[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 238 (Thursday, December 11, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65256-65257]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-32379]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP98-100-000]


Algonquin, Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Application

December 5, 1997.
    Take notice that on November 24, 1997, 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 in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, all as 
more fully set forth in the application which is on file with the 
Commission and open to public inspection.
    Specifically, Algonquin proposes to construct, own operate, and 
maintain 5,848 feet of 14-inch pipeline lateral extending from an 
interconnection with its 24-inch and 30-inch mainline system to ANP 
Bellingham Energy Company's (ANP-Bellingham) proposed electric 
generating plan in Bellingham, Massachusetts. Algonquin will also 
construct a metering station at the Bellingham plant and other 
appurtenant facilities. The estimated cost of the proposed lateral is 
$4.6 million. The proposed in-service date is October 1, 1999. 
Algonquin states that it has entered into a Precedent Agreement with 
ANP-Bellingham to transport up to 110,000 Dth per day, on a firm basis, 
for a primary term of 20 years. Algonquin states that the 
transportation service will be performed under Algonquin's existing 
Part 284 Rate Schedule AFT-CL and that ANP-Bellingham will be assessed 
an initial incremental demand rate of $0.8399 per Dth.
    Any person desiring to participate in the hearing process or to 
make any protest with reference to said application should on or before 
December 29, 1997, file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 
888 1st 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 385.214 of 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 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

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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 believe 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.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-32379 Filed 12-10-97; 8:45 am]
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