[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 112 (Friday, June 9, 2000)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP00-373-000]


Tuscarora Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Application

June 5, 2000.
    Take notice that on May 31, 2000, Tuscarora Gas Transmission 
Company (Tuscarora), 1575 Delucchi Lane, Suite 225, Reno, Nevada 89520-
3057, filed in Docket No. CP00-373-000 an application pursuant to 
Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and the Commission's Rules and 
Regulations, for a certificate of public convenience and necessity 
authorizing Tuscarora to construct, own, operate, and maintain 
facilities in order to provide up to 10,000 dth per day of additional 
firm transportation for Sierra Pacific Power Company (SPPC), all as 
more fully set forth in the application which is on file with the 
Commission and open to public inspection. The filing may be viewed at 
http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call 202-208-2222 for 
assistance).
    Specifically, Tuscarora proposes to construct a new 16.4 mile, 16-
inch diameter lateral (Hungry Valley Lateral) extending from its 
mainline at milepost 205.9 in Hungry Valley, Nevada to a city gate to 
be constructed by SPPC in Lemmon Valley, Nevada. Tuscarora also 
proposes to construct a new meter station and valve assemblies in 
Golden Valley, Nevada. All of the facilities will be located in Washoe 
County, Nevada. Tuscarora estimates that the proposed facilities will 
cost approximately $10.2 million. Tuscarora states that the additional 
mainline capacity will result from an increase in its receipt pressure 
from PG&E Gas Transmission-Northwest Corporation from 700 psig to 825 
psig. Tuscarora proposes to charge Sierra Pacific its existing Part 284 
firm transportation rate.
    Any questions regarding this application should be directed to 
Gregory L. Galbraith, Tuscarora Gas Transmission Company, 1575 Delucchi 
Lane, Suite 225, P.O. Box 30057, Reno, Nevada 89520-3057, call (775)-
834-4292, or fax (775)-834-3886.
    Any person desiring to participate in the hearing process or to 
make any protest with reference to said application should on or before 
June 26, 2000, 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 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 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 
the 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 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 provided for, unless otherwise advised, it will 
be unnecessary for Tuscarora to appear or be represented at the 
hearing.

David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-14633 Filed 6-8-00; 8:45 am]
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