[Federal Register: September 24, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 185)] [Notices] [Page 51743] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr24se99-67] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP99-621-000] Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation; Notice of Application September 20, 1999. Take notice that on September 14, 1999, Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation (Texas Eastern), 5400 Westheimer Court, Houston, Texas 77056-5310, filed in Docket No. CP99-621-000 an application pursuant to Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and the Commission's Regulations thereunder, for a certificate of public convenience and necessity authorizing Texas Eastern to construct, own, operate and maintain certain facilities to render a firm lateral transportation service for up to 120,000 dekatherms per day (Dth/d) of natural gas to Williams Energy Marketing & Trading Company (Williams), 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/rims.htm (call 202-208-2222 for assistance). Any questions regarding the application should be directed to Steven E. Tillman, Director of Regulatory Affairs, Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation, PO Box 1642, Houston, Texas 77251-1642, (713) 627-5113 & (713) 627-5947 (FAX). The facilities will comprise 3.6 miles of 16-inch pipeline lateral extending from points on Texas Eastern's existing two 30-inch main lines in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania to a proposed tie-in with the Ironwood Electric Generating Plant, located near Lebanon, Pennsylvania and currently under construction. Texas Eastern proposes to commence construction of the facilities in June, 2000 to meet its September 1, 2000 in service date for test gas deliveries to the Ironwood Plant. The cost of the facilities is estimated to be approximately $5.725 million based on year of construction dollars. Texas Eastern states that firm lateral transportation service of up to 120,000 Dth/d will be rendered to Williams. Texas Eastern requests authorization to charge a NGA Section 7(c) initial rate, as a separately stated market area lateral charge consisting of an incremental reservation charge rate under Texas Eastern's Rate Schedule FT-1, which includes both a Peak and Off-Peak reservation charge rate. The initial reservation charge rates are designed to recover sixty percent (60%) of the annual reservation charge obligation of Williams during the period beginning May 1, through September 30 of each service year, and forty percent (40%) of the annual reservation charge obligation of Williams during the period beginning October 1 through April 30 of each service year. Texas Eastern states that the rates are designed on an incremental basis, using Texas Eastern's cost-of-service factors approved in Docket No. RP90-119, et al. Any person desiring to participate in the hearing process or to make any protest with reference to said application should on or before October 12, 1999, 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 taken but will not serve to make the protestants parties to the proceeding. The Commission's rules require that protesters provide copies of their protests to the party or parties directly involved. 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 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 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 provided for, unless otherwise advised, it will be unnecessary for Texas Eastern to appear or be represented at the hearing. David P. Boergers, Secretary. [FR Doc. 99-24867 Filed 9-23-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-M