[Federal Register: November 27, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 228)] [Notices] [Page 65579-65580] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr27no98-42] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP99-71-000] ONG Transmission Company and ONEOK Gas Transportation, L.L.C.; Notice of Application November 20, 1998. Take notice that on November 12, 1998, ONG Transmission Company (ONG) and ONEOK Gas Transportation, L.L.C. (OGT), 100 West Fifth Street, P.O. Box 22089, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74121, filed in Docket No. CP99-71-000 a joint application pursuant to Sections 7(b) and 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act for permission and approval for ONG to abandon to certain services and receipt points and for OGT to acquire authorization to perform the abandoned services, all as more fully set forth in the application which is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection. ONG and OGT state that; (1) ONG would abandon and transfer to OGT, its limited jurisdiction certificate authorizing the transportation of gas for Coastal States Gas Transmission Company (Coastal) as authorized in 1987 and transferred to ONG in 1991, (2) OGT would acquire the subject authorization and perform the transportation services previously performed by ONG, (3) OGT would abandon certain receipt points as no gas has been received through such points in years, and (4) OGT would abandon such service upon the expiration of the applicable contract September 30, 1999. Any person desiring to be heard or any person desiring to make any protest with reference to said application should on or before December 11, 1998, file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C. 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 determining the appropriate action to be taken but will not serve to make the protestants parties to the proceeding. The Commission's rules require that protestors provide copies of their protests to the party or parties directly involved. 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 [[Page 65580]] 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 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 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 permission and approval for the proposed abandonment are 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 ONG and OGT to appear or be represented at the hearing. Linwood A. Watson, Jr., Acting Secretary. [FR Doc. 98-31591 Filed 11-25-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-M