[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 211 (Tuesday, October 31, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64935-64936]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-27848]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP01-17-00]


Algonquin Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Request Under 
Blanket Authorization

October 25, 2000.
    Take notice that on October 18, 2000 Algonquin Gas Transmission 
Company (Algonquin), 5400 Westheimer Court, Houston, Texas 77056-5310, 
filed in Docket No. CP01-17-000, a request pursuant to Sec. 157.205 and 
157.211 of the Commission's regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 
CFR 157.205 and 175.211). Algonquin requests authorization to install, 
own, operate and maintain a new point of delivery and short spur 
lateral along its existing 6-inch and 12-inch laterals in New London 
County, Connecticut, to make natural gas deliveries to Phelps Dodge 
Copper Products Company (Phelps Dodge), an industrial end user near 
Norwich, Connecticut.
    Algonquin requests this authorization pursuant to its blanket 
facilities certificate of public convenience and necessity, as more 
fully set forth in the application which is on file with the Commission 
and open to public inspection. This application may be viewed on the 
Internet at http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call 202-208-2222 
for0 assistance). The name, address, and telephone number of the 
applicant's representative, to whom correspondence and communications 
concerning this application should be addressed is: Steven E. Tillman, 
Director of Regulatory Affairs, Algonquin Gas Transmission Company, 
P.O. Box 1642 Houston, Texas 77251-1642, (713) 627-5113 (Phone) or 
(713) 627-5947 (Fax).
    Algonquin proposes to construct and install dual 6-inch tap valves, 
6-inch check values and 6-inch insulating flanges near Mile Post 17.0 
of its existing E-1L 12-inch Lateral and the E-1 6-inch Lateral in New 
London County, including all piping between such tap valves, check 
valves and insulating flanges or above ground riser piping. The short 
spur lateral from the above delivery tap to the Phelps Dodge plant 
would be located between the Yantic River and Otrobando Avenue and will 
consist of about 1,565 feet of buried 6-inch pipe and an electric gas 
measurement meter station at the plant. Algonquin says that Phelps 
Dodge will reimburse Algonquin for 100% of the projects cost, abut 
$1,450,000.
    Algonquin says that the related transportation service for Phelps 
Dodge of up to 3,800 Dth per day will be rendered pursuant to 
Algonquin's open access rate schedules. Further, Algonquin says that 
the transportation service for Phelps Dodge will be performed using 
existing capacity on Algonquin submits that its proposal will be 
accomplished without detriment or disadvantage to its other customers.
    Any person or the Commission's staff may, within 45 days after 
issuance of the this notice by the Commission, file pursuant to Rule 
214 of the Commission's Procedural Rules (18 CFR 385.214) a motion to 
intervene or notice of intervention and, pursuant to Section 157.205 of 
the Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205), a protest 
to the request. If no protest is filed within the time allowed 
therefore, the proposed activity shall be deemed to be authorized 
effective the day after the time allowed for filing a protest. If a

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protest is filed and not withdrawn within 30 days after the time 
allowed filing a protest, this request shall be treated as an 
application for authorization pursuant to Section 7 of the Natural Gas 
Act. Beginning November 1, 2000, comments and protests may be filed 
electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. See, 18 CFR 
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's web site; 
http://www.ferc.fed.us/efi/doorbell.htm.

David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-27848 Filed 10-30-00; 8:45 am]
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