[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 231 (Tuesday, December 2, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 63702]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-31483]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP98-95-000]


NorAm Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Application

November 25, 1997.
    Take notice that on November 19, 1997, NorAm Gas Transmission 
Company (NorAm), 1600 Smith Street, Houston, Texas, 77002, pursuant to 
Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA), filed an application with 
the Commission in Docket No. CP98-95-000 for a certificate of public 
convenience and necessity to upgrade and operate a compressor facility, 
located on NorAm's Line J, at its design horsepower level, in order to 
create additional capacity on Line J, all as more fully set forth in 
the application which is on file with the Commission and open to the 
public for inspection.
    Specifically, NorAm proposes to operate the Solar Centaur T-4700 
turbine unit, which was recently installed at NorAm's existing Round 
Mountain Compressor Station located on Line J in Conway County, 
Arkansas, at its design capacity rather than the 4,000 horsepower at 
which it is currently operating.\1\ NorAm states that the upgrade 
compressor, when operating at its design capability, will create 
approximately 3,100 MMBtu per day of additional capacity on Line J.
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    \1\ The original compressor was a T-4002 unit, and the operation 
of the new T-4700 compressor has been limited to the design 
capability of the original unit.
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    Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with 
reference to said application should, on or before December 16, 1997, 
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 and 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 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 filings it makes 
with the Commission to every other intervenor in the proceeding, as 
well as 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 
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 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 NorAm to appear or be represented at the 
hearing.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-31483 Filed 12-1-97; 8:45 am]
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