[Federal Register: February 11, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 28)] [Notices] [Page 6888] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr11fe99-58] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP99-186-000] Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Company; Notice of Application February 5, 1999. Take notice that on January 29, 1999, Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Company (Williston Basin), 200 North Third Street, Suite 300, Bismarck, North Dakota 58501, filed in Docket No. CP99-186-000, an application pursuant to Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and Part 157 of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) Regulations, for a certificate of public convenience and necessity authorizing Williston Basin to increase the maximum allowable operating pressure (MAOP) of Williston Basin's Pine Unit lateral pipeline, which consists of 9.6 miles of 6-inch pipeline located in Wilbaux and Fallan Counties, Montana. Williston Basin also requests authorization to construct 40 feet of 6-inch piping at it's Cabin Creek Compressor Station in Fallon County, all as more fully set forth in the application which is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection. Williston Basin proposes to increase the MAOP of the Pine Unit lateral pipeline, from 200 psig to 727 psig, after pressure testing with natural gas. The Pine Unit lateral pipeline will be severed from its connection to the Baker # 2 Storage line, which has no currently available capacity, and connected, by means of the proposed associated station piping, to the Section No. 5 mainline, which has available firm capacity. Williston Basin states that its proposal is made at the request of Pine Gas Gathering, L.L.C. (Pine Gas), a local gas gathering company. The estimated total cost is given as $22,058, which Williston Basin states will be completely reimbursed by Pine Gas. Williston Basin also made a concurrent filing, in Docket No. CP99- 185-000, pursuant to the prior notice procedure under its blanket certificate for authorization to remove and abandon three sales taps on the Pine Unit lateral pipeline. Any person desiring to be heard or making any protest with reference to said application should on or before February 26, 1999, file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE, 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 protectors provide copies of their protests to the party or person to whom the protests are directed. 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 issued by the Commission, filed by the applicant, or filed by all other 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 serve copies of comments or any other filing it makes with the Commission to every other intervenor in the proceeding, as well as filing an original and 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 such 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 NGA and the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, a hearing will be held without further notice before the Commission or its designee on these applications 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 unnecessary for Williston Basin to appear or be represented at the hearing. David P. Boergers, Secretary. [FR Doc. 99-3314 Filed 1-10-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-M