[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 183 (Thursday, September 19, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 49317]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-24033]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. RP93-100-000; Docket Nos. RP94-208-000, RP94-87-008, RP94-
122-006, RP94-169-006, RP95-195-005, RP94-249-004, RP94-260-004, RP94-
305-002, and RP94-364-001; Docket Nos. RP94-222-000, RP93-151-015,
RP94-39-006, RP94-202-000, and RP94-309-003; Docket Nos. RP94-298-000,
and TM94-29-000; and Docket Nos. RP94-347-000, RP94-150-000, RP94-266-
000, and RP94-384-000]
Notice Establishing Format for Oral Argument
September 13, 1996.
In the Matter of: Dakota Gasification Company (successor-in-
interest to the Department of Energy), Natural Gas Pipeline Company
of America, Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, Transcontinental Gas
Pipe Line Corporation, and ANR Pipeline Company
This notice establishes the format for the oral argument which the
Commission schedule in an order issued July 17, 1996.\1\ This notice
does so based upon notifications from the parties of the number of
representatives they wished to make presentations and the manner in
which they desired to allocate their allotted time.
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\1\ 76 FERC para. 61,036 (1996).
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In addition to the notifications received from the parties,
Senators Kent Conrad and Byron Dorgan, and Congressman Earl Pomeroy, in
letters to Chair Moler, indicate that they wish to have an opportunity
to speak concerning the Great Plains project.
In its notification filing, the Dakota Ratepayers/State Commission
Group pointed out that the Commission's order announcing the oral
argument provided the three principal parties opposing the Initial
Decision with a total of 1 and \1/2\ hours of argument, while providing
Ratepayers Group, the one party supporting the Initial Decision, only
30 minutes. The Ratepayers Group also urged that they should not be
``bookended'', i.e., preceded and succeeded by one or more of their
adversaries in this proceeding. To remedy this situation, the
Ratepayers Group requests that (1) none of the three parties opposing
the Initial Decision should be permitted to relinquish time to the
other; (2) the Ratepayers Group should be schedule last for both the
presentation of initial arguments and rebuttal; and (3) the Ratepayers
Group should be allocated 30 minutes to present its arguments and 15
minutes for rebuttal.
The proposals of the Ratepayers Group have been considered and they
are reasonable. In addition, both Senators from North Dakota and
Congressman Pomeroy will be provided an opportunity to address the
issues that the Commission has set for oral argument in this
proceeding. Accordingly, consistent with the notifications concerning
the oral argument filed by the parties in this proceeding, the time for
the oral argument will be allocated follows:
Hon. Kent Conrad, United States Senate--10 minutes
Hon. Byron L. Dorgan, United States Senate--10 minutes
Hon Earl Pomeroy, United States House of Representatives--10 minutes
Dakota Gasification Represented by MaryJane Reynolds, Mark D. Foss--20
minutes
The Department of Energy, Represented by Hon. Robert R. Nordhaus, James
K. White, Lot Cooke--20 minutes
The Pipelines, Represented by James F. Bendernagel, Jr., Daniel F.
Collins, Michael J. Fremuth--20 minutes
The Ratepayers Group, Represented by Bruce Kiely, Robert G. Hardy--30
minutes
Rebuttal
Dakota Gasification--10 minutes
The Department of Energy--10 minutes
The Pipelines--10 minutes
The Ratepayers Group--15 minutes
The oral argument will be held on Wednesday, September 25, 1996, at
1:00 p.m. in Hearing Room 1 at 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC
20426.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-24033 Filed 9-18-96; 8:45 am]
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