[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 95 (Wednesday, May 16, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27086-27087]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-12284]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP01-358-000]


NUI Corporation/NUI Utilities, Inc. C&T Enterprises Inc./Valley 
Energy, Inc.; Notice of Application

May 10, 2001.
    Take notice that on May 4, 2001, NUI Corporation/NUI Utilities, 
Inc., together referred to as NUI, One Elizabethtown Plaza, P.O. Box 
3175, Union, New Jersey 07083-1975, and C&T Enterprises, Inc./Valley 
Energy, Inc., together referred to as C&T, Suite 310, 208 North Third 
Street, P.O. Box 12090, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17108-2090, in Docket 
No. CP01-358-000 filed an application pursuant to Section 7(f) of the 
Natural Gas Act (NGA) for an order granting to C&T the same Section 
7(f) service area determination held by NUI in connection with the 
operation of two local gas distribution systems, the Waverly Division 
in the State of New York, and the Valley Cities Division located in the 
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in anticipation of the proposed sale by 
NUI and the purchase by C&T of the assets of the two distribution 
systems, all as more fully set forth in the application which is on 
file with the Commission and open to public inspection. This filing may 
be viewed on the web at http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call 
202-208-2222 for assistance).
    NUI and C&T further request that the Commission (i) to the extent 
necessary, authorize NUI to terminate, relinquish, and/or transfer its 
NGA Section 7(f) service area determination upon its sale of the two 
systems to C&T; (ii) waive the regulatory requirements ordinarily 
applicable to a natural gas company under the NGA and the Natural Gas 
Policy Act of 1978 (NGPA), including but not limited to reporting and 
accounting requirements and charges, in consideration of the New York 
and Pennsylvania state regulatory requirements to which C&T will be 
subject upon its acquisition of the two local distribution systems; 
(iii) declare that C&T qualifies as a local distribution company (LDC) 
in the service area to be determined for purposes of Section 311 of the 
NGPA; and (iv) grant such other relief as it may be deem appropriate.
    Any questions regarding the application should be directed to Mary 
Patricia Keefe, at (908) 351-7373 or Kenneth Zielois at (717) 234-1250.
    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 May 31, 2001, file with the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 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.
    Persons who wish to comment only on the environmental review of 
this project should submit an original and two copies of their comments 
to the Secretary of the Commission. Environmental commenters will be 
placed on the Commission's environmental mailing list, will receive 
copies of the environmental documents, and will be notified of meetings 
associated with the Commission's environmental review process. 
Environmental commenters will not be required to serve copies of filed 
documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commenters will 
not receive copies of all documents filed by other parties or issued by 
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Commission (except for the mailing of environmental documents issued by 
the Commission) and will not have the right to seek court review of the 
Commission's final order.
    Also, comments protests, and interventions 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.ded.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.

David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 01-12284 Filed 5-15-01; 8:45 am]
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