[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 91 (Tuesday, May 12, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26170-26171]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-12468]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP98-399-000]


Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation; Notice of Application

May 6, 1998.
    Take notice that on April 29, 1998 Texas Eastern Transmission 
Corporation (``Texas Eastern''), 5400 Westheimer Court, Houston, Texas 
77056-5310, filed in the above docket, an abbreviated application 
pursuant to Sections 7(b) and 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act for a 
certificate of public convenience and necessity authorizing Texas 
Eastern to construct, own, operate, and maintain certain replacement 
facilities, abandon the existing pipeline being replaced, and utilize 
temporary work space and right-of-way during the construction of such 
facilities.
    Specifically, Texas Eastern proposes to construct, own, operate, 
and maintain approximately 4,490 feet of 30-inch pipe between Mile Post 
(``M.P.'') 177.84 and M.P. 178.69 beneath the Mississippi

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River in West Feliciana and Pointe Coupee, Parishes, Louisiana. This 
new pipe will replace an existing river crossing of the same size on 
its Line 18, currently located 75 feet north of the proposed location 
for the replacement crossing. Monitoring of the Mississippi River 
bottom at this location indicates significant scouring is occurring at 
the existing crossing. The new facilities will not increase the 
capacity of Texas Eastern's system. Texas Eastern states that the new 
replacement facilities will enable Texas Eastern to ensure the safe and 
reliable operation of its system in order to meet its contractual 
requirements. The estimated total capital cost of the proposed 
facilities is approximately $8,415,000.
    Texas Eastern requests approval of this Application by December 1, 
1998, in order to construct the proposed facilities during the 1999 
summer construction season.
    Any person desiring to participate in the hearing process to make 
any protest with reference to said application should on or before May 
27, 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 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 protestants parties to 
the proceedings. 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 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 field 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 
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 field, 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 Texas Eastern to appear or be represented at 
the hearing.
David P. Boergers,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-12468 Filed 5-11-98; 8:45 am]
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