Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation; Notice of Application

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 34 (Monday, February 22, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 8562]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-4226]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP99-195-000]


Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation; Notice of Application

February 16, 1999.
    Take notice that on February 5, 1999, Texas Eastern Transmission 
Corporation (Texas Eastern), 5400 Westheimer Court, Houston, Texas 
77056-5310, filed in Docket No. CP99-195-000 an application pursuant to 
Sections 7(b) and 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act for a certificate of 
public convenience and necessity authorizing it to construct, own, 
operate, maintain and abandon certain facilities located in Harrison 
County, Texas, 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. Call (202) 
208-2222 for assistance.
    Texas Eastern requests authorization to replace a total of 
approximately 2,200 feet of 24-inch pipeline, abandon the existing 
pipeline being replaced, acquire new permanent right of way, and to 
utilize temporary work space during the construction of such 
facilities. Texas Eastern states that the proposed project (Longview 
Project) is necessary to upgrade the pipeline segment being replaced 
from a Class 1 facility to a Class 3 facility to comply with U.S. 
Department of Transportation safety standards.
    Texas Eastern states that the replacement pipeline segment will be 
a 24-inch diameter pipe, and will therefore have a design delivery 
capacity equivalent to the facilities being replaced. Texas Eastern 
states the replacement will not change Texas Eastern system's maximum 
daily design capacity.
    Texas Eastern estimates the total capital cost of the proposed 
facilities to be approximately $1,578,000.
    Any person desiring to participate in the hearing process or to 
make any protest with reference to said application should on or before 
March 9, 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 protest 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 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 intervener 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 Section 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 herein provided for, unless otherwise advised, 
it will be unnecessary for Texas Eastern to appear or be represented at 
the hearing.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-4226 Filed 2-19-99; 8:45 am]
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