[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 151 (Thursday, August 6, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 42016]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-20985]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP98-678-000]


Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation; Notice of Application

July 31, 1998.
    Take notice that on July 21, 1998, Columbia Gas Transmission 
Corporation (Columbia) filed an abbreviated application in Docket No. 
CP98-678-000 pursuant to sections 7(b) and 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act 
and Part 157 of the Commission's regulations for a certificate of 
public convenience and necessity authorizing the continued operation of 
an existing natural gas storage field and related facilities, an order 
granting permission and approval to abandon certain natural gas storage 
field facilities and the conversion of two active injection/withdrawal 
storage wells to observation well status. Columbia's proposal is more 
fully described in its application which is on file with the Commission 
and open to public inspection.
    Specifically, Columbia seeks the issuance of a certificate of 
public convenience and necessity authorizing:
    (a) the continued operation of the Greenwood Storage Field in 
Steuben County, New York, and related facilities as presently 
constituted, as well as a formal recognition of the protective boundary 
surrounding the storage field to assure Columbia's right of eminent 
domain for the gas storage easements in the storage field under section 
7(h) of the Natural Gas Act.
    (b) the abandonment of Storage Well Lines 9008 and 9009 in their 
entirety and the reclassification and conversion of wells H-99 (the 
well tying into Line 9008) and H-114 (the well tying into line 9009) 
from injection/withdrawal wells to observation status, located in the 
Greenwood Storage Field.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with 
reference to said application should on or before August 21, 1998, 
filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, 
NE., 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 385.211 and 385.214) 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 parties against 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 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 filings it makes 
with the Commission to every other intervenor in the proceeding, as 
well as an original and 14 copies with the Commission.
    A person does not have to intervene, however, in order to have 
environmental 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 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 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 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 Columbia to appear or be represented at the 
hearing.
David P. Boergers,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-20985 Filed 8-5-98; 8:45 am]
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