[Federal Register: April 17, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 74)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP03-84-000]
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation; Notice of Application
April 11, 2003.
Take notice that on April 2, 2003, Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line
Corporation (Transco), filed pursuant to section 7(c) of the Natural
Gas Act (NGA), an application, in abbreviated form, for a certificate
of public convenience and necessity authorizing Transco's replacement
of certain pipeline facilities in Mobile County, Alabama, all as more
fully set forth in the application which is on file with the Commission
and open to public inspection. This filing is available for review at
the Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``FERRIS'' link.
Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket
number field last three digits in the docket number field to access the
document. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll-free at (866) 208-3676, or for TTY,
contact (202) 502-8659.
Transco states that due to recent increases in the population
density along its Mobile Bay Lateral, it must upgrade approximately
1.45 miles of pipeline in Mobile County, Alabama, in order to ensure
compliance with USDOT regulations at 49 CFR 192.611 and maintain
certificated service and the safety and reliability of the Mobile Bay
Lateral. The replacement will take place in an area recently classified
as meeting the DOT Class 3 Regulations, as defined at 49 CFR
192.5(b)(3)(i).
Transco requests an order granting the authorization requested by
July 10, 2003. Transco states that this date is requested to enable
commencement of the replacement activities on or about August 4, 2003,
in order to restore service by September 15, 2003. Transco estimates
the replacement costs to be $4.0 million.
There are two ways to become involved in the Commission's review of
this project. First, any person wishing to obtain legal status by
becoming a party to the proceedings for this project should, on or
before the comment date stated below, file with the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, a
motion to intervene 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 NGA (18 CFR 157.10). A person
obtaining party 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 all other parties. A party must
submit 14 copies of filings made in the proceeding, with the Commission
and must mail a copy to the applicant and to every other party. Only
parties to the proceeding can ask for court review of Commission orders
in the proceeding.
However, a person does not have to intervene in order to have
comments considered. The second way to participate is by filing with
the Secretary of the Commission, as soon as possible, an original and
two copies of comments in support of or in opposition to this project.
The Commission will consider these comments in determining the
appropriate action to be taken, but the filing of a comment alone will
not serve to make the filer a party to the proceeding. The Commission's
rules require that persons filing comments in opposition to the project
provide copies of their protests only to the party or parties directly
involved in the protest.
Persons who wish to comment only on the environmental review of
this project should submit an original and two copies of their comments
to the Secretary of the Commission. Environmental commenters will be
placed on the Commission's environmental mailing list, will receive
copies of the environmental documents, and will be notified of meetings
associated with the Commission's environmental review process.
Environmental commenters will not be required to serve copies of filed
documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commenters will
not receive copies of all documents filed by other parties or issued by
the Commission (except for the mailing of environmental documents
issued by the Commission) and will not have the right to seek court
review of the Commission's final order.
The Commission may issue a preliminary determination on non-
environmental issues prior to the completion of its review of the
environmental aspects of the project. This preliminary determination
typically considers such issues as the need for the project and its
economic effect on existing customers of the applicant, on other
pipelines in the area, and on landowners and communities. For example,
the Commission considers the extent to which the applicant may need to
exercise eminent domain to obtain rights-of-way for the proposed
project and balances that against the non-environmental benefits to be
provided by the project. Therefore, if a person has comments on
community and landowner impacts from this proposal, it is important
either to file comments or to intervene as early in the process as
possible.
Protests and interventions may be filed electronically via the
Internet in lieu of paper; see 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the
instructions on the Commission's Web site under the ``e-Filing'' link.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings.
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If the Commission decides to set the application for a formal
hearing before an Administrative Law Judge, the Commission will issue
another notice describing that process. At the end of the Commission's
review process, a final Commission order approving or denying a
certificate will be issued.
Any questions regarding the application should be directed to Steve
Isenhower, Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation, P.O. Box 1396,
Houston, Texas 77251, at (713) 215-2704.
Comment Date: May 2, 2003.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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