[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 14, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 18417]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-9232]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP96-647-001]
Great Lakes Gas Transmission Limited Partnership; Notice of
Application
April 8, 1999.
Take notice that on April 2, 1999, Great Lakes Gas Transmission
Limited Partnership (Great Lakes), One Woodward Avenue, Suite 1600,
Detroit, Michigan 48226, filed in Docket No. CP96-647-001 an
application pursuant to Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act to amend
the certificate of public convenience and necessity issued on October
21, 1997, in Docket No. CP96-647-000, Great Lakes Gas Transmission
Limited Partnership, 81 FERC para. 61,075, (1997). Specifically, Great
Lakes seeks authorization to operate two recently installed compressor
units at the manufacturer's updated nameplate horsepower rating, rather
than the currently certificated horsepower associated with those units,
all as more fully set forth in the application which is on file with
the Commission and open to public inspection. This filing may be viewed
on the web at http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call 202-208-2222
for assistance).
Great Lakes requests a certificate of public convenience and
necessity authorizing it to amend the certificate issued in Docket No.
CP96-647-000 so as to operate the two Solar Taurus 70 compressor units,
each rated at 7,400 hp (NEMA), added as part of the 1998 Expansion
Project, at the manufacturer's current nameplate rating of 8,330 hp
(NEMA). Great Lakes states that one unit was installed at its St.
Vincent Compressor Station (Compressor Station No. 1) located in
Kittson County, Minnesota, and the other at its Farwell Compressor
Station (Compressor Station No. 12), located in Clare County, Michigan.
Great Lakes declares that no mechanical alterations of the units
will be required in order to obtain the increased horsepower, which
will be accomplished by changes in control modifications. Consequently,
Great Lakes asserts that there will be no construction costs associated
with increasing the rates horsepower of the two units.
Great Lakes states that the increased horsepower will only have a
minor impact on system capacity. Great Lakes declares that the increase
in horsepower will nevertheless be useful for their operational
requirements, contributing to system flexibility and efficiency, and
will also reduce overall system fuel usage as compared to transporting
an equivalent average day volume of natural gas.
Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with
reference to said Application should on or before April 29, 1999, filed
with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE,
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 385.211 or 18 CFR 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 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.
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 Act and the Commission's Rules of Practice
and Procedure, a hearing will be held without further notice because
the Commission or its designee on this Application if no petition to
intervene is filed within the time required herein, if the Commission
on its own review of the matter finds that a grant on the abandonment
is required by the public convenience and necessity. If a petition 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 Applicant to appear or be represented at the
hearing.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-9232 Filed 4-13-99; 8:45 am]
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