[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 113 (Friday, June 12, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32195-32196]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-15666]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP98-584-000]


Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation; Notice of Application

June 8, 1998.
    Take notice that on June 2, 1998, Columbia Gas Transmission 
Corporation (CGT), 12801 Fairlakes Parkway, Fairfax, Virginia 22030-
0146, filed in Docket No. CP98-584-000 an application, pursuant to 
Sections 7(b) and 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act, for a certificate of 
public convenience and necessity authorizing replacement of certain 
natural gas facilities and abandonment of the facilities being 
replaced, all as more fully set forth in the application which is on 
file with the Commission and open to public inspection.
    CGT seeks to construct and operate approximately 0.25 miles of 4-
inch diameter fuel gas line and appurtenances and abandon the 0.25 
miles of 6-inch and 4-inch storage

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pipeline and appurtenances being replaced. The facilities being 
replaced and abandoned are designated as Columbia's Line 9369 all 
located in Schuyler County, New York. CGT states that the purpose of 
this replacement and abandonment is due to physically deteriorating and 
aging pipeline.
    Any person desiring to participate in the hearing process or to 
make any protest with reference to said application should on or before 
June 29, 1998, 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. 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 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 submit 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 Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission by Sections 7 and 15 of the Natural Gas Act 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 advised, 
it will be unnecessary for CGT to appear or be represented at the 
hearing.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-15666 Filed 6-11-98; 8:45 am]
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