[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 93 (Friday, May 12, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30581-30582]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-11924]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP00-232-000]


Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P.; Notice of Application

May 8, 2000.
    Take notice that on April 28, 2000, Iroquois Gas Transmission 
System, L.P. (Iroquois), One Corporate Drive, Suite 600, Shelton, 
Connecticut 06484, filed in Docket No. CP00-232-000 an application 
pursuant to the provisions of Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act for a 
certificate of public convenience and necessity authorizing the 
construction and operation of pipeline and compression facilities for 
the transportation of natural gas, 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 http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call 202-208-2222 for assistance).
    Specifically, Iroquois seeks to construct and operate: (1) 
approximately 30.3 miles of 24-inch pipeline from Northport, New York 
to the Bronx, New York; (2) a new 20,000 horsepower (HP) compressor 
station at Boonville, New York; (3) a new 20,000 HP compressor station 
at Dover, New York; (4) a 3,300 HP increase at the existing Wright 
compressor station; (5) an 11,000 HP increase at the existing Croghan 
compressor station; (6) cooling units at the existing Wright and Athens 
compressor stations; (7) a new point of interconnection with the 
facilities of Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. in the 
Bronx, New York; and (8) other appurtenant facilities. Iroquois states 
that the estimated cost of the proposed facilities is $170.8 million. 
Iroquois proposes to place the facilities in service in two phases. The 
first phase would transport up to 70,000 dekatherms per day beginning 
April 1, 2002 and the remaining facilities would be placed in service 
on November 1, 2002.
    Iroquois proposes to utilize the proposed facilities to transport 
about 220,000 to 230,000 dekatherms per day. Iroquois conducted an open 
season between November 15 and December 17, 1999 and has executed 
precedent agreements totaling 561,470 dekatherms per day with five 
shippers.\1\ Iroquois states that although this amount is greater that 
the capacity of the proposed facilities, it has the ability under the 
precedent agreements to pro rate the capacity to conform with the 
proposed facilities' capacity. According to Iroquois, a decision over 
the need to proration capacity will be made on or about October 15, 
2000.
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    \1\ Concurrent with the open season, Iroquois solicited its 
existing customers to permanently release capacity for use by the 
expansion shippers. This resulted in the release of 13,115 
dekatherms per day of released capacity for use in this project
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    Iroquois proposes to provide transportation service under its Part 
284, Subpart G blanket certificate pursuant to Rate Schedule RTS of its 
FERC Gas Tariff, First Revised Volume No. 1. Iroquois states that its 
proposal is consistent with the Commission's Certificate Policy 
Statement.\2\ Iroquois proposes to roll in the costs of the proposed 
facilities, maintaining that its existing customers will not subsidize 
the proposed facilities. Further, Iroquois states that its proposal 
will not have any substantial adverse impacts. Finally, Iroquois 
asserts that its proposal provides numerous system-wide benefits that 
can be balanced against any adverse impacts.
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    \2\ See, 88 FERC, para. 61,227 (1999), clarification 90 FERC 
para. 61,128 (2000).
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    Any questions regarding the application should be directed to 
Jeffrey A. Bruner, Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary for 
Iroquois, One Corporate Drive, Suite 600, Shelton, Connecticut 06484 at 
203-925-7200, or

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Beth L. Webb, attorney for Iroquois, Dickstein Shapiro Morin & 
Oshinsky, LLP, 2101 L Street NW, Washington, DC 20037 at 202-785-9700.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with 
reference to said application should on or before May 30, 2000, file 
with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, 
Washington, DC 20426, a motion to intervene or protest in accordance 
with the requirements of the Commission's Rules of Practice and 
Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214) and the regulations under the 
NGSA (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. Any 
person wishing to become a party in any proceeding 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 issued by the Commission, filed by the 
applicant, or filed by all other 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 serve copies of comments 
or any other filing it makes with the Commission to every other 
intervenor in the proceeding, as well as filing an original and 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 such 
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 of 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 the proposal 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 Iroquois to appear or to be represented at the 
hearing.

David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-11924 Filed 5-11-00; 8:45 am]
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