenience and necessity authorizing the looping of a lateral and the
upgrade of two other laterals at Natural's Cooks Mills Storage Field
(Cooks Mills), all as more fully set forth in the application which is
on file with the Commission and open to public inspection.
Specifically, Natural proposes to loop approximately one mile of
its 12-inch main gathering lateral with 12-inch pipe, and replace two
4-inch laterals with 6-inch and 8-inch laterals, respectively, at Cooks
Mills. Natural states that Cooks Mills is located in Coles and Douglas
Counties, Illinois but that the proposed laterals to be modified are
located in Douglas County, Illinois. Natural also states that it is not
proposing to increase the maximum daily deliverability or the current
certificated capacity of Cooks Mills. Natural asserts that the
estimated cost of the project is approximately $1.3 million and will be
financed from funds on hand. Natural states that it proposes
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to roll-in the cost of the proposed facilities in its next rate case
following their construction. Natural further states that the
replacement work is necessary in order to improve the operational
performance of the field.
Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with
reference to said application should on or before February 24, 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 385.211 or 385.214) and the regulations under the
NGA (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 in any proceeding herein 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 Commission by
Sections 7 and 15 of the NGA 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 Natural to appear or be represented at the
hearing.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-3064 Filed 2-8-99; 8:45 am]
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