[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 112 (Thursday, June 11, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 31974]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-15516]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP98-574-000]
Iroquois Gas Transmission System L.P.; Notice of Request Under
Blanket Authorization
June 5, 1998.
Take notice that on May 29, 1998, Iroquois Gas Transmission System
L.P. (Iroquois) One Corporate Drive, Suite 600, Shelton, Connecticut
06484, filed in Docket No. CP98-574-000 a request for authorization
pursuant to Sections 157.205 and 157.211 of the Commission's
Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205 and 157.211(b))
for authorization to construct a new sales tap on its system on behalf
of Athens Generating Company, L.P. (Athens) under Iroquois' blanket
certificate issued in Docket No. CP89-34-000 \1\ pursuant to Section 7
of the Natural Gas Act, all as more fully set forth in the request that
is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection.
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\1\ See Opinion No. 357 issued November 14, 1990 (53 FERC para.
61,194 (1990)).
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Specifically, Iroquois proposes to construct a side tap tee and
valve assembly at the request of Athens, a wholly owned indirect
subsidiary of U.S. Generating Company, LLC, which is developing a 1080
megawatt gas-fired electric power plant in Athens, New York. Iroquois
states that the proposed in service date of this power plant is mid-to-
late 2001. Iroquois notes that Athens has not yet contracted for
service on Iroquois and explains that the pre-application report which
Athens filed with the New York State Department of Public Service
indicates that they expect to receive gas supply through Iroquois'
facilities. Iroquois claims that because no such agreement for service
has been executed, Iroquois is unable to specify with precision all of
the elements of the arrangement. Iroquois asserts, however, that it
expects that service will be provided under Iroquois' existing RTS and/
or ITS Rate Schedules.
Iroquois states that the proposed sales tap is to be installed at a
point immediately upstream of the new mainline valve, which is to be
installed in connection with the proposed Athens Compressor Station.\2\
Iroquois indicates that while the annual volume of gas to be delivered
through the proposed sales tap has not yet been conclusively
determined, Iroquois and Athens estimate that the proposed electric
power plant will have the ability to consume up to 170,000 dt per day
of natural gas. Iroquois reports that Athens will reimburse Iroquois
for the costs of constructing the sales tap, up to $37,000 and notes
that while Athens has agreed to bear the costs of constructing the
sales taps as those costs are incurred, Iroquois will refund these
costs to Athens when service is actually provided through the tap.
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\2\ Iroquois notes that it will make any future filings which
may be necessary to operate the proposed sales tap at the
appropriate time.
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Iroquois also requests a waiver of section 157.206(f) of the
Commission's Regulations (18 CFR 206(f)), which requires that any
construction authorized under Section 157.205 be completed and in
actual operation within one year of the date of authorization. Iroquois
asserts that this waiver is necessary to allow Iroquois to construct
the sales tap during the construction of its proposed Athens Compressor
Station authorized in Docket No. CP96-687.
Any person or the Commission's staff may, within 45 days after
issuance of the instant notice by the Commission, file pursuant to Rule
214 of the Commission's Procedural Rules (18 CFR 385.214) a motion to
intervene or notice of intervention and pursuant to Section 157.205 of
the Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205) a protest to
the request. If no protest is filed within the time allowed therefor,
the proposed activity shall be deemed to be authorized effective the
day after the time allowed for filing a protest. If a protest is filed
and not withdrawn within 30 days after the time allowed for filing a
protest, the instant request shall be treated as an application for
authorization pursuant to Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act.
David P. Boergers,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-15516 Filed 6-10-98; 8:45 am]
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