[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 86 (Tuesday, May 5, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24776-24777]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-11810]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket Nos. CP98-363-000, CP98-364-000, and CP98-365-000]


Etowah LNG Company, L.L.C.; Notice of Application

April 29, 1998.
    Take notice that on April 20, 1998, Etowah LNG Company, L.L.C. 
(Etowah), AmSouth-Sonat Tower, 1900 Fifth Avenue North, Birmingham, 
Alabama 35203, filed in Docket Nos. CP98-363-000, CP98-364-000, and 
CP98-365-000, applications pursuant to Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas 
Act (NGA) and Part 157 of the Commission's Regulations, for (1) a 
certificate of public convenience and necessity authorizing Etowah to 
construct and operate a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage 
facility and associated pipeline facilities in Polk County, Georgia, 
(2) a blanket certificate pursuant to Part 284 Subpart G of the 
Commission's regulations authorizing the storage of gas for others, and 
(3) a blanket certificate under Part 157 Subpart F of the Commission's 
regulations authorizing certain construction of facilities and 
abandonments, all as more fully set forth in application which is on 
file with the Commission and open to public inspection.
    Etowah states that it is a limited liability corporation in which 
Southern Natural Gas Company (Southern) and AGL Peaking Services, Inc. 
(AGL Peaking) hold memberships.
    Etowah says that the proposed facilities will consist of: one 
double wall metal tank capable of storing 2.5 Bcf of natural gas; a 
pretreatment and liquefaction system, a boil-off recompression system; 
a LNG trucking system; a vaporization and send out system; and 
associated control and hazard protection systems. In addition to the 
LNG facilities Etowah proposes to construct a 12.5 mile, 12.75-inch 
diameter pipeline and a meter station connecting the proposed LNG 
facility

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with Southern's interstate pipeline in Polk County, Georgia and a meter 
station connecting the proposed LNG facility with a non-jurisdictional 
pipeline to be constructed by Atlanta Gas Light Company (AGLC). Etowah 
estimates that the proposed facilities will cost approximately $91.1 
million.
    Etowah says that the proposed facility will be capable of 
liquefying 15 Mmcf per day, vaporizing 300 Mmcf per day, and delivering 
20,000 gallons per hour through the truck loading facility. Etowah 
proposed to offer a 8.33 day peaking service under a single rate 
schedule as described in its pro-forma tariff. Storage customers would 
be allowed to deliver gas for liquefaction through the proposed 
interconnect with Southern and receive vaporized gas through either the 
Southern of AGLC interconnects.
    Any person desiring to be heard or making any protest with 
reference to said application should on or before May 20, 1998, 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 385.214 or 385.211) 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 person to whom the protests are directed. 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 issued by the Commission, filed by the 
applicant, or filed by all other 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 serve copies of comments 
or any other filing it makes with the Commission to every other 
intervenor in the proceeding, as well as filing 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 such 
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 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 advise, 
ti will be unnecessary for Etowah to appear or be represented at the 
hearing.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-11810 Filed 5-4-98; 8:45 am]
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