[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 247 (Wednesday, December 26, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66409-66410]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-31598]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP02-49-000]


Great Lakes Gas Transmission Limited Partnership; Notice of 
Application

December 18, 2001.
    Take notice that on December 12, 2001, Great Lakes Gas Transmission 
Limited Partnership (Great Lakes), 5250 Corporate Drive, Troy, Michigan 
48098, filed in Docket No. CP02-49-000 , an application pursuant to 
section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) for authorization to abandon 
certain meter station facilities on Great Lakes' system, located in 
Clare County, Michigan, all as more fully set forth in the application 
which is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection. 
Copies of this filing are on file with the Commission and are available 
for public inspection. This filing may be viewed on the web at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``RIMS'' link, select ``Docket #'' from the RIMS 
Menu and follow the instructions (call (202) 208-2222 for assistance).
    Great Lakes proposes to abandon its Summerfield Meter Station 
facilities, located in Clare County, Michigan, by removal of all above-
ground and below-ground appurtenances upstream of Great Lakes' 
preexisting Mainline Branch Valve 11-5. Great Lakes states that the 
facilities to be abandoned include minor valves and fittings, 300 
linear feet of nominal 2-inch diameter pipeline, a separator, 
condensate tank, heater, fence, building, and miscellaneous related 
facilities. Great Lakes indicates that it intends to salvage a 2-inch 
positive displacement meter and gas sampling equipment; all other items 
removed will be disposed of as scrap and/or solid waste, as 
appropriate.
    On April 2, 1986, in Docket No. CP86-12-000, 35 FERC para. 62,038 
(1986), the Commission issued a certificate to Great Lakes authorizing 
the construction and operation of a tap and metering facilities in 
Summerfield Township, Clare County, Michigan. Great Lakes declares that 
construction and operation of the Summerfield Meter Station was 
necessary for Great Lakes to provide

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certain interruptible transportation service to Michigan Consolidated 
Gas Company (MichCon). Great Lakes avers that the facilities were 
placed into service on September 26, 1986.
    Great Lakes states that since that time, MichCon removed its 
interconnecting facilities at the Summerfield receipt point. Great 
Lakes declares that MichCon has not delivered gas at the Summerfield 
receipt point since April of 1988, and has indicated it does not oppose 
Great Lakes' abandonment of the facilities there. Great Lakes asserts 
that no other customer's service utilizes the subject facilities.
    Great Lakes states that the estimated cost to abandon the subject 
facilities is $50,000.
    Any questions regarding this application should be directed to M. 
Catharine Davis, Senior Attorney, Great Lakes Gas Transmission Company, 
5250 Corporate Drive, Troy, Michigan 48098, at (248) 205-7593.
    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 January 8, 2002, 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 
the 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.
    The Commission may issue a preliminary determination on non-
environmental issues prior to the completion of its review of the 
environmental aspects of the project. This preliminary determination 
typically considers such issues as the need for the project and its 
economic effect on existing customers of the applicant, on other 
pipelines in the area, and on landowners and communities. For example, 
the Commission considers the extent to which the applicant may need to 
exercise eminent domain to obtain rights-of-way for the proposed 
project and balances that against the non-environmental benefits to be 
provided by the project. Therefore, if a person has comments on 
community and landowner impacts from this proposal, it is important 
either to file comments or to intervene as early in the process as 
possible.
    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 under the ``e-Filing'' 
link.
    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.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 01-31598 Filed 12-21-01; 8:45 am]
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