Algonquin Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Application

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 69 (Monday, April 12, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17651-17652]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-8969]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP99-271-000]


Algonquin Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Application

April 6, 1999.
    Take notice that on March 25, 1999, Algonquin Gas Transmission 
Company (Algonquin), 5400 Westheimer Court, Houston, Texas 77251-1642, 
filed an application pursuant to Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act 
and Part 157 of the Commission's Regulations for a certificate of 
public convenience and necessity to construct, own, operate, and 
maintain a pipeline lateral, meter station, tap, and appurtenant 
facilities (collectively called the Lake Road Lateral) to render a firm 
lateral transportation service for up to 146,000 Dth/d to Lake Road 
Generating Company, L.P. (Lake Road), all as more fully set forth in 
the application which is on file with the Commission and open to public 
inspection. This filing may be viewed on the web at https://
www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call 202-208-2222 for assistance).
    Specifically, Algonquin proposes to construct, own, operate, and 
maintain 9,500 feet of 16-inch pipeline lateral extending from a point 
on its 24-inch and 30-inch mainline system in the Town of Putnam, 
Windham County, Connecticut to a proposed tie-in with the proposed Lake 
Road Plant, a new electric generating facility that will be located in 
Killingly County, Connecticut. The pipeline lateral is proposed to 
traverse the Quinebaug River by way of the horizontal directional drill 
method. Additionally, Algonquin will also construct a metering station, 
tap, and appurtenant facilities at the Lake Road Plant. The estimated 
cost of the proposed facilities is $4.7 million. The proposed in-
service date is August 1, 2000, and Algonquin proposes to commence 
construction in May 2000. Algonquin states that it has entered into a 
Precedent Agreement and a Service Agreement with Lake Road to transport 
up to 146,000 Dth per day, for a primary term of 20 years. Algonquin 
states that the transportation service will be performed under 
Algonquin's

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existing Part 284 Rate Schedule AFT-CL. Algonquin contends that gas 
will be delivered to the Lake Road Lateral by other shippers who have 
firm entitlements on the existing Algonquin system, or by shippers 
utilizing interruptible transportation or by firm capacity released by 
shippers with existing firm capacity rights on the system.
    Any person desiring to participate in the hearing process or to 
make any protest with reference to said application should on or before 
April 15, 1999, file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
1st Street, NE, 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 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 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 herein provided for, unless otherwise advised, 
it will be unnecessary for Algonquin to appear or be represented at the 
hearing.
David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-8969 Filed 4-9-99; 8:45 am]
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