Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America; Notice of Application

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 26 (Tuesday, February 9, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6331-6332]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-3064]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP99-174-000]


Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America; Notice of Application

February 3, 1999.
    Take notice that on January 25, 1999, Natural Gas Pipeline Company 
of America (Natural), 747 East 22nd Street, Lombard, Illinois 60148, 
filed in Docket No. CP99-174-000, an application pursuant to Section 
7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) for a certificate of public 
convenience and necessity authorizing the looping of a lateral and the 
upgrade of two other laterals at Natural's Cooks Mills Storage Field 
(Cooks Mills), all as more fully set forth in the application which is 
on file with the Commission and open to public inspection.
    Specifically, Natural proposes to loop approximately one mile of 
its 12-inch main gathering lateral with 12-inch pipe, and replace two 
4-inch laterals with 6-inch and 8-inch laterals, respectively, at Cooks 
Mills. Natural states that Cooks Mills is located in Coles and Douglas 
Counties, Illinois but that the proposed laterals to be modified are 
located in Douglas County, Illinois. Natural also states that it is not 
proposing to increase the maximum daily deliverability or the current 
certificated capacity of Cooks Mills. Natural asserts that the 
estimated cost of the project is approximately $1.3 million and will be 
financed from funds on hand. Natural states that it proposes

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to roll-in the cost of the proposed facilities in its next rate case 
following their construction. Natural further states that the 
replacement work is necessary in order to improve the operational 
performance of the field.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with 
reference to said application should on or before February 24, 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 or 385.214) and the regulations under the 
NGA (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 protestors provide copies of their 
protests to the party or parties directly involved. 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 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 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 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 unnecessary for Natural to appear or be represented at the 
hearing.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-3064 Filed 2-8-99; 8:45 am]
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