[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 202 (Wednesday, October 18, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62339-62340]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-26692]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP00-470-000]


Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation; Notice of Application

October 12, 2000.
    Take notice that on September 25, 2000, Columbia Gas Transmission 
Corporation (Columbia), 12801 Fair Lakes Parkway, Fairfax, Virginia 
22030-0146, filed a request with the Commission in Docket No. CP00-470-
000, pursuant to Section 7(c) of the Commission's Regulations of the 
Natural Gas Act and Part 157 of the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission's (Commission) regulations in which Columbia requests 
authorization to abandon certain natural gas storage facilities, by the 
reclassification of two active injection storage wells to observation 
well status, all as more fully set forth in the request 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, Columbia seeks authority to abandon by the 
reclassification of two existing wells, Well Nos. 7516 and 7526, in the 
Terra Alta South Storage Field in Preston County, West Virginia. The 
wells have excessive salt water production so they will be used for 
observation only in the south end of the field.
    Any questions regarding the application may be directed to Sue 
Belcher, Certificates Division, Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation, 
Post Office Box 1273, Charleston, West Virginia 25325-1273, telephone 
number (304) 357-2926.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with 
reference to said application should on or before October 20, 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 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. 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 statue will be placed on the service 
list maintained by 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

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submit two copies of comments to the Secretary of the Commission. 
Comments 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 Commission by 
Sections 7 and 15 of the Natural Gas Act and the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedures, 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 and 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 Columbia to appear, or be represented, at 
the hearing.

David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-26692 Filed 10-17-00; 8:45 am]
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