[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 112 (Friday, June 9, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 36687]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-14633]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP00-373-000]
Tuscarora Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Application
June 5, 2000.
Take notice that on May 31, 2000, Tuscarora Gas Transmission
Company (Tuscarora), 1575 Delucchi Lane, Suite 225, Reno, Nevada 89520-
3057, filed in Docket No. CP00-373-000 an application pursuant to
Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and the Commission's Rules and
Regulations, for a certificate of public convenience and necessity
authorizing Tuscarora to construct, own, operate, and maintain
facilities in order to provide up to 10,000 dth per day of additional
firm transportation for Sierra Pacific Power Company (SPPC), all as
more fully set forth in the application which is on file with the
Commission and open to public inspection. The filing may be viewed at
http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call 202-208-2222 for
assistance).
Specifically, Tuscarora proposes to construct a new 16.4 mile, 16-
inch diameter lateral (Hungry Valley Lateral) extending from its
mainline at milepost 205.9 in Hungry Valley, Nevada to a city gate to
be constructed by SPPC in Lemmon Valley, Nevada. Tuscarora also
proposes to construct a new meter station and valve assemblies in
Golden Valley, Nevada. All of the facilities will be located in Washoe
County, Nevada. Tuscarora estimates that the proposed facilities will
cost approximately $10.2 million. Tuscarora states that the additional
mainline capacity will result from an increase in its receipt pressure
from PG&E Gas Transmission-Northwest Corporation from 700 psig to 825
psig. Tuscarora proposes to charge Sierra Pacific its existing Part 284
firm transportation rate.
Any questions regarding this application should be directed to
Gregory L. Galbraith, Tuscarora Gas Transmission Company, 1575 Delucchi
Lane, Suite 225, P.O. Box 30057, Reno, Nevada 89520-3057, call (775)-
834-4292, or fax (775)-834-3886.
Any person desiring to participate in the hearing process or to
make any protest with reference to said application should on or before
June 26, 2000, 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 NGA
(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 directly involved. 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 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
the 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 NGA 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 provided for, unless otherwise advised, it will
be unnecessary for Tuscarora to appear or be represented at the
hearing.
David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-14633 Filed 6-8-00; 8:45 am]
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