[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 44 (Friday, March 6, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11230-11231]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-5776]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP98-247-000]
Midcoast Interstate Transmission, Inc.; Notice of Application
March 2, 1998.
Take notice that on February 20, 1998, Midcoast Interstate
Transmission, Inc. (MIT), 3230 Second Street, Muscle Shoals, Alabama
35661, filed an abbreviated application for a certificate of public
convenience and necessity, pursuant to Section 7 of the Natural Gas
Act, authorizing MIT to Construct and Operate Certain pipeline looping,
and related facilities, in order to provide new and revised firm
service effective November 1, 1998, as requested by its customers, all
as more fully set forth in the application which is on file with the
Commission and open to public inspection.
MIT proposes to construct and operate approximately 7.38 miles of
16-inch diameter looping pipeline at a total estimated cost of
$2,439,551. The new line will commence at the terminus of MIT's
existing 16-inch pipeline loop near Tuscumbia, Alabama, and will extend
to a point on the west side of Colbert County Road 53 where it will
interconnect with MIT's existing 12-inch to its customers pursuant to
its Part 284 Blanket Transportation Certificate and will charge its
applicable Part 284 transportation rates on file in its existing FERC
Gas Tariff.
In order to meet the November 1, 1998, effective date that has been
requested by its firm customers, MIT further request that the
Commission grant its authorization by July 1998, and to that end seeks
temporary certificate authorization should the requested permanent
certificate not be granted by that date.\1\
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\1\ A Staff Data Request will be issued concurrently with the
notice requiring MIT to fully comply with the Commission's
Regulations regarding information necessary to complete its
application or it may be dismissed.
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Any person desiring to participate in the hearing process or to
make any protest with reference to said application should on or before
March 23, 1998, file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
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 by it in
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determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to
make the protestants parties to the proceedings. 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 Sections 7 and 15 of the Natural Gas Act and
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 Midcoast to appear or be represented at the
hearing.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-5776 Filed 3-5-98; 8:45 am]
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