[Federal Register: August 4, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 149)] [Notices] [Page 42355-42356] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr04au99-60] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP99-592-000] Southwest Gas Transmission Company, A Limited Partnership; Application July 29, 1999. Take notice that on July 22, 1999, Southwest Gas Transmission Company, A Limited Partnership (SGTC), P.O. Box 98510, Las Vegas, Nevada 89193-8510, filed, in Docket No. CP99-592-000, an application pursuant to Sections 7(b) and 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act and Part 157 of the Commission's Regulations for an order permitting and approving the abandonment of facilities and services and for a certificate of public convenience and necessity to construct and operate facilities and to transport gas so as to enable SGTC to interconnect with Transwestern Pipeline Company (Transwestern), all as more fully set forth in the application which is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection. The application may be viewed on the web at www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call (202) 208-2222 for assistance). Specifically, SGTC proposes to establish a new upstream pipeline interconnection with Transwestern in order to increase competitive options for upstream gas supplies and transportation in the Southern Nevada market.\1\ In order to accomplish this, SGTC seeks to: (1) Construct and operate metering facilities to interconnect SGTC's system and Transwestern's, (2) construct and operate metering facilities at the existing interconnection between SGTC's system and the system of El Paso Natural Gas Company (El Paso), (3) abandon transportation service for El Paso and the existing Fort Mohave Meter Station (located at the downstream terminus of SGTC's system) that was used to measure volumes delivered by El Paso, (4) assign El Paso's transportation service rights on SGTC to Southwest Gas Corporation (Southwest), (5) transport gas Southwest under Section 7(c), and (6) any necessary waivers of the Commission's regulations. In essence, these authorizations would change the shipper on SGTC's system from the upstream supplier (El Paso) to the downstream distributor (Southwest). According to SGTC, the reassignment of capacity rights from El Paso to Southwest would continue to permit transportation on SGTC's system for shippers with transportation rights on the upstream pipelines. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ SGTC's entire system is located in Mohave County, Arizona. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The estimated cost of the proposed facilities is $1,376,000. The cost to abandon the existing meter facility is estimated to be $23,000. SGTC states that it will receive a contribution from Transwestern in aid of construction of the proposed facilities and will finance the remainder of the costs through financing programs and internally generated funds. Any questions regarding this application should be directed to Edward C. McMurtrie at (702) 876-7109, Southwest Gas Corporation, P.O. Box 98510, Las Vegas, Nevada 89193-8510. Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with reference to said application should on or before August 19, 1999, file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, N.E., 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 385.211 and 385.214) and the regulations under the [[Page 42356]] 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 in any proceeding herein 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 intevenors. 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. Comments 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 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 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 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 SGTC to appear or to be represented at the hearing. Linwood A. Watson, Jr., Acting Secretary. [FR Doc 99-20000 Filed 8-23-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-M