[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 162 (Monday, August 23, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45961-45962]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-21759]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Great Lakes Gas Transmission Limited Partnership; Notice of
Request Under Blanket Authorization
August 17, 1999.
Take notice that on August 13, 1999, Great Lakes Gas Transmission
Limited Partnership (Great Lakes), One Woodward Avenue, Suite 1600,
Detroit, Michigan 48226, filed in Docket No. CP99-601-000 a request
pursuant to Sections 157.205, and 157.216 of the Commission's
Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205 and 157.216) for
authorization to abandon and transfer by sale to SEMCO Energy Gas
Company (SEMCO), certain delivery point facilities located in China
Township, St. Clair County, Michigan (the China Township facilities),
under the blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP90-2053-000, all
as more fully set forth in the request 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.
On January 19, 1999, Great Lakes filed an application before the
Commission in Docket No. CP99-162-000, pursuant to the Commission's
blanket certificate prior notice procedures, to construct and operate a
tap, a meter station, approximately 1.6 miles of 16-inch pipe (to
connect the tap and meter station), and appurtenant facilities to
establish a delivery point (the China Township Delivery point) for
service to The Detroit Edison Company (Detroit Edison), a new end-use
shipper on its system, in St. Clair County, Michigan. The China
Township facilities were constructed to serve Detroit Edison's electric
generating facilities. Public notice of Great Lakes' application was
made on January 28, 1999. No protests to Great Lakes' application were
filed in Docket No. CP99-162-000. Great Lakes received authorization to
proceed with the project to serve Detroit Edison on March 16, 1999.
The China Township facilities were placed into service on May 16,
1999. Subsequent to receipt of the authorization to commence the
construction of facilities to serve Detroit Edison, Great Lakes agreed
to sell the facilities to SEMCO. Detroit Edison, which is the only end-
user served by the subject facilities, has consented to Great Lakes'
abandonment and sale of the China Township facilities. According to
Great Lakes, SEMCO will transport natural gas supplies to Detroit
Edison under a special transportation service agreement to be approved
by the Michigan Public Service Commission (MSPC). Additionally, Great
Lakes states that the abandonment and transfer by sale will become
effective no later than the first day of the second month following
receipt of authorizations of the Commission and Michigan Public Service
Commission. Therefore, Great Lakes contends that the proposed
abandonment and sale of the facilities would not result in any
disruption or abandonment of service to Detroit Edison, nor will it
disadvantage any of Great Lakes' existing customers. Additionally,
Great Lakes asserts that upon acquisition, the facilities will not be
operated as jurisdictional interstate transmission facilities, but will
become part of SEMCO's intrastate distribution system, which is
regulated by MSPC.
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Great Lakes states that is presently completing, or, will complete
prior to its abandonment and final sale of the China Township
facilities, restoration steps in accordance with the FERC Plan and
Procedures required at the China Township facilities location. Great
Lakes alleges that it will retain ownership of the tap assembly, and
certain computer and related equipment, including the temperature and
pressure transmitters located at the meter station.
Any questions regarding this application should be directed to Marc
M. Mozham, Vice President, Market Services and Development for Great
Lakes, One Woodward Avenue, Suite 1600, Detroit, Michigan 48226 at
(313) 596-4582, or Ms. M. Catharine Davis, Senior Attorney for Great
Lakes, One Woodward Avenue, Suite 1600, Detroit, Michigan 48226 at
(313) 596-4593.
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 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.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-21759 Filed 8-20-99; 8:45 am]
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