[Federal Register: November 15, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 219)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket Nos. CP00-17-000, and CP00-19-000]

 
South Carolina Public Service Authority Corporation; Notice of 
Applications

November 8, 1999.
    Take notice that on November 1, 1999, South Carolina Public Service 
Authority (Santee Cooper), One Riverwood Drive, Moncks Corner, Berkely 
County, South Carolina 29461-2901 filed an application in Docket No. 
CP00-17-000 pursuant to sections 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act and 
Subpart A of Part 157 of the Commission's regulations for a certificate 
of public convenience and necessity authorizing Santee Cooper to 
construct and operate a natural gas pipeline facility in order to 
transport natural gas from Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Company's 
(Transco) pipeline in Georgia to Santee Cooper's proposed John S. 
Rainey Generating Station (Rainey Station). Santee Cooper also filed an 
application in Docket No. CP00-19-000 pursuant to section 7(c) and 
Subpart F of Part 157 of the Commission's regulations for a blanket 
certificate of public convenience and necessity authorizing it to 
perform minor construction, acquisition, and abandonment of facilities, 
all as more fully set forth in the application which is 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/rims.htm (call 202 208-2222 
for assistance).
    Any questions regarding the application should be directed to 
Johathan D. Schneider, Huber Lawrence & Abell, 1001 G Street, NW, Suite 
1225, Washington, DC 20001 or call (202) 737-3880.
    Santee Cooper proposes to construct and operate approximately 2.1 
miles of sixteen inch diameter pipeline in order to receive natural gas 
from Transco in Hart County, Georgia and to transport and redeliver 
such gas, up to the full capacity of the pipeline, to Santee Coopers's 
proposed Rainey Station, to be built on a site located in Anderson 
County, South Carolina. Santee Cooper states that it plans to use the 
proposed pipeline solely to deliver natural gas owned by Santee Cooper 
to the Rainey Station for the generation of electric energy.
    Santee Cooper asserts that inasmuch as it plans to use the proposed 
pipeline facilities solely to deliver natural gas owned by Santee 
Cooper for use at the planned Rainey Station, Santee Cooper requests 
that Commission grant waiver of the following:
    (1) The requirement, pursuant to section 157.6(b)(8), that Santee 
Cooper provide the Commission with the complete information necessary 
for the Commission to make an up-front determination on the rate 
treatment of the proposed project;
    (2) The requirement, pursuant to Sections 157.14(a)(10), (a)(11), 
(a)(13), (a)(14), (a)(16), (a)(17) and (a)(18), that Santee Cooper 
provide Exhibits H (Total Gas Supply), I (Market Data), K (Cost of 
Facilities), L (Financing), N (Revenues, Expenses, and Income), and O 
(Depreciation and Depletion), and Exhibit P (Tariff);
    (3) The accounting and reporting requirements pursuant to Parts 201 
(Uniform System of Accounts), 250 (Approved Forms), and Section 260.2 
(Form No. 2-A, Annual Report); and
    (4) All other regulations to the extent that such waivers may be 
necessary in order to grant each of the authorizations requested in 
Santee Cooper's application.
    Santee Cooper indicates that its status as an agency of the State 
of South Carolina may render the proposed pipeline facilities 
nonjurisdictional but, at this time, it takes no position on the 
Commission's assertion of jurisdiction over the proposed pipeline 
facilities, and submits this application in order to prevent undue 
delay in providing electric consumers with the benefits of the planned 
Rainey Station.
    Any person desiring to participate in the hearing process or to 
make any protest with reference to said application should on or before 
November 29, 1999, file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 
888 First Street, NE, 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 proceedings. 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, 
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 
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 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

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unnecessary for Santee Cooper to appear or be represented at the 
hearing.
David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-29662 Filed 11-12-99; 8:45 am]
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