[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 32 (Thursday, February 15, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10490-10491]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-3807]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP01-80-000]


East Tennessee Natural Gas Company; Notice of Application

February 9, 2001.
    Take notice that on February 2, 2001, East Tennessee Natural Gas 
Company (East Tennessee), Post Office Box 1642, Houston, Texas, 77251-
1642, filed in Docket No. CP01-80-000 an application pursuant to 
Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act for authorization to construct, 
own, and operate additional pipeline and compression facilities in 
Tennessee and Georgia and to extend its Line 3500 in Tennessee and 
Georgia to provide transportation to new customers in Georgia, all as 
more fully set forth in the application 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/htm (call 202-208-2222 for assistance).
    East Tennessee proposes to construct and operate approximately 27 
miles of 20-inch pipeline as an extension of its Line 3500 in Hamilton 
County, TN, and Catoosa, Whitfield, and Murray Counties, GA (the Murray 
Lateral); to construct four 20-inch pipeline loops adjacent to the 
existing East Tennessee system in Bedford, Moore, Franklin, Marion, and 
Hamilton Counties, TN; and to hydrostatically test four pipeline 
sections of approximately 30 miles of 12-inch pipeline and to increase 
the maximum allowable operating pressures (MAOP) of six pipeline 
sections on the East Tennessee system in Marshall, Bedford, Moore, 
Franklin, Marion, Sequatchie, McMinn, and Grundy Counties, TN. East 
Tennessee also proposes to install an additional 10,950 horsepower (hp) 
at two existing compressor stations by increasing horsepower at 
Stations 3210 and 3214 and to install a 1590 hp compressor unit at the 
new Station 3216 in McMinn County, TN, by moving the existing 
compressor unit from Station 3210. In addition, East Tennessee would 
construct two gas meter stations and regulators: one in Whitfield 
County and one in Murray County, GA.
    East Tennessee states that the proposed construction would allow it 
to provide 5,000 dekatherms per day (Dth/d) for Dalton Utilities 
(Dalton), and the City of Cartersville (Cartersville), GA; and it would 
provide increasing volumes up to 165,000 Dth/d of firm transportation 
service to Duke Energy Murray, LLC (DENA Murray), jointly referred to 
as the Murray customers. This transportation service will allow Dalton 
and Cartersville to meet the anticipated growth in their existing 
markets in the Georgia area. In addition, this firm transportation will 
deliver gas supply to the Murray electric generating plant (Murray 
Energy facility), a 1240-megawatt (MW) gas-fired power plant being 
developed by and to be owned by DENA Murray in Murray County, GA. East 
Tenn estimates the cost of the proposed facilities to be $69,390,000.
    East Tenn proposes to provide service pursuant to firm 
transportation service agreements entered into pursuant to its Rate 
Schedule FT-A. However, service to its Murray customers would be 
provided at an incremental rate.

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    East Tenn states that the Murray Energy Facility has commenced 
construction and has made significant capacity commitments for long 
lead-time items, including a contractual commitment with General 
Electric for four electric turbines. Therefore, East Tenn requests that 
a certificate be issued by August 15, 2001.
    Any questions regarding the application should be directed to 
Steven E. Tillman, Director, Regulatory Affairs, East Tennessee Natural 
Gas Company, P.O. Box 1642, Houston, Texas, 77251, (713) 627-5044.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with 
reference to said application should on or before February March 2, 
2001, 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. 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. Comments and protests may be 
filed electronically in lieu of paper. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) 
and the instructions on the Commission's website at http://ferc.fed.us/efl/doorbell.htm.
    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 ever 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 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 necessary for East Tennessee to appear or to be represented 
at the hearing.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
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