[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 227 (Friday, November 24, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 70561]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-29948]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP01-30-000]


ONEOK Midstream Pipeline, Inc., Oktex Pipeline Company; Notice of 
Application

November 17, 2000.
    On November 13, 2000, ONEOK Midstream Pipeline, Inc. (ONEOK 
Midstream) and Oktex Pipeline Company (Oktex), both at 100 West Fifth 
Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103 and referred to together as Applicants, 
jointly filed in Docket No. CP01-30-000 and application pursuant to 
Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and the Commission's Rules and 
Regulations for permission to permit ONEOK Midstream to abandon all of 
its facilities by sale to Oktex and for Oktex to acquire the facilities 
from ONEOK Midstream, 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).
    Applicants indicate that ONEOK Midstream will be merged into Oktex, 
an interstate affiliate. Applicants propose that ONEOK Midstream be 
permitted to abandon by sale to Oktex all of its facilities and for 
Oktex to acquire those facilities. It is stated that the facilities 
include 27 miles of 16-inch pipeline in Garfield County, Oklahoma which 
extend from the tailgate of the Rodman Plant to interconnections with 
Williams Pipeline Central, Inc., ONEOK Gas Transportation, LLC, 
Transok, LLC and Reliant Interstate Gas Transmission Company. 
Applicants indicate that Oktex has agreed to assume all service 
obligations and operational and economic responsibilities for the 
subject facilities, and will adopt the firm and interruptible 
transportation rates of ONEOK Midstream for service along the Rodman 
line. In addition, it is indicated that Oktex will operate the 
facilities as part of its interstate system.
    Questions regarding the details of this proposed project should be 
directed to C. Burnett Dunn of Gable & Gotwals, at (918)-595-4816.
    There are two ways to become involved in the Commission's review of 
this project. First, any person wishing to obtain legal status by 
becoming a party to the proceedings for this project should, on or 
before November 27, 2000, file with the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street, NE, Washington, D.C. 20426, a motion to 
intervene 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). A person obtaining party 
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 all other parties. A party must submit 14 copies of 
filings made with the Commission and must mail a copy to the applicant 
and to every other party in the proceeding. Only parties to the 
proceeding can ask for court review of Commission orders in the 
proceeding.
    However, a person does not have to intervene in order to have 
comments considered. The second way to participate is by filing with 
the Secretary of the Commission, as soon as possible, an original and 
two copies of comments in support of or in opposition to this project. 
The Commission will consider these comments in determining the 
appropriate action to be taken, but the filing of a comment alone will 
not serve to make the filer a party to the proceeding. The Commission's 
rules require that persons filing comments in opposition to the project 
provide copies of their protests only to the party or parties directly 
involved in the protest. Also, non-party 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 court review of the 
Commission's final order.
    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 at http://www.ferc.fed.us/efi/doorbell.htm.
    If the Commission decides to set the application for a formal 
hearing before an Administrative Law Judge, the Commission will issue 
another notice describing that process. At the end of the Commission's 
review process, a final Commission order approving or denying a 
certificate will be issued.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-29948 Filed 11-22-00; 8:45 am]
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