[Federal Register: December 22, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 245)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP00-45-000]

 
Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company; Notice of Application

December 16, 1999.
    Take notice that on December 9, 1999, Eastern Shore Natural Gas 
Company, (Eastern Shore), 417 Bank Lane, Dover, Delaware 19904, filed 
in Docket No. CP00-45-000 an application pursuant to Sections 7(b) and 
7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA), for authorization to abandon certain 
facilities, and to construct and operate various facilities in 
Delaware, Pennsylvania and Maryland, in order to provide additional 
firm transportation capacity on Eastern Shore's system, all as more 
fully set forth in the application 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/htm (call 202-208-2222 for assistance).
    Specifically, Eastern Shore proposes to (1) construct and operate 
approximately two miles of 16-inch mainline looping in Pennsylvania, 
(2) abandon one mile of 2-inch lateral in Delaware and Maryland and 
replace this segment with a 4-inch lateral in Delaware and Maryland, 
(3) construct and operate approximately ten miles of 6-inch mainline 
extension in Delaware, (4) construct and operate five delivery points 
on the new 6-inch mainline extension in Delaware, and (5) install 
certain minor auxiliary facilities at the existing Daleville compressor 
station in Pennsylvania. Eastern Shore states that the facilities are 
required to provide additional firm transportation service of 7,065 
dekatherms (dt) per day as requested by three of Eastern Shore's local 
distribution company customers, NUI Corporation (3,000 dt), Conectiv 
Power Delivery (1,200 dt), and Delaware Division of Chesapeake 
Utilities Corporation (2,865 dt).
    Eastern Shore asserts that it conducted an open season between 
April 1 and May 7, 1999, and asserts that the result was that the three 
customers have fully subscribed the capacity to be made available to 
satisfy increased market demand. It is estimated that the cost of the 
proposed facilities would be $4,215,200, to be financed from internally 
generated funds and short-term notes, with permanent financing to be 
arranged on completion of construction. Eastern Shore requests a 
preliminary determination that the total cost of the project be given 
rolled-in rate treatment, stating that the project is in accordance 
with the Commission's recent policy statement issued in PL99-3-000.
    Any questions regarding the application may be directed to Stephen 
C. Thompson, President, Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company, 417 Bank 
Lane, Dover, Delaware 19904.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with 
reference to said application should on or before January 6, 2000, file 
with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 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 385.214 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. 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 Procedures, 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 and if the 
Commission, on its own review of the matter, finds that a grant of the 
certificate is 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 Eastern Shore to appear, or be represented, 
at the hearing.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-33125 Filed 12-21-99; 8:45 am]
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